Indianapolis 500
Starting Grid for the 1989 Indianapolis 500
| Position | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Qual Speed |
| 1 | 4 | Rick Mears (W) | Pennzoil Z-7 | Penske/Chevrolet Indy | 223.880 |
| 2 | 25 | Al Unser (W) | Marlboro | Penske/Chevrolet Indy | 223.470 |
| 3 | 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Marlboro | Penske/Chevrolet Indy | 222.320 |
| 4 | 15 | Jim Crawford | Mac Tools/Planters | Lola/Buick | 221.450 |
| 5 | 5 | Mario Andretti (W) | Kmart/Havoline | Lola/Chevrolet Indy | 220.480 |
| 6 | 22 | Scott Brayton | Amway/Speedway/Uniden | Lola/Buick | 220.450 |
| 7 | 18 | Bobby Rahal (W) | Kraco | Lola/Cosworth DFS | 219.530 |
| 8 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | Valvoline | Lola/Chevrolet Indy | 218.642 |
| 9 | 30 | Raul Boesel | Domino's Pizza | Lola/Judd | 218.228 |
| 10 | 14 | A.J. Foyt (W) | Copenhagen/Gilmore | Lola/Cosworth DFX | 217.130 |
| 11 | 28 | Randy Lewis | Toshiba-Oracle | Lola/Cosworth DFX | 216.490 |
| 12 | 70 | John Andretti | Tuneup Masters/Granatelli/STP | Lola/Buick | 215.610 |
| 13 | 8 | Teo Fabi | Quaker State/Porsche | March/Porsche | 215.560 |
| 14 | 99 | Gary Bettenhausen | ATEC Environmental | Lola/Buick | 215.230 |
| 15 | 9 | Arie Luyendyk | Provimi/Dutch Boy | Lola/Cosworth DFS | 214.883 |
| 16 | 56 | Tero Palmroth | Neste/Rotator/Nanso | Lola/Cosworth DFX | 214.200 |
| 17 | 3 | Scott Pruett (R) | Budweiser | Lola/Judd | 213.950 |
| 18 | 71 | Ludwig Heimrath, Jr. | MacKenzie Funds | Lola/Judd | 213.870 |
| 19 | 12 | Didier Theys (R) | Arciero MacPherson | Penske/Cosworth DFX | 213.120 |
| 20 | 69 | Bernard Jourdain (R) | Corona-Monarch | Lola/Cosworth DFX | 213.100 |
| 21 | 6 | Michael Andretti | Kmart/Havoline | Lola/Chevrolet Indy | 218.774 |
| 22 | 7 | Tom Sneva (W) | STP/Granatelli | Lola/Buick | 218.390 |
| 23 | 91 | Gordon Johncock (W) | STP/Pizza Hut/WRTV | Lola/Buick | 215.070 |
| 24 | 10 | Derek Daly | Raynor Garage Doors | Lola/Judd | 214.230 |
| 25 | 65 | John Jones (R) | Labatt's | Lola/Cosworth DFX | 214.020 |
| 26 | 1 | Danny Sullivan (W) | Miller High Life | Penske/Chevrolet Indy | 216.020 |
| 27 | 11 | Kevin Cogan | Schaefer/Playboy Fashions | March/Cosworth DFX | 214.560 |
| 28 | 33 | Rocky Moran | Skoal Classic | March/Cosworth DFX | 214.210 |
| 29 | 86 | Dominic Dobson | Texaco Havoline Star | Lola/Cosworth DFX | 213.590 |
| 30 | 81 | Bill Vukovich III | Hemelgarn/Consani/Sierra | Lola/Judd | 216.690 |
| 31 | 50 | Davy Jones | Euromotorsport/UNO | Lola/Cosworth DFX | 214.270 |
| 32 | 24 | Pancho Carter | Hardee's | Lola/Cosworth DFX | 214.060 |
| 33 | 29 | Rich Vogler | Byrd's/Bryant/Saturday Evening Post | March/Cosworth DFX | 213.230 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner