1989 Intercontinental final

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The 1989 Intercontinental Final was the fifteenth running of the Intercontinental Final as part of the qualification for the 1989 Speedway World Championship. The 1989 Final was run on 13 August at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England, and was the last qualifying stage for riders from Scandinavia, the USA and from the Commonwealth nations for the World Final to be held at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, West Germany. [1]

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Intercontinental Final

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Flag of England.svg Kelvin Tatum 13+3
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Erik Gundersen 13+2
3 Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Nielsen 12+3
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Shirra 12+2
5 Flag of Denmark.svg Jan O. Pedersen 9
6 Flag of England.svg Simon Wigg 9
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Olsson 8
8 Flag of England.svg Jeremy Doncaster 7
9 Flag of England.svg Andy Smith 6
10 Flag of Finland.svg Olli Tyrväinen 5+3
11 Flag of the United States.svg Ronnie Correy 5+2
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Butler*5+1
13 Flag of England.svg Andy Grahame 5+0
14 Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Ravn 4
15 Flag of England.svg Andy Grahame 3
16 Flag of Denmark.svg John Jörgensen 3
R1 Flag of England.svg Martin Dugard 1
R2 Flag of Sweden.svg Eric Stenlund 0

*Troy Butler replaced the injured Sam Ermolenko. Martin Dugard came in as the reserve rider.

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