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1989 Talladega DieHard 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 17 of 29
Sunday, July 30, 1989 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:10:41
Average speed: 157.354 mph
Pole speed: 194.8 mph

Cautions: 6 for 25 laps
Margin of victory: .2 sec
Attendance: 93000
Lead changes: 49

Glossary 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1989 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	188	73920	running	25	180
2	2	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	47965	running	32	175
3	1	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	37950	running	7	170
4	3	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	28400	running	20	165
5	15	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	188	20200	running	0	155
6	8	75	Morgan Shepherd	Valvoline (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	188	24975	running	70	160
7	10	42	Kyle Petty	Peak Antifreeze (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	188	9250	running	0	146
8	6	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	188	14850	running	0	142
9	7	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	17070	running	18	143
10	21	21	Neil Bonnett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	188	13275	running	0	134
11	9	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	15020	running	0	130
12	4	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	187	17290	running	8	132
13	16	57	Hut Stricklin	Heinz (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	187	8560	running	0	124
14	40	15	Brett Bodine	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	187	11087	running	0	121
15	19	73	Phil Barkdoll	Barkdoll Racing (Phil Barkdoll)	Oldsmobile	187	6015	running	0	118
16	27	84	Dick Trickle	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	187	9395	running	0	115
17	24	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	187	12220	running	0	112
18	22	14	A.J. Foyt	Copenhagen (A.J. Foyt)	Oldsmobile	187	4945	running	0	109
19	25	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy Soap (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	186	8665	running	0	106
20	33	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	186	7125	running	0	103
21	26	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	186	5770	running	0	100
22	39	16	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Buick	186	5440	running	0	97
23	41	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	184	7235	running	0	94
24	35	38	Dick Johnson	Redkote Steel Tubing (Dick Johnson)	Ford	182	4105	running	0	91
25	34	50	Mickey Gibbs	Valvoline (Dingman Brothers)	Pontiac	182	4175	running	0	88
26	30	19	Bill Ingram	Central Ambulance Service (Henley Gray)	Oldsmobile	181	3875	running	0	85
27	31	82	Mark Stahl	Lane Grann / Stahl Racing (Mark Stahl)	Ford	176	3785	running	0	82
28	13	94	Sterling Marlin	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	160	6885	running	4	84
29	38	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	145	6515	crash	0	76
30	12	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	145	6395	crash	0	73
31	23	83	Joe Ruttman	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	125	6225	crash	0
32	37	66	Rick Mast	Food World (Bill Edwards)	Chevrolet	33	3455	transmission	0	67
33	36	45	Patty Moise	Amway Fuel Additive (Patty Moise)	Buick	33	3485	oil pressure	0	64
34	32	90	Stan Barrett	Hawaiian Tropic (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	27	3340	crash	0
35	28	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	26	10330	crash	0	58
36	17	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	26	5925	crash	0	55
37	14	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	26	12225	crash	0	52
38	20	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Pontiac	26	3830	crash	0	49
39	18	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	26	4145	crash	4	51
40	29	88	Jimmy Spencer	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Pontiac	15	5735	crash	0	43
41	11	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	6	5710	engine	0	40

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	backup car
Brett Bodine	15	backup car
Larry Pearson	16	backup car
Dale Jarrett	29	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Terry Byers	06	South Limo	Terry Byers	Buick
	Grant Adcox	22
	James Hylton	49	Hylton Racing	James Hylton	Buick
	J.D. McDuffie	70	Rumple Furniture	J.D. McDuffie	Pontiac
	Rodney Combs	89
	Charlie Baker	93
	Norm Benning	99	Wyatt Interiors	Jerry O'Neil	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	11	11
	12	16	5	#9 spun backstretch
	17	27	11
	28	33	6	#5,10,27,30,52,90 accident turn 4
	34	58	25
	59	62	4	debris turn 2
	63	127	65
	128	130	3	#83 accident tri-oval
	131	146	16
	147	150	4	#7,8,94 accident
	151	180	30
	181	183	3	#28 spun turn 4
	184	188	5
Percent of race run under caution: 13.3% Average green flag run: 23.3 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bill Elliott	1	6	6
Terry Labonte	7	7	1
Darrell Waltrip	8	8	1
Davey Allison	9	9	1
Darrell Waltrip	10	12	3
Jimmy Means	13	16	4
Davey Allison	17	17	1
Morgan Shepherd	18	23	6
Ken Schrader	24	25	2
Davey Allison	26	29	4
Bill Elliott	30	31	2
Davey Allison	32	34	3
Mark Martin	35	36	2
Terry Labonte	37	37	1
Ken Schrader	38	39	2
Davey Allison	40	40	1
Morgan Shepherd	41	41	1
Davey Allison	42	43	2
Morgan Shepherd	44	54	11
Ken Schrader	55	56	2
Morgan Shepherd	57	59	3
Mark Martin	60	62	3
Ken Schrader	63	63	1
Morgan Shepherd	64	71	8
Ken Schrader	72	72	1
Morgan Shepherd	73	76	4
Terry Labonte	77	79	3
Morgan Shepherd	80	100	21
Mark Martin	101	101	1
Darrell Waltrip	102	106	5
Sterling Marlin	107	110	4
Terry Labonte	111	116	6
Darrell Waltrip	117	119	3
Ken Schrader	120	124	5
Darrell Waltrip	125	130	6
Mark Martin	131	131	1
Ken Schrader	132	134	3
Morgan Shepherd	135	139	5
Darrell Waltrip	140	143	4
Ken Schrader	144	144	1
Morgan Shepherd	145	146	2
Davey Allison	147	152	6
Terry Labonte	153	153	1
Ken Schrader	154	154	1
Morgan Shepherd	155	163	9
Darrell Waltrip	164	170	7
Ken Schrader	171	172	2
Darrell Waltrip	173	175	3
Terry Labonte	176	188	13

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	2444
2	Darrell Waltrip	2354	-90
3	Mark Martin	2318	-126
4	Bill Elliott	2285	-159
5	Rusty Wallace	2279	-165
6	Terry Labonte	2164	-280
7	Davey Allison	2159	-285
8	Ken Schrader	2136	-308
9	Sterling Marlin	2079	-365
10	Ricky Rudd	2069	-375
11	Geoffrey Bodine	2054	-390
12	Rick Wilson	1989	-455
13	Neil Bonnett	1981	-463
14	Harry Gant	1975	-469
15	Morgan Shepherd	1956	-488
16	Alan Kulwicki	1908	-536
17	Dick Trickle	1876	-568
18	Phil Parsons	1865	-579
19	Lake Speed	1803	-641
20	Brett Bodine	1762	-682
21	Michael Waltrip	1740	-704