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1989 Coca-Cola 600

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 10 of 29
Sunday, May 28, 1989 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
400 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (600.000 miles)

Time of race: 4:09:52
Average speed: 144.077 mph
Pole speed: 173.021 mph

Cautions: 7 for 36 laps
Margin of victory: .99 sec
Attendance: 155000
Lead changes: 22

Glossary 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1989 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	4	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	126400	running	87	180
2	18	94	Sterling Marlin	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	400	61675	running	17	175
3	3	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	44275	running	1	170
4	13	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	399	30950	running	0	160
5	15	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	399	32305	running	12	160
6	2	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	399	29675	running	53	155
7	25	21	Neil Bonnett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	399	17800	running	0	146
8	10	15	Brett Bodine	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	398	16900	running	0	142
9	27	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	397	15200	running	0	138
10	9	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	397	16925	running	0	134
11	41	66	Rick Mast	Banquet Frozen Foods (Bill Edwards)	Chevrolet	396	13107	running	0	130
12	22	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Pontiac	396	8500	running	0	127
13	31	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	395	11725	running	0	124
14	26	57	Hut Stricklin	Heinz (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	395	7625	running	0	121
15	36	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	394	9175	running	0	118
16	42	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy Soap (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	394	9650	running	0	115
17	33	42	Kyle Petty	Peak Antifreeze (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	392	6000	running	0	112
18	39	90	Chad Little	Cheerwine / Pugh Oil Co. (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	392	5650	running	0	109
19	11	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	391	6400	running	0	106
20	30	40	Ben Hess	Hess Racing (Ben Hess)	Oldsmobile	388	5775	running	0	103
21	35	06	Terry Byers	Byers Racing (Terry Byers)	Chevrolet	379	4700	running	0	100
22	21	16	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Buick	377	5450	running	0	97
23	1	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	371	58500	engine	138	104
24	20	83	Lake Speed	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	364	6800	running	0	91
25	29	14	Tracy Leslie	Copenhagen (A.J. Foyt)	Oldsmobile	360	3925	crank	0	88
26	37	53	Jerry O'Neil	Aroneck Racing (Alan Aroneck)	Chevrolet	353	3100	running	0	85
27	7	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	333	6150	engine	0	82
28	24	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's / Ghostbusters II (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	331	5200	engine	0	79
29	16	84	Dick Trickle	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	330	4975	oil line	0	76
30	19	88	Greg Sacks	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Pontiac	320	4800	crash	2	78
31	6	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	306	13950	engine	22	75
32	23	75	Morgan Shepherd	Valvoline (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	303	10000	engine	0	67
33	17	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	298	10550	engine	1	69
34	32	47	Allan Grice	Foster's Lager / Bob Jane T-Marts (Allan Grice)	Pontiac	294	1900	engine	0	61
35	5	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	292	6975	running	15	63
36	40	23	Eddie Bierschwale	Auto Finders (Don Bierschwale)	Oldsmobile	242	2400	crash	0	55
37	38	31	Jim Sauter	Slender You Figure Salons (Bob Clark)	Pontiac	236	1775	engine	0	52
38	14	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	223	10750	engine	2	54
39	12	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	186	8725	engine	0	46
40	8	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	148	10600	engine	50	48
41	34	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	113	1700	engine	0	40
42	28	51	Butch Miller	Fruit of the Loom (Leroy Throop)	Chevrolet	24	2200	wheel bearing	0	37

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Delma Cowart	0		H.L. Waters	Chevrolet
	John McFadden	24	Alliance Training Centers	John McFadden	Chevrolet
	H.B. Bailey	36	Almeda Auto Parts	H.B. Bailey	Pontiac
	Jim Bown	41	Rose Auto Wrecking	Dick Bown	Chevrolet
	Phil Barkdoll	73	Barkdoll Racing	Phil Barkdoll	Oldsmobile
	Rodney Combs	89	Evinrude	Mueller Brothers	Pontiac
	Charlie Baker	93	Salmon Racing	Patsy Salmon	Buick

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	92	92
	93	97	5	debris
	98	133	36
	134	137	4	#29 spun turn 4
	138	219	82
	220	228	9	#4 accident turn 1
	229	256	28
	257	261	5	#23 stalled turn 4
	262	274	13
	275	277	3	#47 spun turn 4
	278	339	62
	340	345	6	#88 accident turn 2
	346	363	18
	364	367	4	oil on track
	368	400	33
Percent of race run under caution: 9.0% Average green flag run: 45.5 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Alan Kulwicki	1	5	5
Mark Martin	6	58	53
Harry Gant	59	59	1
Ken Schrader	60	60	1
Darrell Waltrip	61	63	3
Greg Sacks	64	65	2
Harry Gant	66	114	49
Rusty Wallace	115	124	10
Alan Kulwicki	125	164	40
Rick Wilson	165	179	15
Alan Kulwicki	180	192	13
Bill Elliott	193	194	2
Sterling Marlin	195	198	4
Darrell Waltrip	199	202	4
Rusty Wallace	203	214	12
Alan Kulwicki	215	221	7
Dale Earnhardt	222	223	2
Bill Elliott	224	233	10
Alan Kulwicki	234	257	24
Davey Allison	258	258	1
Sterling Marlin	259	271	13
Alan Kulwicki	272	320	49
Darrell Waltrip	321	400	80

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Darrell Waltrip	1479
2	Geoffrey Bodine	1458	-21
3	Dale Earnhardt	1430	-49
4	Alan Kulwicki	1375	-104
5	Sterling Marlin	1374	-105
6	Mark Martin	1368	-111
7	Rusty Wallace	1313	-166
8	Davey Allison	1291	-188
9	Ken Schrader	1238	-241
10	Bill Elliott	1211	-268
11	Rick Wilson	1170	-309
12	Dick Trickle	1159	-320
13	Ricky Rudd	1151	-328
14	Harry Gant	1138	-341
15	Neil Bonnett	1129	-350
16	Terry Labonte	1116	-363
17	Lake Speed	1086	-393
18	Michael Waltrip	1073	-406
19	Morgan Shepherd	1056	-423
20	Phil Parsons	1040	-439
21	Ernie Irvan	1017	-462