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1989 Miller High Life 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 22 of 29
Sunday, September 10, 1989 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a .750 mile paved track (300.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:23:40
Average Speed: 88.38 mph
Pole Speed: 121.136 mph

Cautions: 14 for 76 laps
Margin of Victory: 7.41 sec
Attendance: 68,000
Lead changes: 9

Glossary 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1989 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	6	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	400	55,650	running	211	185
2	8	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	400	31,475	running	135	175
3	19	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	21,750	running	0	165
4	7	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	399	16,450	running	0	160
5	18	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	399	15,175	running	0	155
6	12	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	399	13,150	running	0	150
7	24	21	Neil Bonnett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	398	9,475	running	0	146
8	21	84	Dick Trickle	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	398	9,425	running	0	142
9	22	57	Hut Stricklin	Heinz (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	398	6,100	running	0	138
10	5	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	394	13,450	running	0	134
11	25	90	Lennie Pond	V8 Vegetable Juice/Bennett Ford/Hiner Ford (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	394	3,475	running	0	130
12	4	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	391	8,425	running	7	132
13	31	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	383	9,132	running	0	124
14	23	83	Lake Speed	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	374	6,425	running	0	121
15	14	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	372	6,925	running	0	118
16	30	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy Soap (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	365	7,975	running	3	120
17	10	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	353	5,675	running	0	112
18	1	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	334	16,075	drivetrain	41	114
19	29	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	324	2,775	fuel line	0	106
20	16	16	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Buick	285	4,900	crash	0	103
21	2	51	Butch Miller	Phoenix Construction (Leroy Throop)	Chevrolet	268	3,650	crash	0	100
22	13	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	268	5,205	crash	1	102
23	9	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	265	5,000	engine	0	94
24	3	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	226	7,675	crash	0	91
25	15	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Pontiac	202	3,600	engine	0	88
26	17	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	182	3,275	engine	2	90
27	34	75	Morgan Shepherd	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	165	9,225	crash	0	82
28	11	94	Sterling Marlin	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	156	4,670	engine	0	79
29	27	88	Jimmy Spencer	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Pontiac	139	4,615	crash	0	76
30	36	40	Darin Brassfield	Dale Earnhardt (Darin Brassfield)	Chevrolet	112	2,495	rear end	0	73
31	32	70	J.D. McDuffie	Rumple (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	110	2,365	overheating	0	70
32	20	42	Kyle Petty	Peak Antifreeze (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	76	2,335	crash	0	67
33	35	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	76	2,925	clutch	0	64
34	33	15	Brett Bodine	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	35	3,675	water pump	0	61
35	26	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	17	3,675	crash	0	58
36	28	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	8	3,675	crash	0	55

Failed to qualify: Greg Sacks (#48)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	3	3
	4	11	8	#29,55 accident backstretch
	12	18	7
	19	26	8	#6,7 accident turn 2
	27	28	2
	29	30	2	#6 accident backstretch
	31	43	13
	44	47	4	#16,83 accident turn 4
	48	53	6
	54	55	2	#25,88 spun turn 2
	56	72	17
	73	75	3	#8 accident turn 4
	76	77	2
	78	91	14	#42 accident turn 2
	92	100	9
	101	102	2	#30 spun backstretch
	103	140	38
	141	144	4	#88 accident turn 3
	145	150	6
	151	154	4	#75 accident turn 2
	155	185	31
	186	189	4	oil on track
	190	226	37
	227	229	3	#21,25 accident turns 1/2
	230	270	41
	271	282	12	#4,51 accident turn 4
	283	289	7
	290	295	6	#16 accident turn 2
	296	400	105
Percent of race run under caution: 19.0% Average green flag run: 21.6 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bill Elliott	1	41	41
Terry Labonte	42	48	7
Dale Earnhardt	49	73	25
Ernie Irvan	74	75	2
Dale Earnhardt	76	141	66
Dave Marcis	142	142	1
Dale Earnhardt	143	186	44
Rick Wilson	187	187	1
Dave Marcis	188	189	2
Rusty Wallace	190	400	211

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	3212
2	Rusty Wallace	3149	-63
3	Mark Martin	3016	-196
4	Darrell Waltrip	2963	-249
5	Davey Allison	2796	-416
6	Bill Elliott	2796	-416
7	Ricky Rudd	2782	-430
8	Geoffrey Bodine	2726	-486
9	Ken Schrader	2724	-488
10	Harry Gant	2721	-491
11	Terry Labonte	2684	-528
12	Sterling Marlin	2613	-599
13	Morgan Shepherd	2596	-616
14	Neil Bonnett	2561	-651
15	Rick Wilson	2512	-700
16	Alan Kulwicki	2458	-754
17	Dick Trickle	2376	-836
18	Phil Parsons	2326	-886
19	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2286	-926
20	Michael Waltrip	2239	-973

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