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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 (500.1 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: 0.2 sec
Attendance: 93,000
Lead changes: 49

Glossary 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1989 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
9	7	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	17,070	running	18	143
15	19	73	Phil Barkdoll	Barkdoll Racing (Phil Barkdoll)	Oldsmobile	187	6,015	running	0	118
34	32	90	Stan Barrett	Hawaiian Tropic (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	27	3,340	crash	0
14	40	15	Brett Bodine	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	187	11,087	running	0	121
35	28	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	26	10,330	crash	0	58
10	21	21	Neil Bonnett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	188	13,275	running	0	134
38	20	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Pontiac	26	3,830	crash	0	49
11	9	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	15,020	running	0	130
12	4	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	187	17,290	running	8	132
18	22	14	A.J. Foyt	Copenhagen (A.J. Foyt)	Oldsmobile	187	4,945	running	0	109
8	6	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	188	14,850	running	0	142
25	34	50	Mickey Gibbs	Valvoline (Dingman Brothers)	Pontiac	182	4,175	running	0	88
29	38	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	145	6,515	crash	0	76
26	30	19	Bill Ingram	Gray Racing (Henley Gray)	Oldsmobile	181	3,875	running	0	85
20	33	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	186	7,125	running	0	103
23	41	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	184	7,235	running	0	94
24	35	38	Dick Johnson	Redkote Steel Tubing (Dick Johnson)	Ford	182	4,105	running	0	91
30	12	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	145	6,395	crash	0	73
1	5	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	188	73,920	running	25	180
19	25	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy Soap (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	186	8,665	running	0	106
28	13	94	Sterling Marlin	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	160	6,885	running	4	84
3	1	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	37,950	running	7	170
32	37	66	Rick Mast	Food World (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	33	3,455	transmission	0	67
39	18	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	26	4,145	crash	4	51
33	36	45	Patty Moise	Amway Fuel Additive (Patty Moise)	Buick	33	3,485	oil pressure	0	64
41	11	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	6	5,710	engine	0	40
22	39	16	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Buick	186	5,440	running	0	97
7	10	42	Kyle Petty	Peak Antifreeze (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	188	9,250	running	0	146
21	26	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	186	5,770	running	0	100
17	24	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	187	12,220	running	0	112
31	23	83	Joe Ruttman	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	125	6,225	crash	0
4	3	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	28,400	running	20	165
6	8	75	Morgan Shepherd	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	188	24,975	running	70	160
40	29	88	Jimmy Spencer	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Pontiac	15	5,735	crash	0	43
27	31	82	Mark Stahl	Lane Grann / Stahl Racing (Mark Stahl)	Ford	176	3,785	running	0	82
13	16	57	Hut Stricklin	Heinz (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	187	8,560	running	0	124
16	27	84	Dick Trickle	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	187	9,395	running	0	115
37	14	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	26	12,225	crash	0	52
2	2	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	47,965	running	32	175
36	17	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	26	5,925	crash	0	55
5	15	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	188	20,200	running	0	155

Failed to qualify: Grant Adcox (#22), J.D. McDuffie (#70), Rodney Combs (#89), Charlie Baker (#93)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	11	11
	12	16	5
	17	27	11
	28	33	6
	34	58	25
	59	62	4
	63	127	65
	128	130	3
	131	146	16
	147	150	4
	151	180	30
	181	183	3
	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

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