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1989 Winston 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 9 of 29
Sunday, May 7, 1989 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:12:30
Average Speed: 155.869 mph
Pole Speed: 193.061 mph

Cautions: 7 for 26 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 cl
Attendance: 140,000
Lead changes: 28

Glossary 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1989 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
27	13	84	Dick Trickle	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	177	7,640	crash	0	82
28	14	42	Kyle Petty	Peak Antifreeze (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	170	3,985	crash	0	79
29	20	16	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Buick	169	6,930	crash	0	76
30	31	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Pontiac	169	3,925	crash	0	73
31	32	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	169	6,445	crash	0	70
33	41	57	Hut Stricklin	Heinz (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	168	3,660	crash	0	64
34	30	90	Chad Little	Donlavey Racing (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	168	3,630	crash	0	61
36	36	31	Jim Sauter	Slender You Figure Salons (Bob Clark)	Pontiac	164	4,220	crash	0	55
37	27	88	Greg Sacks	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Pontiac	147	6,140	crash	0	52
38	38	18	Ron Esau	Tri-Star Motorsports (Mark Smith)	Pontiac	117	3,460	crash	0
40	28	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	37	5,375	crash	0	43
32	19	73	Phil Barkdoll	Barkdoll Racing (Phil Barkdoll)	Oldsmobile	169	3,690	engine	0	67
39	35	23	Eddie Bierschwale	Americraft (Don Bierschwale)	Oldsmobile	52	4,005	engine	0	46
41	24	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	5	3,375	engine	0	40
1	2	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	98,675	running	94	185
2	9	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	188	51,275	running	4	175
3	1	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	39,850	running	1	170
4	6	75	Morgan Shepherd	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	188	34,250	running	32	165
5	5	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	28,900	running	3	160
6	21	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	24,625	running	35	155
7	7	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	188	17,800	running	0	146
8	17	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	20,450	running	2	147
9	3	21	Neil Bonnett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	188	15,475	running	6	143
10	26	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	188	21,225	running	11	139
11	4	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	188	19,147	running	0	130
12	12	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	14,615	running	0	127
13	29	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	188	11,785	running	0	124
14	16	94	Sterling Marlin	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	188	10,980	running	0	121
15	10	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	188	11,175	running	0	118
16	11	14	A.J. Foyt	Copenhagen (A.J. Foyt)	Oldsmobile	188	6,185	running	0	115
17	8	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	188	9,445	running	0	112
18	18	83	Lake Speed	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	188	9,130	running	0	109
19	22	15	Brett Bodine	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	188	8,815	running	0	106
20	37	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy Soap (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	187	11,807	running	0	103
21	25	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	186	7,865	running	0	100
22	23	40	Ben Hess	Hess Racing (Ben Hess)	Oldsmobile	186	6,320	running	0	97
23	15	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	186	5,360	running	0	94
24	39	22	Grant Adcox	Bumper-to-Bumper (Herb Adcox)	Chevrolet	183	4,255	running	0	91
25	34	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	181	5,275	running	0	88
26	40	93	Charlie Baker	Salmon Racing (Patsy Salmon)	Buick	179	4,095	running	0	85
35	33	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	165	6,275	running	0	58

Failed to qualify: J.D. McDuffie (#70), Jimmy Horton (#80), Delma Cowart (#0), Tony Spanos, Walter Surma

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	39	39
	40	42	3
	43	99	57
	100	104	5
	105	118	14
	119	121	3
	122	122	1
	123	126	4
	127	151	25
	152	154	3
	155	164	10
	165	167	3
	168	171	4
	172	176	5
	177	188	12
Percent of race run under caution: 13.8% Average green flag run: 20.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Neil Bonnett	1	1	1
Davey Allison	2	4	3
Neil Bonnett	5	5	1
Darrell Waltrip	6	7	2
Davey Allison	8	16	9
Dale Earnhardt	17	17	1
Davey Allison	18	39	22
Rusty Wallace	40	42	3
Darrell Waltrip	43	43	1
Ken Schrader	44	60	17
Morgan Shepherd	61	65	5
Davey Allison	66	85	20
Ken Schrader	86	87	2
Mark Martin	88	88	1
Terry Labonte	89	90	2
Davey Allison	91	95	5
Ken Schrader	96	106	11
Davey Allison	107	107	1
Ken Schrader	108	112	5
Morgan Shepherd	113	114	2
Terry Labonte	115	116	2
Davey Allison	117	118	2
Rusty Wallace	119	126	8
Dale Earnhardt	127	127	1
Davey Allison	128	150	23
Neil Bonnett	151	154	4
Morgan Shepherd	155	179	25
Davey Allison	180	188	9

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	1376
2	Darrell Waltrip	1299	-77
3	Geoffrey Bodine	1298	-78
4	Alan Kulwicki	1271	-105
5	Rusty Wallace	1238	-138
6	Davey Allison	1222	-154
7	Mark Martin	1213	-163
8	Sterling Marlin	1199	-177
9	Rick Wilson	1107	-269
10	Harry Gant	1090	-286
11	Dick Trickle	1083	-293
12	Terry Labonte	1070	-306
13	Ken Schrader	1068	-308
14	Bill Elliott	1051	-325
15	Ricky Rudd	1017	-359
16	Lake Speed	995	-381
17	Michael Waltrip	991	-385
18	Morgan Shepherd	989	-387
19	Neil Bonnett	983	-393
20	Phil Parsons	916	-460

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