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1989 Winston 500

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1989 Winston 500
Race details
Race 9 of 29 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1989 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Phil Parsons.
The 1989 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Phil Parsons.
Date May 7, 1989
Official name 20th Annual Winston 500
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Alabama International Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed 155.869 miles per hour (250.847 km/h)
Attendance 140,000
Pole position
Driver Roush Racing
Time 49.601
Most laps led
Driver Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing
Laps 94
Winner
No. 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1989 Winston 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 7, 1989, before an audience of 140,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Alabama International Motor Speedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would make a late-race charge to the lead, passing for the lead with nine laps left in the race to take his fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Terry Labonte and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford H. L. Waters Racing
2 Ernie Irvan U.S. Racing Pontiac Kroger
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak
5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Stroh's Light
7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Zerex
8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Light
10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac Purolator
11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile Copenhagen
15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft
16 Larry Pearson (R) Pearson Racing Buick Chattanooga Chew
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
18 Ron Esau TriStar Motorsports Pontiac TriStar Motorsports
21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Grant Adcox Adcox Racing Chevrolet Herb Adcox Chevrolet
23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile B&B Racing
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers
26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick Quaker State
27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac Kodiak
28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac Hardee's
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time
31 Jim Sauter Bob Clark Motorsports Pontiac Slender You Figure Salons
33 Harry Gant Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit
40 Ben Hess (R) Hess Racing Oldsmobile Hess Racing
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Peak Antifreeze
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
49 Tony Spanos Hylton Motorsports Buick Hylton Motorsports
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Alka-Seltzer
55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal, Crown Central Petroleum
57 Hut Stricklin (R) Osterlund Racing Pontiac Heinz
70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Rumple Furniture
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Lifebuoy
73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile Barkdoll Racing
75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline
80 Jimmy Horton S&H Racing Pontiac Miles Concrete
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
84 Dick Trickle (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
86 Walter Surma Surma Racing Chevrolet Surma Racing
88 Greg Sacks Baker–Schiff Racing Pontiac Crisco
90 Chad Little (R) Donlavey Racing Ford Donlavey Racing
93 Charlie Baker Salmon Racing Buick Salmon Racing
94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was originally scheduled to be held on Thursday, May 4, at 2:00 PM EST. However, after only nine drivers had made first-round attempts, rain would postpone the first round until the following day on Friday, May 5.[5][6] Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Friday, May 5, at 2:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,[7] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given.

Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.601 and an average speed of 193.061 miles per hour (310.702 km/h) in the first round.[8][9]

Five drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 49.601 193.061
2 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 49.655 192.851
3 21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 49.826 192.189
4 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 50.144 190.970
5 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.411 189.959
6 75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 50.428 189.895
7 33 Harry Gant Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 50.453 189.800
8 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 50.532 189.504
9 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 50.617 189.185
10 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 50.628 189.144
11 14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 50.694 188.898
12 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.696 188.891
13 84 Dick Trickle (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 50.783 188.567
14 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 50.835 188.374
15 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 50.866 188.259
16 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 50.937 187.997
17 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51.099 187.401
18 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 51.123 187.313
19 73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile 51.355 186.467
20 16 Larry Pearson (R) Pearson Racing Buick 51.481 186.010
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.525 189.530
22 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 51.498 185.949
23 40 Ben Hess (R) Hess Racing Oldsmobile 51.544 185.783
24 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 51.553 185.751
25 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 51.563 185.715
26 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 51.695 185.240
27 88 Greg Sacks Baker–Schiff Racing Pontiac 51.733 185.104
28 29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 51.764 184.993
29 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 51.820 184.794
30 90 Chad Little (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 51.864 184.637
31 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac 51.927 184.413
32 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 51.929 184.406
33 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 52.015 184.101
34 2 Ernie Irvan U.S. Racing Pontiac 52.034 184.034
35 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 52.101 183.797
36 31 Jim Sauter Bob Clark Motorsports Pontiac 52.428 182.650
37 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 52.499 182.403
38 18 Ron Esau TriStar Motorsports Pontiac 52.527 182.306
39 22 Grant Adcox Adcox Racing Chevrolet 52.764 181.487
40 93 Charlie Baker Salmon Racing Buick 52.802 181.357
Provisional
41 57 Hut Stricklin (R) Osterlund Racing Pontiac 53.207 179.976
Failed to qualify
42 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac -* -*
43 80 Jimmy Horton S&H Racing Pontiac -* -*
44 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford -* -*
45 86 Walter Surma Surma Racing Chevrolet -* -*
46 49 Tony Spanos Hylton Motorsports Buick -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 2 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 188 94 running 185 $98,675
2 9 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 188 4 running 175 $51,275
3 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 188 1 running 170 $39,850
4 6 75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 188 32 running 165 $34,250
5 5 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 3 running 160 $28,900
6 21 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 35 running 155 $24,625
7 7 33 Harry Gant Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 188 0 running 146 $17,800
8 17 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 2 running 147 $20,450
9 3 21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 188 6 running 143 $15,475
10 26 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 188 11 running 139 $21,225
11 4 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 188 0 running 130 $19,147
12 12 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 0 running 127 $14,615
13 29 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 188 0 running 124 $11,785
14 16 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 188 0 running 121 $10,980
15 10 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 188 0 running 118 $11,175
16 11 14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 188 0 running 115 $6,185
17 8 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 188 0 running 112 $9,445
18 18 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 188 0 running 109 $9,130
19 22 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 188 0 running 106 $8,815
20 37 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 187 0 running 103 $11,807
21 25 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 186 0 running 100 $7,865
22 23 40 Ben Hess (R) Hess Racing Oldsmobile 186 0 running 97 $6,320
23 15 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 186 0 running 94 $5,360
24 39 22 Grant Adcox Adcox Racing Chevrolet 183 0 running 91 $4,255
25 34 2 Ernie Irvan U.S. Racing Pontiac 181 0 running 88 $5,275
26 40 93 Charlie Baker Salmon Racing Buick 179 0 running 85 $4,095
27 13 84 Dick Trickle (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 177 0 crash 82 $7,640
28 14 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 170 0 crash 79 $3,985
29 20 16 Larry Pearson (R) Pearson Racing Buick 169 0 crash 76 $6,930
30 31 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac 169 0 crash 73 $3,925
31 32 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 169 0 crash 70 $6,445
32 19 73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile 169 0 engine 67 $3,690
33 41 57 Hut Stricklin (R) Osterlund Racing Pontiac 168 0 crash 64 $3,660
34 30 90 Chad Little (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 168 0 crash 61 $3,630
35 33 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 165 0 running 58 $6,275
36 36 31 Jim Sauter Bob Clark Motorsports Pontiac 164 0 crash 55 $4,220
37 27 88 Greg Sacks Baker–Schiff Racing Pontiac 147 0 crash 52 $6,140
38 38 18 Ron Esau TriStar Motorsports Pontiac 117 0 crash 0 $3,460
39 35 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 52 0 engine 46 $4,005
40 28 29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 37 0 crash 43 $5,375
41 24 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 5 0 engine 40 $3,375
Failed to qualify
42 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac
43 80 Jimmy Horton S&H Racing Pontiac
44 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford
45 86 Walter Surma Surma Racing Chevrolet
46 49 Tony Spanos Hylton Motorsports Buick
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (May 8, 1989). "Talladega Bows To Allison's Powerful Charge (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 45. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (May 8, 1989). "Talladega Bows To Allison's Powerful Charge (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 48. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ King, Randy (May 8, 1989). "Allison picks up another victory at Talladega track (Part 1)". The Roanoke Times. p. 15. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ King, Randy (May 8, 1989). "Allison picks up another victory at Talladega track (Part 2)". The Roanoke Times. p. 18. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Higgins, Tom (May 5, 1989). "Allison Car Industed On Rainy Day In Alabama (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 53. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Higgins, Tom (May 5, 1989). "Allison Car Industed On Rainy Day In Alabama (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 57. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. May 4, 1989. p. 25. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ Higgins, Tom (May 6, 1989). "Martin Leads, Luminas Fade At Talladega (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 55. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Higgins, Tom (May 6, 1989). "Martin Leads, Luminas Fade At Talladega (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 58. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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