| 1989 Motorcraft 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $435,192 | Race Date: | Mar 19, 1989 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .650 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 34m 26s | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 29 | Average Speed: | 139.684 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 41 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Alan Kulwicki A. Kulwicki | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #17 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #7 Ford | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | AK Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jeff Hammond | Crew Chief: | Paul Andrews | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 29 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 139.684 MPH | |||||
| Official 1989 Motorcraft 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running |  | 180 | 328 | 29 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 175 | 328 | 92 |
| 3 | 18 | 84 | Dick Trickle (R) | Miller High Life | Running |  | 170 | 328 | 15 |
| 4 | 23 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Peak Antifreeze | Running |  | 160 | 327 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Sunoco | Running |  | 155 | 326 | 0 |
| 6 | 32 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Running | | 150 | 326 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | CITGO | Running |  | 146 | 325 | 0 |
| 8 | 35 | 57 | Hut Stricklin (R) | Heinz | Running | | 142 | 324 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Running | | 138 | 324 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Valvoline | Running | | 134 | 323 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 130 | 323 | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Kroger | Running | | 127 | 323 | 0 |
| 13 | 40 | 80 | Jimmy Horton | Miles Concrete | Running | | 124 | 320 | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Running | | 126 | 319 | 3 |
| 15 | 21 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Running | | 123 | 316 | 28 |
| 16 | 1 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 115 | 316 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 40 | Ben Hess (R) | Hess Racing | Running | | 112 | 315 | 0 |
| 18 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Alka-Seltzer | Running | | 109 | 314 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Accident | | 111 | 312 | 2 |
| 20 | 13 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Running | | 103 | 310 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 83 | Lake Speed | Rancher's Choice | Running | | 100 | 306 | 0 |
| 22 | 38 | 16 | Larry Pearson (R) | Chattanooga Chew | Running | | 97 | 300 | 0 |
| 23 | 41 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Autofinders | Running | | 94 | 278 | 0 |
| 24 | 15 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Engine | | 91 | 270 | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 66 | Rick Mast (R) | Banquet Foods | Accident | | 88 | 262 | 0 |
| 26 | 22 | 88 | Greg Sacks | Crisco | Engine | | 85 | 257 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 87 | 257 | 9 |
| 28 | 20 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Copenhagen | Engine | | 79 | 254 | 0 |
| 29 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal | Running | | 76 | 240 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Engine | | 73 | 233 | 0 |
| 31 | 3 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Engine | | 80 | 217 | 130 |
| 32 | 34 | 31 | Jim Sauter | Slender You Figure Salons | Engine | | 67 | 166 | 0 |
| 33 | 12 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Motorcraft | Accident | | 69 | 164 | 1 |
| 34 | 26 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters | Accident | | 61 | 160 | 0 |
| 35 | 33 | 90 | Chad Little (R) | Donlavey Racing | Camshaft | | 58 | 101 | 0 |
| 36 | 11 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Engine | | 60 | 97 | 3 |
| 37 | 39 | 10 | Ken Bouchard | Whitcomb Racing | Overheating | | 52 | 56 | 0 |
| 38 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Engine | | 54 | 48 | 16 |
| 39 | 42 | 48 | Mickey Gibbs (R) | GMAC Smart Lease | Engine | | 46 | 30 | 0 |
| 40 | 9 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Engine | | 43 | 19 | 0 |
| 41 | 37 | 41 | Jim Bown | Bown Racing | Engine | | 40 | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | 31 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Engine | | 37 | 9 | 0 |
