| 1989 Budweiser 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $376,707 | Race Date: | Jun 4, 1989 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .510 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 6m 34s | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 | Average Speed: | 121.670 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 36 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #6 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Roush Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Robin Pemberton | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 456 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 144.387 MPH | |||||
| Official 1989 Budweiser 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 456 |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Running | | 170 | 500 | 22 |
| 4 | 15 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 165 | 500 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 160 | 500 | 9 |
| 6 | 7 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Running |  | 150 | 500 | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | CITGO | Running | | 151 | 499 | 3 |
| 8 | 8 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 142 | 499 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 138 | 498 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Running |  | 134 | 497 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Running | | 130 | 494 | 0 |
| 12 | 31 | 57 | Hut Stricklin (R) | Heinz Ketchup | Running | | 127 | 493 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Running | | 124 | 493 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Running | | 121 | 492 | 0 |
| 15 | 9 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Motorcraft | Running | | 118 | 492 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 115 | 491 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Kroger | Running | | 112 | 491 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 83 | Lake Speed | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 109 | 490 | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | 16 | Larry Pearson (R) | Chattanooga Chew | Running | | 106 | 490 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 103 | 489 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 84 | Dick Trickle (R) | Miller High Life | Running | | 100 | 487 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Accident | | 97 | 483 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 99 | 482 | 2 |
| 24 | 33 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Alka-Seltzer | Running | | 91 | 477 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 88 | 444 | 0 |
| 26 | 24 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Sunoco | Running | | 85 | 434 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Americraft | Running | | 82 | 355 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Purolator | Engine | | 79 | 304 | 0 |
| 29 | 10 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Piston | | 76 | 294 | 0 |
| 30 | 35 | 99 | Norm Benning | Wolfs Head Oil | Steering | | 73 | 226 | 0 |
| 31 | 29 | 80 | Jimmy Horton | S&H Racing | Engine | | 70 | 211 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Engine | | 67 | 171 | 0 |
| 33 | 4 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Valvoline | Accident | | 64 | 140 | 0 |
| 34 | 20 | 88 | Jimmy Spencer (R) | Crisco | Engine | | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 49 | Bill Flowers | Hylton Engineering | Engine | | 58 | 2 | 0 |
