| 1989 Busch 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $299,957 | Race Date: | Aug 26, 1989 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5.040 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 4m 14s | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 | Average Speed: | 85.554 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 69 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.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 | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | AK Motorsports | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jeff Hammond | Crew Chief: | Paul Andrews | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 239 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 117.043 MPH | |||||
| Official 1989 Busch 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 239 |
| 2 | 1 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 27 |
| 3 | 6 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Running |  | 165 | 500 | 0 |
| 4 | 14 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 160 | 500 | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 499 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 155 | 499 | 24 |
| 7 | 24 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Running | | 146 | 498 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 88 | Jimmy Spencer (R) | Crisco | Running | | 142 | 496 | 0 |
| 9 | 31 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | CITGO | Running | | 138 | 495 | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Running | | 134 | 494 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Running | | 130 | 494 | 0 |
| 12 | 28 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 127 | 493 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 66 | Rick Mast (R) | Food City | Running | | 124 | 492 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 126 | 490 | 145 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Kroger | Running | | 118 | 489 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 120 | 489 | 65 |
| 17 | 3 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Motorcraft | Running | | 112 | 488 | 0 |
| 18 | 5 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Sunoco | Running | | 109 | 464 | 0 |
| 19 | 32 | 57 | Hut Stricklin (R) | Heinz | Running | | 106 | 463 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Running | | 103 | 458 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 16 | Larry Pearson (R) | Chattanooga Chew | Overheating | | 100 | 444 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Peak | Accident | | 97 | 322 | 0 |
| 23 | 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Engine | | 94 | 294 | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Engine | | 91 | 246 | 0 |
| 25 | 20 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running | | 88 | 241 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Valvoline | Engine | | 85 | 223 | 0 |
| 27 | 18 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Engine | | 82 | 142 | 0 |
| 28 | 22 | 84 | Dick Trickle (R) | Miller High Life | Accident | | 79 | 126 | 0 |
| 29 | 15 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Purolator | Accident | | 76 | 121 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 48 | Greg Sacks | Dinner Bell Foods | Engine | | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 31 | 25 | 83 | Joe Ruttman | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Accident | | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 32 | 11 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Accident | | 67 | 57 | 0 |
