1989 Budweiser 500

Race 11 of 29

Dover
500 laps
Time of race: 4:06:34
Average speed of winner: 121.670 mph
Margin of victory: 0.51 sec.
Lead changes: 20 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 36 laps
Lap leaders: Martin 1, Earnhardt 2-80, Schrader 81-84, Gant 85-86, Labonte 87-88, Earnhardt 89-136, Schrader 137-144, Earnhardt 145-228, Martin 229, Earnhardt 230-244, Schrader 245-250, Earnhardt 251-300, Schrader 301-302, Labonte 303-304, Bonnett 305-307, Earnhardt 308-419, Schrader 420-421, Labonte 422-423, Earnhardt 424-428, Wallace 429-437, Earnhardt 438-500

Race notes: Debut for Norm Benning and Jimmy Spencer. Only start for Bill Flowers.

Video links: Shepherd crash, Trickle pit road crash, Finish, Post-race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		500	8	456	running	59350	185
2	1	Mark Martin	6	Stroh's Light	Ford	Roush	Pemberton	144.387	500	2	2	running	38950	175
3	5	Ken Schrader	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Broome		500	5	22	running	36525	170
4	15	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Brewer		500	3	6	running	18425	165
5	3	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		500	1	9	running	20975	160
6	7	Ricky Rudd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		500	0	0	running	11675	150
7	21	Neil Bonnett	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		499	1	3	running	10925	151
8	8	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		499	0	0	running	16625	142
9	12	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond		498	0	0	running	13675	138
10	25	Phil Parsons	55	Crown Petroleum	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			497	0	0	running	11275	134
11	14	Dale Jarrett	29	Hardee's	Pontiac	Yarborough			494	0	0	running	8025	130
12	31	Hut Stricklin	57	Heinz	Pontiac	Osterlund			493	0	0	running	6732	127
13	26	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Hyde		493	0	0	running	7400	124
14	6	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		492	0	0	running	6825	121
15	9	Brett Bodine	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Wingo		492	0	0	running	7175	118
16	32	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			491	0	0	running	6100	115
17	23	Ernie Irvan	2	Kroger	Pontiac	Ulrich			491	0	0	running	3850	112
18	19	Lake Speed	83	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Oldsmobile	Speed			490	0	0	running	5700	109
19	11	Larry Pearson	16	Chattanooga Chew	Buick	Pearson			490	0	0	running	3850	106
20	30	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		489	0	0	running	4375	103
21	18	Dick Trickle	84	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		487	0	0	running	6050	100
22	16	Michael Waltrip	30	Country Time	Pontiac	Bahari	Beam		483	0	0	accident	5200	97
23	13	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Petree		482	1	2	running	9450	99
24	33	Jimmy Means	52	Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac	Means			477	0	0	running	2400	91
25	17	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		444	0	0	running	5150	88
26	24	Sterling Marlin	94	Sunoco	Oldsmobile	Hagan			434	0	0	running	4950	85
27	27	Eddie Bierschwale	23	Americraft	Oldsmobile	Bierschwale			355	0	0	running	2875	82
28	28	Derrike Cope	10	Purolator	Pontiac	Whitcomb	Buddy Parrott		304	0	0	engine	2200	79
29	10	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		294	0	0	piston	9150	76
30	35	Norm Benning	99	Wolfs Head Oil	Chevrolet	O Neil			226	0	0	steering	2150	73
31	29	Jimmy Horton	80	S&H Racing	Pontiac	George Smith			211	0	0	engine	2050	70
32	22	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	Yates		171	0	0	engine	10400	67
33	4	Morgan Shepherd	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		140	0	0	accident	9950	64
34	20	Jimmy Spencer	88	Crisco	Pontiac	Baker-Schiff			75	0	0	engine	4500	0
35	34	Bill Flowers	49	Hylton Racing	Buick	Hylton			2	0	0	engine	1800	58

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Darrell Waltrip	1617	11	0	4	6	9
2	Dale Earnhardt	1615	11	0	2	7	8
3	Mark Martin	1543	11	4	0	5	8
4	Geoff Bodine	1534	11	2	0	5	6
5	Rusty Wallace	1473	11	2	3	4	7
6	Alan Kulwicki	1463	11	2	0	3	5
7	Sterling Marlin	1459	11	0	0	3	6
8	Ken Schrader	1408	11	1	0	3	5
9	Davey Allison	1358	11	0	1	4	5
10	Bill Elliott	1353	11	0	0	1	5
11	Ricky Rudd	1301	11	0	0	1	5
12	Rick Wilson	1291	11	0	0	1	3
13	Terry Labonte	1281	11	0	0	4	5
14	Neil Bonnett	1280	11	0	0	0	5
15	Harry Gant	1237	11	0	1	1	3
16	Lake Speed	1195	11	0	0	0	2
17	Phil Parsons	1174	11	0	0	1	2
18	Michael Waltrip	1170	11	0	0	0	1
19	Dick Trickle	1135	10	0	0	4	4
20	Ernie Irvan	1129	11	0	0	0	2
21	Morgan Shepherd	1120	11	0	0	1	2
22	Larry Pearson	1104	11	0	0	0	1
23	Dale Jarrett	1050	11	0	0	0	1
24	Brett Bodine	1006	11	0	0	0	1
25	Dave Marcis	997	10	0	0	0	1