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1989 Peak Performance 500
Race 23 of 29
Dover
500 laps
Time of race: 4:04:05
Average speed of winner: 122.909 mph
Margin of victory: 0.28 sec.
Lead changes: 18 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 31 laps
Lap leaders: Allison pole, Kulwicki 1, Allison 2-32, Kulwicki 33-47, Trickle 48-62, Earnhardt 63-156, Allison 157-161, Cope 162-163, Earnhardt 164-335, Schrader 336, Earnhardt 337-340, Schrader 341-360, Martin 361-363, Allison 364, Earnhardt 365-414, Martin 415-444, Earnhardt 445-482, Martin 483, Earnhardt 484-500
Race notes: Debut for Andy Belmont. Finale for Tommie Crozier and Jack Ely.
Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2), Highlights (Part 3, no finish)
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | GM Goodwrench | Chevrolet | Childress | Shelmerdine | 500 | 6 | 375 | running | 59950 | 185 | |
2 | 10 | Mark Martin | 6 | Stroh's Light | Ford | Roush | Pemberton | 500 | 3 | 34 | running | 35450 | 175 | |
3 | 3 | Ken Schrader | 25 | Folgers | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Broome | 500 | 2 | 21 | running | 25875 | 170 | |
4 | 7 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Coors | Ford | Melling | Elliott | 499 | 0 | 0 | running | 23125 | 160 | |
5 | 14 | Ricky Rudd | 26 | Quaker State | Buick | Bernstein | McReynolds | 498 | 0 | 0 | running | 18375 | 155 | |
6 | 16 | Michael Waltrip | 30 | Country Time | Pontiac | Bahari | Beam | 498 | 0 | 0 | running | 11675 | 150 | |
7 | 4 | Rusty Wallace | 27 | Kodiak | Pontiac | Beadle | Dodson | 497 | 0 | 0 | running | 16475 | 146 | |
8 | 19 | Derrike Cope | 10 | Purolator | Pontiac | Whitcomb | Buddy Parrott | 497 | 1 | 2 | running | 7875 | 147 | |
9 | 22 | Brett Bodine | 15 | Motorcraft | Ford | Moore | Wingo | 497 | 0 | 0 | running | 9175 | 138 | |
10 | 27 | Jimmy Spencer | 88 | Crisco | Pontiac | Baker-Schiff | 496 | 0 | 0 | running | 11925 | 134 | ||
11 | 20 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Peak Antifreeze | Pontiac | SABCO | Nelson | 496 | 0 | 0 | running | 4025 | 130 | |
12 | 33 | Jim Sauter | 44 | Group 44 | Pontiac | Tullius | 495 | 0 | 0 | running | 6082 | 127 | ||
13 | 17 | Phil Parsons | 55 | Crown Petroleum | Oldsmobile | Jackson Brothers | 494 | 0 | 0 | running | 7175 | 124 | ||
14 | 25 | Terry Labonte | 11 | Budweiser | Ford | Johnson | Brewer | 494 | 0 | 0 | running | 10025 | 121 | |
15 | 30 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 8 | Miller High Life | Buick | Stavola Brothers | Hyde | 492 | 0 | 0 | running | 7525 | 118 | |
16 | 18 | Morgan Shepherd | 75 | Valvoline | Pontiac | RahMoc | Rahilly | 492 | 0 | 0 | running | 10800 | 115 | |
17 | 12 | Sterling Marlin | 94 | Sunoco | Oldsmobile | Hagan | 489 | 0 | 0 | running | 6350 | 112 | ||
18 | 9 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Tide | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Hammond | 484 | 0 | 0 | running | 11300 | 109 | |
19 | 11 | Rick Wilson | 4 | Kodak Film | Oldsmobile | Morgan-McClure | Glover | 483 | 0 | 0 | running | 5950 | 106 | |
20 | 29 | Hut Stricklin | 57 | Heinz | Pontiac | Osterlund | 479 | 0 | 0 | running | 4875 | 103 | ||
21 | 34 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Alka-Seltzer | Pontiac | Means | 476 | 0 | 0 | running | 2550 | 100 | ||
22 | 31 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Lifebuoy Soap | Chevrolet | Marcis | 475 | 0 | 0 | running | 5500 | 97 | ||
23 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | 29 | Hardee's | Pontiac | Yarborough | 472 | 0 | 0 | engine | 5400 | 94 | ||
24 | 1 | Davey Allison | 28 | Havoline | Ford | Yates | Yates | 146.169 | 470 | 2 | 32 | engine | 14300 | 96 |
25 | 6 | Dick Trickle | 84 | Miller High Life | Buick | Stavola Brothers | Fennig | 451 | 1 | 15 | accident | 6075 | 93 | |
26 | 26 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | CITGO | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 449 | 0 | 0 | accident | 5050 | 85 | |
27 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | 5 | Levi Garrett | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Wilson | 427 | 0 | 0 | accident | 9250 | 82 | |
28 | 21 | Rob Moroso | 22 | Prestone Anti-Freeze | Oldsmobile | Moroso | 414 | 0 | 0 | accident | 2700 | 79 | ||
29 | 35 | Andy Belmont | 04 | Callahan-Hakes | Ford | Hakes | 373 | 0 | 0 | brakes | 2150 | 76 | ||
30 | 32 | Richard Petty | 43 | STP | Pontiac | Petty | Inman | 351 | 0 | 0 | fatigue | 2850 | 73 | |
31 | 36 | Norm Benning | 99 | O'Neil Racing | Chevrolet | O Neil | 276 | 0 | 0 | wheel bearing | 2050 | 70 | ||
32 | 2 | Alan Kulwicki | 7 | Zerex | Ford | Kulwicki | Andrews | 274 | 3 | 21 | engine | 5075 | 72 | |
33 | 24 | Ernie Irvan | 2 | Kroger | Pontiac | Ulrich | 266 | 0 | 0 | ignition | 2600 | 64 | ||
34 | 39 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | McDuffie | 237 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1900 | 61 | ||
35 | 37 | Jack Ely | 92 | North Star Racing | Buick | North Star | 204 | 0 | 0 | rear end | 1800 | 58 | ||
36 | 23 | Lake Speed | 83 | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Oldsmobile | Speed | 125 | 0 | 0 | engine | 4400 | 55 | ||
37 | 40 | Tommie Crozier | 65 | Universal Steel | Chevrolet | Bill Leonard | 96 | 0 | 0 | vibration | 1750 | 52 | ||
38 | 13 | Harry Gant | 33 | Skoal Bandit | Oldsmobile | Jackson Brothers | Petree | 54 | 0 | 0 | crankshaft | 8700 | 49 | |
39 | 38 | James Hylton | 49 | Hylton Racing | Buick | Hylton | 25 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1675 | 46 | ||
40 | 8 | Larry Pearson | 16 | Chattanooga Chew | Buick | Pearson | 1 | 0 | 0 | engine | 2250 | 43 |
Points standings
Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s |
1 | Dale Earnhardt | 3397 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
2 | Rusty Wallace | 3295 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
3 | Mark Martin | 3191 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
4 | Darrell Waltrip | 3072 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
5 | Bill Elliott | 2956 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
6 | Ricky Rudd | 2937 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
7 | Ken Schrader | 2894 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
8 | Davey Allison | 2892 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
9 | Geoff Bodine | 2808 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
10 | Terry Labonte | 2805 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
11 | Harry Gant | 2770 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
12 | Sterling Marlin | 2725 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
13 | Morgan Shepherd | 2711 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
14 | Neil Bonnett | 2646 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
15 | Rick Wilson | 2618 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
16 | Alan Kulwicki | 2530 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
17 | Phil Parsons | 2450 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
18 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 2404 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
19 | Michael Waltrip | 2389 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
20 | Brett Bodine | 2361 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
21 | Dick Trickle | 2345 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
22 | Ernie Irvan | 2241 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
23 | Larry Pearson | 2239 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
24 | Dave Marcis | 2233 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
25 | Dale Jarrett | 2140 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |