1989 AC Delco 500

Race 27 of 29

Rockingham
492 laps
Time of race: 4:23:10
Average speed of winner: 114.079 mph
Margin of victory: 2.98 sec.
Lead changes: 35 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 14 for 69 laps
Lap leaders: Kulwicki 1-2, D. Waltrip 3-7, Kulwicki 8-9, D. Waltrip 10-25, Earnhardt 26-27, Sauter 28-35, Earnhardt 36, D. Waltrip 37, Earnhardt 38-74, Martin 75-76, Earnhardt 77-86, Gant 87, Earnhardt 88-97, Rudd 98, Earnhardt 99-110, Wallace 111, Earnhardt 112-119, Wallace 120-124, Earnhardt 125, Wallace 126-146, Rudd 147-175, Martin 176-185, Gant 186-187, Allison 188-189, B. Bodine 190, Rudd 191-226, Earnhardt 227-231, D. Waltrip 232, Wallace 233-268, Kulwicki 269-270, Wallace 271-401, Martin 402-405, Gant 406, Martin 407-414, D. Waltrip 415, Martin 416-492

Race notes: First win for Mark Martin. Debut for Jack Pennington.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Mark Martin	6	Stroh's Light	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		492	5	101	running	52800	180
2	21	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		492	5	194	running	33675	180
3	2	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond		492	5	24	running	32225	170
4	9	Ken Schrader	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Broome		491	0	0	running	16725	160
5	16	Dick Trickle	84	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		491	0	0	running	15250	155
6	19	Neil Bonnett	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		491	0	0	running	10550	150
7	11	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		490	0	0	running	12275	146
8	28	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Hyde		490	0	0	running	9575	142
9	1	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews	148.624	490	3	6	running	13225	143
10	36	Kyle Petty	42	Peak Antifreeze	Pontiac	SABCO	Nelson		489	0	0	running	10107	134
11	6	Derrike Cope	10	Purolator	Pontiac	Whitcomb	Buddy Parrott		489	0	0	running	6625	130
12	3	Larry Pearson	16	Chattanooga Chew	Buick	Pearson			488	0	0	running	6575	127
13	27	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		488	0	0	running	7950	124
14	15	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Brewer		488	0	0	running	13725	121
15	4	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		488	0	0	running	17500	118
16	20	Ernie Irvan	2	Kroger	Pontiac	Ulrich			487	0	0	running	5075	115
17	26	Michael Waltrip	30	Country Time	Pontiac	Bahari	Beam		486	0	0	running	6775	112
18	30	Greg Sacks	48	Dinner Bell Foods	Pontiac	Winkle			485	0	0	running	3475	109
19	24	Lake Speed	83	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Oldsmobile	Speed			485	0	0	running	9875	106
20	5	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		484	9	86	running	13775	108
21	14	Brett Bodine	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Wingo		484	1	1	running	6375	105
22	18	Hut Stricklin	57	Heinz	Pontiac	Osterlund			474	0	0	running	3700	97
23	10	Sterling Marlin	94	Sunoco	Oldsmobile	Hagan			471	0	0	running	5500	94
24	29	Phil Parsons	55	Crown Petroleum	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			470	0	0	running	5375	91
25	40	Bob Schacht	54	Schacht Racing	Buick	Bob Schacht			463	0	0	running	2700	88
26	13	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	Yates		460	1	2	running	10950	90
27	35	Joe Ruttman	62	Baja Boats	Oldsmobile	Douglas Smith			459	0	0	running	2500	82
28	8	Ricky Rudd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		456	3	66	running	10700	84
29	12	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Petree		446	3	4	running	10025	81
30	33	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			443	0	0	running	5500	73
31	37	Jimmy Means	52	Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac	Means			341	0	0	engine	2200	70
32	17	Jack Pennington	47	Dooley	Chevrolet	Close			277	0	0	handling	2150	0
33	22	Jim Sauter	44	Group 44	Pontiac	Tullius			249	1	8	brakes	2080	69
34	34	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		247	0	0	handling	4280	61
35	31	Jimmy Spencer	88	Crisco	Pontiac	Baker-Schiff			225	0	0	accident	4605	58
36	23	Morgan Shepherd	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		206	0	0	accident	9925	55
37	39	Jim Bown	34	Allen's Assoc. Glass	Buick	Ken Allen			195	0	0	handling	1900	52
38	25	Jerry O'Neil	53	O'Neil Racing	Oldsmobile	Aroneck			112	0	0	axle	1875	49
39	32	Dale Jarrett	29	Hardee's	Pontiac	Yarborough			74	0	0	clutch	4450	46
40	38	Charlie Baker	93	Baker Racing	Buick	Patsy Salmon			37	0	0	oil pump	1825	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Rusty Wallace	3938	27	4	6	13	20
2	Dale Earnhardt	3829	27	0	4	13	17
3	Mark Martin	3810	27	6	1	13	17
4	Darrell Waltrip	3646	27	0	6	12	16
5	Bill Elliott	3512	27	2	2	7	13
6	Ken Schrader	3492	27	3	1	9	13
7	Ricky Rudd	3401	27	0	1	7	15
8	Harry Gant	3356	27	0	1	9	13
9	Terry Labonte	3351	27	0	2	8	10
10	Geoff Bodine	3346	27	3	1	8	10
11	Davey Allison	3342	27	1	2	7	13
12	Sterling Marlin	3179	27	0	0	3	12
13	Morgan Shepherd	3134	27	1	0	5	12
14	Alan Kulwicki	2972	27	5	0	5	9
15	Rick Wilson	2967	27	0	0	2	7
16	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2884	26	0	0	1	6
17	Dick Trickle	2870	26	0	0	6	8
18	Brett Bodine	2851	27	0	0	1	6
19	Phil Parsons	2844	27	0	0	2	3
20	Michael Waltrip	2834	27	0	0	0	4
21	Neil Bonnett	2796	24	0	0	0	10
22	Ernie Irvan	2722	27	0	0	0	4
23	Larry Pearson	2663	27	0	0	0	2
24	Dave Marcis	2533	25	0	0	0	1
25	Dale Jarrett	2519	27	0	0	1	4