1989 Autoworks 500

Race 28 of 29

Phoenix
312 laps
Time of race: 2:57:08
Average speed of winner: 105.683 mph
Margin of victory: 6 car lengths
Lead changes: 17 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 24 laps
Lap leaders: Schrader 1-7, Kulwicki 8-48, Martin 49, Hamilton 50, Martin 51-52, Kulwicki 53-79, Rudd 80, Hamilton 81-84, G. Bodine 85-145, Kulwicki 146-167, Wallace 168-242, Kulwicki 243-248, D. Waltrip 249-253, Wallace 254, Martin 255-256, Elliott 257-258, D. Waltrip 259-264, Elliott 265-312

Race notes: Debut for Bobby Hamilton and Bill Sedgwick. Finale for Roy Smith.

Video links: Finish, Post-race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	13	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		312	2	50	running	57900	180
2	2	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Brewer		312	0	0	running	34275	170
3	6	Mark Martin	6	Stroh's Light	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		312	3	5	running	23725	170
4	16	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond		312	2	11	running	20290	165
5	31	Dale Jarrett	29	Hardee's	Pontiac	Yarborough			312	0	0	running	22112	155
6	7	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		312	0	0	running	16995	150
7	10	Dick Trickle	84	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		312	0	0	running	12460	146
8	18	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Petree		312	0	0	running	14000	142
9	23	Michael Waltrip	30	Country Time	Pontiac	Bahari	Beam		312	0	0	running	10590	138
10	34	Jimmy Spencer	88	Crisco	Pontiac	Baker-Schiff			312	0	0	running	12755	134
11	3	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		312	4	96	running	20770	140
12	17	Morgan Shepherd	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		312	0	0	running	13160	127
13	1	Ken Schrader	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Broome	124.645	312	1	7	running	14450	129
14	4	Derrike Cope	10	Purolator	Pontiac	Whitcomb	Buddy Parrott		311	0	0	running	6440	121
15	33	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			311	0	0	running	8105	118
16	9	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		311	2	76	running	14745	120
17	35	Jim Sauter	44	Group 44	Pontiac	Tullius			311	0	0	running	4960	112
18	28	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Hyde		310	0	0	running	6725	109
19	25	Brett Bodine	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Wingo		310	0	0	running	6590	106
20	39	Joe Ruttman	40	Dinner Bell Foods	Chevrolet				309	0	0	running	4430	103
21	29	Kyle Petty	42	Peak Antifreeze	Pontiac	SABCO	Nelson		309	0	0	running	3470	100
22	22	Lake Speed	83	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Oldsmobile	Speed			309	0	0	running	6385	97
23	32	Hut Stricklin	57	Heinz	Pontiac	Osterlund			309	0	0	running	4250	94
24	12	Larry Pearson	16	Chattanooga Chew	Buick	Pearson			308	0	0	running	4085	91
25	41	Jimmy Means	52	Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac	Means			307	0	0	running	3425	88
26	43	Bill Schmitt	73	Ross Corp.	Chevrolet	Schmitt			307	0	0	running	3995	85
27	40	Rodney Combs	89	Evinrude Outboards	Pontiac	Mueller Brothers			305	0	0	running	3250	82
28	8	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		280	1	61	valve	10195	84
29	11	Ricky Rudd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		272	1	1	radiator	10930	81
30	19	Sterling Marlin	94	Sunoco	Oldsmobile	Hagan			249	0	0	accident	5830	73
31	42	Stan Barrett	90	V-8 Juice	Ford	Donlavey			242	0	0	brakes	3105	70
32	5	Bobby Hamilton	51	Exxon	Chevrolet	Hendrick			215	2	5	engine	3075	72
33	21	Ernie Irvan	2	Kroger	Pontiac	Ulrich			206	0	0	engine	3660	64
34	24	Neil Bonnett	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		201	0	0	clutch	5615	61
35	27	Ron Esau	62	Baja Boats	Oldsmobile	Douglas Smith			194	0	0	brakes	2960	58
36	38	Bill Sedgwick	76	Spears Manufacturing	Buick	Spears			170	0	0	ignition	3525	55
37	36	Phil Parsons	55	Crown Petroleum	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			164	0	0	accident	4915	52
38	30	Greg Sacks	46	City Chevy	Chevrolet	Hendrick			160	0	0	handling	2895	49
39	14	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	Yates		153	0	0	engine	11270	46
40	15	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		57	0	0	crankshaft	4845	43
41	37	Roy Smith	09	Midgley Racing	Pontiac	Midgley			40	0	0	engine	4445	40
42	26	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		34	0	0	engine	2840	37
43	20	Butch Miller	1	Dinner Bell Foods	Chevrolet				16	0	0	engine	2825	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Rusty Wallace	4058	28	4	6	13	20
2	Mark Martin	3980	28	6	1	14	18
3	Dale Earnhardt	3979	28	0	4	13	18
4	Darrell Waltrip	3811	28	0	6	13	17
5	Bill Elliott	3692	28	2	3	8	14
6	Ken Schrader	3621	28	4	1	9	13
7	Terry Labonte	3521	28	0	2	9	11
8	Harry Gant	3498	28	0	1	9	14
9	Ricky Rudd	3482	28	0	1	7	15
10	Geoff Bodine	3430	28	3	1	8	10
11	Davey Allison	3388	28	1	2	7	13
12	Morgan Shepherd	3261	28	1	0	5	12
13	Sterling Marlin	3252	28	0	0	3	12
14	Alan Kulwicki	3112	28	5	0	5	9
15	Dick Trickle	3016	27	0	0	6	9
16	Rick Wilson	3010	28	0	0	2	7
17	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2993	27	0	0	1	6
18	Michael Waltrip	2972	28	0	0	0	5
19	Brett Bodine	2957	28	0	0	1	6
20	Phil Parsons	2896	28	0	0	2	3
21	Neil Bonnett	2857	25	0	0	0	10
22	Ernie Irvan	2786	28	0	0	0	4
23	Larry Pearson	2754	28	0	0	0	2
24	Dale Jarrett	2674	28	0	0	2	5
25	Dave Marcis	2651	26	0	0	0	1