1989 TranSouth 500

Race 5 of 29

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 4:20:29
Average speed of winner: 115.475 mph
Margin of victory: 1.05 sec.
Lead changes: 14 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 68 laps
Lap leaders: Martin 1-18, Kulwicki 19-20, Wallace 21-85, Earnhardt 86-115, Sacks 116-118, Earnhardt 119-123, Kulwicki 124-177, Gant 178-185, Speed 186-187, Gant 188-336, Sacks 337-340, Allison 341-344, Gant 345-346, G. Bodine 347, Gant 348-367

Race notes: Alan Kulwicki took the points lead from Dale Earnhardt.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Start), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	10	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Petree		367	4	179	running	59935	185
2	4	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	Yates		367	1	4	running	35435	175
3	8	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		367	1	1	running	25345	170
4	1	Mark Martin	6	Stroh's Light	Ford	Roush	Pemberton	161.111	367	1	18	running	18810	165
5	26	Sterling Marlin	94	Sunoco	Oldsmobile	Hagan			367	0	0	running	18207	155
6	13	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		367	0	0	running	17725	150
7	3	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		366	2	56	running	10750	151
8	5	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		366	1	65	running	15120	147
9	23	Michael Waltrip	30	Country Time	Pontiac	Bahari	Beam		366	0	0	running	8820	138
10	14	Lake Speed	83	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Oldsmobile	Speed			366	1	2	running	10675	139
11	17	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		366	0	0	running	7850	130
12	25	Ricky Rudd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		365	0	0	running	7425	127
13	28	Dick Trickle	84	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		365	0	0	running	8250	124
14	2	Brett Bodine	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Wingo		365	0	0	running	6725	121
15	33	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		364	0	0	running	4955	118
16	12	Morgan Shepherd	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		363	0	0	running	11300	115
17	22	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			363	0	0	running	5935	112
18	19	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Brewer		362	0	0	running	9875	109
19	38	Jim Sauter	31	Slender You Figure Salons	Pontiac	Bob Clark			361	0	0	running	3610	106
20	36	Larry Pearson	16	Chattanooga Chew	Buick	Pearson			361	0	0	running	3725	103
21	32	Eddie Bierschwale	23	Coaches	Oldsmobile	Bierschwale			359	0	0	running	2570	100
22	34	Ken Bouchard	10	Whitcomb Racing	Pontiac	Whitcomb	Buddy Parrott		358	0	0	running	3490	97
23	29	Ben Hess	40	Hess Racing	Oldsmobile	Ben Hess			357	0	0	running	2435	94
24	18	Ernie Irvan	2	Kroger	Pontiac	Ulrich			355	0	0	running	3080	91
25	16	Greg Sacks	88	Crisco	Pontiac	Baker-Schiff			352	2	7	accident	5925	93
26	15	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Hyde		352	0	0	accident	4870	85
27	6	Ken Schrader	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Broome		350	0	0	accident	9140	82
28	30	Kyle Petty	42	Peak Antifreeze	Pontiac	SABCO	Nelson		350	0	0	accident	2095	79
29	35	Rodney Combs	34	Allen's Glass	Buick	Ken Allen			349	0	0	running	2050	76
30	39	Hut Stricklin	57	Heinz	Pontiac	Osterlund			341	0	0	running	2050	73
31	40	J.D. McDuffie	70	Rumple Furniture Co.	Pontiac	McDuffie			339	0	0	running	1935	70
32	31	Jimmy Horton	80	Miles Concrete	Pontiac	George Smith			324	0	0	engine	1895	67
33	11	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		290	2	35	running	10655	69
34	24	Rick Mast	66	Banquet Foods	Chevrolet	Needham			284	0	0	running	5090	61
35	37	Derrike Cope	68	Purolator	Pontiac	Testa			276	0	0	oil pump	1790	58
36	4	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond		261	0	0	running	10355	55
37	41	Chad Little	90	Donlavey Racing	Ford	Donlavey			257	0	0	engine	2350	52
38	27	Jimmy Means	52	Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac	Means			211	0	0	rear end	1710	49
39	20	Neil Bonnett	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		162	0	0	valve	4295	46
40	9	Dale Jarrett	29	Hardee's	Pontiac	Yarborough			83	0	0	engine	3645	43
41	21	Phil Parsons	55	Crown Petroleum	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			83	0	0	accident	3645	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Alan Kulwicki	767	5	1	0	2	4
2	Dale Earnhardt	749	5	0	0	4	4
3	Geoff Bodine	730	5	1	0	3	3
4	Sterling Marlin	728	5	0	0	2	4
5	Rusty Wallace	701	5	1	2	2	3
6	Rick Wilson	651	5	0	0	0	2
7	Darrell Waltrip	637	5	0	2	2	3
8	Davey Allison	621	5	0	0	2	3
9	Michael Waltrip	597	5	0	0	0	1
10	Lake Speed	586	5	0	0	0	2
11	Harry Gant	584	5	0	1	1	1
12	Ken Schrader	579	5	1	0	1	1
13	Bill Elliott	578	5	0	0	0	2
14	Mark Martin	573	5	1	0	2	2
15	Ricky Rudd	561	5	0	0	1	1
16	Larry Pearson	549	5	0	0	0	1
17	Rick Mast	519	5	0	0	0	1
18	Morgan Shepherd	513	5	0	0	0	1
19	Terry Labonte	494	5	0	0	0	1
20	Ben Hess	491	5	0	0	0	0
21	Ernie Irvan	490	5	0	0	0	1
22	Eddie Bierschwale	488	5	0	0	0	1
23	Dale Jarrett	477	5	0	0	0	1
24	Greg Sacks	471	5	0	0	0	1
25	Phil Parsons	459	5	0	0	1	1