1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series standings
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Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Money | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | Races Led | Races Led Most | X Led | Laps Led | Races Led Points | Avg % Led | % Beat | Laps | DNFs |
1 | Rusty Wallace | 4176 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 860990 | 8.79 | 10.34 | 23 | 9 | 77 | 2021 | 5 | 21.81 | 75.07 | 9107 | 4 |
2 | Dale Earnhardt | 4164 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 885050 | 7.72 | 10.28 | 22 | 6 | 88 | 2735 | 19 | 23.34 | 75.25 | 9112 | 2 |
3 | Mark Martin | 4053 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 622788 | 5.31 | 10.72 | 16 | 0 | 38 | 480 | 0 | 4.56 | 74.06 | 9010 | 4 |
4 | Darrell Waltrip | 3971 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 949535 | 8.45 | 11.90 | 17 | 2 | 55 | 858 | 3 | 7.58 | 70.93 | 9347 | 3 |
5 | Ken Schrader | 3786 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 702615 | 7.24 | 13.21 | 17 | 1 | 55 | 364 | 0 | 5.19 | 67.43 | 8675 | 6 |
6 | Bill Elliott | 3774 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 694962 | 8.86 | 12.97 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 380 | 0 | 4.84 | 68.08 | 9037 | 4 |
7 | Harry Gant | 3610 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 487202 | 13.66 | 14.83 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 440 | 0 | 3.97 | 63.11 | 8627 | 4 |
8 | Ricky Rudd | 3608 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 409352 | 16.31 | 14.41 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 247 | 0 | 4.55 | 64.21 | 9326 | 5 |
9 | Geoff Bodine | 3600 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 520580 | 7.86 | 15.00 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 510 | 1 | 4.63 | 62.65 | 9051 | 7 |
10 | Terry Labonte | 3564 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 565702 | 13.21 | 15.14 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 104 | 0 | 1.76 | 62.28 | 8306 | 6 |
11 | Davey Allison | 3481 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 560814 | 15.38 | 16.21 | 13 | 1 | 33 | 236 | 0 | 3.25 | 59.43 | 8287 | 6 |
12 | Sterling Marlin | 3422 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 369837 | 12.86 | 16.14 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 0.41 | 59.61 | 8840 | 5 |
13 | Morgan Shepherd | 3403 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 480037 | 16.07 | 16.52 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 139 | 0 | 2.95 | 58.60 | 7590 | 9 |
14 | Alan Kulwicki | 3236 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 425500 | 7.31 | 18.86 | 14 | 2 | 37 | 569 | 1 | 5.09 | 52.35 | 8324 | 11 |
15 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 3139 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 232204 | 24.64 | 17.50 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0.45 | 56.25 | 8375 | 7 |
16 | Rick Wilson | 3119 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 265637 | 14.55 | 19.17 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0.36 | 51.52 | 8008 | 8 |
17 | Dick Trickle | 3079 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 273432 | 19.71 | 17.46 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 80 | 0 | 0.82 | 55.93 | 8607 | 8 |
18 | Michael Waltrip | 3057 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 215480 | 18.28 | 19.55 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.28 | 50.51 | 8372 | 10 |
19 | Brett Bodine | 3051 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 233182 | 15.76 | 19.59 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.02 | 50.41 | 8202 | 9 |
20 | Neil Bonnett | 2995 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 227007 | 20.35 | 16.73 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0.31 | 58.43 | 7795 | 5 |
21 | Phil Parsons | 2933 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 269012 | 22.45 | 21.07 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 0.46 | 46.46 | 7735 | 8 |
22 | Ernie Irvan | 2916 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 144329 | 23.76 | 21.17 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 0.49 | 46.18 | 8286 | 6 |
23 | Larry Pearson | 2860 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 148060 | 21.59 | 21.66 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.06 | 44.89 | 7993 | 11 |
24 | Dale Jarrett | 2789 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 215317 | 24.21 | 22.69 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 0 | 0.69 | 42.13 | 7798 | 11 |
25 | Dave Marcis | 2715 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 195161 | 31.52 | 21.15 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0.21 | 46.93 | 7866 | 4 |
26 | Hut Stricklin | 2708 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 137054 | 28.37 | 21.15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.06 | 46.19 | 7557 | 6 |
27 | Lake Speed | 2550 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 185227 | 21.67 | 19.42 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.19 | 50.89 | 7028 | 5 |
28 | Derrike Cope | 2180 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 121780 | 18.96 | 23.17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.07 | 41.45 | 5382 | 12 |
29 | Richard Petty | 2148 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117300 | 27.60 | 25.76 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.11 | 35.45 | 5568 | 12 |
30 | Kyle Petty | 2099 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 98977 | 22.42 | 17.95 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0.42 | 55.65 | 5207 | 7 |
31 | Jimmy Means | 1698 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60705 | 30.68 | 28.68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.10 | 27.15 | 4876 | 13 |
32 | Greg Sacks | 1565 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 96035 | 22.40 | 27.55 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 110 | 0 | 1.14 | 29.39 | 4955 | 13 |
33 | Jim Sauter | 1510 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64432 | 32.18 | 24.88 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.10 | 38.30 | 3974 | 8 |
34 | Jimmy Spencer | 1445 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 121065 | 26.53 | 23.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 40.12 | 3546 | 9 |
35 | Rick Mast | 1315 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 115502 | 21.08 | 21.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0.42 | 46.39 | 4160 | 5 |
36 | Eddie Bierschwale | 1306 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74695 | 33.69 | 27.25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.06 | 31.48 | 3829 | 6 |
37 | Ben Hess | 921 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43490 | 27.00 | 20.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 49.27 | 3194 | 0 |
38 | Chad Little | 602 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33690 | 29.88 | 29.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 26.62 | 1936 | 4 |
39 | Butch Miller | 576 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22520 | 21.67 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13.77 | 1129 | 7 |
40 | A.J. Foyt | 527 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31995 | 23.00 | 29.71 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.37 | 28.47 | 860 | 5 |
41 | Mickey Gibbs | 508 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27040 | 35.14 | 30.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 27.14 | 1363 | 4 |
42 | Rodney Combs | 470 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33590 | 31.89 | 33.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.44 | 1657 | 6 |
43 | Joe Ruttman | 469 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64645 | 25.78 | 23.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 41.71 | 1704 | 4 |
44 | J.D. McDuffie | 457 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25820 | 36.00 | 32.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 19.05 | 1381 | 5 |
45 | Phil Barkdoll | 378 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26950 | 22.50 | 23.25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.25 | 44.38 | 658 | 2 |
46 | Jimmy Horton | 377 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14932 | 31.60 | 29.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 26.18 | 955 | 4 |
47 | Dick Johnson | 322 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11515 | 25.00 | 27.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 33.33 | 497 | 1 |
48 | Ken Bouchard | 313 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33930 | 29.00 | 28.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 33.13 | 911 | 2 |
49 | Terry Byers | 306 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11400 | 36.33 | 20.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 50.43 | 773 | 0 |
50 | Darin Brassfield | 297 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10852 | 31.67 | 21.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 46.96 | 275 | 1 |
51 | Grant Adcox | 282 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11815 | 38.00 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 45.00 | 541 | 1 |
52 | Jerry O'Neil | 268 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9165 | 33.50 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 23.46 | 1026 | 2 |
53 | Norm Benning | 216 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6875 | 35.67 | 30.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 655 | 3 |
54 | Ken Ragan | 204 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7295 | 34.67 | 31.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 23.97 | 550 | 1 |
55 | Tracy Leslie | 191 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8800 | 33.50 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 46.25 | 557 | 1 |
56 | Charlie Baker | 171 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16370 | 34.33 | 35.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.17 | 255 | 2 |
57 | Bob Schacht | 170 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5475 | 37.50 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 35.90 | 602 | 1 |
58 | H.B. Bailey | 167 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6595 | 37.50 | 26.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 33.77 | 487 | 0 |
59 | Stan Barrett | 155 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11500 | 34.50 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 22.50 | 391 | 3 |
60 | Rich Bickle | 143 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4185 | 40.00 | 30.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 28.05 | 355 | 1 |
61 | Rob Moroso | 140 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4725 | 18.00 | 31.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 25.00 | 583 | 2 |
62 | Lennie Pond | 130 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3475 | 25.00 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 71.43 | 394 | 0 |
63 | Tommy Ellis | 115 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15385 | 20.00 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 41.75 | 996 | 1 |
64 | John McFadden | 113 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5280 | 36.50 | 35.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.39 | 213 | 2 |
65 | Brad Teague | 112 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4830 | 24.50 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 36.11 | 733 | 1 |
66 | Patty Moise | 110 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6180 | 35.50 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.39 | 33 | 2 |
67 | Tommie Crozier | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4600 | 39.00 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.95 | 112 | 2 |
68 | Bobby Gerhart | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2975 | 37.00 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 40.54 | 194 | 0 |
69 | Ronnie Thomas | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3925 | 24.00 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 43.59 | 196 | 0 |
70 | Jim Bown | 92 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8100 | 32.25 | 35.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.20 | 664 | 3 |
71 | James Hylton | 92 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3775 | 38.50 | 39.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.30 | 38 | 2 |
72 | Jack Pennington | 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4475 | 28.00 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 32.50 | 580 | 1 |
73 | Dave Mader III | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2675 | 37.00 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 43.90 | 480 | 0 |
74 | Bill Schmitt | 85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7920 | 39.50 | 21.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 50.60 | 380 | 0 |
75 | Bill Ingram | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3875 | 30.00 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 37.50 | 181 | 0 |
76 | Mike Alexander | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16275 | 22.00 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 36.59 | 188 | 0 |
77 | Mark Stahl | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3785 | 31.00 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 35.00 | 176 | 0 |
78 | Ronnie Sanders | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12570 | 27.00 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 34.15 | 184 | 0 |
79 | Randy LaJoie | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2725 | 32.00 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 27.03 | 185 | 1 |
80 | Andy Belmont | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2150 | 35.00 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 28.21 | 373 | 1 |
81 | Oma Kimbrough | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2135 | 38.00 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 25.64 | 64 | 1 |
82 | Rick Jeffrey | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3125 | 37.00 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 25.64 | 191 | 0 |
83 | Bobby Hamilton | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3075 | 5.00 | 32.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 26.19 | 215 | 1 |
84 | Ted Thomas | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1975 | 39.00 | 31.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 23.08 | 55 | 1 |
85 | Mark Gibson | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2880 | 40.00 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.95 | 100 | 1 |
86 | Allan Grice | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1900 | 32.00 | 34.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 19.51 | 294 | 1 |
87 | Mike Miller | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3075 | 37.00 | 34.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.38 | 137 | 1 |
88 | Mike Potter | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2455 | 38.00 | 34.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13.16 | 137 | 1 |
89 | Ron Esau | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8670 | 34.67 | 38.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.76 | 326 | 3 |
90 | Bill Flowers | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1800 | 34.00 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 |
91 | Jack Ely | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1800 | 37.00 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.82 | 204 | 1 |
92 | Bill Sedgwick | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3525 | 38.00 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.67 | 170 | 1 |
93 | Bill Venturini | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2975 | 38.00 | 37.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.69 | 80 | 1 |
94 | Roy Smith | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7820 | 37.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.02 | 86 | 2 |
95 | Hershel McGriff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5075 | 31.00 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 68.29 | 74 | 0 |
96 | Troy Beebe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2605 | 32.00 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 43.90 | 72 | 0 |
97 | Terry Fisher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2825 | 24.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 41.46 | 72 | 0 |
98 | Lee Raymond | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13530 | 21.00 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 39.02 | 189 | 0 |
99 | Tommy Kendall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3015 | 16.00 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.11 | 33.33 | 79 | 1 |
100 | Rick McCray | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3200 | 40.00 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 34.15 | 72 | 0 |
101 | Trevor Boys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2575 | 33.00 | 31.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 18.92 | 151 | 1 |
102 | John Krebs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3000 | 42.00 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 21.95 | 65 | 0 |
103 | Bill Cooper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2360 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.07 | 61 | 1 |
104 | Jimmy Hensley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2360 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |