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1989 AC Delco 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 27 of 29
Sunday, October 22, 1989 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.4 miles)

Time of race: 4:23:10
Average Speed: 114.079 mph
Pole Speed: 148.624 mph

Cautions: 14 for 69 laps
Margin of Victory: 2.98 sec
Attendance: 49,000
Lead changes: 35

Glossary 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1989 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	7	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	492	52,800	running	101	185
2	21	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	492	33,675	running	194	180
3	2	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	492	32,225	running	24	170
4	9	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	491	16,725	running	0	160
5	16	84	Dick Trickle	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	491	15,250	running	0	155
6	19	21	Neil Bonnett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	491	10,550	running	0	150
7	11	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	490	12,275	running	0	146
8	28	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	490	9,575	running	0	142
9	1	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	490	13,225	running	6	143
10	36	42	Kyle Petty	Peak Antifreeze (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	489	10,107	running	0	134
11	6	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Pontiac	489	6,625	running	0	130
12	3	16	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Buick	488	6,575	running	0	127
13	27	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	488	7,950	running	0	124
14	15	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	488	13,725	running	0	121
15	4	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	488	17,500	running	0	118
16	20	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	487	5,075	running	0	115
17	26	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	486	6,775	running	0	112
18	30	48	Greg Sacks	Dinner Bell Foods (Tom Winkle)	Pontiac	485	3,475	running	0	109
19	24	83	Lake Speed	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	485	9,875	running	0	106
20	5	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	484	13,775	running	86	108
21	14	15	Brett Bodine	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	484	6,375	running	1	105
22	18	57	Hut Stricklin	Heinz (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	474	3,700	running	0	97
23	10	94	Sterling Marlin	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	471	5,500	running	0	94
24	29	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	470	5,375	running	0	91
25	40	54	Bob Schacht	Schacht Racing (Bob Schacht)	Buick	463	2,700	running	0	88
26	13	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	460	10,950	running	2	90
27	35	62	Joe Ruttman	Baja Boats (Douglas Smith)	Oldsmobile	459	2,500	running	0	82
28	8	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	456	10,700	running	66	84
29	12	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	446	10,025	running	4	81
30	33	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy Soap (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	443	5,500	running	0	73
31	37	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	341	2,200	engine	0	70
32	17	47	Jack Pennington	Dooley (Derick Close)	Chevrolet	277	2,150	handling	0
33	22	44	Jim Sauter	Group 44 (Bob Tullius)	Pontiac	249	2,080	brakes	8	69
34	34	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	247	4,280	handling	0	61
35	31	88	Jimmy Spencer	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Pontiac	225	4,605	crash	0	58
36	23	75	Morgan Shepherd	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	206	9,925	crash	0	55
37	39	34	Jim Bown	Allen's Glass (Ken Allen)	Buick	195	1,900	handling	0	52
38	25	53	Jerry O'Neil	O'Neil Racing (Alan Aroneck)	Oldsmobile	112	1,875	axle	0	49
39	32	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	74	4,450	clutch	0	46
40	38	93	Charlie Baker	Baker Racing (Patsy Salmon)	Buick	37	1,825	oil pump	0	43

Failed to qualify: Mark Stahl (#82), Bill Meacham, Tommie Crozier, J.D. McDuffie (#70)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	26	26
	27	32	6
	33	37	5
	38	42	5
	43	97	55
	98	103	6
	104	113	10
	114	117	4
	118	207	90
	208	216	9
	217	217	1
	218	220	3
	221	225	5
	226	228	3
	229	230	2
	231	238	8
	239	247	9
	248	249	2
	250	267	18
	268	271	4
	272	312	41
	313	316	4
	317	404	88
	405	410	6
	411	428	18
	429	434	6
	435	468	34
	469	471	3
	472	492	21
Percent of race run under caution: 14.0% Average green flag run: 28.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Alan Kulwicki	1	2	2
Darrell Waltrip	3	7	5
Alan Kulwicki	8	9	2
Darrell Waltrip	10	25	16
Dale Earnhardt	26	27	2
Jim Sauter	28	35	8
Dale Earnhardt	36	36	1
Darrell Waltrip	37	37	1
Dale Earnhardt	38	74	37
Mark Martin	75	76	2
Dale Earnhardt	77	86	10
Harry Gant	87	87	1
Dale Earnhardt	88	97	10
Ricky Rudd	98	98	1
Dale Earnhardt	99	110	12
Rusty Wallace	111	111	1
Dale Earnhardt	112	119	8
Rusty Wallace	120	124	5
Dale Earnhardt	125	125	1
Rusty Wallace	126	146	21
Ricky Rudd	147	175	29
Mark Martin	176	185	10
Harry Gant	186	187	2
Davey Allison	188	189	2
Brett Bodine	190	190	1
Ricky Rudd	191	226	36
Dale Earnhardt	227	231	5
Darrell Waltrip	232	232	1
Rusty Wallace	233	268	36
Alan Kulwicki	269	270	2
Rusty Wallace	271	401	131
Mark Martin	402	405	4
Harry Gant	406	406	1
Mark Martin	407	414	8
Darrell Waltrip	415	415	1
Mark Martin	416	492	77

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Rusty Wallace	3938
2	Dale Earnhardt	3829	-109
3	Mark Martin	3815	-123
4	Darrell Waltrip	3646	-292
5	Bill Elliott	3512	-426
6	Ken Schrader	3492	-446
7	Ricky Rudd	3401	-537
8	Harry Gant	3356	-582
9	Terry Labonte	3351	-587
10	Geoffrey Bodine	3346	-592
11	Davey Allison	3342	-596
12	Sterling Marlin	3179	-759
13	Morgan Shepherd	3134	-804
14	Dick Trickle	2994	-944
15	Alan Kulwicki	2972	-966
16	Rick Wilson	2967	-971
17	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2884	-1054
18	Brett Bodine	2851	-1087
19	Phil Parsons	2844	-1094
20	Michael Waltrip	2834	-1104

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