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1989 AC Spark Plug 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 16 of 29
Sunday, July 23, 1989 at Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, PA
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:14:34
Average Speed: 117.847 mph
Pole Speed: 157.809 mph

Cautions: 9 for 42 laps
Margin of Victory: 2.21 sec
Attendance: 78,000
Lead changes: 28

Glossary 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1989 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	14	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	200	58,400	running	8	180
2	6	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	200	46,875	running	68	180
3	7	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	26,300	running	4	170
4	24	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	23,850	running	19	165
5	8	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	200	20,350	running	0	155
6	23	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	200	16,225	running	1	155
7	1	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	16,050	running	7	151
8	12	75	Morgan Shepherd	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	200	13,925	running	0	142
9	3	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	14,275	running	3	143
10	5	15	Brett Bodine	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	200	12,250	running	0	134
11	29	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	200	8,950	running	16	135
12	36	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	200	11,207	running	0	127
13	22	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	199	12,850	running	2	129
14	11	42	Kyle Petty	Peak Antifreeze (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	199	4,150	running	16	126
15	21	88	Jimmy Spencer	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Pontiac	199	9,400	running	0	118
16	30	44	Jim Sauter	Group 44 (Bob Tullius)	Pontiac	199	3,850	running	0	115
17	2	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	199	12,750	running	41	117
18	17	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	198	7,550	running	0	109
19	32	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	198	7,325	running	5	111
20	31	84	Dick Trickle	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	198	8,175	running	7	108
21	39	06	Terry Byers	Byers Racing (Terry Byers)	Chevrolet	197	3,175	running	0	100
22	37	38	Dick Johnson	Redkote Steel Tubing (Dick Johnson)	Ford	196	3,075	running	0	97
23	19	21	Neil Bonnett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	195	6,295	running	3	99
24	40	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	195	2,925	running	0	91
25	10	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	192	6,100	running	0	88
26	27	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	164	3,825	running	0	85
27	35	04	Bob Schacht	George Hakes	Ford	139	2,775	engine	0	82
28	28	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	128	6,675	water pump	0	79
29	16	83	Lake Speed	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	127	5,525	crash	0	76
30	15	48	Greg Sacks	Dinner Bell Foods (Tom Winkle)	Pontiac	114	3,425	crash	0	73
31	18	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	111	9,575	engine	0	70
32	38	13	Eddie Bierschwale	Genesee Beer (Jim Rosenblum)	Chevrolet	83	2,575	crash	0	67
33	33	80	Jimmy Horton	Miles Concrete (George Smith)	Pontiac	71	3,175	crash	0	64
34	26	62	Joe Ruttman	Baja Boats (Douglas Smith)	Oldsmobile	60	2,400	engine	0	61
35	20	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Pontiac	56	3,100	engine	0	58
36	9	94	Sterling Marlin	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	45	5,000	engine	0	55
37	34	57	Hut Stricklin	Heinz (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	24	2,925	engine	0	52
38	25	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	22	2,875	engne	0	49
39	4	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	10	4,825	engine	0	46
40	13	16	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Buick	2	2,740	oil line	0	43

Failed to qualify: J.D. McDuffie (#70), Charlie Baker (#93), Norm Benning (#99), Mike Potter

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	11	11
	12	14	3
	15	30	16
	31	33	3
	34	45	12
	46	48	3
	49	61	13
	62	66	5
	67	73	7
	74	81	8
	82	84	3
	85	87	3
	88	103	16
	104	106	3
	107	113	7
	114	116	3
	117	128	12
	129	139	11
	140	200	61
Percent of race run under caution: 21.0% Average green flag run: 15.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ken Schrader	1	7	7
Rusty Wallace	8	12	5
Kyle Petty	13	15	3
Dale Earnhardt	16	18	3
Rusty Wallace	19	29	11
Geoffrey Bodine	30	37	8
Rusty Wallace	38	46	9
Neil Bonnett	47	49	3
Rusty Wallace	50	62	13
Dave Marcis	63	67	5
Geoffrey Bodine	68	74	7
Bobby Hillin, Jr.	75	84	10
Geoffrey Bodine	85	94	10
Rusty Wallace	95	102	8
Mark Martin	103	104	2
Bobby Hillin, Jr.	105	107	3
Geoffrey Bodine	108	112	5
Mark Martin	113	114	2
Terry Labonte	115	116	2
Kyle Petty	117	129	13
Davey Allison	130	130	1
Dick Trickle	131	137	7
Bobby Hillin, Jr.	138	140	3
Darrell Waltrip	141	148	8
Geoffrey Bodine	149	159	11
Darrell Waltrip	160	170	11
Bill Elliott	171	172	2
Rusty Wallace	173	194	22
Bill Elliott	195	200	6

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	2314
2	Rusty Wallace	2227	-87
3	Darrell Waltrip	2179	-135
4	Bill Elliott	2153	-161
5	Mark Martin	2148	-166
6	Davey Allison	2016	-298
7	Geoffrey Bodine	1996	-318
8	Sterling Marlin	1995	-319
9	Terry Labonte	1984	-330
10	Ken Schrader	1971	-343
11	Ricky Rudd	1957	-357
12	Neil Bonnett	1847	-467
13	Alan Kulwicki	1835	-479
14	Rick Wilson	1834	-480
15	Harry Gant	1833	-481
16	Phil Parsons	1825	-489
17	Lake Speed	1803	-511
18	Morgan Shepherd	1796	-518
19	Dick Trickle	1761	-553
20	Michael Waltrip	1685	-629

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