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1989 Holly Farms 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 26 of 29
October 15, 1989 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
400 laps on a .625 mile paved track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:46:08
Average Speed: 90.269 mph
Pole Speed: no time trials

Cautions: 11 for 60 laps
Margin of Victory: 3 sec
Attendance: 34,000
Lead changes: 7

Glossary 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1989 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	11	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	47,800	running	1	180
2	3	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	28,075	running	51	175
3	9	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	400	18,300	running	0	165
4	10	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	400	12,775	running	0	160
5	13	75	Morgan Shepherd	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	400	15,200	running	0	155
6	6	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	400	13,570	running	0	150
7	2	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	400	11,880	running	0	146
8	23	2	Ernie Irvan	Dinner Bell Foods (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	400	6,792	running	5	147
9	5	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	400	8,630	running	0	138
10	1	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	400	15,155	running	343	144
11	17	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	398	5,875	running	0	130
12	16	84	Dick Trickle	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	398	6,275	running	0	127
13	7	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	397	7,150	running	0	124
14	27	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy Soap (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	396	5,295	running	0	121
15	20	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	395	5,650	running	0	118
16	15	21	Tommy Ellis	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	394	4,900	running	0	115
17	19	15	Brett Bodine	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	394	4,775	running	0	112
18	28	88	Jimmy Spencer	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Pontiac	393	4,900	running	0	109
19	12	94	Sterling Marlin	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	391	4,425	running	0	106
20	4	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	388	10,125	running	0	103
21	8	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	379	8,930	running	0	100
22	32	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	373	1,805	running	0	97
23	18	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	368	4,130	running	0	94
24	24	16	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Buick	312	2,555	running	0	91
25	21	83	Lake Speed	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	304	4,025	running	0	88
26	30	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Pontiac	296	2,380	running	0	85
27	25	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	218	3,830	overheating	0	82
28	22	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	199	3,755	crash	0	79
29	14	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	181	2,130	ignition	0	76
30	26	57	Hut Stricklin	Heinz (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	177	1,630	running	0	73
31	31	42	Kyle Petty	Peak Antifreeze (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	124	1,580	distributor	0	70
32	29	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	124	2,330	crash	0	67

Failed to qualify: Dale Fischlein, Joe Ruttman, James Hylton

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	14	14
	15	18	4
	19	70	52
	71	76	6
	77	88	12
	89	99	11
	100	116	17
	117	121	5
	122	127	6
	128	131	4
	132	183	52
	184	189	6
	190	202	13
	203	211	9
	212	276	65
	277	280	4
	281	308	28
	309	312	4
	313	367	55
	368	371	4
	372	394	23
	395	397	3
	398	400	3
Percent of race run under caution: 15.0% Average green flag run: 28.3 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Earnhardt	1	29	29
Mark Martin	30	77	48
Dale Earnhardt	78	117	40
Ernie Irvan	118	122	5
Dale Earnhardt	123	309	187
Mark Martin	310	312	3
Dale Earnhardt	313	399	87
Geoffrey Bodine	400	400	1

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Rusty Wallace	3758
2	Dale Earnhardt	3721	-37
3	Mark Martin	3630	-128
4	Darrell Waltrip	3476	-282
5	Bill Elliott	3394	-364
6	Ken Schrader	3332	-426
7	Ricky Rudd	3317	-441
8	Harry Gant	3275	-483
9	Davey Allison	3252	-506
10	Terry Labonte	3230	-528
11	Geoffrey Bodine	3200	-558
12	Sterling Marlin	3085	-673
13	Morgan Shepherd	3079	-679
14	Rick Wilson	2843	-915
15	Dick Trickle	2839	-919
16	Alan Kulwicki	2829	-929
17	Phil Parsons	2753	-1005
18	Brett Bodine	2746	-1012
19	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2742	-1016
20	Michael Waltrip	2722	-1036

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