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1989 TranSouth 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 5 of 29
Sunday, April 2, 1989 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.3 miles)

Time of race: 4:20:29
Average Speed: 115.475 mph
Pole Speed: 161.111 mph

Cautions: 7 for 68 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.05 sec
Attendance: 45,000
Lead changes: 16

Glossary 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1989 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	10	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	367	59,935	running	179	185
2	4	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	367	35,435	running	4	175
3	8	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	25,345	running	1	170
4	1	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	18,810	running	18	165
5	26	94	Sterling Marlin	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	367	18,270	running	0	155
7	3	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	366	10,750	running	56	151
6	13	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	367	17,725	running	0	150
8	5	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	366	15,120	running	64	147
10	14	83	Lake Speed	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	366	10,675	running	2	139
9	23	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	366	8,820	running	0	138
11	17	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	366	7,850	running	0	130
12	25	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	365	7,425	running	0	127
13	28	84	Dick Trickle	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	365	8,250	running	0	124
14	2	15	Brett Bodine	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	365	6,725	running	0	121
15	33	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	364	4,955	running	0	118
16	12	75	Morgan Shepherd	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	363	11,300	running	0	115
17	22	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy Soap (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	363	5,935	running	0	112
18	19	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	362	9,875	running	1	109
19	38	31	Jim Sauter	Slender You Figure Salons (Bob Clark)	Pontiac	361	3,610	running	0	106
20	36	16	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Buick	361	3,725	running	0	103
21	32	23	Eddie Bierschwale	Coaches (Don Bierschwale)	Oldsmobile	359	2,570	running	0	100
22	34	10	Ken Bouchard	Whitcomb Racing (Bob Whitcomb)	Pontiac	358	3,490	running	0	97
23	29	40	Ben Hess	Hess Racing (Ben Hess)	Oldsmobile	357	2,435	running	0	94
25	16	88	Greg Sacks	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Pontiac	352	5,925	crash	7	93
24	18	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	355	3,080	running	0	91
26	15	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	352	4,870	crash	0	85
27	6	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	350	9,140	crash	0	82
28	30	42	Kyle Petty	Peak Antifreeze (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	350	2,095	crash	0	79
29	35	34	Rodney Combs	Allen's Glass (Ken Allen)	Buick	349	2,050	running	0	76
30	39	57	Hut Stricklin	Heinz (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	341	2,050	running	0	73
31	40	70	J.D. McDuffie	Rumple Furniture (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	339	1,935	running	0	70
33	11	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	290	10,655	running	35	69
32	31	80	Jimmy Horton	Miles Concrete (George Smith)	Pontiac	324	1,895	engine	0	67
34	24	66	Rick Mast	Banquet Frozen Foods (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	284	5,090	running	0	61
35	37	68	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Jim Testa)	Pontiac	276	1,790	oil pump	0	58
36	4	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	261	10,355	running	0	55
37	41	90	Chad Little	Donlavey Racing (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	257	2,350	engine	0	52
38	27	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	211	1,710	rear end	0	49
39	20	21	Neil Bonnett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	162	4,295	valve	0	46
40	9	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	83	3,645	engine	0	43
41	21	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	83	3,645	crash	0	40

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	40	40
	41	44	4
	45	83	39
	84	97	14
	98	114	17
	115	118	4
	119	240	122
	241	249	9
	250	261	12
	262	280	19
	281	345	65
	346	350	5
	351	351	1
	352	364	13
	365	367	3
Percent of race run under caution: 18.5% Average green flag run: 37.4 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mark Martin	1	18	18
Alan Kulwicki	19	20	2
Rusty Wallace	21	41	21
Terry Labonte	42	42	1
Rusty Wallace	43	85	43
Dale Earnhardt	86	115	30
Greg Sacks	116	118	3
Dale Earnhardt	119	123	5
Alan Kulwicki	124	177	54
Harry Gant	178	185	8
Lake Speed	186	187	2
Harry Gant	188	336	149
Greg Sacks	337	340	4
Davey Allison	341	344	4
Harry Gant	345	346	2
Geoffrey Bodine	347	347	1
Harry Gant	348	367	20

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Alan Kulwicki	767
2	Dale Earnhardt	749	-18
3	Geoffrey Bodine	730	-37
4	Sterling Marlin	728	-39
5	Rusty Wallace	701	-66
6	Rick Wilson	651	-116
7	Darrell Waltrip	637	-130
8	Davey Allison	621	-146
9	Michael Waltrip	597	-170
10	Lake Speed	586	-181
11	Harry Gant	584	-183
12	Ken Schrader	579	-188
13	Bill Elliott	578	-189
14	Mark Martin	573	-194
15	Ricky Rudd	561	-206
16	Larry Pearson	549	-218
17	Rick Mast	519	-248
18	Morgan Shepherd	513	-254
19	Dick Trickle	511	-256
20	Terry Labonte	494	-273

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