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1989 First Union 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 7 of 29
Sunday, April 16, 1989 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
400 laps on a .625 mile paved track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:46:47
Average Speed: 89.937 mph
Pole Speed: 117.524 mph

Cautions: 10 for 49 laps
Margin of Victory: 3 sec
Attendance: 34,000
Lead changes: 10

Glossary 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1989 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
11	17	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	395	9,495	running	0	130
18	32	23	Eddie Bierschwale	Bierschwale Racing (Don Bierschwale)	Oldsmobile	388	3,395	running	0	109
28	20	15	Brett Bodine	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	275	4,575	oil cooler	0	79
7	2	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	9,200	running	19	151
13	11	21	Neil Bonnett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	394	5,170	running	0	124
1	3	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	400	51,225	running	296	185
22	5	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	367	11,250	running	0	97
23	30	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	329	6,025	running	0	94
15	14	40	Ben Hess	Hess Racing (Ben Hess)	Oldsmobile	393	3,025	running	0	118
10	29	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	396	9,575	running	0	134
19	18	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	383	4,745	running	0	106
2	13	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	400	25,575	running	0	170
5	7	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	400	14,025	running	0	155
20	26	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy Soap (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	376	5,545	running	0	103
26	6	94	Sterling Marlin	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	301	3,975	camshaft	0	85
3	4	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	19,425	running	0	165
25	12	66	Rick Mast	Banquet Frozen Foods (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	321	4,200	engine	0	88
32	16	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	77	1,650	rear end	0	67
12	28	60	Phil Parsons	Combs Racing (Bob Bilby)	Chevrolet	394	2,245	running	0	127
24	23	16	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Buick	323	2,757	engine	0	91
6	8	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	400	7,475	running	0	150
21	19	88	Greg Sacks	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Pontiac	374	6,350	running	0	100
31	22	31	Jim Sauter	Clark Racing (Bob Clark)	Pontiac	161	1,650	brakes	0	70
14	31	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	394	7,840	running	0	121
17	25	75	Morgan Shepherd	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	390	9,695	running	0	112
27	21	83	Lake Speed	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	297	3,875	running	0	82
16	24	57	Hut Stricklin	Heinz (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	390	2,120	running	0	115
4	10	84	Dick Trickle	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	400	13,800	running	5	165
9	1	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	399	16,850	running	6	143
8	15	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	11,505	running	74	147
29	9	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	272	3,775	crash	0	76
30	27	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	270	3,225	crash	0	73

Failed to qualify: Bobby Hillin, Jr. (#8), Kevin Evans, J.D. McDuffie (#70), Phil Parsons (#55), Richard Petty (#43), Bill Meacham (#04), Mark Walbridge, Jerry O'Neil (#53)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	116	116
	117	121	5
	122	137	16
	138	140	3
	141	164	24
	165	166	2
	167	265	99
	266	270	5
	271	275	5
	276	292	17
	293	294	2
	295	297	3
	298	307	10
	308	310	3
	311	313	3
	314	316	3
	317	339	23
	340	344	5
	345	354	10
	355	357	3
	358	400	43
Percent of race run under caution: 12.2% Average green flag run: 31.9 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Rusty Wallace	1	6	6
Geoffrey Bodine	7	25	19
Dale Earnhardt	26	65	40
Darrell Waltrip	66	128	63
Dale Earnhardt	129	165	37
Darrell Waltrip	166	167	2
Dale Earnhardt	168	256	89
Darrell Waltrip	257	265	9
Dale Earnhardt	266	340	75
Dick Trickle	341	345	5
Dale Earnhardt	346	400	55

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	1054
2	Geoffrey Bodine	1051	-3
3	Alan Kulwicki	1045	-9
4	Rusty Wallace	1024	-30
5	Darrell Waltrip	954	-100
6	Sterling Marlin	936	-118
7	Davey Allison	916	-138
8	Mark Martin	893	-161
9	Ricky Rudd	853	-201
10	Dick Trickle	831	-223
11	Rick Wilson	829	-225
12	Bill Elliott	818	-236
13	Harry Gant	817	-237
14	Michael Waltrip	803	-251
15	Ken Schrader	767	-287
16	Lake Speed	756	-298
17	Larry Pearson	749	-305
18	Terry Labonte	740	-314
19	Rick Mast	733	-321
20	Greg Sacks	727	-327

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