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1989 Busch 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 20 of 29
Saturday, August 26, 1989 at Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:04:14
Average Speed: 85.554 mph
Pole Speed: 117.043 mph

Cautions: 11 for 69 laps
Margin of Victory: 5.04 sec
Attendance: 45,000
Lead changes: 11

Glossary 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1989 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
3	6	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	500	19,200	running	0	165
7	24	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	498	7,800	running	0	146
21	19	16	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Buick	444	3,025	overheating	0	100
28	22	84	Dick Trickle	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	126	4,300	crash	0	79
1	9	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	52,450	running	239	185
12	28	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy Soap (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	493	5,900	running	0	127
13	13	66	Rick Mast	Food City (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	492	3,150	running	0	124
14	7	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	490	11,650	running	145	126
16	2	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	489	8,850	running	65	120
23	4	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	294	7,295	engine	0	94
2	1	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	500	30,875	running	27	175
5	16	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	499	13,400	running	0	155
9	31	21	Neil Bonnett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	495	9,307	running	0	138
17	3	15	Brett Bodine	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	488	5,525	running	0	112
20	23	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	458	5,500	running	0	103
24	21	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	246	11,190	engine	0	91
25	20	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	241	8,935	running	0	88
4	14	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	500	13,300	running	0	160
11	17	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	494	6,100	running	0	130
18	5	94	Sterling Marlin	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	464	4,950	running	0	109
27	18	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	142	4,350	engine	0	82
31	25	83	Joe Ruttman	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	57	3,600	crash	0
6	10	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	499	12,125	running	24	155
8	12	88	Jimmy Spencer	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Pontiac	496	7,900	running	0	142
10	30	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	494	10,975	running	0	134
15	8	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	489	4,700	running	0	118
19	32	57	Hut Stricklin	Heinz (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	463	3,250	running	0	106
22	27	42	Kyle Petty	Peak Antifreeze (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	322	2,250	crash	0	97
26	29	75	Morgan Shepherd	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	223	8,680	engine	0	85
29	15	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Pontiac	121	2,725	crash	0	76
30	26	48	Greg Sacks	Dinner Bell Foods (Tom Winkle)	Pontiac	59	2,600	engine	0
32	11	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	57	4,100	crash	0	67

Failed to qualify: Tommy Ellis (#1), Richard Petty (#43), Jim Sauter (#44), Jimmy Means (#52)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	59	59
	60	64	5
	65	91	27
	92	94	3
	95	97	3
	98	100	3
	101	104	4
	105	109	5
	110	129	20
	130	136	7
	137	198	62
	199	202	4
	203	204	2
	205	227	23
	228	297	70
	298	302	5
	303	314	12
	315	317	3
	318	324	7
	325	332	8
	333	374	42
	375	377	3
	378	500	123
Percent of race run under caution: 13.8% Average green flag run: 35.9 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Geoffrey Bodine	1	45	45
Dale Earnhardt	46	130	85
Darrell Waltrip	131	131	1
Geoffrey Bodine	132	151	20
Dale Earnhardt	152	177	26
Alan Kulwicki	178	199	22
Rusty Wallace	200	223	24
Alan Kulwicki	224	228	5
Darrell Waltrip	229	260	32
Dale Earnhardt	261	294	34
Darrell Waltrip	295	500	206

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	2852
2	Rusty Wallace	2799	-53
3	Mark Martin	2734	-118
4	Darrell Waltrip	2711	-141
5	Davey Allison	2553	-299
6	Bill Elliott	2531	-321
7	Terry Labonte	2488	-364
8	Ken Schrader	2473	-379
9	Ricky Rudd	2457	-395
10	Geoffrey Bodine	2434	-418
11	Harry Gant	2411	-441
12	Sterling Marlin	2395	-457
13	Morgan Shepherd	2376	-476
14	Neil Bonnett	2292	-560
15	Rick Wilson	2280	-572
16	Alan Kulwicki	2268	-584
17	Phil Parsons	2171	-681
18	Dick Trickle	2122	-730
19	Brett Bodine	2047	-805
20	Michael Waltrip	2021	-831

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