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1989 Peak Performance 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 23 of 29
Sunday, September 17, 1989 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE
500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:04:05
Average Speed: 122.909 mph
Pole Speed: 146.169 mph

Cautions: 5 for 31 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.28 sec
Attendance: 55,000
Lead changes: 18

Glossary 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1989 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
5	14	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	498	18,375	running	0	155
15	30	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	492	7,525	running	0	118
25	6	84	Dick Trickle	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	451	6,075	crash	15	93
35	37	92	Jack Ely	North Star Racing (Jack Ely)	Buick	204	1,800	rear end	0	58
39	38	49	James Hylton	Hylton Racing (James Hylton)	Buick	25	1,675	engine	0	46
40	8	16	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Buick	1	2,250	engine	0	43
1	15	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	59,950	running	375	185
3	3	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	25,875	running	21	170
18	9	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	484	11,300	running	0	109
22	31	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy Soap (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	475	5,500	running	0	97
27	5	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	427	9,250	crash	0	82
31	36	99	Norm Benning	O'Neil Racing (Jerry O'Neil)	Chevrolet	276	2,050	wheel bearing	0	70
37	40	65	Tommie Crozier	Universal Steel (Bill Leonard)	Chevrolet	96	1,750	vibration	0	52
2	10	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	35,540	running	34	175
4	7	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	499	23,125	running	0	160
9	22	15	Brett Bodine	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	497	9,175	running	0	138
14	25	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	494	10,025	running	0	121
24	1	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	470	14,300	engine	37	96
26	26	21	Neil Bonnett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	449	5,050	crash	0	85
29	35	04	Andy Belmont	George Hakes	Ford	373	2,150	brakes	0	76
32	2	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	274	5,075	engine	16	72
13	17	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	494	7,175	running	0	124
17	12	94	Sterling Marlin	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	489	6,350	running	0	112
19	11	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	483	5,950	running	0	106
28	21	22	Rob Moroso	Prestone (Dick Moroso)	Oldsmobile	414	2,700	crash	0	79
36	23	83	Lake Speed	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	125	4,400	engine	0	55
38	13	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	54	8,700	crank	0	49
6	16	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	498	11,675	running	0	150
7	4	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	497	16,475	running	0	146
8	19	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Pontiac	497	7,875	running	2	147
10	27	88	Jimmy Spencer	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Pontiac	496	11,925	running	0	134
11	20	42	Kyle Petty	Peak Antifreeze (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	496	4,025	running	0	130
12	33	44	Jim Sauter	Group 44 (Bob Tullius)	Pontiac	495	6,082	running	0	127
16	18	75	Morgan Shepherd	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	492	10,800	running	0	115
20	29	57	Hut Stricklin	Heinz (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	479	4,875	running	0	103
21	34	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	476	2,550	running	0	100
23	28	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	472	5,400	engine	0	94
30	32	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	351	2,850	fatigue	0	73
33	24	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	266	2,600	ignition	0	64
34	39	70	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	237	1,900	engine	0	61

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	71	71
	72	77	6
	78	199	122
	200	203	4
	204	249	46
	250	253	4
	254	275	22
	276	279	4
	280	453	174
	454	466	13
	467	500	34
Percent of race run under caution: 6.2% Average green flag run: 78.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Alan Kulwicki	1	1	1
Davey Allison	2	32	31
Alan Kulwicki	33	47	15
Dick Trickle	48	62	15
Dale Earnhardt	63	156	94
Davey Allison	157	161	5
Derrike Cope	162	163	2
Dale Earnhardt	164	335	172
Ken Schrader	336	336	1
Dale Earnhardt	337	340	4
Ken Schrader	341	360	20
Mark Martin	361	363	3
Davey Allison	364	364	1
Dale Earnhardt	365	414	50
Mark Martin	415	444	30
Dale Earnhardt	445	482	38
Mark Martin	483	483	1
Dale Earnhardt	484	500	17

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	3397
2	Rusty Wallace	3295	-102
3	Mark Martin	3191	-206
4	Darrell Waltrip	3072	-325
5	Bill Elliott	2956	-441
6	Ricky Rudd	2937	-460
7	Ken Schrader	2894	-503
8	Davey Allison	2892	-505
9	Geoffrey Bodine	2808	-589
10	Terry Labonte	2805	-592
11	Harry Gant	2770	-627
12	Sterling Marlin	2725	-672
13	Morgan Shepherd	2711	-686
14	Neil Bonnett	2646	-751
15	Rick Wilson	2618	-779
16	Alan Kulwicki	2530	-867
17	Dick Trickle	2469	-928
18	Phil Parsons	2450	-947
19	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2404	-993
20	Michael Waltrip	2389	-1008

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