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1989 Heinz Southern 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 21 of 29
Sunday, September 3, 1989 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.3 miles)

Time of race: 3:42:03
Average Speed: 135.462 mph
Pole Speed: 160.156 mph

Cautions: 4 for 24 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.5 sec
Attendance: 80,000
Lead changes: 26

Glossary 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1989 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	10	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	367	71,150	running	153	185
2	3	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	37,550	running	0	170
3	8	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	367	26,865	running	0	165
4	5	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	367	24,330	running	94	165
5	2	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	20,390	running	5	160
6	6	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	367	17,000	running	83	155
7	4	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	367	18,430	running	4	151
8	18	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	367	11,195	running	0	142
9	24	75	Morgan Shepherd	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	366	16,287	running	0	138
10	16	94	Sterling Marlin	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	365	12,430	running	1	139
11	13	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	365	9,385	running	0	130
12	7	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	365	12,120	running	0	127
13	15	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	364	8,960	running	0	124
14	23	42	Kyle Petty	Peak Antifreeze (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	364	4,840	running	0	121
15	19	21	Neil Bonnett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	363	9,140	running	1	123
16	11	15	Brett Bodine	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	363	8,300	running	0	115
17	14	84	Dick Trickle	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	363	8,690	running	0	112
18	25	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	362	12,595	running	0	109
19	29	57	Hut Stricklin	Heinz (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	362	6,095	running	0	106
20	26	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	361	7,810	running	0	103
21	31	55	Phil Parsons	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	360	6,645	running	0	100
22	9	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	359	12,890	running	3	102
23	21	83	Rodney Combs	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	351	6,895	running	0
24	20	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	325	4,175	running	0	91
25	12	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Pontiac	320	4,105	running	0	88
26	34	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	309	3,090	engine	0	85
27	35	36	H.B. Bailey	Almeda Auto Parts (H.B. Bailey)	Pontiac	295	3,000	running	0	82
28	30	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy Soap (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	286	5,605	crash	6	84
29	17	16	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Buick	225	3,490	engine	0	76
30	32	62	Joe Ruttman	Baja Boats (Douglas Smith)	Oldsmobile	224	2,810	water pump	0	73
31	37	24	John McFadden	Alliance Training Centers (John McFadden)	Chevrolet	213	2,615	vibration	0	70
32	1	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	184	8,005	engine	17	72
33	28	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	167	9,500	engine	0	64
34	38	81	Mike Potter	Hiner Ford (O.C. Welch)	Ford	137	2,455	header	0	61
35	33	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	91	2,995	engine	0	58
36	36	70	J.D. McDuffie	Son's Auto Supply / Rumple (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	90	2,350	engine	0	55
37	27	88	Jimmy Spencer	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Pontiac	80	4,870	crash	0	52
38	22	48	Greg Sacks	Dinner Bell Foods (Tom Winkle)	Pontiac	21	2,215	crash	0	49
39	39	49	James Hylton	Hylton Racing (James Hylton)	Buick	13	2,100	engine	0	46

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	19	19
	20	26	7
	27	81	55
	82	85	4
	86	226	141
	227	233	7
	234	300	67
	301	306	6
	307	367	61
Percent of race run under caution: 6.5% Average green flag run: 68.6 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Alan Kulwicki	1	17	17
Rusty Wallace	18	20	3
Dave Marcis	21	26	6
Rusty Wallace	27	53	27
Dale Earnhardt	54	68	15
Rusty Wallace	69	76	8
Harry Gant	77	82	6
Neil Bonnett	83	83	1
Rusty Wallace	84	86	3
Dale Earnhardt	87	124	38
Harry Gant	125	146	22
Ken Schrader	147	149	3
Sterling Marlin	150	150	1
Darrell Waltrip	151	153	3
Dale Earnhardt	154	166	13
Harry Gant	167	200	34
Bill Elliott	201	204	4
Ken Schrader	205	205	1
Dale Earnhardt	206	207	2
Harry Gant	208	228	21
Rusty Wallace	229	267	39
Dale Earnhardt	268	281	14
Rusty Wallace	282	291	10
Ken Schrader	292	292	1
Dale Earnhardt	293	300	8
Rusty Wallace	301	304	4
Dale Earnhardt	305	367	63

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	3037
2	Rusty Wallace	2964	-73
3	Mark Martin	2904	-133
4	Darrell Waltrip	2813	-224
5	Bill Elliott	2682	-355
6	Davey Allison	2662	-375
7	Ken Schrader	2633	-404
8	Ricky Rudd	2622	-415
9	Harry Gant	2566	-471
10	Geoffrey Bodine	2561	-476
11	Terry Labonte	2552	-485
12	Sterling Marlin	2534	-503
13	Morgan Shepherd	2514	-523
14	Neil Bonnett	2415	-622
15	Rick Wilson	2410	-627
16	Alan Kulwicki	2340	-697
17	Phil Parsons	2271	-766
18	Dick Trickle	2234	-803
19	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2162	-875
20	Brett Bodine	2162	-875

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