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1989 Goodwrench 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 2 of 29
Sunday, March 5, 1989 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.4 miles)

Time of race: 4:20:47
Average Speed: 115.122 mph
Pole Speed: 148.793 mph

Cautions: 10 for 64 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.6 sec
Attendance: 55,000
Lead changes: 29

Glossary 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1989 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	1	27	Rusty Wallace	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	492	72,100	running	222	185
32	11	26	Ricky Rudd	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	450	5,825	running	104	72
31	8	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	451	2,200	running	79	75
2	12	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	492	29,600	running	24	175
6	17	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	492	14,680	running	22	155
4	6	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	492	17,975	running	19	165
5	4	6	Mark Martin	Stroh's Light (Jack Roush)	Ford	492	15,963	running	14	160
30	27	16	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Buick	457	2,375	engine	3	78
8	24	83	Lake Speed	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	490	9,525	running	2	147
11	21	29	Dale Jarrett	Hardee's (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	489	8,525	running	2	135
35	25	71	Dave Marcis	Lifebuoy Soap (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	400	4,605	running	1	63
3	19	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	492	24,200	running	0	165
7	16	94	Sterling Marlin	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	491	9,975	running	0	146
9	15	88	Greg Sacks	Crisco (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Pontiac	490	9,225	running	0	138
10	32	31	Jim Sauter	Slender You Figure Salons (Bob Clark)	Pontiac	489	9,450	running	0	134
12	26	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	488	8,125	running	0	127
13	41	84	Dick Trickle	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	488	10,182	running	0	124
14	23	21	Neil Bonnett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	488	7,225	running	0	121
15	22	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	487	7,625	running	0	118
16	38	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	487	5,700	running	0	115
17	5	4	Rick Wilson	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	487	6,475	running	0	112
18	14	11	Terry Labonte	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	486	10,475	running	0	109
19	7	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	486	14,225	running	0	106
20	34	48	Mickey Gibbs	GMAC (Tom Winkle)	Pontiac	486	4,800	running	0	103
21	10	66	Rick Mast	Edwards Racing (Hal Needham)	Chevrolet	484	5,925	running	0	100
22	28	40	Ben Hess	Hess Racing (Ben Hess)	Oldsmobile	483	2,850	running	0	97
23	18	2	Ernie Irvan	Kroger (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	482	3,450	running	0	94
24	37	20	Dave Mader III	Cheerwine (Dick Bahre)	Pontiac	480	2,675	running	0	91
25	3	25	Ken Schrader	Folger's Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	479	9,925	crash	0	88
26	31	23	Eddie Bierschwale	B & B Racing (Don Bierschwale)	Oldsmobile	479	2,550	running	0	85
27	13	75	Morgan Shepherd	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	Pontiac	477	10,700	running	0	82
28	33	53	Jerry O'Neil	Aroneck Racing (Alan Aroneck)	Chevrolet	476	2,450	running	0	79
29	2	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	461	11,225	running	0	76
33	35	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	448	2,080	running	0	64
34	9	15	Brett Bodine	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	407	4,680	cylinder head	0	61
36	39	41	Jim Bown	Rose Auto Wrecking (Dick Bown)	Chevrolet	389	1,925	oil pump	0
37	40	70	J.D. McDuffie	Rumple Furniture (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	384	1,900	oil pressure	0	52
38	28	10	Ken Bouchard	Whitcomb Racing (Bob Whitcomb)	Pontiac	299	3,475	valve	0	49
39	20	55	Phil Parsons	Skoal (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	294	3,850	engine	0	46
40	42	34	Rodney Combs	Auto Glass (Ken Allen)	Buick	214	1,825	engine	0	43
41	36	57	Hut Stricklin	Heinz (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	115	1,825	crank	0	40
42	30	51	Butch Miller	Miller Racing (Leroy Throop)	Chevrolet	50	1,825	engine	0	37

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	22	22
	23	47	25
	48	52	5
	53	335	283
	336	340	5
	341	342	2
	343	347	5
	348	357	10
	358	361	4
	362	370	9
	371	377	7
	378	379	2
	380	383	4
	384	432	49
	433	436	4
	437	469	33
	470	473	4
	474	482	9
	483	486	4
	487	492	6
Percent of race run under caution: 13.0% Average green flag run: 42.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Rusty Wallace	1	47	47
Dave Marcis	48	48	1
Larry Pearson	49	51	3
Dale Jarrett	52	53	2
Mark Martin	54	56	3
Rusty Wallace	57	105	49
Ricky Rudd	106	122	17
Mark Martin	123	133	11
Lake Speed	134	135	2
Geoffrey Bodine	136	139	4
Alan Kulwicki	140	140	1
Harry Gant	141	141	1
Ricky Rudd	142	185	44
Davey Allison	186	205	20
Geoffrey Bodine	206	220	15
Alan Kulwicki	221	225	5
Ricky Rudd	226	227	2
Davey Allison	228	229	2
Rusty Wallace	230	250	21
Harry Gant	251	325	75
Ricky Rudd	326	336	11
Harry Gant	337	339	3
Ricky Rudd	340	369	30
Rusty Wallace	370	370	1
Alan Kulwicki	371	385	15
Rusty Wallace	386	423	38
Alan Kulwicki	424	424	1
Rusty Wallace	425	468	44
Alan Kulwicki	469	470	2
Rusty Wallace	471	492	22

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	335
2	Geoffrey Bodine	330	-5
3	Alan Kulwicki	326	-9
4	Rusty Wallace	294	-41
5	Sterling Marlin	276	-59
6	Ken Schrader	268	-67
7	Rick Wilson	259	-76
8	Darrell Waltrip	256	-79
9	Rick Mast	255	-80
10	Terry Labonte	252	-83
11	Davey Allison	243	-92
12	Michael Waltrip	232	-103
13	Greg Sacks	232	-103
14	Richard Petty	227	-108
15	Mark Martin	224	-111
16	Eddie Bierschwale	224	-111
17	Lake Speed	220	-115
18	Phil Parsons	206	-129
19	Dale Jarrett	202	-133
20	Harry Gant	202	-133

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