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1989 Commonwealth 200

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 24 of 29
Saturday, September 9, 1989 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
200 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (150.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:37:45
Average speed: 92.071 mph
Pole speed: 118.953 mph

Cautions: 7 for 28 laps
Margin of victory: 2 cl
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 5

Glossary 1989 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1989 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	29	8	Bobby Hamilton	Lighting & Fans (Fil Martocci)	Oldsmobile	200	13095	running	30	180
2	1	99	Tommy Ellis	Goo Goo Clusters (John Jackson)	Buick	200	8495	running	43	170
3	15	36	Kenny Wallace	Cox Treated Lumber (Rusty Wallace)	Pontiac	200	4695	running	0	165
4	3	25	Rob Moroso	Swisher Sweets (Dick Moroso)	Oldsmobile	200	4995	running	0	160
5	14	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	200	2125	running	0	155
6	8	11	Jack Ingram	Skoal (Jack Ingram)	Chevrolet	200	4020	running	0	150
7	25	6	Tommy Houston	Southern Biscuit Flour (Steve Arndt)	Buick	200	3870	running	0	146
8	11	1	Mark Martin	Carolina Ford Dealers (Bill Davis)	Ford	199	1425	running	78	142
9	26	2	L.D. Ottinger	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Pontiac	199	2395	running	0	138
10	27	81	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Rose's Stores (Ted Conder)	Buick	199	1270	running	0	134
11	32	34	Randy LaJoie	Cicci Racing (Frank Cicci)	Buick	199	2870	running	0	130
12	17	79	Dave Rezendes	K.R. Rezendes, Inc. (Dave Rezendes)	Oldsmobile	199	2090	running	0	127
13	21	70	Jimmy Hensley	Huffman Racing (Dwight Huffman)	Buick	199	2025	running	0	124
14	28	59	Robert Pressley	Brad Daugherty (Brad Daugherty)	Oldsmobile	199	1800	running	0	121
15	2	30	Michael Waltrip	Post Cereals (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	199	1070	running	0	118
16	23	24	Joe Thurman	Thurman Enterprises (Marvin Thackston)	Ford	198	1695	running	0	115
17	19	14	Wayne Patterson	W.O. Grubb, Inc. (William Grubb)	Pontiac	196	950	running	0	112
18	34	71	Billy Clark	Skoal (Quint Boisvert)	Pontiac	196	2130	running	0	109
19	31	86	Dana Patten	U.S. Chrome (Dana Patten)	Buick	193	2040	running	0	106
20	24	41	Jamie Aube	Mountain Racing (Allen Avery)	Buick	192	2705	running	0	103
21	33	56	Ronald Cooper	Speedway Waste Disposal (Lewis Cooper)	Buick	184	2730	engine	0	100
22	35	19	Steve Grissom	Texas Pete Sauces (Mike Swaim)	Pontiac	182	1455	running	0	97
23	20	02	Kenny Burks	Parrish Masonry (J.C. Burks)	Buick	172	1445	rear end	0	94
24	6	75	Rick Wilson	Food Country USA (Charlie Henderson)	Oldsmobile	171	975	crash	34	91
25	10	7	Harry Gant	Detroit Gasket (Ed Whitaker)	Buick	171	690	crash	15	88
26	36	0	Dick McCabe	Hi-Torque Engines (Dick McCabe)	Buick	152	1765	ignition	0	85
27	13	22	Rick Mast	A.G. Dillard (Alan Dillard, Jr.)	Buick	151	1900	running	0	82
28	4	17	Darrell Waltrip	Exxon Superflo (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	150	625	engine	0	79
29	16	96	Tom Peck	Thomas Chevrolet (Mark Thomas)	Oldsmobile	147	1315	crash	0	76
30	9	9	Joe Bessey	Cola Transport (Joe Bessey)	Pontiac	142	1660	crash	0	73
31	22	66	Donny Ling, Jr.	Just Say No (Don Ling, Sr.)	Oldsmobile	142	610	crash	0	70
32	5	28	Davey Allison	Havoline Antifreeze (Davey Allison)	Ford	121	600	brakes	0	67
33	18	74	Kelly Moore	Jordan Lumber (Richard Moore)	Chevrolet	84	1640	crash	0	64
34	7	63	Chuck Bown	Nescafe Classic (Hubert Hensley)	Pontiac	74	2545	transmission	0	61
35	12	42	Elton Sawyer	Sawyer Racing (Bill Lewis)	Chevrolet	65	1295	engine	0	58
36	30	87	Jimmy Spencer	Lowe's Foods (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff)	Pontiac	2	600	engine	0	55

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	10	10
	11	12	2	#86 accident turn 2
	13	76	64
	77	79	3	#63 fluid on track
	80	87	8
	88	91	4	#74 accident turn 4
	92	125	34
	126	128	3	#02 accident turn 2
	129	130	2
	131	134	4	#30 spun backstretch
	135	145	11
	146	149	4	#9,66,96 accident turn 4
	150	171	22
	172	179	8	#7,75 accident turn 4
	180	200	21
Percent of race run under caution: 14.0% Average green flag run: 21.5 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Tommy Ellis	1	43	43
Mark Martin	44	77	34
Harry Gant	78	92	15
Mark Martin	93	136	44
Rick Wilson	137	170	34
Bobby Hamilton	171	200	30

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Tommy Ellis	3359
2	Tommy Houston	3350	-9
3	Jack Ingram	3268	-91
4	Rob Moroso	3265	-94
5	L.D. Ottinger	3227	-132
6	Kenny Wallace	3193	-166
7	Rick Mast	3042	-317
8	Ronald Cooper	2938	-421
9	Chuck Bown	2732	-627
10	Tom Peck	2639	-720
11	Steve Grissom	2591	-768
12	Bobby Hamilton	2526	-833
13	Jeff Burton	2474	-885
14	Jimmy Spencer	2415	-944
15	Billy Standridge	2402	-957
16	Dave Rezendes	2231	-1128
17	Joe Thurman	2226	-1133
18	Elton Sawyer	2011	-1348
19	Robert Pressley	1884	-1475
20	Kenny Burks	1594	-1765
20	Jimmy Hensley	1594	-1765