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1989 Miller High Life 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 14 of 29 Sunday, June 25, 1989 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI 200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles) Time of race: 2:52:38 Average speed: 139.023 mph Pole speed: 174.728 mph Cautions: 5 for 23 laps Margin of victory: 1.99 sec Attendance: 75000 Lead changes: 13 Glossary    1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1989 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 2 9   Bill Elliott Coors   (Harry Melling) Ford 200 71450 running 44 180 2 9 27   Rusty Wallace Kodiak   (Raymond Beadle) Pontiac 200 53025 running 131 180 3 14 17   Darrell Waltrip Tide   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 31800 running 7 170 4 33 26   Ricky Rudd Quaker State   (Kenny Bernstein) Buick 200 24575 running 0 160 5 13 15   Brett Bodine Motorcraft   (Bud Moore) Ford 200 22025 running 0 155 6 12 4   Rick Wilson Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Oldsmobile 200 15475 running 0 150 7 15 83   Lake Speed Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce   (Lake Speed) Oldsmobile 200 13900 running 2 151 8 8 94   Sterling Marlin Sunoco   (Billy Hagan) Oldsmobile 200 12900 running 0 142 9 16 10   Derrike Cope Purolator   (Bob Whitcomb) Pontiac 200 10075 running 0 138 10 22 42   Kyle Petty Peak Antifreeze   (Felix Sabates) Pontiac 199 9900 running 0 134 11 1 25   Ken Schrader Folger's Coffee   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 199 16900 running 15 135 12 4 6   Mark Martin Stroh's Light   (Jack Roush) Ford 199 10775 running 0 127 13 20 88   Jimmy Spencer Crisco   (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff) Pontiac 199 10725 running 0 124 14 11 11   Terry Labonte Budweiser   (Junior Johnson) Ford 199 12825 running 0 121 15 32 55   Phil Parsons Crown Petroleum   (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson) Oldsmobile 199 9675 running 0 118 16 28 30   Michael Waltrip Country Time Lemonade   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 199 7500 running 0 115 17 6 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 198 13775 running 0 112 18 30 2   Ernie Irvan Kroger   (D.K. Ulrich) Pontiac 198 6350 running 0 109 19 26 16   Larry Pearson Chattanooga Chew   (David Pearson) Buick 198 5785 running 0 106 20 27 8   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Miller High Life   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 198 8195 running 0 103 21 34 71   Dave Marcis Lifebuoy Soap   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 197 7000 running 0 100 22 18 29   Dale Jarrett Hardee's   (Cale Yarborough) Pontiac 197 6785 running 0 97 23 24 69   Ronnie Thomas War Eagle Construction   (Lucky Compton) Ford 196 3925 running 0 94 24 17 21   Neil Bonnett Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 194 6515 running 0 91 25 25 84   Dick Trickle Miller High Life   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 194 6605 running 0 88 26 40 36   H.B. Bailey Almeda Auto Parts   (H.B. Bailey) Pontiac 192 3595 running 0 85 27 5 5   Geoffrey Bodine Levi Garrett   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 10535 running 0 82 28 39 52   Jimmy Means Alka-Seltzer   (Jimmy Means) Pontiac 179 3475 crash 0 79 29 29 23   Eddie Bierschwale Melling Auto Products   (Don Bierschwale) Oldsmobile 175 3365 running 0 76 30 31 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 170 4755 engine 0 73 31 10 28   Davey Allison Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 145 11650 engine 0 70 32 7 33   Harry Gant Skoal Bandit   (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson) Oldsmobile 141 10200 engine 1 72 33 19 57   Hut Stricklin Heinz   (Rod Osterlund) Pontiac 141 3775 clutch 0 64 34 37 60   Mike Miller Action Auto   (Bob Bilby) Chevrolet 137 3075 fatigue 0 61 35 23 75   Morgan Shepherd Valvoline   (Rahmoc Enterprises) Pontiac 132 11040 engine 0 58 36 3 7   Alan Kulwicki Zerex   (Alan Kulwicki) Ford 119 6110 engine 0 55 37 38 35   Bill Venturini Rain-X   (Cathy Venturini) Chevrolet 80 2975 crash 0 52 38 36 51   Butch Miller Fruit of the Loom   (Leroy Throop) Chevrolet 74 2960 rear end 0 49 39 21 48   Greg Sacks Dinner Bell Foods   (Tom Winkle) Pontiac 34 2945 oil pump 0 46 40 35 89   Rodney Combs Evinrude   (Mueller Brothers) Pontiac 2 2925 engine 0 43

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Ronnie Thomas 69 missed drivers meeting Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Bill Ingram 19 Ed Sanger 64 Dick Bahre Pontiac Lee Raymond 69 Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 5 5     6 8 3   oil on track   9 85 77     86 95 10   #35 accident turn 2   96 134 39     135 138 4   #75 engine turn 1   139 172 34     173 175 3   #43 engine turn 3   176 186 11     187 189 3   #52 accident turn 2   190 200 11       Percent of race run under caution: 11.5%             Average green flag run: 29.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bill Elliott 1 8 8   Ken Schrader 9 19 11   Bill Elliott 20 40 21   Rusty Wallace 41 43 3   Ken Schrader 44 47 4   Harry Gant 48 48 1   Darrell Waltrip 49 50 2   Lake Speed 51 52 2   Rusty Wallace 53 179 127   Bill Elliott 180 186 7   Rusty Wallace 187 187 1   Darrell Waltrip 188 192 5   Bill Elliott 193 200 8 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Dale Earnhardt 2057     2   Rusty Wallace 1935   -122   3   Darrell Waltrip 1908   -149   4   Mark Martin 1858   -199   5   Bill Elliott 1803   -254   6   Sterling Marlin 1794   -263   7   Geoffrey Bodine 1777   -280   8   Ken Schrader 1760   -297   9   Ricky Rudd 1749   -308   10   Terry Labonte 1700   -357   11   Davey Allison 1681   -376   12   Rick Wilson 1665   -392   13   Neil Bonnett 1648   -409   14   Lake Speed 1636   -421   15   Alan Kulwicki 1634   -423   16   Harry Gant 1611   -446   17   Michael Waltrip 1545   -512   18   Phil Parsons 1528   -529   19   Dick Trickle 1511   -546   20   Morgan Shepherd 1479   -578   21   Larry Pearson 1459   -598