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1989 Daytona 500 First Twin 125 Qualifier Second Twin 125 Qualifier Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 29 Sunday, February 19, 1989 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:22:04 Average speed: 148.466 mph Pole speed: 196.996 mph Cautions: 7 for 30 laps Margin of victory: 7.64 sec Attendance: 145000 Lead changes: 30 Glossary    1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1989 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 41 33 2   Ernie Irvan Kroger   (D.K. Ulrich) Pontiac 8 9275 engine 0 40 3 8 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 200 95550 running 3 170 8 40 4   Rick Wilson Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Oldsmobile 200 47325 running 7 147 4 10 5   Geoffrey Bodine Levi Garrett   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 79250 running 9 165 33 5 6   Mark Martin Stroh's Light   (Jack Roush) Ford 110 23445 crash 0 64 7 9 7   Alan Kulwicki Zerex   (Alan Kulwicki) Ford 200 52325 running 6 151 39 26 8   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Miller High Life   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 39 13335 crash 0 46 35 13 9   Bill Elliott Coors   (Harry Melling) Ford 72 24310 crash 0 58 16 15 10   Ken Bouchard Simoniz   (Bob Whitcomb) Pontiac 198 23180 running 0 115 9 4 11   Terry Labonte Budweiser   (Junior Johnson) Ford 200 68400 running 3 143 38 24 14   A.J. Foyt Copenhagen   (A.J. Foyt) Oldsmobile 41 11970 shocks 4 54 29 18 15   Brett Bodine Motorcraft   (Bud Moore) Ford 177 16015 valve 0 76 14 14 16   Larry Pearson Chattanooga Chew   (David Pearson) Buick 199 23915 running 0 121 1 2 17   Darrell Waltrip Tide With Bleach   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 184900 running 25 180 28 27 19   Ronnie Sanders Hardy Chevrolet   (Henley Gray) Chevrolet 184 12570 running 0 79 42 38 21   Neil Bonnett Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 2 11800 oil line 0 37 10 41 23   Eddie Bierschwale Peak Antifreeze   (Don Bierschwale) Oldsmobile 200 31725 running 2 139 2 1 25   Ken Schrader Folger's Coffee   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 182700 running 114 180 19 36 26   Ricky Rudd Quaker State   (Kenny Bernstein) Buick 197 19120 running 2 111 18 35 27   Rusty Wallace Kodiak   (Raymond Beadle) Pontiac 197 24790 running 0 109 25 16 28   Davey Allison Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 193 22985 running 0 88 32 20 29   Dale Jarrett Hardee's   (Cale Yarborough) Pontiac 131 15000 running 0 67 21 23 30   Michael Waltrip Country Time Lemonade   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 197 18825 running 1 105 12 12 33   Harry Gant Skoal Bandit   (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson) Oldsmobile 199 30000 running 0 127 22 32 40   Ben Hess Oldsmobile   (Ben Hess) Oldsmobile 196 14300 running 0 97 17 34 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 198 19335 running 0 112 13 17 45   Joe Ruttman Schaefer / Machinists Union   (Chuck Wellings) Pontiac 199 24505 running 0   5 7 55   Phil Parsons Crown Petroleum   (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson) Oldsmobile 200 70325 running 12 160 6 11 66   Rick Mast Bill Edwards Chevrolet 200 52525 running 9 155 34 42 67   Mickey Gibbs Alka-Seltzer   (Buddy Arrington) Pontiac 76 9940 engine 0 61 26 21 69   Lee Raymond Bobby Fisher Distribution   (Lucky Compton) Ford 189 13530 running 0   24 29 70   J.D. McDuffie Rumple Furniture / Son's Auto Supply   (J.D. McDuffie) Pontiac 193 13640 running 0 91 20 19 71   Dave Marcis Lifebuoy Soap   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 197 20785 running 1 108 31 31 73   Phil Barkdoll Oldsmobile / Bobby Fisher   (Phil Barkdoll) Oldsmobile 143 10855 crash 2 75 15 3 75   Morgan Shepherd Valvoline   (Rahmoc Enterprises) Pontiac 199 44900 running 0 118 30 39 83   Lake Speed Kraft BBQ Sauce   (Lake Speed) Oldsmobile 150 14010 running 0 73 27 22 84   Mike Alexander Miller High Life   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 188 16275 running 0 82 23 37 88   Greg Sacks Crisco   (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff) Pontiac 196 15595 running 0 94 37 30 89   Rodney Combs Evinrude OMC   (Mueller Brothers) Pontiac 72 10650 crash 0 52 36 28 90   Chad Little Purolator / Accu-Turn   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 72 11605 crash 0 55 40 25 93   Charlie Baker Sirchie   (Patsy Salmon) Chevrolet 39 10450 crash 0 43 11 6 94   Sterling Marlin Sunoco Ultra   (Billy Hagan) Oldsmobile 199 47325 running 0 130

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Delma Cowart 0 J.W. Exley Lumber Co. H.L. Waters Chevrolet Doug Heveron 1 Ellington Racing Hoss Ellington Buick Jim Sauter 31 Slender You Figure Salons Bob Clark Pontiac Philip Duffie 32 U.S. Duffie Sand & Gravel Philip Duffie Buick Charlie Glotzbach 34 Allen's Associated Glass Ken Allen Buick Ricky Woodward 39 Moen Ford Blackie Wangerin Ford Jim Bown 41 Rose Auto Wrecking Dick Bown Chevrolet Kyle Petty 42 Peak Antifreeze Felix Sabates Pontiac Tony Spanos 49 Hylton Engineering James Hylton Buick Jimmy Means 52 Alka-Seltzer Jimmy Means Pontiac Hut Stricklin 57 Heinz Rod Osterlund Pontiac Mark Gibson 59 CoHo Racing John Collins Pontiac Derrike Cope 68 Purolator Jim Testa Pontiac Randy LaJoie 74 Wawak Racing Bobby Wawak Pontiac Brad Noffsinger 76 Jaehne Motorsports Skip Jaehne Pontiac Connie Saylor 77 Branch-Ragan Racing Marvin Ragan Ford Jimmy Horton 80 Miles Concrete George Smith Pontiac Bobby Gerhart 85 J. Omar Landis / James Bobby Gerhart / Billy Gerhart Chevrolet Trevor Boys 95 Sadler Racing Earl Sadler Chevrolet DC Brad Teague 67 Arrington Racing Buddy Arrington Chevrolet WD Mickey Gibbs 48 GMAC Tom Winkle Pontiac Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 4 4     5 7 3   #21 engine   8 23 16     24 27 4   #8,19,28 accident backstretch   28 40 13     41 45 5   #8,93 accident turn 2   46 60 15     61 64 4   #19 spun backstretch   65 73 9     74 78 5   #6,9,11,29,83,84,89,90 accident backstretch   79 116 38     117 121 5   #6 accident turn 2   122 145 24     146 149 4   #73 accident backstretch   150 200 51       Percent of race run under caution: 15.0%             Average green flag run: 21.3 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Darrell Waltrip 1 10 10   Ken Schrader 11 23 13   Darrell Waltrip 24 24 1   Dave Marcis 25 25 1   Ricky Rudd 26 27 2   A.J. Foyt 28 31 4   Ken Schrader 32 39 8   Michael Waltrip 40 40 1   Phil Barkdoll 41 42 2   Ken Schrader 43 52 10   Dale Earnhardt 53 53 1   Geoffrey Bodine 54 61 8   Rick Wilson 62 64 3   Terry Labonte 65 66 2   Eddie Bierschwale 67 68 2   Phil Parsons 69 71 3   Rick Wilson 72 72 1   Phil Parsons 73 81 9   Dale Earnhardt 82 82 1   Darrell Waltrip 83 92 10   Ken Schrader 93 113 21   Rick Wilson 114 116 3   Terry Labonte 117 117 1   Ken Schrader 118 144 27   Geoffrey Bodine 145 145 1   Rick Mast 146 154 9   Ken Schrader 155 189 35   Dale Earnhardt 190 190 1   Alan Kulwicki 191 196 6   Darrell Waltrip 197 200 4 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Darrell Waltrip 180     1   Ken Schrader 180   0   3   Dale Earnhardt 170   -10   4   Geoffrey Bodine 165   -15   5   Phil Parsons 160   -20   6   Rick Mast 155   -25   7   Alan Kulwicki 151   -29   8   Rick Wilson 147   -33   9   Terry Labonte 143   -37   10   Eddie Bierschwale 139   -41   11   Sterling Marlin 130   -50   12   Harry Gant 127   -53   13   Larry Pearson 121   -59   14   Morgan Shepherd 118   -62   15   Ken Bouchard 115   -65   16   Richard Petty 112   -68   17   Ricky Rudd 111   -69   18   Rusty Wallace 109   -71   19   Dave Marcis 108   -72   20   Michael Waltrip 105   -75   21   Ben Hess 97   -83