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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

Crew Chiefs for this race:
NbrDriverOwnerCarCrew Chief
2Ernie IrvanD.K. UlrichPontiacBob Johnson
3Dale EarnhardtRichard ChildressChevroletKirk Shelmerdine
4Rick WilsonLarry McClureOldsmobilePete Wright
5Geoffrey BodineRick HendrickChevroletRichard Broome
6Mark MartinJack RoushFordRobin Pemberton
7Alan KulwickiAlan KulwickiFordPaul Andrews
8Bobby Hillin, Jr.Stavola BrothersBuickHarry Hyde
9Bill ElliottHarry MellingFordErnie Elliott
11Terry LabonteJunior JohnsonFordTim Brewer
15Brett BodineBud MooreFordBud Moore
16Larry PearsonDavid PearsonBuickRicky Pearson
17Darrell WaltripRick HendrickChevroletJeff Hammond
21Neil BonnettWood BrothersFordLen Wood
25Ken SchraderRick HendrickChevroletDennis Connor
26Ricky RuddKenny BernsteinBuickLarry McReynolds
27Rusty WallaceRaymond BeadlePontiacBarry Dodson
30Michael WaltripChuck RiderPontiacMike Beam
33Harry GantLeo Jackson / Richard JacksonOldsmobileAndy Petree
40Ben HessBen HessOldsmobileDoug Richert
57Hut StricklinRod OsterlundPontiacRoland Wlodyka
66Rick MastBill EdwardsChevroletTravis Carter
73Phil BarkdollPhil BarkdollOldsmobileCliff Champion
84Mike AlexanderStavola BrothersBuickJimmy Fennig

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