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1989 Pontiac Excitement 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 4 of 29 Sunday, March 26, 1989 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA 400 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (300.000 miles) Time of race: 3:20:51 Average speed: 89.619 mph Pole speed: 120.573 mph Cautions: 12 for 67 laps Margin of victory: 2.8 sec Attendance: 60000 Lead changes: 19 Glossary    1989 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1989 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 2 27   Rusty Wallace Kodiak   (Raymond Beadle) Pontiac 400 63025 running 88 180 2 4 7   Alan Kulwicki Zerex   (Alan Kulwicki) Ford 400 28625 running 108 175 3 6 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 400 30900 running 43 170 4 18 26   Ricky Rudd Quaker State   (Kenny Bernstein) Buick 400 13600 running 0 160 5 35 28   Davey Allison Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 399 17607 running 11 160 6 12 16   Larry Pearson Chattanooga Chew   (David Pearson) Buick 399 5350 running 0 150 7 11 17   Darrell Waltrip Tide   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 399 10600 running 0 146 8 8 94   Sterling Marlin Sunoco   (Billy Hagan) Oldsmobile 398 8900 running 0 142 9 15 2   Ernie Irvan Kroger   (D.K. Ulrich) Pontiac 398 5000 running 0 138 10 9 9   Bill Elliott Coors   (Harry Melling) Ford 397 14275 running 0 134 11 3 6   Mark Martin Stroh's Light   (Jack Roush) Ford 397 6000 running 0 130 12 23 83   Lake Speed Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce   (Lake Speed) Oldsmobile 397 5675 running 0 127 13 22 30   Michael Waltrip Country Time Lemonade   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 397 5525 running 0 124 14 26 33   Harry Gant Skoal Bandit   (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson) Oldsmobile 396 5250 running 0 121 15 29 8   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Miller High Life   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 396 5750 running 0 118 16 16 66   Rick Mast Mach 1 Racing   (Bill Edwards) Chevrolet 396 5050 running 0 115 17 5 4   Rick Wilson Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Oldsmobile 396 4550 running 0 112 18 1 5   Geoffrey Bodine Levi Garrett   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 395 12350 running 126 119 19 7 25   Ken Schrader Folger's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 394 7775 running 0 106 20 36 71   Dave Marcis Lifebuoy Soap   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 394 5275 running 0 103 21 28 21   Neil Bonnett Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 393 4250 running 0 100 22 17 90   Chad Little Wahoo Boats   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 392 2625 running 0 97 23 32 29   Dale Jarrett Hardee's   (Cale Yarborough) Pontiac 390 4025 running 0 94 24 25 40   Ben Hess Ben Hess Oldsmobile 385 1850 running 0 91 25 14 84   Dick Trickle Miller High Life   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 377 4125 engine 1 93 26 10 51   Butch Miller Throop Motorsports   (Leroy Throop) Chevrolet 376 1775 running 0 85 27 20 55   Phil Parsons Crown Petroleum   (Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson) Oldsmobile 323 3250 running 23 87 28 13 15   Brett Bodine Motorcraft   (Bud Moore) Ford 275 3220 valve 0 79 29 34 48   Mickey Gibbs GMAC   (Tom Winkle) Pontiac 229 1690 engine 0 76 30 19 11   Terry Labonte Budweiser   (Junior Johnson) Ford 202 7420 crash 0 73 31 24 23   Eddie Bierschwale B-B & Coaches   (Don Bierschwale) Oldsmobile 152 1640 camshaft 0 70 32 21 34   Rodney Combs A.A.G. Inc.   (Ken Allen) Buick 133 2260 clutch 0 67 33 30 75   Morgan Shepherd Valvoline   (Rahmoc Enterprises) Pontiac 128 7250 valve 0 64 34 27 88   Greg Sacks Crisco   (Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff) Pontiac 87 2900 engine 0 61 35 31 68   Derrike Cope Purolator   (Jim Testa) Pontiac 15 1400 crash 0 58 36 33 31   Jim Sauter Slender You Figure Salons   (Bob Clark) Pontiac 1 1400 engine 0 55

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Neil Bonnett 21 tire change Phil Parsons 55 backup car Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Bill Meacham 04 Ken Bouchard 10 Bob Whitcomb Pontiac Bill Ingram 19 Gray Racing Henley Gray Oldsmobile Kyle Petty 42 Peak Antifreeze Felix Sabates Pontiac Richard Petty 43 STP Petty Enterprises Pontiac Tony Spanos 49 Hylton Racing James Hylton Buick Jimmy Means 52 Alka-Seltzer Jimmy Means Pontiac Hut Stricklin 57 Heinz Rod Osterlund Pontiac Steve Seligman 65 Ford J.D. McDuffie 70 Rumple Furniture J.D. McDuffie Pontiac Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 2 2     3 10 8   #31 spun turn 1   11 17 7     18 19 2   #68 accident turn 2   20 68 49     69 74 6   debris   75 91 17     92 96 5   #88 engine   97 178 82     179 186 8   #2 spun turn 2   187 193 7     194 196 3   #7 spun turn 4   197 205 9     206 216 11   #11 accident turn 1   217 224 8     225 226 2   #21 spun turn 4   227 237 11     238 245 8   #55 accident turn 2   246 290 45     291 295 5   debris   296 363 68     364 368 5   #17 accident turn 4   369 379 11     380 383 4   #84 engine   384 400 17       Percent of race run under caution: 16.8%             Average green flag run: 25.6 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Geoffrey Bodine 1 116 116   Rusty Wallace 117 162 46   Geoffrey Bodine 163 171 9   Dick Trickle 172 172 1   Geoffrey Bodine 173 173 1   Phil Parsons 174 186 13   Rusty Wallace 187 201 15   Dale Earnhardt 202 206 5   Phil Parsons 207 216 10   Dale Earnhardt 217 238 22   Davey Allison 239 249 11   Dale Earnhardt 250 262 13   Alan Kulwicki 263 263 1   Dale Earnhardt 264 266 3   Alan Kulwicki 267 370 104   Rusty Wallace 371 371 1   Alan Kulwicki 372 372 1   Rusty Wallace 373 378 6   Alan Kulwicki 379 380 2   Rusty Wallace 381 400 20 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Dale Earnhardt 680     2   Alan Kulwicki 616   -64   3   Darrell Waltrip 582   -98   4   Sterling Marlin 573   -107   5   Geoffrey Bodine 560   -120   6   Rusty Wallace 554   -126   7   Rick Wilson 521   -159   8   Ken Schrader 497   -183   9   Michael Waltrip 459   -221   10   Rick Mast 458   -222   11   Lake Speed 447   -233   12   Davey Allison 446   -234   12   Larry Pearson 446   -234   14   Ricky Rudd 434   -246   14   Dale Jarrett 434   -246   16   Bill Elliott 428   -252   17   Phil Parsons 419   -261   18   Mark Martin 408   -272   19   Neil Bonnett 404   -276   20   Ernie Irvan 399   -281   20   Harry Gant 399   -281