1989 All Pro Auto Parts 500

25th race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series April 2023 NASWINSTON October 8 806.281 806.281 149.863 mph km/h Melling Racing TBS Bill Elliott Performance Racing Network Ken Squier, Johnny Hayes, Chris Economaki Melling Racing Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports 126 29 Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway 31.020 151,600 501 334 334 2.41 1.5 25 30th Annual All Pro Auto Parts 500 25 All Pro Auto Parts 500 1989 501 Bill Elliott 1989 All Pro Auto Parts 500.jpeg The 1989 All Pro Auto Parts 500 program cover. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The 1989 All Pro Auto Parts 500 was the 25th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 8, 1989, before an audience of 151,600 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would mount a late-race charge to the lead, passing for the lead with 15 laps left in the race to take his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Higgins Tom October 9, 1989 Schrader Shows 'Em (Part 1) 47 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-schrader-shows-e/125430992/ May 28, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom October 9, 1989 Schrader Shows 'Em (Part 2) 50 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-schrader-shows-e/125431019/ May 28, 2023 Newspapers.com Hardin Ed October 9, 1989 Ken Schrader takes All-Pro victory flag (Part 1) 19 News & Record https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-ken-schrader-takes-all-p/125431366/ May 28, 2023 Newspapers.com Hardin Ed October 9, 1989 Ken Schrader takes All-Pro victory flag (Part 2) 21 News & Record https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-ken-schrader-takes-all-p/125431381/ May 28, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Jackson Bros. Motorsports driver Harry Gant and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively. With an eighth-place finish from driver's championship contender Rusty Wallace and a last place finish from Dale Earnhardt, who finished the race 42nd after retiring from the race due to a broken camshaft, Wallace would manage to take over the driver's championship lead from Earnhardt with a 35-point lead.Higgins Tom October 9, 1989 Mishap Costs Earnhardt Lead In Points Race 50 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-mishap-costs-earn/125431228/ May 28, 2023 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor2Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiacKroger02Rich BickleBickle RacingBuickBickle Racing3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench Service Plus4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordStroh's Light7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors Light10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiacPurolator11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordBudweiser14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobileCopenhagen15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft16Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuickChattanooga Chew17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide18Brad TeagueTriStar MotorsportsPontiacMello Yello21Tommy EllisWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobileAmericraft24Robert PressleyMcFadden RacingChevroletAlliance Training Centers25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFordTexaco, Havoline29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiacHardee's30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time33Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Bandit36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiacAlmeda Auto Parts42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiacPeak Antifreeze43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Jim SauterGroup 44PontiacGroup 4447Jack PenningtonClose RacingChevroletSandlapper Fabrics48Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiacDinner Bell Foods49James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuickHylton Motorsports50Mickey Gibbs (R)Dingman Brothers RacingPontiacValvoline52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacAlka-Seltzer53Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingOldsmobileAroneck Racing55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum57Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiacHeinz66Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevroletWinn-Dixie70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline77Ken RaganRagan RacingFordJasper Engines & Transmissions83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce84Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life88Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiacCrisco89Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiacEvinrude Outboard Motors90Tracy LeslieDonlavey RacingFordHawaiian Tropic93Charlie BakerSalmon RacingBuickSalmon Racing94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobileSunoco Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, October 4, at 2:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Thursday, October 5, at 2:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,October 2, 1989 Race Week 19 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-race-week/125432207/ May 28, 2023 Newspapers.com and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given. If needed, a past champion who did not qualify on either time or provisionals could use a champion's provisional, adding one more spot to the field. Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 31.020 and an average speed of 174.081 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom October 5, 1989 An Awesome Run By Elliott (Part 1) 53 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-an-awesome-run-by/125432461/ May 28, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom October 5, 1989 An Awesome Run By Elliott (Part 2) 56 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-an-awesome-run-by/125432473/ May 28, 2023 Newspapers.com Seven drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord31.020174.081225Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.202173.06636Mark MartinRoush RacingFord31.257172.761417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.270172.689528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord31.297172.540627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac31.301172.51877Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord31.301172.51884Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile31.313172.452910Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac31.378172.095105Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.430171.8101194Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile31.442171.745123Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.447171.7171315Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord31.475171.5651430Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31.516171.3421533Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile31.519171.3251626Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick31.555171.1301775Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac31.563171.0861811Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord31.582170.9831921Tommy EllisWood Brothers RacingFord31.639170.6752083Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile31.640170.670Failed to lock in Round 12118Brad TeagueTriStar MotorsportsPontiac31.548171.168228Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick31.562171.0922357Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac31.674170.4872452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac31.732170.175252Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac31.736170.1542684Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick31.750170.0792743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac31.758170.0362816Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick31.797169.8272929Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac31.811169.7533066Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevrolet31.849169.5503189Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiac31.852169.5343248Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiac31.879169.3913342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac31.890169.3323488Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac31.897169.2953550Mickey Gibbs (R)Dingman Brothers RacingPontiac31.905169.2523623Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile31.916169.1943744Jim SauterGroup 44Pontiac31.919169.1783877Ken RaganRagan RacingFord31.929169.1253953Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingOldsmobile32.020168.6454002Rich BickleBickle RacingBuick32.098168.235Provisionals4155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile32.125168.0934271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet32.315167.105Failed to qualify4393Charlie BakerSalmon RacingBuick -* -*4490Tracy LeslieDonlavey RacingFord -* -*4547Jack PenningtonClose RacingChevrolet -* -*4624Robert PressleyMcFadden RacingChevrolet -* -*4770J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*4836H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac -* -*4949James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuick -* -*WD14A. J. FoytFoyt would withdraw from the race after suffering severe bruises to his upper chest and neck due to crashing in a practice session on Tuesday, October 3.Higgins Tom Laye Leonard October 5, 1989 Injured Foyt Withdraws Car 56 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-injured-foyt-with/125379472/ May 27, 2023 Newspapers.com NA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1225Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33440running180$91,70021533Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile3344running175$50,375336Mark MartinRoush RacingFord334107running170$55,075419Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord334126running170$75,6505528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord3341running160$27,9906910Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac3342running155$16,77571194Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile3347running151$15,7508627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac33345running147$23,9009228Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3320running138$12,300101775Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac3320running134$17,825111811Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3320running130$13,450121315Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord3320running127$9,770133066Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevrolet3320running124$6,07014417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3310out of gas121$16,000152816Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick3310running118$7,350163488Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac3310running115$8,160171430Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3310running112$7,760181921Tommy EllisWood Brothers RacingFord3310running0$7,360194271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3310running106$9,617204155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile3310running103$7,735211626Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick3310running100$10,48022105Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3300running97$10,480232357Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac3290running94$3,830242929Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac3280running91$5,450253623Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile3240running88$2,580263550Mickey Gibbs (R)Dingman Brothers RacingPontiac3230running85$2,360273877Ken RaganRagan RacingFord3220running82$2,2402877Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord2780engine79$5,970293342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac2690engine76$2,000302684Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick2470a frame73$4,610312118Brad TeagueTriStar MotorsportsPontiac2450engine0$2,350323189Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiac2210engine67$1,81033252Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac1840crash64$2,455342743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1420engine61$2,410353248Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiac1282transmission63$1,950363953Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingOldsmobile850crash55$1,740372452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac580engine52$1,730382083Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile410engine49$4,345394002Rich BickleBickle RacingBuick360engine46$1,710403744Jim SauterGroup 44Pontiac320engine43$1,7004184Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile250engine40$4,80042123Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet130camshaft37$11,250Failed to qualify4393Charlie BakerSalmon RacingBuick4490Tracy LeslieDonlavey RacingFord4547Jack PenningtonClose RacingChevrolet4624Robert PressleyMcFadden RacingChevrolet4770J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac4836H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac4949James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuickWD14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobileOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 Rusty Wallace 3,612 10px 1 2 Dale Earnhardt 3,577 (-35) 10px 3 Mark Martin 3,455 (-157) 10px 4 Darrell Waltrip 3,373 (–239) 10px 1 5 Bill Elliott 3,244 (–368) 10px 1 6 Ken Schrader 3,208 (–404) 10px 2 7 Ricky Rudd 3,179 (–433) 10px 8 Davey Allison 3,152 (–460) 10px 9 Harry Gant 3,115 (–497) 10px 10 Terry Labonte 3,065 (–547)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. Notes References 1989 Goody's 500 1989 Holly Farms 400 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series All Pro Auto Parts 500 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway All Pro Auto Parts 500 All Pro Auto Parts 500