1989 Pepsi 400

March 2023 15th race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 31st Annual Pepsi 400 The 1989 Pepsi 400 program cover. July 1 132.207 mph km/h 29 15 160 4.0 160 643.737 2.5 643.737 400 Pepsi 400 Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett Motor Racing Network ESPN Robert Yates Racing Davey Allison Roush Racing Melling Racing Mark Martin Bill Elliott 50 28 1989 400 46.909 1989_Pepsi_400.jpeg 95,000 The 1989 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 1, 1989, before an audience of 95,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would make a late-race charge to the front, passing for the lead with five laps left in the race to take his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Higgins Tom July 2, 1989 D. Allison Hot As A Firecracker (Part 1) 67 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-d-allison-hot-as/124486389/ May 12, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom July 2, 1989 D. Allison Hot As A Firecracker (Part 2) 76 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-d-allison-hot-as/124486420/ May 12, 2023 Newspapers.com Coble Don July 2, 1989 Allison proves speedy, smart (Part 1) 25 Florida Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-allison-proves-speedy-sma/124486831/ May 12, 2023 Newspapers.com Coble Don July 2, 1989 Allison proves speedy, smart (Part 2) 26 Florida Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-allison-proves-speedy-sma/124486856/ May 12, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, RahMoc Enterprises driver Morgan Shepherd and Jackson Bros. Motorsports driver Phil Parsons would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFordH. L. Waters Racing2Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiacKroger3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench Service Plus4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordStroh's Light06Terry ByersByers RacingBuickByers Racing7Alan 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 MotorsportsChevroletTide19Bill IngramGray RacingOldsmobileGray Racing21Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo22Grant AdcoxAdcox RacingChevroletHerb Adcox Chevrolet24John McFaddenMcFadden RacingPontiacAlliance Training Centers25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFordTexaco, Havoline29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiacHardee's30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time33Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Bandit42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiacPeak Antifreeze43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP45Patty MoiseMoise RacingBuickAmway Freedom Fuel Additive50Jim SauterDingman Brothers RacingPontiacValvoline52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacAlka-Seltzer55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum57Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiacHeinz59Mark GibsonCollins RacingPontiacAltman American Air Conditioning70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobileDeery Brothers75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce84Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life88Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiacCrisco90Stan BarrettDonlavey RacingFordHawaiian Tropic93Charlie BakerSalmon RacingBuickSalmon Racing94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobileSunoco Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, June 29, at 10:00 AM 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 Friday, June 30, at 11:00 AM 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,June 29, 1989 NASCAR today 32 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/124487767/ May 12, 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 provisionals were given. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 46.909 and an average speed of 191.861 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom June 30, 1989 Martin Realizes Dream At Daytona (Part 1) 33 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-martin-realizes-d/124487982/ May 12, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom June 30, 1989 Martin Realizes Dream At Daytona (Part 2) 36 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-martin-realizes-d/124488016/ May 12, 2023 Newspapers.com Five drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord46.909191.86129Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord47.114191.026333Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile47.357190.046421Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord47.457189.645525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet47.526189.370615Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord47.541189.31074Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile47.574189.179828Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord47.720188.60097Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord47.764188.4261055Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile47.897187.9031175Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac47.973187.606125Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.080187.188133Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet48.124187.0171417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.156186.8931530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac48.205186.7031684Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick48.243186.5561711Terry LabonteJunior JohnsonFord48.268186.4591810Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac48.318186.2661914A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile48.417185.885208Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick48.451185.755Failed to lock in Round 12173Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile48.454185.7432294Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile48.496185.5822327Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac48.737184.6652416Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick48.756184.5932583Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile48.789184.4682643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac48.968183.7932790Stan BarrettDonlavey RacingFord48.978183.7562842Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac48.981183.7452952Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac48.999183.6773029Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac49.018183.606312Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac49.042183.5163288Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac49.096183.3143371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet49.107183.2733457Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac49.360182.3343545Patty MoiseMoise RacingBuick49.388182.2313624John McFaddenMcFadden RacingPontiac49.429182.0793722Grant AdcoxAdcox RacingChevrolet49.535181.6903826Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick49.665181.2143950Jim SauterDingman Brothers RacingPontiac49.665181.2144059Mark GibsonCollins RacingPontiac49.746180.919Failed to qualify4119Bill IngramGray RacingOldsmobile49.774180.8174293Charlie BakerSalmon RacingBuick49.809180.6904370J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac50.259179.0724406Terry ByersByers RacingBuick50.732177.403450Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1828Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord16019running180$65,00021175Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac1604running175$39,97531055Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1601running170$27,700429Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord16050running170$27,750597Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1600running155$19,85561711Terry LabonteJunior JohnsonFord16014running155$17,46072294Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile1600running146$15,48581684Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1600running142$13,08593826Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick1600running138$16,842103457Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac1600running134$11,41011615Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord1600running130$9,900122952Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1600running127$5,685133722Grant AdcoxAdcox RacingChevrolet1600running124$5,520142842Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1600running121$5,205152173Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile1590running118$6,3901616Mark MartinRoush RacingFord15928running120$13,085172327Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac1590running112$13,58018133Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15833running114$13,180191417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1580running106$12,780202643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1580running103$6,50521421Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord1560running100$7,29522125Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1554running102$10,80023312Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac1470running94$4,755242583Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile1430crash91$6,660253371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1430crash88$6,565261810Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac1430crash85$4,195273288Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac1430crash82$5,99528208Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1402crash84$5,8302974Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1094crash81$5,710302416Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick1080crash73$3,640313029Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac1080crash70$5,51032333Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1020rear end67$10,105334059Mark GibsonCollins RacingPontiac1000crash64$2,880341530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac890crash61$5,405351914A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile890crash58$2,78036525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet531crash60$10,555372790Stan BarrettDonlavey RacingFord360driveshaft0$2,730383950Jim SauterDingman Brothers RacingPontiac50engine49$2,715393545Patty MoiseMoise RacingBuick00crash46$2,695403624John McFaddenMcFadden RacingPontiac00crash43$2,664Failed to qualify4119Bill IngramGray RacingOldsmobile4293Charlie BakerSalmon RacingBuick4370J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac4406Terry ByersByers RacingBuick450Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFordOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 2,171 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 2,047 (-124) 10px 3 Darrell Waltrip 2,014 (-157) 10px 4 Mark Martin 1,978 (–193) 10px 5 Bill Elliott 1,973 (–198) 10px 6 Sterling Marlin 1,940 (–231) 10px 2 7 Ricky Rudd 1,887 (–284) 10px 1 8 Geoff Bodine 1,879 (–292) 10px 2 9 Davey Allison 1,861 (–310) 10px 10 Terry Labonte 1,855 (–316)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1989 Miller High Life 400 (Michigan) 1989 AC Spark Plug 500 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Pepsi 400 Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway Pepsi 400 Pepsi 400