1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

American motorsport season February 2025 May 2026 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1988 1990 thumb|Rusty Wallace won the first and only Winston Cup of his career thumb|Dale Earnhardt finished second in points The 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 41st season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 18th modern-era Cup season. It began February 12 and ended November 19. Rusty Wallace of Blue Max Racing won the championship. This was the first year that every Winston Cup race had flag to flag coverage, with almost all of them being televised live. The 1989 season marked the end of the first of two tire wars between Goodyear and Hoosier, with Hoosier leaving NASCAR shortly after Goodyear debuted their new radial tires.https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2016/09/29/how-the-tire-war-was-won-at-north-wilkesboro/ How the tire war was won at North Wilkesboro Kenny Bruce NASCAR.com NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 29, 2016 January 28, 2019 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Drivers Complete schedule ManufacturerTeamNo. Car numberDriverCrew Chief Buick David Pearson Racing 16 Larry Pearson (R)Ricky PearsonKing Racing 26 Ricky Rudd Larry McReynolds Stavola Brothers Racing 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Harry Hyde84Mike Alexander 1 1Jimmy Fennig Dick Trickle (R) 28 2-29 Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 5 Geoff Bodine Waddell Wilson 17 Darrell Waltrip Jeff Hammond 25 Ken Schrader Richard Broome Marcis Auto Racing 71 Dave Marcis Richard Childress Racing 3 Dale Earnhardt Kirk ShelmerdineFord AK Racing 7 Alan Kulwicki Paul Andrews Bud Moore Engineering 15 Brett Bodine Donnie Wingo Junior Johnson & Associates 11 Terry Labonte Tim Brewer Melling Racing 9 Bill Elliott Ernie Elliott Robert Yates Racing 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Roush Racing 6 Mark Martin Robin PembertonWood Brothers Racing21 Neil Bonnett 26 1-23, 27-29Leonard WoodTommy Ellis 3 24-26Oldsmobile Hagan Racing 94 Sterling Marlin Jackson Brothers Motorsports 33 Harry Gant Andy Petree 55 Phil Parsons Morgan-McClure Motorsports 4 Rick Wilson Tony Glover Speed Racing 83 Lake Speed 24 1-16, 22-29Joe Ruttman 3 17, 19-20Eddie Bierschwale 1 18Rodney Combs 1 21Pontiac Bahari Racing 30 Michael Waltrip Bill IngleBaker-Schiff Racing88Greg Sacks 10 1-10Dennis ConnerJoe Ruttman 1 12 Jimmy Spencer (R) 17 11, 13-23, 25-29 Blue Max Racing 27 Rusty Wallace Barry Dodson Cale Yarborough Motorsports 29 Dale Jarrett Means Racing 52 Jimmy MeansOsterlund Racing 57 Hut Stricklin (R) Doug RichertPetty Enterprises 43 Richard Petty Dale InmanRahMoc Enterprises75 Morgan ShepherdBob RahillyU.S. Racing 2 Ernie Irvan Bob Johnson Limited schedule ManufacturerTeamNo. Car numberDriverCrew ChiefRound(s)BuickAAG Racing34Charlie Glotzbach1 1Rodney Combs4 2, 4-5, 9Jim Bown1 27ChevroletHendrick Motorsports18Tommy KendallJake Elder1 1842Kyle PettyGary Nelson1 1046Greg Sacks1 2851Bobby Hamilton1 28Mach 1 Racing66Rick Mast (R)Travis Carter14 1-10, 17, 20, 25, 29Miller Racing1Butch Miller1 28519 2, 4, 6, 9-10, 14, 19, 22, 24FordDick Johnson Racing38Dick JohnsonRay Evernham5 12, 16-19Donlavey Racing90Chad Little8 1, 3-5, 8-10, 19Stan Barrett4 12, 15, 17-18Lennie Pond1 22Tracy Leslie1 29Gibbs Racing01Mickey Gibbs2 19, 29OldsmobileA.J. Foyt Enterprises14A.J. Foyt8 1, 3, 9, 15, 17-18, 25, 29Tracy Leslie2 10, 19Aroneck Racing53Jerry O'Neil7 2, 7-8, 10, 25, 27, 29Barkdoll Racing73Phil BarkdollCliff Champion5 1, 9, 10, 15, 17B&B Racing23Eddie Bierschwale16 1-12, 14, 19, 25, 29Hess Racing40Ben Hess (R)Doug Richert10 1-10PontiacArrington Racing67Mickey GibbsBuddy Arrington1 1Brad Teague1 6Bob Clark Motorsports31Jim Sauter10 1-10Dingman Brothers Racing50Jim Sauter1 15Mickey Gibbs2 17, 25Group 4444Jim SauterLee Arter9 16, 18-20, 23, 25, 27-29McDuffie Racing70J.D. McDuffieJeff McDuffie23 1-9, 15-19, 21-25, 27, 29Mueller Brothers Racing89Rodney Combs8 1, 10, 14, 17, 19, 25, 28-29SABCO Racing42Kyle PettyGary Nelson20 1, 3-5, 9, 14-17, 19-29Whitcomb Racing10Ken BouchardBuddy Parrott5 1-5 Derrike Cope20 9-29Winkle Motorsports48Mickey Gibbs4 2-4, 9Greg Sacks10 14, 16, 19-22, 24-25, 27, 29 Schedule No. Race title Track DateBusch ClashDaytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachFebruary 12Twin 125 QualifiersFebruary 161Daytona 500February 192Goodwrench 500North Carolina Motor Speedway, RockinghamMarch 53Motorcraft Quality Parts 500Atlanta International Raceway, HamptonMarch 194Pontiac Excitement 400Richmond International Raceway, RichmondMarch 265TranSouth 500Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonApril 26Valleydale Meats 500Bristol International Raceway, BristolApril 97First Union 400North Wilkesboro Speedway, North WilkesboroApril 168Pannill Sweatshirts 500Martinsville Speedway, RidgewayApril 239Winston 500Talladega Superspeedway, TalladegaMay 7Winston OpenCharlotte Motor Speedway, ConcordMay 21The Winston10Coca-Cola 600May 2811Budweiser 500Dover Downs International Speedway, DoverJune 412Banquet Frozen Foods 300Sears Point Raceway, SonomaJune 1113Miller High Life 500Pocono International Raceway, Long PondJune 1814Miller High Life 400Michigan International Speedway, BrooklynJune 2515Pepsi 400Daytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachJuly 116AC Spark Plug 500Pocono International Raceway, Long PondJuly 2317Talladega DieHard 500Talladega Superspeedway, TalladegaJuly 3018Budweiser at The GlenWatkins Glen International, Watkins GlenAugust 1319Champion Spark Plug 400Michigan International Speedway, BrooklynAugust 2020Busch 500Bristol International Raceway, BristolAugust 2621Heinz Southern 500Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonSeptember 322Miller High Life 400Richmond International Raceway, RichmondSeptember 1023Peak Performance 500Dover Downs International Speedway, DoverSeptember 1724Goody's 500Martinsville Speedway, RidgewaySeptember 2425All Pro Auto Parts 500Charlotte Motor Speedway, ConcordOctober 826Holly Farms 400North Wilkesboro Speedway, North WilkesboroOctober 1527AC Delco 500North Carolina Motor Speedway, RockinghamOctober 2228Autoworks 500Phoenix International Raceway, PhoenixNovember 529Atlanta Journal 500Atlanta International Raceway, HamptonNovember 19 Races No.RacePole positionMost laps ledWinning driverManufacturer Winning manufacturerBusch ClashKen SchraderKen SchraderKen SchraderChevroletTwin 125 #1Ken SchraderKen SchraderKen SchraderChevroletTwin 125 #2Darrell WaltripDale EarnhardtTerry LabonteFord1Daytona 500Ken SchraderKen SchraderDarrell WaltripChevrolet2Goodwrench 500Rusty WallaceRusty WallaceRusty WallacePontiac3Motorcraft Quality Parts 500Alan KulwickiRusty WallaceDarrell WaltripChevrolet4Pontiac Excitement 400Geoff BodineGeoff BodineRusty WallacePontiac5TranSouth 500Mark MartinHarry GantHarry GantOldsmobile6Valleydale Meats 500Mark MartinGreg SacksRusty WallacePontiac7First Union 400Rusty WallaceDale EarnhardtDale EarnhardtChevrolet8Pannill Sweatshirts 500Geoff BodineDarrell WaltripDarrell WaltripChevrolet9Winston 500Mark MartinDavey AllisonDavey AllisonFordWinston OpenMark MartinSterling MarlinSterling MarlinOldsmobileThe WinstonTerry LabonteRusty WallaceRusty WallacePontiac10Coca-Cola 600Alan KulwickiAlan KulwickiDarrell WaltripChevrolet11Budweiser 500Mark MartinDale EarnhardtDale EarnhardtChevrolet12Banquet Frozen Foods 300Rusty WallaceRicky RuddRicky RuddBuick13Miller High Life 500Rusty WallaceRusty WallaceTerry LabonteFord14Miller High Life 400Ken SchraderRusty WallaceBill ElliottFord15Pepsi 400Mark MartinBill ElliottDavey AllisonFord16AC Spark Plug 500Ken SchraderRusty WallaceBill ElliottFord17Talladega DieHard 500Mark MartinMorgan ShepherdTerry LabonteFord18Budweiser at The GlenMorgan ShepherdMorgan ShepherdRusty WallacePontiac19Champion Spark Plug 400Geoff BodineRusty WallaceRusty WallacePontiac20Busch 500Alan KulwickiDarrell WaltripDarrell WaltripChevrolet21Heinz Southern 500Alan KulwickiDale EarnhardtDale EarnhardtChevrolet22Miller High Life 400Bill ElliottRusty WallaceRusty WallacePontiac23Peak Performance 500Davey AllisonDale EarnhardtDale EarnhardtChevrolet24Goody's 500Dale EarnhardtRusty WallaceDarrell WaltripChevrolet25All Pro Auto Parts 500Bill ElliottBill ElliottKen SchraderChevrolet26Holly Farms 400Dale EarnhardtDale EarnhardtGeoff BodineChevrolet27AC Delco 500Alan KulwickiRusty WallaceMark MartinFord28Autoworks 500Ken SchraderAlan KulwickiBill ElliottFord29Atlanta Journal 500Alan KulwickiDale EarnhardtDale EarnhardtChevrolet Busch Clash The Busch Clash, an annual invitational event for all winners of the Busch Pole award from the previous season, was held February 12 at Daytona International Speedway. Ken Schrader drew for the pole. Top Ten Results 25-Ken Schrader 28-Davey Allison 11-Terry Labonte 5-Geoff Bodine 4-Rick Wilson 27-Rusty Wallace 6-Mark Martin 17-Darrell Waltrip 75-Morgan Shepherd 66-Rick Mast Gatorade 125s The Gatorade 125s, a pair of qualifying races for the Daytona 500, were held February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. Ken Schrader and Darrell Waltrip won the poles for each event, respectively. Race One Top Ten Results 25-Ken Schrader 75-Morgan Shepherd 6-Mark Martin 55-Phil Parsons 7-Alan Kulwicki 66-Rick Mast 9-Jody Ridley 10-Ken Bouchard -1 45-Joe Ruttman -1 71-Dave Marcis -1 Race Two Top Ten Results 11-Terry Labonte 94-Sterling Marlin 3-Dale Earnhardt 5-Geoff Bodine 33-Harry Gant 16-Larry Pearson 28-Davey Allison 17-Darrell Waltrip -1 15-Brett Bodine -1 29-Dale Jarrett -1 Jody Ridley substituted for Bill Elliott, who injured his wrist in a practice crash. Daytona 500 The Daytona 500 was held February 19. Ken Schrader won the pole. 1989 Daytona 500 Top Ten Results 17-Darrell Waltrip 25-Ken Schrader 3-Dale Earnhardt 5-Geoff Bodine 55-Phil Parsons 66-Rick Mast* 7-Alan Kulwicki 4-Rick Wilson 11-Terry Labonte 23-Eddie Bierschwale Darrell Waltrip stretched his fuel for 53 laps, and won the Daytona 500 for the first time after 17 attempts. Goodwrench 500 The Goodwrench 500 was held March 5 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole. Top Ten Results 27-Rusty Wallace 7-Alan Kulwicki 3-Dale Earnhardt 5-Geoff Bodine 6-Mark Martin 28-Davey Allison 94-Sterling Marlin 83-Lake Speed 88-Greg Sacks 31-Jim Sauter Rusty Wallace became the first driver to claim the Unocal 76 Challenge. After one rollover, and bonus money added at the season ending banquet, Wallace received an additional $22,800 for winning from the pole. Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 The Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was held March 19 at Atlanta International Raceway. Alan Kulwicki won the pole. Top Ten Results 17-Darrell Waltrip 3-Dale Earnhardt 84-Dick Trickle 42-Kyle Petty 94-Sterling Marlin 4-Rick Wilson 21-Neil Bonnett 57-Hut Stricklin 29-Dale Jarrett 75-Morgan Shepherd Failed to qualify: #36-H. B. Baily, #69-Lee Raymond, #70-J. D. McDuffie, Rodney Combs, Rick Jeffrey Richard Petty was a factor among the leaders, and led 9 laps. But during a pit stop, the gas can leaked fuel onto the exhaust pipe, and started a bad pit fire. Crew member Robert Callicutt suffered second degree burns over 40% of his body and was hospitalized. Petty was forced to drop out of the race. The incident led to new rules regarding crew member fire protection, and newly designed gas can nozzles to prevent leakage. In addition, all pit road reporters for ABC and ESPN would be required to wear fire protected suits for future races telecast by either network. Pontiac Excitement 400 The Pontiac Excitement 400 was held March 26 at Richmond International Raceway. Geoff Bodine won the pole. Top Ten Results 27-Rusty Wallace 7-Alan Kulwicki 3-Dale Earnhardt 26-Ricky Rudd 28-Davey Allison 16-Larry Pearson 17-Darrell Waltrip 94-Sterling Marlin 2-Ernie Irvan 9-Bill Elliott Failed to qualify: 43-Richard Petty This race was scheduled for the weekend after the Daytona 500 (February 26), but snow fell in Richmond and blanketed the Speedway. The race was postponed a month, and in subsequent seasons, the spring Richmond race was moved later and later into the season. It is one of the rare times a NASCAR race has been held on Easter Sunday, a weekend that has not had an originally scheduled NASCAR Cup race in the modern era. After qualifying for 513 consecutive races, Richard Petty failed to make the field for this race for the first time since the 1971 Georgia 500. He wrecked his primary car during practice, and could not get the backup car up to speed. His consecutive starts record would stand until the 1996 First Union 400 when Terry Labonte broke the record. Petty's failure to qualify would not be this isolated race however as he would fail to qualify for three additional races later in the season. This would eventually lead to the past champion's provisional being added for former Cup champions failing to qualify on speed or normal provisionals. TranSouth 500 The TranSouth 500 was held April 2 at Darlington Raceway. Mark Martin won the pole. Top Ten Results 33-Harry Gant 28-Davey Allison 5-Geoff Bodine 6-Mark Martin 94-Sterling Marlin 9-Bill Elliott 7-Alan Kulwicki 27-Rusty Wallace 30-Michael Waltrip 83-Lake Speed This was Harry Gant's first victory since the 1985 Holly Farms 400. Valleydale Meats 500 The Valleydale Meats 500 was held April 9 at Bristol International Raceway. Mark Martin won the pole. Top Ten Results 27-Rusty Wallace 17-Darrell Waltrip 5-Geoff Bodine 28-Davey Allison 84-Dick Trickle 6-Mark Martin 88-Greg Sacks 26-Ricky Rudd 9-Bill Elliott 33-Harry Gant Failed to qualify: #40-Ben Hess, #43-Richard Petty, #52-Jimmy Means, #70-J. D. McDuffie, #71-Dave Marcis, Steve Seligman This would be Greg Sacks' best finish of 1989. This was the final NASCAR start for team owner Buddy Arrington with Brad Teague as his final driver. Teague would finish 17th, 12 laps down to the winner. This race would set the all time caution record for the NASCAR Cup Series; this record would hold up for seventeen years before being beaten by the 2005 Coca-Cola 600. First Union 400 The First Union 400 was held April 16 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole. Top Ten Results 3-Dale Earnhardt 7-Alan Kulwicki 6-Mark Martin 84-Dick Trickle 11-Terry Labonte 26-Ricky Rudd 5-Geoff Bodine 17-Darrell Waltrip 27-Rusty Wallace 2-Ernie Irvan Failed to qualify: 8-Bobby Hillin Jr., 43-Richard Petty, 55-Phil Parsons*, 70-J. D. McDuffie, 04-Bill Meacham, Jerry O'Neil, Kevin Evans, Mark Walbridge The race was notable for Goodyear debuting their new radial tires and Dale Earnhardt winning the race with them. Phil Parsons' team purchased the No. 60 in this event in order to race. He finished 12th, 6 laps down. Pannill Sweatshirts 500 The Pannill Sweatshirts 500 was held April 23 at Martinsville Speedway. Geoff Bodine won the pole. Top Ten Results 17-Darrell Waltrip 3-Dale Earnhardt 84-Dick Trickle 4-Rick Wilson 11-Terry Labonte 6-Mark Martin 25-Ken Schrader 94-Sterling Marlin 71-Dave Marcis 21-Neil Bonnett • This would mark the final race as well as race victory for the older Chevrolet Monte Carlo body style. The new Chevrolet Lumina would debut the next week at Talladega Superspeedway. Winston 500 The Winston 500 was held May 7 at Alabama International Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole. Top Ten Results 28-Davey Allison 11-Terry Labonte 6-Mark Martin 75-Morgan Shepherd 17-Darrell Waltrip 25-Ken Schrader 33-Harry Gant 3-Dale Earnhardt 21-Neil Bonnett 27-Rusty Wallace This was the first race for the new Chevrolet Lumina race car. This race marked the end of the first tire war, as Hoosier Racing Tire left NASCAR when they could not sell enough tires to be economically viable. Hoosier returned to the Winston Cup Series in 1994, but left for good after that season.https://www.racing-reference.info/showblog?id=2651 Historical Motorsports Stories: Tire Wars! Goodyear vs Hoosier Racing-Reference.com July 14, 2016 January 28, 2019https://www.racing-reference.info/showblog?id=3251 Historical Motorsports Stories: Tire Wars! NASCAR's Asphalt Battlefield Racing-Reference.com May 15, 2018 January 28, 2019 This was Robert Yates Racing's first race victory. Derrike Cope brings his Purolator sponsorship to the Bob Whitcomb team as their new driver. He was involved in the race's final caution in The Big One crashing out of the race, finishing 30th. The Winston 1989 The Winston The Winston, an annual all-star race for previous winners and champions along with the winner of the same day Winston Open, was held May 21 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Terry Labonte won the pole. Top Ten Results 27-Rusty Wallace 25-Ken Schrader 3-Dale Earnhardt 9-Bill Elliott 7-Alan Kulwicki 94-Sterling Marlin (Winston Open Winner) 17-Darrell Waltrip 26-Ricky Rudd 5-Geoff Bodine 88-Greg Sacks Rusty Wallace spun Darrell Waltrip out of the lead coming to the white flag to earn the victory. This sparked a fight between Wallace and Waltrip's crew members in the pits before Wallace got to victory lane. Coca-Cola 600 The Coca-Cola 600 was held May 28 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Alan Kulwicki won the pole. Top Ten Results 17-Darrell Waltrip 94-Sterling Marlin 25-Ken Schrader 5-Geoff Bodine 9-Bill Elliott 6-Mark Martin 21-Neil Bonnett 15-Brett Bodine 8-Bobby Hillin Jr. 26-Ricky Rudd By winning the Daytona 500 earlier in the season, and now the Coca-Cola 600, Waltrip secured a $100,000 bonus for winning two of the Winston Million races, and put himself in position to win the Winston Million later in the season at Darlington. Kyle Petty drives the number 42 Peak Antifreeze Chevrolet Monte Carlo owned by Rick Hendrick in this race due to Kyle destroying the only car his regular owner Felix Sabates had during the previous weekend on lap 3 of The Winston. He would finish 17th, 8 laps down to the winner.https://www.racing-reference.info/comments?id=1989-10&s=W User Comments - the 1989 Coca-Cola 600 April 19, 2021 April 19, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210419202705/https://www.racing-reference.info/comments?id=1989-10&s=W dead Darrell Waltrip, who won the final race with the older Chevrolet Monte Carlo body style at Martinsville a month earlier, became the first driver to take the Lumina that replaced it to Victory Lane. This would be the final race for the Slender You Figure Salons team owned by Bob Clark; with Jim Sauter finishing the race in 37th place. Budweiser 500 The Budweiser 500 was held June 4 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole. Top Ten Results 3-Dale Earnhardt 6-Mark Martin 25-Ken Schrader 11-Terry Labonte 27-Rusty Wallace 26-Ricky Rudd 21-Neil Bonnett 9-Bill Elliott 17-Darrell Waltrip 55-Phil Parsons This race marked the debut of Jimmy Spencer in the NASCAR Cup Series driving Buddy Baker's number 88. However it was short lived as he would finish 34th only completing 75 laps due to engine failure.https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1989_Budweiser_500/W Race Results Banquet Frozen Foods 300 The inaugural Banquet Frozen Foods 300 was held June 11 at Sears Point Raceway. Rusty Wallace won the pole. Top Ten Results 26-Ricky Rudd 27-Rusty Wallace 9-Bill Elliott 3-Dale Earnhardt 83-Lake Speed 88-Joe Ruttman 75-Morgan Shepherd 4-Rick Wilson 28-Davey Allison 30-Michael Waltrip Mark Martin actually rolled his car during the race due to an error by a new tire changer (only two of the five lug nuts were properly fastened on the car). Right after the car left the pits, the right rear came off, the car spun, hit the tire barrier and rolled onto its roof. However, he came back to finish the race in 31st, 5 laps down. This would be Buick's penultimate victory in the NASCAR Cup Series. Miller High Life 500 The Miller High Life 500 was held June 18 at Pocono International Raceway. Rusty Wallace won the pole. This race was one of the few races telecast on pay-per-view. Top Ten Results 11-Terry Labonte 33-Harry Gant 3-Dale Earnhardt 25-Ken Schrader 75-Morgan Shepherd 94-Sterling Marlin 29-Dale Jarrett 21-Neil Bonnett 16-Larry Pearson 15-Brett Bodine This was the first victory for Junior Johnson's team using a Ford since the 1969 American 500 at Rockingham. Miller High Life 400 (Michigan) The Miller High Life 400 was held June 25 at Michigan International Speedway. Ken Schrader won the pole. Top Ten Results 9-Bill Elliott 27-Rusty Wallace 17-Darrell Waltrip 26-Ricky Rudd 15-Brett Bodine 4-Rick Wilson 83-Lake Speed 94-Sterling Marlin 10-Derrike Cope 42-Kyle Petty Pepsi 400 The Pepsi 400 was held July 1 at Daytona International Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole. Top Ten Results 28-Davey Allison 75-Morgan Shepherd 55-Phil Parsons 9-Bill Elliott 7-Alan Kulwicki 11-Terry Labonte 94-Sterling Marlin 84-Dick Trickle 26-Ricky Rudd 57-Hut Stricklin This was first time the Pepsi 400 was aired on ESPN. The race was shown flag-to-flag, but on same-day tape delay. Previously, the Pepsi/Firecracker 400 was aired as part of ABC's Wide World of Sports and only highlights of the race would air. This race featured a rollover crash involving Lake Speed on lap 144. AC Spark Plug 500 The AC Spark Plug 500 was held on July 23 at Pocono International Raceway. Ken Schrader won the pole. Top Ten Finishers 9-Bill Elliott 27-Rusty Wallace 6-Mark Martin 17-Darrell Waltrip 28-Davey Allison 33-Harry Gant 25-Ken Schrader 75-Morgan Shepherd 3-Dale Earnhardt 15-Brett Bodine This race was notable for two wrecks that tore open portions of the track's boilerplate walls. Jimmy Horton crashed in Turn Two and tore open a hole in the wall. Later a big wreck erupted in Turn One involving Greg Sacks in the Tom Winkle No. 48 and the No. 83 of Lake Speed. The two cars got together going into Turn One and smashed into the boilerplate wall head-on. The hit punched open the wall and sent Sacks flipping. The yellow remained out for the duration of time needed to repair the wall. Speed broke his shoulder in the crash and had to sit out for a couple weeks. Elliott cut a tire on the opening lap but rallied to take the lead from Wallace in the final ten laps. The win tied Elliott with Tim Richmond for most wins at Pocono. Richmond, battling illness, was the subject of a short retrospective piece on the ESPN telecast and former Richmond crew chiefs Barry Dodson and Harry Hyde were interviewed on-air about him. Talladega DieHard 500 The Talladega DieHard 500 was held July 30 at Alabama International Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole. Top Ten Results 11-Terry Labonte 17-Darrell Waltrip 6-Mark Martin 25-Ken Schrader 4-Rick Wilson 75-Morgan Shepherd 42-Kyle Petty 33-Harry Gant 28-Davey Allison 21-Neil Bonnett Joe Ruttman substituted for Lake Speed in the No. 83, and crashed spectacularly on lap 145. Ruttman hit the wall nearly head-on and almost got on his side as a result. This would be Labontes final win with the Junior Johnson team. Labonte would not win again in the Cup series until 1994. Budweiser at the Glen The Budweiser at the Glen was held August 13 at Watkins Glen International. Morgan Shepherd won the pole. Top Ten Results 27-Rusty Wallace 6-Mark Martin 3-Dale Earnhardt 28-Davey Allison 8-Bobby Hillin Jr. 75-Morgan Shepherd 94-Sterling Marlin 4-Rick Wilson 44-Jim Sauter 30-Michael Waltrip Eddie Bierschwale was the substitute driver in the No. 83 for Lake Speed, who was still recovering from his shoulder injury at Pocono. He finished 38th. This race is notable for a big wreck on lap 89 involving the No. 5 of Geoff Bodine. Bodine lost a tire at the end of the backstraight, spun around and went through the barrier and hitting a fence behind the barrier (more or less marking off the property line of Watkins Glen International's land). Bodine was uninjured. Also on this day, Tim Richmond who had a long battle with AIDS, died earlier in the day. Wallace's victory snapped a five-race winning streak for Ford. Late in the race, ESPN showed Tom Cruise meeting with Rick Hendrick and members of that team as part of his preparation to play Cole Trickle in the 1990 film Days of Thunder. This race would be Jim Sauter's final Top 10 finish, with Sauter's 9th place finish tying his finish at the 1987 Coca-Cola 600 for the best of his career. Champion Spark Plug 400 The Champion Spark Plug 400 was held August 20 at Michigan International Speedway. Geoff Bodine won the pole. Top Ten Results 27-Rusty Wallace 75-Morgan Shepherd 33-Harry Gant 57-Hut Stricklin 5-Geoff Bodine 10-Derrike Cope 28-Davey Allison 26-Ricky Rudd 6-Mark Martin 7-Alan Kulwicki Busch 500 The Busch 500 was held August 26 at Bristol International Raceway. Alan Kulwicki won the pole. Top Ten Results 17-Darrell Waltrip 7-Alan Kulwicki 26-Ricky Rudd 33-Harry Gant 11-Terry Labonte 27-Rusty Wallace 8-Bobby Hillin Jr. 88-Jimmy Spencer 21-Neil Bonnett 29-Dale Jarrett Failed to qualify: 43-Richard Petty This was the fourth race that Petty failed to qualify. In response to fan complaints about Petty missing several races, NASCAR introduced the past champion's provisional in 1991.http://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?id=2740483&seriesId=2 Past champion's provisional entry limited to six Newton, David ESPN February 1, 2007 April 12, 2018https://books.google.com/books?id=eVi3hg7Y6ZkC&q=NASCAR+past+champions+provisional&pg=PA119 NASCAR for Dummies Martin, Mark Mark Martin 29 April 2005 9780471750987 April 12, 2018 Fortunately, this would be the last DNQ for Richard Petty before his retirement in 1992. Heinz Southern 500 The Heinz Southern 500 was held September 3 at Darlington Raceway. Alan Kulwicki won the pole. Top Ten Results 3-Dale Earnhardt 6-Mark Martin 26-Ricky Rudd 27-Rusty Wallace 25-Ken Schrader 33-Harry Gant 9-Bill Elliott 8-Bobby Hillin Jr. 75-Morgan Shepherd 94-Sterling Marlin Darrell Waltrip had a chance to win the Winston Million at Darlington, but hit the wall early in the race and finished 22nd. Rodney Combs replaced Joe Ruttman as Lake Speed's substitute driver in the No. 83 at Darlington. He finished 23rd. Miller High Life 400 (Richmond) The Miller High Life 400 was held September 10 at Richmond International Raceway. 9 of Bill Elliott won the pole. Top Ten Results 27-Rusty Wallace 3-Dale Earnhardt 5-Geoff Bodine 26-Ricky Rudd 33-Harry Gant 17-Darrell Waltrip 21-Neil Bonnett 84-Dick Trickle 57-Hut Stricklin 28-Davey Allison Lake Speed returned to the No. 83 at Richmond after sitting out 5 races due to injury. Lennie Pond retired after this race. Peak Performance 500 The Peak Performance 500 was held September 17 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Davey Allison won the pole. Top Ten Results 3-Dale Earnhardt 6-Mark Martin 25-Ken Schrader 9-Bill Elliott 26-Ricky Rudd 30-Michael Waltrip 27-Rusty Wallace 10-Derrike Cope 15-Brett Bodine 88-Jimmy Spencer The race was red-flagged briefly because of a crash involving Neil Bonnett. Bonnett, who broke his sternum in the incident, was forced to sit out the next three races. The reason for the delay was to clear the track to allow for an ambulance to transport Bonnett out of the speedway to a local hospital. Goody's 500 The Goody's 500 was held September 24 at Martinsville Speedway. Dale Earnhardt started on the pole, which was actually won by Jimmy Hensley (as a substitute driver) as Earnhardt and others could not reach the track in time due to Hurricane Hugo, which affected the area. Top Ten Results 17-Darrell Waltrip 33-Harry Gant 84-Dick Trickle 27-Rusty Wallace 29-Dale Jarrett 2-Ernie Irvan 15-Brett Bodine 26-Ricky Rudd 3-Dale Earnhardt 25-Ken Schrader Tommy Ellis substituted for Neil Bonnett in the No. 21 in this race, and the next 2 events in Charlotte and North Wilkesboro. This would be Darrell Waltrip's last Cup Series win with Hendrick Motorsports All Pro Auto Parts 500 The All Pro Auto Parts 500 was held October 8 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole. Top Ten Results 25-Ken Schrader 33-Harry Gant 6-Mark Martin 9-Bill Elliott 28-Davey Allison 10-Derrike Cope 94-Sterling Marlin 27-Rusty Wallace -1 8-Bobby Hillin Jr. -2 75-Morgan Shepherd -2 Failed to qualify: 14-A. J. Foyt* Foyt was involved in a practice crash where he suffered a significant concussion which kept him from attempting to qualify. Dale Earnhardt lost the points lead in this race when the camshaft in his No. 3 Chevrolet broke in the 13th lap, and he dropped out. Holly Farms 400 1989 Holly Farms 400 The Holly Farms 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway was originally scheduled for October 1, but rain forced the race to be postponed to October 15. Rain also cancelled qualifying so Dale Earnhardt who was leading the points at the time qualifying was cancelled on September 30 was awarded the pole per the current owners points at that time. Top Ten Results 5-Geoff Bodine 6-Mark Martin 11-Terry Labonte 33-Harry Gant 75-Morgan Shepherd 9-Bill Elliott 27-Rusty Wallace 2-Ernie Irvan 26-Ricky Rudd 3-Dale Earnhardt This race was notable for the race for the win between Earnhardt and Ricky Rudd. On the last lap, Earnhardt and Rudd touched in turn 1, spinning both cars out. This allowed Geoff Bodine to slip by and win the race, and allowed Rusty Wallace to gain points on Earnhardt for the championship hunt. This was Bodine's first win since the 1988 Miller High Life 500 at Pocono. Bodine led only the final lap of the race while Dale Earnhardt dominated, leading 343 of the 400 laps. This was also Geoff Bodine's final win in a Chevrolet and with Hendrick Motorsports. Geoff would leave the No. 5 Chevrolet Lumina to go drive the No. 11 Ford Thunderbird for the next 2 years (1990-1991) with Junior Johnson & Associates. A rare father-and-son crash knocked both Richard Petty and son Kyle out of the race, with Richard finishing 32nd (last); the 15th and final last-place finish for "the King". Kyle ended the afternoon in 31st place. AC Delco 500 The AC Delco 500 was held October 22 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Alan Kulwicki won the pole. Top Ten Results 6-Mark Martin* 27-Rusty Wallace 17-Darrell Waltrip 25-Ken Schrader 84-Dick Trickle 21-Neil Bonnett* 5-Geoff Bodine 8-Bobby Hillin Jr. 7-Alan Kulwicki 42-Kyle Petty This was Martin's first career Winston Cup victory. This was Bonnett's first race back from his sternum injury that he suffered at Dover. Autoworks 500 1989 Autoworks 500 The Autoworks 500 was held November 5 at Phoenix International Raceway. Ken Schrader won the pole. Top Ten Results 9-Bill Elliott 11-Terry Labonte 6-Mark Martin 17-Darrell Waltrip 29-Dale Jarrett 3-Dale Earnhardt 84-Dick Trickle 33-Harry Gant 30-Michael Waltrip 88-Jimmy Spencer Failed to qualify: 18-Tommy Ellis, 41-Danny Lawson, 89-Bob Howard, 35-Keith van Houten, 07-Mark Walbridge, 44-Jack Sellers, 19-Robert Sprague, 24-Butch Gilliland, 22-St. James Davis, 80-Bob Walker, 08-Rick McCray, 99-John Krebs, 38-Duke Hoenshell, 04-Hershel McGriff, 50-Rick ScribnerQualifying information for the 1989 Autoworks 500 https://web.archive.org/web/20171029121049/http://www.racing-reference.info/getqualify/1989-28/W October 29, 2017 at Racing Reference Two cars entered by Hendrick Motorsports (the No. 46 City Chevrolet driven by Greg Sacks and the No. 51 Exxon Chevrolet driven by Bobby Hamilton) were entered to get in-race footage for the 1990 film Days of Thunder. Hamilton actually led the race with 100 laps to go (in his first career start) before the engine blew. A third movie car (the No. 18 Exxon Chevrolet driven by Tommy Ellis) failed to make the race. Atlanta Journal 500 1989 Atlanta Journal 500 The Atlanta Journal 500 was held November 19 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Alan Kulwicki won the pole. Top Ten Results 3-Dale Earnhardt 5-Geoff Bodine 94-Sterling Marlin 25-Ken Schrader 17-Darrell Waltrip 42-Kyle Petty 8-Bobby Hillin Jr. 75-Morgan Shepherd 21-Neil Bonnett 83-Lake Speed Three drivers entered the race mathematically eligible for the Winston Cup championship. Rusty Wallace had a 78-point lead over Mark Martin, and a 79-point lead over third-place Dale Earnhardt. Wallace had to finish 18th or better to clinch the title, but went into the race proclaiming he was going to 'run as hard as he could.' The statement was seen as a thinly veiled criticism of Bill Elliott whom Wallace lost the championship to a year earlier, in a similar situation. In that year, Elliott elected to drive a very conservative race, easily clinching the title, much to the ire of the hard-charging Wallace. Dale Earnhardt qualified 3rd, Wallace qualified 4th, but Martin would start back in 20th.Wallace planning all-out run to win first NASCAR title https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21794481/ The Indianapolis Star 60 Newspapers.com November 19, 1989 July 12, 2018 Despite his plan to race all-out, Wallace encountered problems that complicated his day. On the first round of pit stops, he pitted under green but lost a lap when the caution came out shortly thereafter. Later, he suffered a flat tire and fell all the way back to the 33rd position. Wallace slowly and steadily worked his way back up the standings. Dale Earnhardt, meanwhile, dominated the race leading 294 of the 328 laps en route to victory. Mark Martin, the other driver in the mix for the championship did not end up being a factor. He dropped out on lap 224 with a blown engine that resulted in a fire. In the closing laps, Wallace was three laps down in 15th place, just barely holding on to the hypothetical points lead. Wallace managed to finish the race in 15th, and won the Winston Cup championship by a mere 12 points over Earnhardt.Earnhardt wins race; Wallace wins title https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21794518/ The Indianapolis Star 32 Newspapers.com November 20, 1989 July 12, 2018 It was Wallace's first and only Winston Cup championship, and the first championship in the modern era for Pontiac. On lap 203, Grant Adcox struck the wall and suffered a heart attack and severe head injuries. Adcox died shortly after the accident. Final career top 10 for Neil Bonnett. Full Drivers' Championship List of NASCAR points scoring systems (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. Pos Position Driver DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL Pts Points Scored 1 Rusty Wallace 18 1* 31* 1 8 1 9 31 10 31 5 2 22* 2* 17 2* 37 1 1* 6 4 1* 7 4* 8 7 2* 16 15 4176 2 Dale Earnhardt 3 3 2 3 33 16 1* 2 8 38 1* 4 3 17 18 9 11 3 17 14 1* 2 1* 9 42 10* 20 6 1* 4164 3 Mark Martin 33 5 38 11 4 6 3 6 3 6 2 31 15 12 16 3 3 2 9 20 2 17 2 23 3 2 1 3 30 4053 4 Darrell Waltrip 1 29 1 7 36 2 8 1* 5 1 9 38 32 3 19 4 2 16 37 1* 22 6 18 1 14 20 3 4 5 3971 5 Ken Schrader 2* 25 15 19 27 32 14 7 6 3 3 37 4 11 36 7 4 20 11 23 5 24 3 10 1 13 4 13 4 3876 6 Bill Elliott 35 19 11 10 6 9 22 20 11 5 8 3 21 1 4* 1 12 18 39 24 7 18 4 15 4* 6 15 1 27 3774 7 Harry Gant 12 31 29 14 1* 10 23 12 7 40 23 12 2 32 32 5 8 19 3 4 6 5 38 2 2 4 29 8 17 3610 8 Ricky Rudd 19 32 24 4 12 8 6 23 31 10 6 1* 20 4 9 31 17 29 8 3 3 4 5 8 21 9 28 29 14 3608 9 Geoff Bodine 4 4 19 18* 3 3 7 16 12 4 29 20 35 27 22 17 35 21 5 16 12 3 27 16 22 1 7 28 2 3600 10 Terry Labonte 9 18 36 30 18 24 5 5 2 39 4 15 1 14 6 13 1 14 40 5 33 12 14 11 11 3 14 2 40 3569 11 Davey Allison 25 6 40 5 2 4 11 14 1* 33 32 9 16 31 1 6 9 4 7 25 18 10 24 21 5 21 26 39 25 3481 12 Sterling Marlin 11 7 5 8 5 15 26 8 14 2 26 40 6 8 7 36 28 7 34 18 10 28 17 20 7 19 23 30 3 3422 13 Morgan Shepherd 15 27 10 33 16 26 17 18 4 32 33 7 5 35 2 8 6* 6* 2 26 9 27 16 28 10 5 36 12 8 3403 14 Alan Kulwicki 7 2 16 2 7 20 2 22 13 23* 25 36 34 36 5 39 30 39 10 2 32 15 32 26 28 11 9 11* 13 3236 15 Dick Trickle (R) 13 3 25 13 5 4 3 27 29 21 30 24 25 8 20 16 34 19 28 17 8 25 3 30 12 5 7 35 3203 16 Bobby Hillin Jr. 39 15 30 15 26 27 DNQ 21 35 9 13 13 13 20 28 11 29 5 14 7 8 13 15 27 9 15 8 18 7 3139 17 Rick Wilson 8 17 6 17 11 21 30 4 15 35 14 8 27 6 29 25 5 8 32 27 11 22 19 18 41 29 13 40 18 3119 18 Michael Waltrip 21 12 20 13 9 11 29 25 21 27 22 10 14 16 34 28 36 10 31 32 13 23 6 12 17 23 17 9 26 3057 19 Brett Bodine 29 34 33 28 14 30 28 27 19 8 15 27 10 5 11 10 14 15 36 17 16 34 9 7 12 17 21 19 23 3051 20 Neil Bonnett 42 14 7 21 39 12 13 10 9 7 7 11 8 24 21 23 10 36 15 9 15 7 26 6 34 9 2995 21 Phil Parsons 5 39 14 27 41 23 12 13 17 13 10 18 12 15 3 12 41 17 33 11 21 36 13 14 20 28 24 37 42 2933 22 Ernie Irvan 41 23 12 9 24 29 10 19 25 15 17 23 26 18 23 26 20 24 25 15 24 26 33 6 33 8 16 33 11 2919 23 Larry Pearson (R) 14 30 22 6 20 18 24 29 29 22 19 19 9 19 30 40 22 11 16 21 29 20 40 25 15 24 12 24 19 2860 24 Dale Jarrett 32 11 9 23 40 22 19 15 40 28 11 42 7 22 31 18 23 23 38 10 20 35 23 5 24 27 39 5 16 2789 25 Dave Marcis 20 35 42 20 17 DNQ 20 9 20 16 16 16 18 21 25 19 19 25 24 12 28 16 22 DNQ 19 14 30 15 33 2715 26 Hut Stricklin (R) DNQ 41 8 DNQ 30 28 16 30 33 14 12 21 17 33 10 37 13 22 4 19 19 9 20 17 23 30 22 23 20 2705 27 Lake Speed 30 8 21 12 10 25 27 11 18 24 18 5 11 7 24 29 14 36 22 38 25 19 22 10 2550 28 Derrike Cope DNQ 34 35 35 39 12 28 36 9 26 35 38 40 6 29 25 25 8 13 6 26 11 14 12 2180 29 Richard Petty 17 16 27 DNQ 15 DNQ DNQ 24 23 19 20 26 25 30 20 38 21 13 18 DNQ 35 33 30 24 34 32 34 42 28 2148 30 Kyle Petty DNQ 4 DNQ 28 28 17 10 14 14 7 13 22 14 32 11 30 29 31 10 21 6 2099 31 Jimmy Means DNQ 33 18 DNQ 38 DNQ 32 DNQ 41 41 24 DNQ 29 28 12 24 39 33 27 DNQ 26 19 21 31 37 22 31 25 DNQ 1698 32 Greg Sacks 23 9 26 34 25 7* 21 28 37 30 39 30 35 30 38 DNQ 19 35 18 38 29 1565 33 Jim Sauter DNQ 10 32 36 19 13 31 DNQ 36 37 38 16 9 23 DNQ 12 40 33 17 21 1510 34 Jimmy Spencer (R) 34 33 13 27 15 40 28 12 8 37 29 10 16 18 35 10 37 1445 35 Rick Mast (R) 6 21 25 16 34 14 25 32 DNQ 11 32 13 13 31 1315 36 Eddie Bierschwale 10 26 23 31 21 19 18 DNQ 39 36 27 34 29 32 38 28 25 DNQ 1306 37 Ben Hess (R) 22 22 17 24 23 DNQ 15 17 22 20 921 38 Chad Little (R) 36 35 22 37 26 34 18 26 602 39 Butch Miller (R) 42 26 31 DNQ 42 38 22 21 32 43 576 40 A. J. Foyt 38 28 16 35 18 37 Wth 36 527 41 Mickey Gibbs (R) 34 20 39 29 DNQ 25 DNQ 26 38 508 42 Rodney Combs 37 40 DNQ 32 29 DNQ DNQ 40 DNQ DNQ 23 32 27 41 470 43 Joe Ruttman 13 6 34 31 21 31 30 DNQ 27 20 469 44 J. D. McDuffie 24 37 DNQ DNQ 31 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 35 DNQ 36 31 34 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 457 45 Phil Barkdoll 31 32 DNQ 15 15 378 46 Jimmy Horton DNQ 13 32 DNQ 31 37 33 377 47 Dick Johnson 32 22 24 32 DNQ 322 48 Ken Bouchard 16 38 37 DNQ 22 313 49 Terry Byers 21 19 DNQ 21 DNQ 306 50 Darin Brassfield 22 12 30 297 51 Grant Adcox 24 13 DNQ 32 282 52 Jerry O'Neil 28 DNQ DNQ 26 36 38 DNQ 268 53 Norm Benning 30 30 DNQ DNQ 31 216 54 Ken Ragan DNQ 29 27 39 204 55 Bill Schmitt 17 26 197 56 Tracy Leslie 25 20 DNQ DNQ 191 57 Charlie Baker 40 26 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 40 171 58 Bob Schacht 27 25 170 59 Jim Bown DNQ 36 41 DNQ 29 37 60 H. B. Bailey DNQ DNQ 26 27 DNQ 167 61 Stan Barrett 37 34 26 31 155 62 Rich Bickle 39 22 143 63 Rob Moroso 28 34 140 64 Lennie Pond 11 130 65 Hershel McGriff 14 DNQ 121 66 Tommy Ellis DNQ 29 18 16 DNQ 115 67 John McFadden DNQ 40 31 113 68 Brad Teague QL 17 QL 31 112 69 Patty Moise 39 33 DNQ DNQ 110 70 Tommie Crozier 38 37 DNQ 101 71 Ron Esau 38 41 35 98 72 Bobby Gerhart DNQ DNQ 23 94 73 Ronnie Thomas 23 DNQ 94 74 James Hylton DNQ DNQ 39 39 DNQ 92 75 Jack Pennington 32 24 91 76 Troy Beebe 24 91 77 Dave Mader III 24 DNQ 91 78 Bill Ingram DNQ DNQ DNQ 26 DNQ 85 79 Terry Fisher 25 84 80 Roy Smith 39 41 83 81 Mike Alexander 27 82 82 Mark Stahl 27 DNQ 82 83 Randy LaJoie DNQ 28 79 84 Rick McCray 28 DNQ 79 85 Ronnie Sanders 28 79 86 Andy Belmont 29 76 87 Rick Jeffrey DNQ 30 73 88 Oma Kimbrough 30 73 89 Bobby Hamilton 32 72 90 Ted Thomas 31 70 91 Mark Gibson DNQ 33 64 92 John Krebs 33 DNQ 64 93 Allan Grice 34 61 94 Mike Miller 34 61 95 Mike Potter DNQ 34 61 96 Bill Cooper 35 58 97 Jack Ely DNQ 35 58 98 Bill Flowers 35 58 99 Bill Sedgwick DNQ 36 55 100 Bill Venturini 37 52 101 Lee Raymond 26 DNQ DNQ 102 Tommy Kendall 27 103 Trevor Boys DNQ 31 104 Charlie Glotzbach DNQ 105 Doug Heveron DNQ 106 Connie Saylor DNQ 107 Brad Noffsinger DNQ 108 Ricky Woodward DNQ 109 Tony Spanos DNQ DNQ DNQ 110 Philip Duffie DNQ DNQ 111 Delma Cowart DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 112 Steve Seligman DNQ DNQ DNQ 113 Bill Meacham DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 114 Kevin Evan DNQ 115 Mark Walbridge DNQ DNQ DNQ 116 Walter Surma DNQ DNQ 117 Marta Leonard DNQ 118 Jack Sellers DNQ DNQ 119 Bob Walker DNQ DNQ 120 Ed Sanger DNQ 121 Tom Rotsell DNQ 122 Robert Pressley DNQ 123 Dale Fischlein DNQ 124 Robert Sprague DNQ 125 Butch Gilliland DNQ 126 St. James Davis DNQ 127 Keith van Houten DNQ 128 Duke Hoenshell DNQ 129 Danny Lawson DNQ 130 Bob Howard DNQ 131 Rick Scribner DNQ 132 David Pearson Wth 133 Jimmy Hensley QL 134 Tommy Houston QL Pos Position Driver DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL Pts Points Scored Rookie of the Year Dick Trickle was named the 1989 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year, despite entering the competition in the second week of the season, replacing Mike Alexander at Stavola Brothers Racing. The top runner-up was former Dash champion Hut Stricklin, driving for returning car owner Rod Osterlund. Two-time Busch champion Larry Pearson and former modified driver Jimmy Spencer were the only other candidates to make a full schedule, as Rick Mast, Ben Hess, Chad Little, Butch Miller, and Mickey Gibbs all ran part-time. See also 1989 NASCAR Busch Series 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series References External links Winston Cup Standings and Statistics for 1989 https://web.archive.org/web/20090404113611/http://www.racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1989&series=W 2009-04-04 Category:NASCAR Cup Series seasons