1989 Goody's 500

May 2023 24th race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON Ridgeway, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway 263 20.602 0.526 17 423.257 423.257 500 500 263 76.571 mph km/h September 24 24 29 1989 Goody's 500 198 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Jimmy Hensley Richard Childress Racing ESPN Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 41st Annual Goody's 500 0.847 The 1989 Goody's 500 program cover. 1989 Goody's 500.jpeg The 1989 Goody's 500 was the 24th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 41st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 24, 1989, in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In the closing stages of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Darrell Waltrip would make a late-race charge to the front, passing for the lead with 47 laps left in the race. Afterwards, Jackson Bros. Motorsports driver Harry Gant would make an attempted charge before a caution came out with two laps left in the race, ending the race and handing Waltrip the victory.Higgins Tom September 25, 1989 Waltrip Passes Rivals To Gain Martinsville Win (Part 1) 53 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-waltrip-passes-ri/125151313/ May 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom September 25, 1989 Waltrip Passes Rivals To Gain Martinsville Win (Part 2) 60 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-waltrip-passes-ri/125151340/ May 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Pearce Al September 25, 1989 Waltrip captures Goody's 500, Gant takes 2nd (Part 1) 19 Daily Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-waltrip-captures-goodys-500/125151642/ May 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Pearce Al September 25, 1989 Waltrip captures Goody's 500, Gant takes 2nd (Part 2) 24 Daily Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-waltrip-captures-goodys-500/125151681/ May 23, 2023 Newspapers.com The victory was Waltrip's 79th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth and final victory of the season. To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Harry Gant and Stavola Brothers Racing driver Dick Trickle would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor2Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiacKroger3Dale 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 & AssociatesFordBudweiser15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft16Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuickChattanooga Chew17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide21Tommy EllisWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo25Ken 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 EnterprisesPontiacSTP48Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiacDinner Bell Foods51Butch Miller (R)Miller RacingChevroletMiller Racing52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacAlka-Seltzer55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum57Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiacHeinz70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce84Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life88Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiacCrisco94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobileSunoco Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 22, at 3:00 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 Saturday, September 23, at 12:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-30 would be decided on time,September 22, 1989 NASCAR Today 52 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/125152794/ May 23, 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. Jimmy Hensley, who was replacing the regular driver for Richard Childress Racing, Dale Earnhardt, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.602 and an average speed of 91.913 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom September 23, 1989 This Tale Is For Real (Part 1) 45 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-this-tale-is-for/125152915/ May 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom September 23, 1989 This Tale Is For Real (Part 2) 58 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-this-tale-is-for/125152954/ May 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Three drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Jimmy HensleyJimmy Hensley would replace Dale Earnhardt in first-round qualifying due to traveling difficulties Earnhardt had experienced due to Hurricane Hugo. NRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.60291.913217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.62091.83335Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.64891.709494Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile20.73891.311584Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick20.79991.043611Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord20.80391.025726Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick20.83990.86887Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord20.85190.81696Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.85590.798109Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord20.85890.7851142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac20.87290.7241216Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick20.87790.703132Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac20.89290.6381475Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac20.91490.5421530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac20.93590.4511615Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord20.96090.3441728Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord20.97790.2701852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac20.98990.2191910Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac20.99090.2142027Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac21.00490.154Failed to lock in Round 12125Ken SchraderTommy Houston would replace Ken Schrader in first-round qualifying due to traveling difficulties Schrader had experienced due to Hurricane Hugo. NHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.85590.798224Rick WilsonBrad Teague would replace Rick Wilson in first-round qualifying due to traveling difficulties Wilson had experienced due to Hurricane Hugo. NMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile21.01790.0982348Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiac21.03890.0092433Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile21.06089.9152529Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac21.06789.8852621Tommy EllisWood Brothers RacingFord21.07489.855278Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick21.08789.7992857Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac21.17689.4222951Butch Miller (R)Miller RacingChevrolet21.18989.3673043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac21.23789.165Provisionals3183Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile21.24789.1233255Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile21.36788.623Failed to qualify3388Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac -* -*3471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*3570J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500118running180$55,65022433Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile5000running170$33,8023584Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick5001running170$22,25042027Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac500198running170$18,87552529Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac50096running160$15,1256132Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac5006running155$7,27571615Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord5000running146$7,7008726Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick4990running142$10,900913Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49974running143$15,950102125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4970running134$11,70011611Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4960running130$9,220121530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4950running127$6,070131910Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac4950running124$4,120143255Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile4940running121$5,22015109Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4940running118$12,6201635Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4930running115$9,800172857Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac4900running112$3,58018224Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile4890running109$4,705192348Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiac4860running106$1,97520494Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile4380running103$6,675211728Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord4290running100$9,250223183Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile3800engine97$4,1552396Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3680engine94$4,570243043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3570crash91$3,220251216Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick3560running88$2,8502687Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord3167crash90$4,45027278Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3060overheating82$3,775281475Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac2880rear end79$8,950292621Tommy EllisWood Brothers RacingFord2710engine0$3,125301142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac2480engine73$1,960311852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac800engine70$1,810322951Butch Miller (R)Miller RacingChevrolet440rear end67$1,610Failed to qualify3388Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac3471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3570J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 3,540 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 3,465 (-75) 10px 3 Mark Martin 3,285 (-255) 10px 4 Darrell Waltrip 3,252 (–288) 10px 1 5 Ricky Rudd 3,079 (–461) 10px 1 6 Bill Elliott 3,074 (–466) 10px 7 Ken Schrader 3,028 (–512) 10px 8 Davey Allison 2,992 (–548) 10px 2 9 Harry Gant 2,940 (–600) 10px 10 Terry Labonte 2,935 (–605)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. Notes References 1989 Peak Performance 500 1989 All Pro Auto Parts 500 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Goody's 500 Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Goody's 500 Goody's 500