1989 Goodwrench 500

April 2023Second race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 115.122 mph km/h 24th Annual Goodwrench 500 Bob Jenkins, Gary Nelson, Ned Jarrett ESPN Motor Racing Network 222 Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Blue Max Racing 27 Blue Max Racing Rusty Wallace March 5 Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway 1.637 1.017 805.257 805.257 500.364 492 492 29 2 Goodwrench 500 1989 24.606 500.364 The 1989 GM Goodwrench 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. 1989 Goodwrench 500.jpeg 44,300 The 1989 Goodwrench 500 was the second stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 5, 1989, before an audience of 44,300 in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 mi km permanent high-banked racetrack. On the final restart with six laps left in the race, Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace would manage to pull away to a sizable lead to take his 11th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Higgins Tom March 6, 1989 Yellow Flags Sweep Wallace To Victory Lane (Part 1) 17 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123097687/yellow-flags-sweep-wallace-to-victory/ April 19, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom March 6, 1989 Yellow Flags Sweep Wallace To Victory Lane (Part 2) 22 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123097718/yellow-flags-sweep-wallace-to-victory-la/ April 19, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy March 6, 1989 Wallace gets 'em back (Part 1) 11 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123097902/wallace-gets-em-back-part-1/ April 19, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy March 6, 1989 Wallace gets 'em back (Part 2) 15 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123097929/wallace-gets-em-back-part-2/ April 19, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, owner-driver Alan Kulwicki and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of North Carolina Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. North Carolina Motor Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School. 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 Light10Ken BouchardWhitcomb RacingPontiacWhitcomb Racing11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordBudweiser15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft16Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuickChattanooga Chew17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide20Dave Mader IIIBahre RacingPontiacCheerwine21Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobileB&B Racing25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFordTexaco, Havoline29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiacHardee's30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time31Jim SauterBob Clark MotorsportsPontiacSlender You Figure Salons33Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Bandit34Rodney CombsAAG RacingBuickAllen's Glass40Ben Hess (R)Hess RacingOldsmobileHess Racing41Jim BownBown RacingChevroletRose Auto Wrecking43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP48Mickey Gibbs (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiacSmartLease51Butch Miller (R)Miller RacingChevroletMiller Racing52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacAlka-Seltzer53Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingChevroletAroneck Racing55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum57Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiacHeinz66Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevroletMach 1 Racing70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce84Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life88Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingPontiacCrisco94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobileSunoco Qualifying Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, March 2, at 2:30 PM EST. Originally, the first 20 positions were going to be determined by first round qualifying, with positions 21-40 meant to be determined the following day on Friday, March 3.March 2, 1989 NASCAR today 34 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123136443/nascar-today/ April 19, 2023 Newspapers.com However, due to rain, the second round was cancelled. As a result, the rest of the starting lineup was set using the results from the first round. 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.Higgins Tom March 4, 1989 Rain Washes Away 2nd-Day NASCAR Qualifying 23 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123136570/rain-washes-away-2nd-day-nascar/ April 19, 2023 Newspapers.com Rusty Wallace, driving for Blue Max Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 24.606 and an average speed of 148.793 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom March 3, 1989 Wallace Takes Pole In Record Time (Part 1) 45 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123136716/wallace-takes-pole-in-record-time-part/ April 19, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom March 3, 1989 Wallace Takes Pole In Record Time (Part 2) 47 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123136734/wallace-takes-pole-in-record-time-part/ April 19, 2023 Newspapers.com No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed127Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac24.606148.793217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.679148.353325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.709148.17346Mark MartinRoush RacingFord24.717148.12554Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile24.847147.35065Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.887147.11379Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord24.887147.113833Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile24.896147.060915Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord24.923146.9001066Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevrolet24.974146.6001126Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick24.975146.595127Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord24.975146.5951375Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac24.985146.5361411Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord25.097145.8821588Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingPontiac25.111145.8011694Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile25.124145.7251728Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord25.130145.690182Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac25.146145.598193Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet25.205145.2572034Rodney CombsAAG RacingBuick25.242145.044Failed to lock in Round 12155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile25.244145.0322229Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac25.261144.935238Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick25.290144.7692421Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord25.302144.7002583Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile25.328144.5512671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet25.371144.3062730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac25.383144.2382816Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick25.412144.0742910Ken BouchardWhitcomb RacingPontiac25.480143.6893040Ben Hess (R)Hess RacingOldsmobile25.503143.5603151Butch Miller (R)Miller RacingChevrolet25.509143.5263223Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile25.541143.3463331Jim SauterBob Clark MotorsportsPontiac25.565143.2113453Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingChevrolet25.669142.6313548Mickey Gibbs (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac25.679142.5763652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac25.707142.4203757Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac25.784141.9953820Dave Mader IIIBahre RacingPontiac25.912141.2943943Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac25.939141.1474041Jim BownBown RacingChevrolet25.978140.935Provisionals4170J. 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McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac - -4284Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1127Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac492222running185$72,1002127Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord49224running175$29,6003193Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4920running165$24,200465Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49219running165$17,975546Mark MartinRoush RacingFord49214running160$15,96361728Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord49222running155$14,68071694Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile4910running146$9,97582583Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile4902running147$9,52591588Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingPontiac4900running138$9,225103331Jim SauterBob Clark MotorsportsPontiac4890running134$9,450112229Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac4892running135$8,525122730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4880running127$8,125134284Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick4880running124$10,182142421Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord4880running121$7,22515238Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick4870running118$7,625163943Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4870running115$5,7001754Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile4870running112$6,475181411Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4860running109$10,4751979Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4860running106$14,225203548Mickey Gibbs (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiac4860running103$4,800211066Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevrolet4840running100$5,925223040Ben Hess (R)Hess RacingOldsmobile4830running97$2,85023182Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac4820running94$3,450243820Dave Mader IIIBahre RacingPontiac4800running91$2,67525325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4790accident88$9,925263223Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile4790running85$2,550271375Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac4770running82$10,700283453Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingChevrolet4760running79$2,45029217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4610running76$11,225302816Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick4573engine78$2,37531833Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile45179running75$2,200321126Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick450104running72$5,825333652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac4480running64$2,08034915Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord4070cylinder head61$4,680352671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4001running63$4,605364041Jim BownBown RacingChevrolet3890oil pump0$1,925374170J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac3840oil pressure52$1,900382910Ken BouchardWhitcomb RacingPontiac2990valve49$3,475392155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile2940engine46$3,850402034Rodney CombsAAG RacingBuick2140engine43$1,825413757Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac1150crank40$1,825423151Butch Miller (R)Miller RacingChevrolet500engine37$1,825Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 2 1 Dale Earnhardt 335 10px 2 2 Geoff Bodine 330 (-5) 10px 4 3 Alan Kulwicki 326 (-9) 10px 14 4 Rusty Wallace 294 (–41) 10px 6 5 Sterling Marlin 276 (–59) 10px 5 6 Ken Schrader 268 (–67) 10px 1 7 Rick Wilson 259 (–76) 10px 7 8 Darrell Waltrip 256 (–79) 10px 3 9 Rick Mast 255 (–80) 10px 1 10 Terry Labonte 252 (–83)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1989 Daytona 500 1989 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Goodwrench 500 Category:NASCAR races at Rockingham Speedway Goodwrench 500 Goodwrench 500