1989 Talladega DieHard 500

May 2023 17th race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 4.28 The 1989 Talladega DieHard 500 program cover, featuring Ken Schrader. 49.158 Junior Johnson & Associates Terry Labonte 90,000 Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Chris Economaki Motor Racing Network CBS RahMoc Enterprises 11 70 Morgan Shepherd Mark Martin 157.354 mph km/h Lincoln, Alabama, Alabama International Motor Speedway Roush Racing 804.8 804.8 188 188 500.08 29 17 Talladega DieHard 500 2.66 July 30 1989 500.08 21st Annual Talladega DieHard 500 1989 Talladega DieHard 500.jpeg The 1989 Talladega DieHard 500 was the 17th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 30, 1989, before an audience of 90,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Alabama International Motor Speedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. On the final restart with five laps left in the race, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Terry Labonte would manage to defend the field, mainly defending Hendrick Motorsports driver Darrell Waltrip to take his 11th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Higgins Tom July 31, 1989 Labonte Conquers Talladega (Part 1) 17 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-labonte-conquers/124714219/ May 15, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom July 31, 1989 Labonte Conquers Talladega (Part 2) 20 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-labonte-conquers/124714279/ May 15, 2023 Newspapers.com Harris Mike July 31, 1989 Labonte wins DieHard 500, announces split 20 The Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-labonte-wins-diehard-500-anno/124716544/ May 15, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Darrell Waltrip and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66 mi km -long mid tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5 mi km -long mid tri-oval. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake2Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord16Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19Bill IngramGray RacingOldsmobile21Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile38Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac45Patty MoiseMoise RacingBuick50Mickey Gibbs (R)Dingman Brothers RacingPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile57Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac66Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevrolet71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac82Mark StahlStahl RacingFord83Joe RuttmanSpeed RacingOldsmobile84Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick88Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac90Stan BarrettDonlavey RacingFord94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, July 27, 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 Friday, July 28, 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,July 27, 1989 NASCAR Today 52 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/124722256/ May 15, 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. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.158 and an average speed of 194.800 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom July 28, 1989 Made In The Shade (Part 1) 25 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-made-in-the-shade/124722478/ May 15, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom July 28, 1989 Made In The Shade (Part 2) 27 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-made-in-the-shade/124722504/ May 15, 2023 Newspapers.com No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord49.158194.800217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.346194.058325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.391193.88149Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord49.581193.139511Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord49.613193.014633Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile49.962191.666728Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord49.971191.631875Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac50.116191.07793Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50.300190.3781042Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac50.427189.8981155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile50.459189.778127Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord50.490189.6611394Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile50.636189.1141427Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac50.661189.021154Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile50.664189.0101657Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac50.666189.0021730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac50.721188.7981852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac50.729188.7681973Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile50.786188.5562010Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac50.977187.849Failed to lock in Round 12121Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord51.005187.7462214A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile51.012187.7212383Joe RuttmanSpeed RacingOldsmobile51.083187.4602426Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick51.177187.1152571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet51.390186.3402643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac51.394186.3252784Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick51.399186.307285Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51.483186.0032988Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac51.519185.8733019Bill IngramGray RacingOldsmobile51.641185.4343182Mark StahlStahl RacingFord51.742185.0723290Stan BarrettDonlavey RacingFord51.751185.040332Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac51.840184.7223450Mickey Gibbs (R)Dingman Brothers RacingPontiac51.860184.6513538Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord51.934184.3883645Patty MoiseMoise RacingBuick52.027184.058Provisional3766Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevrolet52.240183.308To the rear388Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick50.645189.0813916Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick50.723188.7904015Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord50.781188.5744129Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac51.263186.801Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1511Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord18825running180$73,9202217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18832running175$47,965316Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1887running170$37,9504325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18820running165$28,4005154Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1880running155$20,2006875Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac18870running160$24,97571042Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1880running146$9,2508633Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1880running142$14,8509728Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord18818running143$17,070102121Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord1880running134$13,2751193Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1880running130$15,0201249Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord1878running132$17,290131657Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac1870running124$8,560144015Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord1870running121$11,087151973Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile1870running118$6,015162784Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1870running115$9,395172426Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick1870running112$12,220182214A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile1870running109$4,945192571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1860running106$8,66520332Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac1860running103$7,125212643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1860running100$5,770223916Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick1860running97$5,440234129Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac1840running94$7,235243538Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord1820running91$4,105253450Mickey Gibbs (R)Dingman Brothers RacingPontiac1820running88$4,175263019Bill IngramGray RacingOldsmobile1810running85$3,875273182Mark StahlStahl RacingFord1760running82$3,785281394Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile1604running84$6,88529388Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1450crash76$6,51530127Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1450crash73$6,395312383Joe RuttmanSpeed RacingOldsmobile1250crash0$6,225323766Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevrolet330transmission67$3,455333645Patty MoiseMoise RacingBuick330oil pressure64$3,485343290Stan BarrettDonlavey RacingFord270crash0$3,34035285Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet260crash58$10,330361730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac260crash55$5,925371427Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac260crash52$12,225382010Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac260crash49$3,830391852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac264crash51$4,145402988Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac150crash43$5,735411155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile60engine40$5,710Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 2,444 10px 1 2 Darrell Waltrip 2,354 (-90) 10px 2 3 Mark Martin 2,318 (-126) 10px 4 Bill Elliott 2,285 (–159) 10px 3 5 Rusty Wallace 2,279 (–165) 10px 3 6 Terry Labonte 2,164 (–280) 10px 1 7 Davey Allison 2,159 (–285) 10px 2 8 Ken Schrader 2,136 (–308) 10px 1 9 Sterling Marlin 2,079 (–365) 10px 1 10 Ricky Rudd 2,069 (–375)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1989 AC Spark Plug 500 1989 The Budweiser at The Glen 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Talladega DieHard 500 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Talladega DieHard 500 Talladega DieHard 500