1989 Busch 500

May 2023 20th race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol International Speedway 266.5 16.394 239 Darrell Waltrip Alan Kulwicki 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports AK Racing ESPN Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 500 500 266.5 428.89 428.89 0.533 0.858 1989 20 29 The 1989 Busch 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. August 26 85.554 mph km/h Busch 500 29th Annual Busch 500 1989 Busch 500.jpeg 54,000 The 1989 Busch 500 was the 20th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 26, 1989, before an audience of 54,000 in Bristol, Tennessee, at Bristol International Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Darrell Waltrip would manage to dominate the late stages of the race, leading the final 206 laps to take his 78th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fifth victory of the season.Higgins Tom August 27, 1989 Waltrip Exhausted After Charge To Bristol Win (Part 1) 85 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-waltrip-exhausted/124938446/ May 19, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom August 27, 1989 Waltrip Exhausted After Charge To Bristol Win (Part 2) 92 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-waltrip-exhausted/124938470/ May 19, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy August 27, 1989 Waltrip runs off with win (Part 1) 17 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-waltrip-runs-off-with/124938786/ May 19, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy August 27, 1989 Waltrip runs off with win (Part 2) 28 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-waltrip-runs-off-with/124938796/ May 19, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, owner-driver Alan Kulwicki and King Racing driver Ricky Rudd would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Tommy EllisWood Brothers RacingFordWood Brothers Racing2Ernie 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 MotorsportsChevroletTide21Neil BonnettWood 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 EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Jim SauterGroup 44PontiacGroup 4448Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiacDinner Bell Foods52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacAlka-Seltzer55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum57Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiacHeinz66Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevroletFood City71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline83Joe RuttmanSpeed 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, August 25, at 7:35 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 15 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, August 26, at 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 15-30 would be decided on time,August 25, 1989 NASCAR Today 64 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/124940764/ May 19, 2023 Newspapers.com and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified on time but were high enough in owner's points; up to two provisionals were given. Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, would win the pole, setting a time of 16.394 and an average speed of 117.043 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom August 26, 1989 Kulwicki Hangs On For Bristol Pole (Part 1) 25 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-kulwicki-hangs-on/124940912/ May 19, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom August 26, 1989 Kulwicki Hangs On For Bristol Pole (Part 2) 28 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-kulwicki-hangs-on/124940937/ May 19, 2023 Newspapers.com Four drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord16.394117.04325Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16.406116.957315Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord16.447116.666425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16.472116.489594Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile16.494116.333626Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick16.537116.03173Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet16.563115.84982Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac16.567115.821917Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16.584115.7021027Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac16.604115.5631130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac16.605115.5561288Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac16.619115.4581366Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevrolet16.621115.4441433Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile16.637115.3331510Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac16.656115.202Failed to lock in Round 11611Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord16.687114.9881755Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile16.776114.374184Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile16.693114.9461916Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick16.727114.7132028Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord16.735114.658219Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord16.750114.5552284Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick16.754114.528236Mark MartinRoush RacingFord16.780114.350248Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick16.804114.1872583Joe RuttmanSpeed RacingOldsmobile16.811114.1402648Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiac16.873113.7202742Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac16.883113.6532871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet16.900113.5382975Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac16.992112.9243029Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac17.116112.106Provisionals3121Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord17.127112.0343257Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac17.270111.106Failed to qualify3343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac -* -*341Tommy EllisWood Brothers RacingFord -* -*3544Jim SauterGroup 44Pontiac -* -*3652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1917Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500239running185$52,450217Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord50027running175$30,8753626Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick5000running165$19,20041433Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile5000running160$13,30051611Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4990running155$13,40061027Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac49924running155$12,1257248Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick4980running146$7,80081288Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac4960running142$7,90093121Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord4950running138$9,307103029Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac4940running134$10,975111755Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile4940running130$6,100122871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4930running127$5,900131366Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevrolet4920running124$3,1501473Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet490145running126$11,6501582Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac4890running118$4,7001625Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48965running120$8,85017315Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord4880running112$5,52518594Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile4640running109$4,950193257Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac4630running106$3,25020236Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4580running103$5,500211916Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick4440overheating100$3,025222742Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3220accident97$2,25023425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2940engine94$7,29524219Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord2460engine91$11,190252028Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord2410running88$8,935262975Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac2230engine85$8,68027184Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1420engine82$4,350282284Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1260accident79$4,300291510Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac1210accident76$2,725302648Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiac590engine0$2,600312583Joe RuttmanSpeed RacingOldsmobile570accident0$3,600321130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac570accident67$4,100Failed to qualify3343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac341Tommy EllisWood Brothers RacingFord3544Jim SauterGroup 44Pontiac3652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 2,852 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 2,799 (-53) 10px 3 Mark Martin 2,734 (-118) 10px 4 Darrell Waltrip 2,711 (–141) 10px 5 Davey Allison 2,553 (–299) 10px 6 Bill Elliott 2,531 (–321) 10px 1 7 Terry Labonte 2,488 (–364) 10px 1 8 Ken Schrader 2,473 (–379)10px 1 9 Ricky Rudd 2,457 (–395) 10px 1 10 Geoff Bodine 2,434 (–418)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400 1989 Heinz Southern 500 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Busch 500 Category:NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway Busch 500 Busch 500