1989 AC Delco 500

June 2023 27th race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 25th Annual AC Delco 500 October 22 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Rusty Wallace Mark Martin 194 Blue Max Racing Roush Racing 6 ESPN Motor Racing Network 114.079 mph km/h 52,500 Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Motor Speedway 805.257 805.257 500.364 492 492 1.636 1.017 29 27 AC Delco 500 1989 24.634 500.364 The 1989 AC Delco 500 program cover. 1989_AC_Delco_500.jpeg The 1989 AC Delco 500 was the 27th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 22, 1989, before an audience of 52,500 in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 mi km permanent high-banked racetrack. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to dominate the late stages of the race, leading the final 77 laps to take his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Higgins Tom October 23, 1989 Martin Ends Victory Drought (Part 1) 19 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-martin-ends-victo/125556813/ June 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom October 23, 1989 Martin Ends Victory Drought (Part 2) 23 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-martin-ends-victo/125556816/ June 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Mulhurn Mike October 23, 1989 Martin Finally Gets Break... and 1st Win (Part 1) 17 Winston-Salem Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-martin-finally-get/125556859/ June 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Mulhurn Mike October 23, 1989 Martin Finally Gets Break... and 1st Win (Part 2) 24 Winston-Salem Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-martin-finally-get/125556866/ June 2, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace and Hendrick Motorsports driver Darrell Waltrip 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 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 Bandit34Jim BownAAG RacingBuickAAG Racing42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiacPeak Antifreeze43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP44Jim SauterGroup 44PontiacGroup 4447Jack PenningtonClose RacingChevroletChevrolet Dooley48Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiacDinner Bell Foods52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacAlka-Seltzer53Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingOldsmobileAroneck Racing54Bob SchachtSchacht RacingBuickSchacht Racing55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum57Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiacHeinz62Joe RuttmanDouglas Smith RacingOldsmobileBaja Boats71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce84Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life88Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiacCrisco93Charlie BakerSalmon RacingBuickSalmon Racing94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobileSunoco Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, October 19, at 2:30 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, October 20, 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,October 19, 1989 NASCAR Today 56 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/125938109/ June 5, 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. Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, would win the pole, setting a time of 24.634 and an average speed of 148.624 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom October 20, 1989 Kulwicki Captures Top Spot (Part 1) 37 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-kulwicki-captures/125938239/ June 5, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom October 20, 1989 Kulwicki Captures Top Spot (Part 2) 42 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-kulwicki-captures/125938254/ June 5, 2023 Newspapers.com No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord24.634148.624217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.695148.257316Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick24.738147.99949Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord24.817147.52853Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet24.826147.474610Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac24.836147.41576Mark MartinRoush RacingFord24.838147.403826Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick24.870147.214925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.880147.1541094Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile24.958146.694115Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.968146.6361233Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile24.975146.5951328Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord24.998146.4601415Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord25.021146.3251511Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord25.035146.2431684Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick25.044146.1911747Jack PenningtonClose RacingChevrolet25.048146.1671857Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac25.060146.0971921Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord25.090145.923202Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac25.093145.905Failed to lock in Round 12127Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac25.080145.9812244Jim SauterGroup 44Pontiac25.124145.7252375Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac25.148145.5862483Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile25.201145.2802553Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingOldsmobile25.219145.1762630Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac25.243145.038274Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile25.258144.952288Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick25.258144.9522955Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile25.271144.8783048Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiac25.395144.1703188Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac25.449143.8643229Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac25.455143.8303371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet25.499143.5823443Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac25.505143.5483562Joe RuttmanDouglas Smith RacingOldsmobile25.506143.5433642Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac25.527143.4253752Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac25.718142.3593893Charlie BakerSalmon RacingBuick25.851141.6273934Jim BownAAG RacingBuick25.905141.3324054Bob SchachtSchacht RacingBuick25.998140.826Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings176Mark MartinRoush RacingFord492101running185$52,80022127Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac492194running180$33,6753217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49224running170$32,2254925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4910running160$16,72551684Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick4910running155$15,25061921Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord4910running150$10,5507115Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4900running146$12,2758288Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick4900running142$9,575917Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord4906running143$13,225103642Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac4890running134$10,10711610Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac4890running130$6,62512316Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick4880running127$6,57513274Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile4880running124$7,950141511Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4880running121$13,7251549Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4880running118$17,50016202Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac4870running115$5,075172630Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4860running112$6,775183048Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiac4850running109$3,475192483Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile4850running106$9,8752053Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet48486running108$13,775211415Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord4841running105$6,375221857Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac4740running97$3,700231094Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile4710running94$5,500242955Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile4700running91$5,375254054Bob SchachtSchacht RacingBuick4630running88$2,700261328Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord4602running90$10,950273562Joe RuttmanDouglas Smith RacingOldsmobile4590running82$2,50028826Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick45666running84$10,700291233Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile4464running81$10,025303371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4430running73$5,500313752Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac3410engine70$2,200321747Jack PenningtonClose RacingChevrolet2770handling0$2,150332244Jim SauterGroup 44Pontiac2498brakes69$2,080343443Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac2470handling61$4,280353188Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac2250crash58$4,605362375Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac2060crash55$9,925373934Jim BownAAG RacingBuick1950handling52$1,900382553Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingOldsmobile1120axle49$1,875393229Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac740clutch46$4,450403893Charlie BakerSalmon RacingBuick370oil pump43$1,825Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Rusty Wallace 3,938 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt 3,829 (-109) 10px 3 Mark Martin 3,810 (-128) 10px 4 Darrell Waltrip 3,646 (–292) 10px 5 Bill Elliott 3,512 (–426) 10px 6 Ken Schrader 3,492 (–446) 10px 7 Ricky Rudd 3,401 (–537) 10px 8 Harry Gant 3,356 (–582) 10px 1 9 Terry Labonte 3,351 (–587) 10px 1 10 Geoff Bodine 3,346 (–592)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1989 Holly Farms 400 1989 Autoworks 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1989 AC Delco 500 Category:NASCAR races at Rockingham Speedway AC Delco 500 AC Delco 500