1989 Coca-Cola 600

Tenth race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series May 2023 NASWINSTON 1989 5 28 965.606 144.077 mph km/h AK Racing TBS Alan Kulwicki Performance Racing Network Ken Squier, Johnny Hayes AK Racing Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports 138 29 Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway 31.210 161,000 400 2.414 1.5 10 30th Annual Coca-Cola 600 17 Coca-Cola 600 1989 600 Alan Kulwicki 1989 Coca-Cola 600.jpeg The 1989 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, featuring Darrell Waltrip, Richard Petty, and Fred Lorenzen. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The 1989 Coca-Cola 600 was the 10th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 28, 1989, before an audience of 161,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. With the help of a fast final pit stop, Hendrick Motorsports driver Darrell Waltrip would manage control the final laps of the race, leading the final 80 laps to take his 77th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.Higgins Tom May 29, 1989 Waltrip Runs Off With 5th 600 (Part 1) 17 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-waltrip-runs-off/124011988/ May 3, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom May 29, 1989 Waltrip Runs Off With 5th 600 (Part 2) 21 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-waltrip-runs-off/124012015/ May 3, 2023 Newspapers.com Mulhern Mike May 29, 1989 Wallace Streaks to 4th Victory of Season (Part 1) 17 Winston-Salem Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-wallace-streaks-to/124014993/ May 3, 2023 Newspapers.com Mulhern Mike May 29, 1989 Wallace Streaks to 4th Victory of Season (Part 2) 22 Winston-Salem Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-wallace-streaks-to/124015021/ May 3, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Hagan Racing driver Sterling Marlin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFordH. L. Waters Racing2Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiacKroger3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench Service Plus4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordStroh's Light06Terry ByersByers RacingChevroletByers Racing7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors Light10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiacPurolator11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordBudweiser14Tracy LeslieA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobileCopenhagen15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft16Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuickChattanooga Chew17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide18Jim BownTriStar MotorsportsPontiacTriStar Motorsports21Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobileB&B Racing24John McFaddenMcFadden RacingPontiacAlliance Training Centers25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFordTexaco, Havoline29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiacHardee's, Ghostbusters II30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time31Jim SauterBob Clark MotorsportsPontiacSlender You Figure Salons33Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Bandit34Jimmy Spencer (R)Frank Cicci RacingBuickFrank Cicci Racing36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiacAlmeda Auto Parts40Ben Hess (R)Hess RacingOldsmobileHess Racing42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiacPeak Antifreeze43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP47Allan GriceAllan Grice RacingPontiacFoster's Lager51Butch Miller (R)Miller RacingChevroletFruit of the Loom52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacAlka-Seltzer53Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingChevroletAroneck Racing55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum57Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiacHeinz66Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevroletBanquet Foods71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy73Don HumeBarkdoll RacingOldsmobileBarkdoll Racing75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce84Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life88Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingPontiacCrisco89Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiacEvinrude Outboard Motors90Chad Little (R)Donlavey RacingFordDonlavey Racing93Charlie BakerSalmon RacingBuickSalmon Racing94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobileSunoco95Slick JohnsonSadler Brothers RacingChevroletSadler Brothers Racing Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, May 24, 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 Thursday, May 25, 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,May 19, 1989 Speedway Calendar 16 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-speedway-calendar/124015716/ May 3, 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 31.210 and an average speed of 173.021 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom May 25, 1989 Kulwicki Quick On 600 Trigger (Part 1) 47 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-kulwicki-quick-on/124015956/ May 3, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom May 25, 1989 Kulwicki Quick On 600 Trigger (Part 2) 52 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-kulwicki-quick-on/124015968/ May 3, 2023 Newspapers.com Nine drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord31.210173.02126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord31.277172.651325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.390172.029417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.480171.53754Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile31.540171.211627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac31.570171.048730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31.586170.962833Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile31.620170.778926Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick31.656170.5841015Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord31.726170.2071143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac31.785169.8911211Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord31.803169.795135Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.823169.689143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.836169.619159Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord31.838169.6091684Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick31.840169.6031728Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord31.845169.5711894Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile31.884169.3641988Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingPontiac31.885169.3592083Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile31.887169.348Failed to lock in Round 12116Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick31.960168.9612210Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac31.972168.8982375Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac31.988168.8132429Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac32.010168.6972521Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord32.018168.6552657Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac32.023168.629278Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick32.051168.4812851Butch Miller (R)Miller RacingChevrolet32.065168.4082914Tracy LeslieA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile32.075168.3553040Ben Hess (R)Hess RacingOldsmobile32.098168.2353155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile32.110168.1723247Allan GriceAllan Grice RacingPontiac32.134168.0463342Kyle PettySABCO RacingChevrolet32.135168.0413452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac32.166167.8793506Terry ByersByers RacingChevrolet32.176167.827362Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac32.178167.8173753Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingChevrolet32.195167.7283831Jim SauterBob Clark MotorsportsPontiac32.201167.6973990Chad Little (R)Donlavey RacingFord32.212167.6394023Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile32.255167.416Provisionals4166Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevrolet32.290167.2344271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet32.646165.411Failed to qualify4389Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiac -* -*4418Jim BownTriStar MotorsportsPontiac -* -*4534Jimmy Spencer (R)Frank Cicci RacingBuick -* -*4695Slick JohnsonSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet -* -*4736H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac -* -*4893Charlie BakerSalmon RacingChevrolet -* -*4924John McFaddenMcFadden RacingPontiac -* -*5073Don HumeBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile -* -*510Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40087running180$126,40021894Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile40017running175$61,6753325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4001running170$44,2754135Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3990running160$30,9505159Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord39912running160$32,305626Mark MartinRoush RacingFord39953running155$29,67572521Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord3990running146$17,80081015Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord3980running142$16,9009278Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3970running138$15,20010926Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick3970running134$16,925114166Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevrolet3960running130$13,107122210Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac3960running127$8,500133155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile3950running124$11,725142657Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac3950running121$7,62515362Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac3940running118$9,175164271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3940running115$9,650173342Kyle PettySABCO RacingChevrolet3920running112$6,000183990Chad Little (R)Donlavey RacingFord3920running109$5,650191143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3910running106$6,400203040Ben Hess (R)Hess RacingOldsmobile3880running103$5,775213506Terry ByersByers RacingChevrolet3790running100$4,700222116Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick3770running97$5,4502317Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord371138engine104$58,500242083Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile3640running91$6,800252914Tracy LeslieA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile3600crank88$3,925263753Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingChevrolet3530running85$3,10027730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3330engine82$6,150282429Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac3310engine79$5,200291684Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3300oil line76$4,975301988Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingPontiac3202accident78$4,80031627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac30622engine75$13,950322375Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac3030engine67$10,000331728Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord2981engine69$10,550343247Allan GriceAllan Grice RacingPontiac2940engine61$1,9003554Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile29215running63$6,975364023Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile2420accident55$2,400373831Jim SauterBob Clark MotorsportsPontiac2360engine52$1,77538143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2232engine54$10,750391211Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1860engine46$8,72540833Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile14850engine48$10,600413452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1130engine40$1,700422851Butch Miller (R)Miller RacingChevrolet240wheel bearing37$2,200Failed to qualify4389Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiac4418Jim BownTriStar MotorsportsPontiac4534Jimmy Spencer (R)Frank Cicci RacingBuick4695Slick JohnsonSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet4736H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac4893Charlie BakerSalmon RacingChevrolet4924John McFaddenMcFadden RacingPontiac5073Don HumeBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile510Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFordOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 Darrell Waltrip 1,479 10px 1 2 Geoff Bodine 1,458 (-21) 10px 2 3 Dale Earnhardt 1,430 (-49) 10px 4 Alan Kulwicki 1,375 (–104) 10px 3 5 Sterling Marlin 1,374 (–105) 10px 1 6 Mark Martin 1,368 (–111) 10px 2 7 Rusty Wallace 1,313 (–166) 10px 2 8 Davey Allison 1,291 (–188) 10px 4 9 Ken Schrader 1,238 (–241) 10px 4 10 Bill Elliott 1,211 (–268)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1989 Winston 500 1989 Budweiser 500 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 Coca-Cola 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Coca-Cola 600