1989 Daytona 500

First race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series June 2023 NASWINSTON 31st Annual Daytona 500 The 1989 Daytona 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott. 1989 2 19 148.466 mph km/h 29 1 4.0 200 804.672 2.5 Daytona 500 Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway Ken Squier, Chris Economaki, Ned Jarrett Motor Racing Network CBS Hendrick Motorsports Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports Ken Schrader Ken Schrader 114 17 1989 500 45.686 1989 Daytona 500 program cover and logo.jpg 150,000 The 1989 Daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 19, 1989, before an audience of 150,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Gambling on fuel mileage, Hendrick Motorsports driver Darrell Waltrip would manage to run the last 53 laps on one tank of fuel to take his 74th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his first and only Daytona 500 victory, and his first victory of the season.Higgins Tom February 20, 1989 Waltrip Triumphs At Daytona (Part 1) 17 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-waltrip-triumphs/126330914/ June 13, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom February 20, 1989 Waltrip Triumphs At Daytona (Part 2) 21 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-waltrip-triumphs/126330929/ June 13, 2023 Newspapers.com Coble Don February 20, 1989 No. 17 a charm for Waltrip (Part 1) 17 Florida Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-no-17-a-charm-for-waltrip/126331039/ June 13, 2023 Newspapers.com Coble Don February 20, 1989 No. 17 a charm for Waltrip (Part 2) 18 Florida Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-no-17-a-charm-for-waltrip/126331050/ June 13, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevroletJ. W. Exley Lumber1Doug HeveronEllington RacingBuickEllington 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 Light10Ken BouchardWhitcomb RacingPontiacSimoniz11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordBudweiser14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobileCopenhagen15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft16Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuickChattanooga Chew17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide19Ronnie SandersGray RacingChevroletHamby Chevrolet21Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobilePeak Antifreeze25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFordTexaco, Havoline29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiacHardee's30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time31Jim SauterBob Clark MotorsportsPontiacSlender You Figure Salons32Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuickBob Beard Buick33Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Bandit34Charlie GlotzbachAAG RacingBuickAllen's Glass39Ricky WoodwardWangerin RacingFordMoen Incorporated40Ben Hess (R)Hess RacingOldsmobileHess Racing41Jim BownBown RacingChevroletRose Auto Wrecking42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiacPeak Antifreeze43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP45Joe RuttmanCalCar MotorsportsPontiacSchaefer Beer, Machinists Union48Mickey Gibbsswap N (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiacGMAC49Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsBuickHylton Motorsports52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacAlka-Seltzer55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum57Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiacHeinz59Mark GibsonGibson RacingPontiacIngalls Construction66Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevroletMach 1 Racing67Brad TeagueIn a practice session on Tuesday, February 14, Mickey Gibbs would crash his car beyond repair. As Winkle Motorsports did not have a backup car, the team withdrew, with Gibbs negotiating a deal to buy out Brad Teague's ride and qualifying time from Saturday, February 11, from team owner Buddy Arrington.Harris Mike February 15, 1989 Petty and Gibbs need strong runs 9 Sun Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-journal-petty-and-gibbs-need-strong/126332089/ June 13, 2023 Newspapers.com In Gibbs' qualifying race, Gibbs would crash Arrington's car beyond repair, but was still able to qualify for the race using the speed that Teague had set. Negotiating a deal with an owner-driver who did not qualify for the race, Jimmy Means, Gibbs would agree to rent out Means' car in order to race the event.Coble Don February 19, 1989 Experts favor Wallace in 500 32 Florida Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-experts-favor-wallace-in-5/126332106/ June 13, 2023 Newspapers.com swap NArrington RacingPontiacArrington Racing68Derrike CopeTesta RacingPontiacPurolator69Lee RaymondLC RacingFordLC Racing70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobileBarkdoll Racing74Randy LaJoieWawak RacingPontiacWawak Racing75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline77Connie SaylorRagan RacingFordRagan Racing80Jimmy HortonS&H RacingPontiacMiles Concrete83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileKraft Dinner84Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life85Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevroletJames Chevrolet88Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingPontiacCrisco89Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiacEvinrude Outboard Motors90Chad Little (R)Donlavey RacingFordPurolator93Charlie BakerSalmon RacingChevroletSalmon Racing94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobileSunoco95Trevor BoysSadler RacingChevroletSadler Racing Qualifying Qualifying was set by the 1989 Twin 125 Qualifiers. The top two positions were set by qualifying speeds held for the Twin 125 Qualifiers held on Saturday, February 11, with the top two qualifiers in the session earning the top two positions for the Daytona 500. The rest of the starting was set in the Twin 125 Qualifiers, held on Thursday, February 16 during two races. The top 14 finishers in the first race, excluding the pole position winner, would set the inside row from rows two to 15, and the top 14 finishers in the second race, excluding the outside pole position winner, would set the outside row from rows two to 15. The remaining non-qualifiers would set positions 31-40 based on qualifying speeds from the first qualifying session held on Saturday. If needed, up to two extra provisionals were given to teams high enough in the previous season's owner's standings that did not qualify for the race by either qualifying speed or from the Twin 125 Qualifiers. Ken Schrader, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 45.686 and an average speed of 196.996 mph km/h in Saturday's session.Higgins Tom February 12, 1989 Schrader Takes Pole Position For 500-Miler 74 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-schrader-takes-po/126332907/ June 13, 2023 Newspapers.com 18 drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeReason125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletQualified on pole217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletQualified on outside pole375Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacSecond in Twin 125 #1411Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordFirst in Twin 125 #256Mark MartinRoush RacingFordThird in Twin 125 #1694Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobileSecond in Twin 125 #2755Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileFourth in Twin 125 #183Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletThird in Twin 125 #297Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordFifth in Twin 125 #1105Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFourth in Twin 125 #21166Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevroletSixth in Twin 125 #11233Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileFifth in Twin 125 #2139Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordSeventh in Twin 125 #11416Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuickSixth in Twin 125 #21510Ken BouchardWhitcomb RacingPontiacEighth in Twin 125 #11628Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFordSeventh in Twin 125 #21745Joe RuttmanCalCar MotorsportsPontiacNinth in Twin 125 #11815Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordNinth in Twin 125 #21971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletTenth in Twin 125 #12029Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiacTenth in Twin 125 #22169Lee RaymondLC RacingFord11th in Twin 125 #12284Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuick11th in Twin 125 #22330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac12th in Twin 125 #12414A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile12th in Twin 125 #22593Charlie BakerSalmon RacingChevrolet13th in Twin 125 #1268Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick13th in Twin 125 #22719Ronnie SandersGray RacingChevrolet14th in Twin 125 #12890Chad Little (R)Donlavey RacingFord14th in Twin 125 #22970J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac15th in Twin 125 #13089Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiac15th in Twin 125 #23173Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobileSpeed provisional (191.906)3240Ben Hess (R)Hess RacingOldsmobileSpeed provisional (191.217)332Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiacSpeed provisional (190.585)3443Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacOwner's points provisional3527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacSpeed provisional (190.694)3626Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickOwner's points provisional3788Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingPontiacSpeed provisional (190.521)3821Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFordSpeed provisional (194.611)3983Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileSpeed provisional (192.230)404Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileSpeed provisional (192.287)4123Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobileSpeed provisional (191.583)4267Mickey Gibbs (R)Arrington RacingPontiacSpeed provisional (190.428)Failed to qualify or withdrew4374Randy LaJoieWawak RacingPontiac16th in Twin 125 #14442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac17th in Twin 125 #24557Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac17th in Twin 125 #14659Mark GibsonGibson RacingPontiac18th in Twin 125 #14741Jim BownBown RacingChevrolet18th in Twin 125 #24877Connie SaylorRagan RacingFord19th in Twin 125 #24980Jimmy HortonS&H RacingPontiac19th in Twin 125 #15052Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac20th in Twin 125 #25134Charlie GlotzbachAAG RacingBuick25th in Twin 125 #15285Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet22nd in Twin 125 #25349Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsBuick26th in Twin 125 #15431Jim SauterBob Clark MotorsportsPontiac23rd in Twin 125 #2550Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet27th in Twin 125 #15668Derrike CopeTesta RacingPontiac24th in Twin 125 #25732Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuick25th in Twin 125 #25895Trevor BoysSadler RacingChevrolet27th in Twin 125 #2591Doug HeveronEllington RacingBuick29th in Twin 125 #26039Ricky WoodwardWangerin RacingFord30th in Twin 125 #2WD48Mickey Gibbs (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiacLack of backup carOfficial Twin 125 Qualifiers resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1217Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20025running180$184,9002125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet200114running180$182,700383Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2003running170$95,5504105Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2009running165$79,2505755Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile20012running160$70,32561166Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevrolet2009running155$52,525797Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord2006running151$52,3258404Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile2007running147$47,3259411Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2003running143$68,400104123Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile2002running139$31,72511694Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile1990running130$47,325121233Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1990running127$30,000131745Joe RuttmanCalCar MotorsportsPontiac1990running0$24,505141416Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick1990running121$23,91515375Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac1990running118$44,900161510Ken BouchardWhitcomb RacingPontiac1980running115$23,180173443Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1980running112$19,335183527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac1970running109$24,790193626Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick1972running111$19,120201971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1971running108$20,785212330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1971running105$18,825223240Ben Hess (R)Hess RacingOldsmobile1960running97$14,300233788Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingPontiac1960running94$15,595242970J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac1930running91$13,640251628Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord1930running88$22,985262169Lee RaymondLC RacingFord1890running0$13,530272284Mike AlexanderStavola Brothers RacingBuick1880running82$16,275282719Ronnie SandersGray RacingChevrolet1840running79$12,570291815Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord1770valve76$16,015303983Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile1500running73$14,010313173Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile1432accident75$10,855322029Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac1310running67$15,0003356Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1100accident64$23,445344267Mickey Gibbs (R)Arrington RacingPontiac760engine61$9,94035139Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord720accident58$24,310362890Chad Little (R)Donlavey RacingFord720accident55$11,605373089Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiac720accident52$10,650382414A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile414shocks54$11,97039268Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick390accident46$13,335402593Charlie BakerSalmon RacingChevrolet390accident43$10,45041332Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac80engine40$9,275423821Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord20oil line37$11,800Failed to qualify or withdrew4374Randy LaJoieWawak RacingPontiac4442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac4557Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac4659Mark GibsonGibson RacingPontiac4741Jim BownBown RacingChevrolet4877Connie SaylorRagan RacingFord4980Jimmy HortonS&H RacingPontiac5052Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac5134Charlie GlotzbachAAG RacingBuick5285Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet5349Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsBuick5431Jim SauterBob Clark MotorsportsPontiac550Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingChevrolet5668Derrike CopeTesta RacingPontiac5732Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuick5895Trevor BoysSadler RacingChevrolet591Doug HeveronEllington RacingBuick6039Ricky WoodwardWangerin RacingFordWD48Mickey Gibbs (R)Winkle MotorsportsPontiacOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Darrell Waltrip 180 (1st) 10px 2 Ken Schrader 180 (2nd) 10px 3 Dale Earnhardt 170 (-10) 10px 4 Geoff Bodine 165 (–15) 10px 5 Phil Parsons 160 (–20) 10px 6 Rick Mast 155 (–25) 10px 7 Alan Kulwicki 151 (–29) 10px 8 Rick Wilson 147 (–34) 10px 9 Terry Labonte 143 (–37) 10px 10 Eddie Bierschwale 139 (–41)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. Notes N References 1988 Atlanta Journal 500 1989 Goodwrench 500 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 Daytona 500 Daytona 500 Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway