1989 Heinz Southern 500

21st race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series May 2023 NASWINSTON 806.799 ESPN Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt 3 153 Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt 30.705 AK Racing Alan Kulwicki 135.462 mi/h km/h 501.322 367 2.198 1.366 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina The 1989 Heinz Southern 500 program cover, featuring Darrell Waltrip. 1989 Southern 500 program cover and logo.jpg 29 21 1989 Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network Heinz Southern 500 40th Annual Heinz Southern 500 1989 9 3 80,000 The 1989 Heinz Southern 500 was the 21st stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 40th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 3, 1989, before an audience of 80,000 in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 mi km permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would dominate the late stages of the race, leading the final 63 laps of the race to take his 37th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.Higgins Tom September 4, 1989 Earnhardt Tames Darlington (Part 1) 13 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-earnhardt-tames-d/124991711/ May 20, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom September 4, 1989 Earnhardt Tames Darlington (Part 2) 15 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-earnhardt-tames-d/124991803/ May 20, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy September 4, 1989 Earnhardt cashes in at Darlington (Part 1) 13 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-earnhardt-cashes-in-at/124992298/ May 20, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy September 4, 1989 Earnhardt cashes in at Darlington (Part 2) 16 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-earnhardt-cashes-in-at/124992312/ May 20, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and King Racing driver Ricky Rudd would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends. 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 RacingFordCitgo24John McFaddenMcFadden RacingChevroletAlliance Training Centers25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFordTexaco, Havoline29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiacHardee's30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time33Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Bandit36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiacAlmeda Auto Parts42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiacPeak Antifreeze43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP48Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiacDinner Bell Foods49James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuickHylton Motorsports52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacAlka-Seltzer55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum57Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiacHeinz62Joe RuttmanDouglas Smith RacingOldsmobileBaja Boats70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline81Mike PotterWelch RacingFordO. C. Welch Ford83Rodney CombsSpeed 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 Thursday, August 31, 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 Friday, September 1, 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 timeAugust 31, 1989 NASCAR Today 55 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/125022204/ May 20, 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 30.705 and an average speed of 160.156 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom September 1, 1989 Waltrip 9th As Kulwicki Takes Darlington Pole (Part 1) 69 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-waltrip-9th-as-ku/125022500/ May 20, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom September 1, 1989 Waltrip 9th As Kulwicki Takes Darlington Pole (Part 2) 76 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-waltrip-9th-as-ku/125022556/ May 20, 2023 Newspapers.com No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord30.705160.156225Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.731160.02136Mark MartinRoush RacingFord30.781159.76149Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord30.797159.678527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac30.799159.668633Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile30.870159.30075Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.874159.280826Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick31.005158.607917Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.030158.479103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.109158.0761115Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord31.128157.9801210Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac31.266157.283134Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile31.272157.2521484Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick31.291157.1571530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31.299157.1171694Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile31.300157.1121716Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick31.310157.062188Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick31.332156.9511921Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord31.374156.741202Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac31.394156.640Failed to lock in Round 12183Rodney CombsSpeed RacingOldsmobile31.374156.7412248Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiac31.408156.5722342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac31.438156.4222475Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac31.452156.3532528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord31.462156.3032629Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac31.486156.1842788Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac31.497156.1292811Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord31.518156.0252957Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac31.654155.3553071Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet31.798154.6513155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile31.835154.4713262Joe RuttmanDouglas Smith RacingOldsmobile32.067153.3543343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac32.108153.1583452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac32.275152.3663536H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac32.514151.2463670J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac32.932149.3263724John McFaddenMcFadden RacingChevrolet32.934149.3173881Mike PotterWelch RacingFord34.029144.5123949James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuick34.688141.767Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet367153running185$71,150236Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3670running170$37,5503826Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick3670running165$26,8654527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac36794running165$24,3305225Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3675running160$20,3906633Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile36783running155$17,000749Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord3674running151$18,4308188Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3670running142$11,19592475Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac3660running138$16,287101694Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile3651running139$12,43011134Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile3650running130$9,3851275Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3650running127$12,120131530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3640running124$8,960142342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3640running121$4,840151921Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord3631running123$9,140161115Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord3630running115$8,300171484Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3630running112$8,690182528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord3620running109$12,595192957Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac3620running106$6,095202629Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac3610running103$7,810213155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile3600running100$6,64522917Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3593running102$112,890232183Rodney CombsSpeed RacingOldsmobile3510running0$6,89524202Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac3250running91$4,175251210Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac3200running88$4,105263452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac3090engine85$3,090273536H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac2950running82$3,000283071Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet2866crash84$5,605291716Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick2250engine76$3,490303262Joe RuttmanDouglas Smith RacingOldsmobile2240water pump73$2,810313724John McFaddenMcFadden RacingChevrolet2130vibration70$2,6153217Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord18417engine72$8,005332811Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1670engine64$9,500343881Mike PotterWelch RacingFord1370header61$2,455353343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac910engine58$2,995363670J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac900engine55$2,350372788Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac800crash52$4,870382248Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiac210crash49$2,215393949James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuick130engine46$2,100Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 3,037 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 2,964 (-73) 10px 3 Mark Martin 2,904 (-133) 10px 4 Darrell Waltrip 2,813 (–224) 10px 1 5 Bill Elliott 2,682 (–355) 10px 1 6 Davey Allison 2,662 (–375) 10px 1 7 Ken Schrader 2,633 (–404) 10px 1 8 Ricky Rudd 2,622 (–415) 10px 2 9 Harry Gant 2,566 (–471) 10px 10 Geoff Bodine 2,561 (–476)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1989 Busch 500 1989 Miller High Life 400 (Richmond) 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Heinz Southern 500 Heinz Southern 500 Heinz Southern 500 Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway