1989 Peak Performance 500

May 2023 23rd race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 804.672 19th Annual Peak Performance 500 The 1989 Peak Performance 500 program cover, featuring Kyle Petty. Motor Racing Network ESPN Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Robert Yates Racing Davey Allison 375 3 804.672 Dover, Delaware, Dover Downs International Speedway 500 500 500 122.909 mph km/h September 17 24.629 1.6 1 Peak Performance 500 1989 29 23 500 Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett 1989 Peak Performance 500.jpeg 64,000 The 1989 Peak Performance 500 was the 23rd stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 17, 1989, before an audience of 64,000 in Dover, Delaware at Dover Downs International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to fend off Roush Racing driver Mark Martin in the final laps of the race, completing a dominant performance of the race. The victory was Earnhardt's 38th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.Higgins Tom September 18, 1989 Earnhardt Rolls To Dover Win, Increases Lead (Part 1) 21 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-earnhardt-rolls-t/125108323/ May 22, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom September 18, 1989 Earnhardt Rolls To Dover Win, Increases Lead (Part 2) 25 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-earnhardt-rolls-t/125108343/ May 22, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy September 18, 1989 Earnhardt Rolls To Dover Win, Increases Lead (Part 1) 13 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-earnhardt-captures-sec/125108514/ May 22, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy September 18, 1989 Earnhardt Rolls To Dover Win, Increases Lead (Part 2) 18 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-earnhardt-captures-sec/125108536/ May 22, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Mark Martin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Dover Downs International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Dover Downs International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports. The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor2Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiacKroger3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench Service Plus4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak04Andy BelmontHakes RacingFordEd Learn Ford5Geoff 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 RacingFordCitgo22Rob MorosoMoroso RacingOldsmobilePrestone25Ken 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 4449James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuickHylton Motorsports52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacAlka-Seltzer55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum57Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiacHeinz65Tommie CrozierLeonard RacingChevroletUniversal Steel70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacMcDuffie Racing71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce84Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life88Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiacCrisco92Jack ElyNorth Star RacingBuickNorth Star Racing94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobileSunoco99Norm BenningO'Neil RacingChevroletO'Neil Racing Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 14, 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 Saturday, September 15, at 11:30 AM 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,September 15, 1989 NASCAR Today 30 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/125109547/ May 22, 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 provisionals were given. Davey Allison, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 24.629 and an average speed of 146.169 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom September 16, 1989 Allison Bumps Kulwicki From Pole (Part 1) 83 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-allison-bumps-kul/125110012/ May 22, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom September 16, 1989 Allison Bumps Kulwicki From Pole (Part 2) 87 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-allison-bumps-kul/125110035/ May 22, 2023 Newspapers.com No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord24.629146.16927Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord24.711145.684325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.749145.460427Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac24.752145.44355Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.778145.290684Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick24.841144.92279Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord24.884144.671816Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick24.902144.567917Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.921144.456106Mark MartinRoush RacingFord24.928144.416114Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile24.951144.2831294Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile24.958144.2421333Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile24.964144.2081426Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick25.021143.879153Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet25.037143.7871630Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac25.058143.6671755Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile25.062143.6441875Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac25.063143.6381910Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac25.073143.5812042Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac25.083143.524Failed to lock in Round 12122Rob MorosoMoroso RacingOldsmobile24.839144.9332215Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord25.001143.9942383Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile25.009143.948242Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac25.103143.4092511Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord25.175142.9992621Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord25.244142.6082788Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac25.316142.2032829Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac25.328142.1352957Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac25.466141.365308Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick25.471141.3373171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet25.498141.1883243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac25.584140.7133344Jim SauterGroup 44Pontiac25.604140.6033452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac25.680140.1873504Andy BelmontHakes RacingFord26.315136.8043699Norm BenningO'Neil RacingChevrolet26.414136.2913792Jack ElyNorth Star RacingBuick26.905133.8043849James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuick26.914133.7593970J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac27.125132.7194065Tommie CrozierLeonard RacingChevrolet27.764129.664Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1153Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet500375running185$59,9502106Mark MartinRoush RacingFord50034running175$35,5403325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50021running170$25,875479Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4990running160$23,12551426Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick4980running155$18,37561630Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4980running150$11,6757427Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac4970running146$16,47581910Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac4972running147$7,87592215Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord4970running138$9,175102788Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac4960running134$11,925112042Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac4960running130$4,025123344Jim SauterGroup 44Pontiac4950running127$6,082131755Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile4940running124$7,175142511Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4940running121$10,02515308Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick4920running118$7,525161875Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac4920running115$10,800171294Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile4890running112$6,35018917Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4840running109$11,30019114Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile4830running106$5,950202957Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac4790running103$4,875213452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac4760running100$2,550223171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4750running97$5,500232829Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac4720engine94$5,40024128Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord47037engine96$14,30025684Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick45115crash93$6,075262621Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord4490crash85$5,0502755Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4270crash82$9,250282122Rob MorosoMoroso RacingOldsmobile4140crash79$2,700293504Andy BelmontHakes RacingFord3730brakes76$2,150303243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3510fatigue73$2,850313699Norm BenningO'Neil RacingChevrolet2760wheel bearing70$2,0503227Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord27416engine72$5,07533242Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac2660ignition64$2,600343970J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac2370engine61$1,900353792Jack ElyNorth Star RacingBuick2040rear end58$1,800362383Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile1250engine55$4,400374065Tommie CrozierLeonard RacingChevrolet960vibration52$1,750381333Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile540crank49$8,700393849James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuick250engine46$1,67540816Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick10engine43$2,250Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 3,397 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 3,295 (-102) 10px 3 Mark Martin 3,191 (-206) 10px 4 Darrell Waltrip 3,072 (–325) 10px 1 5 Bill Elliott 2,956 (–441) 10px 1 6 Ricky Rudd 2,937 (–460) 10px 2 7 Ken Schrader 2,894 (–503) 10px 3 8 Davey Allison 2,892 (–505) 10px 1 9 Geoff Bodine 2,808 (–589) 10px 1 10 Terry Labonte 2,805 (–592)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1989 Miller High Life 400 (Richmond) 1989 Goody's 500 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Peak Performance 500 Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway Peak Performance 500 Peak Performance 500