1989 TranSouth 500

April 2023Fifth race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON April 2 179 Mark Martin Roush Racing Jackson Bros. Motorsports Harry Gant Jackson Bros. Motorsports Harry Gant 33 ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network 29 Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway 5 115.475 mph km/h 33rd Annual TranSouth 500 TranSouth 500 1989 367 367 806.799 806.799 501.322 2.198 1.366 30.523 501.322 The 1989 TranSouth 500 program cover, featuring Lake Speed. 1989_TranSouth_500.jpeg 45,000 The 1989 TranSouth 500 was the fifth stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 2, 1989, before an audience of 45,000 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, Jackson Bros. Motorsports driver Harry Gant would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 10th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his only victory of the season, and his first victory in 90 NASCAR Winston Cup Series races.Higgins Tom April 3, 1989 Who Says Gant Can't? (Part 1) 23 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123427118/who-says-gant-cant-part-1/ April 24, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom April 3, 1989 Who Says Gant Can't? (Part 2) 25 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123427138/who-says-gant-cant-part-2/ April 24, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy April 3, 1989 For win-starved Gant, 'it's been awhile' (Part 1) 12 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123427779/for-win-starved-gant-its-been/ April 24, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy April 3, 1989 For win-starved Gant, 'it's been awhile' (Part 2) 14 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123427805/for-win-starved-gant-its-been-awhile/ April 24, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison and Hendrick Motorsports driver Geoff Bodine 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 Light10Ken BouchardWhitcomb RacingPontiacWhitcomb Racing11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordBudweiser15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft16Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuickChattanooga Chew17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide21Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobileB&B Racing25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFordTexaco, Havoline29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiacHardee's30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time31Jim SauterBob Clark MotorsportsPontiacSlender You Figure Salons33Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Bandit34Rodney CombsAAG RacingBuickAAG Racing40Ben Hess (R)Hess RacingOldsmobileHess Racing42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiacPeak Antifreeze43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacAlka-Seltzer55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum57Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiacHeinz66Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevroletBanquet Foods68Derrike CopeTesta RacingPontiacPurolator70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline80Jimmy HortonS&H RacingPontiacMiles Concrete83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce84Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life88Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingPontiacCrisco90Chad Little (R)Donlavey RacingFordDonlavey Racing94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobileSunoco Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, March 30, at 2:00 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, March 31, at 10:30 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,March 30, 1989 NASCAR Today 47 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123435116/nascar-today/ April 24, 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. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.523 and an average speed of 161.111 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom March 31, 1989 Martin Leads Ford Domination At Darlington (Part 1) 39 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123445151/martin-leads-ford-domination-at/ April 24, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom March 31, 1989 Martin Leads Ford Domination At Darlington (Part 2) 44 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123445176/martin-leads-ford-domination-at-darlingt/ April 24, 2023 Newspapers.com No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord30.523161.111215Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord30.799159.66837Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord30.823159.543428Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30.831159.502527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac30.850159.404625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.892159.187717Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.934158.97185Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.941158.935929Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac30.955158.8631033Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile30.960158.837113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.968158.7961275Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac31.009158.586139Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord31.036158.4481483Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile31.159157.823158Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick31.162157.8081688Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingPontiac31.180157.716174Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile31.185157.691182Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac31.279157.2171911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord31.292157.1522021Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord31.306157.082Failed to lock in Round 12155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile31.336156.9312271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet31.346156.8812330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31.368156.7712466Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevrolet31.402156.6012526Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick31.446156.3822694Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile31.447156.3772752Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac31.482156.2042884Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick31.541155.9112940Ben Hess (R)Hess RacingOldsmobile31.557155.8323042Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac31.596155.6403180Jimmy HortonS&H RacingPontiac31.637155.4383223Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile31.650155.3743343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac31.693155.1643410Ken BouchardWhitcomb RacingPontiac31.729154.9883534Rodney CombsAAG RacingBuick31.742154.9243616Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick31.794154.6713768Derrike CopeTesta RacingPontiac31.854154.3793831Jim SauterBob Clark MotorsportsPontiac31.991153.7183957Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac32.229152.5834070J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac32.503151.297Provisional4190Chad Little (R)Donlavey RacingFord32.589150.898Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11033Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile367179running185$59,9352428Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord3674running175$35,435385Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3671running170$25,345416Mark MartinRoush RacingFord36718running165$18,81052694Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile3670running155$18,2706139Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord3670running150$17,725737Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord36656running151$10,7508527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac36664running147$15,12092330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3660running138$8,820101483Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile3662running139$10,67511174Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile3660running130$7,850122526Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick3650running127$7,425132884Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3650running124$8,25014215Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord3650running121$6,725153343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3640running118$4,955161275Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac3630running115$11,300172271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3630running112$5,935181911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3621running109$9,875193831Jim SauterBob Clark MotorsportsPontiac3610running106$3,610203616Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick3610running103$3,725213223Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile3590running100$2,570223410Ken BouchardWhitcomb RacingPontiac3580running97$3,490232940Ben Hess (R)Hess RacingOldsmobile3570running94$2,43524182Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac3550running91$3,080251688Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingPontiac3527crash93$5,92526158Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3520crash85$4,87027625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3500crash82$9,140283042Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3500crash79$2,095293534Rodney CombsAAG RacingBuick3490running76$2,050303957Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac3410running73$2,050314070J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac3390running70$1,935323180Jimmy HortonS&H RacingPontiac3240engine67$1,89533113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29035running69$10,655342466Rick Mast (R)Mach 1 RacingChevrolet2840running61$5,090353768Derrike CopeTesta RacingPontiac2760oil pump58$1,79036717Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2610running55$10,355374190Chad Little (R)Donlavey RacingFord2570engine52$2,350382752Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac2110rear end49$1,710392021Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord1620valve46$4,29540929Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac830engine43$3,645412155Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile830crash40$3,645Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 Alan Kulwicki 767 10px 1 2 Dale Earnhardt 749 (-18) 10px 2 3 Geoff Bodine 730 (-37) 10px 4 Sterling Marlin 728 (–39) 10px 1 5 Rusty Wallace 701 (–66) 10px 1 6 Rick Wilson 651 (–116) 10px 4 7 Darrell Waltrip 637 (–130) 10px 4 8 Davey Allison 621 (–146) 10px 9 Michael Waltrip 597 (–170) 10px 1 10 Lake Speed 586 (–181)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1989 Pontiac Excitement 400 1989 Valleydale Meats 500 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series TranSouth 500 Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway TranSouth 500 TranSouth 500