1989 Miller High Life 400 (Michigan)

May 2023 14th race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 200 The 1989 Miller High Life 400 program cover, featuring Bobby Hillin Jr. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. 41.207 21st Annual Miller High Life 400 Motor Racing Network 139.023 mph km/h June 25 29 14 643.737 200 400 643.737 3.2 Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway 2 Miller High Life 400 CBS Melling Racing Bill Elliott Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Blue Max Racing Rusty Wallace 131 9 1989 400 Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Chris Economaki 1989 Miller High Life 400 (Michigan).jpeg 85,000 The 1989 Miller High Life 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 25, 1989, before an audience of 85,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. On the final restart with 11 laps left in the race, Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott would manage to fend off the field and secure his 30th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Higgins Tom June 26, 1989 Elliott Still Awesome At Michigan (Part 1) 9 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-elliott-still-awe/124373866/ May 11, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom June 26, 1989 Elliott Still Awesome At Michigan (Part 2) 12 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-elliott-still-awe/124373888/ May 11, 2023 Newspapers.com Crowe Steve June 26, 1989 MIS is the place to be for Elliott (Part 1) 50 Detroit Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-mis-is-the-place-to-b/124373972/ May 11, 2023 Newspapers.com Crowe Steve June 26, 1989 MIS is the place to be for Elliott (Part 2) 59 Detroit Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-mis-is-the-place-to-b/124374016/ May 11, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace and Hendrick Motorsports driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Michigan International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1Lee RaymondLee Raymond was originally entered for the No. 69 LC Racing entry. However, the team decided to change their driver before the race to Ronnie Thomas, with Raymond instead being entered in an entry owned by Jim Coble.Pearson Harold June 25, 1989 Race team calls it quits on Raymond 43 Dayton Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-race-team-calls-it-qui/124391016/ May 11, 2023 Newspapers.com fn1 lower-alphaCoyle RacingFordCoyle 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 Light10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiacPurolator Filters11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordBudweiser15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft16Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuickChattanooga Chew17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide21Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobileMelling Oil Pumps25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFordTexaco, Havoline29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiacHardee's30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time33Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Bandit35Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevroletRain-X36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiacAlmeda Auto Parts42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiacPeak Antifreeze43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP48Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiacDinner Bell Foods51Butch Miller (R)Miller RacingChevroletFruit of the Loom52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacAlka-Seltzer55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum57Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiacHeinz60Mike MillerBilby RacingChevroletBilby Racing69Ronnie ThomasListed as J. T. Hayes per NASCAR fn2 lower-alphaLC RacingFordWar Eagle Construction71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce84Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life88Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingOldsmobileCrisco89Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiacEvinrude Outboard Motors94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobileSunoco Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Saturday, June 23, at 11:30 AM 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, June 23, 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,June 23, 1989 NASCAR Today 19 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/124390602/ May 11, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom June 24, 1990 Schrader Off To Fast Start For Michigan Race 32 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-schrader-off-to-f/124390802/ May 11, 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. Ken Schrader, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 41.207 and an average speed of 174.728 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom June 25, 1989 Schrader Earns Pole, Shot At Bonus 84 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-schrader-earns-po/124370851/ May 11, 2023 Newspapers.com Lee Raymond was the only driver that failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet41.207174.72829Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord41.257174.51637Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord41.262174.49546Mark MartinRoush RacingFord41.404173.89655Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet41.495173.51563Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet41.501173.490733Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile41.543173.314894Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile41.552173.277927Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac41.569173.2061028Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord41.626172.9691111Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord41.686172.720124Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile41.713172.6081315Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord41.724172.5631417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet41.731172.5341583Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile41.791172.2861610Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac41.797172.2531721Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord41.841172.0801829Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac41.850172.0431957Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac41.897171.8502088Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac41.945171.653Failed to lock in Round 12148Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiac41.947171.6452242Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac41.978171.5182375Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac42.029171.3102469Ronnie ThomasLC RacingFord42.067171.1562584Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick42.080171.1032616Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick42.089171.066278Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick42.126170.9162830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac42.221170.5312923Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile42.308170.181302Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac42.353170.0003143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac42.363169.9603255Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile42.441169.6473326Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick42.561169.1693471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet42.580169.0933589Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiac42.593169.0423651Butch Miller (R)Miller RacingChevrolet42.682168.6893760Mike MillerBilby RacingChevrolet42.722168.5313835Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet42.815168.1653952Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac42.993167.4694036H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac43.105167.034Failed to qualify411Lee RaymondCoyle RacingFord43.458165.677Official starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings129Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord20044running180$71,4502927Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac200131running180$53,02531417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2007running170$31,80043326Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick2000running160$24,57551315Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord2000running155$22,0256124Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile2000running150$15,47571583Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile2002running151$13,9008894Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile2000running142$12,90091610Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac2000running138$10,075102242Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1990running134$9,90011125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19915running135$16,9001246Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1990running127$10,775132088Jimmy Spencer (R)Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac1990running124$10,725141111Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1990running121$12,825153255Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1990running118$9,675162830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1990running115$7,5001763Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1980running112$13,77518302Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac1980running109$6,350192616Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick1980running106$5,78520278Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1980running103$8,195213471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1970running100$7,000221829Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac1970running97$6,785232469Ronnie ThomasLC RacingFord1960running94$3,925241721Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord1940running91$6,515252584Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1940running88$6,605264036H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac1920running85$3,5952755Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1880running82$10,535283952Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1790crash79$3,475292923Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile1750running76$3,365303143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1700engine73$4,755311028Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord1450engine70$11,65032733Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1411engine72$10,200331957Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac1410clutch64$3,775343760Mike MillerBilby RacingChevrolet1370fatigue61$3,075352375Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac1320engine58$11,0403637Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1190engine55$6,110373835Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet800crash52$2,975383651Butch Miller (R)Miller RacingChevrolet740rear end49$2,960392148Greg SacksWinkle MotorsportsPontiac340oil pump46$2,945403589Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiac20engine43$2,925Failed to qualify411Lee RaymondCoyle RacingFordOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 2,057 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 1,935 (-122) 10px 3 Darrell Waltrip 1,908 (-149) 10px 4 Mark Martin 1,858 (–199) 10px 3 5 Bill Elliott 1,803 (–254) 10px 6 Sterling Marlin 1,794 (–263) 10px 2 7 Geoff Bodine 1,777 (–280) 10px 1 8 Ken Schrader 1,760 (–297) 10px 1 9 Ricky Rudd 1,749 (–308) 10px 10 Terry Labonte 1,700 (–357)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. Notes References 1989 Miller High Life 500 1989 Pepsi 400 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mille High Life 400 (Michigan) Category:NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway Miller High Life 400 (Michigan) Miller High Life 400