1989 Winston 500

April 2023Ninth race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 4.28 The 1989 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Phil Parsons. 49.601 Robert Yates Racing Davey Allison 140,000 Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network ESPN Robert Yates Racing 28 94 Davey Allison Mark Martin 155.869 mph km/h Lincoln, Alabama, Alabama International Motor Speedway Roush Racing 804.8 804.8 188 188 500.08 29 9 Winston 500 2.66 May 7 1989 500.08 20th Annual Winston 500 1989 Winston 500.jpeg The 1989 Winston 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 7, 1989, before an audience of 140,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Alabama International Motor Speedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would make a late-race charge to the lead, passing for the lead with nine laps left in the race to take his fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Higgins Tom May 8, 1989 Talladega Bows To Allison's Powerful Charge (Part 1) 45 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123863808/talladega-bows-to-allisons-powerful/ May 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom May 8, 1989 Talladega Bows To Allison's Powerful Charge (Part 2) 48 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123863839/talladega-bows-to-allisons-powerful-cha/ May 2, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy May 8, 1989 Allison picks up another victory at Talladega track (Part 1) 15 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123866126/allison-picks-up-another-victory-at/ May 2, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy May 8, 1989 Allison picks up another victory at Talladega track (Part 2) 18 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123866273/allison-picks-up-another-victory-at-tall/ May 2, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Terry Labonte and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66 mi km -long mid tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5 mi km -long mid tri-oval. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord2Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord16Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18Ron EsauTriStar MotorsportsPontiac21Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord22Grant AdcoxAdcox RacingChevrolet23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31Jim SauterBob Clark MotorsportsPontiac33Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile40Ben Hess (R)Hess RacingOldsmobile42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac49Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsBuick52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile57Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac80Jimmy HortonS&H RacingPontiac83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile84Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick86Walter SurmaSurma RacingChevrolet88Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingPontiac90Chad Little (R)Donlavey RacingFord93Charlie BakerSalmon RacingBuick94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was originally scheduled to be held on Thursday, May 4, at 2:00 PM EST. However, after only nine drivers had made first-round attempts, rain would postpone the first round until the following day on Friday, May 5.Higgins Tom May 5, 1989 Allison Car Industed On Rainy Day In Alabama (Part 1) 53 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123906876/allison-car-industed-on-rainy-day-in/ May 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom May 5, 1989 Allison Car Industed On Rainy Day In Alabama (Part 2) 57 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123906891/allison-car-industed-on-rainy-day-in-ala/ May 2, 2023 Newspapers.com 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, May 5, 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,May 4, 1989 NASCAR today 25 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123906910/nascar-today/ May 2, 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 49.601 and an average speed of 193.061 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom May 6, 1989 Martin Leads, Luminas Fade At Talladega (Part 1) 55 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123907301/martin-leads-luminas-fade-at-talladega/ May 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom May 6, 1989 Martin Leads, Luminas Fade At Talladega (Part 2) 58 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123907317/martin-leads-luminas-fade-at-talladega/ May 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Five drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord49.601193.061228Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord49.655192.851321Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord49.826192.18949Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord50.144190.970517Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.411189.959675Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac50.428189.895733Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile50.453189.800855Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile50.532189.504911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord50.617189.185104Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile50.628189.1441114A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile50.694188.898125Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.696188.8911384Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick50.783188.5671442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac50.835188.3741543Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac50.866188.2591694Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile50.937187.997173Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet51.099187.4011883Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile51.123187.3131973Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile51.355186.4672016Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick51.481186.010Failed to lock in Round 12125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.525189.5302215Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord51.498185.9492340Ben Hess (R)Hess RacingOldsmobile51.544185.7832452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac51.553185.7512530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac51.563185.7152627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac51.695185.2402788Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingPontiac51.733185.1042829Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac51.764184.993297Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord51.820184.7943090Chad Little (R)Donlavey RacingFord51.864184.6373110Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac51.927184.4133226Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick51.929184.406338Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick52.015184.101342Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac52.034184.0343523Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile52.101183.7973631Jim SauterBob Clark MotorsportsPontiac52.428182.6503771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet52.499182.4033818Ron EsauTriStar MotorsportsPontiac52.527182.3063922Grant AdcoxAdcox RacingChevrolet52.764181.4874093Charlie BakerSalmon RacingBuick52.802181.357Provisional4157Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac53.207179.976Failed to qualify4270J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*4380Jimmy HortonS&H RacingPontiac -* -*440Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord -* -*4586Walter SurmaSurma RacingChevrolet -* -*4649Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsBuick -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1228Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord18894running185$98,6752911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1884running175$51,275316Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1881running170$39,8504675Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac18832running165$34,2505517Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1883running160$28,90062125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18835running155$24,6257733Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1880running146$17,8008173Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1882running147$20,4509321Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord1886running143$15,475102627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac18811running139$21,2251149Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord1880running130$19,14712125Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1880running127$14,61513297Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1880running124$11,785141694Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile1880running121$10,98015104Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1880running118$11,175161114A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile1880running115$6,18517855Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1880running112$9,445181883Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile1880running109$9,130192215Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord1880running106$8,815203771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1870running103$11,807212530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1860running100$7,865222340Ben Hess (R)Hess RacingOldsmobile1860running97$6,320231543Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1860running94$5,360243922Grant AdcoxAdcox RacingChevrolet1830running91$4,25525342Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac1810running88$5,275264093Charlie BakerSalmon RacingBuick1790running85$4,095271384Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1770crash82$7,640281442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1700crash79$3,985292016Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick1690crash76$6,930303110Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac1690crash73$3,925313226Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick1690crash70$6,445321973Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile1690engine67$3,690334157Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac1680crash64$3,660343090Chad Little (R)Donlavey RacingFord1680crash61$3,63035338Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1650running58$6,275363631Jim SauterBob Clark MotorsportsPontiac1640crash55$4,220372788Greg SacksBaker–Schiff RacingPontiac1470crash52$6,140383818Ron EsauTriStar MotorsportsPontiac1170crash0$3,460393523Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile520engine46$4,005402829Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac370crash43$5,375412452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac50engine40$3,375Failed to qualify4270J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac4380Jimmy HortonS&H RacingPontiac440Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord4586Walter SurmaSurma RacingChevrolet4649Tony SpanosHylton MotorsportsBuickOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,376 10px 2 2 Darrell Waltrip 1,299 (-77) 10px 1 3 Geoff Bodine 1,298 (-78) 10px 1 4 Alan Kulwicki 1,271 (–105) 10px 5 Rusty Wallace 1,238 (–138) 10px 2 6 Davey Allison 1,222 (–154) 10px 7 Mark Martin 1,213 (–163) 10px 2 8 Sterling Marlin 1,199 (–177) 10px 1 9 Rick Wilson 1,107 (–269) 10px 2 10 Harry Gant 1,090 (–286)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1989 Pannill Sweatshirts 500 1989 Coca-Cola 600 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Winston 500 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Winston 500 Winston 500