1989 Banquet Frozen Foods 300

12th race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series May 2023 CUST 1989 Inaugural Banquet Frozen Foods 300 1989 Banquet Frozen Foods 300.jpeg The 1989 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 program cover, featuring Rick Mast. Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network ESPN Rusty Wallace King Racing King Racing Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd Blue Max Racing 61 76.088 mph km/h June 11 Sears Point International Raceway, Sonoma, California 26 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 186.48 4.06 300.11 300.11 74 74 2.52 1:40.754 186.48 53,000 Race 12 of 29 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesRace 4 of 11 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series The 1989 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 was the 12th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the fourth race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the inaugural iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 11, 1989, before an audience of 62,000 in Sonoma, California, at the Grand Prix layout of Sears Point Raceway, a 2.52 mi km permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 74 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, King Racing driver Ricky Rudd would manage to fend off a charge from Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace for the final four laps to take his 10th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Higgins Tom June 12, 1989 Rudd Outruns Wallace (Part 1) 9 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-rudd-outruns-wall/124294029/ May 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom June 12, 1989 Rudd Outruns Wallace (Part 2) 12 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-rudd-outruns-wall/124294050/ May 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Harris Mike June 12, 1989 Rudd holds off Wallace for title 16 Pottsville Republican https://www.newspapers.com/article/pottsville-republican-rudd-holds-off-wal/124294562/ May 9, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Rusty Wallace and Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Sears International Point Raceway used by NASCAR at the time. Sears International Point Raceway is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Watkins Glen International. The standard road course at Sears Point Raceway is a 12-turn course that is 2.52 miles (4.06 km) long;Sears Point http://www.gt-racing.co.uk/circuits/northamerica/searspoint.html 2021-11-13 www.gt-racing.co.uk the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypassed turns 5 and 6, shortening the course to 1.95 miles (3.14 km). The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout.2011-06-07 Passing is tough in Chute chronicle.augusta.com http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/06/28/oth_232051.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20110607182441/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/06/28/oth_232051.shtml 2011-06-07 2021-11-13 In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn, 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 miles (3.20 km).2007-09-29 SEARS POINT BREAKS GROUND ON MODIFIED CHUTE - RacingWest http://www.racingwest.com/news/story.php3/2094/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20070929002246/http://www.racingwest.com/news/story.php3/2094/index.htm 2007-09-29 2021-11-13 Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake2Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile04Hershel McGriffMcGriff MotorsportsPontiac5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick08Rick McCrayMcCray RacingPontiac9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord09Terry FisherMidgley RacingChevrolet11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord16Larry Pearson (R)Pearson RacingBuick17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19Bill CooperStoke RacingFord21Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile38Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord40Darin BrassfieldBrassfield RacingChevrolet41Jim BownBown RacingChevrolet43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Jack SellersEmerson RacingBuick46Marta LeonardLeonard RacingChevrolet52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile56Ron EsauEsau RacingOldsmobile57Hut Stricklin (R)Osterlund RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet73Bill SchmittSchmitt RacingChevrolet75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac76Bill SedgwickSpears MotorsportsBuick79Roy SmithRazore RacingFord80Bob WalkerBob Walker RacingPontiac83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile84Dick Trickle (R)Stavola Brothers RacingBuick88Joe RuttmanBaker–Schiff RacingPontiac90Stan BarrettDonlavey RacingFord93Troy BeebeBeebe RacingBuick94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile99John KrebsKrebs RacingPontiac Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 9, at 4:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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 10, at 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-40 would be decided on time,June 9, 1989 NASCAR today 26 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-nascar-today/124294717/ May 9, 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; which was two for entries in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and two extra provisionals for the NASCAR Winston West Series. Rusty Wallace, driving for Blue Max Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:40.754 and an average speed of 90.041 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom June 10, 1989 Wallace Takes Pole At Sears Point (Part 1) 29 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-wallace-takes-pol/124294866/ May 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom June 10, 1989 Wallace Takes Pole At Sears Point (Part 2) 31 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-wallace-takes-pol/124294877/ May 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Six drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed127Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac1:40.75490.04126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1:40.77490.02339Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord1:40.80289.998426Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick1:40.84989.956525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:41.26789.585617Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:41.33389.52777Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1:41.49489.38585Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:41.56789.320975Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac1:41.90689.023103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:41.94088.9941138Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord1:42.25188.7231288Joe RuttmanBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile1:42.29488.6861333Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1:42.39488.5991441Jim BownBown RacingChevrolet1:42.42788.5701528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord1:42.42888.570164Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1:42.57188.4461794Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile1:42.61288.4111821Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord1:43.13487.963198Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1:43.18487.9212015Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord1:43.20987.8992184Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingBuick1:43.58487.5812216Larry PearsonPearson RacingBuick1:43.59687.5712355Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1:43.79487.4042409Terry FisherMidgley RacingChevrolet1:43.84187.3642519Bill CooperStoke RacingFord1:43.84287.363Failed to lock in Round 12683Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile1:40.96389.5552711Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1:42.30688.6752830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1:42.63388.393292Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac1:42.84288.2133040Darin BrassfieldBrassfield RacingChevrolet1:43.09487.9973104Hershel McGriffMcGriff MotorsportsPontiac1:43.13987.9593293Troy BeebeBeebe RacingBuick1:43.81887.3843329Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1:43.90487.3113457Hut StricklinOsterlund RacingPontiac1:43.93687.2843571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1:41.00187.2303673Bill SchmittSchmitt RacingChevrolet1:41.14287.1123779Roy SmithRazore RacingFord1:41.21687.0503843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1:41.26887.0073956Ron EsauEsau RacingOldsmobile1:41.73086.6234008Rick McCrayMcCray RacingPontiac1:41.86286.524Winston Cup provisional4123Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile1:46.73085.000Winston West provisional4299John KrebsKrebs RacingPontiac1:46.07185.528Failed to qualify4376Bill SedgwickSpears MotorsportsBuick -* -*4452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac -* -*4544Jack SellersEmerson RacingBuick -* -*4680Bob WalkerBob Walker RacingPontiac -* -*4790Stan BarrettDonlavey RacingFord -* -*4846Marta LeonardLeonard RacingChevrolet -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1426Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick7461running185$62,3502127Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac7410running175$39,225339Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord743running170$28,3754103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet740running160$20,35052683Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile740running155$18,50761288Joe RuttmanBaker–Schiff RacingOldsmobile740running150$11,3507975Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac740running146$16,5758164Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile740running142$10,07591528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord740running138$13,875102830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac740running134$11,600111821Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord740running130$8,475121333Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile740running127$11,17513198Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick740running124$7,775143104Hershel McGriffMcGriff MotorsportsPontiac740running0$5,075152711Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord730running118$10,675163571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet730running115$6,200173673Bill SchmittSchmitt RacingChevrolet730running0$3,925182355Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile730running109$5,800192216Larry PearsonPearson RacingBuick730running106$4,4752085Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet730running103$10,675213457Hut StricklinOsterlund RacingPontiac730running100$2,925223040Darin BrassfieldBrassfield RacingChevrolet730running97$2,65023292Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac730running94$3,475243293Troy BeebeBeebe RacingBuick720running0$2,605252409Terry FisherMidgley RacingChevrolet720running0$2,825263843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac720running85$3,345272015Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord720running82$5,275284008Rick McCrayMcCray RacingPontiac720running0$3,200291441Jim BownBown RacingChevrolet700running0$2,215302184Dick TrickleStavola Brothers RacingBuick690running73$5,2003126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord690running70$6,825321138Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord650running67$2,425334299John KrebsKrebs RacingPontiac650running0$3,000344123Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile630engine61$2,375352519Bill CooperStoke RacingFord610engine0$2,3603677Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord550engine55$4,33037525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet470running52$9,52038617Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet470running49$10,900393779Roy SmithRazore RacingFord460engine0$3,375401794Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile330engine43$4,250413956Ron EsauEsau RacingOldsmobile150ignition0$2,250423329Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord80transmission37$4,250Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,775 10px 1 2 Darrell Waltrip 1,666 (-109) 10px 2 3 Rusty Wallace 1,648 (-127) 10px 4 Geoff Bodine 1,637 (–138) 10px 2 5 Mark Martin 1,613 (–162) 10px 4 6 Bill Elliott 1,523 (–252) 10px 1 7 Alan Kulwicki 1,513 (–262) 10px 1 8 Sterling Marlin 1,502 (–273) 10px 9 Davey Allison 1,496 (–279) 10px 1 10 Ricky Rudd 1,486 (–289)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. 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