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Stock Car Racing: 1989 Season

Stock Car Racing: 1989 Season

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1989 National Series Champions
NASCAR Winston Cup: Rusty Wallace (Pontiac) NASCAR Busch Grand National: Rob Moroso (Oldsmobile) ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series: Bob Keselowski (Chevrolet/Pontiac)

Multimedia

Date	Media or Collection Name & Details	Files
16 July 1989	Pontiac Excitement 200 ASA Racing John Walczak	Photo Collection Page
20 August 1989	1989 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR Winston Cup John Walczak	Photo Collection Page

Race Schedule

Date	Series	Race	Track	Pole	Winner	Winner's Make
February 18	Busch Grand National	Goody's 300	Daytona International Speedway	Kenny Wallace	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet
February 19	Winston Cup	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Ken Schrader	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet
March 4	Busch Grand National	Goodwrench 200	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Rob Moroso	Rob Moroso	Oldsmobile
March 5	Winston Cup	Goodwrench 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac
March 12	Busch Grand National	Miller High Life 500 Classic	Martinsville Speedway	Rob Moroso	Tommy Ellis	Buick
March 19	Winston Cup	Motorcraft 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Alan Kulwicki	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet
March 25	Busch Grand National	Mountain Dew 400	Hickory Motor Speedway	Dale Jarrett	Jimmy Spencer	Buick
March 26	Winston Cup	Pontiac 400	Richmond International Raceway	Geoff Bodine	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac
April 1	Busch Grand National	Country Squire Homes 200	Darlington Raceway	Geoff Bodine	Geoff Bodine	Chevrolet
April 2	Winston Cup	TranSouth 500	Darlington Raceway	Mark Martin	Harry Gant	Oldsmobile
April 9	Winston Cup	Valleydale 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Mark Martin	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac
April 10	Busch Grand National	Budweiser 200	Bristol International Speedway	Rick Wilson	Rick Wilson	Oldsmobile
April 16	Winston Cup	First Union 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet
April 23	Winston Cup	Pannill Sweatshirts 500	Martinsville Speedway	Geoff Bodine	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet
April 30	Busch Grand National	GM Parts 300	Nazareth Speedway	Tommy Houston	Bobby Hillin	Buick
May 6	Busch Grand National	Busch 200	South Boston Speedway	Rob Moroso	Tommy Ellis	Buick
May 7	Winston Cup	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Mark Martin	Davey Allison	Ford
May 13	Busch Grand National	Big Star/Nestle Dairy Products 200	Lanier Speedway	Chuck Bown	Ronald Cooper	Buick
May 20	Busch Grand National	Granger Select 200	Nashville Speedway	Kenny Wallace	Rick Mast	Buick
May 27	Busch Grand National	Champion Filter 300	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Greg Sacks	Rob Moroso	Oldsmobile
May 28	Winston Cup	Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Alan Kulwicki	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet
June 3	Busch Grand National	Budweiser 200	Dover Downs International Speedway	Harry Gant	Rick Wilson	Oldsmobile
June 4	Winston Cup	Budweiser 500	Dover International Speedway	Mark Martin	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet
June 10	Busch Grand National	Rose's Stores 200	Orange County Speedway	Jimmy Spencer	Jimmy Spencer	Buick
June 11	Winston Cup	Banquet 300	Sears Point Raceway	Rusty Wallace	Ricky Rudd	Buick
June 18	Winston Cup	Miller High Life 500	Pocono Raceway	Rusty Wallace	Terry Labonte	Ford
June 24	Busch Grand National	Granger Select 200	Louisville Motor Speedway	Kenny Wallace	Tommy Houston	Buick
June 25	Winston Cup	Miller Genuine Draft 400	Michigan International Speedway	Ken Schrader	Bill Elliott	Ford
July 1	Busch Grand National	Firecracker 200	Volusia County Speedway	Rob Moroso	Rob Moroso	Oldsmobile
July 1	Winston Cup	Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway	Mark Martin	Davey Allison	Ford
July 4	Busch Grand National	Carolina Pride/Budweiser 200	Myrtle Beach Speedway	Rick Mast	Jimmy Spencer	Buick
July 15	Busch Grand National	Coors 200	South Boston Speedway	Chuck Bown	Tommy Houston	Buick
July 22	Busch Grand National	Pepsi 200	Hickory Motor Speedway	Jimmy Hensley	Tommy Ellis	Buick
July 23	Winston Cup	AC Spark Plug 500	Pocono Raceway	Ken Schrader	Bill Elliott	Ford
July 29	Busch Grand National	Old Milwaukee 200	New River Valley Speedway	Rob Moroso	Rick Mast	Buick
July 30	Winston Cup	DieHard 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Mark Martin	Terry Labonte	Ford
August 5	Busch Grand National	Kroger NASCAR 200	Indianapolis Raceway Park	Michael Waltrip	Michael Waltrip	Pontiac
August 12	Busch Grand National	Texas Pete Sauces 200	Orange County Speedway	Rob Moroso	Robert Pressley	Oldsmobile
August 13	Winston Cup	The Bud at the Glen	Watkins Glen International	Morgan Shepherd	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac
August 20	Winston Cup	Champion 400	Michigan International Speedway	Geoff Bodine	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac
August 25	Busch Grand National	Jay Johnson 200	Bristol International Speedway	Morgan Shepherd	Mark Martin	Ford
August 26	Winston Cup	Busch 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Alan Kulwicki	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet
September 2	Busch Grand National	Gatorade 200	Darlington Raceway	Ken Schrader	Harry Gant	Buick
September 3	Winston Cup	Heinz 500	Darlington Raceway	Alan Kulwicki	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet
September 9	Busch Grand National	Commonwealth 200	Richmond International Raceway	Tommy Ellis	Bobby Hamilton	Oldsmobile
September 10	Winston Cup	Miller High Life 400	Richmond International Raceway	Bill Elliott	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac
September 16	Busch Grand National	AMES/Peak Performance 200	Dover Downs International Speedway	Michael Waltrip	Ken Schrader	Chevrolet
September 17	Winston Cup	Peak 500	Dover International Speedway	Davey Allison/a>	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet
September 23	Busch Grand National	Zerex 150	Martinsville Speedway	Rob Moroso	Tommy Houston	Buick
September 24	Winston Cup	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet
October 7	Busch Grand National	All Pro Auto Parts 300	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Michael Waltrip	Rob Moroso	Oldsmobile
October 8	Winston Cup	All Pro 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ken Schrader	Chevrolet
October 15	Winston Cup	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Geoff Bodine	Chevrolet
October 21	Busch Grand National	AC Delco 200	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Mark Martin	Harry Gant	Buick
October 22	Winston Cup	AC Delco 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Alan Kulwicki	Mark Martin	Ford
October 29	Busch Grand National	Winston Classic	Martinsville Speedway	Rick Mast	L.D. Ottinger	Pontiac
November 5	Winston Cup	Autoworks 500	Phoenix International Raceway	Ken Schrader	Bill Elliott	Ford
November 19	Winston Cup	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Alan Kulwicki	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet

NASCAR Winston Cup Points Standings

Pos.	Driver	Points	Behind	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Winnings
1	Rusty Wallace	4176	Leader	29	4	6	13	20	$860,990
2	Dale Earnhardt	4164	-12	29	1	5	14	19	$885,050
3	Mark Martin	4053	-123	29	6	1	14	18	$622,788
4	Darrell Waltrip	3971	-205	29	0	6	14	18	$949,535
5	Ken Schrader	3786	-390	29	4	1	10	14	$702,615
6	Bill Elliott	3774	-402	29	2	3	8	14	$694,962
7	Harry Gant	3610	-566	29	0	1	9	14	$487,202
8	Ricky Rudd	3608	-568	29	0	1	7	15	$409,352
9	Geoff Bodine	3600	-576	29	3	1	9	11	$520,580
10	Terry Labonte	3569	-607	29	0	2	9	11	$565,702
11	Davey Allison	3481	-695	29	1	2	7	13	$560,814
12	Sterling Marlin	3422	-754	29	0	0	4	13	$369,837
13	Morgan Shepherd	3403	-773	29	1	0	5	13	$480,037
14	Alan Kulwicki	3236	-940	29	6	0	5	9	$425,500
15	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	3139	-1037	28	0	0	1	7	$232,204
16	Rick Wilson	3119	-1057	29	0	0	2	7	$265,637
17	Dick Trickle*	3079	-1097	28	0	0	6	9	$273,432
18	Michael Waltrip	3057	-1119	29	0	0	0	5	$215,480
19	Brett Bodine	3051	-1125	29	0	0	1	6	$233,182
20	Neil Bonnett	2995	-1181	26	0	0	0	11	$227,007
21	Phil Parsons	2933	-1243	29	0	0	2	3	$269,012
22	Ernie Irvan	2916	-1260	29	0	0	0	4	$144,329
23	Larry Pearson	2860	-1316	29	0	0	0	2	$148,060
24	Dale Jarrett	2789	-1387	29	0	0	2	5	$215,317
25	Dave Marcis	2715	-1461	27	0	0	0	1	$195,161
26	Hut Stricklin	2708	-1468	27	0	0	1	4	$137,054
27	Lake Speed	2550	-1626	24	0	0	1	5	$185,227
28	Derrike Cope	2180	-1996	23	0	0	0	4	$121,780
29	Richard Petty	2148	-2028	25	0	0	0	0	$117,300
30	Kyle Petty	2099	-2077	19	0	0	1	5	$98,977
31	Jimmy Means	1698	-2478	22	0	0	0	0	$60,705
32	Greg Sacks	1565	-2611	20	0	0	0	2	$96,035
33	Jim Sauter	1510	-2666	17	0	0	0	2	$64,432
34	Jimmy Spencer	1445	-2731	17	0	0	0	3	$121,065
35	Rick Mast	1315	-2861	13	0	0	0	1	$115,502
36	Eddie Bierschwale	1306	-2870	16	0	0	0	1	$74,695
37	Ben Hess	921	-3255	9	0	0	0	0	$43,490
38	Chad Little	602	-3574	8	0	0	0	0	$33,690
39	Butch Miller	576	-3600	9	0	0	0	0	$22,520
40	AJ Foyt	527	-3649	7	0	0	0	0	$31,995
41	Mickey Gibbs	508	-3668	7	0	0	0	0	$27,040
42	Rodney Combs	470	-3706	9	0	0	0	0	$33,590
43	Joe Ruttman	469	-3707	9	0	0	0	1	$64,645
44	J.D. McDuffie	457	-3719	7	0	0	0	0	$25,820
45	Phil Barkdoll	378	-3798	4	0	0	0	0	$26,950
46	Jimmy Horton	377	-3799	5	0	0	0	0	$14,932
47	Dick Johnson	322	-3854	4	0	0	0	0	$11,515
48	Ken Bouchard	313	-3863	4	0	0	0	0	$33,930
49	Terry Byers	306	-3870	3	0	0	0	0	$11,400
50	Darin Brassfield	297	-3879	3	0	0	0	0	$10,852
51	Grant Adcox	282	-3894	3	0	0	0	0	$11,815
52	Jerry O'Neil	268	-3908	4	0	0	0	0	$9,165
53	Norm Benning	216	-3960	3	0	0	0	0	$6,875
54	Ken Ragan	204	-3972	3	0	0	0	0	$7,295
55	Tracy Leslie	191	-3985	2	0	0	0	0	$8,800
56	Charlie Baker	171	-4005	3	0	0	0	0	$16,370
57	Bob Schacht	170	-4006	2	0	0	0	0	$5,475
58	H.B. Bailey	167	-4009	2	0	0	0	0	$6,595
59	Stan Barrett	155	-4021	4	0	0	0	0	$11,500
60	Rich Bickle	143	-4033	2	0	0	0	0	$4,185
61	Rob Moroso	140	-4036	2	0	0	0	0	$4,725
62	Lennie Pond	130	-4046	1	0	0	0	0	$3,475
63	Tommy Ellis	115	-4061	3	0	0	0	0	$15,385
64	Johnny McFadden	113	-4063	2	0	0	0	0	$5,280
65	Brad Teague	112	-4064	2	0	0	0	0	$4,830
66	Patty Moise	110	-4066	2	0	0	0	0	$6,180
67	Tommie Crozier	101	-4075	2	0	0	0	0	$4,600
68	Bobby Gerhart	94	-4082	1	0	0	0	0	$2,975
69	Ronnie Thomas	94	-4082	1	0	0	0	0	$3,925
70	Jim Bown	92	-4084	4	0	0	0	0	$8,100
71	James Hylton	92	-4084	2	0	0	0	0	$3,775
72	Jack Pennington	91	-4085	2	0	0	0	0	$4,475
73	Dave Mader III	91	-4085	1	0	0	0	0	$2,675
74	Bill Schmitt	85	-4091	2	0	0	0	0	$7,920
75	Bill Ingram	85	-4091	1	0	0	0	0	$3,875
76	Mike Alexander	82	-4094	1	0	0	0	0	$16,275
77	Mark Stahl	82	-4094	1	0	0	0	0	$3,785
78	Ronnie Sanders	79	-4097	1	0	0	0	0	$12,570
79	Randy LaJoie	79	-4097	1	0	0	0	0	$2,725
80	Andy Belmont	76	-4100	1	0	0	0	0	$2,150
81	Oma Kimbrough	73	-4103	1	0	0	0	0	$2,135
82	Rick Jeffrey	73	-4103	1	0	0	0	0	$3,125
83	Bobby Hamilton	72	-4104	1	0	0	0	0	$3,075
84	Ted Thomas	70	-4106	1	0	0	0	0	$1,975
85	Mark Gibson	64	-4112	1	0	0	0	0	$2,880
86	Allan Grice	61	-4115	1	0	0	0	0	$1,900
87	Mike Miller	61	-4115	1	0	0	0	0	$3,075
88	Mike Potter	61	-4115	1	0	0	0	0	$2,455
89	Ron Esau	58	-4118	3	0	0	0	0	$8,670
90	Bill Flowers	58	-4118	1	0	0	0	0	$1,800
91	Jack Ely	58	-4118	1	0	0	0	0	$1,800
92	Bill Sedgwick	55	-4121	1	0	0	0	0	$3,525
93	Bill Venturini	52	-4124	1	0	0	0	0	$2,975
94	Roy Smith	40	-4136	2	0	0	0	0	$7,820
95	Hershel McGriff	0	-4176	1	0	0	0	0	$5,075
96	Troy Beebe	0	-4176	1	0	0	0	0	$2,605
97	Terry Fisher	0	-4176	1	0	0	0	0	$2,825
98	Lee Raymond	0	-4176	1	0	0	0	0	$13,530
99	Tommy Kendall	0	-4176	1	0	0	0	0	$3,015
100	Rick McCray	0	-4176	1	0	0	0	0	$3,200
101	Trevor Boys	0	-4176	1	0	0	0	0	$2,575
102	John Krebs	0	-4176	1	0	0	0	0	$3,000
103	Bill Cooper	0	-4176	1	0	0	0	0	$2,360

NASCAR Busch Grand National Points Standings

Pos.	Driver	Points	Behind	Starts	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Winnings
1	Rob Moroso	4001	Leader	29	4	12	16	$260,739
2	Tommy Houston	3946	-55	29	3	12	17	$148,805
3	Tommy Ellis	3945	-56	29	3	11	18	$173,267
4	L.D. Ottinger	3916	-85	29	1	7	16	$89,027
5	Jack Ingram	3802	-199	29	0	7	14	$124,795
6	Kenny Wallace	3750	-251	29	0	4	16	$70,890
7	Rick Mast	3558	-443	29	2	9	13	$111,901
8	Ronald Cooper	3554	-447	29	1	4	10	$93,936
9	Chuck Bown	3349	-652	29	0	5	12	$94,100
10	Tom Peck	3171	-830	28	0	2	7	$49,565
11	Bobby Hamilton	3133	-868	28	1	4	6	$66,545
12	Steve Grissom	3108	-893	29	0	2	5	$64,608
13	Jeff Burton	2967	-1034	27	0	2	6	$44,990
14	Billy Standridge	2843	-1158	27	0	0	2	$52,803
15	Jimmy Spencer	2704	-1297	22	3	4	11	$97,420
16	Dave Rezendes	2635	-1366	25	0	0	3	$37,488
17	Joe Thurman	2575	-1426	25	0	0	2	$38,516
18	Elton Sawyer	2202	-1799	20	0	3	4	$41,509
19	Robert Pressley	2129	-1872	19	1	1	3	$38,581
20	Harry Gant	1907	-2094	16	2	4	6	$54,788
21	Mark Martin	1832	-2169	17	1	6	8	$52,811
22	Jimmy Hensley	1785	-2216	18	0	0	2	$29,578
23	Michael Waltrip	1716	-2285	14	1	5	8	$91,187
24	Kenny Burks	1682	-2319	15	0	1	4	$23,917
25	Dale Earnhardt	1637	-2364	14	0	7	9	$42,323
26	Randy LaJoie	1542	-2459	15	0	1	3	$48,535
27	Bobby Hillin	1360	-2641	14	1	1	4	$31,104
28	Max Prestwood	1354	-2647	12	0	1	2	$13,670
29	Rick Wilson	1273	-2728	12	2	3	4	$43,776
30	Brandon Baker	1172	-2829	14	0	0	0	$15,238
31	Ronnie Silver	1155	-2846	10	0	2	5	$13,647
32	Ken Schrader	1108	-2893	11	1	1	6	$27,557
33	Phil Parsons	1098	-2903	10	0	4	5	$30,320
34	Dale Jarrett	1049	-2952	10	0	3	4	$35,917
35	Patty Moise	1023	-2978	12	0	0	0	$12,615
36	Darrell Waltrip	985	-3016	9	1	4	4	$55,102
37	Ed Berrier	961	-3040	11	0	0	1	$27,774
38	Davey Allison	954	-3047	10	0	1	2	$10,565
39	Dana Patten	893	-3108	7	0	1	4	$12,160
40	Robert Powell	785	-3216	7	0	1	4	$7,360
41	Bobby Labonte	757	-3244	7	0	1	3	$24,450
42	John Linville	691	-3310	7	0	0	0	$6,540
43	Jamie Aube	646	-3355	7	0	0	0	$15,485
44	Wayne Patterson	621	-3380	6	0	0	1	$4,335
45	Joe Bessey	573	-3428	6	0	0	0	$9,205
46	Donny Ling, Jr.	562	-3439	7	0	0	0	$7,015
47	Jack Pennington	553	-3448	6	0	2	2	$29,880
48	Brad Teague	549	-3452	6	0	1	1	$14,925
49	Jay Fogleman	536	-3465	6	0	0	0	$5,725
50	Bobby Moon	527	-3474	5	0	0	0	$3,625
51	Dave Simpson	522	-3479	6	0	0	0	$8,301
52	Morgan Shepherd	478	-3523	7	0	0	2	$11,027
53	Geoff Bodine	469	-3532	4	1	3	4	$34,942
54	Kelly Moore	443	-3558	5	0	0	0	$10,765
55	Ed Ferree	443	-3558	4	0	1	1	$3,570
56	Rusty Wallace	430	-3571	7	0	1	2	$34,245
57	Larry Pollard	422	-3579	5	0	0	0	$3,955
58	Jeff Spraker	404	-3597	5	0	0	0	$5,330
59	Lee Faulk	391	-3610	5	0	0	0	$4,250
60	Don Satterfield	373	-3628	4	0	0	0	$3,770
61	Kyle Petty	370	-3631	3	0	1	2	$4,890
62	Tom Harrington	340	-3661	4	0	0	0	$2,740
63	Mike Porter	321	-3680	3	0	0	0	$2,600
64	Ron Lamell	285	-3716	3	0	0	0	$3,990
65	Jimmy Means	280	-3721	3	0	0	1	$4,810
66	Dave Davis	264	-3737	3	0	0	0	$3,120
67	Davey Johnson	246	-3755	2	0	0	1	$2,250
68	Randy Baker	231	-3770	3	0	0	0	$2,945
69	Greg Sacks	225	-3776	3	0	0	0	$7,210
70	Curtis Markham	197	-3804	2	0	0	0	$2,050
71	Jeff McClure	194	-3807	2	0	0	0	$3,825
72	Billy Clark	185	-3816	2	0	0	0	$3,530
73	Ken Bouchard	176	-3825	3	0	0	0	$3,425
74	Eric Wilson	155	-3846	2	0	0	0	$1,000
75	Todd Cray	155	-3846	2	0	0	0	$1,110
76	Dale Shaw	134	-3867	1	0	0	1	$3,125
77	Sterling Marlin	134	-3867	2	0	0	0	$12,475
78	Allen Applegate	112	-3889	1	0	0	0	$700
79	Ted Musgrave	112	-3889	2	0	0	0	$5,550
80	Grant Adcox	109	-3892	1	0	0	0	$445
81	Dave Marcis	106	-3895	1	0	0	0	$800
82	Don Jenkins	106	-3895	1	0	0	0	$1,210
83	Ben Hess	97	-3904	1	0	0	0	$3,000
84	Bill Gratton	94	-3907	1	0	0	0	$800
85	Debbie Lunsford	94	-3907	1	0	0	0	$950
86	Brett Hearn	88	-3913	1	0	0	0	$2,875
87	Dick McCabe	85	-3916	1	0	0	0	$1,765
88	Joey Kourafas	82	-3919	1	0	0	0	$1,480
89	Martin Truex	73	-3928	3	0	0	0	$2,775
90	Lloyd Gillie	64	-3937	1	0	0	0	$1,050
91	Joe Nemechek	64	-3937	1	0	0	0	$360
92	Ed St. Angelo	58	-3943	1	0	0	0	$1,050
93	Hut Stricklin	55	-3946	1	0	0	0	$875
94	Donnie Allison	52	-3949	1	0	0	0	$2,225
95	Thierry Tassin	43	-3958	1	0	0	0	$975
96	Jeff Purvis	43	-3958	1	0	0	0	$1,030
97	Jack Sprague	40	-3961	1	0	0	0	$2,530
98	David Green	0	-4001	1	0	0	0	$500
99	Jimmy Horton	0	-4001	1	0	0	0	$900
100	Butch Miller	0	-4001	1	0	0	1	$950
101	Bobby Dotter	0	-4001	1	0	0	1	$1,175
102	Larry Pearson	0	-4001	2	0	0	1	$2,360
103	Frank Fleming	0	-4001	1	0	0	0	$1,850
104	Jim Sauter	0	-4001	1	0	0	0	$625

Article Index

Date	Article	Agency/Author/Speaker
11 May 2004	NASCAR Media Conference: Most Memorable Moments	Richard Childress Rick Crawford Jonathan Gibson Jeff Hammond Larry McReynolds Rusty Wallace Humpy Wheeler Robert Yates
17 August 2010	Photographs from the 1989 Champion 400 Now Online	Bill Crittenden