| Race details [1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 11 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season | |||
| Date | July 17, 1989 | ||
| Location | Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Washington | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.646 miles (1.006 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 323.00 mi (519.82 km) | ||
| Average speed | 74.272 miles per hour (119.529 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Melling Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Chad Little | Jefferson Racing | |
| Laps | 375 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 90 | Chad Little | Jefferson Racing | |
The 1989 Motorcraft 500 was the seventh stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Monday, July 17, 1989, at Evergreen Speedway, a 0.625 mi (1.006 km) oval shaped racetrack in Monroe, Washington. The race was originally scheduled for Sunday, July 16, but was delayed to Monday due to rain. [2] The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. Chad Little won the race, his first of the season and last of his career. Little won by 1.2 seconds over Roy Smith after leading the final 198 laps and holding off Smith through two late race restarts. [2] Hershel McGriff finished third, the only other car on the lead lap. Derrike Cope and Brad Tidrick rounded out the top five.
Evergreen Speedway is a racetrack located within the confines of the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, Washington. The layout of the track is unique in that it incorporates an oversized 0.625 mi (1.006 km) paved outer oval, a 0.375 mi (0.604 km) paved inner oval, a 0.200 mi (0.322 km) paved inner oval, a 0.125 mi (0.201 km) dragstrip, and the #2 ranked figure-eight track in the United States.
The first round of qualifying was held on Friday, July 14, and determined the first 20 starting positions, with final qualifying taking place on Saturday. [3] Defending NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Bill Elliott won the pole with a speed of 97.436 mph. [3]
| Fin [5] | St | # | Driver | Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 90 | Chad Little | George Jefferson/Fred Stoke | Ford | 500 | 375 | Running | 185 |
| 2 | 10 | 79 | Roy Smith | Warren Razore | Ford | 500 | 74 | Running | 175 |
| 3 | 8 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Hershel McGriff | Pontiac | 500 | 14 | Running | 170 |
| 4 | 6 | 09 | Derrike Cope | Dick Midgley | Chevolet | 496 | 0 | Running | 160 |
| 5 | 21 | 72 | Brad Tidrick | Cindi Tidrick | Buick | 486 | 0 | Running | 155 |
| 6 | 3 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | Running | 150 |
| 7 | 13 | 08 | Rick McCray | Rick McCray | Pontiac | 482 | 0 | Accident | 146 |
| 8 | 19 | 24 | Butch Gilliland | Butch Gilliland | Buick | 480 | 0 | Running | 142 |
| 9 | 18 | 14 | Mike French | Mike French | Oldsmobile | 479 | 0 | Running | 138 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Jim Bown | Sara Vincent | Chevrolet | 478 | 26 | Accident | 139 |
| 11 | 20 | 38 | Duke Hoenshell | Duke Hoenshell | Pontiac | 474 | 0 | Running | 130 |
| 12 | 14 | 98 | Jerry Bowers | John Kieper | Chevrolet | 472 | 0 | Accident | 127 |
| 13 | 23 | 44 | Jack Sellers | Adele Emerson | Buick | 464 | 0 | Running | 124 |
| 14 | 27 | 41 | Gary Scott | Sara Vincent | Chevrolet | 448 | 0 | Running | 121 |
| 15 | 7 | 99 | John Krebs | John Krebs | Pontiac | 445 | 0 | Running | 118 |
| 16 | 16 | 28 | Gary Collins | Marion Collins | Oldsmobile | 397 | 0 | Engine | 115 |
| 17 | 17 | 91 | J.C. Danielsen | Larry Rouse | Ford | 389 | 0 | Engine | 112 |
| 18 | 15 | 75 | Bill Sedgwick | Wayne Spears | Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | Running | 109 |
| 19 | 22 | 88 | Bob Walker | Bob Walker | Pontiac | 369 | 0 | Fatigue | 106 |
| 20 | 5 | 7 | Ron Eaton | Ron Eaton | Pontiac | 341 | 0 | Fatigue | 103 |
| 21 | 12 | 19 | Robert Sprague | Fred Stoke/Larry Rouse | Ford | 292 | 5 | Engine | 105 |
| 22 | 26 | 77 | Mike Hickingbottom | Mike Hickingbottom | Pontiac | 123 | 0 | Oil Line | 97 |
| 23 | 25 | 68 | Larry Gaylord | Larry Gaylord | Oldsmobile | 121 | 0 | Suspension | 94 |
| 24 | 24 | 22 | St. James Davis | LaDonna Davis | Buick | 88 | 0 | Transmission | 91 |
| 25 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Harry Melling | Ford | 48 | 6 | Head Gasket | 93 |
| 26 | 9 | 83 | Sumner McKnight | Sumner McKnight | Ford | 40 | 0 | Accident | 85 |
| 27 | 11 | 07 | Mark Walbridge | Unknown | Pontiac | 12 | 0 | Accident | 82 |
| 28 | 28 | 63 | Walt Price | M.K. Kanke | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Engine | 79 |
| 29 | 29 | 17 | Tony Heckart | Unknown | Buick | 0 | 0 | Ignition | 76 |
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Bill Schmitt | 1150 |
| | 2 | Roy Smith | 1144 (-6) |
| | 3 | Hershel McGriff | 1083 (-67) |
| | 4 | Rick McCray | 1034 (-116) |
| | 5 | Bill Sedgwick | 964 (-186) |
| | 6 | John Krebs | 955 (-195) |
| | 7 | Jerry Bowers | 920 (-230) |
 2 | 8 | Butch Gilliland | 796 (-354) |
 1 | 9 | Robert Sprague | 767 (-383) |
| 1 | 10 | Jack Sellers | 743 (-407) |