1989 Talladega DieHard 500

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1989 Talladega DieHard 500
Race details
Race 17 of 29 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1989 Talladega DieHard 500 program cover, featuring Ken Schrader.
DateJuly 30, 1989
Official name 21st Annual Talladega DieHard 500
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Alabama International Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed 157.354 miles per hour (253.237 km/h)
Attendance 90,000
Pole position
Driver
 Roush Racing
Time 49.158
Most laps led
Driver Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises
Laps 70
Winner
No. 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Chris Economaki
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1989 Talladega DieHard 500 was the 17th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 30, 1989, before an audience of 90,000 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. On the final restart with five laps left in the race, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Terry Labonte would manage to defend the field, mainly defending Hendrick Motorsports driver Darrell Waltrip to take his 11th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season. [1] [2] [3] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Darrell Waltrip and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway.svg
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-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
2 Ernie Irvan U.S. Racing Pontiac Kroger
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak
5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Stroh's Light
7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Zerex
8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Light
10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac Purolator
11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile Copenhagen
15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft
16 Larry Pearson (R) Pearson Racing Buick Chattanooga Chew
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
19 Bill Ingram Gray Racing Oldsmobile Central Ambulance Service
21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers
26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick Quaker State
27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac Kodiak
28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac Hardee's
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time
33 Harry Gant Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit
38 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Redkote Steel Tubing
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Peak Antifreeze
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
45 Patty Moise Moise Racing Buick Amway Freedom Fuel Additive
50 Mickey Gibbs (R) Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac Valvoline
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Alka-Seltzer
55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal, Crown Central Petroleum
57 Hut Stricklin (R) Osterlund Racing Pontiac Heinz
66 Rick Mast (R) Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet Food World
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Lifebuoy
73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile Barkdoll Racing
75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline
82 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford Stahl Racing
83 Joe Ruttman Speed Racing Oldsmobile Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
84 Dick Trickle (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
88 Jimmy Spencer (R) Baker–Schiff Racing Pontiac Crisco
90 Stan Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford Hawaiian Tropic
94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, July 27, at 2:00 PM 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 Friday, July 28, 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, [4] 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 49.158 and an average speed of 194.800 miles per hour (313.500 km/h) in the first round. [5] [6]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
16 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 49.158194.800
217 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.346194.058
325 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.391193.881
49 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 49.581193.139
511 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 49.613193.014
633 Harry Gant Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 49.962191.666
728 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 49.971191.631
875 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 50.116191.077
93 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.300190.378
1042 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 50.427189.898
1155 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 50.459189.778
127 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 50.490189.661
1394 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 50.636189.114
1427 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 50.661189.021
154 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 50.664189.010
1657 Hut Stricklin (R) Osterlund Racing Pontiac 50.666189.002
1730 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 50.721188.798
1852 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 50.729188.768
1973 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile 50.786188.556
2010 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac 50.977187.849
Failed to lock in Round 1
2121 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 51.005187.746
2214 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 51.012187.721
2383 Joe Ruttman Speed Racing Oldsmobile 51.083187.460
2426 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 51.177187.115
2571 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 51.390186.340
2643 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 51.394186.325
2784 Dick Trickle (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 51.399186.307
285 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51.483186.003
2988 Jimmy Spencer (R) Baker–Schiff Racing Pontiac 51.519185.873
3019 Bill Ingram Gray Racing Oldsmobile 51.641185.434
3182 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford 51.742185.072
3290 Stan Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford 51.751185.040
332 Ernie Irvan U.S. Racing Pontiac 51.840184.722
3450 Mickey Gibbs (R) Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac 51.860184.651
3538 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford 51.934184.388
3645 Patty Moise Moise Racing Buick 52.027184.058
Provisional
3766 Rick Mast (R) Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 52.240183.308
To the rear
388 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 50.645189.081
3916 Larry Pearson (R) Pearson Racing Buick 50.723188.790
4015 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 50.781188.574
4129 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 51.263186.801
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
1511 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 18825running180$73,920
2217 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 18832running175$47,965
316 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1887running170$37,950
4325 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 18820running165$28,400
5154 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 1880running155$20,200
6875 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 18870running160$24,975
71042 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 1880running146$9,250
8633 Harry Gant Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 1880running142$14,850
9728 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 18818running143$17,070
102121 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1880running134$13,275
1193 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1880running130$15,020
1249 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 1878running132$17,290
131657 Hut Stricklin (R) Osterlund Racing Pontiac 1870running124$8,560
144015 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 1870running121$11,087
151973 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile 1870running118$6,015
162784 Dick Trickle (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 1870running115$9,395
172426 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 1870running112$12,220
182214 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 1870running109$4,945
192571 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1860running106$8,665
20332 Ernie Irvan U.S. Racing Pontiac 1860running103$7,125
212643 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1860running100$5,770
223916 Larry Pearson (R) Pearson Racing Buick 1860running97$5,440
234129 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 1840running94$7,235
243538 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford 1820running91$4,105
253450 Mickey Gibbs (R) Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac 1820running88$4,175
263019 Bill Ingram Gray Racing Oldsmobile 1810running85$3,875
273182 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford 1760running82$3,785
281394 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 1604running84$6,885
29388 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 1450crash76$6,515
30127 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 1450crash73$6,395
312383 Joe Ruttman Speed Racing Oldsmobile 1250crash0$6,225
323766 Rick Mast (R) Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 330transmission67$3,455
333645 Patty Moise Moise Racing Buick 330oil pressure64$3,485
343290 Stan Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford 270crash0$3,340
35285 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 260crash58$10,330
361730 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 260crash55$5,925
371427 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 260crash52$12,225
382010 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac 260crash49$3,830
391852 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 264crash51$4,145
402988 Jimmy Spencer (R) Baker–Schiff Racing Pontiac 150crash43$5,735
411155 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 60engine40$5,710
Official race results

Standings after the race

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