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1989 Coca-Cola 600

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1989 Coca-Cola 600
Race details
Race 10 of 29 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1989 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, featuring Darrell Waltrip, Richard Petty, and Fred Lorenzen. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1989 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, featuring Darrell Waltrip, Richard Petty, and Fred Lorenzen. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date May 28, 1989
Official name 30th Annual Coca-Cola 600
Location Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Average speed 144.077 miles per hour (231.869 km/h)
Attendance 161,000
Pole position
Driver AK Racing
Time 31.210
Most laps led
Driver Alan Kulwicki AK Racing
Laps 138
Winner
No. 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network TBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Johnny Hayes
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

The 1989 Coca-Cola 600 was the 10th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 28, 1989, before an audience of 161,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. With the help of a fast final pit stop, Hendrick Motorsports driver Darrell Waltrip would manage control the final laps of the race, leading the final 80 laps to take his 77th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Hagan Racing driver Sterling Marlin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford H. L. Waters Racing
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
06 Terry Byers Byers Racing Chevrolet Byers Racing
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 Tracy Leslie 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
18 Jim Bown TriStar Motorsports Pontiac TriStar Motorsports
21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile B&B Racing
24 John McFadden McFadden Racing Pontiac Alliance Training Centers
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, Ghostbusters II
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time
31 Jim Sauter Bob Clark Motorsports Pontiac Slender You Figure Salons
33 Harry Gant Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit
34 Jimmy Spencer (R) Frank Cicci Racing Buick Frank Cicci Racing
36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts
40 Ben Hess (R) Hess Racing Oldsmobile Hess Racing
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Peak Antifreeze
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
47 Allan Grice Allan Grice Racing Pontiac Foster's Lager
51 Butch Miller (R) Miller Racing Chevrolet Fruit of the Loom
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Alka-Seltzer
53 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Chevrolet Aroneck Racing
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 Banquet Foods
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Lifebuoy
73 Don Hume Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile Barkdoll Racing
75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
84 Dick Trickle (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
88 Greg Sacks Baker–Schiff Racing Pontiac Crisco
89 Rodney Combs Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac Evinrude Outboard Motors
90 Chad Little (R) Donlavey Racing Ford Donlavey Racing
93 Charlie Baker Salmon Racing Buick Salmon Racing
94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco
95 Slick Johnson Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet Sadler Brothers Racing

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, May 24, at 3:00 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 Thursday, May 25, 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,[5] 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.

Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, would win the pole, setting a time of 31.210 and an average speed of 173.021 miles per hour (278.450 km/h) in the first round.[6][7]

Nine drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 31.210 173.021
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 31.277 172.651
3 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.390 172.029
4 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.480 171.537
5 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 31.540 171.211
6 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 31.570 171.048
7 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 31.586 170.962
8 33 Harry Gant Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 31.620 170.778
9 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 31.656 170.584
10 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 31.726 170.207
11 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 31.785 169.891
12 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 31.803 169.795
13 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.823 169.689
14 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.836 169.619
15 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 31.838 169.609
16 84 Dick Trickle (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 31.840 169.603
17 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 31.845 169.571
18 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 31.884 169.364
19 88 Greg Sacks Baker–Schiff Racing Pontiac 31.885 169.359
20 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 31.887 169.348
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 16 Larry Pearson (R) Pearson Racing Buick 31.960 168.961
22 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac 31.972 168.898
23 75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 31.988 168.813
24 29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 32.010 168.697
25 21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 32.018 168.655
26 57 Hut Stricklin (R) Osterlund Racing Pontiac 32.023 168.629
27 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 32.051 168.481
28 51 Butch Miller (R) Miller Racing Chevrolet 32.065 168.408
29 14 Tracy Leslie A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 32.075 168.355
30 40 Ben Hess (R) Hess Racing Oldsmobile 32.098 168.235
31 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 32.110 168.172
32 47 Allan Grice Allan Grice Racing Pontiac 32.134 168.046
33 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Chevrolet 32.135 168.041
34 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 32.166 167.879
35 06 Terry Byers Byers Racing Chevrolet 32.176 167.827
36 2 Ernie Irvan U.S. Racing Pontiac 32.178 167.817
37 53 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Chevrolet 32.195 167.728
38 31 Jim Sauter Bob Clark Motorsports Pontiac 32.201 167.697
39 90 Chad Little (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 32.212 167.639
40 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 32.255 167.416
Provisionals
41 66 Rick Mast (R) Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 32.290 167.234
42 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 32.646 165.411
Failed to qualify
43 89 Rodney Combs Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac -* -*
44 18 Jim Bown TriStar Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
45 34 Jimmy Spencer (R) Frank Cicci Racing Buick -* -*
46 95 Slick Johnson Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet -* -*
47 36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac -* -*
48 93 Charlie Baker Salmon Racing Chevrolet -* -*
49 24 John McFadden McFadden Racing Pontiac -* -*
50 73 Don Hume Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
51 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 4 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 87 running 180 $126,400
2 18 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 400 17 running 175 $61,675
3 3 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 1 running 170 $44,275
4 13 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 0 running 160 $30,950
5 15 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 399 12 running 160 $32,305
6 2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 399 53 running 155 $29,675
7 25 21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 399 0 running 146 $17,800
8 10 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 398 0 running 142 $16,900
9 27 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 397 0 running 138 $15,200
10 9 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 397 0 running 134 $16,925
11 41 66 Rick Mast (R) Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet 396 0 running 130 $13,107
12 22 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac 396 0 running 127 $8,500
13 31 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 395 0 running 124 $11,725
14 26 57 Hut Stricklin (R) Osterlund Racing Pontiac 395 0 running 121 $7,625
15 36 2 Ernie Irvan U.S. Racing Pontiac 394 0 running 118 $9,175
16 42 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 394 0 running 115 $9,650
17 33 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Chevrolet 392 0 running 112 $6,000
18 39 90 Chad Little (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 392 0 running 109 $5,650
19 11 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 391 0 running 106 $6,400
20 30 40 Ben Hess (R) Hess Racing Oldsmobile 388 0 running 103 $5,775
21 35 06 Terry Byers Byers Racing Chevrolet 379 0 running 100 $4,700
22 21 16 Larry Pearson (R) Pearson Racing Buick 377 0 running 97 $5,450
23 1 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 371 138 engine 104 $58,500
24 20 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 364 0 running 91 $6,800
25 29 14 Tracy Leslie A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 360 0 crank 88 $3,925
26 37 53 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Chevrolet 353 0 running 85 $3,100
27 7 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 333 0 engine 82 $6,150
28 24 29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 331 0 engine 79 $5,200
29 16 84 Dick Trickle (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 330 0 oil line 76 $4,975
30 19 88 Greg Sacks Baker–Schiff Racing Pontiac 320 2 accident 78 $4,800
31 6 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 306 22 engine 75 $13,950
32 23 75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 303 0 engine 67 $10,000
33 17 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 298 1 engine 69 $10,550
34 32 47 Allan Grice Allan Grice Racing Pontiac 294 0 engine 61 $1,900
35 5 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 292 15 running 63 $6,975
36 40 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 242 0 accident 55 $2,400
37 38 31 Jim Sauter Bob Clark Motorsports Pontiac 236 0 engine 52 $1,775
38 14 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 223 2 engine 54 $10,750
39 12 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 186 0 engine 46 $8,725
40 8 33 Harry Gant Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 148 50 engine 48 $10,600
41 34 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 113 0 engine 40 $1,700
42 28 51 Butch Miller (R) Miller Racing Chevrolet 24 0 wheel bearing 37 $2,200
Failed to qualify
43 89 Rodney Combs Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac
44 18 Jim Bown TriStar Motorsports Pontiac
45 34 Jimmy Spencer (R) Frank Cicci Racing Buick
46 95 Slick Johnson Sadler Brothers Racing Chevrolet
47 36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac
48 93 Charlie Baker Salmon Racing Chevrolet
49 24 John McFadden McFadden Racing Pontiac
50 73 Don Hume Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile
51 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (May 29, 1989). "Waltrip Runs Off With 5th 600 (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 17. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (May 29, 1989). "Waltrip Runs Off With 5th 600 (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 21. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Mulhern, Mike (May 29, 1989). "Wallace Streaks to 4th Victory of Season (Part 1)". Winston-Salem Journal. p. 17. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Mulhern, Mike (May 29, 1989). "Wallace Streaks to 4th Victory of Season (Part 2)". Winston-Salem Journal. p. 22. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Speedway Calendar". The Charlotte Observer. May 19, 1989. p. 16. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Higgins, Tom (May 25, 1989). "Kulwicki Quick On 600 Trigger (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 47. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Higgins, Tom (May 25, 1989). "Kulwicki Quick On 600 Trigger (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 52. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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