| 1989 TranSouth 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $358,605 | Race Date: | Apr 2, 1989 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.050 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 20Min 29Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 | Average Speed: | 115.475 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 68 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Harry Gant H. Gant | Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #33 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #6 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Roush Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Andy Petree | Crew Chief: | Robin Pemberton | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 179 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 115.475 MPH | |||||
| Official 1989 TranSouth 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 10 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 185 | 367 | 179 |
| 2 | 4 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running |  | 175 | 367 | 4 |
| 3 | 8 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running |  | 170 | 367 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Running | | 165 | 367 | 18 |
| 5 | 26 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Sunoco | Running | | 155 | 367 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 150 | 367 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 151 | 366 | 56 |
| 8 | 5 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 147 | 366 | 64 |
| 9 | 23 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Running | | 138 | 366 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 83 | Lake Speed | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 139 | 366 | 2 |
| 11 | 17 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Running | | 130 | 366 | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Running |  | 127 | 365 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 84 | Dick Trickle (R) | Miller High Life | Running | | 124 | 365 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Motorcraft | Running | | 121 | 365 | 0 |
| 15 | 33 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 118 | 364 | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Valvoline | Running | | 115 | 363 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 112 | 363 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 114 | 362 | 1 |
| 19 | 38 | 31 | Jim Sauter | Slender You Figure Salons | Running | | 106 | 361 | 0 |
| 20 | 36 | 16 | Larry Pearson (R) | Chattanooga Chew | Running | | 103 | 361 | 0 |
| 21 | 32 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Coaches | Running | | 100 | 359 | 0 |
| 22 | 34 | 10 | Ken Bouchard | Whitcomb Racing | Running | | 97 | 358 | 0 |
| 23 | 29 | 40 | Ben Hess (R) | Hess Racing | Running | | 94 | 357 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Kroger | Running | | 91 | 355 | 0 |
| 25 | 16 | 88 | Greg Sacks | Crisco | Accident | | 93 | 352 | 7 |
| 26 | 15 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Accident | | 85 | 352 | 0 |
| 27 | 6 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Accident | | 82 | 350 | 0 |
| 28 | 30 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Peak | Accident | | 79 | 350 | 0 |
| 29 | 35 | 34 | Rodney Combs | Allen's Glass | Running | | 76 | 349 | 0 |
| 30 | 39 | 57 | Hut Stricklin (R) | Heinz Ketchup | Running | | 73 | 341 | 0 |
| 31 | 40 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Running | | 70 | 339 | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | 80 | Jimmy Horton | Miles Concrete | Engine | | 67 | 324 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 69 | 290 | 35 |
| 34 | 24 | 66 | Rick Mast (R) | Banquet Foods | Running | | 61 | 284 | 0 |
| 35 | 37 | 68 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Filters | Oil Pump | | 58 | 276 | 0 |
| 36 | 4 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 55 | 261 | 0 |
| 37 | 41 | 90 | Chad Little (R) | Donlavey Racing | Engine | | 52 | 257 | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Alka-Seltzer | Rear Gear | | 49 | 211 | 0 |
| 39 | 20 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | CITGO | Valves | | 46 | 162 | 0 |
| 40 | 9 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Engine | | 43 | 83 | 0 |
| 41 | 21 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Accident | | 40 | 83 | 0 |
