| 1989 Miller High Life 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $331,942 | Race Date: | Sep 10, 1989 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 7.410 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 23Min 40Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 88.380 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 14 For 76 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Rusty Wallace R. Wallace | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #27 Pontiac | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Blue Max Racing | Team: | Melling Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Barry Dodson | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 211 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 121.136 MPH | |||||
| Official 1989 Miller High Life 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 6 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 211 |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 135 |
| 3 | 19 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 165 | 400 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Running |  | 160 | 399 | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 155 | 399 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 150 | 399 | 0 |
| 7 | 24 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | CITGO | Running |  | 146 | 398 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 84 | Dick Trickle (R) | Miller High Life | Running | | 142 | 398 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | 57 | Hut Stricklin (R) | Heinz | Running | | 138 | 398 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running | | 134 | 394 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 90 | Lennie Pond | Donlavey Racing | Running | | 130 | 394 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 132 | 391 | 7 |
| 13 | 31 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Running | | 124 | 383 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 83 | Lake Speed | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 121 | 374 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 118 | 372 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 120 | 365 | 3 |
| 17 | 10 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Running | | 112 | 353 | 0 |
| 18 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Drivetrain | | 114 | 334 | 41 |
| 19 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Alka-Seltzer | Fuel Pressure | | 106 | 324 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 16 | Larry Pearson (R) | Chattanooga Chew | Accident | | 103 | 285 | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | 51 | Butch Miller (R) | Leroy Throop | Accident | | 100 | 268 | 0 |
| 22 | 13 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Accident | | 102 | 268 | 1 |
| 23 | 9 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Engine | | 94 | 265 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Accident | | 91 | 226 | 0 |
| 25 | 15 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Purolator | Engine | | 88 | 202 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Kroger | Engine | | 90 | 182 | 2 |
| 27 | 34 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Valvoline | Accident | | 82 | 165 | 0 |
| 28 | 11 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Sunoco | Engine | | 79 | 156 | 0 |
| 29 | 27 | 88 | Jimmy Spencer (R) | Crisco | Accident | | 76 | 139 | 0 |
| 30 | 36 | 40 | Darin Brassfield | Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet | Rear Gear | | 73 | 112 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Overheating | | 70 | 110 | 0 |
| 32 | 20 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Peak | Accident | | 67 | 76 | 0 |
| 33 | 35 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Clutch | | 64 | 76 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Motorcraft | Water Pump | | 61 | 35 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Accident | | 58 | 17 | 0 |
| 36 | 28 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Accident | | 55 | 8 | 0 |
