| 1989 First Union 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $285,237 | Race Date: | Apr 16, 1989 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 46Min 47Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 10 | Average Speed: | 89.937 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 49 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Rusty Wallace R. Wallace | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #27 Pontiac | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Blue Max Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Barry Dodson | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 296 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 89.937 MPH | |||||
| Official 1989 First Union 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 296 |
| 2 | 13 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running |  | 170 | 400 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Running | | 165 | 400 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 84 | Dick Trickle (R) | Miller High Life | Running |  | 165 | 400 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 400 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Running | | 150 | 400 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 151 | 400 | 19 |
| 8 | 15 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 147 | 400 | 74 |
| 9 | 1 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 143 | 399 | 6 |
| 10 | 29 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Kroger | Running | | 134 | 396 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running | | 130 | 395 | 0 |
| 12 | 28 | 60 | Phil Parsons | Combs Racing | Running | | 127 | 394 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | CITGO | Running | | 124 | 394 | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Running | | 121 | 394 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 40 | Ben Hess (R) | Hess Racing | Running |  | 118 | 393 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 57 | Hut Stricklin (R) | Heinz Ketchup | Running | | 115 | 390 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Valvoline | Running | | 112 | 390 | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Bierschwale Racing | Running | | 109 | 388 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Running | | 106 | 383 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Running | | 103 | 376 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 88 | Greg Sacks | Crisco | Running | | 100 | 374 | 0 |
| 22 | 5 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 97 | 367 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 94 | 329 | 0 |
| 24 | 23 | 16 | Larry Pearson (R) | Chattanooga Chew | Engine | | 91 | 323 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 66 | Rick Mast (R) | Banquet Foods | Engine | | 88 | 321 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Sunoco | Camshaft | | 85 | 301 | 0 |
| 27 | 21 | 83 | Lake Speed | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 82 | 297 | 0 |
| 28 | 20 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Motorcraft | Oil Cooler | | 79 | 275 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Accident | | 76 | 272 | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Accident | | 73 | 270 | 0 |
| 31 | 22 | 31 | Jim Sauter | Clark Racing | Brakes | | 70 | 161 | 0 |
| 32 | 16 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Alka-Seltzer | Rear Gear | | 67 | 77 | 0 |
