| 1989 Heinz Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $433,372 | Race Date: | Sep 3, 1989 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.500 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 42Min 3Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 26 | Average Speed: | 135.462 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 39 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 24 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Alan Kulwicki A. Kulwicki | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #7 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | AK Motorsports | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Paul Andrews | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 153 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 160.156 MPH | |||||
| Official 1989 Heinz Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 10 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 185 | 367 | 153 |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Running |  | 170 | 367 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Running |  | 165 | 367 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Running |  | 165 | 367 | 94 |
| 5 | 2 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folgers | Running | | 160 | 367 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 155 | 367 | 83 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 151 | 367 | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Running | | 142 | 367 | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Valvoline | Running | | 138 | 366 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Sunoco | Running | | 139 | 365 | 1 |
| 11 | 13 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Films | Running | | 130 | 365 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 127 | 365 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Running | | 124 | 364 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Peak | Running | | 121 | 364 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | CITGO | Running | | 123 | 363 | 1 |
| 16 | 11 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Motorcraft | Running | | 115 | 363 | 0 |
| 17 | 14 | 84 | Dick Trickle (R) | Miller High Life | Running | | 112 | 363 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running | | 109 | 362 | 0 |
| 19 | 29 | 57 | Hut Stricklin (R) | Heinz | Running | | 106 | 362 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Running | | 103 | 361 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Running | | 100 | 360 | 0 |
| 22 | 9 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 102 | 359 | 3 |
| 23 | 21 | 83 | Rodney Combs | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 0 | 351 | 0 |
| 24 | 20 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Kroger | Running | | 91 | 325 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Purolator | Running | | 88 | 320 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Alka-Seltzer | Engine | | 85 | 309 | 0 |
| 27 | 35 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Running | | 82 | 295 | 0 |
| 28 | 30 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap | Accident | | 84 | 286 | 6 |
| 29 | 17 | 16 | Larry Pearson (R) | Chattanooga Chew | Engine | | 76 | 225 | 0 |
| 30 | 32 | 62 | Joe Ruttman | Baja Boats | Water Pump | | 73 | 224 | 0 |
| 31 | 37 | 24 | John McFadden | Alliance Training Centers | Vibration | | 70 | 213 | 0 |
| 32 | 1 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Engine | | 72 | 184 | 17 |
| 33 | 28 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Engine | | 64 | 167 | 0 |
| 34 | 38 | 81 | Mike Potter | O.C. Welch (Car Owner) | Broken Header | | 61 | 137 | 0 |
| 35 | 33 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 58 | 91 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Son's Auto Supply | Engine | | 55 | 90 | 0 |
| 37 | 27 | 88 | Jimmy Spencer (R) | Crisco | Accident | | 52 | 80 | 0 |
| 38 | 22 | 48 | Greg Sacks | Dinner Bell Foods | Accident | | 49 | 21 | 0 |
| 39 | 39 | 49 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Engine | | 46 | 13 | 0 |
