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North Carolina Speedway
March 05, 1989 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 492 Laps/502 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak Pontiac | 492 | 185 | 72,100 | Running | |
| 2 | 12 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Ford | 492 | 175 | 29,600 | Running | |
| 3 | 19 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Chevrolet | 492 | 165 | 24,200 | Running | |
| 4 | 6 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Levi Garrett Chevrolet | 492 | 165 | 17,975 | Running | |
| 5 | 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light Ford | 492 | 160 | 15,963 | Running | |
| 6 | 17 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline Ford | 492 | 155 | 14,680 | Running | |
| 7 | 16 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Sunoco Oldsmobile | 491 | 146 | 9,975 | Running | |
| 8 | 24 | 83 | Lake Speed | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce Oldsmobile | 490 | 147 | 9,525 | Running | |
| 9 | 15 | 88 | Greg Sacks | Crisco Pontiac | 490 | 138 | 9,225 | Running | |
| 10 | 32 | 31 | Jim Sauter | Slender You Figure Salons Pontiac | 489 | 134 | 9,450 | Running | |
| 11 | 21 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's Pontiac | 489 | 135 | 8,525 | Running | |
| 12 | 26 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade Pontiac | 488 | 127 | 8,125 | Running | |
| 13 | 41 | 84 | Dick Trickle | Miller High Life Buick | 488 | 0 | 10,182 | Running | |
| 14 | 23 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Citgo Ford | 488 | 121 | 7,225 | Running | |
| 15 | 22 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Miller High Life Buick | 487 | 118 | 7,625 | Running | |
| 16 | 38 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 487 | 115 | 5,700 | Running | |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Film Oldsmobile | 487 | 112 | 6,475 | Running | |
| 18 | 14 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser Ford | 486 | 109 | 10,475 | Running | |
| 19 | 7 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors Ford | 486 | 106 | 14,225 | Running | |
| 20 | 34 | 48 | Mickey Gibbs | GMAC Pontiac | 486 | 103 | 4,800 | Running | |
| 21 | 10 | 66 | Rick Mast | Edwards Racing Chevrolet | 484 | 100 | 5,925 | Running | |
| 22 | 29 | 40 | Ben Hess | Hess Racing Oldsmobile | 483 | 97 | 2,850 | Running | |
| 23 | 18 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Kroger Pontiac | 482 | 94 | 3,450 | Running | |
| 24 | 37 | 20 | Dave Mader III | Cheerwine Pontiac | 480 | 91 | 2,675 | Running | |
| 25 | 3 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folger's Coffee Chevrolet | 479 | 88 | 9,925 | Accident | |
| 26 | 31 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | B & B Racing Oldsmobile | 479 | 85 | 2,550 | Running | |
| 27 | 13 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Valvoline Pontiac | 477 | 82 | 10,700 | Running | |
| 28 | 33 | 53 | Jerry O'Neil | Aroneck Racing Chevrolet | 476 | 79 | 2,450 | Running | |
| 29 | 2 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide Chevrolet | 461 | 76 | 11,225 | Running | |
| 30 | 27 | 16 | Larry Pearson | Chattanooga Chew Buick | 457 | 78 | 2,375 | Engine | |
| 31 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Oldsmobile | 451 | 75 | 2,200 | Running | |
| 32 | 11 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State Buick | 450 | 72 | 5,825 | Running | |
| 33 | 35 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Alka-Seltzer Pontiac | 448 | 64 | 2,080 | Running | |
| 34 | 9 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Motorcraft Ford | 407 | 61 | 4,680 | Cylinder | |
| 35 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap Chevrolet | 400 | 63 | 4,605 | Running | |
| 36 | 39 | 41 | Jim Bown | Rose Auto Wrecking Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | 1,925 | Oil Pump | |
| 38 | 28 | 10 | Ken Bouchard | Whitcomb Racing Pontiac | 299 | 49 | 3,475 | Valve | |
| 39 | 20 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Oldsmobile | 294 | 46 | 3,850 | Engine | |
| 40 | 42 | 34 | Rodney Combs | Auto Glass Buick | 214 | 43 | 1,825 | Engine | |
| 41 | 36 | 57 | Hut Stricklin | Heinz Pontiac | 115 | 40 | 1,825 | Crank Shaft | |
| 42 | 30 | 51 | Butch Miller | Miller Racing Chevrolet | 50 | 37 | 1,825 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 20 Minutes 47 Seconds
Average Speed .:115.122
Margin of Victory .: 1.600 Seconds