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Bristol Motor Speedway
August 26, 1989 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide Chevrolet | 500 | 185 | 52,450 | Running | |
| 2 | 1 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Ford | 500 | 175 | 30,875 | Running | |
| 3 | 6 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State Buick | 500 | 165 | 19,200 | Running | |
| 4 | 14 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Oldsmobile | 500 | 160 | 13,300 | Running | |
| 5 | 16 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser Ford | 499 | 155 | 13,400 | Running | |
| 6 | 10 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak Pontiac | 499 | 155 | 12,125 | Running | |
| 7 | 24 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Miller High Life Buick | 498 | 146 | 7,800 | Running | |
| 8 | 12 | 88 | Jimmy Spencer | Crisco Pontiac | 496 | 142 | 7,900 | Running | |
| 9 | 31 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Citgo Ford | 495 | 138 | 9,307 | Running | |
| 10 | 30 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's Pontiac | 494 | 134 | 10,975 | Running | |
| 11 | 17 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum Oldsmobile | 494 | 130 | 6,100 | Running | |
| 12 | 28 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy Soap Chevrolet | 493 | 127 | 5,900 | Running | |
| 13 | 13 | 66 | Rick Mast | Food City Chevrolet | 492 | 124 | 3,150 | Running | |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Chevrolet | 490 | 126 | 11,650 | Running | |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Kroger Pontiac | 489 | 118 | 4,700 | Running | |
| 16 | 2 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Levi Garrett Chevrolet | 489 | 120 | 8,850 | Running | |
| 17 | 3 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Motorcraft Ford | 488 | 112 | 5,525 | Running | |
| 18 | 5 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Sunoco Oldsmobile | 464 | 109 | 4,950 | Running | |
| 19 | 32 | 57 | Hut Stricklin | Heinz Pontiac | 463 | 106 | 3,250 | Running | |
| 20 | 23 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light Ford | 458 | 103 | 5,500 | Running | |
| 21 | 19 | 16 | Larry Pearson | Chattanooga Chew Buick | 444 | 100 | 3,025 | Overheating | |
| 22 | 27 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Peak Antifreeze Pontiac | 322 | 97 | 2,250 | Accident | |
| 23 | 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folger's Coffee Chevrolet | 294 | 94 | 7,295 | Engine | |
| 24 | 21 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors Ford | 246 | 91 | 11,190 | Engine | |
| 25 | 20 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline Ford | 241 | 88 | 8,935 | Running | |
| 26 | 29 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Valvoline Pontiac | 223 | 85 | 8,680 | Engine | |
| 27 | 18 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Film Oldsmobile | 142 | 82 | 4,350 | Engine | |
| 28 | 22 | 84 | Dick Trickle | Miller High Life Buick | 126 | 79 | 4,300 | Accident | |
| 29 | 15 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Purolator Pontiac | 121 | 76 | 2,725 | Accident | |
| 30 | 26 | 48 | Greg Sacks | Dinner Bell Foods Pontiac | 59 | 0 | 2,600 | Engine | |
| 31 | 25 | 83 | Joe Ruttman | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce Oldsmobile | 57 | 0 | 3,600 | Accident | |
| 32 | 11 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade Pontiac | 57 | 67 | 4,100 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 4 Minutes 14 Seconds
Average Speed .:85.554
Margin of Victory .: 5.040 Seconds