Standings After Race #1 at Daytona International Speedway - Sunday, February 19th, 1989
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 1 | Ken Schrader | 25 | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 170 | -10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 1 | Geoff Bodine | 5 | Chevrolet | 165 | -15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 1 | Phil Parsons | 55 | Oldsmobile | 160 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 1 | Rick Mast | 22 | Buick | 155 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 1 | Alan Kulwicki | 7 | Ford | 151 | -29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 1 | Rick Wilson | 4 | Oldsmobile | 147 | -33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 1 | Terry Labonte | 11 | Ford | 143 | -37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 1 | Eddie Bierschwale | 23 | Oldsmobile | 139 | -41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 1 | Sterling Marlin | 94 | Oldsmobile | 130 | -50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 1 | Harry Gant | 33 | Oldsmobile | 127 | -53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 1 | Larry Pearson | 16 | Buick | 121 | -59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | 75 | Pontiac | 118 | -62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 1 | Ken Bouchard | 10 | Pontiac | 115 | -65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 1 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | 112 | -68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 1 | Ricky Rudd | 26 | Buick | 111 | -69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 1 | Rusty Wallace | 27 | Pontiac | 109 | -71 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 1 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 108 | -72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 1 | Michael Waltrip | 30 | Pontiac | 105 | -75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 1 | Ben Hess | 40 | Oldsmobile | 97 | -83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 1 | Greg Sacks | 88 | Pontiac | 94 | -86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 1 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 91 | -89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 1 | Davey Allison | 28 | Ford | 88 | -92 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 1 | Mike Alexander | 84 | Buick | 82 | -98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 1 | Ronnie Sanders | 19 | Chevrolet | 79 | -101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 1 | Brett Bodine | 15 | Ford | 76 | -104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 1 | Phil Barkdoll | 73 | Oldsmobile | 75 | -105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 1 | Lake Speed | 83 | Oldsmobile | 73 | -107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 1 | Dale Jarrett | 29 | Pontiac | 67 | -113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 1 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 64 | -116 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 1 | Mickey Gibbs | 48 | Pontiac | 61 | -119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 1 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 58 | -122 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 1 | Chad Little | 90 | Ford | 55 | -125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 1 | AJ Foyt | 14 | Oldsmobile | 54 | -126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 1 | Rodney Combs | 89 | Pontiac | 52 | -128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 1 | Bobby Hillin | 8 | Buick | 46 | -134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 1 | Charlie Baker | 93 | Chevrolet | 43 | -137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 1 | Ernie Irvan | 2 | Pontiac | 40 | -140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 1 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 37 | -143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 1 | Joe Ruttman | 62 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 1 | Lee Raymond | 69 | Ford | 0 | -180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |