Standings After Race #18 at Watkins Glen International - Sunday, August 13th, 1989
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 18 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 2614 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | +1 | 18 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 2488 | -126 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | -1 | 18 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 2469 | -145 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +1 | 18 | Rusty Wallace | 27 | Pontiac | 2459 | -155 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | -1 | 18 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 2394 | -220 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | +1 | 18 | Davey Allison | 28 | Ford | 2319 | -295 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | -1 | 18 | Terry Labonte | 11 | Ford | 2295 | -319 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 18 | Ken Schrader | 25 | Chevrolet | 2244 | -370 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 18 | Sterling Marlin | 94 | Oldsmobile | 2225 | -389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 18 | Geoff Bodine | 5 | Chevrolet | 2154 | -460 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -1 | 18 | Ricky Rudd | 26 | Buick | 2150 | -464 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 18 | Rick Wilson | 4 | Oldsmobile | 2131 | -483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +2 | 18 | Morgan Shepherd | 75 | Pontiac | 2116 | -498 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 18 | Harry Gant | 33 | Oldsmobile | 2081 | -533 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -2 | 18 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 2036 | -578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +1 | 18 | Phil Parsons | 55 | Oldsmobile | 1977 | -637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -1 | 18 | Alan Kulwicki | 7 | Ford | 1954 | -660 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +1 | 18 | Brett Bodine | 15 | Ford | 1880 | -734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | +2 | 18 | Michael Waltrip | 30 | Pontiac | 1879 | -735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 17 | Dick Trickle | 84 | Buick | 1813 | -801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -3 | 16 | Lake Speed | 83 | Oldsmobile | 1803 | -811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +1 | 18 | Larry Pearson | 16 | Buick | 1802 | -812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -1 | 18 | Ernie Irvan | 2 | Pontiac | 1790 | -824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +2 | 17 | Bobby Hillin | 8 | Buick | 1753 | -861 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -1 | 17 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1714 | -900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -1 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | 29 | Pontiac | 1702 | -912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 16 | Hut Stricklin | 57 | Pontiac | 1517 | -1097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 15 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | 1448 | -1166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 14 | Eddie Bierschwale | 23 | Oldsmobile | 1139 | -1475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 12 | Greg Sacks | 88 | Pontiac | 1055 | -1559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 10 | Rick Mast | 22 | Buick | 997 | -1617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +4 | 11 | Jim Sauter | 44 | Pontiac | 965 | -1649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -1 | 8 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Pontiac | 957 | -1657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 13 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Pontiac | 948 | -1666 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -2 | 9 | Ben Hess | 40 | Oldsmobile | 921 | -1693 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | 12 | Derrike Cope | 10 | Pontiac | 884 | -1730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 7 | Chad Little | 90 | Ford | 517 | -2097 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 6 | AJ Foyt | 14 | Oldsmobile | 467 | -2147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | +3 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | 88 | Pontiac | 446 | -2168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -1 | 4 | Phil Barkdoll | 73 | Oldsmobile | 378 | -2236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | -1 | 5 | Jimmy Horton | 80 | Pontiac | 377 | -2237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | -1 | 5 | Mickey Gibbs | 48 | Pontiac | 374 | -2240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | +4 | 4 | Dick Johnson | 38 | Ford | 322 | -2292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | 4 | Ken Bouchard | 10 | Pontiac | 313 | -2301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -1 | 3 | Terry Byers | 06 | Chevrolet | 306 | -2308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -1 | 5 | Rodney Combs | 89 | Pontiac | 281 | -2333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -1 | 5 | Butch Miller | 51 | Chevrolet | 278 | -2336 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | +1 | 4 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 271 | -2343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | +7 | 2 | Darin Brassfield | 40 | Chevrolet | 224 | -2390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -2 | 2 | Grant Adcox | 22 | Chevrolet | 215 | -2399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -1 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | 62 | Oldsmobile | 211 | -2403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -1 | 2 | Jerry O'Neil | 53 | Chevrolet | 164 | -2450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -1 | 2 | Norm Benning | 99 | Chevrolet | 146 | -2468 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -1 | 2 | Charlie Baker | 93 | Chevrolet | 128 | -2486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 1 | Brad Teague | 33 | Oldsmobile | 112 | -2502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 2 | Patty Moise | 45 | Buick | 110 | -2504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 1 | Bobby Gerhart | 85 | Oldsmobile | 94 | -2520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 1 | Ronnie Thomas | 69 | Ford | 94 | -2520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 1 | Dave Mader III | 20 | Pontiac | 91 | -2523 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 1 | Tracy Leslie | 14 | Oldsmobile | 88 | -2526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | +23 | 3 | Stan Barrett | 90 | Ford | 85 | -2529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -1 | 1 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 85 | -2529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -1 | 1 | Bill Ingram | 19 | Oldsmobile | 85 | -2529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -1 | 1 | Mike Alexander | 84 | Buick | 82 | -2532 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -1 | 1 | Mark Stahl | 82 | Ford | 82 | -2532 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -1 | 1 | Bob Schacht | 04 | Ford | 82 | -2532 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -1 | 1 | Ronnie Sanders | 19 | Chevrolet | 79 | -2535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -1 | 1 | Randy LaJoie | 34 | Buick | 79 | -2535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | - | 1 | Oma Kimbrough | 13 | Chevrolet | 73 | -2541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | - | 1 | Ted Thomas | 41 | Ford | 70 | -2544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -3 | 1 | Mark Gibson | 59 | Pontiac | 64 | -2550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -3 | 1 | Allan Grice | 47 | Pontiac | 61 | -2553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | -3 | 1 | Mike Miller | 60 | Chevrolet | 61 | -2553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | -3 | 1 | Bill Flowers | 49 | Buick | 58 | -2556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | -3 | 1 | Bill Venturini | 35 | Chevrolet | 52 | -2562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | -3 | 1 | Tommie Crozier | 65 | Chevrolet | 49 | -2565 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | -3 | 1 | John McFadden | 24 | Pontiac | 43 | -2571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | -3 | 3 | Jim Bown | 41 | Chevrolet | 40 | -2574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | -3 | 1 | Hershel McGriff | 04 | Pontiac | 0 | -2614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | -3 | 1 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | -3 | 1 | Troy Beebe | 93 | Buick | 0 | -2614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | -3 | 1 | Terry Fisher | 09 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | -3 | 1 | Lee Raymond | 69 | Ford | 0 | -2614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | - | 1 | Tommy Kendall | 18 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | -4 | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Pontiac | 0 | -2614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | -4 | 1 | Trevor Boys | 49 | Buick | 0 | -2614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | -4 | 1 | John Krebs | 99 | Pontiac | 0 | -2614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | -3 | 1 | Bill Cooper | 61 | Ford | 0 | -2614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | -3 | 2 | Ron Esau | 18 | Pontiac | 0 | -2614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | -3 | 1 | Roy Smith | 79 | Ford | 0 | -2614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |