Standings After Race #19 at Michigan International Speedway - Sunday, August 20th, 1989
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 19 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 2726 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | +2 | 19 | Rusty Wallace | 27 | Pontiac | 2644 | -82 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | -1 | 19 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 2631 | -95 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | -1 | 19 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 2526 | -200 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +1 | 19 | Davey Allison | 28 | Ford | 2465 | -261 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | -1 | 19 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 2440 | -286 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | +1 | 19 | Ken Schrader | 25 | Chevrolet | 2379 | -347 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | -1 | 19 | Terry Labonte | 11 | Ford | 2338 | -388 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +1 | 19 | Geoff Bodine | 5 | Chevrolet | 2314 | -412 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 19 | Ricky Rudd | 26 | Buick | 2292 | -434 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +2 | 19 | Morgan Shepherd | 75 | Pontiac | 2291 | -435 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -3 | 19 | Sterling Marlin | 94 | Oldsmobile | 2286 | -440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +1 | 19 | Harry Gant | 33 | Oldsmobile | 2251 | -475 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -2 | 19 | Rick Wilson | 4 | Oldsmobile | 2198 | -528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 19 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 2154 | -572 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +1 | 19 | Alan Kulwicki | 7 | Ford | 2093 | -633 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -1 | 19 | Phil Parsons | 55 | Oldsmobile | 2041 | -685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +1 | 19 | Michael Waltrip | 30 | Pontiac | 1954 | -772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -1 | 19 | Brett Bodine | 15 | Ford | 1935 | -791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 18 | Dick Trickle | 84 | Buick | 1919 | -807 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +1 | 19 | Larry Pearson | 16 | Buick | 1917 | -809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +1 | 19 | Ernie Irvan | 2 | Pontiac | 1878 | -848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +1 | 18 | Bobby Hillin | 8 | Buick | 1874 | -852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +1 | 18 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 1805 | -921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -4 | 16 | Lake Speed | 83 | Oldsmobile | 1803 | -923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 19 | Dale Jarrett | 29 | Pontiac | 1751 | -975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 17 | Hut Stricklin | 57 | Pontiac | 1682 | -1044 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 16 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | 1557 | -1169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 15 | Eddie Bierschwale | 23 | Oldsmobile | 1218 | -1508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 13 | Greg Sacks | 88 | Pontiac | 1113 | -1613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +2 | 9 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Pontiac | 1081 | -1645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 12 | Jim Sauter | 44 | Pontiac | 1059 | -1667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +3 | 13 | Derrike Cope | 10 | Pontiac | 1039 | -1687 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 14 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Pontiac | 1030 | -1696 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -4 | 10 | Rick Mast | 22 | Buick | 997 | -1729 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | 9 | Ben Hess | 40 | Oldsmobile | 921 | -1805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 8 | Chad Little | 90 | Ford | 602 | -2124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | +1 | 8 | Jimmy Spencer | 88 | Pontiac | 573 | -2153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | -1 | 6 | AJ Foyt | 14 | Oldsmobile | 467 | -2259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 4 | Phil Barkdoll | 73 | Oldsmobile | 378 | -2348 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 5 | Jimmy Horton | 80 | Pontiac | 377 | -2349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | +5 | 6 | Butch Miller | 51 | Chevrolet | 375 | -2351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -1 | 5 | Mickey Gibbs | 48 | Pontiac | 374 | -2352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | 4 | Dick Johnson | 38 | Ford | 322 | -2404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -1 | 4 | Ken Bouchard | 10 | Pontiac | 313 | -2413 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -1 | 3 | Terry Byers | 06 | Chevrolet | 306 | -2420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -1 | 5 | Rodney Combs | 89 | Pontiac | 281 | -2445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 4 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 271 | -2455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 2 | Darin Brassfield | 40 | Chevrolet | 224 | -2502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 2 | Grant Adcox | 22 | Chevrolet | 215 | -2511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 5 | Joe Ruttman | 62 | Oldsmobile | 211 | -2515 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | +8 | 2 | Tracy Leslie | 14 | Oldsmobile | 191 | -2535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -1 | 2 | Jerry O'Neil | 53 | Chevrolet | 164 | -2562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -1 | 2 | Norm Benning | 99 | Chevrolet | 146 | -2580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 2 | Charlie Baker | 93 | Chevrolet | 128 | -2598 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 1 | Brad Teague | 33 | Oldsmobile | 112 | -2614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 2 | Patty Moise | 45 | Buick | 110 | -2616 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -1 | 1 | Bobby Gerhart | 85 | Oldsmobile | 94 | -2632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -1 | 1 | Ronnie Thomas | 69 | Ford | 94 | -2632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -1 | 1 | Dave Mader III | 20 | Pontiac | 91 | -2635 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 3 | Stan Barrett | 90 | Ford | 85 | -2641 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 1 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 85 | -2641 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 1 | Bill Ingram | 19 | Oldsmobile | 85 | -2641 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 1 | Mike Alexander | 84 | Buick | 82 | -2644 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 1 | Mark Stahl | 82 | Ford | 82 | -2644 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 1 | Bob Schacht | 04 | Ford | 82 | -2644 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Ronnie Sanders | 19 | Chevrolet | 79 | -2647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | - | 1 | Randy LaJoie | 34 | Buick | 79 | -2647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | - | 1 | Ken Ragan | 77 | Ford | 76 | -2650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -1 | 1 | Oma Kimbrough | 13 | Chevrolet | 73 | -2653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | - | 1 | Rick Jeffrey | 18 | Pontiac | 73 | -2653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -2 | 1 | Ted Thomas | 41 | Ford | 70 | -2656 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | -2 | 1 | Mark Gibson | 59 | Pontiac | 64 | -2662 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | -2 | 1 | Allan Grice | 47 | Pontiac | 61 | -2665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | -2 | 1 | Mike Miller | 60 | Chevrolet | 61 | -2665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | -2 | 1 | Bill Flowers | 49 | Buick | 58 | -2668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | -2 | 1 | Bill Venturini | 35 | Chevrolet | 52 | -2674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | -2 | 1 | Tommie Crozier | 65 | Chevrolet | 49 | -2677 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | -2 | 1 | John McFadden | 24 | Pontiac | 43 | -2683 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | -2 | 3 | Jim Bown | 41 | Chevrolet | 40 | -2686 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | -2 | 1 | Hershel McGriff | 04 | Pontiac | 0 | -2726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | -2 | 1 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | -2 | 1 | Troy Beebe | 93 | Buick | 0 | -2726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | -2 | 1 | Terry Fisher | 09 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | -2 | 1 | Lee Raymond | 69 | Ford | 0 | -2726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | -2 | 1 | Tommy Kendall | 18 | Chevrolet | 0 | -2726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | -2 | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Pontiac | 0 | -2726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | -2 | 1 | Trevor Boys | 49 | Buick | 0 | -2726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | -2 | 1 | John Krebs | 99 | Pontiac | 0 | -2726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | -2 | 1 | Bill Cooper | 61 | Ford | 0 | -2726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | -2 | 2 | Ron Esau | 18 | Pontiac | 0 | -2726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | -2 | 1 | Roy Smith | 79 | Ford | 0 | -2726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |