Standings After Race #5 at Darlington Raceway - Sunday, April 2nd, 1989
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | 5 | Alan Kulwicki | 7 | Ford | 767 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | -1 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 749 | -18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | +2 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | 5 | Chevrolet | 730 | -37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 5 | Sterling Marlin | 94 | Oldsmobile | 728 | -39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +1 | 5 | Rusty Wallace | 27 | Pontiac | 701 | -66 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | +1 | 5 | Rick Wilson | 4 | Oldsmobile | 651 | -116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | -4 | 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 637 | -130 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +4 | 5 | Davey Allison | 28 | Ford | 621 | -146 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 5 | Michael Waltrip | 30 | Pontiac | 597 | -170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 5 | Lake Speed | 83 | Oldsmobile | 586 | -181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +10 | 5 | Harry Gant | 33 | Oldsmobile | 584 | -183 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -4 | 5 | Ken Schrader | 25 | Chevrolet | 579 | -188 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +3 | 5 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 578 | -189 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +4 | 5 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 573 | -194 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -1 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | 26 | Buick | 561 | -206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | -3 | 5 | Larry Pearson | 16 | Buick | 549 | -218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -7 | 5 | Rick Mast | 22 | Buick | 519 | -248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +4 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | 75 | Pontiac | 513 | -254 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | +6 | 5 | Terry Labonte | 11 | Ford | 499 | -268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +3 | 5 | Ben Hess | 40 | Oldsmobile | 491 | -276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | 5 | Ernie Irvan | 2 | Pontiac | 490 | -277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +2 | 5 | Eddie Bierschwale | 23 | Oldsmobile | 488 | -279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -8 | 5 | Dale Jarrett | 29 | Pontiac | 477 | -290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +2 | 5 | Greg Sacks | 88 | Pontiac | 471 | -296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -8 | 5 | Phil Parsons | 55 | Oldsmobile | 459 | -308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -7 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 450 | -317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 5 | Bobby Hillin | 8 | Buick | 440 | -327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 4 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | 432 | -335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 5 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 423 | -344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | +1 | 5 | Brett Bodine | 15 | Ford | 406 | -361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +1 | 4 | Dick Trickle | 84 | Buick | 387 | -380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +1 | 4 | Jim Sauter | 44 | Pontiac | 362 | -405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +1 | 4 | Ken Bouchard | 10 | Pontiac | 313 | -454 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -4 | 4 | Mickey Gibbs | 48 | Pontiac | 286 | -481 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 4 | Chad Little | 90 | Ford | 262 | -505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 3 | Hut Stricklin | 57 | Pontiac | 255 | -512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | +2 | 2 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Pontiac | 239 | -528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 4 | Rodney Combs | 89 | Pontiac | 238 | -529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | -2 | 3 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Pontiac | 222 | -545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 3 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 213 | -554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | +1 | 2 | Jimmy Horton | 80 | Pontiac | 191 | -576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | +2 | 3 | Derrike Cope | 10 | Pontiac | 177 | -590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -2 | 2 | AJ Foyt | 14 | Oldsmobile | 133 | -634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | 2 | Butch Miller | 51 | Chevrolet | 122 | -645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 1 | Dave Mader III | 20 | Pontiac | 91 | -676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 1 | Mike Alexander | 84 | Buick | 82 | -685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 1 | Ronnie Sanders | 19 | Chevrolet | 79 | -688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 1 | Jerry O'Neil | 53 | Chevrolet | 79 | -688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 1 | Phil Barkdoll | 73 | Oldsmobile | 75 | -692 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 1 | Charlie Baker | 93 | Chevrolet | 43 | -724 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 2 | Jim Bown | 41 | Chevrolet | 40 | -727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 1 | Joe Ruttman | 62 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 1 | Lee Raymond | 69 | Ford | 0 | -767 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |