Standings After Race #8 at Martinsville Speedway - Sunday, April 23rd, 1989
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 1229 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 8 | Geoff Bodine | 5 | Chevrolet | 1171 | -58 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 8 | Alan Kulwicki | 7 | Ford | 1147 | -82 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +1 | 8 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | Chevrolet | 1139 | -90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | -1 | 8 | Rusty Wallace | 27 | Pontiac | 1099 | -130 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 8 | Sterling Marlin | 94 | Oldsmobile | 1078 | -151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | +1 | 8 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 1043 | -186 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | -1 | 8 | Davey Allison | 28 | Ford | 1037 | -192 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +1 | 8 | Rick Wilson | 4 | Oldsmobile | 989 | -240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | -1 | 8 | Ricky Rudd | 26 | Buick | 947 | -282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +1 | 8 | Harry Gant | 33 | Oldsmobile | 944 | -285 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -1 | 8 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 921 | -308 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +1 | 8 | Ken Schrader | 25 | Chevrolet | 913 | -316 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +3 | 8 | Terry Labonte | 11 | Ford | 900 | -329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -2 | 8 | Michael Waltrip | 30 | Pontiac | 891 | -338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | -1 | 8 | Lake Speed | 83 | Oldsmobile | 886 | -343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +4 | 7 | Dick Trickle | 84 | Buick | 877 | -352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +4 | 8 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 840 | -389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -3 | 8 | Larry Pearson | 16 | Buick | 825 | -404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 8 | Morgan Shepherd | 75 | Pontiac | 824 | -405 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +2 | 8 | Ernie Irvan | 2 | Pontiac | 811 | -418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | -3 | 8 | Greg Sacks | 88 | Pontiac | 806 | -423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +2 | 8 | Phil Parsons | 55 | Oldsmobile | 804 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -6 | 8 | Rick Mast | 22 | Buick | 800 | -429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +1 | 8 | Dale Jarrett | 29 | Pontiac | 798 | -431 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +1 | 7 | Ben Hess | 40 | Oldsmobile | 721 | -508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -3 | 7 | Eddie Bierschwale | 23 | Oldsmobile | 703 | -526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +3 | 7 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 664 | -565 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -1 | 8 | Brett Bodine | 15 | Ford | 640 | -589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 7 | Bobby Hillin | 8 | Buick | 627 | -602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | -2 | 6 | Jim Sauter | 44 | Pontiac | 556 | -673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +1 | 5 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | 523 | -706 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -1 | 6 | Hut Stricklin | 57 | Pontiac | 522 | -707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | +3 | 5 | Chad Little | 90 | Ford | 347 | -882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -1 | 4 | Ken Bouchard | 10 | Pontiac | 313 | -916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | 4 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Pontiac | 289 | -940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -1 | 4 | Mickey Gibbs | 48 | Pontiac | 286 | -943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 2 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Pontiac | 239 | -990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 4 | Rodney Combs | 89 | Pontiac | 238 | -991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 3 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 213 | -1016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 3 | Butch Miller | 51 | Chevrolet | 192 | -1037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 2 | Jimmy Horton | 80 | Pontiac | 191 | -1038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 3 | Derrike Cope | 10 | Pontiac | 177 | -1052 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 2 | AJ Foyt | 14 | Oldsmobile | 133 | -1096 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 1 | Brad Teague | 33 | Oldsmobile | 112 | -1117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 1 | Dave Mader III | 20 | Pontiac | 91 | -1138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 1 | Mike Alexander | 84 | Buick | 82 | -1147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 1 | Ronnie Sanders | 19 | Chevrolet | 79 | -1150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 1 | Jerry O'Neil | 53 | Chevrolet | 79 | -1150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 1 | Phil Barkdoll | 73 | Oldsmobile | 75 | -1154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 1 | Charlie Baker | 93 | Chevrolet | 43 | -1186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 2 | Jim Bown | 41 | Chevrolet | 40 | -1189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 1 | Joe Ruttman | 62 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -1229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 1 | Lee Raymond | 69 | Ford | 0 | -1229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |