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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Heinz Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 3rd, 1989

Race #21 of the 1989 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 367
  • Miles: 501.3
  • Average Speed: 135.462 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 24
  • Lead Changes: 26
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 10 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 185 175 10 367 153 Running
2 3 6 Mark Martin Ford 170 170 0 367 0 Running
3 8 26 Ricky Rudd Buick 165 165 0 367 0 Running
4 5 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 165 160 5 367 94 Running
5 2 25 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 160 155 5 367 5 Running
6 6 33 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 155 150 5 367 83 Running
7 4 9 Bill Elliott Ford 151 146 5 367 4 Running
8 18 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 142 142 0 367 0 Running
9 24 75 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 138 138 0 366 0 Running
10 16 94 Sterling Marlin Oldsmobile 139 134 5 365 1 Running
11 13 4 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 130 130 0 365 0 Running
12 7 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 127 127 0 365 0 Running
13 15 30 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 124 124 0 364 0 Running
14 23 42 Kyle Petty Pontiac 121 121 0 364 0 Running
15 19 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 123 118 5 363 1 Running
16 11 15 Brett Bodine Ford 115 115 0 363 0 Running
17 14 84 Dick Trickle Buick 112 112 0 363 0 Running
18 25 28 Davey Allison Ford 109 109 0 362 0 Running
19 29 57 Hut Stricklin Pontiac 106 106 0 362 0 Running
20 26 29 Dale Jarrett Pontiac 103 103 0 361 0 Running
21 31 55 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 100 100 0 360 0 Running
22 9 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 102 97 5 359 3 Running
23 21 83 Rodney Combs Oldsmobile 94 94 0 351 0 Running
24 20 2 Ernie Irvan Pontiac 91 91 0 325 0 Running
25 12 10 Derrike Cope Pontiac 88 88 0 320 0 Running
26 34 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 85 85 0 309 0 Engine
27 35 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 82 82 0 295 0 Running
28 30 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 84 79 5 286 6 Crash
29 17 16 Larry Pearson Buick 76 76 0 225 0 Engine
30 32 62 Joe Ruttman Oldsmobile 73 73 0 224 0 Water pump
31 37 24 John McFadden Chevrolet 70 70 0 213 0 Vibration
32 1 7 Alan Kulwicki Ford 72 67 5 184 17 Engine
33 28 11 Terry Labonte Ford 64 64 0 167 0 Engine
34 38 81 Mike Potter Ford 61 61 0 137 0 Header
35 33 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 58 58 0 91 0 Engine
36 36 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 55 55 0 90 0 Engine
37 27 88 Jimmy Spencer Pontiac 52 52 0 80 0 Crash
38 22 48 Greg Sacks Pontiac 49 49 0 21 0 Crash
39 39 49 James Hylton Buick 46 46 0 13 0 Engine