Official NASCAR Race Results
Rusty Wallace won the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Valleydale Meats 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
04-09-1989 | Valleydale Meats 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 180 | 500 | 71 | Running | 48,750 |
| 2 | 13 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 170 | 500 | 0 | Running | 28,900 |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 170 | 500 | 43 | Running | 21,950 |
| 4 | 31 | 28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 165 | 500 | 28 | Running | 17,802 |
| 5 | 27 | 84 | Dick Trickle | Buick | Miller High Life | 155 | 500 | 0 | Running | 12,950 |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Stroh's Light | 155 | 500 | 37 | Running | 13,975 |
| 7 | 21 | 88 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Crisco | 156 | 500 | 99 | Running | 9,300 |
| 8 | 18 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Quaker State | 142 | 500 | 0 | Running | 7,325 |
| 9 | 16 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 143 | 500 | 34 | Running | 13,150 |
| 10 | 11 | 33 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit | 139 | 500 | 22 | Running | 10,350 |
| 11 | 7 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time Lemonade | 130 | 499 | 0 | Running | 6,500 |
| 12 | 29 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Citgo | 132 | 499 | 8 | Running | 6,075 |
| 13 | 23 | 31 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Slender You Figure Salons | 124 | 498 | 0 | Running | 6,300 |
| 14 | 15 | 66 | Rick Mast | Chevrolet | Mach 1 Racing | 126 | 496 | 5 | Running | 5,800 |
| 15 | 14 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Sunoco | 123 | 493 | 8 | Running | 6,930 |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 120 | 492 | 74 | Running | 21,280 |
| 17 | 28 | 67 | Brad Teague | Pontiac | You Can Rent | 112 | 488 | 0 | Running | 2,480 |
| 18 | 32 | 16 | Larry Pearson | Buick | Chattanooga Chew | 109 | 480 | 0 | Oil line | 2,430 |
| 19 | 12 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | Americraft | 106 | 479 | 0 | Running | 2,390 |
| 20 | 3 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 108 | 458 | 3 | Running | 6,075 |
| 21 | 4 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | 105 | 442 | 2 | Running | 4,710 |
| 22 | 20 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Pontiac | Hardee's | 97 | 440 | 0 | Running | 4,520 |
| 23 | 6 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Crown Petroleum | 94 | 420 | 0 | Crash | 4,395 |
| 24 | 19 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Ford | Budweiser | 91 | 400 | 0 | Running | 7,825 |
| 25 | 30 | 83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 88 | 397 | 0 | Running | 4,405 |
| 26 | 10 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Valvoline | 90 | 234 | 4 | Crash | 8,745 |
| 27 | 22 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Miller High Life | 87 | 215 | 6 | Crash | 4,160 |
| 28 | 26 | 57 | Hut Stricklin | Pontiac | Heinz | 79 | 167 | 0 | Crash | 1,970 |
| 29 | 25 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Kroger | 81 | 167 | 56 | Crash | 2,535 |
| 30 | 24 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Motorcraft | 73 | 167 | 0 | Crash | 3,450 |
| 31 | 9 | 51 | Butch Miller | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 70 | 80 | 0 | Crash | 1,950 |
| 32 | 17 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | 67 | 35 | 0 | Crash | 7,650 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-09-1989
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Valleydale Meats 500
- Race #: 6
- Cars: 32
- Winner: Rusty Wallace
- Start Position: 8th
- Car Make: Pontiac
- Avg Speed: 76.034 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $307,027
- Cautions: 20
- Caution Laps: 98
- Lead Changes: 34
- Pole: 120.278 mph
