Official NASCAR Race Results
Darrell Waltrip won the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
02-19-1989 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International 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 | 2 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 180 | 200 | 25 | Running | 184,900 |
| 2 | 1 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | 180 | 200 | 114 | Running | 182,700 |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 170 | 200 | 3 | Running | 95,550 |
| 4 | 10 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 165 | 200 | 9 | Running | 79,250 |
| 5 | 7 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Crown Petroleum | 160 | 200 | 12 | Running | 70,325 |
| 6 | 11 | 66 | Rick Mast | Chevrolet | Hal Needham | 155 | 200 | 9 | Running | 52,525 |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 151 | 200 | 6 | Running | 52,325 |
| 8 | 40 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | 147 | 200 | 7 | Running | 47,325 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Ford | Budweiser | 143 | 200 | 3 | Running | 68,400 |
| 10 | 41 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | Peak Antifreeze | 139 | 200 | 2 | Running | 31,725 |
| 11 | 6 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Sunoco Ultra | 130 | 199 | 0 | Running | 47,325 |
| 12 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit | 127 | 199 | 0 | Running | 30,000 |
| 13 | 17 | 45 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | Schaefer / Machinists Union | 0 | 199 | 0 | Running | 24,505 |
| 14 | 14 | 16 | Larry Pearson | Buick | Chattanooga Chew | 121 | 199 | 0 | Running | 23,915 |
| 15 | 3 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Valvoline | 118 | 199 | 0 | Running | 44,900 |
| 16 | 15 | 10 | Ken Bouchard | Pontiac | Simoniz | 115 | 198 | 0 | Running | 23,180 |
| 17 | 34 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 112 | 198 | 0 | Running | 19,335 |
| 18 | 35 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 109 | 197 | 0 | Running | 24,790 |
| 19 | 36 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Quaker State | 111 | 197 | 2 | Running | 19,120 |
| 20 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 108 | 197 | 1 | Running | 20,785 |
| 21 | 23 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time Lemonade | 105 | 197 | 1 | Running | 18,825 |
| 22 | 32 | 40 | Ben Hess | Oldsmobile | Oldsmobile | 97 | 196 | 0 | Running | 14,300 |
| 23 | 37 | 88 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Crisco | 94 | 196 | 0 | Running | 15,595 |
| 24 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture | 91 | 193 | 0 | Running | 13,640 |
| 25 | 16 | 28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 88 | 193 | 0 | Running | 22,985 |
| 26 | 21 | 69 | Lee Raymond | Ford | Lucky Compton | 0 | 189 | 0 | Running | 13,530 |
| 27 | 22 | 84 | Mike Alexander | Buick | Miller High Life | 82 | 188 | 0 | Running | 16,275 |
| 28 | 27 | 19 | Ronnie Sanders | Chevrolet | Bill Ramsey | 79 | 184 | 0 | Running | 12,570 |
| 29 | 18 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Motorcraft | 76 | 177 | 0 | Valve | 16,015 |
| 30 | 39 | 83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Kraft BBQ Sauce | 73 | 150 | 0 | Running | 14,010 |
| 31 | 31 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Oldsmobile | Oldsmobile / Bobby Fisher | 75 | 143 | 2 | Crash | 10,855 |
| 32 | 20 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Pontiac | Hardee's | 67 | 131 | 0 | Running | 15,000 |
| 33 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Stroh's Light | 64 | 110 | 0 | Crash | 23,445 |
| 34 | 42 | 67 | Mickey Gibbs | Pontiac | Alka-Seltzer | 61 | 76 | 0 | Engine | 9,940 |
| 35 | 13 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 58 | 72 | 0 | Crash | 24,310 |
| 36 | 28 | 90 | Chad Little | Ford | Purolator | 55 | 72 | 0 | Crash | 11,605 |
| 37 | 30 | 89 | Rodney Combs | Pontiac | Evinrude OMC | 52 | 72 | 0 | Crash | 10,650 |
| 38 | 24 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 54 | 41 | 4 | Shocks | 11,970 |
| 39 | 6 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Miller High Life | 46 | 39 | 0 | Crash | 13,335 |
| 40 | 25 | 93 | Charlie Baker | Chevrolet | Sirchie | 43 | 39 | 0 | Crash | 10,450 |
| 41 | 33 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Kroger | 40 | 8 | 0 | Engine | 9,275 |
| 42 | 38 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Citgo | 37 | 2 | 0 | Oil line | 11,800 |
Race Recap
- Date: 02-19-1989
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Daytona 500
- Race #: 1
- Cars: 42
- Winner: Darrell Waltrip
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 148.466 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $1,463,260
- Cautions: 7
- Caution Laps: 30
- Lead Changes: 30
- Pole: 196.996 mph


