Official NASCAR Race Results
Terry Labonte won the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Talladega DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
07-30-1989 | Talladega DieHard 500 | Talladega Superspeedway
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 | 5 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Ford | Budweiser | 180 | 188 | 25 | Running | 73,920 |
| 2 | 2 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 175 | 188 | 32 | Running | 47,965 |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Stroh's Light | 170 | 188 | 7 | Running | 37,950 |
| 4 | 3 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | 165 | 188 | 20 | Running | 28,400 |
| 5 | 15 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | 155 | 188 | 0 | Running | 20,200 |
| 6 | 8 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Valvoline | 160 | 188 | 70 | Running | 24,975 |
| 7 | 10 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Peak Antifreeze | 146 | 188 | 0 | Running | 9,250 |
| 8 | 6 | 33 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit | 142 | 188 | 0 | Running | 14,850 |
| 9 | 7 | 28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 143 | 188 | 18 | Running | 17,070 |
| 10 | 21 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Citgo | 134 | 188 | 0 | Running | 13,275 |
| 11 | 9 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 130 | 188 | 0 | Running | 15,020 |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 132 | 187 | 8 | Running | 17,290 |
| 13 | 16 | 57 | Hut Stricklin | Pontiac | Heinz | 124 | 187 | 0 | Running | 8,560 |
| 14 | 40 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Motorcraft | 121 | 187 | 0 | Running | 11,087 |
| 15 | 19 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Oldsmobile | Barkdoll Racing | 118 | 187 | 0 | Running | 6,015 |
| 16 | 27 | 84 | Dick Trickle | Buick | Miller High Life | 115 | 187 | 0 | Running | 9,395 |
| 17 | 24 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Quaker State | 112 | 187 | 0 | Running | 12,220 |
| 18 | 22 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 109 | 187 | 0 | Running | 4,945 |
| 19 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 106 | 186 | 0 | Running | 8,665 |
| 20 | 33 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Kroger | 103 | 186 | 0 | Running | 7,125 |
| 21 | 26 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 100 | 186 | 0 | Running | 5,770 |
| 22 | 39 | 16 | Larry Pearson | Buick | Chattanooga Chew | 97 | 186 | 0 | Running | 5,440 |
| 23 | 41 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Pontiac | Hardee's | 94 | 184 | 0 | Running | 7,235 |
| 24 | 35 | 38 | Dick Johnson | Ford | Redkote Steel Tubing | 91 | 182 | 0 | Running | 4,105 |
| 25 | 34 | 50 | Mickey Gibbs | Pontiac | Valvoline | 88 | 182 | 0 | Running | 4,175 |
| 26 | 30 | 19 | Bill Ingram | Oldsmobile | Gray Racing | 85 | 181 | 0 | Running | 3,875 |
| 27 | 31 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Ford | Lane Grann / Stahl Racing | 82 | 176 | 0 | Running | 3,785 |
| 28 | 13 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Sunoco | 84 | 160 | 4 | Running | 6,885 |
| 29 | 38 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Miller High Life | 76 | 145 | 0 | Crash | 6,515 |
| 30 | 12 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 73 | 145 | 0 | Crash | 6,395 |
| 31 | 23 | 83 | Joe Ruttman | Oldsmobile | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 0 | 125 | 0 | Crash | 6,225 |
| 32 | 37 | 66 | Rick Mast | Chevrolet | Food World | 67 | 33 | 0 | Transmission | 3,455 |
| 33 | 36 | 45 | Patty Moise | Buick | Amway Fuel Additive | 64 | 33 | 0 | Oil pressure | 3,485 |
| 34 | 32 | 90 | Stan Barrett | Ford | Hawaiian Tropic | 0 | 27 | 0 | Crash | 3,340 |
| 35 | 28 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 58 | 26 | 0 | Crash | 10,330 |
| 36 | 17 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time Lemonade | 55 | 26 | 0 | Crash | 5,925 |
| 37 | 14 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 52 | 26 | 0 | Crash | 12,225 |
| 38 | 20 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Pontiac | Purolator | 49 | 26 | 0 | Crash | 3,830 |
| 39 | 18 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Alka-Seltzer | 51 | 26 | 4 | Crash | 4,145 |
| 40 | 29 | 88 | Jimmy Spencer | Pontiac | Crisco | 43 | 15 | 0 | Crash | 5,735 |
| 41 | 11 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Crown Petroleum | 40 | 6 | 0 | Engine | 5,710 |
Race Recap
- Date: 07-30-1989
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: Talladega DieHard 500
- Race #: 17
- Cars: 41
- Winner: Terry Labonte
- Start Position: 5th
- Car Make: Ford
- Avg Speed: 157.354 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $506,762
- Cautions: 6
- Caution Laps: 25
- Lead Changes: 49
- Pole: 194.800 mph


