Entry List

The official 1989 Budweiser 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Dover Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Budweiser 500

Sunday, June 4th, 1989

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

  • 7 Ford
  • 11 Pontiac
  • 6 Chevrolet
  • 5 Buick
  • 6 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 121.670
  • Cautions: 6 for 36 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Budweiser 500 at Dover Motor Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Oct 8, 1955 33 Ford Coors Harry Melling
2 29 Dale Jarrett Hickory, NC Nov 26, 1956 32 Pontiac Hardee's Cale Yarborough
3 10 Derrike Cope Spanaway, WA Nov 2, 1958 30 Pontiac Purolator Bob Whitcomb
4 88 Jimmy Spencer Berwick, PA Feb 15, 1957 32 Pontiac Crisco Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff
5 25 Ken Schrader Fenton, MO May 29, 1955 34 Chevrolet Folger's Coffee Hendrick Motorsports
6 6 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Jan 9, 1959 30 Ford Stroh's Light Jack Roush
7 30 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY Apr 30, 1963 26 Pontiac Country Time Lemonade Chuck Rider
8 75 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Oct 21, 1941 47 Pontiac Valvoline RahMoc Enterprises
9 26 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 32 Buick Quaker State Kenny Bernstein
10 27 Rusty Wallace St. Louis, MO Aug 14, 1956 32 Pontiac Kodiak Raymond Beadle
11 94 Sterling Marlin Columbia, TN Jun 30, 1957 31 Oldsmobile Sunoco Billy Hagan
12 11 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 32 Ford Budweiser Junior Johnson
13 7 Alan Kulwicki , Nov 30, -0001 1989 Ford Zerex Alan Kulwicki
14 49 Bill Flowers , Nov 30, -0001 1989 Buick Hylton Racing James Hylton
15 8 Bobby Hillin Jr , Nov 30, -0001 1989 Buick Miller High Life Stavola Brothers
16 15 Brett Bodine Chemung, NY Jan 11, 1959 30 Ford Motorcraft Bud Moore
17 3 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 38 Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Richard Childress Racing
18 17 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 42 Chevrolet Tide Hendrick Motorsports
19 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 48 Chevrolet Lifebuoy Soap Dave Marcis
20 28 Davey Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1989 Ford Havoline Yates Racing
21 84 Dick Trickle Wisconsin Rapids, WI Oct 27, 1941 47 Buick Miller High Life Stavola Brothers
22 23 Eddie Bierschwale , Nov 30, -0001 1989 Oldsmobile Americraft Don Bierschwale
23 2 Ernie Irvan Modesto, CA Jan 13, 1959 30 Pontiac Kroger D.K. Ulrich
24 5 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Apr 18, 1949 40 Chevrolet Levi Garrett Hendrick Motorsports
25 33 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1989 Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson
26 57 Hut Stricklin Calera, AL Jun 24, 1961 27 Pontiac Heinz Rod Osterlund
27 80 Jimmy Horton , Nov 30, -0001 1989 Pontiac S & H Racing George Smith
28 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1989 Pontiac Alka-Seltzer Jimmy Means
29 83 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 41 Oldsmobile Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce Lake Speed
30 16 Larry Pearson , Nov 30, -0001 1989 Buick Chattanooga Chew David Pearson
31 21 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1989 Ford Citgo Wood Brothers Racing
32 99 Norm Benning Level Green, PA Jan 16, 1952 37 Chevrolet Wolfs Head Oil Wolfs Head Oil
33 55 Phil Parsons Denver, NC Jun 21, 1957 31 Oldsmobile Crown Petroleum Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson
34 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1989 Pontiac STP Petty Enterprises
35 4 Rick Wilson Bartow, FL Jan 31, 1953 36 Oldsmobile Kodak Film Larry McClure