Entry List
The official 1989 AC Spark Plug 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Pocono Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
AC Spark Plug 500
Sunday, July 23rd, 1989
Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 117.847
- Cautions: 9 for 42 laps
- Lead Changes: 28
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 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 | 48 | Greg Sacks | Mattituck, NY | Nov 3, 1952 | 36 | Pontiac | Dinner Bell Foods | Tom Winkle |
| 5 | 88 | Jimmy Spencer | Berwick, PA | Feb 15, 1957 | 32 | Pontiac | Crisco | Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff |
| 6 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | May 29, 1955 | 34 | Chevrolet | Folger's Coffee | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 29 | Pontiac | Peak Antifreeze | Felix Sabates |
| 8 | 6 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 30 | Ford | Stroh's Light | Jack Roush |
| 9 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 26 | Pontiac | Country Time Lemonade | Chuck Rider |
| 10 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Oct 21, 1941 | 47 | Pontiac | Valvoline | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 11 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 32 | Buick | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein |
| 12 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Aug 14, 1956 | 32 | Pontiac | Kodiak | Raymond Beadle |
| 13 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Jun 30, 1957 | 32 | Oldsmobile | Sunoco | Billy Hagan |
| 14 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 32 | Ford | Budweiser | Junior Johnson |
| 15 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1989 | Ford | Zerex | Alan Kulwicki |
| 16 | 04 | Bob Schacht | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1989 | Ford | George Hakes | George Hakes |
| 17 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1989 | Buick | Miller High Life | Stavola Brothers |
| 18 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Chemung, NY | Jan 11, 1959 | 30 | Ford | Motorcraft | Bud Moore |
| 19 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 38 | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | Richard Childress Racing |
| 20 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 42 | Chevrolet | Tide | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 48 | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy | Dave Marcis |
| 22 | 28 | Davey Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1989 | Ford | Havoline | Yates Racing |
| 23 | 38 | Dick Johnson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1989 | Ford | Redkote Steel Tubing | Dick Johnson |
| 24 | 84 | Dick Trickle | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | Oct 27, 1941 | 47 | Buick | Miller High Life | Stavola Brothers |
| 25 | 13 | Eddie Bierschwale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1989 | Chevrolet | Genesee Beer | Jim Rosenblum |
| 26 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Modesto, CA | Jan 13, 1959 | 30 | Pontiac | Kroger | D.K. Ulrich |
| 27 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 40 | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 28 | 33 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1989 | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson |
| 29 | 57 | Hut Stricklin | Calera, AL | Jun 24, 1961 | 28 | Pontiac | Heinz | Rod Osterlund |
| 30 | 44 | Jim Sauter | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1989 | Pontiac | Group 44 | Bob Tullius |
| 31 | 80 | Jimmy Horton | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1989 | Pontiac | Miles Concrete | George Smith |
| 32 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1989 | Pontiac | Alka-Seltzer | Jimmy Means |
| 33 | 62 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Oct 28, 1944 | 44 | Oldsmobile | Baja Boats | Douglas Smith |
| 34 | 83 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Jan 17, 1948 | 41 | Oldsmobile | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Lake Speed |
| 35 | 16 | Larry Pearson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1989 | Buick | Chattanooga Chew | David Pearson |
| 36 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1989 | Ford | Citgo | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 37 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Denver, NC | Jun 21, 1957 | 32 | Oldsmobile | Crown Petroleum | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson |
| 38 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1989 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 39 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Jan 31, 1953 | 36 | Oldsmobile | Kodak Film | Larry McClure |
| 40 | 06 | Terry Byers | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1989 | Chevrolet | Byers Racing | Terry Byers |