Results

The 1989 Heinz Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Heinz Southern 500

Sunday, September 3rd, 1989

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 8 Ford
  • 14 Pontiac
  • 6 Chevrolet
  • 5 Buick
  • 6 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 135.462
  • Cautions: 4 for 24 laps
  • Lead Changes: 26
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Heinz Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
7 4 9 Bill Elliott Ford 151 146 367 4 0 running
20 26 29 Dale Jarrett Pontiac 103 103 361 0 0 running
25 12 10 Derrike Cope Pontiac 88 88 320 0 0 running
38 22 48 Greg Sacks Pontiac 49 49 21 0 0 crash
37 27 88 Jimmy Spencer Pontiac 52 52 80 0 0 crash
5 2 25 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 160 155 367 5 0 running
14 23 42 Kyle Petty Pontiac 121 121 364 0 0 running
2 3 6 Mark Martin Ford 170 170 367 0 0 running
13 15 30 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 124 124 364 0 0 running
9 24 75 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 138 138 366 0 0 running
3 8 26 Ricky Rudd Buick 165 165 367 0 0 running
4 5 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 165 160 367 94 0 running
10 16 94 Sterling Marlin Oldsmobile 139 134 365 1 0 running
33 28 11 Terry Labonte Ford 64 64 167 0 0 engine
32 1 7 Alan Kulwicki Ford 72 67 184 17 0 engine
8 18 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 142 142 367 0 0 running
16 11 15 Brett Bodine Ford 115 115 363 0 0 running
1 10 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 185 175 367 153 0 running
22 9 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 102 97 359 3 0 running
28 30 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 84 79 286 6 0 crash
18 25 28 Davey Allison Ford 109 109 362 0 0 running
17 14 84 Dick Trickle Buick 112 112 363 0 0 running
24 20 2 Ernie Irvan Pontiac 91 91 325 0 0 running
12 7 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 127 127 365 0 0 running
27 35 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 82 82 295 0 0 running
6 6 33 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 155 150 367 83 0 running
19 29 57 Hut Stricklin Pontiac 106 106 362 0 0 running
36 36 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 55 55 90 0 0 engine
39 39 49 James Hylton Buick 46 46 13 0 0 engine
26 34 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 85 85 309 0 0 engine
30 32 62 Joe Ruttman Oldsmobile 73 73 224 0 0 water pump
31 37 24 John McFadden Chevrolet 70 70 213 0 0 vibration
29 17 16 Larry Pearson Buick 76 76 225 0 0 engine
34 38 81 Mike Potter Ford 61 61 137 0 0 header
15 19 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 123 118 363 1 0 running
21 31 55 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 100 100 360 0 0 running
35 33 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 58 58 91 0 0 engine
11 13 4 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 130 130 365 0 0 running
23 21 83 Rodney Combs Oldsmobile 94 94 351 0 0 running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.