Results

The 1989 Pontiac Excitement 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Pontiac Excitement 400

Sunday, March 26th, 1989

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 8 Ford
  • 9 Pontiac
  • 7 Chevrolet
  • 5 Buick
  • 7 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 89.619
  • Cautions: 12 for 67 laps
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
10 9 9 Bill Elliott Ford 134 134 397 0 0 running
23 32 29 Dale Jarrett Pontiac 94 94 390 0 0 running
35 31 68 Derrike Cope Pontiac 58 58 15 0 0 crash
34 27 88 Greg Sacks Pontiac 61 61 87 0 0 engine
19 7 25 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 106 106 394 0 0 running
11 3 6 Mark Martin Ford 130 130 397 0 0 running
13 22 30 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 124 124 397 0 0 running
33 30 75 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 64 64 128 0 0 valve
4 18 26 Ricky Rudd Buick 160 160 400 0 0 running
1 2 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 180 175 400 88 0 running
8 8 94 Sterling Marlin Oldsmobile 142 142 398 0 0 running
30 19 11 Terry Labonte Ford 73 73 202 0 0 crash
2 4 7 Alan Kulwicki Ford 175 170 400 108 0 running
24 25 40 Ben Hess Oldsmobile 91 91 385 0 0 running
15 29 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 118 118 396 0 0 running
28 13 15 Brett Bodine Ford 79 79 275 0 0 valve
26 10 51 Butch Miller Chevrolet 85 85 376 0 0 running
22 17 90 Chad Little Ford 97 97 392 0 0 running
3 6 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 170 165 400 43 0 running
7 11 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 146 146 399 0 0 running
20 36 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 103 103 394 0 0 running
5 35 28 Davey Allison Ford 160 155 399 11 0 running
25 14 84 Dick Trickle Buick 93 88 377 1 0 engine
31 24 23 Eddie Bierschwale Oldsmobile 70 70 152 0 0 camshaft
9 15 2 Ernie Irvan Pontiac 138 138 398 0 0 running
18 1 5 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet 119 109 395 126 0 running
14 26 33 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 121 121 396 0 0 running
36 33 31 Jim Sauter Pontiac 55 55 1 0 0 engine
12 23 83 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 127 127 397 0 0 running
6 12 16 Larry Pearson Buick 150 150 399 0 0 running
29 34 48 Mickey Gibbs Pontiac 76 76 229 0 0 engine
21 28 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 100 100 393 0 0 running
27 20 55 Phil Parsons Oldsmobile 87 82 323 23 0 running
16 16 66 Rick Mast Chevrolet 115 115 396 0 0 running
17 5 4 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 112 112 396 0 0 running
32 21 34 Rodney Combs Buick 67 67 133 0 0 clutch

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.