1989 - Winston Cup Series - Champion Spark Plug 400 Race Results

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1989 - Champion Spark Plug 400 Race Results

Race Name - Champion Spark Plug 400
Date - 8/20/1989
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 400 miles
Pole Speed - 175.962 mph
Number of Cautions - 2
Caution Laps - 8
Average Race Speed - 157.7 mph
Lead Changes - 20
Total Race Purse - $453,747
Race Number - 19

More Races from 1989

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	2	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak (Raymond Beadle)	200	Pontiac	162	$67,900
2	7	Morgan Shepherd	75	Valvoline (RahMoc Enterprises)	200	Pontiac	7	$38,975
3	21	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson Richard Jackson)	200	Oldsmobile	4	$28,425
4	26	Hut Stricklin	57	Heinz (Rod Osterlund)	200	Pontiac	3	$20,232
5	1	Geoffrey Bodine	5	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	200	Chevrolet	2	$23,750
6	18	Derrike Cope	10	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	200	Pontiac	1	$15,375
7	11	Davey Allison	28	Havoline (Yates Racing)	200	Ford	0	$17,150
8	16	Ricky Rudd	26	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	200	Buick	0	$15,050
9	4	Mark Martin	6	Strohs Light (Jack Roush)	200	Ford	2	$13,075
10	3	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	200	Ford	9	$14,700
11	6	Ken Schrader	25	Folgers Coffee (Rick Hendrick)	199	Chevrolet	3	$13,400
12	29	Jimmy Spencer	88	Crisco (Buddy Baker Danny Schiff)	199	Pontiac	0	$10,350
13	9	Kyle Petty	42	Peak Antifreeze (Felix Sabates)	199	Pontiac	0	$5,800
14	34	Bobby Hillin Jr	8	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	199	Buick	0	$9,400
15	25	Neil Bonnett	21	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	198	Ford	0	$9,600
16	36	Larry Pearson	16	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	198	Buick	0	$6,450
17	15	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	198	Chevrolet	0	$13,450
18	17	Richard Petty	43	STP (Petty Enterprises)	198	Pontiac	0	$5,750
19	30	Dick Trickle	84	Miller High Life (Stavola Brothers)	197	Buick	0	$7,350
20	38	Tracy Leslie	14	Copenhagen (AJ Foyt)	197	Oldsmobile	0	$4,875
21	23	Joe Ruttman	83	Bulls Eye Barbecue Sauce (Lake Speed)	197	Oldsmobile	0	$6,825
22	31	Butch Miller	51	Fruit of the Loom (Leroy Throop)	197	Chevrolet	0	$3,725
23	32	Jim Sauter	44	Group 44 (Bob Tullius)	196	Pontiac	0	$3,625
24	35	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap (Dave Marcis)	196	Chevrolet	0	$6,475
25	13	Ernie Irvan	2	Kroger (DK Ulrich)	196	Pontiac	0	$4,500
26	24	Chad Little	90	Donlavey Racing (Junie Donlavey)	196	Ford	0	$3,325
27	33	Jimmy Means	52	AlkaSeltzer (Jimmy Means)	195	Pontiac	0	$3,275
28	40	Eddie Bierschwale	23	Melling Auto Products (Don Bierschwale)	194	Oldsmobile	0	$3,225
29	39	Ken Ragan	77	Jasper Engines Transmissions (Marvin Ragan)	193	Ford	0	$3,125
30	37	Rick Jeffrey	18	B W Auto Supply	191	Pontiac	0	$3,125
31	22	Michael Waltrip	30	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	190	Pontiac	1	$5,735
32	5	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	186	Oldsmobile	0	$5,645
33	20	Phil Parsons	55	Crown Petroleum (Leo Jackson Richard Jackson)	177	Oldsmobile	0	$5,580
34	10	Sterling Marlin	94	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	172	Oldsmobile	0	$5,490
35	28	Greg Sacks	48	Dinner Bell Foods (Tom Winkle)	158	Pontiac	0	$2,815
36	12	Brett Bodine	15	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	128	Ford	0	$5,425
37	19	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	119	Chevrolet	6	$12,115
38	27	Dale Jarrett	29	Hardees (Cale Yarborough)	119	Pontiac	0	$5,350
39	8	Bill Elliott	9	Coors (Harry Melling)	103	Ford	0	$13,585
40	14	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	69	Ford	0	$9,725