1989 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1989 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 29 races across 16 tracks, with 11 different drivers reaching victory lane. Rusty Wallace captured the championship driving a Pontiac.

Total Races

Different Winners

Rusty Wallace

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chevrolet: 13, Ford: 8, Pontiac: 6, Oldsmobile: 1, Buick: 1

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	42
2	Goodwrench 500	Rockingham Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	42
3	Motorcraft 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	42
4	Pontiac 400	Richmond Raceway	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	36
5	TranSouth 500	Darlington Raceway	Harry Gant	Oldsmobile	41
6	Valleydale Meats 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	32
7	First Union 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	32
8	Pannill Sweatshirts 500	Martinsville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	32
9	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Davey Allison	Ford	41
10	Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	42
11	Budweiser 500	Dover International Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	35
12	Banquet 300	Sonoma Raceway	Ricky Rudd	Buick	42
13	Miller High Life 500	Pocono Raceway	Terry Labonte	Ford	38
14	Miller 400	Michigan International Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	40
15	Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway	Davey Allison	Ford	40
16	AC SparkPlug 500	Pocono Raceway	Bill Elliott	Ford	40
17	DieHard 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Terry Labonte	Ford	41
18	Budweiser At The Glen	Watkins Glen International	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	40
19	Champion 400	Michigan International Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	40
20	Busch 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	32
21	Heinz Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	39
22	Miller High Life 400	Richmond Raceway	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	36
23	Peak 500	Dover International Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	40
24	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	32
25	All Pro 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Ken Schrader	Chevrolet	42
26	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Geoffrey Bodine	Chevrolet	32
27	ACDelco 500	Rockingham Speedway	Mark Martin	Ford	40
28	Autoworks 500	Phoenix Raceway	Bill Elliott	Ford	43
29	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	42

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Darrell Waltrip	6	14	18	29	11.9
2	Rusty Wallace ★	6	13	20	29	10.3
3	Dale Earnhardt	5	14	19	29	10.3
4	Bill Elliott	3	8	14	29	13.0
5	Terry Labonte	2	9	11	29	15.1
6	Davey Allison	2	7	13	29	16.2
7	Mark Martin	1	14	18	29	10.7
8	Ken Schrader	1	10	14	29	13.2
9	Harry Gant	1	9	14	29	14.8
10	Geoffrey Bodine	1	9	11	29	15.0
11	Ricky Rudd	1	7	15	29	14.4
12	Dick Trickle	0	6	9	28	17.5
13	Morgan Shepherd	0	5	13	29	16.5
14	Alan Kulwicki	0	5	9	29	18.9
15	Sterling Marlin	0	4	13	29	16.1
16	Rick Wilson	0	2	7	29	19.2
17	Phil Parsons	0	2	3	29	21.1
18	Dale Jarrett	0	2	5	29	22.7
19	Bobby Hillin Jr.	0	1	7	28	17.5
20	Kyle Petty	0	1	5	19	17.9
21	Lake Speed	0	1	5	24	19.4
22	Brett Bodine	0	1	6	29	19.6
23	Hut Stricklin	0	1	4	27	21.1
24	Lennie Pond	0	0	0	1	11.0
25	Hershel McGriff	0	0	0	1	14.0
26	Neil Bonnett	0	0	11	26	16.7
27	Michael Waltrip	0	0	5	29	19.6
28	Ben Hess	0	0	0	9	20.2
29	Terry Byers	0	0	0	3	20.3
30	Rick Mast	0	0	1	13	21.0