Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, August 31, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Friday, September 1, at 2:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time[5] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified on time but were high enough in owner's points; up to two provisionals were given.
Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.705 and an average speed of 160.156 miles per hour (257.746 km/h) in the first round.[6][7]
^Higgins, Tom (September 1, 1989). "Waltrip 9th As Kulwicki Takes Darlington Pole (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 69. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (September 1, 1989). "Waltrip 9th As Kulwicki Takes Darlington Pole (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 76. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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The 1989 Heinz Southern 500 was the 21st stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 40th iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday September 3 1989 before an audience of 80 000 in Darlington South Carolina at Darlington Raceway a 1 366 miles 2 198 km permanent egg shaped oval racetrack The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete At race s end Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would dominate the late stages of the race leading the final 63 laps of the race to take his 37th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season 1 2 3 4 To fill out the top three Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and King Racing driver Ricky Rudd would finish second and third respectively 1989 Heinz Southern 500Race detailsRace 21 of 29 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1989 Heinz Southern 500 program cover featuring Darrell Waltrip DateSeptember 3 1989Official name40th Annual Heinz Southern 500LocationDarlington Raceway Darlington South CarolinaCoursePermanent racing facility1 366 mi 2 221 km Distance367 laps 501 322 mi 806 799 km Scheduled Distance367 laps 501 322 mi 806 799 km Average speed135 462 miles per hour 218 005 km h Attendance80 000Pole positionDriverAlan KulwickiAK RacingTime30 705Most laps ledDriverDale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingLaps153WinnerNo 3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkESPNAnnouncersBob Jenkins Ned Jarrett Benny ParsonsRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing Network Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Qualifying 2 1 Full qualifying results 3 Race results 4 Standings after the race 5 ReferencesBackground Edit The layout of Darlington Raceway the venue where the race was held Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington South Carolina It is nicknamed The Lady in Black and The Track Too Tough to Tame by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as A NASCAR Tradition It is of a unique somewhat egg shaped design an oval with the ends of very different configurations a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars handling in a way that is effective at both ends Entry list Edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor2 Ernie Irvan U S Racing Pontiac Kroger3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus4 Rick Wilson Morgan McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Stroh s Light7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Zerex8 Bobby Hillin Jr Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Light10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac Purolator11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford Budweiser15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft16 Larry Pearson R Pearson Racing Buick Chattanooga Chew17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo24 John McFadden McFadden Racing Chevrolet Alliance Training Centers25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick Quaker State27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac Kodiak28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco Havoline29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac Hardee s30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time33 Harry Gant Jackson Bros Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit36 H B Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Peak Antifreeze43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP48 Greg Sacks Winkle Motorsports Pontiac Dinner Bell Foods49 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Buick Hylton Motorsports52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Alka Seltzer55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Crown Central Petroleum57 Hut Stricklin R Osterlund Racing Pontiac Heinz62 Joe Ruttman Douglas Smith Racing Oldsmobile Baja Boats70 J D McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Rumple Furniture71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Lifebuoy75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline81 Mike Potter Welch Racing Ford O C Welch Ford83 Rodney Combs Speed Racing Oldsmobile Bull s Eye Barbecue Sauce84 Dick Trickle R Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life88 Jimmy Spencer R Baker Schiff Racing Pontiac Crisco94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile SunocoQualifying EditQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Thursday August 31 at 3 00 PM EST Each driver would have one lap to set a time During the first round the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run held on Friday September 1 at 2 00 PM EST As with the first round each driver would have one lap to set a time For this specific race positions 21 40 would be decided on time 5 and depending on who needed it a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified on time but were high enough in owner s points up to two provisionals were given Alan Kulwicki driving for his own AK Racing team would win the pole setting a time of 30 705 and an average speed of 160 156 miles per hour 257 746 km h in the first round 6 7 No drivers would fail to qualify Full qualifying results Edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 30 705 160 1562 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30 731 160 0213 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 30 781 159 7614 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 30 797 159 6785 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 30 799 159 6686 33 Harry Gant Jackson Bros Motorsports Oldsmobile 30 870 159 3007 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30 874 159 2808 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 31 005 158 6079 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 030 158 47910 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 109 158 07611 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 31 128 157 98012 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac 31 266 157 28313 4 Rick Wilson Morgan McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 31 272 157 25214 84 Dick Trickle R Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 31 291 157 15715 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 31 299 157 11716 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 31 300 157 11217 16 Larry Pearson R Pearson Racing Buick 31 310 157 06218 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 31 332 156 95119 21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 31 374 156 74120 2 Ernie Irvan U S Racing Pontiac 31 394 156 640Failed to lock in Round 121 83 Rodney Combs Speed Racing Oldsmobile 31 374 156 74122 48 Greg Sacks Winkle Motorsports Pontiac 31 408 156 57223 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 31 438 156 42224 75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 31 452 156 35325 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 31 462 156 30326 29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 31 486 156 18427 88 Jimmy Spencer R Baker Schiff Racing Pontiac 31 497 156 12928 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 31 518 156 02529 57 Hut Stricklin R Osterlund Racing Pontiac 31 654 155 35530 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 31 798 154 65131 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros Motorsports Oldsmobile 31 835 154 47132 62 Joe Ruttman Douglas Smith Racing Oldsmobile 32 067 153 35433 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 32 108 153 15834 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 32 275 152 36635 36 H B Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 32 514 151 24636 70 J D McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 32 932 149 32637 24 John McFadden McFadden Racing Chevrolet 32 934 149 31738 81 Mike Potter Welch Racing Ford 34 029 144 51239 49 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Buick 34 688 141 767Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineupRace results EditFin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 10 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 367 153 running 185 71 1502 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 367 0 running 170 37 5503 8 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 367 0 running 165 26 8654 5 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 367 94 running 165 24 3305 2 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 367 5 running 160 20 3906 6 33 Harry Gant Jackson Bros Motorsports Oldsmobile 367 83 running 155 17 0007 4 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 367 4 running 151 18 4308 18 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 367 0 running 142 11 1959 24 75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 366 0 running 138 16 28710 16 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 365 1 running 139 12 43011 13 4 Rick Wilson Morgan McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 365 0 running 130 9 38512 7 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 365 0 running 127 12 12013 15 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 364 0 running 124 8 96014 23 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 364 0 running 121 4 84015 19 21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 363 1 running 123 9 14016 11 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 363 0 running 115 8 30017 14 84 Dick Trickle R Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 363 0 running 112 8 69018 25 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 362 0 running 109 12 59519 29 57 Hut Stricklin R Osterlund Racing Pontiac 362 0 running 106 6 09520 26 29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 361 0 running 103 7 81021 31 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros Motorsports Oldsmobile 360 0 running 100 6 64522 9 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 359 3 running 102 112 89023 21 83 Rodney Combs Speed Racing Oldsmobile 351 0 running 0 6 89524 20 2 Ernie Irvan U S Racing Pontiac 325 0 running 91 4 17525 12 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac 320 0 running 88 4 10526 34 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 309 0 engine 85 3 09027 35 36 H B Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 295 0 running 82 3 00028 30 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 286 6 crash 84 5 60529 17 16 Larry Pearson R Pearson Racing Buick 225 0 engine 76 3 49030 32 62 Joe Ruttman Douglas Smith Racing Oldsmobile 224 0 water pump 73 2 81031 37 24 John McFadden McFadden Racing Chevrolet 213 0 vibration 70 2 61532 1 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 184 17 engine 72 8 00533 28 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 167 0 engine 64 9 50034 38 81 Mike Potter Welch Racing Ford 137 0 header 61 2 45535 33 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 91 0 engine 58 2 99536 36 70 J D McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 90 0 engine 55 2 35037 27 88 Jimmy Spencer R Baker Schiff Racing Pontiac 80 0 crash 52 4 87038 22 48 Greg Sacks Winkle Motorsports Pontiac 21 0 crash 49 2 21539 39 49 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Buick 13 0 engine 46 2 100Official race resultsStandings after the race EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points 1 Dale Earnhardt 3 037 2 Rusty Wallace 2 964 73 3 Mark Martin 2 904 133 4 Darrell Waltrip 2 813 224 1 5 Bill Elliott 2 682 355 1 6 Davey Allison 2 662 375 1 7 Ken Schrader 2 633 404 1 8 Ricky Rudd 2 622 415 2 9 Harry Gant 2 566 471 10 Geoff Bodine 2 561 476 Official driver s standingsNote Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings References Edit Higgins Tom September 4 1989 Earnhardt Tames Darlington Part 1 The Charlotte Observer p 13 Retrieved May 20 2023 via Newspapers com Higgins Tom September 4 1989 Earnhardt Tames Darlington Part 2 The Charlotte Observer p 15 Retrieved May 20 2023 via Newspapers com King Randy September 4 1989 Earnhardt cashes in at Darlington Part 1 The Roanoke Times p 13 Retrieved May 20 2023 via Newspapers com King Randy September 4 1989 Earnhardt cashes in at Darlington Part 2 The Roanoke Times p 16 Retrieved May 20 2023 via Newspapers com NASCAR Today The Charlotte Observer August 31 1989 p 55 Retrieved May 20 2023 via Newspapers com Higgins Tom September 1 1989 Waltrip 9th As Kulwicki Takes Darlington Pole Part 1 The Charlotte Observer p 69 Retrieved May 20 2023 via Newspapers com Higgins Tom September 1 1989 Waltrip 9th As Kulwicki Takes Darlington Pole Part 2 The Charlotte Observer p 76 Retrieved May 20 2023 via Newspapers com Previous race 1989 Busch 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1989 season Next race 1989 Miller High Life 400 Richmond Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1989 Heinz Southern 500 amp oldid 1166014540, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
