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1989 Pepsi 400

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1989 Pepsi 400
Race details
Race 15 of 29 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1989 Pepsi 400 program cover.
The 1989 Pepsi 400 program cover.
Date July 1, 1989
Official name 31st Annual Pepsi 400
Location Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed 132.207 miles per hour (212.767 km/h)
Attendance 95,000
Pole position
Driver Roush Racing
Time 46.909
Most laps led
Driver Bill Elliott Melling Racing
Laps 50
Winner
No. 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1989 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 1, 1989, before an audience of 95,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would make a late-race charge to the front, passing for the lead with five laps left in the race to take his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, RahMoc Enterprises driver Morgan Shepherd and Jackson Bros. Motorsports driver Phil Parsons would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford H. L. Waters Racing
2 Ernie Irvan U.S. Racing Pontiac Kroger
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak
5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Stroh's Light
06 Terry Byers Byers Racing Buick Byers Racing
7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Zerex
8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Light
10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac Purolator
11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile Copenhagen
15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft
16 Larry Pearson (R) Pearson Racing Buick Chattanooga Chew
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
19 Bill Ingram Gray Racing Oldsmobile Gray Racing
21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Grant Adcox Adcox Racing Chevrolet Herb Adcox Chevrolet
24 John McFadden McFadden Racing Pontiac Alliance Training Centers
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers
26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick Quaker State
27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac Kodiak
28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac Hardee's
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time
33 Harry Gant Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Peak Antifreeze
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
45 Patty Moise Moise Racing Buick Amway Freedom Fuel Additive
50 Jim Sauter Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac Valvoline
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Alka-Seltzer
55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal, Crown Central Petroleum
57 Hut Stricklin (R) Osterlund Racing Pontiac Heinz
59 Mark Gibson Collins Racing Pontiac Altman American Air Conditioning
70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Rumple Furniture
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Lifebuoy
73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile Deery Brothers
75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
84 Dick Trickle (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
88 Jimmy Spencer (R) Baker–Schiff Racing Pontiac Crisco
90 Stan Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford Hawaiian Tropic
93 Charlie Baker Salmon Racing Buick Salmon Racing
94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, June 29, at 10:00 AM 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, June 30, at 11:00 AM 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 but were high enough in owner's points; up to two provisionals were given.

Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 46.909 and an average speed of 191.861 miles per hour (308.770 km/h) in the first round.[6][7]

Five drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 46.909 191.861
2 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 47.114 191.026
3 33 Harry Gant Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 47.357 190.046
4 21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 47.457 189.645
5 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 47.526 189.370
6 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 47.541 189.310
7 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 47.574 189.179
8 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 47.720 188.600
9 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 47.764 188.426
10 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 47.897 187.903
11 75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 47.973 187.606
12 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.080 187.188
13 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.124 187.017
14 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.156 186.893
15 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 48.205 186.703
16 84 Dick Trickle (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 48.243 186.556
17 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson Ford 48.268 186.459
18 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac 48.318 186.266
19 14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 48.417 185.885
20 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 48.451 185.755
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile 48.454 185.743
22 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 48.496 185.582
23 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 48.737 184.665
24 16 Larry Pearson (R) Pearson Racing Buick 48.756 184.593
25 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 48.789 184.468
26 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 48.968 183.793
27 90 Stan Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford 48.978 183.756
28 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 48.981 183.745
29 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 48.999 183.677
30 29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 49.018 183.606
31 2 Ernie Irvan U.S. Racing Pontiac 49.042 183.516
32 88 Jimmy Spencer (R) Baker–Schiff Racing Pontiac 49.096 183.314
33 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 49.107 183.273
34 57 Hut Stricklin (R) Osterlund Racing Pontiac 49.360 182.334
35 45 Patty Moise Moise Racing Buick 49.388 182.231
36 24 John McFadden McFadden Racing Pontiac 49.429 182.079
37 22 Grant Adcox Adcox Racing Chevrolet 49.535 181.690
38 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 49.665 181.214
39 50 Jim Sauter Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac 49.665 181.214
40 59 Mark Gibson Collins Racing Pontiac 49.746 180.919
Failed to qualify
41 19 Bill Ingram Gray Racing Oldsmobile 49.774 180.817
42 93 Charlie Baker Salmon Racing Buick 49.809 180.690
43 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 50.259 179.072
44 06 Terry Byers Byers Racing Buick 50.732 177.403
45 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford - -
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 8 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 160 19 running 180 $65,000
2 11 75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 160 4 running 175 $39,975
3 10 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 160 1 running 170 $27,700
4 2 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 160 50 running 170 $27,750
5 9 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 160 0 running 155 $19,855
6 17 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson Ford 160 14 running 155 $17,460
7 22 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 160 0 running 146 $15,485
8 16 84 Dick Trickle (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 160 0 running 142 $13,085
9 38 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 160 0 running 138 $16,842
10 34 57 Hut Stricklin (R) Osterlund Racing Pontiac 160 0 running 134 $11,410
11 6 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 160 0 running 130 $9,900
12 29 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 160 0 running 127 $5,685
13 37 22 Grant Adcox Adcox Racing Chevrolet 160 0 running 124 $5,520
14 28 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 160 0 running 121 $5,205
15 21 73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile 159 0 running 118 $6,390
16 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 159 28 running 120 $13,085
17 23 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 159 0 running 112 $13,580
18 13 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 158 33 running 114 $13,180
19 14 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 158 0 running 106 $12,780
20 26 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 158 0 running 103 $6,505
21 4 21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 156 0 running 100 $7,295
22 12 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 155 4 running 102 $10,800
23 31 2 Ernie Irvan U.S. Racing Pontiac 147 0 running 94 $4,755
24 25 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 143 0 crash 91 $6,660
25 33 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 143 0 crash 88 $6,565
26 18 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac 143 0 crash 85 $4,195
27 32 88 Jimmy Spencer (R) Baker–Schiff Racing Pontiac 143 0 crash 82 $5,995
28 20 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 140 2 crash 84 $5,830
29 7 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 109 4 crash 81 $5,710
30 24 16 Larry Pearson (R) Pearson Racing Buick 108 0 crash 73 $3,640
31 30 29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 108 0 crash 70 $5,510
32 3 33 Harry Gant Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 102 0 rear end 67 $10,105
33 40 59 Mark Gibson Collins Racing Pontiac 100 0 crash 64 $2,880
34 15 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 89 0 crash 61 $5,405
35 19 14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 89 0 crash 58 $2,780
36 5 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53 1 crash 60 $10,555
37 27 90 Stan Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford 36 0 driveshaft 0 $2,730
38 39 50 Jim Sauter Dingman Brothers Racing Pontiac 5 0 engine 49 $2,715
39 35 45 Patty Moise Moise Racing Buick 0 0 crash 46 $2,695
40 36 24 John McFadden McFadden Racing Pontiac 0 0 crash 43 $2,664
Failed to qualify
41 19 Bill Ingram Gray Racing Oldsmobile
42 93 Charlie Baker Salmon Racing Buick
43 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac
44 06 Terry Byers Byers Racing Buick
45 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (July 2, 1989). "D. Allison Hot As A Firecracker (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 67. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (July 2, 1989). "D. Allison Hot As A Firecracker (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 76. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Coble, Don (July 2, 1989). "Allison proves speedy, smart (Part 1)". Florida Today. p. 25. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Coble, Don (July 2, 1989). "Allison proves speedy, smart (Part 2)". Florida Today. p. 26. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. June 29, 1989. p. 32. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 30, 1989). "Martin Realizes Dream At Daytona (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 33. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 30, 1989). "Martin Realizes Dream At Daytona (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 36. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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