1989 Miller High Life 400

Race 14 of 29

Michigan
200 laps
Time of race: 2:52:38
Average speed of winner: 139.023 mph
Margin of victory: 2.09 sec.
Lead changes: 13 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 23 laps
Lap leaders: Schrader pole, Elliott 1-8, Schrader 9-19, Elliott 20-40, Wallace 41-43, Schrader 44-47, Gant 48, D. Waltrip 49-50, Speed 51-52, Wallace 53-179, Elliott 180-186, Wallace 187, D. Waltrip 188-192, Elliott 193-200

Race notes: Debut for Billy Venturini. Finale for Mike Miller and Ronnie Thomas.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		200	4	44	running	71450	180
2	9	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		200	3	131	running	53025	180
3	14	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond		200	2	7	running	31600	170
4	33	Ricky Rudd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		200	0	0	running	24575	160
5	13	Brett Bodine	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Wingo		200	0	0	running	22025	155
6	12	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		200	0	0	running	15475	150
7	15	Lake Speed	83	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Oldsmobile	Speed			200	1	2	running	13900	151
8	8	Sterling Marlin	94	Sunoco	Oldsmobile	Hagan			200	0	0	running	12900	142
9	16	Derrike Cope	10	Purolator	Pontiac	Whitcomb	Buddy Parrott		200	0	0	running	10075	138
10	22	Kyle Petty	42	Peak Antifreeze	Pontiac	SABCO	Nelson		199	0	0	running	9900	134
11	1	Ken Schrader	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Broome	174.728	199	2	15	running	16900	135
12	4	Mark Martin	6	Stroh's Light	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		199	0	0	running	10775	127
13	20	Jimmy Spencer	88	Crisco	Pontiac	Baker-Schiff			199	0	0	running	10725	124
14	11	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Brewer		199	0	0	running	12825	121
15	13	Phil Parsons	55	Crown Petroleum	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			199	0	0	running	9675	118
16	28	Michael Waltrip	30	Country Time	Pontiac	Bahari	Beam		199	0	0	running	7500	115
17	6	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		198	0	0	running	13775	112
18	30	Ernie Irvan	2	Kroger	Pontiac	Ulrich			198	0	0	running	6350	109
19	25	Larry Pearson	16	Chattanooga Chew	Buick	Pearson			198	0	0	running	5785	106
20	27	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Hyde		198	0	0	running	8195	103
21	34	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			197	0	0	running	7000	100
22	18	Dale Jarrett	29	Hardee's	Pontiac	Yarborough			197	0	0	running	6785	97
23	24	Ronnie Thomas	69	War Eagle Construction	Ford	Lucky Compton			196	0	0	running	3925	94
24	17	Neil Bonnett	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		194	0	0	running	6515	91
25	25	Dick Trickle	84	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		194	0	0	running	6605	88
26	40	H.B. Bailey	36	Almeda Auto Parts	Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			192	0	0	running	3595	85
27	5	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		188	0	0	running	10535	82
28	39	Jimmy Means	52	Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac	Means			179	0	0	accident	3475	79
29	29	Eddie Bierschwale	23	Melling Automotive Products	Oldsmobile	Bierschwale			175	0	0	running	3365	76
30	31	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		170	0	0	engine	4755	73
31	10	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	Yates		145	0	0	engine	11650	70
32	7	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Petree		141	1	1	engine	10200	72
33	19	Hut Stricklin	57	Heinz	Pontiac	Osterlund			141	0	0	clutch	3775	64
34	37	Mike Miller	60	Action Auto	Chevrolet	Bilby			137	0	0	fatigue	3075	61
35	23	Morgan Shepherd	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		132	0	0	engine	11040	58
36	3	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		119	0	0	engine	6110	55
37	38	Bill Venturini	35	Rain-X	Chevrolet	Venturini			80	0	0	accident	2975	52
38	36	Butch Miller	51	Fruit of the Loom	Chevrolet	Throop			74	0	0	rear end	2960	49
39	21	Greg Sacks	48	Dinner Bell Foods	Pontiac	Winkle			34	0	0	oil pump	2945	46
40	35	Rodney Combs	89	Evinrude	Pontiac	Mueller Brothers			2	0	0	engine	2925	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	2057	14	0	2	9	10
2	Rusty Wallace	1935	14	4	3	6	9
3	Darrell Waltrip	1908	14	0	4	7	10
4	Mark Martin	1858	14	4	0	5	8
5	Bill Elliott	1803	14	0	1	3	7
6	Sterling Marlin	1794	14	0	0	3	8
7	Geoff Bodine	1777	14	2	0	5	6
8	Ken Schrader	1760	14	2	0	4	6
9	Ricky Rudd	1749	14	0	1	3	7
10	Terry Labonte	1700	14	0	1	5	6
11	Davey Allison	1681	14	0	1	4	6
12	Rick Wilson	1665	14	0	0	1	5
13	Neil Bonnett	1648	14	0	0	0	6
14	Lake Speed	1636	14	0	0	1	4
15	Alan Kulwicki	1634	14	2	0	3	5
16	Harry Gant	1611	14	0	1	2	4
17	Michael Waltrip	1545	14	0	0	0	2
18	Phil Parsons	1528	14	0	0	1	2
19	Morgan Shepherd	1479	14	0	0	2	4
20	Larry Pearson	1459	14	0	0	0	2
21	Ernie Irvan	1417	14	0	0	0	2
22	Dick Trickle	1387	13	0	0	4	4
23	Brett Bodine	1377	14	0	0	1	3
24	Dale Jarrett	1335	14	0	0	0	2
25	Dave Marcis	1321	13	0	0	0	1