1989 Peak Performance 500

Race 23 of 29

Dover
500 laps
Time of race: 4:04:05
Average speed of winner: 122.909 mph
Margin of victory: 0.28 sec.
Lead changes: 18 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 31 laps
Lap leaders: Allison pole, Kulwicki 1, Allison 2-32, Kulwicki 33-47, Trickle 48-62, Earnhardt 63-156, Allison 157-161, Cope 162-163, Earnhardt 164-335, Schrader 336, Earnhardt 337-340, Schrader 341-360, Martin 361-363, Allison 364, Earnhardt 365-414, Martin 415-444, Earnhardt 445-482, Martin 483, Earnhardt 484-500

Race notes: Debut for Andy Belmont. Finale for Tommie Crozier and Jack Ely.

Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2), Highlights (Part 3, no finish)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	15	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		500	6	375	running	59950	185
2	10	Mark Martin	6	Stroh's Light	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		500	3	34	running	35450	175
3	3	Ken Schrader	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Broome		500	2	21	running	25875	170
4	7	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		499	0	0	running	23125	160
5	14	Ricky Rudd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		498	0	0	running	18375	155
6	16	Michael Waltrip	30	Country Time	Pontiac	Bahari	Beam		498	0	0	running	11675	150
7	4	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		497	0	0	running	16475	146
8	19	Derrike Cope	10	Purolator	Pontiac	Whitcomb	Buddy Parrott		497	1	2	running	7875	147
9	22	Brett Bodine	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Wingo		497	0	0	running	9175	138
10	27	Jimmy Spencer	88	Crisco	Pontiac	Baker-Schiff			496	0	0	running	11925	134
11	20	Kyle Petty	42	Peak Antifreeze	Pontiac	SABCO	Nelson		496	0	0	running	4025	130
12	33	Jim Sauter	44	Group 44	Pontiac	Tullius			495	0	0	running	6082	127
13	17	Phil Parsons	55	Crown Petroleum	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers			494	0	0	running	7175	124
14	25	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Brewer		494	0	0	running	10025	121
15	30	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Hyde		492	0	0	running	7525	118
16	18	Morgan Shepherd	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		492	0	0	running	10800	115
17	12	Sterling Marlin	94	Sunoco	Oldsmobile	Hagan			489	0	0	running	6350	112
18	9	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond		484	0	0	running	11300	109
19	11	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		483	0	0	running	5950	106
20	29	Hut Stricklin	57	Heinz	Pontiac	Osterlund			479	0	0	running	4875	103
21	34	Jimmy Means	52	Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac	Means			476	0	0	running	2550	100
22	31	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			475	0	0	running	5500	97
23	28	Dale Jarrett	29	Hardee's	Pontiac	Yarborough			472	0	0	engine	5400	94
24	1	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	Yates	146.169	470	2	32	engine	14300	96
25	6	Dick Trickle	84	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		451	1	15	accident	6075	93
26	26	Neil Bonnett	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		449	0	0	accident	5050	85
27	5	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		427	0	0	accident	9250	82
28	21	Rob Moroso	22	Prestone Anti-Freeze	Oldsmobile	Moroso			414	0	0	accident	2700	79
29	35	Andy Belmont	04	Callahan-Hakes	Ford	Hakes			373	0	0	brakes	2150	76
30	32	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		351	0	0	fatigue	2850	73
31	36	Norm Benning	99	O'Neil Racing	Chevrolet	O Neil			276	0	0	wheel bearing	2050	70
32	2	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		274	3	21	engine	5075	72
33	24	Ernie Irvan	2	Kroger	Pontiac	Ulrich			266	0	0	ignition	2600	64
34	39	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac	McDuffie			237	0	0	engine	1900	61
35	37	Jack Ely	92	North Star Racing	Buick	North Star			204	0	0	rear end	1800	58
36	23	Lake Speed	83	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Oldsmobile	Speed			125	0	0	engine	4400	55
37	40	Tommie Crozier	65	Universal Steel	Chevrolet	Bill Leonard			96	0	0	vibration	1750	52
38	13	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Petree		54	0	0	crankshaft	8700	49
39	38	James Hylton	49	Hylton Racing	Buick	Hylton			25	0	0	engine	1675	46
40	8	Larry Pearson	16	Chattanooga Chew	Buick	Pearson			1	0	0	engine	2250	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	3397	23	0	4	13	15
2	Rusty Wallace	3295	23	4	6	11	16
3	Mark Martin	3191	23	6	0	10	14
4	Darrell Waltrip	3072	23	0	5	10	14
5	Bill Elliott	2956	23	1	2	6	11
6	Ricky Rudd	2937	23	0	1	7	13
7	Ken Schrader	2894	23	3	0	7	10
8	Davey Allison	2892	23	1	2	6	12
9	Geoff Bodine	2808	23	3	0	7	8
10	Terry Labonte	2805	23	0	2	7	9
11	Harry Gant	2770	23	0	1	6	10
12	Sterling Marlin	2725	23	0	0	3	11
13	Morgan Shepherd	2711	23	1	0	4	10
14	Neil Bonnett	2646	23	0	0	0	9
15	Rick Wilson	2618	23	0	0	2	7
16	Alan Kulwicki	2530	23	4	0	5	8
17	Phil Parsons	2450	23	0	0	2	3
18	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2404	22	0	0	1	4
19	Michael Waltrip	2389	23	0	0	0	4
20	Brett Bodine	2361	23	0	0	1	5
21	Dick Trickle	2345	22	0	0	4	6
22	Ernie Irvan	2241	23	0	0	0	2
23	Larry Pearson	2239	23	0	0	0	2
24	Dave Marcis	2233	22	0	0	0	1
25	Dale Jarrett	2140	23	0	0	0	3