1989 First Union 400

Race 7 of 29

North Wilkesboro
400 laps
Time of race: 2:46:47
Average speed of winner: 89.937 mph
Margin of victory: 3 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 49 laps
Lap leaders: Wallace 1-6, G. Bodine 7-25, Earnhardt 26-65, D. Waltrip 66-128, Earnhardt 129-165, D. Waltrip 166-167, Earnhardt 168-256, D. Waltrip 257-265, Earnhardt 266-340, Trickle 341-345, Earnhardt 346-400

Race notes: Dale Earnhardt took the points lead from Geoff Bodine.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		400	5	296	running	51225	185
2	13	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		400	0	0	running	25575	170
3	4	Mark Martin	6	Stroh's Light	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		400	0	0	running	19425	165
4	10	Dick Trickle	84	Miller High Life	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Fennig		400	1	5	running	13800	165
5	7	Terry Labonte	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Brewer		400	0	0	running	14025	155
6	8	Ricky Rudd	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		400	0	0	running	7475	150
7	2	Geoff Bodine	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		400	1	19	running	9200	151
8	15	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond		400	3	74	running	11505	147
9	1	Rusty Wallace	27	Kodiak	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson	117.524	399	1	6	running	16850	143
10	29	Ernie Irvan	2	Kroger	Pontiac	Ulrich			396	0	0	running	9557	134
11	17	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	Yates		395	0	0	running	9495	130
12	28	Phil Parsons	60	Combs Racing	Chevrolet	Bilby			394	0	0	running	2245	127
13	11	Neil Bonnett	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		394	0	0	running	5170	124
14	31	Ken Schrader	25	Folgers	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Broome		394	0	0	running	7840	121
15	14	Ben Hess	40	Hess Racing	Oldsmobile	Ben Hess			393	0	0	running	3025	118
16	24	Hut Stricklin	57	Heinz	Pontiac	Osterlund			390	0	0	running	2120	115
17	25	Morgan Shepherd	75	Valvoline	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		390	0	0	running	9695	112
18	32	Eddie Bierschwale	23	Bierschwale Racing	Oldsmobile	Bierschwale			388	0	0	running	3395	109
19	18	Dale Jarrett	29	Hardee's	Pontiac	Yarborough			383	0	0	running	4745	106
20	26	Dave Marcis	71	Lifebuoy Soap	Chevrolet	Marcis			376	0	0	running	5545	103
21	19	Greg Sacks	88	Crisco	Pontiac	Baker-Schiff			374	0	0	running	6350	100
22	5	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Elliott		367	0	0	running	11250	97
23	30	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	Jackson Brothers	Petree		329	0	0	running	6025	94
24	23	Larry Pearson	16	Chattanooga Chew	Buick	Pearson			323	0	0	engine	2575	91
25	12	Rick Mast	66	Banquet Foods	Chevrolet	Needham			321	0	0	engine	4200	88
26	6	Sterling Marlin	94	Sunoco	Oldsmobile	Hagan			301	0	0	camshaft	3975	85
27	21	Lake Speed	83	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Oldsmobile	Speed			297	0	0	running	3875	82
28	20	Brett Bodine	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Wingo		275	0	0	oil cooler	4575	79
29	9	Michael Waltrip	30	Country Time	Pontiac	Bahari	Beam		272	0	0	accident	3775	76
30	27	Rick Wilson	4	Kodak Film	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure	Glover		270	0	0	accident	3225	73
31	22	Jim Sauter	31	Clark Racing	Oldsmobile	Bob Clark			161	0	0	brakes	1650	70
32	16	Jimmy Means	52	Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac	Means			77	0	0	rear end	1650	67

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	1054	7	0	1	5	5
2	Geoff Bodine	1051	7	1	0	4	5
3	Alan Kulwicki	1045	7	1	0	3	5
4	Rusty Wallace	1024	7	2	3	3	5
5	Darrell Waltrip	954	7	0	2	3	5
6	Sterling Marlin	936	7	0	0	2	4
7	Davey Allison	916	7	0	0	3	4
8	Mark Martin	893	7	2	0	3	4
9	Ricky Rudd	853	7	0	0	1	3
10	Rick Wilson	829	7	0	0	0	2
11	Bill Elliott	818	7	0	0	0	3
12	Harry Gant	817	7	0	1	1	2
13	Michael Waltrip	803	7	0	0	0	1
14	Ken Schrader	767	7	1	0	1	1
15	Lake Speed	756	7	0	0	0	2
16	Larry Pearson	749	7	0	0	0	1
17	Terry Labonte	740	7	0	0	1	2
18	Rick Mast	733	7	0	0	0	1
19	Greg Sacks	727	7	0	0	0	2
20	Morgan Shepherd	715	7	0	0	0	1
21	Dick Trickle	707	6	0	0	3	3
22	Neil Bonnett	706	7	0	0	0	1
23	Ernie Irvan	705	7	0	0	0	2
24	Eddie Bierschwale	703	7	0	0	0	1
25	Phil Parsons	680	7	0	0	1	1