Race: AC Spark Plug 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 16 of 29
Date: July 23, 1989
Track: Pocono Raceway
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AC Spark Plug 500 Race Information
| Winner | Bill Elliott | Car | No. 9 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Harry Melling | Sponsor | Coors |
| Winner Start | 14th | Winner Laps Led | 8 |
| Started First | Ken Schrader | Most Laps Led | Rusty Wallace (68) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 40 |
| Total Purse | $417,692 | Winner Earnings | $58,400 |
| Different Leaders | 14 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 12 |
| Points Leader After Race | Dale Earnhardt | Season Race | 16 of 29 |
AC Spark Plug 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Harry Melling | Ford | 200 | 8 | running | 180 | $58,400 |
| 2 | 6 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Raymond Beadle | Pontiac | 200 | 68 | running | 180 | $46,875 |
| 3 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Jack Roush | Ford | 200 | 4 | running | 170 | $26,300 |
| 4 | 24 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 200 | 19 | running | 165 | $23,850 |
| 5 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | Oldsmobile | 200 | 0 | running | 155 | $20,350 |
| 6 | 23 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Yates Racing | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | 155 | $16,225 |
| 7 | 1 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folger's Coffee | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 200 | 7 | running | 151 | $16,050 |
| 8 | 12 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Valvoline | Rahmoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 142 | $13,925 |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 200 | 3 | running | 143 | $14,275 |
| 10 | 5 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Motorcraft | Bud Moore | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 134 | $12,250 |
| 11 | 29 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Stavola Brothers | Buick | 200 | 16 | running | 135 | $8,950 |
| 12 | 36 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | Oldsmobile | 200 | 0 | running | 127 | $11,207 |
| 13 | 22 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Ford | 199 | 2 | running | 129 | $12,850 |
| 14 | 11 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Peak Antifreeze | Felix Sabates | Pontiac | 199 | 16 | running | 126 | $4,150 |
| 15 | 21 | 88 | Jimmy Spencer | Crisco | Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 118 | $9,400 |
| 16 | 30 | 44 | Jim Sauter | Group 44 | Bob Tullius | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 115 | $3,850 |
| 17 | 2 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 199 | 41 | running | 117 | $12,750 |
| 18 | 17 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Cale Yarborough | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 109 | $7,550 |
| 19 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Lifebuoy | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 198 | 5 | running | 111 | $7,325 |
| 20 | 31 | 84 | Dick Trickle | Miller High Life | Stavola Brothers | Buick | 198 | 7 | running | 108 | $8,175 |
| 21 | 39 | 6 | Terry Byers | Byers Racing | Terry Byers | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 100 | $3,175 |
| 22 | 37 | 38 | Dick Johnson | Redkote Steel Tubing | Dick Johnson | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 97 | $3,075 |
| 23 | 19 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Citgo | Wood Brothers | Ford | 195 | 3 | running | 99 | $6,295 |
| 24 | 40 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Alka-Seltzer | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 195 | 0 | running | 91 | $2,925 |
| 25 | 10 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Film | Larry McClure | Oldsmobile | 192 | 0 | running | 88 | $6,100 |
| 26 | 27 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Kroger | D.K. Ulrich | Pontiac | 164 | 0 | running | 85 | $3,825 |
| 27 | 35 | 4 | Bob Schacht | — | George Hakes | Ford | 139 | 0 | engine | 82 | $2,775 |
| 28 | 28 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Chuck Rider | Pontiac | 128 | 0 | water pump | 79 | $6,675 |
| 29 | 16 | 83 | Lake Speed | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | 127 | 0 | crash | 76 | $5,525 |
| 30 | 15 | 48 | Greg Sacks | Dinner Bell Foods | Tom Winkle | Pontiac | 114 | 0 | crash | 73 | $3,425 |
| 31 | 18 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein | Buick | 111 | 0 | engine | 70 | $9,575 |
| 32 | 38 | 13 | Eddie Bierschwale | Genesee Beer | Jim Rosenblum | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | crash | 67 | $2,575 |
| 33 | 33 | 80 | Jimmy Horton | Miles Concrete | George Smith | Pontiac | 71 | 0 | crash | 64 | $3,175 |
| 34 | 26 | 62 | Joe Ruttman | Baja Boats | Douglas Smith | Oldsmobile | 60 | 0 | engine | 61 | $2,400 |
| 35 | 20 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Purolator | Bob Whitcomb | Pontiac | 56 | 0 | engine | 58 | $3,100 |
| 36 | 9 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Sunoco | Billy Hagan | Oldsmobile | 45 | 0 | engine | 55 | $5,000 |
| 37 | 34 | 57 | Hut Stricklin | Heinz | Rod Osterlund | Pontiac | 24 | 0 | engine | 52 | $2,925 |
| 38 | 25 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 22 | 0 | engine | 49 | $2,875 |
| 39 | 4 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | 10 | 0 | engine | 46 | $4,825 |
| 40 | 13 | 16 | Larry Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | David Pearson | Buick | 2 | 0 | oil line | 43 | $2,740 |
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