Race: Valleydale Meats 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 6 of 29
Date: April 9, 1989
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
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Valleydale Meats 500 Race Information
| Winner | Rusty Wallace | Car | No. 27 Pontiac |
| Team / Owner | Raymond Beadle | Sponsor | Kodiak |
| Winner Start | 8th | Winner Laps Led | 51 |
| Started First | Mark Martin | Most Laps Led | Greg Sacks (119) |
| Race Distance | 266.5 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.533 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 32 |
| Total Purse | $307,027 | Winner Earnings | $48,750 |
| Different Leaders | 16 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 10 |
| Points Leader After Race | Geoffrey Bodine | Season Race | 6 of 29 |
Valleydale Meats 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Kodiak | Raymond Beadle | Pontiac | 500 | 51 | running | 180 | $48,750 |
| 2 | 13 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 170 | $28,900 |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 500 | 43 | running | 170 | $21,950 |
| 4 | 31 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 28 | running | 165 | $17,802 |
| 5 | 27 | 84 | Dick Trickle | Miller High Life | Stavola Brothers | Buick | 500 | 0 | running | 155 | $12,950 |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Stroh's Light | Jack Roush | Ford | 500 | 37 | running | 155 | $13,975 |
| 7 | 21 | 88 | Greg Sacks | Crisco | Buddy Baker / Danny Schiff | Pontiac | 500 | 119 | running | 156 | $9,300 |
| 8 | 18 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | Quaker State | Kenny Bernstein | Buick | 500 | 0 | running | 142 | $7,325 |
| 9 | 16 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Harry Melling | Ford | 500 | 34 | running | 143 | $13,150 |
| 10 | 11 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | Oldsmobile | 500 | 22 | running | 139 | $10,350 |
| 11 | 7 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Chuck Rider | Pontiac | 499 | 0 | running | 130 | $6,500 |
| 12 | 29 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Citgo | Wood Brothers | Ford | 499 | 8 | running | 132 | $6,075 |
| 13 | 23 | 31 | Jim Sauter | Slender You Figure Salons | Bob Clark | Pontiac | 498 | 0 | running | 124 | $6,300 |
| 14 | 15 | 66 | Rick Mast | Mach 1 Racing | Bill Edwards | Chevrolet | 496 | 5 | running | 126 | $5,800 |
| 15 | 14 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Sunoco | Billy Hagan | Oldsmobile | 493 | 8 | running | 123 | $6,930 |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 492 | 74 | running | 120 | $21,280 |
| 17 | 28 | 67 | Brad Teague | You Can Rent | Buddy Arrington | Pontiac | 488 | 0 | running | 112 | $2,480 |
| 18 | 32 | 16 | Larry Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | David Pearson | Buick | 480 | 0 | oil line | 109 | $2,430 |
| 19 | 12 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Americraft | Don Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | 479 | 0 | running | 106 | $2,390 |
| 20 | 3 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | 458 | 3 | running | 108 | $6,075 |
| 21 | 4 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Kodak Film | Larry McClure | Oldsmobile | 442 | 2 | running | 105 | $4,710 |
| 22 | 20 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Hardee's | Cale Yarborough | Pontiac | 440 | 0 | running | 97 | $4,520 |
| 23 | 6 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Crown Petroleum | Leo Jackson / Richard Jackson | Oldsmobile | 420 | 0 | crash | 94 | $4,395 |
| 24 | 19 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Junior Johnson | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 91 | $7,825 |
| 25 | 30 | 83 | Lake Speed | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | 397 | 0 | running | 88 | $4,405 |
| 26 | 10 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | Valvoline | Rahmoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 234 | 4 | crash | 90 | $8,745 |
| 27 | 22 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Miller High Life | Stavola Brothers | Buick | 215 | 6 | crash | 87 | $4,160 |
| 28 | 26 | 57 | Hut Stricklin | Heinz | Rod Osterlund | Pontiac | 167 | 0 | crash | 79 | $1,970 |
| 29 | 25 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | Kroger | D.K. Ulrich | Pontiac | 167 | 56 | crash | 81 | $2,535 |
| 30 | 24 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Motorcraft | Bud Moore | Ford | 167 | 0 | crash | 73 | $3,450 |
| 31 | 9 | 51 | Butch Miller | Phoenix Construction | Leroy Throop | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | crash | 70 | $1,950 |
| 32 | 17 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Folger's Coffee | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | crash | 67 | $7,650 |
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