1989 All Pro Auto Parts 500
25th race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1989 All Pro Auto Parts 500 was the 25th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 8, 1989, before an audience of 151,600 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would mount a late-race charge to the lead, passing for the lead with 15 laps left in the race to take his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Jackson Bros. Motorsports driver Harry Gant and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 25 of 29 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | October 8, 1989 | ||
Official name | 30th Annual All Pro Auto Parts 500 | ||
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
Average speed | 149.863 miles per hour (241.181 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 151,600 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Melling Racing | ||
Time | 31.020 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
Laps | 126 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier, Johnny Hayes, Chris Economaki | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
With an eighth-place finish from driver's championship contender Rusty Wallace and a last place finish from Dale Earnhardt, who finished the race 42nd after retiring from the race due to a broken camshaft, Wallace would manage to take over the driver's championship lead from Earnhardt with a 35-point lead.[5]