1989 Coca-Cola 600
Tenth race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1989 Coca-Cola 600 was the 10th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 28, 1989, before an audience of 161,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. With the help of a fast final pit stop, Hendrick Motorsports driver Darrell Waltrip would manage control the final laps of the race, leading the final 80 laps to take his 77th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Hagan Racing driver Sterling Marlin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 10 of 29 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | May 28, 1989 | ||
Official name | 30th Annual Coca-Cola 600 | ||
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
Average speed | 144.077 miles per hour (231.869 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 161,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | AK Racing | ||
Time | 31.210 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | |
Laps | 138 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier, Johnny Hayes | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |