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1989 Holly Farms 400

26th race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

26th race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1989 Holly Farms 400 was the 26th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 40th iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, October 1, 1989, but due to rain throughout the race's weekend, the race was postponed until Sunday, October 15. The race was held in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 mi oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. On the final lap of the race, a battle between Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and King Racing driver Ricky Rudd that had been culminating since the final restart of the race on lap 398 came to a head. Heading into the first turn, Rudd would dive-bomb Earnhardt, which led Rudd into Earnhardt's car, spinning both cars. As a result of the spin, the third place driver at the time, Hendrick Motorsports driver Geoff Bodine, would manage to avoid the wreck and take the victory. The victory was Bodine's seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. Rudd and Earnhardt would finish ninth and tenth, respectively.

In the driver's championship points battle, leader Rusty Wallace was able to increase his lead over Earnhardt by two points to make his lead over Earnhardt 37 points with three races left in the season. Had Earnhardt either won or taken second in the race, Earnhardt would have retaken the driver's championship lead from Wallace.

Background

North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
2Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiacKroger
3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench Service Plus
4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobileKodak
5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLevi Garrett
6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordStroh's Light
7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFordZerex
8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life
9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFordCoors Light
10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiacPurolator
11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordBudweiser
15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft
16Larry Pearson **(R)**Pearson RacingBuickChattanooga Chew
17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide
21Tommy EllisWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo
25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletFolgers
26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuickQuaker State
27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiacKodiak
28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFordTexaco, Havoline
29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiacHardee's
30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacCountry Time
33Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal Bandit
42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiacPeak Antifreeze
43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP
49James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuickHylton Motorsports
52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiacAlka-Seltzer
55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobileSkoal, Crown Central Petroleum
57Hut Stricklin **(R)**Osterlund RacingPontiacHeinz
62Joe RuttmanDouglas Smith RacingOldsmobileBaja Boats
70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacRumple Furniture
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletLifebuoy
73Dale FischleinBarkdoll RacingOldsmobileBarkdoll Racing
75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiacValvoline
83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobileBull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
84Dick Trickle **(R)**Stavola Brothers RacingBuickMiller High Life
88Jimmy Spencer **(R)**Baker–Schiff RacingPontiacCrisco
94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobileSunoco

Qualifying

Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was scheduled to be run on Friday, September 29, at 3:00 PM EST. 31 cars would manage to set times in the session before the session was stopped due to rain. Originally, qualifying would have been condensed into one round and ran the next day on Saturday, September 30. However, due to persistent rain, qualifying was cancelled and the lineup was set by the current 1989 owner's points. As a result, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would win the pole.

Four drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMake123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930Provisionals3132Failed to qualify33343536[Official interrupted first round qualifying results](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-stuart-news-holly-farms-400-qualifie/125444515/)[Official starting lineup](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-the-lineup/125444629/)
3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac
6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord
17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
26Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick
9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord
25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord
11Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord
33Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile
5Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile
75Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac
4Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile
21Tommy EllisWood Brothers RacingFord
84Dick Trickle **(R)**Stavola Brothers RacingBuick
7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord
30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac
15Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord
8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick
83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile
55Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile
2Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac
16Larry Pearson **(R)**Pearson RacingBuick
29Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac
57Hut Stricklin **(R)**Osterlund RacingPontiac
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet
88Jimmy Spencer **(R)**Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac
43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac
10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac
42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac
52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac
70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac
62Joe RuttmanDouglas Smith RacingOldsmobile
49James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuick
73Dale FischleinBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132Failed to qualify33343536[Official race results](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-sundays-results/125435241/)
115Geoff BodineHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4001running180$47,800
36Mark MartinRoush RacingFord40051running175$28,075
911Terry LabonteJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4000running165$18,300
1033Harry GantJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile4000running160$12,775
1375Morgan ShepherdRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac4000running155$15,200
69Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4000running150$13,570
227Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac4000running146$11,880
232Ernie IrvanU.S. RacingPontiac4005running147$6,792
526Ricky RuddKing RacingBuick4000running138$8,630
13Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet400343running144$15,155
177Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord3980running130$5,875
1684Dick Trickle **(R)**Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3980running127$6,275
725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3970running124$7,150
2771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3960running121$5,295
208Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3950running118$5,650
1521Tommy EllisWood Brothers RacingFord3940running115$4,900
1915Brett BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord3940running112$4,775
2888Jimmy Spencer **(R)**Baker–Schiff RacingPontiac3930running109$4,900
1294Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile3910running106$4,425
417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3880running103$10,125
828Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord3790running100$8,930
3252Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac3730running97$1,805
1830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3680running94$4,130
2416Larry Pearson **(R)**Pearson RacingBuick3120running91$2,555
2183Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile3040running88$4,025
3010Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingPontiac2960running85$2,380
2529Dale JarrettCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac2180overheating82$3,830
2255Phil ParsonsJackson Bros. MotorsportsOldsmobile1990crash79$3,755
144Rick WilsonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1810ignition76$2,130
2657Hut Stricklin **(R)**Osterlund RacingPontiac1770running73$1,630
3142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1240distributor70$1,580
2943Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1240crash67$2,330
70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac
62Joe RuttmanDouglas Smith RacingOldsmobile
49James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuick
73Dale FischleinBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPoints[Official driver's standings](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-nascar-statistics/125435846/)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]1Rusty Wallace3,758
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]2Dale Earnhardt3,721 (-37)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]3Mark Martin3,630 (-128)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]4Darrell Waltrip3,476 (–282)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]5Bill Elliott3,394 (–364)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]6Ken Schrader3,332 (–426)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]7Ricky Rudd3,317 (–441)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] **1**8Harry Gant3,275 (–483)
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] **1**9Davey Allison3,252 (–506)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]10Terry Labonte3,230 (–528)
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

References

  1. Higgins, Tom. (October 1, 1989). "Rain Postpones N. Wilkesboro For 2 Weeks (Part 1)". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  2. Higgins, Tom. (October 1, 1989). "Rain Postpones N. Wilkesboro For 2 Weeks (Part 2)". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  3. Higgins, Tom. (October 16, 1989). "Bump Benefits Bodine (Part 1)". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  4. Higgins, Tom. (October 16, 1989). "Bump Benefits Bodine (Part 2)". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  5. Mulhurn, Mike. (October 16, 1989). "Bodine Gets Win; Earnhardt, Rudd Get Mad (Part 1)". [[Winston-Salem Journal]].
  6. Mulhurn, Mike. (October 16, 1989). "Bodine Gets Win; Earnhardt, Rudd Get Mad (Part 2)". [[Winston-Salem Journal]].
  7. Mulhurn, Mike. (October 16, 1989). "Earnhardt–Rudd Accident Has Big Impact on Points Race". [[Winston-Salem Journal]].
  8. (September 29, 1989). "NASCAR Today". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  9. Higgins, Tom. (September 30, 1989). "Schrader Takes Pole, Perhaps Temporarily (Part 1)". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  10. Higgins, Tom. (September 30, 1989). "Schrader Takes Pole, Perhaps Temporarily (Part 2)". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  11. Higgins, Tom. (October 1, 1989). "Rain Wipes Out Schrader's Bonus (Part 1)". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  12. Higgins, Tom. (October 1, 1989). "Rain Wipes Out Schrader's Bonus (Part 2)". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
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