1989 NASCAR Coca-Cola Cup Series (Jayverse)

The 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Season was the 41st season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 18th modern-era Cup season. It began February 12 and ended November 19. This was the first year that every Winston Cup race had flag-to-flag coverage, with almost all of them being televised live.

The 1989 season marked the end of the first of two tire wars between Goodyear and Hoosier, with Hoosier leaving NASCAR shortly after Goodyear debuted their new radial tires.

Also, 1989 was the first season without Bobby Allison, Benny Parsons (who goes to ESPN), and Cale Yarborough.

Driver Roster

Team	Make	No.	Driver	Crew Chief
Buick	David Pearson Racing	16	Larry Pearson (R)
	King Racing	26	Ricky Rudd	Larry McReynolds
	Stavola Brothers Racing	8	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Harry Hyde
		84	Dick Trickle (R)	Jimmy Fennig
Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports (Start Your Engines!)	5	Geoffrey Bodine	Waddell Wilson
		17	Darrell Waltrip	Jeff Hammond
		25	Tim Richmond	Richard Broome
	Mach 1 Racing	66	Rick Mast (R)	Travis Carter
	Marcis Auto Racing	71	Dave Marcis
	Earnhardt-Childress Racing (Start Your Engines!)	3	Dale Earnhardt	Kirk Shelmerdine
	Whitcomb Racing	10	Derrike Cope	Buddy Parrott
Ford	AK Racing	7	Alan Kulwicki	Paul Andrews
	Bud Moore Engineering	15	Brett Bodine	Donnie Wingo
	Donlavey Racing	90	Ken Schrader
	Junior Johnson & Associates	11	Terry Labonte	Tim Brewer
	Melling Racing	9	Bill Elliott	Ernie Elliott
	RahMoc Enterprises	75	Morgan Shepherd	Bob Rahilly
	Robert Yates Racing	28	Davey Allison	Robert Yates
	Roush Racing	6	Mark Martin	Robin Pemberton
	Wood Brothers Racing	21	Neil Bonnett	Leonard Wood
			Tommy Ellis
Oldsmobile	B & B Racing	23	Eddie Bierschwale
	Hagan Racing	94	Sterling Marlin
	Jackson Brothers Motorsports	33	Harry Gant	Andy Petree
		55	Phil Parsons
	Morgan-McClure Motorsports (Start Your Engines!)	4	Rick Wilson	Tony Glover
	Speed Racing	83	Lake Speed
Pontiac	Bahari Racing	30	Michael Waltrip	Bill Ingle
	Baker-Schiff Racing	88	Jimmy Spencer	Dennis Conner
	Blue Max Racing	27	Rusty Wallace	Barry Dodson
	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	29	Dale Jarrett
	Means Racing	52	Jimmy Means
	Osterlund Racing	57	Hut Stricklin (R)	Doug Richert
	Petty Enterprises	43	Richard Petty	Dale Inman
	SABCO Racing	42	Kyle Petty	Gary Nelson
	U.S. Racing	2	Ernie Irvan	Bob Johnson
	Winkle Motorsports	48	Greg Sacks

Schedule

No.	Race Title	Track	Date
	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 12
	Twin 125 Qualifiers		February 16
1	Daytona 500		February 19
2	Goodwrench 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham	March 5
3	Motorcraft Quality Parts 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton	March 19
4	Pontiac Excitement 400	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	March 26
5	TranSouth 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	April 2
6	Valleydale Meats 500	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol	April 9
7	First Union 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	April 16
8	Pannill Sweatshirts 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	April 23
9	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega	May 7
	Winston Open	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	May 21
	The Winston
10	Coca-Cola 600		May 28
11	Budweiser 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover	June 4
12	Banquet Frozen Foods 300	Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma	June 11
13	Miller High Life 500	Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond	June 18
14	Miller High Life 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	June 25
15	Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 1
16	AC Spark Plug 500	Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond	July 23
17	Talladega DieHard 500	Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega	July 30
18	Budweiser At The Glen	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen	August 13
19	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	August 20
20	Busch 500	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol	August 26
21	Heinz Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	September 3
22	Miller High Life 400	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	September 10
23	Peak Performance 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover	September 17
24	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	September 24
25	All Pro Auto Parts 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	October 8
26	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	October 15
27	AC Delco 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham	October 22
28	Autoworks 500	Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix	November 5
29	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton	November 19