1989 The Budweiser at The Glen

The 1989 The Budweiser at The Glen was the 18th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the fourth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 13, 1989, before an audience of 108,000 in Watkins Glen, New York, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.428-mile (3.907 km) permanent road course layout. In the final laps of the race, Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace was able to take advantage of numerous misfortunes of numerous competitors behind him, leading the final 14 laps to take his 14th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

1989 Budweiser at The Glen
Race details
Race 18 of 29 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1989 Budweiser at The Glen program cover.
The 1989 Budweiser at The Glen program cover.
Date August 13, 1989
Official name 4th Annual The Budweiser at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International
Course Permanent racing facility
2.428 mi (3.907 km)
Distance 90 laps, 218.52 mi (351.673 km)
Scheduled Distance 90 laps, 218.52 mi (351.673 km)
Average speed 92.452 miles per hour (148.787 km/h)
Attendance 108,000
Pole position
Driver RahMoc Enterprises
Time 1:12.564
Most laps led
Driver Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises
Laps 22
Winner
No. 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR used at the time.

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed near turn 5 in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
2 Ernie Irvan U.S. Racing Pontiac Kroger
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak
04 Tom Rotsell Hakes Racing Ford Ed Learn Ford
5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Stroh's Light
7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Zerex
8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Light
10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac Purolator
11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
13 Oma Kimbrough Rosenblum Racing Chevrolet Genesee Brewing Company
14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile Copenhagen
15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft
16 Larry Pearson (R) Pearson Racing Buick Chattanooga Chew
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
18 Tommy Kendall Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Folgers
26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick Quaker State
27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac Kodiak
28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac Hardee's
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time
33 Harry Gant Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit
38 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Redkote Steel Tubing
40 Darin Brassfield Brassfield Racing Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet
41 Ted Thomas T&O Racing Ford T&O Racing
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Jim Sauter Group 44 Pontiac Group 44
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Alka-Seltzer
55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal, Crown Central Petroleum
57 Hut Stricklin (R) Osterlund Racing Pontiac Heinz
70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Rumple Furniture
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Lifebuoy
75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Valvoline
83 Eddie Bierschwale Speed Racing Oldsmobile Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
84 Dick Trickle (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Miller High Life
88 Jimmy Spencer (R) Baker–Schiff Racing Pontiac Crisco
90 Stan Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford Hawaiian Tropic
94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 11, at 1:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, August 12, at 11:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,[5] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified on time but were high enough in owner's points; up to two provisionals were given.

Morgan Shepherd, driving for RahMoc Enterprises, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:12.564 and an average speed of 120.456 miles per hour (193.855 km/h) in the first round.[6][7]

Tom Rotsell was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 1:12.564 120.456
2 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.601 120.395
3 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 1:12.691 120.246
4 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:12.743 120.160
5 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.857 119.972
6 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 1:12.898 119.905
7 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.976 119.776
8 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 1:13.201 119.408
9 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 1:13.256 119.319
10 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 1:13.350 119.166
11 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1:13.448 119.007
12 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac 1:13.535 118.866
13 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 1:13.631 118.711
14 29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 1:13.708 118.587
15 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 1:13.714 118.577
16 18 Tommy Kendall Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.783 118.463
17 38 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford 1:13.885 118.306
18 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 1:13.927 118.236
19 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:13.999 118.121
Failed to lock in Round 1
20 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 1:13.545 118.850
21 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 1:14.108 117.947
22 2 Ernie Irvan U.S. Racing Pontiac 1:14.206 117.791
23 21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:14.218 117.772
24 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:14.267 117.694
25 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1:14.352 117.560
26 16 Larry Pearson (R) Pearson Racing Buick 1:14.392 117.497
27 44 Jim Sauter Group 44 Pontiac 1:14.405 117.476
28 33 Harry Gant Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:14.583 117.196
29 40 Darin Brassfield Brassfield Racing Chevrolet 1:14.758 116.921
30 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1:14.860 116.762
31 84 Dick Trickle (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 1:15.344 116.012
32 57 Hut Stricklin (R) Osterlund Racing Pontiac 1:15.630 115.573
33 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 1:15.812 115.296
34 14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 1:16.001 115.009
35 88 Jimmy Spencer (R) Baker–Schiff Racing Pontiac 1:16.558 114.172
36 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 1:16.645 114.043
37 90 Stan Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford 1:18.383 111.514
38 13 Oma Kimbrough Rosenblum Racing Chevrolet 1:18.699 111.066
39 41 Ted Thomas T&O Racing Ford 1:19.756 109.596
To the rear
40 83 Eddie Bierschwale Speed Racing Oldsmobile 1:13.785 118.785
Failed to qualify
41 04 Tom Rotsell Hakes Racing Ford 1:20.596 108.452
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 13 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 90 20 running 180 $56,400
2 11 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 90 0 running 170 $32,550
3 4 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 21 running 170 $38,140
4 21 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 90 0 running 160 $21,005
5 9 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 90 2 running 160 $16,690
6 1 75 Morgan Shepherd RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 90 22 running 160 $18,375
7 18 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 90 0 running 146 $10,780
8 24 4 Rick Wilson Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 90 0 running 142 $9,970
9 27 44 Jim Sauter Group 44 Pontiac 90 0 running 138 $5,390
10 20 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 90 6 running 139 $11,925
11 26 16 Larry Pearson (R) Pearson Racing Buick 90 0 running 130 $7,040
12 29 40 Darin Brassfield Brassfield Racing Chevrolet 90 0 running 127 $5,707
13 25 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 90 0 running 124 $5,760
14 3 11 Terry Labonte Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 90 1 running 126 $12,970
15 15 15 Brett Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 90 0 running 118 $7,830
16 7 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 115 $12,010
17 19 55 Phil Parsons Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 90 0 running 112 $6,590
18 6 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 90 0 running 109 $14,120
19 28 33 Harry Gant Jackson Bros. Motorsports Oldsmobile 90 0 running 106 $10,015
20 5 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 89 5 running 108 $10,745
21 2 5 Geoff Bodine Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 88 0 crash 100 $9,695
22 32 57 Hut Stricklin (R) Osterlund Racing Pontiac 88 0 running 97 $3,925
23 14 29 Dale Jarrett Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 87 0 engine 94 $5,480
24 22 2 Ernie Irvan U.S. Racing Pontiac 87 0 running 91 $3,370
25 30 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 87 0 running 88 $5,460
26 37 90 Stan Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford 86 0 running 85 $2,325
27 16 18 Tommy Kendall Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 79 1 crash 0 $3,015
28 35 88 Jimmy Spencer (R) Baker–Schiff Racing Pontiac 72 0 transmission 79 $4,955
29 8 26 Ricky Rudd King Racing Buick 69 12 engine 81 $9,145
30 38 13 Oma Kimbrough Rosenblum Racing Chevrolet 64 0 clutch 73 $2,135
31 39 41 Ted Thomas T&O Racing Ford 55 0 ignition 70 $1,975
32 17 38 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford 54 0 crash 67 $1,910
33 33 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 47 0 transmission 64 $1,850
34 31 84 Dick Trickle (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 33 0 valve 61 $4,490
35 36 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 28 0 engine 58 $1,755
36 23 21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 0 transmission 55 $4,345
37 34 14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 7 0 engine 52 $1,640
38 40 83 Eddie Bierschwale Speed Racing Oldsmobile 6 0 quit 49 $4,260
39 10 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 5 0 engine 46 $4,205
40 12 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Pontiac 3 0 engine 43 $2,145
Failed to qualify
41 04 Tom Rotsell Hakes Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 14, 1989). "Wallace Sails Past Field At Watkins Glen (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 9. Retrieved May 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 14, 1989). "Wallace Sails Past Field At Watkins Glen (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 11. Retrieved May 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Weaver, Ed (August 14, 1989). "Wallace wins it again (Part 1)". Star-Gazette. p. 13. Retrieved May 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Weaver, Ed (August 14, 1989). "Wallace wins it again (Part 2)". Star-Gazette. p. 15. Retrieved May 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "NASCAR Today". The Charlotte Observer. August 11, 1989. p. 69. Retrieved May 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 12, 1989). "Shepherd Captures Race Pole (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 27. Retrieved May 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 12, 1989). "Shepherd Captures Race Pole (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 29. Retrieved May 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  


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