1989 Gatorade 200
Darlington Raceway · 1989 · NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gant | 3 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 147 | 200.8 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 7 | Harry Gant | Buick | 147 | 28 | running | 180 | |
| 2 | 20 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Beverly Racing | Oldsmobile | 147 | running | 170 | |
| 3 | 25 | 01 | Jack Pennington | Buick | 147 | running | 165 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 147 | 105 | running | 160 |
| 5 | 10 | 96 | Tom Peck | Oldsmobile | 147 | running | 155 | ||
| 6 | 17 | 99 | Tommy Ellis | Buick | 147 | running | 150 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 44 | Bobby Labonte | Labonte Motorsports | Buick | 147 | running | 146 | |
| 8 | 19 | 2 | L.D. Ottinger | Pontiac | 147 | running | 142 | ||
| 9 | 15 | 4 | Ed Berrier | Ray Hill (Owner) | Buick | 147 | running | 138 | |
| 10 | 30 | 92 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 147 | running | 134 | ||
| 11 | 12 | 56 | Ronald Cooper | Buick | 147 | running | 130 | ||
| 12 | 11 | 25 | Rob Moroso | Oldsmobile | 146 | running | 127 | ||
| 13 | 33 | 79 | Dave Rezendes | Oldsmobile | 145 | running | 124 | ||
| 14 | 27 | 11 | Jack Ingram | Chevrolet | 145 | running | 121 | ||
| 15 | 35 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Pontiac | 145 | running | 118 | ||
| 16 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Horton | Chevrolet | 144 | running | 0 | ||
| 17 | 39 | 6 | Tommy Houston | Buick | 143 | running | 112 | ||
| 18 | 21 | 34 | Randy LaJoie | Frank Cicci Racing | Buick | 143 | running | 109 | |
| 19 | 36 | 80 | Brandon Baker | Pontiac | 143 | running | 106 | ||
| 20 | 14 | 5 | Jay Fogleman | Buick | 143 | running | 103 | ||
| 21 | 24 | 88 | Curtis Markham | Buick | 143 | running | 100 | ||
| 22 | 29 | 36 | Kenny Wallace | Pontiac | 139 | running | 97 | ||
| 23 | 9 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari' Racing | Pontiac | 138 | engine | 94 | |
| 24 | 4 | 22 | Rick Mast | Buick | 137 | 4 | running | 91 | |
| 25 | 37 | 12 | Jeff Burton | Burton Autosports | Pontiac | 134 | running | 88 | |
| 26 | 22 | 9 | Steve Grissom | Grissom Racing | Pontiac | 131 | 1 | running | 85 |
| 27 | 40 | 8 | Bobby Hamilton | Buick | 124 | accident | 82 | ||
| 28 | 41 | 24 | Joe Thurman | Ford | 123 | running | 79 | ||
| 29 | 6 | 28 | Davey Allison | Ford | 112 | 9 | oil leak | 76 | |
| 30 | 31 | 45 | Patty Moise | Patty Moise (Owner) | Buick | 112 | running | 73 | |
| 31 | 38 | 13 | Randy Baker | Pontiac | 95 | engine | 70 | ||
| 32 | 42 | 89 | Don Satterfield | Chevrolet | 93 | handling | 67 | ||
| 33 | 13 | 81 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Team SABCO | Buick | 90 | engine | 64 | |
| 34 | 7 | 75 | Rick Wilson | Henderson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 69 | engine | 61 | |
| 35 | 1 | 15 | Ken Schrader | Ken Schrader Racing | Chevrolet | 54 | engine | 58 | |
| 36 | 23 | 63 | Chuck Bown | Pontiac | 53 | engine | 55 | ||
| 37 | 18 | 87 | Jimmy Spencer | Frank Cicci Racing | Pontiac | 21 | engine | 52 | |
| 38 | 28 | 97 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | 18 | oil leak | 49 | ||
| 39 | 32 | 48 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 17 | oil leak | 46 | |
| 40 | 16 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | Isenhower Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 14 | engine | 43 | |
| 41 | 26 | 72 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | 12 | ignition | 0 | ||
| 42 | 8 | 1 | Mark Martin | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 7 | accident | 37 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 105 | 71.4% | P4 |
| 2 | Harry Gant | 28 | 19.0% | P1 |
| 3 | Davey Allison | 9 | 6.1% | P29 |
| 4 | Rick Mast | 4 | 2.7% | P24 |
| 5 | Steve Grissom | 1 | 0.7% | P26 |