1989 TranSouth 500 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1989 TranSouth 500
Name of Track:	Darlington Raceway
Date:	April 2nd

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.

Looks Like An Egg

It was the first superspeedway built with NASCAR racing in mind and is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.

Largest Field of Racers

Darlington has an interesting history. When the 1.366 mile long track first opened over a half-century ago, it was not uncommon for there to be 80 or more entrants in a race; this was curtailed over the years as NASCAR adopted a more uniform set of guidelines with regard to the number of cars which could qualify for a race.

Flip-Flop

In recent years the track has been reconfigured; what was the front stretch is now the back stretch, and the turns have been renumbered accordingly. Seating has been increased to approximately 60,000; it has been limited by the proximity of a railroad track to the facility, a highway behind the back stretch, and the still-present pond.

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1989 TranSouth 500 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1989 TranSouth 500, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Harry Gant	33	10	$59,935	367	running	Skoal Bandit
2	Davey Allison	28	4	$35,435	367	running	Havoline
3	Geoffrey Bodine	5	8	$25,345	367	running	Levi Garrett
4	Mark Martin	6	1	$1,810	367	running	Stroh's Light
5	Sterling Marlin	94	26	$18,270	367	running	Sunoco
6	Bill Elliott	9	13	$17,725	367	running	Coors
7	Alan Kulwicki	7	3	$10,750	366	running	Zerex
8	Rusty Wallace	27	5	$15,120	366	running	Kodiak
9	Michael Waltrip	30	23	$8,820	366	running	Country Time Lemonade
10	Lake Speed	83	14	$10,675	366	running	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce
11	Rick Wilson	4	17	$7,850	366	running	Kodak Film
12	Ricky Rudd	26	25	$7,425	365	running	Quaker State
13	Dick Trickle	84	28	$8,250	365	running	Miller High Life
14	Brett Bodine	15	2	$6,725	365	running	Motorcraft
15	Richard Petty	43	33	$4,955	364	running	STP
16	Morgan Shepherd	75	12	$11,300	363	running	Valvoline
17	Dave Marcis	71	22	$5,935	363	running	Lifebuoy Soap
18	Terry Labonte	11	19	$9,875	362	running	Budweiser
20	Larry Pearson	16	36	$3,725	361	running	Chattanooga Chew
21	Eddie Bierschwale	23	32	$2,570	359	running	Coaches
22	Ken Bouchard	10	34	$3,490	358	running	Whitcomb Racing
23	Ben Hess	40	29	$2,435	357	running	Hess Racing
24	Ernie Irvan	2	18	$3,080	355	running	Kroger
25	Greg Sacks	88	16	$5,925	352	crash	Crisco
26	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	15	$0	352	crash	Miller High Life
27	Ken Schrader	25	6	$9,140	350	crash	Folger's Coffee
28	Kyle Petty	42	30	$2,095	350	crash	Peak Antifreeze
29	Rodney Combs	34	35	$2,050	349	running	Allen's Glass
32	Jimmy Horton	80	31	$1,895	324	engine	Miles Concrete
33	Dale Earnhardt	3	11	$10,655	290	running	GM Goodwrench
34	Rick Mast	66	24	$5,090	284	running	Banquet Frozen Foods
35	Derrike Cope	68	37	$1,790	276	oil pump	Purolator
36	Darrell Waltrip	17	4	$10,355	261	running	Tide
37	Chad Little	90	41	$2,350	257	engine	Donlavey Racing
39	Neil Bonnett	21	20	$4,295	162	valve	Citgo
40	Dale Jarrett	29	9	$3,645	83	engine	Hardee's
41	Phil Parsons	55	21	$3,645	83	crash	Crown Petroleum