1989 Country Squire 200 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1989 Country Squire 200
Name of Track:	Darlington Raceway
Date:	April 1st

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 Country Squire 200 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1989 Country Squire 200, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Geoffrey Bodine	15	1	$14,200	147	running	Levi Garrett
2	Mark Martin	1	8	$5,600	147	running	Carolina Ford Dealers
3	Harry Gant	7	2	$4,950	147	running	Whitaker Racing
4	Phil Parsons	55	20	$3,000	147	running	Crown
5	Rick Wilson	75	12	$2,675	147	running	Food Country USA
6	Dale Earnhardt	3	3	$2,882	147	running	GM Goodwrench
7	Davey Allison	28	27	$1,500	147	running	Havoline Antifreeze
8	Ken Schrader	52	19	$1,400	147	running	Red Baron Frozen Pizza
9	Rob Moroso	25	21	$4,757	146	running	Swisher Sweets
10	Ronald Cooper	56	14	$3,257	146	running	Speedway Waste Disposal
11	L.D. Ottinger	2	23	$2,582	146	running	Detroit Gasket
12	Jack Ingram	11	34	$4,232	146	running	Skoal
13	Rick Mast	22	15	$3,582	146	running	A.G. Dillard
14	Michael Waltrip	30	32	$925	146	running	Post Cereals
15	Tommy Houston	6	25	$4,207	145	running	Southern Biscuit Flour
16	Tommy Ellis	99	10	$5,057	145	running	Goo Goo Clusters
17	Jimmy Spencer	34	22	$4,007	145	running	Wayne Paging
18	Chuck Bown	63	26	$3,075	145	running	Nescafe Classic
19	Dave Marcis	70	36	$800	145	running	Dirt Devil Vacuums
20	Jeff Burton	12	31	$1,225	145	running	Climate Control
21	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	81	16	$0	144	running	Rose's Stores
23	Randy LaJoie	71	11	$680	144	running	D & D Competition
24	Bobby Hamilton	8	28	$1,120	144	running	Lighting & Fans
27	Steve Grissom	9	42	$1,897	141	running	Texas Pete Sauces
28	Brandon Baker	5	37	$630	141	running	Commercial Management
29	Kenny Wallace	36	9	$970	131	oil leak	Cox Treated Lumber
30	Rusty Wallace	72	4	$860	117	clutch	Kodiak
31	Dale Jarrett	32	5	$600	113	engine	Port-A-Lube
32	Elton Sawyer	42	39	$1,797	109	engine	Accu-Turn
33	Lee Faulk	51	40	$580	106	crash	Slender You Figure Salons
34	Dave Rezendes	79	29	$570	96	valve	K.R. Rezendes, Inc.
36	Brad Teague	33	17	$1,432	90	engine	Pharo's Truck Stop
37	Darrell Waltrip	17	13	$540	44	engine	Exxon Superflo
38	Bobby Labonte	44	7	$530	30	crash	Winner's Circle Auto Parts
40	Jimmy Hensley	58	24	$1,382	15	engine	Southern Maryland Motorsports
41	Greg Sacks	87	6	$500	13	ignition	Lowe's Foods
42	Ed Berrier	62	41	$1,382	1	engine	Lemon's Auto Parts