1989 The Winston
Fifth iteration of the NASCAR All-Star Race / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1989 edition of The Winston was a stock car racing competition that took place on May 21, 1989. Held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, the 135-lap race was an exhibition race in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Terry Labonte of Junior Johnson & Associates won the pole, but it was Rusty Wallace of Blue Max Racing who led the most laps (69) and won the race to collect US$240,000 after spinning Darrell Waltrip of Hendrick Motorsports out before the final lap.[2][3]
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Race details[1] | |||
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Race 2 of 2 exhibition races in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | May 21, 1989 (1989-05-21) | ||
Location | Concord, North Carolina | ||
Course |
Charlotte Motor Speedway 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
Distance | 135 laps, 202.5 mi (324 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures around 82 °F (28 °C), with 72% humidity and winds gusting to 10 miles per hour (16 km/h), partly sunny with 20% chance of rain | ||
Average speed | 133.15 mph (214.28 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Junior Johnson & Associates | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | |
Laps | 69 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ABC | ||
Announcers | Paul Page, Benny Parsons, and Bobby Unser |
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