1989 Champion Spark Plug 400
19th race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400 was the 19th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 20, 1989, before an audience of 80,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate a majority of the race, leading 162 laps en route to his 15th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fifth victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, RahMoc Enterprises driver Morgan Shepherd and Jackson Bros. Motorsports driver Harry Gant would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 19 of 29 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | August 20, 1989 | ||
Official name | 20th Annual Champion Spark Plug 400 | ||
Location | Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Average speed | 157.704 miles per hour (253.800 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 80,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
Time | 40.968 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | |
Laps | 162 | ||
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 |