# 1989 Banquet Frozen Foods 300

The 1989 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 was the 12th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the fourth race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the inaugural iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 11, 1989, before an audience of 62,000 in Sonoma, California, at the Grand Prix layout of Sears Point Raceway, a 2.52 miles (4.06 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 74 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, King Racing driver Ricky Rudd would manage to fend off a charge from Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace for the final four laps to take his 10th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Rusty Wallace and Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Sears International Point Raceway is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Watkins Glen International. The standard road course at Sears Point Raceway is a 12-turn course that is 2.52 miles (4.06 km) long; the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypassed turns 5 and 6, shortening the course to 1.95 miles (3.14 km). The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout. In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn, 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 miles (3.20 km).

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 2 | Ernie Irvan | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | Kroger |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus |
| 4 | Rick Wilson | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Kodak |
| 04 | Hershel McGriff | McGriff Motorsports | Pontiac | U.S. Bank |
| 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett |
| 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | Stroh's Light |
| 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | Zerex |
| 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | Miller High Life |
| 08 | Rick McCray | McCray Racing | Pontiac | Far West Meat |
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | Coors Light |
| 09 | Terry Fisher | Midgley Racing | Chevrolet | Midgley Racing |
| 11 | Terry Labonte | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | Budweiser |
| 15 | Brett Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | Motorcraft |
| 16 | Larry Pearson (R) | Pearson Racing | Buick | Chattanooga Chew |
| 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tide |
| 19 | Bill Cooper | Stoke Racing | Ford | Lakeport Chamber of Commerce |
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | Citgo |
| 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | B&B Racing | Oldsmobile | B&B Racing |
| 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Folgers |
| 26 | Ricky Rudd | King Racing | Buick | Quaker State |
| 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | Kodiak |
| 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | Texaco, Havoline |
| 29 | Dale Jarrett | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | Hardee's |
| 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | Country Time |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit |
| 38 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford | Redkote Steel Tubing |
| 40 | Darin Brassfield | Brassfield Racing | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 |
| 41 | Jim Bown | Bown Racing | Chevrolet | Rose Auto Wrecking |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | STP |
| 44 | Jack Sellers | Emerson Racing | Buick | Quaker State, Coca-Cola |
| 46 | Marta Leonard | Leonard Racing | Chevrolet | The Leonard Company |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | Alka-Seltzer |
| 55 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Skoal, Crown Central Petroleum |
| 56 | Ron Esau | Esau Racing | Oldsmobile | Esau Racing |
| 57 | Hut Stricklin (R) | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | Heinz |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy |
| 73 | Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | Schmitt Racing |
| 75 | Morgan Shepherd | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | Valvoline |
| 76 | Bill Sedgwick | Spears Motorsports | Buick | Spears Manufacturing |
| 79 | Roy Smith | Razore Racing | Ford | Autosports Enterprises |
| 80 | Bob Walker | Bob Walker Racing | Pontiac | Bayside Builders |
| 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce |
| 84 | Dick Trickle (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | Miller High Life |
| 88 | Joe Ruttman | Baker–Schiff Racing | Pontiac | Crisco |
| 90 | Stan Barrett | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Hawaiian Tropic |
| 93 | Troy Beebe | Beebe Racing | Buick | Taco Bell |
| 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | Sunoco |
| 99 | John Krebs | Krebs Racing | Pontiac | Skoal |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 9, at 4:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, June 10, at 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-40 would be decided on time, and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; which was two for entries in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and two extra provisionals for the NASCAR Winston West Series.
Rusty Wallace, driving for Blue Max Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:40.754 and an average speed of 90.041 miles per hour (144.907 km/h) in the first round.
Six drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 1:40.754 | 90.041 |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 1:40.774 | 90.023 |
| 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 1:40.802 | 89.998 |
| 4 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | King Racing | Buick | 1:40.849 | 89.956 |
| 5 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:41.267 | 89.585 |
| 6 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:41.333 | 89.527 |
| 7 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 1:41.494 | 89.385 |
| 8 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:41.567 | 89.320 |
| 9 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 1:41.906 | 89.023 |
| 10 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:41.940 | 88.994 |
| 11 | 38 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford | 1:42.251 | 88.723 |
| 12 | 88 | Joe Ruttman | Baker–Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:42.294 | 88.686 |
| 13 | 33 | Harry Gant | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 1:42.394 | 88.599 |
| 14 | 41 | Jim Bown | Bown Racing | Chevrolet | 1:42.427 | 88.570 |
| 15 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 1:42.428 | 88.570 |
| 16 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 1:42.571 | 88.446 |
| 17 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:42.612 | 88.411 |
| 18 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:43.134 | 87.963 |
| 19 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 1:43.184 | 87.921 |
| 20 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 1:43.209 | 87.899 |
| 21 | 84 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 1:43.584 | 87.581 |
| 22 | 16 | Larry Pearson | Pearson Racing | Buick | 1:43.596 | 87.571 |
| 23 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 1:43.794 | 87.404 |
| 24 | 09 | Terry Fisher | Midgley Racing | Chevrolet | 1:43.841 | 87.364 |
| 25 | 19 | Bill Cooper | Stoke Racing | Ford | 1:43.842 | 87.363 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 26 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:40.963 | 89.555 |
| 27 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 1:42.306 | 88.675 |
| 28 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 1:42.633 | 88.393 |
| 29 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | 1:42.842 | 88.213 |
| 30 | 40 | Darin Brassfield | Brassfield Racing | Chevrolet | 1:43.094 | 87.997 |
| 31 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | McGriff Motorsports | Pontiac | 1:43.139 | 87.959 |
| 32 | 93 | Troy Beebe | Beebe Racing | Buick | 1:43.818 | 87.384 |
| 33 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 1:43.904 | 87.311 |
| 34 | 57 | Hut Stricklin | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | 1:43.936 | 87.284 |
| 35 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 1:41.001 | 87.230 |
| 36 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | 1:41.142 | 87.112 |
| 37 | 79 | Roy Smith | Razore Racing | Ford | 1:41.216 | 87.050 |
| 38 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 1:41.268 | 87.007 |
| 39 | 56 | Ron Esau | Esau Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:41.730 | 86.623 |
| 40 | 08 | Rick McCray | McCray Racing | Pontiac | 1:41.862 | 86.524 |
| Winston Cup provisional |||||||
| 41 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | B&B Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:46.730 | 85.000 |
| Winston West provisional |||||||
| 42 | 99 | John Krebs | Krebs Racing | Pontiac | 1:46.071 | 85.528 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 43 | 76 | Bill Sedgwick | Spears Motorsports | Buick | -* | -* |
| 44 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 45 | 44 | Jack Sellers | Emerson Racing | Buick | -* | -* |
| 46 | 80 | Bob Walker | Bob Walker Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 47 | 90 | Stan Barrett | Donlavey Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 48 | 46 | Marta Leonard | Leonard Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | King Racing | Buick | 74 | 61 | running | 185 | $62,350 |
| 2 | 1 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 74 | 10 | running | 175 | $39,225 |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 74 | 3 | running | 170 | $28,375 |
| 4 | 10 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 160 | $20,350 |
| 5 | 26 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 74 | 0 | running | 155 | $18,507 |
| 6 | 12 | 88 | Joe Ruttman | Baker–Schiff Racing | Oldsmobile | 74 | 0 | running | 150 | $11,350 |
| 7 | 9 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | running | 146 | $16,575 |
| 8 | 16 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 74 | 0 | running | 142 | $10,075 |
| 9 | 15 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 138 | $13,875 |
| 10 | 28 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | running | 134 | $11,600 |
| 11 | 18 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 130 | $8,475 |
| 12 | 13 | 33 | Harry Gant | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 74 | 0 | running | 127 | $11,175 |
| 13 | 19 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 74 | 0 | running | 124 | $7,775 |
| 14 | 31 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | McGriff Motorsports | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | running | 0 | $5,075 |
| 15 | 27 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 73 | 0 | running | 118 | $10,675 |
| 16 | 35 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | running | 115 | $6,200 |
| 17 | 36 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | running | 0 | $3,925 |
| 18 | 23 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 73 | 0 | running | 109 | $5,800 |
| 19 | 22 | 16 | Larry Pearson | Pearson Racing | Buick | 73 | 0 | running | 106 | $4,475 |
| 20 | 8 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | running | 103 | $10,675 |
| 21 | 34 | 57 | Hut Stricklin | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | 73 | 0 | running | 100 | $2,925 |
| 22 | 30 | 40 | Darin Brassfield | Brassfield Racing | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | running | 97 | $2,650 |
| 23 | 29 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | 73 | 0 | running | 94 | $3,475 |
| 24 | 32 | 93 | Troy Beebe | Beebe Racing | Buick | 72 | 0 | running | 0 | $2,605 |
| 25 | 24 | 09 | Terry Fisher | Midgley Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | running | 0 | $2,825 |
| 26 | 38 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 72 | 0 | running | 85 | $3,345 |
| 27 | 20 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 72 | 0 | running | 82 | $5,275 |
| 28 | 40 | 08 | Rick McCray | McCray Racing | Pontiac | 72 | 0 | running | 0 | $3,200 |
| 29 | 14 | 41 | Jim Bown | Bown Racing | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | running | 0 | $2,215 |
| 30 | 21 | 84 | Dick Trickle | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 69 | 0 | running | 73 | $5,200 |
| 31 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 69 | 0 | running | 70 | $6,825 |
| 32 | 11 | 38 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford | 65 | 0 | running | 67 | $2,425 |
| 33 | 42 | 99 | John Krebs | Krebs Racing | Pontiac | 65 | 0 | running | 0 | $3,000 |
| 34 | 41 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | B&B Racing | Oldsmobile | 63 | 0 | engine | 61 | $2,375 |
| 35 | 25 | 19 | Bill Cooper | Stoke Racing | Ford | 61 | 0 | engine | 0 | $2,360 |
| 36 | 7 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 55 | 0 | engine | 55 | $4,330 |
| 37 | 5 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | running | 52 | $9,520 |
| 38 | 6 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | running | 49 | $10,900 |
| 39 | 37 | 79 | Roy Smith | Razore Racing | Ford | 46 | 0 | engine | 0 | $3,375 |
| 40 | 17 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 33 | 0 | engine | 43 | $4,250 |
| 41 | 39 | 56 | Ron Esau | Esau Racing | Oldsmobile | 15 | 0 | ignition | 0 | $2,250 |
| 42 | 33 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 8 | 0 | transmission | 37 | $4,250 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 43 | | 76 | Bill Sedgwick | Spears Motorsports | Buick | | | | | |
| 44 | | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 45 | | 44 | Jack Sellers | Emerson Racing | Buick | | | | | |
| 46 | | 80 | Bob Walker | Bob Walker Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 47 | | 90 | Stan Barrett | Donlavey Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 48 | | 46 | Marta Leonard | Leonard Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 1,775 |
| 1 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 1,666 (-109) |
| 2 | 3 | Rusty Wallace | 1,648 (-127) |
| | 4 | Geoff Bodine | 1,637 (–138) |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Martin | 1,613 (–162) |
| 4 | 6 | Bill Elliott | 1,523 (–252) |
| 1 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | 1,513 (–262) |
| 1 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | 1,502 (–273) |
| | 9 | Davey Allison | 1,496 (–279) |
| 1 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | 1,486 (–289) |
| Official driver's standings ||||