# 1989 Pepsi 400

The 1989 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 1, 1989, before an audience of 95,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would make a late-race charge to the front, passing for the lead with five laps left in the race to take his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season. To fill out the top three, RahMoc Enterprises driver Morgan Shepherd and Jackson Bros. Motorsports driver Phil Parsons would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Ford | H. L. Waters Racing |
| 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 |
| 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett |
| 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | Stroh's Light |
| 06 | Terry Byers | Byers Racing | Buick | Byers Racing |
| 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | Zerex |
| 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | Miller High Life |
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | Coors Light |
| 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Pontiac | Purolator |
| 11 | Terry Labonte | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | Budweiser |
| 14 | A. J. Foyt | A. J. Foyt Racing | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen |
| 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 Ingram | Gray Racing | Oldsmobile | Gray Racing |
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | Citgo |
| 22 | Grant Adcox | Adcox Racing | Chevrolet | Herb Adcox Chevrolet |
| 24 | John McFadden | McFadden Racing | Pontiac | Alliance Training Centers |
| 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 |
| 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | Peak Antifreeze |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | STP |
| 45 | Patty Moise | Moise Racing | Buick | Amway Freedom Fuel Additive |
| 50 | Jim Sauter | Dingman Brothers Racing | Pontiac | Valvoline |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | Alka-Seltzer |
| 55 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Skoal, Crown Central Petroleum |
| 57 | Hut Stricklin (R) | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | Heinz |
| 59 | Mark Gibson | Collins Racing | Pontiac | Altman American Air Conditioning |
| 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy |
| 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Barkdoll Racing | Oldsmobile | Deery Brothers |
| 75 | Morgan Shepherd | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | Valvoline |
| 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce |
| 84 | Dick Trickle (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | Miller High Life |
| 88 | Jimmy Spencer (R) | Baker–Schiff Racing | Pontiac | Crisco |
| 90 | Stan Barrett | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Hawaiian Tropic |
| 93 | Charlie Baker | Salmon Racing | Buick | Salmon Racing |
| 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | Sunoco |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, June 29, at 10:00 AM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 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 Friday, June 30, at 11:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 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; up to two provisionals were given.
Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 46.909 and an average speed of 191.861 miles per hour (308.770 km/h) in the first round.
Five drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 46.909 | 191.861 |
| 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 47.114 | 191.026 |
| 3 | 33 | Harry Gant | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 47.357 | 190.046 |
| 4 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 47.457 | 189.645 |
| 5 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.526 | 189.370 |
| 6 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 47.541 | 189.310 |
| 7 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 47.574 | 189.179 |
| 8 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 47.720 | 188.600 |
| 9 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 47.764 | 188.426 |
| 10 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 47.897 | 187.903 |
| 11 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 47.973 | 187.606 |
| 12 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.080 | 187.188 |
| 13 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 48.124 | 187.017 |
| 14 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.156 | 186.893 |
| 15 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 48.205 | 186.703 |
| 16 | 84 | Dick Trickle (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 48.243 | 186.556 |
| 17 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Junior Johnson | Ford | 48.268 | 186.459 |
| 18 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Pontiac | 48.318 | 186.266 |
| 19 | 14 | A. J. Foyt | A. J. Foyt Racing | Oldsmobile | 48.417 | 185.885 |
| 20 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 48.451 | 185.755 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Barkdoll Racing | Oldsmobile | 48.454 | 185.743 |
| 22 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 48.496 | 185.582 |
| 23 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 48.737 | 184.665 |
| 24 | 16 | Larry Pearson (R) | Pearson Racing | Buick | 48.756 | 184.593 |
| 25 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 48.789 | 184.468 |
| 26 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 48.968 | 183.793 |
| 27 | 90 | Stan Barrett | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 48.978 | 183.756 |
| 28 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 48.981 | 183.745 |
| 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 48.999 | 183.677 |
| 30 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | 49.018 | 183.606 |
| 31 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | 49.042 | 183.516 |
| 32 | 88 | Jimmy Spencer (R) | Baker–Schiff Racing | Pontiac | 49.096 | 183.314 |
| 33 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 49.107 | 183.273 |
| 34 | 57 | Hut Stricklin (R) | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | 49.360 | 182.334 |
| 35 | 45 | Patty Moise | Moise Racing | Buick | 49.388 | 182.231 |
| 36 | 24 | John McFadden | McFadden Racing | Pontiac | 49.429 | 182.079 |
| 37 | 22 | Grant Adcox | Adcox Racing | Chevrolet | 49.535 | 181.690 |
| 38 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | King Racing | Buick | 49.665 | 181.214 |
| 39 | 50 | Jim Sauter | Dingman Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 49.665 | 181.214 |
| 40 | 59 | Mark Gibson | Collins Racing | Pontiac | 49.746 | 180.919 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 41 | 19 | Bill Ingram | Gray Racing | Oldsmobile | 49.774 | 180.817 |
| 42 | 93 | Charlie Baker | Salmon Racing | Buick | 49.809 | 180.690 |
| 43 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 50.259 | 179.072 |
| 44 | 06 | Terry Byers | Byers Racing | Buick | 50.732 | 177.403 |
| 45 | 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Ford | - | - |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 8 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 160 | 19 | running | 180 | $65,000 |
| 2 | 11 | 75 | Morgan Shepherd | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 160 | 4 | running | 175 | $39,975 |
| 3 | 10 | 55 | Phil Parsons | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 160 | 1 | running | 170 | $27,700 |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 160 | 50 | running | 170 | $27,750 |
| 5 | 9 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 155 | $19,855 |
| 6 | 17 | 11 | Terry Labonte | Junior Johnson | Ford | 160 | 14 | running | 155 | $17,460 |
| 7 | 22 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 160 | 0 | running | 146 | $15,485 |
| 8 | 16 | 84 | Dick Trickle (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 160 | 0 | running | 142 | $13,085 |
| 9 | 38 | 26 | Ricky Rudd | King Racing | Buick | 160 | 0 | running | 138 | $16,842 |
| 10 | 34 | 57 | Hut Stricklin (R) | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | 160 | 0 | running | 134 | $11,410 |
| 11 | 6 | 15 | Brett Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 130 | $9,900 |
| 12 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 160 | 0 | running | 127 | $5,685 |
| 13 | 37 | 22 | Grant Adcox | Adcox Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 124 | $5,520 |
| 14 | 28 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 160 | 0 | running | 121 | $5,205 |
| 15 | 21 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Barkdoll Racing | Oldsmobile | 159 | 0 | running | 118 | $6,390 |
| 16 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 159 | 28 | running | 120 | $13,085 |
| 17 | 23 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 159 | 0 | running | 112 | $13,580 |
| 18 | 13 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 158 | 33 | running | 114 | $13,180 |
| 19 | 14 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | running | 106 | $12,780 |
| 20 | 26 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 158 | 0 | running | 103 | $6,505 |
| 21 | 4 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 156 | 0 | running | 100 | $7,295 |
| 22 | 12 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 155 | 4 | running | 102 | $10,800 |
| 23 | 31 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | 147 | 0 | running | 94 | $4,755 |
| 24 | 25 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 143 | 0 | crash | 91 | $6,660 |
| 25 | 33 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | crash | 88 | $6,565 |
| 26 | 18 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Pontiac | 143 | 0 | crash | 85 | $4,195 |
| 27 | 32 | 88 | Jimmy Spencer (R) | Baker–Schiff Racing | Pontiac | 143 | 0 | crash | 82 | $5,995 |
| 28 | 20 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 140 | 2 | crash | 84 | $5,830 |
| 29 | 7 | 4 | Rick Wilson | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 109 | 4 | crash | 81 | $5,710 |
| 30 | 24 | 16 | Larry Pearson (R) | Pearson Racing | Buick | 108 | 0 | crash | 73 | $3,640 |
| 31 | 30 | 29 | Dale Jarrett | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | 108 | 0 | crash | 70 | $5,510 |
| 32 | 3 | 33 | Harry Gant | Jackson Bros. Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 102 | 0 | rear end | 67 | $10,105 |
| 33 | 40 | 59 | Mark Gibson | Collins Racing | Pontiac | 100 | 0 | crash | 64 | $2,880 |
| 34 | 15 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 89 | 0 | crash | 61 | $5,405 |
| 35 | 19 | 14 | A. J. Foyt | A. J. Foyt Racing | Oldsmobile | 89 | 0 | crash | 58 | $2,780 |
| 36 | 5 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53 | 1 | crash | 60 | $10,555 |
| 37 | 27 | 90 | Stan Barrett | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 36 | 0 | driveshaft | 0 | $2,730 |
| 38 | 39 | 50 | Jim Sauter | Dingman Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 5 | 0 | engine | 49 | $2,715 |
| 39 | 35 | 45 | Patty Moise | Moise Racing | Buick | 0 | 0 | crash | 46 | $2,695 |
| 40 | 36 | 24 | John McFadden | McFadden Racing | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | crash | 43 | $2,664 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 41 | | 19 | Bill Ingram | Gray Racing | Oldsmobile | | | | | |
| 42 | | 93 | Charlie Baker | Salmon Racing | Buick | | | | | |
| 43 | | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 44 | | 06 | Terry Byers | Byers Racing | Buick | | | | | |
| 45 | | 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,171 |
| | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 2,047 (-124) |
| | 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 2,014 (-157) |
| | 4 | Mark Martin | 1,978 (–193) |
| | 5 | Bill Elliott | 1,973 (–198) |
| | 6 | Sterling Marlin | 1,940 (–231) |
| 2 | 7 | Ricky Rudd | 1,887 (–284) |
| 1 | 8 | Geoff Bodine | 1,879 (–292) |
| 2 | 9 | Davey Allison | 1,861 (–310) |
| | 10 | Terry Labonte | 1,855 (–316) |
| Official driver's standings ||||