1989 Florida 500

The 1989 Nightdona 500 is know for a crash where Ron Pitcar was loose and flipped over twice and land on his wheels. Rookies Rusty Cornfuel, Kevin Racingtire, and Chuck Armstrong attended for the beginning of Generation 4.

Murray Clutchburn would win the Nightdona 500 for the first time with Alloy Wilson in second, The King taking third, Chick Hicks fourth, and veteran Kraig Shiftright fifth.

Only three racers DNF. Ron, and Eugene in the crash and James Robson due to engine problems. This is the lowest DNF's ever in a Nightdona 500, with no big ones.

Ron, surprisingly, did not miss a race as it was a small crash, and neither did the other DNF racers (Johnny, Sammy, and Eugene). It's a very boring race.

## Results

1. Murray Clutchburn 39 points +3 (winner gets + 3)
2. Alloy Wilson 38 points
3. The KIng 37 points
4. Chick Hicks 36 points
5. Kraig Shiftright 35 points
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36. Eugene Carbureski 4 points (crash on lap 73)
37. Johnny Blamer 3 points (crash on lap 73)
38. Ron Pitcar 2 points (crash on lap 73)
39. James Robson 1 point (engine problems on lap 53)

## TeleBio

Network: CBS

Announcers: Benny Pitstops & Bob Jankens

## Transcript

### Practice

(Chuck Armstrong enters pit road)

(pitties took Chuck 4 tires)

Mood Springs crew chief: All right? Now, we're gonna do it 50 laps, my way, all right? Now when you're racing out of the pits, your tires were twice as wide, and you weigh half as much. Now you weigh twice as much, and your tires were half as wide, and you burn them up. All right? Now when you burn them up, then now, they're about to get breezy, and you slip and slide, you're out of control.

Chuck Armstrong: What if I spin fast on a big race track like here? Will I go airborne?

Mood Springs crew chief: No. You wont go airborne because of these two things on top of you.

Chuck Armstrong: What's on top of me?

Mood Springs crew chief: These things open like doors.

Chuck Armstrong: I don't understand.

Mood Springs crew chief: (opens Chuck's roof flaps) These things, are called roof flaps.

Chuck Armstrong: Roof flaps? What do they do?

Mood Springs crew chief: When you slip and slide on a race track at 200 mph, and when it looks like you're about to go airborne, the roof flaps open to keep you from going airborne.

Chuck Armstrong: Will you let go of them now?

Mood Springs crew chief: Ok! (lets go of Chuck's roof flaps)

(Chuck leaves pit road)

### Start

Bob Jakens: And the 1989 Season is about to start with the Nightdona 500! It's on!

(6 laps later)

Dale Earnhardt: Ok! I'm gonna pull this rookie's chain! (rubs into Chuck Armstrong's rear)

(Chuck wanders all over the track)

Mood Springs crew chief: Chuck, your wandering all over the track.

Chuck Armstrong: Don, that son of a (Popeye toot) just slammed into me!

Mood Springs crew chief; No, he didn't slam into you, bump you, or nudge you. He rubbed you. And rubbin', son, is racin'.

### Lap 73 Crash

Bob Jakens: TROUBLE! RON PITCAR AIRBORNE HE GOES! RON PITCAR IN THE 68 IS CRASHING! UH OH! MORE TROUBLE AHEAD! PART TIMER JOHNNY BLAMER INVOLVED! AND SO IS EUGENE CARBURESKI!

Benny Pitstops: A surprisingly small crash here at Nightdona today. Wow. Looks like everyone is ok though so we might as well be right back. Ron did go airborne but landed on his wheels. But with an air horn, I have never seen anything like that in my LIFE! We'll be back for more of the Nightdona 500 right after these messages from CBS Sports.

Bob Jakens: Caution is out, an Darrell Cartrip is the first to ender pit road. Fallowed by The King, Murray Clutchburn, and the rookie Chuck Armstrong.

Mood Springs crew cheif: All right. While were still under a caution, I want you to go back out on that track, and hit the pace car.

Chuck Armstrong: Hit the pace car?

Mood Springs crew cheif: Hit the pace car!

Chuck Armstrong: What for!?

Mood Springs crew chief: Because you hit every other darn thing. I want you to be prefect! Come on! Go, go, go!

(Chuck leaves pit road)

### Murray Wins the 500!

Benny: One to go and the brawl between Clutchburn and Wilson continues! And it seems that... WILSON TAKES THE LEAD!

Bob: Here comes Murray! Here he comes! As they head to turn 4 THE CHECKERED FLAG WAVES AND THE WINNER OF THE 50TH ANNUAL NIGHTDONA 500 IS MURRAY CLUTCHBURN!

Benny: IT'S MURRAY CLUTCHBURN FOR THE WIN! MURRAY WINS HIS FIRST NIGHTDONA 500!

Bob: GO SPUTTER STOP!!!

(Murray Team Radio)

Murray: I DID IT! I REALLY DID IT!

Pat Turnson: I KNOW RIGHT! GOOD JOB BUDDY!

Murray: THANKS! I WON THE NIGHTDONA 500 FOR THE FIRST TIME!

(Live)

Benny: And WOW what a victory here at Nightdona Speedway! Let's go for burnouts!

(Murray celebrates by during burnouts for over 40 seconds)

Benny: Yep. That's when you win the Nightdona 500 you do crazy burnout donuts for a good time. We'll be back in a moment for victory lane at Nightdona.