Race 16 of 29 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1989 AC Spark Plug 500 program cover
Date
July 23, 1989
Official name
17th Annual AC Spark Plug 500
Location
Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance
200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance
200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed
117.847 miles per hour (189.656 km/h)
Attendance
70,000
Pole position
Driver
Ken Schrader
Hendrick Motorsports
Time
57.031
Most laps led
Driver
Rusty Wallace
Blue Max Racing
Laps
68
Winner
No. 9
Bill Elliott
Melling Racing
Television in the United States
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1989 AC Spark Plug 500 was the 16th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 23, 1989, before an audience of 70,000 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott would make a late-race charge, passing for the lead with six laps left in the race to take his 31st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (July 24, 1989). "Elliott Rallies For Sparkling Finish (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 15. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (July 24, 1989). "Elliott Rallies For Sparkling Finish (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 18. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Walsh, Scott (July 24, 1989). "Elliott's Victory a Little Bit of History Repeating (Part 1)". The Scranton Times-Tribune. p. 15. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Walsh, Scott (July 24, 1989). "Elliott's Victory a Little Bit of History Repeating (Part 2)". The Scranton Times-Tribune. p. 18. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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