Race 19 of 29 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400 program cover.
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
Geoff Bodine
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
Motor car race
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.
^Higgins, Tom (August 21, 1989). "Crew Lifts Wallace To Victory (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 15. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (August 21, 1989). "Crew Lifts Wallace To Victory (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 18. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Crowe, Steve (August 21, 1989). "Wallace wins MIS, points to season title (Part 1)". Detroit Free Press. p. 44. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Crowe, Steve (August 21, 1989). "Wallace wins MIS, points to season title (Part 2)". Detroit Free Press. p. 51. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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