Seventh race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1989 First Union 400
Race details
Race 7 of 29 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1989 First Union 400 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte.
Date
April 16, 1989
Official name
39th Annual First Union 400
Location
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Course
Permanent racing facility 0.625 mi (1.006 km)
Distance
400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Scheduled Distance
400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Average speed
89.937 miles per hour (144.740 km/h)
Attendance
36,000
Pole position
Driver
Rusty Wallace
Blue Max Racing
Time
19.145
Most laps led
Driver
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
Laps
296
Winner
No. 3
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress 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 First Union 400 was the seventh stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 39th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 16, 1989, before an audience of 36,000 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to dominate a majority of the race, leading 296 laps to take his 35th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, owner-driver Alan Kulwicki and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (April 17, 1989). "Earnhardt Ends Drought (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 49. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (April 17, 1989). "Earnhardt Ends Drought (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 51. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^King, Randy (April 17, 1989). "Earnhardt returns to the front (Part 1)". The Roanoke Times. p. 45. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^King, Randy (April 17, 1989). "Earnhardt returns to the front (Part 2)". The Roanoke Times. p. 48. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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