Race 26 of 29 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1989 Holly Farms 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace.
Date
October 15, 1989
Official name
40th Annual Holly Farms 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
90.269 miles per hour (145.274 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Kyle Petty
SABCO Racing
Time
Set by 1989 owner's points
Most laps led
Driver
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
Laps
343
Winner
No. 5
Geoff Bodine
Hendrick Motorsports
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 Holly Farms 400 was the 26th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 40th iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, October 1, 1989, but due to rain throughout the race's weekend, the race was postponed until Sunday, October 15.[1][2] The race was held 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. On the final lap of the race, a battle between Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and King Racing driver Ricky Rudd that had been culminating since the final restart of the race on lap 398 came to a head. Heading into the first turn, Rudd would dive-bomb Earnhardt, which led Rudd into Earnhardt's car, spinning both cars. As a result of the spin, the third place driver at the time, Hendrick Motorsports driver Geoff Bodine, would manage to avoid the wreck and take the victory. The victory was Bodine's seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[3][4][5][6] Rudd and Earnhardt would finish ninth and tenth, respectively.
In the driver's championship points battle, leader Rusty Wallace was able to increase his lead over Earnhardt by two points to make his lead over Earnhardt 37 points with three races left in the season. Had Earnhardt either won or taken second in the race, Earnhardt would have retaken the driver's championship lead from Wallace.[7]
^Higgins, Tom (October 1, 1989). "Rain Postpones N. Wilkesboro For 2 Weeks (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 15. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (October 1, 1989). "Rain Postpones N. Wilkesboro For 2 Weeks (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 16. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (October 16, 1989). "Bump Benefits Bodine (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 21. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (October 16, 1989). "Bump Benefits Bodine (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 24. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Mulhurn, Mike (October 16, 1989). "Bodine Gets Win; Earnhardt, Rudd Get Mad (Part 1)". Winston-Salem Journal. p. 13. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Mulhurn, Mike (October 16, 1989). "Bodine Gets Win; Earnhardt, Rudd Get Mad (Part 2)". Winston-Salem Journal. p. 20. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Mulhurn, Mike (October 16, 1989). "Earnhardt–Rudd Accident Has Big Impact on Points Race". Winston-Salem Journal. p. 20. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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