Race 4 of 29 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1989 Pontiac Excitement 400 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date
March 26, 1989
Official name
35th Annual Pontiac Excitement 400
Location
Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway
Course
Permanent racing facility 0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Distance
400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled Distance
400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed
89.619 miles per hour (144.228 km/h)
Attendance
50,000
Pole position
Driver
Geoff Bodine
Hendrick Motorsports
Time
22.393
Most laps led
Driver
Geoff Bodine
Hendrick Motorsports
Laps
126
Winner
No. 27
Rusty Wallace
Blue Max Racing
Television in the United States
Network
TBS
Announcers
Ken Squier, Johnny Hayes
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1989 Pontiac Excitement 400 was the fourth stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 26, 1989, before an audience of 50,000 in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. With the assist of a late caution and a fast final pitstop, Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace would manage to pull away from the field on the final restart with 17 laps left in the race to take his 12th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, owner-driver Alan Kulwicki and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (March 27, 1989). "Wallace Whisks Past Kulwicki At Richmond (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 23. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (March 27, 1989). "Wallace Whisks Past Kulwicki At Richmond (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 25. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Pearson, Harold (March 27, 1989). "Wallace wins Richmond 400 (Part 1)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. 29. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Pearson, Harold (March 27, 1989). "Wallace wins Richmond 400 (Part 2)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. 32. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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