Race 17 of 29 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1989 Talladega DieHard 500 program cover, featuring Ken Schrader.
Date
July 30, 1989
Official name
21st Annual Talladega DieHard 500
Location
Lincoln, Alabama, Alabama International Motor Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance
188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance
188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed
157.354 miles per hour (253.237 km/h)
Attendance
90,000
Pole position
Driver
Mark Martin
Roush Racing
Time
49.158
Most laps led
Driver
Morgan Shepherd
RahMoc Enterprises
Laps
70
Winner
No. 11
Terry Labonte
Junior Johnson & Associates
Television in the United States
Network
CBS
Announcers
Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Chris Economaki
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1989 Talladega DieHard 500 was the 17th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 30, 1989, before an audience of 90,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Alabama International Motor Speedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. On the final restart with five laps left in the race, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Terry Labonte would manage to defend the field, mainly defending Hendrick Motorsports driver Darrell Waltrip to take his 11th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[1][2][3] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Darrell Waltrip and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (July 31, 1989). "Labonte Conquers Talladega (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 17. Retrieved May 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (July 31, 1989). "Labonte Conquers Talladega (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 20. Retrieved May 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Harris, Mike (July 31, 1989). "Labonte wins DieHard 500, announces split". The Times. p. 20. Retrieved May 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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