1989 Heinz Southern 500

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Official name Heinz Southern 500
Date September 3, 1989 (1989-September-03) Location Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina Course Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km) Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km) Weather Hot with temperatures reaching up to 93 °F (34 °C); wind speeds up to 19.38 miles per hour (31.19 km/h)

The 1989 Heinz Southern 500, the 40th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 3, 1989 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the 21st race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing won the race.

Race statistics

Time of race: 3:42:03

Average Speed: 135.462 miles per hour (218.005 km/h)

Pole Speed: 160.156 miles per hour (257.746 km/h)

Cautions: 4 for 24 laps

Margin of Victory: 1.5 sec

Lead changes: 26

Percent of race run under caution: 6.5%

Average green flag run: 68.6 laps

References

1989 Heinz Southern 500 Wikipedia

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