| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Atl. Journal 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| November 19, 1989 | Race 29 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 140.229 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 25.71 seconds | Time of Race: 03:33:36 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 21 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 35 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 185/10 | 328 | Running | $81,700 |
| 2 | 7 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 170/0 | 328 | Running | $33,625 |
| 3 | 6 | #94 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Sunoco | 170/5 | 328 | Running | $25,275 |
| 4 | 2 | #45 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Folgers | 165/5 | 328 | Running | $18,875 |
| 5 | 8 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 160/5 | 327 | Running | $18,800 |
| 6 | 16 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Peak | 150/0 | 326 | Running | $6,775 |
| 7 | 29 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller High Life | 146/0 | 326 | Running | $13,117 |
| 8 | 24 | #75 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Valvoline | 142/0 | 326 | Running | $13,350 |
| 9 | 26 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | CITGO | 138/0 | 326 | Running | $8,950 |
| 10 | 22 | #83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 134/0 | 326 | Running | $10,925 |
| 11 | 23 | #2 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Kroger | 130/0 | 325 | Running | $5,750 |
| 12 | 10 | #10 | Derrike Cope | Pontiac | Purolator | 127/0 | 325 | Running | $5,450 |
| 13 | 1 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 124/0 | 325 | Running | $11,250 |
| 14 | 33 | #26 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Quaker State | 126/5 | 325 | Running | $10,350 |
| 15 | 4 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 118/0 | 325 | Running | $12,875 |
| 16 | 37 | #29 | Dale Jarrett | Pontiac | Hardee's | 115/0 | 324 | Running | $6,850 |
| 17 | 21 | #33 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit | 112/0 | 324 | Running | $12,050 |
| 18 | 28 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 109/0 | 324 | Running | $6,250 |
| 19 | 34 | #16 | Larry Pearson | Buick | Chattanooga Chew | 106/0 | 323 | Running | $4,700 |
| 20 | 11 | #57 | Hut Stricklin | Pontiac | Heinz | 103/0 | 322 | Running | $4,875 |
| 21 | 36 | #44 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Group 44 | 100/0 | 321 | Running | $2,550 |
| 22 | 40 | #02 | Rich Bickle | Buick | Alka-Seltzer | 97/0 | 319 | Running | $2,475 |
| 23 | 14 | #15 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Motorcraft | 94/0 | 310 | Running | $5,350 |
| 24 | 39 | #47 | Jack Pennington | Oldsmobile | Springsteen Properties | 91/0 | 303 | Running | $2,325 |
| 25 | 18 | #28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 93/5 | 293 | Running | $11,350 |
| 26 | 30 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time | 85/0 | 279 | Engine Failure | $5,075 |
| 27 | 13 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 82/0 | 278 | Running | $13,150 |
| 28 | 35 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 79/0 | 268 | A-Frame | $2,925 |
| 29 | 12 | #48 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Dinner Bell Foods | 76/0 | 257 | Engine Failure | $2,150 |
| 30 | 20 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Stroh's Light | 73/0 | 224 | Engine Failure | $5,625 |
| 31 | 17 | #66 | Rick Mast | Chevrolet | Winn-Dixie | 70/0 | 213 | Engine Failure | $2,050 |
| 32 | 38 | #22 | Grant Adcox | Oldsmobile | Herb Adcox Chevrolet | 67/0 | 198 | Accident | $2,040 |
| 33 | 42 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 64/0 | 181 | Valve | $4,705 |
| 34 | 15 | #20 | Rob Moroso | Oldsmobile | Swisher Sweets | 61/0 | 169 | Accident | $2,025 |
| 35 | 9 | #84 | Dick Trickle * | Buick | Miller High Life | 63/5 | 138 | Engine Failure | $4,750 |
| 36 | 31 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 60/5 | 94 | Engine Failure | $1,965 |
| 37 | 19 | #88 | Jimmy Spencer | Pontiac | Crisco | 52/0 | 68 | Accident | $4,575 |
| 38 | 25 | #01 | Mickey Gibbs | Ford | Gibbs-West | 49/0 | 37 | Engine Failure | $1,935 |
| 39 | 27 | #77 | Ken Ragan | Ford | Jasper Engines | 46/0 | 35 | Brakes | $1,930 |
| 40 | 5 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Ford | Budweiser | 43/0 | 29 | Engine Failure | $8,925 |
| 41 | 32 | #89 | Rodney Combs | Pontiac | Evinrude Outboards | 40/0 | 10 | Broken Oil Line | $1,925 |
| 42 | 41 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Crown | 37/0 | 8 | Engine Failure | $4,525 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||