| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Valleydale 500 | Bristol International Speedway | |||||||||
| April 09, 1989 | Race 6 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 76.034 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.26 seconds | Time of Race: 03:30:18 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 33 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 20 for 98 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 8 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 180/5 | 500 | Running | $48,750 |
| 2 | 13 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 170/0 | 500 | Running | $28,900 |
| 3 | 2 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $21,950 |
| 4 | 31 | #28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 165/5 | 500 | Running | $17,802 |
| 5 | 27 | #84 | Dick Trickle * | Buick | Miller High Life | 155/0 | 500 | Running | $12,950 |
| 6 | 1 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Stroh's Light | 155/5 | 500 | Running | $13,975 |
| 7 | 21 | #88 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Crisco | 156/10 | 500 | Running | $9,300 |
| 8 | 18 | #26 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Quaker State | 142/0 | 500 | Running | $7,325 |
| 9 | 16 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 143/5 | 500 | Running | $13,150 |
| 10 | 11 | #33 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit | 139/5 | 500 | Running | $10,350 |
| 11 | 7 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time | 130/0 | 499 | Running | $6,500 |
| 12 | 29 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | CITGO | 132/5 | 499 | Running | $6,075 |
| 13 | 23 | #31 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Slender You Figure Salons | 124/0 | 498 | Running | $6,300 |
| 14 | 15 | #66 | Rick Mast | Chevrolet | Mach One Racing | 126/5 | 496 | Running | $5,800 |
| 15 | 14 | #94 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Sunoco | 123/5 | 493 | Running | $6,930 |
| 16 | 5 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 120/5 | 492 | Running | $21,280 |
| 17 | 28 | #67 | Brad Teague | Pontiac | You Can Rent | 112/0 | 488 | Running | $2,480 |
| 18 | 32 | #16 | Larry Pearson | Buick | Chattanooga Chew | 109/0 | 480 | Oil Line | $2,430 |
| 19 | 12 | #23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | Americraft | 106/0 | 479 | Running | $2,390 |
| 20 | 3 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 108/5 | 458 | Running | $6,075 |
| 21 | 4 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 105/5 | 442 | Running | $4,710 |
| 22 | 20 | #29 | Dale Jarrett | Pontiac | Hardee's | 97/0 | 440 | Running | $4,520 |
| 23 | 6 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Crown | 94/0 | 420 | Accident | $4,395 |
| 24 | 19 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Ford | Budweiser | 91/0 | 400 | Running | $7,825 |
| 25 | 30 | #83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 88/0 | 397 | Running | $4,405 |
| 26 | 10 | #75 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Valvoline | 90/5 | 234 | Accident | $8,745 |
| 27 | 22 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller High Life | 87/5 | 215 | Accident | $4,160 |
| 28 | 26 | #57 | Hut Stricklin | Pontiac | Heinz Ketchup | 79/0 | 167 | Accident | $1,970 |
| 29 | 25 | #2 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Kroger | 81/5 | 167 | Accident | $2,535 |
| 30 | 24 | #15 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Motorcraft | 73/0 | 167 | Accident | $3,450 |
| 31 | 9 | #51 | Butch Miller | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 70/0 | 80 | Accident | $1,950 |
| 32 | 17 | #25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Folgers | 67/0 | 35 | Accident | $7,650 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||