| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 28, 1989 | Race 10 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 144.077 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.99 seconds | Time of Race: 04:09:52 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 21 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 36 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 180/5 | 400 | Running | $126,400 |
| 2 | 18 | #94 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Sunoco | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $61,675 |
| 3 | 3 | #25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Folgers | 170/5 | 400 | Running | $44,275 |
| 4 | 13 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 160/0 | 399 | Running | $30,950 |
| 5 | 15 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 160/5 | 399 | Running | $32,305 |
| 6 | 2 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Stroh's Light | 155/5 | 399 | Running | $29,675 |
| 7 | 25 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | CITGO | 146/0 | 399 | Running | $17,800 |
| 8 | 10 | #15 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Motorcraft | 142/0 | 398 | Running | $16,900 |
| 9 | 27 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller High Life | 138/0 | 397 | Running | $15,200 |
| 10 | 9 | #26 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Quaker State | 134/0 | 397 | Running | $16,925 |
| 11 | 41 | #66 | Rick Mast | Chevrolet | Banquet Foods | 130/0 | 396 | Running | $13,107 |
| 12 | 22 | #10 | Derrike Cope | Pontiac | Purolator Motorsports | 127/0 | 396 | Running | $8,500 |
| 13 | 31 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Crown | 124/0 | 395 | Running | $11,725 |
| 14 | 26 | #57 | Hut Stricklin | Pontiac | Heinz Ketchup | 121/0 | 395 | Running | $7,625 |
| 15 | 36 | #2 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Kroger | 118/0 | 394 | Running | $9,175 |
| 16 | 42 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 115/0 | 394 | Running | $9,650 |
| 17 | 33 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Chevrolet | Peak | 112/0 | 392 | Running | $6,000 |
| 18 | 39 | #90 | Chad Little | Ford | Donlavey Racing | 109/0 | 392 | Running | $5,650 |
| 19 | 11 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 106/0 | 391 | Running | $6,400 |
| 20 | 30 | #40 | Ben Hess | Oldsmobile | Hess Racing | 103/0 | 388 | Running | $5,775 |
| 21 | 35 | #06 | Terry Byers | Chevrolet | Byers Racing | 100/0 | 379 | Running | $4,700 |
| 22 | 21 | #16 | Larry Pearson | Buick | Chattanooga Chew | 97/0 | 377 | Running | $5,450 |
| 23 | 1 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 104/10 | 371 | Engine Failure | $58,500 |
| 24 | 20 | #83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 91/0 | 364 | Running | $6,800 |
| 25 | 29 | #14 | Tracy Leslie | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 88/0 | 360 | Crankshaft | $3,925 |
| 26 | 37 | #53 | Jerry O'Neil | Chevrolet | Aroneck Racing | 85/0 | 353 | Running | $3,100 |
| 27 | 7 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time | 82/0 | 333 | Engine Failure | $6,150 |
| 28 | 24 | #29 | Dale Jarrett | Pontiac | Hardee's | 79/0 | 331 | Engine Failure | $5,200 |
| 29 | 16 | #84 | Dick Trickle * | Buick | Miller High Life | 76/0 | 330 | Oil Line | $4,975 |
| 30 | 19 | #88 | Greg Sacks | Pontiac | Crisco | 78/5 | 320 | Accident | $4,800 |
| 31 | 6 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 75/5 | 306 | Engine Failure | $13,950 |
| 32 | 23 | #75 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Valvoline | 67/0 | 303 | Engine Failure | $10,000 |
| 33 | 17 | #28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 69/5 | 298 | Engine Failure | $10,550 |
| 34 | 32 | #47 | Allan Grice | Pontiac | Foster's | 61/0 | 294 | Engine Failure | $1,900 |
| 35 | 5 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 63/5 | 292 | Running | $6,975 |
| 36 | 40 | #23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | Autofinders | 55/0 | 242 | Accident | $2,400 |
| 37 | 38 | #31 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Slender You Figure Salons | 52/0 | 236 | Engine Failure | $1,775 |
| 38 | 14 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 54/5 | 223 | Engine Failure | $10,750 |
| 39 | 12 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Ford | Budweiser | 46/0 | 186 | Engine Failure | $8,725 |
| 40 | 8 | #33 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit | 48/5 | 148 | Engine Failure | $10,600 |
| 41 | 34 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Alka-Seltzer | 40/0 | 113 | Engine Failure | $1,700 |
| 42 | 28 | #51 | Butch Miller | Chevrolet | Fruit of the Loom | 37/0 | 24 | Wheel Bearing | $2,200 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||