| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| DieHard 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| July 30, 1989 | Race 17 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 157.354 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.2 seconds | Time of Race: 03:10:41 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 49 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 25 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | #11 | Terry Labonte | Ford | Budweiser | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $73,920 |
| 2 | 2 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $47,965 |
| 3 | 1 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Stroh's Light | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $37,950 |
| 4 | 3 | #25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Folgers | 165/5 | 188 | Running | $28,400 |
| 5 | 15 | #4 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 155/0 | 188 | Running | $20,200 |
| 6 | 8 | #75 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Valvoline | 160/10 | 188 | Running | $24,975 |
| 7 | 10 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Peak | 146/0 | 188 | Running | $9,250 |
| 8 | 6 | #33 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit | 142/0 | 188 | Running | $14,850 |
| 9 | 7 | #28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 143/5 | 188 | Running | $17,070 |
| 10 | 21 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | CITGO | 134/0 | 188 | Running | $13,275 |
| 11 | 9 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 130/0 | 188 | Running | $15,020 |
| 12 | 4 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 132/5 | 187 | Running | $17,290 |
| 13 | 16 | #57 | Hut Stricklin | Pontiac | Heinz | 124/0 | 187 | Running | $8,560 |
| 14 | 40 | #15 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Motorcraft | 121/0 | 187 | Running | $11,087 |
| 15 | 19 | #73 | Phil Barkdoll | Oldsmobile | Barkdoll Racing | 118/0 | 187 | Running | $6,015 |
| 16 | 27 | #84 | Dick Trickle * | Buick | Miller High Life | 115/0 | 187 | Running | $9,395 |
| 17 | 24 | #26 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Quaker State | 112/0 | 187 | Running | $12,220 |
| 18 | 22 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen | 109/0 | 187 | Running | $4,945 |
| 19 | 25 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Lifebuoy Soap | 106/0 | 186 | Running | $8,665 |
| 20 | 33 | #2 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Kroger | 103/0 | 186 | Running | $7,125 |
| 21 | 26 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 100/0 | 186 | Running | $5,770 |
| 22 | 39 | #16 | Larry Pearson | Buick | Chattanooga Chew | 97/0 | 186 | Running | $5,440 |
| 23 | 41 | #29 | Dale Jarrett | Pontiac | Hardee's | 94/0 | 184 | Running | $7,235 |
| 24 | 35 | #38 | Dick Johnson | Ford | Redkote | 91/0 | 182 | Running | $4,105 |
| 25 | 34 | #50 | Mickey Gibbs | Pontiac | Valvoline | 88/0 | 182 | Running | $4,175 |
| 26 | 30 | #19 | Bill Ingram | Oldsmobile | Henley Gray Racing | 85/0 | 181 | Running | $3,875 |
| 27 | 31 | #82 | Mark Stahl | Ford | Lane Grann-Stahl Racing | 82/0 | 176 | Running | $3,785 |
| 28 | 13 | #94 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Sunoco | 84/5 | 160 | Running | $6,885 |
| 29 | 38 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Miller High Life | 76/0 | 145 | Accident | $6,515 |
| 30 | 12 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 73/0 | 145 | Accident | $6,395 |
| 31 | 23 | #83 | Joe Ruttman | Oldsmobile | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | PE | 125 | Accident | $6,225 |
| 32 | 37 | #66 | Rick Mast | Chevrolet | Food World | 67/0 | 33 | Transmission | $3,455 |
| 33 | 36 | #45 | Patty Moise | Buick | Amway Fuel Additive | 64/0 | 33 | Oil Pressure | $3,485 |
| 34 | 32 | #90 | Stan Barrett | Ford | Hawaiian Tropic | PE | 27 | Accident | $3,340 |
| 35 | 28 | #5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 58/0 | 26 | Accident | $10,330 |
| 36 | 17 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time | 55/0 | 26 | Accident | $5,925 |
| 37 | 14 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Kodiak | 52/0 | 26 | Accident | $12,225 |
| 38 | 20 | #10 | Derrike Cope | Pontiac | Purolator | 49/0 | 26 | Accident | $3,830 |
| 39 | 18 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Alka-Seltzer | 51/5 | 26 | Accident | $4,145 |
| 40 | 29 | #88 | Jimmy Spencer | Pontiac | Crisco | 43/0 | 15 | Oil Cooler | $5,735 |
| 41 | 11 | #55 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Crown | 40/0 | 6 | Engine Failure | $5,710 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||