1989 Motorcraft 500

Not to be confused with the 1989 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500, a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race.
1989 Motorcraft 500
Race details[1]
Race 7 of 11 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season
Date July 17, 1989
Location Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Washington
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.646 miles (1.006 km)
Distance 500 laps, 323.00 mi (519.82 km)
Average speed 74.272 miles per hour (119.529 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Melling Racing
Most laps led
Driver Chad Little Jefferson Racing
Laps 375
Winner
No. 90 Chad Little Jefferson Racing

The 1989 Motorcraft 500 was the seventh stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Monday, July 17, 1989, at Evergreen Speedway, a 0.625 mi (1.006 km) oval shaped racetrack in Monroe, Washington. The race was originally scheduled for Sunday, July 16, but was delayed to Monday due to rain.[2] The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. Chad Little won the race, his first of the season and last of his career. Little won by 1.2 seconds over Roy Smith after leading the final 198 laps and holding off Smith through two late race restarts.[2] Hershel McGriff finished third, the only other car on the lead lap. Derrike Cope and Brad Tidrick rounded out the top five.

Report

Background

Evergreen Speedway is a racetrack located within the confines of the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, Washington. The layout of the track is unique in that it incorporates an oversized 0.625 mi (1.006 km) paved outer oval, a 0.375 mi (0.604 km) paved inner oval, a 0.200 mi (0.322 km) paved inner oval, a 0.125 mi (0.201 km) dragstrip, and the #2 ranked figure-eight track in the United States.

Entry list

No. Driver Owner Manufacturer
1 Jim Bown Sara Vincent Chevrolet
04 Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff Pontiac
07 Mark Walbridge Unknown Pontiac
7 Ron Eaton Ron Eaton Pontiac
08 Rick McCray Rick McCray Pontiac
09 Derrike Cope Dick Midgley Chevrolet
9 Bill Elliott Harry Melling Ford
14 Mike French Mike French Oldsmobile
17 Tony Heckart Unknown Buick
19 Robert Sprague Fred Stoke/Larry Rouse Ford
22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Buick
24 Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Buick
28 Gary Collins Marion Collins Oldsmobile
38 Duke Hoenshell Duke Hoenshell Pontiac
41 Gary Scott Sara Vincent Chevrolet
44 Jack Sellers Adele Emerson Buick
63 Walt Price M.K. Kanke Chevrolet
68 Larry Gaylord Larry Gaylord Oldsmobile
72 Brad Tidrick Cindi Tidrick Buick
73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Chevrolet
75 Bill Sedgwick Wayne Spears Chevrolet
77 Mike Hickingbottom Mike Hickingbottom Pontiac
79 Roy Smith Warren Razore Ford
83 Sumner McKnight Sumner McKnight Ford
88 Bob Walker Bob Walker Pontiac
90 Chad Little George Jefferson/Fred Stoke Ford
91 J.C. Danielsen Larry Rouse Ford
98 Jerry Bowers John Kieper Chevrolet
99 John Krebs John Krebs Pontiac

Qualifying

The first round of qualifying was held on Friday, July 14, and determined the first 20 starting positions, with final qualifying taking place on Saturday.[3] Defending NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Bill Elliott won the pole with a speed of 97.436 mph.[3]

Qualifying results

Pos[4] # Driver Owner Make Speed
1 9 Bill Elliott Harry Melling Ford 97.436
2 90 Chad Little George Jefferson/Fred Stoke Ford 96.973
3 73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Chevrolet 96.916
4 1 Jim Bown Sara Vincent Chevrolet 96.526
5 7 Ron Eaton Ron Eaton Pontiac 96.274
6 09 Derrike Cope Dick Midgley Chevrolet 96.258
7 99 John Krebs John Krebs Pontiac 96.210
8 04 Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff Pontiac 96.171
9 83 Sumner McKnight Sumner McKnight Ford 96.032
10 79 Roy Smith Warren Razore Ford 96.020
11 07 Mark Walbridge Unknown Pontiac 95.767
12 19 Robert Sprague Fred Stoke/Larry Rouse Ford 95.645
13 08 Rick McCray Rick McCray Pontiac 95.401
14 98 Jerry Bowers John Kieper Chevrolet 95.401
15 75 Bill Sedgwick Wayne Spears Chevrolet 95.300
16 28 Gary Collins Marion Collins Oldsmobile 94.833
17 91 J.C. Danielsen Larry Rouse Ford 94.207
18 14 Mike French Mike French Oldsmobile 94.207
19 24 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Buick 93.013
20 38 Duke Hoenshell Duke Hoenshell Pontiac 92.735
21 72 Brad Tidrick Cindi Tidrick Buick 92.447
22 88 Bob Walker Bob Walker Pontiac 91.718
23 44 Jack Sellers Adele Emerson Buick 90.255
24 22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Buick 88.034
25 68 Larry Gaylord Larry Gaylord Oldsmobile 87.245
26 77 Mike Hickingbottom Mike Hickingbottom Pontiac 84.368
27 41 Gary Scott Sara Vincent Chevrolet 83.670
28 63 Walt Price M.K. Kanke Chevrolet –
29 17 Tony Heckart Unknown Buick –

Race results

Fin[5] St # Driver Owner Make Laps Led Status Pts[1]
1 2 90 Chad Little George Jefferson/Fred Stoke Ford 500 375 Running 185
2 10 79 Roy Smith Warren Razore Ford 500 74 Running 175
3 8 04 Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff Pontiac 500 14 Running 170
4 6 09 Derrike Cope Dick Midgley Chevolet 496 0 Running 160
5 21 72 Brad Tidrick Cindi Tidrick Buick 486 0 Running 155
6 3 73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Chevrolet 484 0 Running 150
7 13 08 Rick McCray Rick McCray Pontiac 482 0 Accident 146
8 19 24 Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Buick 480 0 Running 142
9 18 14 Mike French Mike French Oldsmobile 479 0 Running 138
10 4 1 Jim Bown Sara Vincent Chevrolet 478 26 Accident 139
11 20 38 Duke Hoenshell Duke Hoenshell Pontiac 474 0 Running 130
12 14 98 Jerry Bowers John Kieper Chevrolet 472 0 Accident 127
13 23 44 Jack Sellers Adele Emerson Buick 464 0 Running 124
14 27 41 Gary Scott Sara Vincent Chevrolet 448 0 Running 121
15 7 99 John Krebs John Krebs Pontiac 445 0 Running 118
16 16 28 Gary Collins Marion Collins Oldsmobile 397 0 Engine 115
17 17 91 J.C. Danielsen Larry Rouse Ford 389 0 Engine 112
18 15 75 Bill Sedgwick Wayne Spears Chevrolet 388 0 Running 109
19 22 88 Bob Walker Bob Walker Pontiac 369 0 Fatigue 106
20 5 7 Ron Eaton Ron Eaton Pontiac 341 0 Fatigue 103
21 12 19 Robert Sprague Fred Stoke/Larry Rouse Ford 292 5 Engine 105
22 26 77 Mike Hickingbottom Mike Hickingbottom Pontiac 123 0 Oil Line 97
23 25 68 Larry Gaylord Larry Gaylord Oldsmobile 121 0 Suspension 94
24 24 22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Buick 88 0 Transmission 91
25 1 9 Bill Elliott Harry Melling Ford 48 6 Head Gasket 93
26 9 83 Sumner McKnight Sumner McKnight Ford 40 0 Accident 85
27 11 07 Mark Walbridge Unknown Pontiac 12 0 Accident 82
28 28 63 Walt Price M.K. Kanke Chevrolet 0 0 Engine 79
29 29 17 Tony Heckart Unknown Buick 0 0 Ignition 76

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 Bill Schmitt 1150
2 Roy Smith 1144 (-6)
3 Hershel McGriff 1083 (-67)
4 Rick McCray 1034 (-116)
5 Bill Sedgwick 964 (-186)
6 John Krebs 955 (-195)
7 Jerry Bowers 920 (-230)
2 8 Butch Gilliland 796 (-354)
1 9 Robert Sprague 767 (-383)
1 10 Jack Sellers 743 (-407)
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

  1. ^ a b "1989 Motorcraft 500 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Little wins NASCAR race". UPI. July 17, 1989. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Bill Elliott wins pole for Nascar Motorcraft 500". UPI. July 14, 1989. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  4. ^ "NASCAR Evergreen lineup set". UPI. July 15, 1990. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  5. ^ "1989 Motorcraft 500 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
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