1989 Motorcraft 500
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| 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.
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
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 | – |
