1989 Coca-Cola 600

The 1989 Coca-Cola 600, the 30th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 28, 1989 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 10th race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Darrell Waltrip of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.

Terry Byers and Tracy Leslie made their NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut at this event while Allan Grice departed from NASCAR after the race.

Darrell Waltrip would snatch the championship lead away from Dale Earnhardt.

Background
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and The Winston, as well as the All Pro Auto Parts 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI).

Race statistics

 * Time of race: 4:09:52
 * Average Speed: 144.077 mph
 * Pole Speed: 173.021 mph
 * Cautions: 7 for 36 laps
 * Margin of Victory: 0.99 sec
 * Lead changes: 22
 * Percent of race run under caution: 9%
 * Average green flag run: 45.5 laps