1989 NASCAR Busch Series

1989 NASCAR Busch Series season
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The 1989 NASCAR Busch Series season began February 18 and ended October 29. Rob Moroso of Moroso Racing won the championship.

Goody's 300

The Goody's 300 was held on February 18 at Daytona International Speedway. Kenny Wallace won the pole.

Top Ten Results

Goodwrench 200

The Goodwrench 200 was held March 4 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Rob Moroso won the pole.

Top Ten Results

25-Rob Moroso
3-Dale Earnhardt
99-Tommy Ellis
44-Bobby Labonte
6-Tommy Houston 1 lap down
2-L.D. Ottinger 1 lap down
11-Jack Ingram 1 lap down
34-Jimmy Spencer 1 lap down
56-Ronald Cooper 1 lap down
86-Dana Patten 1 lap down

Miller Classic

The Miller Classic was a 200 lap race held March 10 at Martinsville Speedway. The No. 25 of Rob Moroso won the pole.

Top Ten Results

99-Tommy Ellis
6-Tommy Houston
42-Elton Sawyer
4-Max Prestwood
49-Ed Ferree
34-Jimmy Spencer 1 lap down
36-Kenny Wallace 1 lap down
63-Chuck Bown 1 lap down
1-Mark Martin 1 lap down
12-Jeff Burton 1 lap down

Mountain Dew 400

The Mountain Dew 400 was held March 25 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Dale Jarrett won the pole.

Top Ten Results

34-Jimmy Spencer*
99-Tommy Ellis
25-Rob Moroso
11-Jack Ingram
32-Dale Jarrett* 1 lap down
7-Harry Gant 1 lap down
22-Rick Mast 1 lap down
36-Kenny Wallace 1 lap down
24-Joe Thurman 1 lap down
3-Dale Earnhardt 2 laps down

Jimmy Spencer spun out Dale Jarrett in turn 3 with 2 laps to go in order to win the race. Fines were handed out to both Spencer and Jarrett for inappropriate actions afterwards by NASCAR.

Country Squire 200

The Country Squire 200 was held April 1 at Darlington Raceway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.

Top Ten Results

Budweiser 200

The Budweiser 200 was held April 10 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Rick Wilson won the pole.

Top Ten Results

75-Rick Wilson
1-Mark Martin
22-Rick Mast
9-Steve Grissom
36-Kenny Wallace
25-Rob Moroso 1 lap down
2-L.D. Ottinger 1 lap down
30-Michael Waltrip 2 laps down
34-Jimmy Spencer 2 laps down
6-Tommy Houston 2 laps down

GM Parts 300

The GM Parts 300 was held April 30 at Nazareth Speedway. The No. 6 of Tommy Houston won the pole.

Top Ten Results

81-Bobby Hillin, Jr.
99-Tommy Ellis
30-Michael Waltrip
86-Tom Peck
28-Davey Allison
52-Ken Schrader 1 lap down
79-Dave Rezendes 3 laps down
11-Jack Ingram 5 laps down
34-Jimmy Spencer 6 laps down
60-Dale Shaw 11 laps down

Busch 200

The Busch 200 was held May 6 at South Boston Speedway. Rob Moroso won the pole.

Top Ten Results

99-Tommy Ellis
11-Jack Ingram
6-Tommy Houston
25-Rob Moroso
22-Rick Mast
36-Kenny Wallace
56-Ronald Cooper
63-Chuck Bown 1 lap down
30-Ronnie Silver 1 lap down
32-Robert Powell 1 lap down

Big Star/Nestle 200

The Big Star/Nestle 200 was held May 13 at Lanier Raceway. The No. 63 of Chuck Bown won the pole.

Top Ten Results

Granger Select 200

The Granger Select 200 was held May 20 at Nashville Speedway USA. Kenny Wallace won the pole.

Top Ten Results

22-Rick Mast
8-Bobby Hamilton
36-Kenny Wallace
11-Jack Ingram 1 lap down
56-Ronald Cooper 1 lap down
30-Ronnie Silver 1 lap down
99-Tommy Ellis 2 laps down
63-Chuck Bown 2 laps down
34-Jimmy Spencer 2 laps down
2-L.D. Ottinger 3 laps down

Champion 300

The Champion 300 was held May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The No. 87 of Greg Sacks won the pole.

Top Ten Results

Budweiser 200

The Budweiser 200 was held June 3 at Dover International Speedway. The No. 7 of Harry Gant won the pole.

Top Ten Results

Roses Stores 200

The Roses Stores 200 was held June 10 at Orange County Speedway. Jimmy Spencer won the pole.

Top Ten Results

34-Jimmy Spencer*
6-Tommy Houston 1 lap down
22-Rick Mast 1 lap down
36-Kenny Wallace 1 lap down
30-Ronnie Silver 1 lap down
42-Elton Sawyer 1 lap down
81-Kyle Petty 2 laps down
12-Jeff Burton 3 laps down
59-Robert Pressley 3 laps down
56-Ronald Cooper 5 laps down

Jimmy Spencer lapped the entire field in this race.

Granger Select 200

The Granger Select 200 was held June 24 at Louisville Motor Speedway. Kenny Wallace won the pole.

Top Ten Results

6-Tommy Houston
30-Michael Waltrip
42-Elton Sawyer
2-L.D. Ottinger
63-Chuck Bown
02-Kenny Burks
36-Kenny Wallace
96-Tom Peck
25-Rob Moroso 1 lap down
9-Steve Grissom 1 lap down

Firecracker 200

The Firecracker 200 was held July 1 at Volusia County Speedway in Barberville, Florida. Rob Moroso won the pole.

Top Ten Results

Carolina Pride / Budweiser 200

The Carolina Pride / Budweiser 200 was held July 4 at Myrtle Beach Speedway. The No. 22 of Rick Mast won the pole.

Top Ten Results

Coors 200

The Coors 200 was held July 15 at South Boston Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole.

Top Ten Results

Pepsi 200

The Pepsi 200 was held July 22 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole.

Top Ten Results

99-Tommy Ellis
34-Randy LaJoie*
11-Jack Ingram
22-Rick Mast
6-Tommy Houston
70-Jimmy Hensley 1 lap down
41-Max Prestwood 1 lap down
2-L.D. Ottinger 1 lap down
36-Kenny Wallace 1 lap down
32-Robert Powell 2 laps down

Randy LaJoie replaced Jimmy Spencer, who had been released.

Old Milwaukee 200

The Old Milwaukee 200 was held July 29 at New River Valley Speedway in Dublin, Virginia. The No. 25 of Rob Moroso won the pole.

Top Ten Results

22-Rick Mast
63-Chuck Bown
9-Steve Grissom
02-Kenny Burks
2-L.D. Ottinger
8-Bobby Hamilton
6-Tommy Houston
11-Jack Ingram
36-Kenny Wallace 1 lap down
59-Robert Pressley 1 lap down

Kroger 200

The Kroger 200 was held August 5 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Michael Waltrip won the pole.

Top Ten Results

30-Michael Waltrip
1-Mark Martin
6-Tommy Houston
86-Dana Patten
3-Dale Earnhardt
9-Steve Grissom
2-L.D. Ottinger 1 lap down
63-Chuck Bown 1 lap down
96-Tom Peck 1 lap down
90-Morgan Shepherd 1 lap down

Texas Pete 200

The Texas Pete 200 was held August 12 at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, North Carolina. The No. 25 of Rob Moroso won the pole.

Top Ten Results

59-Robert Pressley*
6-Tommy Houston
99-Tommy Ellis
22-Rick Mast
30-Ronnie Silver
2-L.D. Ottinger
12-Jeff Burton 1 lap down
14-Wayne Patterson 1 lap down
96-Tom Peck 1 lap down
90-Davey Johnson 1 lap down

This was Robert Pressley's first career Busch Grand National victory.

Jay Johnson 200

The Jay Johnson 200 was held August 25 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The No. 90 of Morgan Shepherd won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1-Mark Martin
2-L.D. Ottinger
22-Rick Mast
32-Dale Jarrett
3-Dale Earnhardt
87-Jimmy Spencer
02-Kenny Burks 1 lap down
99-Tommy Ellis 2 laps down
36-Kenny Wallace 2 laps down
6-Tommy Houston 2 laps down

Gatorade 200

The Gatorade 200 was held September 2 at Darlington Raceway. The No. 15 of Ken Schrader won the pole.

Top Ten Results

Commonwealth 200

The Commonwealth 200 was held September 9 at Richmond International Raceway. Tommy Ellis won the pole.

Top Ten Results

Ames/Peak 200

The Ames/Peak 200 was held September 16 at Dover International Speedway. The No. 30 of Michael Waltrip won the pole.

Top Ten Results

52-Ken Schrader
1-Mark Martin
56-Ronald Cooper
82-Kyle Petty
17-Darrell Waltrip 1 lap down
63-Chuck Bown 1 lap down
22-Rick Mast 1 lap down
2-L.D. Ottinger 1 lap down
96-Tom Peck 1 lap down
86-Dana Patten 2 laps down

Zerex 150

The Zerex 150 was held September 23 at Martinsville Speedway. Rob Moroso won the pole.

Top Ten Results

All Pro 300

The All Pro 300 was held October 7 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Michael Waltrip won the pole.

Top Ten Results

This was Rob Moroso's 3rd consecutive Busch Grand National victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

AC-Delco 200

The AC-Delco 200 was held October 21 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. The No. 1 of Mark Martin won the pole.

Top Ten Results

Winston Classic

The Winston Classic was a 200 lap race held October 29 at Martinsville Speedway. The No. 22 of Rick Mast won the pole.

Top Ten Results

Final points standings

25-Rob Moroso – 4001
6-Tommy Houston – 3946
99-Tommy Ellis – 3945
2-L.D. Ottinger – 3916
11-Jack Ingram – 3802
36-Kenny Wallace – 3750
22-Rick Mast – 3558
56-Ronald Cooper – 3554
63-Chuck Bown – 3349
86/96-Tom Peck – 3171
8-Bobby Hamilton – 3133
9-Steve Grissom – 3108
12-Jeff Burton – 2967
47-Billy Standridge – 2843
34/87-Jimmy Spencer – 2704
79-Dave Rezendes – 2635
24-Joe Thurman – 2575
70/42-Elton Sawyer – 2202
59-Robert Pressley – 2129
7-Harry Gant – 1907
1-Mark Martin – 1832
70-Jimmy Hensley – 1785
30/3-Michael Waltrip – 1716
02-Kenny Burks – 1682
3/87-Dale Earnhardt – 1637
71/34-Randy LaJoie – 1542
81-Bobby Hillin, Jr. – 1360
4/41-Max Prestwood – 1354
75-Rick Wilson – 1273
Brandon Baker – 1172
30-Ronnie Silver – 1155
52/15-Ken Schrader – 1108
55-Phil Parsons – 1098
32-Dale Jarrett – 1049
45-Patty Moise – 1023
17-Darrell Waltrip – 985
Ed Berrier – 961
28-Davey Allison – 954
86-Dana Patten – 893
32/5-Robert Powell – 785
44-Bobby Labonte – 757
62-John Linville – 691
41-Jamie Aube – 646
14-Wayne Patterson – 621
Joe Bessey – 573
66-Donny Ling, Jr. – 562
01-Jack Pennington – 553
33-Brad Teague – 549
5-Jay Fogleman – 536
85-Bobby Moon – 527

Rookie of the Year

Kenny Wallace won the first Busch Series Rookie of the Year Award ever given, posting sixteen top-ten finishes and winning three poles. Bobby Hamilton and Jeff Burton, both of whom would later go on to win the award in Winston Cup, finished second and third in the standings, respectively. Dave Rezendes, Robert Pressley, and Brandon Baker were the only other full-time contenders, as Dave Simpson, Ed Ferree, and Tom Harrington only ran a limited schedule

Additional Information

On September 30, 1990 less than 1 year after becoming champion, Rob Moroso was killed in an automobile crash near Mooresville, North Carolina only hours after finishing 21st in the NASCAR Winston Cup Holly Farms 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.^[1] Traveling at estimated 75 mph (121 km/h),^[2] Moroso lost control of his vehicle on a curve with a 35 mph (56 km/h) posted speed limit. The resulting collision killed both Moroso and Tammy Williams, the driver of the vehicle in the opposite lane.^[1] The curve in which Moroso was killed is now called Dead Mans Curve, by the townspeople of Mooresville, NC.

Investigations revealed that he had been driving under the influence of alcohol.^[2] His blood alcohol level was 0.22, over twice the then legal level of 0.10.^[3] He also had been convicted of speeding four times.^[2] Judges could have revoked his license at least twice but the charges were reduced.^[2]

Moroso earned enough points after completing just 25 of 29 NASCAR Winston Cup races that he was posthumously awarded the Raybestos NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award in 1990.

References

1 2 "Obituaries: Rob Moroso, Stock Car Driver, 22". New York Times. October 2, 1990. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
1 2 3 4 Cross, Duane (November 14, 2005). "Cross' Words: Phoenix". NASCAR. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE: AUTO RACING; Concern Over Image". New York Times. October 5, 1990. Retrieved February 20, 2009.

External links

Busch Series Standings and Statistics for 1989

NASCAR Xfinity Series seasons

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