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

Races

Goody's 300

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

Top Ten Results

  1. 17-Darrell Waltrip
  2. 72-Rusty Wallace
  3. 25-Rob Moroso
  4. 3-Dale Earnhardt
  5. 15-Geoff Bodine
  6. 75-Rick Wilson
  7. 11-Jack Ingram
  8. 30-Michael Waltrip
  9. 52-Ken Schrader
  10. 36-Kenny Wallace

Goodwrench 200

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

Top Ten Results

  1. 25-Rob Moroso
  2. 3-Dale Earnhardt
  3. 99-Tommy Ellis
  4. 44-Bobby Labonte
  5. 6-Tommy Houston 1 lap down
  6. 2-L. D. Ottinger 1 lap down
  7. 11-Jack Ingram 1 lap down
  8. 34-Jimmy Spencer 1 lap down
  9. 56-Ronald Cooper 1 lap down
  10. 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

  1. 99-Tommy Ellis
  2. 6-Tommy Houston
  3. 42-Elton Sawyer
  4. 4-Max Prestwood
  5. 49-Ed Ferree
  6. 34-Jimmy Spencer 1 lap down
  7. 36-Kenny Wallace 1 lap down
  8. 63-Chuck Bown 1 lap down
  9. 1-Mark Martin 1 lap down
  10. 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

  1. 34-Jimmy Spencer*
  2. 99-Tommy Ellis
  3. 25-Rob Moroso
  4. 11-Jack Ingram
  5. 32-Dale Jarrett* 1 lap down
  6. 7-Harry Gant 1 lap down
  7. 22-Rick Mast 1 lap down
  8. 36-Kenny Wallace 1 lap down
  9. 24-Joe Thurman 1 lap down
  10. 3-Dale Earnhardt 2 laps down

Country Squire 200

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

Top Ten Results

  1. 15-Geoff Bodine
  2. 1-Mark Martin
  3. 7-Harry Gant
  4. 55-Phil Parsons
  5. 75-Rick Wilson
  6. 3-Dale Earnhardt
  7. 28-Davey Allison
  8. 52-Ken Schrader
  9. 25-Rob Moroso 1 lap down
  10. 56-Ronald Cooper 1 lap down

Budweiser 200

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

Top Ten Results

  1. 75-Rick Wilson
  2. 1-Mark Martin
  3. 22-Rick Mast
  4. 9-Steve Grissom
  5. 36-Kenny Wallace
  6. 25-Rob Moroso 1 lap down
  7. 2-L. D. Ottinger 1 lap down
  8. 30-Michael Waltrip 2 laps down
  9. 34-Jimmy Spencer 2 laps down
  10. 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

  1. 81-Bobby Hillin Jr.
  2. 99-Tommy Ellis
  3. 30-Michael Waltrip
  4. 86-Tom Peck
  5. 28-Davey Allison
  6. 52-Ken Schrader 1 lap down
  7. 79-Dave Rezendes 3 laps down
  8. 11-Jack Ingram 5 laps down
  9. 34-Jimmy Spencer 6 laps down
  10. 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

  1. 99-Tommy Ellis
  2. 11-Jack Ingram
  3. 6-Tommy Houston
  4. 25-Rob Moroso
  5. 22-Rick Mast
  6. 36-Kenny Wallace
  7. 56-Ronald Cooper
  8. 63-Chuck Bown 1 lap down
  9. 30-Ronnie Silver 1 lap down
  10. 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

  1. 56-Ronald Cooper
  2. 25-Rob Moroso
  3. 6-Tommy Houston
  4. 32-Robert Powell
  5. 11-Jack Ingram
  6. 99-Tommy Ellis
  7. 22-Rick Mast
  8. 47-Billy Standridge
  9. 12-Jeff Burton 1 lap down
  10. 81-Bobby Hillin Jr. 1 lap down

Granger Select 200

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

Top Ten Results

  1. 22-Rick Mast
  2. 8-Bobby Hamilton
  3. 36-Kenny Wallace
  4. 11-Jack Ingram 1 lap down
  5. 56-Ronald Cooper 1 lap down
  6. 30-Ronnie Silver 1 lap down
  7. 99-Tommy Ellis 2 laps down
  8. 63-Chuck Bown 2 laps down
  9. 34-Jimmy Spencer 2 laps down
  10. 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

  1. 25-Rob Moroso
  2. 17-Darrell Waltrip
  3. 30-Michael Waltrip
  4. 33-Brad Teague
  5. 22-Rick Mast
  6. 32-Dale Jarrett
  7. 6-Tommy Houston
  8. 11-Jack Ingram
  9. 72-Rusty Wallace
  10. 15-Geoff Bodine

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

  1. 75-Rick Wilson
  2. 55-Phil Parsons
  3. 87-Dale Earnhardt
  4. 1-Mark Martin
  5. 99-Tommy Ellis
  6. 63-Chuck Bown
  7. 36-Kenny Wallace
  8. 52-Ken Schrader
  9. 86-Dana Patten
  10. 71-Randy LaJoie 1 lap down

Roses Stores 200

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

Top Ten Results

  1. 34-Jimmy Spencer*
  2. 6-Tommy Houston 1 lap down
  3. 22-Rick Mast 1 lap down
  4. 36-Kenny Wallace 1 lap down
  5. 30-Ronnie Silver 1 lap down
  6. 42-Elton Sawyer 1 lap down
  7. 81-Kyle Petty 2 laps down
  8. 12-Jeff Burton 3 laps down
  9. 59-Robert Pressley 3 laps down
  10. 56-Ronald Cooper 5 laps down

Granger Select 200

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

Top Ten Results

  1. 6-Tommy Houston
  2. 30-Michael Waltrip
  3. 42-Elton Sawyer
  4. 2-L. D. Ottinger
  5. 63-Chuck Bown
  6. 02-Kenny Burks
  7. 36-Kenny Wallace
  8. 96-Tom Peck
  9. 25-Rob Moroso 1 lap down
  10. 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

  1. 25-Rob Moroso
  2. 99-Tommy Ellis
  3. 63-Chuck Bown
  4. 2-L. D. Ottinger
  5. 11-Jack Ingram
  6. 56-Ronald Cooper
  7. 22-Rick Mast
  8. 36-Kenny Wallace
  9. 30-Ronnie Silver
  10. 79-Dave Rezendes

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

  1. 34-Jimmy Spencer
  2. 11-Jack Ingram
  3. 8-Bobby Hamilton
  4. 12-Jeff Burton
  5. 42-Elton Sawyer
  6. 02-Kenny Burks
  7. 25-Rob Moroso
  8. 32-Robert Powell
  9. 99-Tommy Ellis
  10. 96-Tom Peck −1 lap

Coors 200

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

Top Ten Results

  1. 6-Tommy Houston
  2. 99-Tommy Ellis
  3. 63-Chuck Bown
  4. 2-L. D. Ottinger
  5. 25-Rob Moroso
  6. 90-Larry Pearson
  7. 70-Jimmy Hensley
  8. 56-Ronald Cooper
  9. 36-Kenny Wallace
  10. 24-Joe Thurman

Pepsi 200

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

Top Ten Results

  1. 99-Tommy Ellis
  2. 34-Randy LaJoie*
  3. 11-Jack Ingram
  4. 22-Rick Mast
  5. 6-Tommy Houston
  6. 70-Jimmy Hensley 1 lap down
  7. 41-Max Prestwood 1 lap down
  8. 2-L. D. Ottinger 1 lap down
  9. 36-Kenny Wallace 1 lap down
  10. 32-Robert Powell 2 laps down

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

  1. 22-Rick Mast
  2. 63-Chuck Bown
  3. 9-Steve Grissom
  4. 02-Kenny Burks
  5. 2-L. D. Ottinger
  6. 8-Bobby Hamilton
  7. 6-Tommy Houston
  8. 11-Jack Ingram
  9. 36-Kenny Wallace 1 lap down
  10. 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

  1. 30-Michael Waltrip
  2. 1-Mark Martin
  3. 6-Tommy Houston
  4. 86-Dana Patten
  5. 3-Dale Earnhardt
  6. 9-Steve Grissom
  7. 2-L. D. Ottinger 1 lap down
  8. 63-Chuck Bown 1 lap down
  9. 96-Tom Peck 1 lap down
  10. 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

  1. 59-Robert Pressley*
  2. 6-Tommy Houston
  3. 99-Tommy Ellis
  4. 22-Rick Mast
  5. 30-Ronnie Silver
  6. 2-L. D. Ottinger
  7. 12-Jeff Burton 1 lap down
  8. 14-Wayne Patterson 1 lap down
  9. 96-Tom Peck 1 lap down
  10. 90-Davey Johnson 1 lap down

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. 1-Mark Martin
  2. 2-L. D. Ottinger
  3. 22-Rick Mast
  4. 32-Dale Jarrett
  5. 3-Dale Earnhardt
  6. 87-Jimmy Spencer
  7. 02-Kenny Burks 1 lap down
  8. 99-Tommy Ellis 2 laps down
  9. 36-Kenny Wallace 2 laps down
  10. 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

  1. 7-Harry Gant
  2. 55-Phil Parsons
  3. 01-Jack Pennington
  4. 3-Dale Earnhardt
  5. 96-Tom Peck
  6. 99-Tommy Ellis
  7. 44-Bobby Labonte
  8. 2-L. D. Ottinger
  9. 4-Ed Berrier
  10. 92-Jimmy Means

Commonwealth 200

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

Top Ten Results

  1. 8-Bobby Hamilton
  2. 99-Tommy Ellis
  3. 36-Kenny Wallace
  4. 25-Rob Moroso
  5. 3-Dale Earnhardt
  6. 11-Jack Ingram
  7. 6-Tommy Houston
  8. 1-Mark Martin 1 lap down
  9. 2-L. D. Ottinger 1 lap down
  10. 81-Bobby Hillin Jr. 1 lap down

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

  1. 52-Ken Schrader
  2. 1-Mark Martin
  3. 56-Ronald Cooper
  4. 82-Kyle Petty
  5. 17-Darrell Waltrip 1 lap down
  6. 63-Chuck Bown 1 lap down
  7. 22-Rick Mast 1 lap down
  8. 2-L. D. Ottinger 1 lap down
  9. 96-Tom Peck 1 lap down
  10. 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

  1. 6-Tommy Houston
  2. 25-Rob Moroso
  3. 12-Jeff Burton
  4. 56-Ronald Cooper
  5. 2-L. D. Ottinger
  6. 47-Billy Standridge
  7. 79-Dave Rezendes
  8. 63-Chuck Bown
  9. 75-Butch Miller 1 lap down
  10. 87-Jimmy Spencer 1 lap down

All Pro 300

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

Top Ten Results

  1. 25-Rob Moroso*
  2. 30-Michael Waltrip
  3. 32-Dale Jarrett
  4. 01-Jack Pennington
  5. 87-Jimmy Spencer
  6. 44-Bobby Labonte
  7. 7-Harry Gant
  8. 36-Kenny Wallace 1 lap down
  9. 9-Steve Grissom 1 lap down
  10. 55-Phil Parsons 2 laps down

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

  1. 7-Harry Gant
  2. 55-Phil Parsons
  3. 8-Bobby Hamilton
  4. 17-Darrell Waltrip
  5. 6-Tommy Houston
  6. 81-Bobby Hillin Jr.
  7. 3-Michael Waltrip
  8. 34-Randy LaJoie
  9. 52-Ken Schrader
  10. 99-Tommy Ellis 1 lap down

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

  1. 2-L. D. Ottinger
  2. 7-Harry Gant
  3. 25-Rob Moroso
  4. 1-Geoff Bodine
  5. 63-Chuck Bown
  6. 77-Morgan Shepherd
  7. 11-Jack Ingram
  8. 8-Bobby Hamilton
  9. 08-Bobby Dotter
  10. 99-Tommy Ellis

Full Drivers' Championship

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. ** - All laps led.

Pos Driver DAY CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI NZH SBO LAN NSV CLT DOV ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR Pts
1 Rob Moroso 3* 1 23 3 9 6 22 4 2 18 1 17 20 9 1* 7 5 28 13 14 16 22 12 4 23 2 1 12 3 4001
2 Tommy Houston 11 5 2 21 15 10 19* 3 3* 16 7 32 2 1 12 23 1 5 7 3 2 10 17 7 13 1 39 5 24 3946
3 Tommy Ellis 39 3 1 2 16 29 2 1* 6 7 34 5 16 21 2 9 2 1* 12 15 3 8 6 2 12 29 16 10 10* 3945
4 L. D. Ottinger 20 6 17 13 11 7 14 12 16 10 14 13 21 4 4 22 4 8 5 7 6 2 8 9 8 5* 23 15 1 3916
5 Jack Ingram 7 7 13 4 12 22 8 2 5 4 8 15 12 14 5 2 15 3 8 19 28 12 14 6 19 21 29 19 7 3802
6 Kenny Wallace (R) 10 24 7 8 29 5 15 6 13 3* 12 7 4 7 8 20 9 9 9 13 11 9 22 3 27 19 8 21 12 3750
7 Rick Mast 27 36 31 7 13 3 12 5 7 1 5 19 3 19 7 17 19 4 1 35 4 3 24 27 7 23 30 13 28 3558
8 Ronald Cooper 29 9 14 22 10 11 27 7 1 5 24 11 10 13 6 11 8 12 27 11 21 18 11 21 3 4 11 38 17 3554
9 Chuck Bown 32 23 8 19 18 13 23 8 20 8 23 6 26 5* 3 28 3* 29 2* 8* 15 23 36 34 6 8 22 30 5 3349
10 Tom Peck 18 16 20 35 16 4 15 18 14 37 14 11 8 25 10 20 18 11 9 9 16 5 29 9 15 18 28 25 3171
11 Bobby Hamilton (R) 19 28 23 24 24 20 14 24 2 21 29 19 20 16 3 16 24 6 17 23 24 27 1 24 22 17 3 8 3133
12 Steve Grissom 17 38 11 11 29 4 39 25 22 20 16 38 18 10 18 15 14 16 3 6 12 21 26 22 21 20 9 29 21 3108
13 Jeff Burton (R) 19 10 12 20 26 21 11 9 11 15 27 8 16 14 4 23 26 26 16 7 31 25 22 3 21 39 26 2967
14 Billy Standridge 16 33 24 24 25 15 13 19 8 19 28 25 17 18 15 29 11 17 21 25 20 13 15 6 13 34 19 2843
15 Jimmy Spencer 34 8 6 1* 17 9 9 22 15 9 11 26 1* 17 26 1* 17 6 37 36 10 5 2704
16 Dave Rezendes (R) 13 16 34 20 7 24 21 21 26 36 22 10 12 13 19 20 28 13 19 13 12 32 7 DNQ 14 31 2635
17 Joe Thurman 36 30 22 9 18 33 13 17 13 DNQ 13 11 11 25 10 13 25 21 19 17 28 16 34 24 23 20 2575
18 Elton Sawyer 23 15 3 32 24 11 32 21 6 3 23 5 12 15 24 18 17 35 30 15 2202
19 Robert Pressley (R) 15 19 18 12 12 9 15 13 21 26 14 10 30 1* 20 14 12 15 13 2129
20 Harry Gant 26 11* 20 6 3 30 29 28 28 1 25 15 26 7 1* 2 1907
21 Mark Martin 21 31 9 2 2 35 39 4 26 2 1* 42 8* 2* 17 20 24 1832
22 Jimmy Hensley 33 30 28 40 17 33 24 23 14 7 6 18 26 14 15 13 13 DNQ 32 1785
23 Michael Waltrip 8 15 8 3 3 30 2 1 25 23 15 25 2 7 1716
24 Kenny Burks 27 20 19 15 23 6 17 6 22 21 4 27 7 23 25 1682
25 Dale Earnhardt 4 2 10 6 27 37 20 3 28 5 5 4* 5 27 1637
26 Randy LaJoie 31 23 10 2 15 12 25 11 18 11 20 27 14 8 23 1542
27 Bobby Hillin Jr. 14 12 21 1 10 38 16 24 36 33 10 28 34 6 1460
28 Max Prestwood 4 14 14 23 14 24 19 13 29 7 14 30 DNQ 1354
29 Rick Wilson 6 27 21* 5 1* 26 42 1* 30 34 24 28 1273
30 Brandon Baker (R) 39 29 28 16 26 21 30 25 23 19 29 16 38 31 1172
31 Ronnie Silver 26 9 25 6 5 9 24 20 5 DNQ 37 1155
32 Ken Schrader 9 14 8 6 41 8 31 35 1 32 9 1108
33 Phil Parsons 24 35 4 12 27 2 2 31 10 2 1098
34 Dale Jarrett 13 21 5 31 6 4 40 31 3* 27 1049
35 Patty Moise 38 26 22 25 35 18 29 30 16 26 16 30 1023
36 Darrell Waltrip 1 37 2 37 32 28 5 31 4 985
37 Ed Berrier 12 26 25 42 28 31 40 12 9 42 11 961
38 Davey Allison DNQ 29 7 5 31 27 29 14 29 32 26 954
39 Dan Patten 10 19 16 9 4 19 10 893
40 Robert Powell 10 4 22 15 8 10 20 785
41 Bobby Labonte 4 38 13 31 7 6 35 757
42 John Linville 18 25 22 22 22 14 DNQ 27 691
43 Jamie Aube 37 15 28 24 24 20 17 DNQ 646
44 Wayne Patterson 22 21 DNQ 25 27 8 17 DNQ DNQ 621
45 Joe Bessey 20 17 20 34 30 14 573
46 Donny Ling Jr. 41 31 16 22 31 36 16 562
47 Jack Pennington 17 39 25 23 3 4 553
48 Brad Teague 18 36 36 4 34 18 549
49 Jay Fogleman 22 21 11 23 18 20 536
50 Bobby Moon 14 18 24 11 29 527
51 Dave Simpson (R) 28 34 18 26 21 25 522
52 Morgan Shepherd 15 10 27 38 37 40 6 478
53 Geoffrey Bodine 5 1* 10* 4 469
54 Kelly Moore 40 29 11 DNQ 33 11 443
55 Ed Ferree 5 17 DNQ 36 14 443
56 Rusty Wallace 2 30 38 9 26 41 35 430
57 Larry Pollard 34 24 23 DNQ 32 18 422
58 Jeff Spraker 27 32 17 28 33 404
59 Lee Faulk 16 33 18 20 16 391
60 Don Satterfield 12 22 27 32 373
61 Kyle Petty 33 7 4 DNQ 370
62 Tom Harrington 32 17 DNQ 23 32 340
63 Mike Porter 18 19 19 DNQ 321
64 Ron Lamell 18 20 30 285
65 Jimmy Means 30 30 10 280
66 Dave Davis 28 12 35 264
67 Davey Johnson 17 10 246
68 Randy Baker 31 33 22 231
69 Greg Sacks 25 41 22 225
70 Curtis Markham 22 21 197
71 Jeff McClure DNQ 19 25 194
72 Billy Clark 29 18 185
73 Ken Bouchard 35 32 18 176
74 Eric Wilson 31 26 DNQ 155
75 Todd Cray 29 28 155
76 Dale Shaw 10 134
77 Sterling Marlin 39 25 134
78 Allen Applegate 17 112
79 Ted Musgrave 12 17 112
80 Grant Adcox 18 109
81 Dave Marcis 19 106
82 Don Jenkins 19 DNQ 106
83 Ben Hess 22 DNQ 97
84 Bill Gratton 23 94
85 Debbie Lunsford 23 94
86 Brett Hearn 25 DNQ 88
87 Dick McCabe 26 85
88 Joey Kourafas 27 82
89 Martin Truex Sr. 25 30 22 73
90 Lloyd Gillie DNQ 33 64
91 Joe Nemechek 33 64
92 Ed St. Angelo Jr. 35 58
93 Hut Stricklin 36 55
94 Donnie Allison 37 52
95 Thierry Tassin 40 43
96 Jeff Purvis 40 43
97 Jack Sprague 41 40
98 David Green 30
99 Jimmy Horton 16
100 Butch Miller 9
101 Bobby Dotter 9
102 Larry Pearson 6 11
103 Frank Fleming 24
104 Jim Sauter 26
105 Larry Brolsma DNQ DNQ
106 Ed Lavoie DNQ
107 Randy MacDonald DNQ
108 Brian Ross DNQ
109 Jim Field DNQ
Pos Driver DAY CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI NZH SBO LAN NSV CLT DOV ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR Pts

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.

See also

References

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

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