The1989 NASCAR Busch Series began February 18, 1989 and ended October 29,1989.Rob Moroso ofMoroso Racing won the championship.

TheGoody's 300 was held on February 18 atDaytona 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

• Donnie Allison made his last ever start in anyNASCAR series. He crashed out after completing 7 laps, finishing 37th.

TheGoodwrench 200 was held March 4 atNorth 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

TheMiller Classic was a 200 lap race held March 10 atMartinsville Speedway. The No. 25 ofRob 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

TheMountain Dew 400 was held March 25 atHickory 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

• Jimmy Spencer spun outDale 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 byNASCAR.

TheCountry Squire 200 was held April 1 atDarlington 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

TheBudweiser 200 was held April 10 atBristol 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

• This was Wilson's first career Busch Series victory.

TheGM Parts 300 was held April 30 atNazareth Speedway. The No. 6 ofTommy 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

• This was Hillin's last Busch Series victory.

TheBusch 200 was held May 6 atSouth 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

TheBig Star/Nestle 200 was held May 13 atLanier Raceway. The No. 63 ofChuck 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

• This was the only victory Ronald Cooper took in theNASCAR Busch Series.

TheGranger Select 200 was held May 20 atNashville 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

TheChampion 300 was held May 27 atCharlotte Motor Speedway. The No. 87 ofGreg 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

TheBudweiser 200 was held June 3 atDover International Speedway. The No. 7 ofHarry 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

• This would be Henderson Motorsports' last NASCAR win until 2017.
• This was Wilson's last Busch Series victory.

TheRoses Stores 200 was held June 10 atOrange 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

• Jimmy Spencer lapped the entire field in this race.

TheGranger Select 200 was held June 24 atLouisville 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

TheFirecracker 200 was held July 1 atVolusia County Speedway inBarberville, 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

TheCarolina Pride/Budweiser 200 was held July 4 atMyrtle Beach Speedway. The No. 22 ofRick 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

TheCoors 200 was held July 15 atSouth 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

ThePepsi 200 was held July 22 atHickory 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

• Randy LaJoie replacedJimmy Spencer, who had been released.

TheOld Milwaukee 200 was held July 29 atNew River Valley Speedway inDublin, Virginia. The No. 25 ofRob 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

TheKroger 200 was held August 5 atIndianapolis 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

TheTexas Pete 200 was held August 12 atOrange County Speedway inRougemont, North Carolina. The No. 25 ofRob 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

• This wasRobert Pressley's first careerBusch Grand National victory.

TheJay Johnson 200 was held August 25 atBristol Motor Speedway. The No. 90 ofMorgan 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

TheGatorade 200 was held September 2 atDarlington Raceway. The No. 15 ofKen 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

TheCommonwealth 200 was held September 9 atRichmond 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

• This was Hamilton's only Busch Series victory.

TheAmes/Peak 200 was held September 16 atDover International Speedway. The No. 30 ofMichael 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

TheZerex 150 was held September 23 atMartinsville 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

TheAll Pro 300 was held October 7 atCharlotte 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

• This wasRob Moroso's 3rd consecutiveBusch Grand National victory atCharlotte Motor Speedway.
• This was also Moroso's last Busch Series victory.

TheAC-Delco 200 was held October 21 atNorth Carolina Motor Speedway. The No. 1 ofMark 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

TheWinston Classic was a 200 lap race held October 29 atMartinsville Speedway. The No. 22 ofRick 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

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

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 andJeff Burton, both of whom would later go on to win the award inWinston 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.

On September 30, 1990, less than 1 year after becoming champion,Rob Moroso was killed in an automobile crash nearMooresville, North Carolina, only hours after finishing 21st in the NASCAR Winston Cup Holly Farms 400 atNorth 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 beendriving 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 RaybestosNASCAR Rookie of the Year Award in 1990.

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• 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series

• Busch Series Standings and Statistics for 1989

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