1989 .05 – 500
The 1989.05 500 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars. The event was held at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 10 September 1989 over 161 laps of the 3.10 km circuit, a total distance of 499 km.
The race was the last in Australia for six time Sandown 500 champion and defending race winner Allan Moffat who retired at the end of 1989.
Top Ten Shootout
The Top Ten Shootout for Pole Position was run on a wet track. As a result, times were between 5 and 12 seconds slower than the drivers qualifying times.| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | TTS | Qual |
| Pole | 17 | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing |  Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:20.61 | 1:15.22 |
| 2 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:21.15 | 1:16.17 |
| 3 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:23.59 | 1:15.27 |
| 4 | 6 | Miedecke Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:23.84 | 1:16.23 |
| 5 | 2 | Nissan Motorsport Australia |  Jim Richards | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 1:24.29 | 1:16.25 |
| 6 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:25.07 | 1:16.82 |
| 7 | 20 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Alan Jones | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:25.42 | 1:16.25 |
| 8 | 3 | Nissan Motorsport Australia | George Fury | Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R | 1:27.38 | 1:17.06 |
| 9 | 105 | Mobil 1 Racing | Brad Jones | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:28.75 | 1:17.26 |
| 10 | 18 | Shell Ultra-Hi Racing |  Jeff Allam | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:29.57 | 1:17.23 |