Last round of the 1989 Wesbank Modified Touring Car Championship at Kyalami. Absent is Sarel van der Merwe in the ex-IMSA TransAm Audi, having already wrapped up the championship. The leading Class A contenders for this race are Tony Viana in the Winfield BMW M35, having its final race outing, Willie Hepburn in the Opel Rekord V8 and Graham Duxbury in the Sasol Ford Sapphire Cosworth Turbo.