1990 DieHard 500

17th race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series March 2023 NASWINSTON 4.28 The 1990 DieHard 500 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte. 49.742 Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt 70,000 Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, David Hobbs Motor Racing Network CBS Richard Childress Racing 3 134 Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt 174.43 mph km/h Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway Richard Childress Racing 804.8 804.8 188 188 500.08 29 17 DieHard 500 2.66 July 29 1990 500.08 22nd Annual DieHard 500 1990 DieHard 500.jpeg The 1990 DieHard 500 was the 17th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 29, 1990, before an audience of 70,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt dominated a majority of the race, leading 134 laps in the race to take his 45th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth victory of the season.Higgins Tom July 30, 1990 Earnhardt A 3-Time Winner (Part 1) 9 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121814589/earnhardt-a-3-time-winner-part-1/ March 28, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom July 30, 1990 Earnhardt A 3-Time Winner (Part 2) 11 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121814622/earnhardt-a-3-time-winner-part-2/ March 28, 2023 Newspapers.com Martin Gerald July 30, 1990 Earnhardt wins Talladega race (Part 1) 23 The News and Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121859540/earnhardt-wins-talladega-race-part-1/ March 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Martin Gerald July 30, 1990 Earnhardt wins Talladega race (Part 2) 26 The News and Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121859569/earnhardt-wins-talladega-race-part-2/ March 29, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott and Hagan Racing driver Sterling Marlin would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66 mi km -long mid tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5 mi km -long mid tri-oval. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile01Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet11Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile15Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord17Jimmy HortonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19Chad LittleLittle RacingFord20Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile21Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingBuick27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord29Phil ParsonsDiamond Ridge MotorsportsPontiac30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile35Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac47Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac57Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac66Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac68Stanley SmithTriStar MotorsportsPontiac70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet72Tracy LeslieParker RacingOldsmobile73Rodney CombsBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile75Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac82Mark StahlStahl RacingFord83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile90Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile98Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, July 26, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Friday, July 27, at 4:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,July 26, 1990 NASCAR today 24 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121859718/nascar-today/ March 29, 2023 Newspapers.com and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given. Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.742 and an average speed of 192.513 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom July 27, 1990 It's True – Earnhardt Wins Pole At Talladega (Part 1) 33 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121860103/its-true-earnhardt-wins-pole-at/ March 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom July 27, 1990 It's True – Earnhardt Wins Pole At Talladega (Part 2) 35 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121860122/its-true-earnhardt-wins-pole-at-talla/ March 29, 2023 Newspapers.com Two drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.742192.513228Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord49.961191.670342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac49.972191.62746Mark MartinRoush RacingFord50.022191.43657Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord50.149190.951620Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile50.152190.940733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile50.175190.852829Phil ParsonsDiamond Ridge MotorsportsPontiac50.176190.84899Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord50.204190.7421015Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord50.368190.121111Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile50.478189.7061268Stanley SmithTriStar MotorsportsPontiac50.480189.6991311Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord50.531189.5071494Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile50.567189.3731517Jimmy HortonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.589189.290164Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet50.638189.107178Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick50.700188.8761826Brett BodineKing RacingBuick50.701188.8651998Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet50.766188.6302066Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac50.804188.489Failed to lock in Round 12110Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet50.361190.1472221Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord50.807188.4782352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac50.807188.4782425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.842188.348255Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.926188.0382627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac50.944187.9712747Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile50.998187.7722835Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet51.001187.7612914A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile51.023187.6803001Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord51.031187.6513157Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac51.083187.4603230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac51.084187.4563319Chad LittleLittle RacingFord51.099187.4013472Tracy LeslieParker RacingOldsmobile51.123187.3133571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet51.154187.1993690Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord51.229186.9253775Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile51.320186.5943818Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51.322186.5873983Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile51.331186.5544082Mark StahlStahl RacingFord51.333186.547Provisionals4112Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick54.044177.1894243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac53.684178.377Failed to qualify4373Rodney CombsBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile -* -*4470J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet188134running185$152,975299Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord18821running175$48,39031494Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile18810running170$34,050457Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1880running160$24,7505255Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1880running155$22,0506164Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1880running150$16,32572110Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet1880running146$16,3508342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1883running147$16,350946Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1880running138$18,57010178Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1874running139$14,075113983Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile1870running130$8,53712620Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile1871running132$7,950131517Jimmy HortonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1870running124$15,980144112Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick1870running121$8,71015733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile1871running123$14,185162425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1860accident115$13,500171311Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1863running117$14,735183818Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1860running109$6,230193319Chad LittleLittle RacingFord1860running106$6,05020228Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord1864running108$15,075213230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1861running105$9,480223001Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord1860running97$5,550232747Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile1860running94$5,695243157Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac1860running91$8,790252835Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet1850running88$5,135261015Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord1850running85$8,235272914A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile1854running87$4,865283571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1830running79$7,895294243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1830running76$5,725302352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1800out of gas73$5,605314082Mark StahlStahl RacingFord1780running70$4,585322627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac1491engine72$15,465331826Brett BodineKing RacingBuick1480engine64$7,295341998Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet1441engine66$5,150353775Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile1330engine58$7,055362066Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac1320running55$7,985371268Stanley SmithTriStar MotorsportsPontiac540pit accident52$4,285383472Tracy LeslieParker RacingOldsmobile540pit accident49$4,990392221Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord510engine46$7,005403690Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord470ignition43$4,15041829Phil ParsonsDiamond Ridge MotorsportsPontiac250accident40$4,15042111Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile60engine37$6,775Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Mark Martin 2,509 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt 2,508 (-1) 10px 1 3 Geoff Bodine 2,374 (-135) 10px 1 4 Rusty Wallace 2,338 (–171) 10px 1 5 Kyle Petty 2,219 (–290) 10px 1 6 Morgan Shepherd 2,198 (–311) 10px 1 7 Bill Elliott 2,180 (–329) 10px 1 8 Ken Schrader 2,180 (–329) 10px 9 Ernie Irvan 2,095 (–414) 10px 10 Ricky Rudd 2,075 (–434)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1990 AC Spark Plug 500 1990 Budweiser at The Glen 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series DieHard 500 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway DieHard 500 DieHard 500