1990 Heinz Southern 500

21st race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series April 2023 NASWINSTON 806.799 ESPN Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt 3 99 Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt 31.036 Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt 123.141 mi/h km/h 501.322 367 2.198 1.366 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina The 1990 Heinz Southern 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. 1990 Southern 500 program cover and logo.jpg 29 21 1990 Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network Heinz Southern 500 41st Annual Heinz Southern 500 1990 9 2 The 1990 Heinz Southern 500 was the 21st stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 41st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 2, 1990, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 mi km permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to dominate the late stages of the race, leading the final 54 laps of the race to take his 46th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his seventh victory of the season.Higgins Tom September 3, 1990 Tough? Not For Dale (Part 1) 23 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122196810/tough-not-for-dale-part-1/ April 3, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom September 3, 1990 Tough? Not For Dale (Part 2) 25 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122196829/tough-not-for-dale-part-2/ April 3, 2023 Newspapers.com Parrish Will September 3, 1990 Earnhardt tames 'Lady in black' (Part 1) 11 The Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122197185/earnhardt-tames-lady-in-black-part-1/ April 3, 2023 Newspapers.com Parrish Will September 3, 1990 Earnhardt tames 'Lady in black' (Part 2) 14 The Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122197207/earnhardt-tames-lady-in-black-part-2/ April 3, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan and owner-driver Alan Kulwicki would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile2Charlie GlotzbachU.S. RacingPontiac3Dale 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 MotorsportsBuick15Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord17Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19Chad LittleLittle RacingFord20Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile21Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord22Rick MastU.S. RacingPontiac25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingBuick27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord29Phil ParsonsDiamond Ridge MotorsportsPontiac30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac41Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac47Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac57Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac66Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac82Mark StahlStahl RacingFord83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile96Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuick98Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, August 30, 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, August 31, at 2:00 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 timeAugust 29, 1990 NASCAR today 35 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122197346/nascar-today/ April 3, 2023 Newspapers.com and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified on time but were high enough in owner's points; up to two provisionals were given. Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 31.036 and an average speed of 158.448 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom August 31, 1990 Earnhardt Continues 'Unbelievable' Pole Roll (Part 1) 57 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122197425/earnhardt-continues-unbelievable-pole/ April 3, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom August 31, 1990 Earnhardt Continues 'Unbelievable' Pole Roll (Part 2) 62 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122197446/earnhardt-continues-unbelievable-pole/ April 3, 2023 Newspapers.com J. D. McDuffie was the only driver to fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.036158.44829Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord31.168157.777311Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord31.184157.696427Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac31.222157.50455Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.225157.489626Brett BodineKing RacingBuick31.236157.434733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile31.279157.21787Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord31.288157.172910Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet31.332156.951106Mark MartinRoush RacingFord31.354156.841114Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet31.365156.7861228Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord31.368156.7711342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac31.469156.2681415Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord31.489156.1691566Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac31.549155.8721675Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile31.606155.5911771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet31.619155.5271821Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord31.639155.4281922Rick MastU.S. RacingPontiac31.661155.320208Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick31.663155.311Failed to lock in Round 12125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.560155.8172220Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile31.568155.7782394Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile31.678155.237241Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile31.749154.8902598Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet31.761154.8312617Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.765154.8122783Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile31.816154.5642829Phil ParsonsDiamond Ridge MotorsportsPontiac31.936153.9832941Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.938153.9733030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31.951153.9113152Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac32.056153.4073247Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile32.162152.9013343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac32.183152.8013412Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick32.388151.8343519Chad LittleLittle RacingFord32.466151.4693657Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac32.488151.3673736H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac32.569150.9903896Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuick32.681150.473392Charlie GlotzbachU.S. RacingPontiac32.794149.9544082Mark StahlStahl RacingFord32.908149.435Failed to qualify4170J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet36799running185$210,3502114Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet36770running175$35,900387Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord3670running165$23,340429Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord36798running165$24,3805733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile3670running155$21,3406106Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3670running150$16,825755Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3676running151$12,7558311Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord36789running147$17,5459910Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet3660running138$12,10510626Brett BodineKing RacingBuick3660running134$13,455111566Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac3650running130$11,360121675Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile3650running127$10,025132220Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile3650running124$9,08514241Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile3650running121$9,475151228Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord3640running118$14,290161771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3643running120$8,875172941Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3630running112$5,415182394Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile3620transmission109$8,370192829Phil ParsonsDiamond Ridge MotorsportsPontiac3620running106$5,120203412Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick3610running103$7,792211415Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord3580running100$7,645223247Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile3570running97$4,840233657Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac3550running94$7,345241922Rick MastU.S. RacingPontiac3540running91$4,375251342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3320running88$12,630263030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac2720accident85$6,89027392Charlie GlotzbachU.S. RacingPontiac2550engine82$6,050281821Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord2411accident84$6,655292598Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet2391accident81$4,540302617Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2270accident73$12,81031208Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick2270accident70$6,315322783Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile1750engine67$3,605334082Mark StahlStahl RacingFord1120handling64$3,550343343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac930engine61$4,120353519Chad LittleLittle RacingFord910accident58$3,420363152Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac910accident55$3,975373896Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuick520handling52$3,320383736H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac390accident49$3,265392125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet310accident46$10,71040427Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac140engine43$14,400Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Mark Martin 3,169 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt 3,143 (-26) 10px 3 Geoff Bodine 2,982 (-187) 10px 4 Rusty Wallace 2,792 (–377) 10px 5 Bill Elliott 2,761 (–408) 10px 1 6 Ricky Rudd 2,695 (–474) 10px 1 7 Morgan Shepherd 2,661 (–508) 10px 8 Kyle Petty 2,618 (–551) 10px 1 9 Ken Schrader 2,587 (–582) 10px 1 10 Ernie Irvan 2,534 (–635)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1990 Busch 500 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond) 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Heinz Southern 500 Heinz Southern 500 Heinz Southern 500 Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway