1990 TranSouth 500

January 2023Fifth race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON April 1 154 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt Junior Johnson & Associates Geoff Bodine 3 ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network 29 Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway 5 124.073 mph km/h 34th Annual TranSouth 500 TranSouth 500 1990 367 367 806.799 806.799 501.322 2.198 1.366 30.170 501.322 The 1990 TranSouth 500 program cover, featuring Harry Gant. 1990_TranSouth_500.jpeg 55,000 The 1990 TranSouth 500 was the fifth stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 1, 1990, before an audience of 55,000 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. On the final restart with three laps to go in the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to fend off the field to take his 41st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Higgins Tom April 2, 1990 Earnhardt Races To 2-Car-Length Victory (Part 1) 41 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120819813/earnhardt-races-to-2-car-length-victory/ March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom April 2, 1990 Earnhardt Races To 2-Car-Length Victory (Part 2) 43 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120819837/earnhardt-races-to-2-car-length-victory/ March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com Woodward Bill April 2, 1990 Earnhardt rides radials to TranSouth 500 victory (Part 1) 15 The News and Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120823701/earnhardt-rides-radials-to-transouth/ March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com Woodward Bill April 2, 1990 Earnhardt rides radials to TranSouth 500 victory (Part 2) 20 The News and Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120823733/earnhardt-rides-radials-to-transouth-500/ March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would finish second and third, respectively. On lap 212 of the race, a 13-car pileup would occur on the track's front-stretch. One of the 13 drivers involved, Neil Bonnett, would suffer brain injuries that would lead towards amnesia and dizziness that would ultimately lead to the effective end of his racing career, only racing in two more races in 1993 before dying in a practice session accident in 1994.Higgins Tom April 3, 1990 Bonnett Suffers Amnesia After Darlington Crash 17 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120824273/bonnett-suffers-amnesia-after/ March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com 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 RacingOldsmobile01Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord2Rick MastU.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 & AssociatesFord12Mike AlexanderBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick15Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19Chad LittleLittle RacingFord20Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile21Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingBuick27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac38Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac46Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet47Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile48Norm BenningHylton MotorsportsChevrolet51Hut StricklinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac57Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac66Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet74Mike PotterWawak RacingPontiac75Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile82Mark StahlStahl RacingFord90Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile98Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was scheduled to be held on Thursday, March 29, at 3:00 PM EST. However, due to rain, the first round was cancelled, and qualifying was condensed into one round,Higgins Tom March 30, 1990 Rain Putting A Damper On Darlington (Part 1) 53 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120824428/rain-putting-a-damper-on-darlington/ March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom March 30, 1990 Rain Putting A Damper On Darlington (Part 2) 54 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120824454/rain-putting-a-damper-on-darlington-par/ March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com which was held on Friday, March 30, at 2:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 1–40 would be decided on time,March 29, 1990 NASCAR today 22 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120824521/nascar-today/ March 13, 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 provisionals were given. Geoff Bodine, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.170 and an average speed of 162.996 mph km/h.Higgins Tom March 31, 1990 Bodine Takes Pole (Part 1) 77 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120824724/bodine-takes-pole-part-1/ March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom March 31, 1990 Bodine Takes Pole (Part 2) 81 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120824753/bodine-takes-pole-part-2/ March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com Three drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed111Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord30.170162.99626Mark MartinRoush RacingFord30.281162.39934Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile30.460161.445426Brett BodineKing RacingBuick30.495161.259594Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile30.582160.800625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.686160.255746Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.703160.167842Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac30.789159.719930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac30.816159.579105Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.834159.4861127Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac30.838159.4661220Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile30.844159.4351328Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30.875159.274147Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord30.907159.110153Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.920159.0431617Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.929158.996179Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord30.935158.9661821Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord30.951158.8831915Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord31.011158.5762033Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile31.012158.5712166Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac31.020158.530228Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick31.061158.321232Rick MastU.S. RacingPontiac31.063158.3112410Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet31.123158.0052543Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac31.172157.7572675Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile31.254157.3432751Hut StricklinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.336156.931281Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile31.409156.5672947Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile31.448156.3723090Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord31.581155.7143198Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet31.624155.5023219Chad LittleLittle RacingFord31.700155.1293357Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac31.739154.9393471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet31.818154.5543512Mike AlexanderBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick31.871154.2973601Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord32.031153.5263770J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac32.034153.5123852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac32.105153.1723938Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord32.150152.9584036H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac32.653150.602Failed to qualify4148Norm BenningHylton MotorsportsChevrolet32.676150.4964274Mike PotterWawak RacingPontiac32.940149.2904382Mark StahlStahl RacingFord33.066148.721Official starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1153Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet367129running180$61,985226Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3670running170$34,46031328Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord3670running165$25,7954111Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord367154running170$28,11051915Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord36765running160$17,61062033Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile3670running150$14,8807179Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord3673running151$15,0708426Brett BodineKing RacingBuick3671running147$11,6759930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3670running138$11,14010625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3666running139$14,585111617Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3660running130$14,15512228Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3650running127$7,05013842Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3630running124$9,78014281Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile3610running121$8,590153471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3600running118$9,892163219Chad LittleLittle RacingFord3600running115$4,215173198Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet3600running112$4,085181127Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac3590running109$14,900193512Mike AlexanderBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick3560accident106$3,790202947Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile3540running103$5,635212543Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3490engine100$5,390222166Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac2985engine102$8,12023147Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord2952accident99$6,75024105Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2940running91$6,480253357Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac2801running93$6,385261220Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile2340handling85$3,470272410Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet2240engine82$8,17028594Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile2110accident79$6,570292675Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile2110accident76$5,910301821Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord2090accident73$5,775313852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac2080accident70$3,6653234Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile2010accident67$6,680334036H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac1680flagged64$2,870343938Dick JohnsonDick Johnson RacingFord950handling61$2,835353770J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac820head gasket58$2,800362751Hut StricklinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet820flagged55$2,76537746Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet610crankshaft52$2,730383601Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord531engine54$2,71539232Rick MastU.S. RacingPontiac420engine46$5,350403090Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord90engine43$2,650Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 839 10px 2 Morgan Shepherd 761 (-78) 10px 2 3 Geoff Bodine 708 (-131) 10px 4 Kyle Petty 685 (–154) 10px 2 5 Bill Elliott 677 (–162) 10px 3 6 Rusty Wallace 671 (–168) 10px 6 7 Mark Martin 654 (–185) 10px 1 8 Ken Schrader 646 (–193) 10px 5 9 Brett Bodine 619 (–220) 10px 2 10 Darrell Waltrip 618 (–221)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1990 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 1990 Valleydale Meats 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1990 TranSouth 500 Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway TranSouth 500 TranSouth 500