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1990 Hanes Activewear 500
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March 2023Eighth race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1990 Hanes Activewear 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 41st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 30, 1990, before an audience of 43,500 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Geoff Bodine would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Higgins Tom April 30, 1990 Bodine Wins Again - This Time It's Geoff (Part 1) en 23 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121033149/bodine-wins-again-this-time-its-geoff/ March 17, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom April 30, 1990 Bodine Wins Again - This Time It's Geoff (Part 2) en 29 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121033172/bodine-wins-again-this-time-its-geoff/ March 17, 2023 Newspapers.com Pearce Al April 30, 1990 Bodine makes good on boast at Martinsville (Part 1) 23 Daily Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121064058/bodine-makes-good-on-boast-at/ March 17, 2023 Newspapers.com Pearce Al April 30, 1990 Bodine makes good on boast at Martinsville (Part 2) 28 Daily Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121064186/bodine-makes-good-on-boast-at-martinsvil/ March 17, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace and Bud Moore Engineering driver Morgan Shepherd would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held.
Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMake1Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile2Rick 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 & AssociatesFord12Jeff PurvisBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick15Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile21Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingBuick27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac57Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac66Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile76Bill SedgwickSpears MotorsportsChevrolet94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile98Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 27, 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 Saturday, April 28, at 12:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-30 would be decided on time,April 27, 1990 NASCAR today 27 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121064549/nascar-today/ March 17, 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.
Geoff Bodine, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.644 and an average speed of 91.726 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom April 28, 1990 G. Bodine On Pole Again; Earnhardt 2nd Again (Part 1) 33 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121064783/g-bodine-on-pole-again-earnhardt-2nd/ March 17, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom April 28, 1990 G. Bodine On Pole Again; Earnhardt 2nd Again (Part 2) 44 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121064812/g-bodine-on-pole-again-earnhardt-2nd-a/ March 17, 2023 Newspapers.com
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed111Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord20.64491.72623Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.73891.31134Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile20.80291.03046Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.81090.995521Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord20.90990.564625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.92790.486717Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.94690.404826Brett BodineKing RacingBuick20.99990.176966Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac21.01790.0981020Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile21.07489.855115Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.09189.7821215Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord21.09689.761139Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord21.09789.7571410Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet21.10589.7231542Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac21.12889.625161Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile21.13189.6121727Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac21.17289.4391898Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet21.19789.3331928Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord21.22489.220207Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord21.23489.178Failed to lock in Round 12157Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac21.03090.0432243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac21.06989.8762330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac21.15989.4942476Bill SedgwickSpears MotorsportsChevrolet21.17989.4092594Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile21.22989.199268Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick21.25689.0852733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile21.28088.9852871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet21.29088.9432975Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile21.29888.9103052Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac21.32988.781Provisionals3112Jeff PurvisBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick21.33088.776322Rick MastU.S. RacingPontiac21.33988.739Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results
FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1111Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord500270running185$95,95021727Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac500200running175$36,80031215Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord5000running165$19,7504717Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5006running165$19,600523Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49921running160$20,8006625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4980running150$12,875746Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4980running146$14,00082330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4970running142$10,6579966Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac4970running138$10,80010139Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4970running134$14,925112157Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac4960running130$8,08512826Brett BodineKing RacingBuick4950running127$7,100131020Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile4950running124$5,050142871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4950running121$7,7001534Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile4900running118$8,075161542Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac4900running115$9,200171410Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet4890running112$7,600181898Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet4850running109$4,600193052Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac4840running106$4,400202243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4840running103$4,87521268Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick4580running100$5,300221928Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord4560running97$8,55023115Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4170running94$5,100242476Bill SedgwickSpears MotorsportsChevrolet3590running91$2,75025207Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord3323pump belt93$5,725262733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile3050running85$8,250272975Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile3010accident82$4,675283112Jeff PurvisBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick2470accident$3,30029322Rick MastU.S. RacingPontiac2460transmission76$4,40030521Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord1710clutch73$4,05031161Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile910engine70$3,750322594Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile120camshaft67$3,750Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,275 10px 2 Morgan Shepherd 1,223 (-52) 10px 2 3 Geoff Bodine 1,131 (-144) 10px 1 4 Mark Martin 1,125 (–150) 10px 1 5 Darrell Waltrip 1,106 (–169) 10px 2 6 Kyle Petty 1,073 (–202) 10px 4 7 Rusty Wallace 1,071 (–204) 10px 8 Ken Schrader 1,052 (–223) 10px 1 9 Bill Elliott 1,032 (–243) 10px 1 10 Brett Bodine 1,028 (–247)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
1990 First Union 400 1990 Winston 500 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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