1990 Champion Spark Plug 400

March 202319th race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway 400 41.147 643.737 643.737 200 200 3.2 400 2 138.822 mph km/h 1990 August 19 Champion Spark Plug 400 21st Annual Champion Spark Plug 400 The 1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 program cover, featuring Michael Waltrip, Geoff Bodine, and Mark Martin. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. Motor Racing Network 19 29 6 72 AK Racing Alan Kulwicki Mark Martin Mark Martin Roush Racing Roush Racing ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 1990 Champion Spark Plug 400.jpeg 60,000 The 1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 was the 19th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 19, 1990, before an audience of 60,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Higgins Tom August 20, 1990 Martin Seizes Command (Part 1) 9 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122004369/martin-seizes-command-part-1/ March 31, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom August 20, 1990 Martin Seizes Command (Part 2) 13 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122004381/martin-seizes-command-part-2/ March 31, 2023 Newspapers.com Crowe Steve August 20, 1990 Martin tunes in, tunes out field (Part 1) 23 Detroit Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122004408/martin-tunes-in-tunes-out-field-part/ March 31, 2023 Newspapers.com Crowe Steve August 20, 1990 Martin tunes in, tunes out field (Part 2) 25 Detroit Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122004442/martin-tunes-in-tunes-out-field-part-2/ March 31, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Greg Sacks and Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Michigan International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile3Dale 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 RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile34Charlie GlotzbachAAG RacingPontiac35Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac47Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile48Ben HessWinkle MotorsportsPontiac50Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsChevrolet52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac57Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac66Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac68Mike ChaseTriStar MotorsportsPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet72Tracy LeslieParker RacingOldsmobile75Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac77Ken RaganRagan RacingFord89Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiac90Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord91Ed CooperEd Cooper RacingOldsmobile94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile98Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Saturday, August 18, at 11:00 AM 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, August 18, at 1:30 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,August 18, 1990 NASCAR today 78 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122005516/-nascar-today/ March 31, 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. Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, would win the pole, setting a time of 41.147 and an average speed of 174.982 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom August 19, 1990 Pole Start A Boost (Part 1) 77 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122005619/pole-start-a-boost-part-1/ March 31, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom August 19, 1990 Pole Start A Boost (Part 2) 78 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122005642/pole-start-a-boost-part-2/ March 31, 2023 Newspapers.com Two drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord41.147174.98229Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord41.265174.48234Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet41.304174.317494Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile41.402173.90556Mark MartinRoush RacingFord41.484173.561627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac41.503173.48173Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet41.515173.431817Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet41.539173.331911Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord41.556173.2601028Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord41.572173.1931133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile41.573173.1891226Brett BodineKing RacingBuick41.649172.8731310Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet41.674172.7701419Chad LittleLittle RacingFord41.732172.5291566Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac41.740172.4961621Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord41.814172.191178Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick41.821172.1621842Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac41.838172.0921975Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile41.839172.0882012Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick41.856172.018Failed to lock in Round 12115Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord41.887171.8912243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac41.888171.8872389Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiac41.892171.8712450Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsChevrolet41.892171.8712552Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac41.909171.8012620Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile41.921171.7522768Mike ChaseTriStar MotorsportsPontiac41.940171.6742848Ben HessWinkle MotorsportsPontiac41.943171.6622947Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile41.958171.6003090Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord41.984171.4943135Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet42.014171.3713222Rick MastU.S. RacingPontiac42.045171.2453377Ken RaganRagan RacingFord42.069171.1473430Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac42.074171.1273525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet42.122170.932361Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile42.182170.6893791Ed CooperEd Cooper RacingOldsmobile42.190170.6573898Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet42.247170.426395Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet42.284170.2774057Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac42.378169.899Provisional4171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet42.629168.899Failed to qualify4272Tracy LeslieParker RacingOldsmobile42.472169.5234334Charlie GlotzbachAAG RacingPontiac43.675164.854Official starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings156Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20072running185$71,2002817Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2004running175$41,6003627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac20032running170$33,900429Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord20022running165$27,0005395Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running155$20,60761028Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord2000running150$19,3257911Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2003running151$18,750873Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20050running147$19,40092115Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord2001running143$13,550101621Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord2000running134$14,8251117Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord2000running130$13,000123898Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet2000running127$9,600131133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile2000running124$14,30014361Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile2000running121$10,900152012Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick2000running118$9,075161842Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac2001running120$13,250171226Brett BodineKing RacingBuick2009running117$11,900184171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1991running114$9,150191310Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet1990running106$10,65020494Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile1990running103$9,45021178Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1980running100$8,225221419Chad LittleLittle RacingFord1980running97$5,125233090Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord1980running94$5,025242768Mike ChaseTriStar MotorsportsPontiac1980running91$4,925254057Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac1970running88$7,875262620Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile1970running85$5,425272552Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1950running82$5,475283135Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet1920running79$4,575291975Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile1860steering76$7,225303430Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1810engine73$7,125312848Ben HessWinkle MotorsportsPontiac1690accident70$4,275321566Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac1620accident67$7,900332243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1285engine69$4,725342389Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiac1270oil line61$4,0253534Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1130engine58$6,775363222Rick MastU.S. RacingPontiac1030engine55$3,950373377Ken RaganRagan RacingFord1020accident52$3,925382947Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile730oil pan49$4,150392450Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsChevrolet650valve46$3,890403525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet190engine43$10,875413791Ed CooperEd Cooper RacingOldsmobile170rocker arm40$3,875Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Mark Martin 2,854 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt 2,806 (-48) 10px 3 Geoff Bodine 2,700 (-154) 10px 4 Rusty Wallace 2,579 (–275) 10px 1 5 Morgan Shepherd 2,491 (–363) 10px 1 6 Bill Elliott 2,472 (–382) 10px 2 7 Kyle Petty 2,451 (–403) 10px 1 8 Ricky Rudd 2,410 (–444) 10px 1 9 Ken Schrader 2,361 (–493) 10px 3 10 Davey Allison 2,243 (–611)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1990 Budweiser at The Glen 1990 Busch 500 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway Category:August 1990 sports events in the United States Category:1990 in sports in Michigan