1990 Tyson Holly Farms 400

April 2023 25th race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 1990 25 29 1990_Tyson_Holly_Farms_400.jpeg The 1990 Tyson Holly Farms 400 program cover, featuring Geoff Bodine. 41st Annual Tyson Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 400 0.625 1.006 250 402.336 93.818 mph km/h Kyle Petty SABCO Racing 19.332 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing 291 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 400 250 402.336 Motor Racing Network Tyson Holly Farms 400 September 30 39,000 The 1990 Tyson Holly Farms 400 was the 25th 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 30, 1990, before an audience of 39,000 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 mi km oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to mount a late-race charge to maintain his driver's championship lead over second-place finisher and driver in the driver's championship, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt. The victory was Martin's fourth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and third and final victory of the season.Higgins Tom October 1, 1990 Martin Dials Right Numbers To Shake Earnhardt, Keep Lead (Part 1) 21 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122485217/martin-dials-right-numbers-to-shake/ April 8, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom October 1, 1990 Martin Dials Right Numbers To Shake Earnhardt, Keep Lead (Part 2) 28 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122485232/martin-dials-right-numbers-to-shake-earn/ April 8, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy October 1, 1990 Martin gets Holly Farms 400 win (Part 1) 14 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122486397/martin-gets-holly-farms-400-win-part-1/ April 8, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy October 1, 1990 Martin gets Holly Farms 400 win (Part 2) 16 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122486409/martin-gets-holly-farms-400-win-part-2/ April 8, 2023 Newspapers.com Hours after the race, 1990 NASCAR Rookie of the Year contender Rob Moroso was killed in a drunk-driving crash, with Moroso speeding into another car at around 75 mph km/h according to The Charlotte Observer, killing Moroso and nursing assistant Tammy Williams. Moroso's blood alcohol content at the time of the crash was found to be over twice the North Carolina legal limit of 0.1, with Moroso's BAC coming in as a 0.22.Higgins Tom October 2, 1990 Speeding Rookie Loses Control, Killing Woman (Part 1) 1 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122486604/speeding-rookie-loses-control-killing/ April 8, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom October 2, 1990 Speeding Rookie Loses Control, Killing Woman (Part 2) 10 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122486734/speeding-rookie-loses-control-killing-w/ April 8, 2023 Newspapers.com Background thumb|300x300px|The layout of North Wilkesboro Speedway, the venue where the race was held North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi km on and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile2Ron EsauU.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 EngineeringFord17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19Chad LittleLittle RacingFord20Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile21Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingBuick27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile40Tommy KendallReno EnterprisesChevrolet41Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac47Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac57Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac66Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile98Rick MastTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 28, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top ten 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, September 29, at 12:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 11-30 would be decided on time,September 28, 1990 NASCAR today 57 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122486879/nascar-today/ April 8, 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. Kyle Petty, driving for SABCO Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 19.332 and an average speed of 116.387 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom September 29, 1990 K. Petty On Pole At N. Wilkesboro (Part 1) 29 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122486978/k-petty-on-pole-at-n-wilkesboro-part/ April 8, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom September 29, 1990 K. Petty On Pole At N. Wilkesboro (Part 2) 32 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122486990/k-petty-on-pole-at-n-wilkesboro-part/ April 8, 2023 Newspapers.com Five drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac19.332116.38726Mark MartinRoush RacingFord19.372116.147394Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile19.389116.045421Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord19.416115.88451Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile19.417115.87867Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord19.428115.81279Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord19.434115.77683Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.468115.574925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.472115.5511030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac19.473115.545Failed to lock in Round 11117Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.477115.5211226Brett BodineKing RacingBuick19.488115.4561328Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord19.516115.2901471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet19.523115.249155Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.530115.2071627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac19.531115.2011733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile19.541115.143188Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick19.558115.0421911Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord19.577114.9312098Rick MastTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet19.577114.9312166Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac19.582114.9012275Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile19.587114.872234Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile19.602114.7842451Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet19.626114.6442510Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet19.642114.5502615Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord19.653114.4862712Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick19.677114.3472843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac19.697114.2312919Chad LittleLittle RacingFord19.742113.9703052Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac19.751113.918Provisionals3157Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac19.776113.7743220Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile19.773113.792Failed to qualify3341Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3470J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*3540Tommy KendallReno EnterprisesChevrolet -* -*362Ron EsauU.S. RacingPontiac -* -*3747Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord40039running180$52,875283Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet400291running180$32,07531226Brett BodineKing RacingBuick4000running165$18,750479Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4000running160$16,7755925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4006running160$15,3256234Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile4000running150$10,00771117Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4000running146$14,12581627Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac4000running142$13,325967Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord4000running138$7,12510142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac39964running139$18,02511155Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3990running130$6,650122615Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord3990running127$6,35013394Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile3990running124$6,07514188Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick3990running121$5,875151030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3980running118$6,350161911Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3980running115$9,950172843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3970running112$4,025182275Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile3960running109$5,30019421Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord3960running106$5,150202712Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick3950running103$4,325213220Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile3940running100$4,200222510Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet3930running97$6,900233157Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac3900running94$4,750242919Chad LittleLittle RacingFord3900running91$2,600251471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3830running88$4,775261328Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord3830running85$9,2002751Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile3340running82$5,350281733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile3270running79$8,150292166Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac1940accident76$5,025303052Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1280rocker arm73$2,375312451Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet1000brakes70$2,375322098Rick MastTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet170accident67$2,375Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Mark Martin 3,869 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt 3,853 (-16) 10px 3 Geoff Bodine 3,475 (-394) 10px 4 Bill Elliott 3,413 (–465) 10px 5 Rusty Wallace 3,363 (–506) 10px 6 Kyle Petty 3,143 (–726) 10px 7 Ricky Rudd 3,123 (–746) 10px 8 Ernie Irvan 3,084 (–785) 10px 1 9 Ken Schrader 3,054 (–815) 10px 1 10 Morgan Shepherd 3,042 (–827)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1990 Goody's 500 1990 Mello Yello 500 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at North Wilkesboro Speedway Category:September 1990 sports events in the United States Category:1990 in sports in North Carolina