1990 Winston 500

Ninth race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series March 2023 March 2026 NASWINSTON 4.28 The 1990 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Davey Allison. 48.027 Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt 140,000 Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network ESPN Richard Childress Racing 3 107 Dale Earnhardt Bill Elliott 159.571 mph km/h Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway Melling Racing 804.8 804.8 188 188 500.08 29 9 Winston 500 2.66 May 6 1990 500.08 21st Annual Winston 500 1990 Winston 500.jpeg The 1990 Winston 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 6, 1990, before an audience of 140,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt was able to fend off part-time driver for Hendrick Motorsports, Greg Sacks to take his 42nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.Higgins Tom May 7, 1990 Earnhardt Bursts Sacks' Dream At Talladega (Part 1) 29 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121103449/earnhardt-bursts-sacks-dream-at/ March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom May 7, 1990 Earnhardt Bursts Sacks' Dream At Talladega (Part 2) 33 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121103454/earnhardt-bursts-sacks-dream-at-tallade/ March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Estes Cary May 7, 1990 Earnhardt outmaneuvers Sacks 13 Birmingham Post-Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121103682/earnhardt-outmaneuvers-sacks/ March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Greg Sacks and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66 mi km -long mid tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5 mi km -long mid tri-oval. 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 & AssociatesFord12Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick15Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19Chad LittleLittle RacingFord20Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile21Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingBuick27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile35Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac47Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac57Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac66Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet72Phil ParsonsBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile75Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile80Jimmy HortonS&H RacingFord82Mark StahlStahl RacingFord83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile85Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet90Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile98Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, May 3, at 4:30 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, May 4, at 3:30 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,May 3, 1990 NASCAR today 55 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121132140/nascar-today/ March 18, 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. Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 48.027 and an average speed of 199.388 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom May 4, 1990 Elliott Edges Schrader To Get Talladega Pole (Part 1) 17 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121136785/elliott-edges-schrader-to-get-talladega/ March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom May 4, 1990 Elliott Edges Schrader To Get Talladega Pole (Part 2) 22 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121136824/elliott-edges-schrader-to-get-talladega/ March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Four drivers would fail to qualify: J. D. McDuffie, Bobby Gerhart, Jimmy Horton and Mark Stahl Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord48.027199.388225Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.089199.131317Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.115199.02344Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile48.138198.92853Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet48.168198.80466Mark MartinRoush RacingFord48.183198.74277Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord48.542197.277828Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord48.561197.195933Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile48.606197.0131030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac48.665196.7741142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac48.677196.7251257Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac48.731196.5071320Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile48.747196.443145Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.755196.4111594Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile48.758196.3991621Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord48.791196.2661718Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.940195.6681812Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick48.964195.5721975Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile49.051195.2252052Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac49.107195.003Failed to lock in Round 12115Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord49.072195.1422227Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac49.135194.8922311Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord49.142194.8642426Brett BodineKing RacingBuick49.147194.8442566Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac49.174194.7372672Phil ParsonsBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile49.216194.5712710Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet49.277194.3302883Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile49.314194.1842971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet49.391193.8813090Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord49.461193.607311Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile49.523193.3653247Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile49.524193.361338Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick49.572193.174342Rick MastU.S. RacingPontiac49.591193.1003535Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet49.607193.0373673Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile49.670192.7923798Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet49.672192.7853819Chad LittleLittle RacingFord49.714192.6223943Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac49.724192.5834001Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord50.066191.268Failed to qualify4170J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*4285Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet -* -*4380Jimmy HortonS&H RacingFord -* -*4482Mark StahlStahl RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings153Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet188107running185$98,97521718Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18841running175$46,900366Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1884running170$39,050444Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile1881running165$30,15051030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1882running160$26,4256311Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile1881running155$20,65771142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1871running151$20,95082115Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord1875running147$17,20091812Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick1870running138$13,40010317Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1873running139$24,725113247Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile1870running130$9,870122426Brett BodineKing RacingBuick1870running127$12,5401377Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1860running124$12,010142971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1860running121$11,405153819Chad LittleLittle RacingFord1860running118$7,975163798Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet1860running115$8,51017342Rick MastU.S. RacingPontiac1860running112$9,570183535Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet1830running109$6,255194001Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord1830running106$6,040202227Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac1830running103$17,575212052Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1810running100$6,5652219Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord1750running97$16,57023338Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1710running94$8,310242311Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1702running96$13,65525828Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord1620running88$13,275261594Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile1590engine85$7,945272566Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac1580running82$8,79028225Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15420valve84$13,735293943Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1370running76$5,630303673Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile1210clutch73$4,875313090Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord1151handling75$5,420321257Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac1140engine67$7,34033145Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1040accident64$7,285341621Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord1030accident61$7,230352672Phil ParsonsBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile1010accident58$4,60036933Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile830engine55$11,570371320Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile790piston52$4,740382883Lake SpeedSpeed RacingOldsmobile410engine49$4,435391975Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile90engine46$6,380402710Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet30engine43$9,350Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,460 10px 2 Morgan Shepherd 1,370 (-90) 10px 1 3 Mark Martin 1,295 (-165) 10px 1 4 Darrell Waltrip 1,245 (–215) 10px 2 5 Geoff Bodine 1,227 (–233) 10px 6 Kyle Petty 1,224 (–236) 10px 7 Rusty Wallace 1,174 (–286) 10px 2 8 Brett Bodine 1,155 (–305) 10px 1 9 Ken Schrader 1,136 (–324) 10px 1 10 Bill Elliott 1,129 (–331)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1990 Hanes Activewear 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1990 1990 Coca-Cola 600 Category:1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Category:May 1990 sports events in the United States Category:1990 in sports in Alabama