1990 Mello Yello 500

26th race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series April 2023 NASWINSTON October 7 806.281 806.281 137.428 mph km/h King Racing TBS Bill Elliott Performance Racing Network Ken Squier, Johnny Hayes, Chris Economaki Melling Racing Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing 243 29 Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway 30.966 158,400 501 334 334 2.41 1.5 26 31st Annual Mello Yello 500 28 Mello Yello 500 1990 501 Brett Bodine 1990_Mello_Yello_500.jpeg The 1990 Mello Yello 500 program cover, featuring Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The 1990 Mello Yello 500 was the 26th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 7, 1990, before an audience of 158,400 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. Taking advantage of a misfortunate Bill Elliott, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would manage to dominate the final 76 laps of the race to take his eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Higgins Tom October 8, 1990 Allison Steals The Show (Part 1) 23 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122598411/allison-steals-the-show-part-1/ April 10, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom October 8, 1990 Allison Steals The Show (Part 2) 26 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122598446/allison-steals-the-show-part-2/ April 10, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy October 8, 1990 Allison breaks through (Part 1) 9 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122599152/allison-breaks-through-part-1/ April 10, 2023 Newspapers.com King Randy October 8, 1990 Allison breaks through (Part 2) 13 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122599168/allison-breaks-through-part-2/ April 10, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Bud Moore Engineering driver Morgan Shepherd and Bahari Racing driver Michael Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively. With a poor finish from championship contender Dale Earnhardt, Mark Martin managed to increase his driver championship points lead by 33 points, to a total of 49 points.King Randy October 8, 1990 Earnhardt's problems at Charlotte continue 13 The Roanoke Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122599830/earnhardts-problems-at-charlotte/ April 10, 2023 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord1Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile01Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile04Bill MeachamMeacham RacingOldsmobile5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet11Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick13Mike SkinnerMansion MotorsportsChevrolet15Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord17Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19Chad LittleLittle RacingFord20Jimmy HensleyMoroso RacingOldsmobile21Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingBuick27Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac41Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Jimmy HortonGroup 44Pontiac47Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac57Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac64Gary WrightWhite RacingChevrolet65Dave Mader IIIBahre RacingPontiac66Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac68Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet74Mike PotterWawak RacingPontiac75Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac82Mark StahlStahl RacingFord83Phil ParsonsSpeed RacingOldsmobile89Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiac90Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord91Ed CooperEd Cooper RacingOldsmobile94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile97Chuck BownTex RacingChevrolet98Rick MastTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, October 3, at 2:00 PM EST. Originally, the first 20 positions were going to be determined by first round qualifying, with positions 21-40 meant to be determined the following day on Thursday, October 4.October 1, 1990 Charlotte race week schedule 28 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122454575/charlotte-race-week-schedule/ April 10, 2023 Newspapers.com However, due to rain, the second round was cancelled. As a result, the rest of the starting lineup was set using the results from the first round. 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.Higgins Tom October 5, 1990 Rain Sends NASCAR To Plan B 38 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122600145/rain-sends-nascar-to-plan-b/ April 10, 2023 Newspapers.com Brett Bodine, driving for King Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.966 and an average speed of 174.385 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom October 4, 1990 There's No Place Like Home (Part 1) 31 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122600241/theres-no-place-like-home-part-1/ April 10, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom October 4, 1990 There's No Place Like Home (Part 2) 37 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122600265/theres-no-place-like-home-part-2/ April 10, 2023 Newspapers.com Nine drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed126Brett BodineKing RacingBuick30.966174.385233Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile31.114173.55534Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet31.232172.900425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.240172.855528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord31.254172.77866Mark MartinRoush RacingFord31.280172.634711Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord31.282172.623866Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac31.405171.94799Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord31.424171.8431012Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick31.429171.8161121Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord31.459171.6521227Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac31.515171.3471310Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet31.550171.1571475Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac31.557171.119153Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.587170.956165Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.590170.9401747Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile31.597170.9021843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac31.615170.805191Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile31.619170.7832042Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac31.625170.7512194Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile31.687170.4172241Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.704170.3262320Jimmy HensleyMoroso RacingOldsmobile31.787169.8812401Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord31.787169.8812517Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.791169.8592690Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord31.823169.6892798Rick MastTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet31.826169.6732868Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsPontiac31.841169.5932983Phil ParsonsSpeed RacingOldsmobile31.931169.1153044Jimmy HortonGroup 44Pontiac31.939169.0723119Chad LittleLittle RacingFord31.975168.8823297Chuck BownTex RacingChevrolet31.995168.7763315Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord32.004168.7293457Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac32.015168.6713552Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac32.025168.6183630Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac32.035168.5663723Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile32.062168.424388Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick32.092168.2663971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet32.219167.6034082Mark StahlStahl RacingFord32.530166.001Provisional417Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord - -Failed to qualify4265Dave Mader IIIBahre RacingPontiac32.536165.9704389Rodney CombsMueller Brothers RacingPontiac32.582165.7364413Mike SkinnerMansion MotorsportsChevrolet32.587165.7104564Gary WrightWhite RacingChevrolet32.660165.3404674Mike PotterWawak RacingPontiac - -4736H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac - -480Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord - -4904Bill MeachamMeacham RacingOldsmobile - -5091Ed CooperEd Cooper RacingOldsmobile - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord33457running180$90,65023315Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord3342running175$51,80033630Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33413running170$38,10042042Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3343running165$30,4505417Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord3340running155$24,7576165Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3340running150$18,42571310Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet3340running146$17,4008126Brett BodineKing RacingBuick3344running147$35,60092517Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3341running143$18,900101121Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord3330running134$14,625111475Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac3330running130$11,350121747Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile3330running127$7,650133971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3310running124$10,8001466Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3310running121$13,6001599Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord331243running128$59,150162194Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile3300running115$7,92517191Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile3300running112$7,475182983Phil ParsonsSpeed RacingOldsmobile3300running0$4,225192241Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3290running106$4,075201843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3290running103$5,425212401Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord3240running100$3,775223723Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile3230running97$3,650233044Jimmy HortonGroup 44Pontiac3230running94$3,525243297Chuck BownTex RacingChevrolet3220running91$3,45025153Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3200running88$12,27526233Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile3031engine90$15,5002734Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2867running87$11,200282868Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsPontiac2770running79$3,200291012Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick2510engine76$4,30030866Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac2450accident73$7,10031388Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick2440accident70$5,750324082Mark StahlStahl RacingFord2440running67$3,000332320Jimmy HensleyMoroso RacingOldsmobile2400carburetor0$3,625342798Rick MastTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet2350valve61$3,55035425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2050running58$12,36536711Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1833camshaft60$12,285372690Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord1690rear end52$2,810381227Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac1330engine49$11,995393552Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1260overheating46$3,410403119Chad LittleLittle RacingFord980accident43$2,775413457Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac970accident40$3,375Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Mark Martin 3,990 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt 3,941 (-49) 10px 1 3 Bill Elliott 3,541 (-449) 10px 1 4 Geoff Bodine 3,535 (–455) 10px 5 Rusty Wallace 3,412 (–578) 10px 6 Kyle Petty 3,308 (–682) 10px 7 Ricky Rudd 3,273 (–717) 10px 2 8 Morgan Shepherd 3,217 (–773) 10px 1 9 Ernie Irvan 3,171 (–819) 10px 1 10 Alan Kulwicki 3,122 (–868)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1990 Tyson Holly Farms 400 1990 AC Delco 500 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Category:October 1990 sports events in the United States Category:1990 in sports in North Carolina