1990 Busch 500

April 202320th race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol International Speedway 266.5 16.598 350 Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt 4 Ernie Irvan Richard Childress Racing Morgan-McClure Motorsports Richard Childress Racing ESPN Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 500 500 266.5 428.89 428.89 0.533 0.858 1990 20 29 The 1990 Busch 500 program cover, featuring Darrell Waltrip. August 25 91.782 mph km/h Busch 500 30th Annual Busch 500 1990 Busch 500.jpeg 58,200 The 1990 Busch 500 was the 20th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 25, 1990, before an audience of 58,200 in Bristol, Tennessee, at Bristol International Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan would manage to hold off Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace to the finish to take his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Higgins Tom August 26, 1990 Irvan Edges Wallace To Take First Victory (Part 1) 81 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122137321/irvan-edges-wallace-to-take-first/ April 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom August 26, 1990 Irvan Edges Wallace To Take First Victory (Part 2) 91 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122137356/irvan-edges-wallace-to-take-first-victor/ April 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Sharp Tom August 26, 1990 Irvan accepts Wallace's gesture 25 Sun Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122141453/irvan-accepts-wallaces-gesture/ April 2, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Rusty Wallace and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks. 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 MotorsportsOldsmobile41Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac57Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac66Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet74Mike PotterWawak RacingPontiac75Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile98Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 23, at 7:35 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 15 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 24, at 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 15-30 would be decided on time,August 24, 1990 NASCAR today 49 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122143837/nascar-today/ April 2, 2023 Newspapers.com and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified on time but were high enough in owner's points; up to two provisionals were given. Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 16.598 and an average speed of 115.604 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom August 25, 1990 Suddenly Speedy Earnhardt Wins Another Pole (Part 1) 79 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122144038/suddenly-speedy-earnhardt-wins-another/ April 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom August 25, 1990 Suddenly Speedy Earnhardt Wins Another Pole (Part 2) 83 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122144068/suddenly-speedy-earnhardt-wins-another-p/ April 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Two drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet16.598115.60426Mark MartinRoush RacingFord16.641115.306366Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac16.764114.460427Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac16.771114.412542Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac16.775114.38564Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet16.782114.33775Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16.796114.24189Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord16.818114.092921Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord16.829114.017107Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord16.832113.9971111Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord16.847113.8961228Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord16.882113.6601394Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile16.883113.6531426Brett BodineKing RacingBuick16.893113.5861510Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet16.916113.431Failed to lock in Round 1161Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile16.918113.4181720Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile16.943113.2501871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet16.957113.1571925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16.969113.0772043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac16.995112.9042133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile17.031112.6652212Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick17.050112.5402375Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile17.056112.5002422Rick MastU.S. RacingPontiac17.056112.5002517Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet17.065112.4412641Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet17.082112.3292730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac17.100112.211288Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick17.117112.0992915Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord17.120112.0793057Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac17.148111.896Provisionals3198Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet -* -*3252Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac -* -*Failed to qualify3374Mike PotterWawak RacingPontiac -* -*3419Chad LittleLittle RacingFord -* -*3570J. 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McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*Official first round qualifying results Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings164Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet500120running180$49,6002427Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac5000running170$32,850326Mark MartinRoush RacingFord5000running165$22,8304161Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile5000running160$14,15051394Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile5000running155$12,9006107Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord5000running150$10,3257921Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord49929running151$9,850813Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet499350running152$30,12592730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4990running138$9,1571075Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4990running134$10,100111111Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4981running135$11,750121925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4970running127$9,8251389Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4970running124$11,550142641Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet4970running121$4,10015288Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick4960running118$7,325163198Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet4950running115$5,60017366Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac4940running112$7,650183057Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac4930running109$6,200191871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4900running106$6,050202517Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4850running103$12,175212212Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick4830running100$4,275223252Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac4790running97$4,175231228Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord4740running94$10,350242422Rick MastU.S. RacingPontiac4630running91$3,375251426Brett BodineKing RacingBuick3960brakes88$5,575262133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile3950running85$8,800271510Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet3790rear end82$8,77528542Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3310fatigue79$8,750292043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac2150fatigue76$3,800301720Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile1880accident73$3,900312915Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord1230accident70$4,650322375Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile1220engine67$4,650Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Mark Martin 3,019 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt 2,958 (-61) 10px 3 Geoff Bodine 2,835 (-184) 10px 4 Rusty Wallace 2,749 (–270) 10px 1 5 Bill Elliott 2,596 (–423) 10px 1 6 Morgan Shepherd 2,561 (–458) 10px 1 7 Ricky Rudd 2,544 (–475) 10px 1 8 Kyle Petty 2,530 (–489) 10px 9 Ken Schrader 2,488 (–531)10px 1 10 Ernie Irvan 2,412 (–607)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1990 Heinz Southern 500 Category:1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway Category:August 1990 sports events in the United States Category:1990 in sports in Tennessee