1990 Pepsi 400

March 202315th race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 32nd Annual Pepsi 400 The 1990 Pepsi 400 program cover. July 7 160.894 mph km/h 29 15 160 4.0 160 643.737 2.5 643.737 400 Pepsi 400 Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett Motor Racing Network ESPN Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt Hendrick Motorsports Richard Childress Racing Greg Sacks Dale Earnhardt 127 3 1990 400 46.028 1990_Pepsi_400.jpeg The 1990 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 7, 1990, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In a three-lap shootout to the finish, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to defend the field to complete a dominant performance throughout the race, leading 127 laps. The victory was Earnhardt's 44th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fifth victory of the season.Higgins Tom July 8, 1990 Earnhardt Stays Ahead Of Trouble, Field (Part 1) 89 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121652672/earnhardt-stays-ahead-of-trouble-field/ March 26, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom July 8, 1990 Earnhardt Stays Ahead Of Trouble, Field (Part 2) 98 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121652695/earnhardt-stays-ahead-of-trouble-field/ March 26, 2023 Newspapers.com Coble Don July 8, 1990 Earnhardt rules at Daytona (Part 1) 29 Florida Today https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121653021/earnhardt-rules-at-daytona-part-1/ March 26, 2023 Newspapers.com Coble Don July 8, 1990 Earnhardt rules at Daytona (Part 2) 30 Florida Today https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121653050/earnhardt-rules-at-daytona-part-2/ March 26, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, owner-driver Alan Kulwicki and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively. Heading into lap two of the race, a 23-car crash would occur on the track's front-stretch after Derrike Cope's car would accidentally scuff into the right side of Greg Sacks's car, sending Sacks loose into Richard Petty's car, sending Petty's car directly crashing in front of the oncoming field, triggering a major pileup, commonly referred to in NASCAR as a big one.Higgins Tom July 8, 1990 Crash Sets Off Verbal 'Bombs' 98 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121655993/crash-sets-off-verbal-bombs/ March 26, 2023 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile01Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord2Charlie GlotzbachU.S. RacingPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord06Terry ByersByers RacingPontiac7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord8Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet11Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick14A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile15Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord17Darrell WaltripDriver changed to Jimmy Horton for the race due to Waltrip suffering injuries in a practice session on Friday.Higgins Tom July 7, 1990 Wreck Traps Waltrip (Part 1) 63 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121682202/wreck-traps-waltrip-part-1/ March 26, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom July 7, 1990 Wreck Traps Waltrip (Part 2) 72 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121682246/wreck-traps-waltrip-part-2/ March 26, 2023 Newspapers.com fn1 lower-alphaHendrick 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 MotorsportsOldsmobile42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac47Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac57Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac66Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet72Tracy LeslieParker RacingOldsmobile73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile75Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac82Mark StahlStahl RacingFord90Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord94Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile96Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuick98Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, July 5, at 10:00 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 Friday, July 6, at 11:00 AM 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,July 4, 1991 NASCAR today 25 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121682808/nascar-today/ March 26, 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 provisionals were given. Greg Sacks, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 46.028 and an average speed of 195.533 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom July 6, 1990 Sacks Cruises To First Pole – And It's Daytona (Part 1) 15 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121683209/sacks-cruises-to-first-pole-and/ March 26, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom July 6, 1990 Sacks Cruises To First Pole – And It's Daytona (Part 2) 17 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121683242/sacks-cruises-to-first-pole-and-its-d/ March 26, 2023 Newspapers.com Three drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet46.028195.53326Mark MartinRoush RacingFord46.069195.35933Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet46.133195.08849Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord46.168194.940517Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet46.393193.995625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet46.395193.986743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac46.474193.65781Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile46.479193.63695Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet46.497193.5611042Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac46.537193.3951120Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile46.662192.876127Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord46.714192.6621394Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile46.735192.575144Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile46.781192.3861511Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord46.795192.3281633Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile46.818192.2341728Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord46.856192.0781810Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet46.972191.6041914A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile47.008191.4572026Brett BodineKing RacingBuick47.020191.408Failed to lock in Round 12112Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick47.072191.1962252Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac47.087191.1362375Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile47.102191.0752421Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord47.156190.8562527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac47.196190.6942673Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile47.222190.5892730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac47.246190.492288Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick47.252190.4682901Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord47.308190.2433066Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac47.335190.1343115Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord47.347190.0863219Chad LittleLittle RacingFord47.399189.8773357Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac47.420189.7933471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiac47.426189.7693590Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord47.502189.4663647Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile47.582189.1473798Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet47.739188.525382Charlie GlotzbachU.S. RacingPontiac48.237186.5793906Terry ByersByers RacingPontiac48.799184.4304096Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuick48.933183.925Failed to qualify4182Mark StahlStahl RacingFord49.361182.3314270J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac49.781180.7924372Tracy LeslieParker RacingOldsmobile - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings133Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet160127running185$72,8502127Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1601running175$38,7003625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1602running170$31,400481Terry LabontePrecision Products RacingOldsmobile1600running160$23,45051394Sterling MarlinHagan RacingOldsmobile16015running160$21,2506288Bobby Hillin Jr.Stavola Brothers RacingBuick1607running155$16,83271633Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile1601running151$17,40082421Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord1600running142$13,50091120Rob Moroso (R)Moroso RacingOldsmobile1604running143$11,000101042Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1590running134$16,8751126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1580running130$14,490122252Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1580running127$7,3001395Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1580running124$10,135142527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac1580running121$17,020153357Jimmy SpencerOsterlund RacingPontiac1573running123$10,030162730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1550running115$8,95017517Jimmy HortonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1550running112$14,495183647Jack Pennington (R)Close RacingOldsmobile1520running109$5,495193066Dick TrickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac1510running106$9,125203471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingPontiac1400engine103$8,570214096Philip DuffieDuffie RacingBuick1390running100$4,710222026Brett BodineKing RacingBuick1380running97$7,515233798Butch MillerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet1340running94$5,270241728Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord1330running91$12,325251511Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1190running88$12,730262112Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick1180running85$4,860273219Chad LittleLittle RacingFord1140running82$4,140281810Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet1000running79$8,9202949Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord950running76$12,525303590Buddy BakerDonlavey RacingFord710accident73$3,730312673Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile170accident70$3,675322901Mickey GibbsGibbs RacingFord130accident67$3,64533144Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsOldsmobile60accident64$6,310343115Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord20accident61$6,26035382Charlie GlotzbachU.S. RacingPontiac20accident58$6,20536743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac10accident55$4,90037118Greg SacksHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10accident52$6,995381914A. J. FoytA. J. Foyt RacingOldsmobile10accident49$3,480392375Rick WilsonRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile10accident46$6,060403906Terry ByersByers RacingPontiac10accident43$3,505Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Mark Martin 2,221 10px 3 2 Dale Earnhardt 2,158 (-63) 10px 1 3 Rusty Wallace 2,096 (-125) 10px 1 4 Geoff Bodine 2,072 (–149) 10px 3 5 Morgan Shepherd 2,058 (–163) 10px 6 Kyle Petty 2,009 (–212) 10px 2 7 Ken Schrader 1,990 (–291) 10px 1 8 Ernie Irvan 1,860 (–361) 10px 1 9 Bill Elliott 1,835 (–386) 10px 2 10 Darrell Waltrip 1,777 (–444)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. Notes References 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan) 1990 1990 AC Spark Plug 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Pepsi 400 Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway Pepsi 400 Pepsi 400