1990 Valleydale Meats 500
Race details | |||
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Race 6 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
![]() The 1990 Valleydale Meats 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. | |||
Date | April 8, 1990 | ||
Official name | 30th Annual Valleydale Meats 500 | ||
Location | Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km) | ||
Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km) | ||
Average speed | 87.258 miles per hour (140.428 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 57,800 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Morgan-McClure Motorsports | |
Time | 16.519 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 167 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 1990 Valleydale Meats 500 was the sixth stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 8, 1990, before an audience of 57,800 in Bristol, Tennessee, at Bristol Motor 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, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would manage to best out Roush Racing driver Mark Martin by a margin of 8 inches (20 cm) at the finish of the race to take his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd would finish third.
Background
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Bristol_Motor_Speedway_map.png/220px-Bristol_Motor_Speedway_map.png)
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.
Qualifying
Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was scheduled to be held on Friday, April 6, at 4:00 PM EST. However, due to rain, the first round was cancelled, and qualifying was condensed into one round, which was held on Saturday, April 7, at 1:00 PM EST.[5] Each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 1–30 would be decided on time,[6] 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.
Ernie Irvan, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 16.519 and an average speed of 116.157 miles per hour (186.937 km/h).[7]
Two drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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1 | 19 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 109 | running | 180 | $50,100 |
2 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 170 | $31,300 |
3 | 13 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 165 | $19,775 |
4 | 14 | 1 | Terry Labonte | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 500 | 0 | running | 160 | $13,500 |
5 | 25 | 75 | Rick Wilson | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 155 | $13,857 |
6 | 17 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 150 | $11,675 |
7 | 5 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 500 | 31 | running | 151 | $8,850 |
8 | 7 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 142 | $8,475 |
9 | 10 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 167 | running | 148 | $25,500 |
10 | 4 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 499 | 55 | running | 139 | $11,900 |
11 | 12 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 493 | 39 | running | 135 | $8,300 |
12 | 8 | 2 | Rick Mast | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | 489 | 0 | running | 127 | $8,225 |
13 | 6 | 66 | Dick Trickle | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | 488 | 0 | running | 124 | $7,950 |
14 | 32 | 98 | Butch Miller | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | 121 | $4,000 |
15 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 471 | 2 | running | 123 | $7,025 |
16 | 1 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 471 | 16 | running | 120 | $8,800 |
17 | 11 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 465 | 0 | running | 112 | $10,850 |
18 | 26 | 57 | Jimmy Spencer | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | 456 | 0 | running | 109 | $6,050 |
19 | 9 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 451 | 0 | running | 106 | $10,990 |
20 | 20 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 442 | 0 | running | 103 | $6,725 |
21 | 15 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 433 | 41 | running | 105 | $5,725 |
22 | 18 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Buick | 421 | 0 | running | 97 | $5,620 |
23 | 29 | 12 | Mike Alexander | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | 399 | 0 | running | 94 | $3,400 |
24 | 2 | 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 383 | 40 | running | 96 | $11,225 |
25 | 31 | 33 | Phil Parsons | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 342 | 0 | running | 88 | $9,080 |
26 | 28 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 328 | 0 | engine | 85 | $3,900 |
27 | 30 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 290 | 0 | engine | 82 | $3,210 |
28 | 23 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 220 | 0 | accident | 79 | $12,375 |
29 | 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 202 | 0 | camshaft | 76 | $3,745 |
30 | 24 | 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | 169 | 0 | accident | 73 | $3,850 |
31 | 21 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 126 | 0 | oil pan | 70 | $4,600 |
32 | 22 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | accident | 67 | $7,300 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
33 | 19 | Chad Little | Little Racing | Ford | ||||||
34 | 16 | Larry Pearson | Pearson Racing | Buick | ||||||
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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References
- ^ Higgins, Tom (April 9, 1990). "Allison Wins A Thriller At Bristol (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 9. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (April 9, 1990). "Allison Wins A Thriller At Bristol (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 13. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bruce, Kenny (April 9, 1990). "Allison wins at B.I.R. (Part 1)". Kingsport Times-News. p. 11. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bruce, Kenny (April 9, 1990). "Allison wins at B.I.R. (Part 2)". Kingsport Times-News. p. 12. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (April 7, 1990). "Bristol Qualifying Washes Out". The Charlotte Observer. p. 25. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. April 6, 1990. p. 36. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (April 8, 1990). "Surprising Irvan Gets Bristol Pole". The Charlotte Observer. p. 39. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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