1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series - wikipedia 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Previous : 1989 Next : 1991 The 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup is the 42nd season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 19th modern - era Cup series. It began on Sunday February 11 and ended on Sunday November 18. Because of a highly controversial penalty to Mark Martin early in the season, Dale Earnhardt with Richard Childress Racing was crowned the Winston Cup champion for the fourth time, edging out Martin by 26 points. Contents 1 Teams and drivers 1.1 Complete schedule 1.2 Limited schedule 2 Schedule 3 Busch Clash 4 Gatorade Twin 125s 5 Daytona 500 6 Pontiac Excitement 400 7 GM Goodwrench 500 8 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 9 TranSouth 500 10 Valleydale Meats 500 11 First Union 400 12 Hanes Activewear 500 13 Winston 500 14 The Winston 14.1 Winston Open 15 Coca - Cola 600 16 Budweiser 500 17 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 18 Miller Genuine Draft 500 19 Miller Genuine Draft 400 20 Pepsi 400 21 AC Spark Plug 500 22 Diehard 500 23 Budweiser at the Glen 24 Champion Spark Plug 400 25 Busch 500 26 Heinz Southern 500 27 Miller Genuine Draft 400 28 Peak AntiFreeze 500 29 Goody 's 500 30 Tyson Holly Farms 400 31 Mello Yello 500 32 AC Delco 500 33 Checker 500 34 Atlanta Journal 500 35 Final Points Standings 35.1 Winston Cup Standings 36 Rookie of the Year 37 References Teams and drivers Complete schedule Make Team No. Driver Crew Chief Buick Bobby Allison Racing 12 Hut Stricklin Jimmy Fennig King Racing 26 Brett Bodine Larry McReynolds Stavola Brothers Racing 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Harry Hyde Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 5 Ricky Rudd Waddell Wilson 17 Darrell Waltrip 24 Jeff Hammond Jimmy Horton 2 Sarel van der Merwe 1 Greg Sacks 3 25 Ken Schrader Richard Broome Marcis Auto Racing 71 Dave Marcis Bob Marcis Morgan - McClure Motorsports Phil Parsons 3 Tony Glover Ernie Irvan 27 Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt Kirk Shelmerdine Travis Carter Enterprises 98 Rick Mast Travis Carter Whitcomb Racing 10 Derrike Cope Buddy Parrott Ford AK Racing 7 Alan Kulwicki Paul Andrews Bud Moore Engineering 15 Morgan Shepherd Donnie Wingo Donlavey Racing 90 Ernie Irvan 3 Junie Donlavey Buddy Baker 8 Charlie Glotzbach 1 Junior Johnson & Associates 11 Geoff Bodine Tim Brewer Little Racing 19 Chad Little Melling Racing 9 Bill Elliott Mike Beam Robert Yates Racing 28 Davey Allison Jake Elder Roush Racing 6 Mark Martin Robin Pemberton Wood Brothers Racing 21 Neil Bonnett 5 Leonard Wood Dale Jarrett 25 Oldsmobile Close Racing 47 Jack Pennington ( R ) Hagan Racing 94 Sterling Marlin Steve Loyd Leo Jackson Motorsports 33 Harry Gant Andy Petree Moroso Racing 20 Rob Moroso ( R ) Precision Products Racing Terry Labonte Cliff Champion RahMoc Enterprises 75 Rick Wilson Bob Rahilly Pontiac Bahari Racing 30 Michael Waltrip Bill Ingle Blue Max Racing 27 Rusty Wallace Jimmy Makar Cale Yarborough Motorsports 66 Dick Trickle Means Racing 52 Jimmy Means Darrell Bryant McDuffie Racing 70 J.D. McDuffie Jeff McDuffie Osterlund Racing 57 Jimmy Spencer Petty Enterprises 43 Richard Petty Dale Inman SABCO Racing 42 Kyle Petty Gary Nelson Limited schedule Manufacturer Team No. Race Driver Crew Chief Round ( s ) Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 18 Stan Barrett Gary DeHart Greg Sacks 15 46 51 Hut Stricklin Ford Dick Johnson Racing 38 Dick Johnson Ray Evernham Jim Sauter Oldsmobile Speed Racing 83 Lake Speed 6 Tommy Ellis Phil Parsons Pontiac Tri-Star Motorsports 18 Hut Stricklin Schedule No. Race Title Track Date Busch Clash Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 11 Twin 125 Qualifiers February 15 Daytona 500 February 18 Pontiac Excitement 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond February 25 GM Goodwrench 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham March 4 Motorcraft 500 Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton March 18 5 TranSouth 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington April 1 6 Valleydale Meats 500 Bristol International Raceway, Bristol April 8 7 First Union 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro April 22 8 Hanes Activewear 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway April 29 9 Winston 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega May 6 Winston Open Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 20 The Winston 10 Coca - Cola 600 May 27 11 Budweiser 500 Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover June 3 12 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma June 10 13 Miller Genuine Draft 500 Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond June 17 14 Miller Genuine Draft 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 24 15 Pepsi 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach July 7 16 AC Spark Plug 500 Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond July 22 17 DieHard 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega July 29 18 Budweiser At The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen August 12 19 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn August 19 20 Busch 500 Bristol International Raceway, Bristol August 25 21 Heinz Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington September 2 22 Miller Genuine Draft 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond September 9 23 Peak Antifreeze 500 Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover September 16 24 Goody 's 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway September 23 25 Tyson Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro September 30 26 Mello Yello 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 7 27 AC Delco 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham October 21 28 Checker 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix November 4 29 Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton November 18 Busch Clash The exhibition Busch Clash race, for drivers who have won a pole position in the previous season or have won the event before, was held on February 11 at Daytona International Speedway. Jimmy Hensley drew the pole. Results 25 - Ken Schrader 46 - Greg Sacks 28 - Davey Allison 5 - Geoffrey Bodine 9 - Bill Elliott 6 - Mark Martin 7 - Alan Kulwicki 27 - Rusty Wallace 15 - Morgan Shepherd 20 - Jimmy Hensley Gatorade Twin 125s The Gatorade Twin 125s qualifying for the Daytona 500 was held on February 15 at Daytona International Speedway. Race One : Top Ten Results 11 - Geoff Bodine 33 - Harry Gant 6 - Mark Martin 17 - Darrell Waltrip 43 - Richard Petty 14 - A.J. Foyt 25 - Ken Schrader 12 - Mike Alexander 98 - Butch Miller 5 - Ricky Rudd Race Two : Top Ten Results 3 - Dale Earnhardt 9 - Bill Elliott 57 - Jimmy Spencer 4 - Phil Parsons 8 - Bobby Hillin, Jr. 10 - Derrike Cope 83 - Lake Speed 28 - Davey Allison 90 - Ernie Irvan 1 - Terry Labonte Daytona 500 Main article : 1990 Daytona 500 The 32nd annual Daytona 500 was held on February 18 at Daytona International Speedway. Derrike Cope started off the 1990 season on a Cinderella note as he won his first ever Winston Cup race, the Daytona 500. It came when Dale Earnhardt, who had led 155 of 200 laps ( at one point, leading by 25 seconds over 2nd place ), ran over a piece of Rick Wilson 's expired engine cutting a right rear tire in turn three on the final lap allowing Cope to shoot past for the win. Cope opted to not take a late pit stop and led briefly before relinquishing the lead in lap 196, not seeing the front again until the last lap. Ken Schrader won the pole. Top Ten Results 10 - Derrike Cope 1 - Terry Labonte 9 - Bill Elliott 5 - Ricky Rudd 3 - Dale Earnhardt 8 - Bobby Hillin, Jr. 27 - Rusty Wallace 30 - Michael Waltrip - 1 11 - Geoff Bodine - 1 15 - Morgan Shepherd - 1 Failed to qualify : 0 - Delma Cowart, 13 - Mike Potter, 19 - Chad Little, 29 - Joe Booher, 34 - Charlie Glotzbach, 35 - Bill Venturini, 37 - Dennis Langston, 39 - Blackie Wangerin, 44 - Jim Sauter, 48 - Trevor Boys, 59 - Mark Gibson, 70 - J.D. McDuffie, 72 - Stan Barrett, 77 - Ken Ragan, 82 - Mark Stahl, 85 - Bobby Gerhart, 89 - Rodney Combs, 96 - Phillip Duffie, 01 - Mickey Gibbs Pontiac Excitement 400 The Pontiac Excitement 400 was held on February 25 at Richmond International Raceway. Ricky Rudd won the pole. Mark Martin won the race, only to lose 46 championship points after NASCAR officials discovered a somewhat oversized carburetor spacer plate in his car. This would ultimately become a key factor in determining the 1990 championship. This also may be the coldest race in NASCAR history. The temperature was in the mid-20's with winds gusting to 41 MPH generating a wind chill of about 5 degrees. Top Ten Results 6 - Mark Martin 3 - Dale Earnhardt 5 - Ricky Rudd 9 - Bill Elliott 66 - Dick Trickle 27 - Rusty Wallace 15 - Morgan Shepherd 26 - Brett Bodine 57 - Jimmy Spencer 25 - Ken Schrader Failed to qualify : 70 - J.D. McDuffie, 53 - Jerry O'Neil It was admitted later that the spacer plate was actually not oversized and not technically illegal. The part was bolted on instead of welded on, thus landing in the `` gray area '' of NASCAR rules. Dale Earnhardt and his car owner, Richard Childress, who finished second in the race, protested the result because of the findings of the post-race inspection. NASCAR eventually ruled that Martin and car owner Jack Roush would keep the victory, but would lose 46 points as a result of the infraction. This has spawned many years of speculation that NASCAR was biased toward Earnhardt, the eventual 7 - time champion, but given that the race was only the second of the season, ( 27 races still remained ), neither Earnhardt, Martin, their car owners, or NASCAR, could have foreseen at the time that the penalty would ultimately make up the difference in the points championship at the conclusion of the season. GM Goodwrench 500 The GM Goodwrench 500 was held on March 4, 1990, at the North Carolina Motor Speedway. Kyle Petty won the pole and the race in the No. 42 Peak Pontiac owned by Felix Sabates and wrenched by crew chief Gary Nelson, later of NASCAR R&D. Top Ten results 42 - Kyle Petty 11 - Geoff Bodine 25 - Ken Schrader - 1 94 - Sterling Marlin - 2 27 - Rusty Wallace - 2 17 - Darrell Waltrip - 3 15 - Morgan Shepherd - 3 57 - Jimmy Spencer - 3 1 - Terry Labonte - 3 3 - Dale Earnhardt - 3 This was Kyle Petty 's first pole on his 277th start. Petty claimed the Unocal 76 Challenge, which had rolled over 29 times since it had last been won. Petty won a bonus of $228,400 in addition to the race purse, for an all - time NASCAR record ( at the time ) $284,450 single - race payday. Car owner Felix Sebates presented Petty with a Rolls Royce as a gift for winning the elusive bonus. Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 The Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was held on March 18 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the pole and enjoyed his first win since November 1989, which was also at Atlanta. Although he was suffering from an upset stomach, Earnhardt made up a lost lap to score a narrow victory over Morgan Shepherd. The race was virtually caution free as Earnhardt led 216 of 328 laps in recording a track record race average speed of 156.849 mph. Top Ten Results 3 - Dale Earnhardt 15 - Morgan Shepherd 4 - Ernie Irvan 25 - Ken Schrader 6 - Mark Martin 42 - Kyle Petty 11 - Geoff Bodine 7 - Alan Kulwicki - 1 33 - Harry Gant - 1 94 - Sterling Marlin - 2 Failed to qualify : 14 - A.J. Foyt, 46 - Greg Sacks, 70 - J.D. McDuffie Ernie Irvan replaced Phil Parsons in the No. 4 Oldsmobile for Morgan - McClure Motorsports. This began a 31⁄2 year tenure for Irvan in the No. 4. TranSouth 500 The TranSouth 500 was held on April 1 at Darlington Speedway. Dale Earnhardt pulled away on two restarts in the final 18 laps and finished two car lengths in front of Mark Martin to earn his second victory of the 1990 season and second consecutive win at Darlington. The race came under some controversy, as Ernie Irvan, who was ten laps down, was racing aggressively against then - leader Ken Schrader, lost control and started a huge crash that almost ended the career of Neil Bonnett. Geoff Bodine started on the pole. Top Ten Results 3 - Dale Earnhardt 6 - Mark Martin 28 - Davey Allison 11 - Geoff Bodine 15 - Morgan Shepherd 33 - Harry Gant 9 - Bill Elliott 26 - Brett Bodine 30 - Michael Waltrip 25 - Ken Schrader - 1 Failed to qualify : 48 - Norm Benning, 74 - Mike Potter, 82 - Mark Stahl Two of the Days of Thunder movie cars where in this race, all though they were n't used for filming, just for racing, the number 46 - Greg Sacks and 51 - Hut Stricklin started the race. Both cars dropped out of the race and finished 36 and 37. This would also be the last time you see any Days of Thunder movie cars in a race. Valleydale Meats 500 The Valleydale Meats 500 was held on April 8 at Bristol International Raceway. Davey Allison elected not to pit on the final caution on lap 391 while the other front runners took on fresh tires and fuel. The gamble paid off with Allison leading the rest of the way, holding off Mark Martin for an eight - inch victory at Bristol. Darrell Waltrip fell from contention with a cut tire with 25 laps left, leaving Allison, Martin, and Ricky Rudd in a bumper - to - bumper battle to the finish. Sterling Marlin was spun out with half a lap to go by Rudd. This resulted in a physical confrontation inside Rudd 's transporter after the race. The No. 4 of Ernie Irvan won the pole. Michael Waltrip had a terrible crash in the previous day 's Busch Series race when he hit the wall head on and his car collapsed into itself. Top Ten Results 28 - Davey Allison 6 - Mark Martin 5 - Ricky Rudd 1 - Terry Labonte 75 - Rick Wilson 25 - Ken Schrader 94 - Sterling Marlin 15 - Morgan Shepherd - 1 17 - Darrell Waltrip - 1 42 - Kyle Petty - 1 Failed to qualify : 19 - Chad Little, 16 - Larry Pearson Dale Jarrett was inserted into the No. 21 Ford for the Wood Brothers in a relief role ( initially ). It became permanent after Neil Bonnett developed a case of amnesia, which left him unable to race competitively. First Union 400 The First Union 400 was held at North Wilkesboro Speedway on April 22, 1990. Mark Martin was the polesitter. Brett Bodine won his only Winston Cup race. Top Ten Results 26 - Brett Bodine * 17 - Darrell Waltrip 3 - Dale Earnhardt 5 - Ricky Rudd 15 - Morgan Shepherd 6 - Mark Martin 27 - Rusty Wallace 11 - Geoff Bodine 28 - Davey Allison 42 - Kyle Petty - 1 Failed to qualify : 48 - Freddie Crawford, 70 - J.D. McDuffie, 76 - Bill Sedgwick Controversy occurred after Kenny Wallace, who was making his first start in the series crashed in turn one and brought the caution. During the caution, the pace car picked up Dale Earnhardt instead of Bodine who had fresh tires. This led to several confusions on whether who led the race ( NASCAR did not have electronic time and scoring until 1993 ) and took 17 caution laps to sort it out the scoring error. In the end, Bodine was declared as the race leader. After the race, Darrell Waltrip who finished second protested the victory however it was turned down. Hanes Activewear 500 The Hanes Activewear 500 was held on April 29 at Martinsville Speedway. Geoff Bodine won the pole, lost the lead on the first lap but held the lead four times during the race including the final 137 laps for his first win of the season at Martinsville. In an afternoon - long battle of the pit crews Rusty Wallace, Bodine 's crew executed a four - tire change in 19.6 seconds during the 10th and final caution period to beat Wallace back onto the track on lap 364 and easily cruised to the checker flag. Top Ten Results 11 - Geoff Bodine 27 - Rusty Wallace 15 - Morgan Shepherd 17 - Darrell Waltrip 3 - Dale Earnhardt - 1 25 - Ken Schrader - 2 6 - Mark Martin - 2 30 - Michael Waltrip - 3 66 - Dick Trickle - 3 9 - Bill Elliott - 3 Failed to qualify : none Winston 500 The Winston 500 was held on May 6 at Talladega Superspeedway. Dale Earnhardt dominated the field to lead eight times for 107 of 188 laps to earn his third win of the season. Drafting with one other driver after the sixth of seven cautions, the field was left behind when the final caution ended on the 172nd lap and Dale sped to victory. The No. 9 of Bill Elliott won the pole. * Top Ten Results 3 - Dale Earnhardt 18 - Greg Sacks 6 - Mark Martin 4 - Ernie Irvan 30 - Michael Waltrip 1 - Terry Labonte 42 - Kyle Petty - 1 15 - Morgan Shepherd - 1 12 - Hut Stricklin - 1 17 - Darrell Waltrip - 1 Failed to qualify : 70 - J.D. McDuffie, 80 - Jimmy Horton, 82 - Mark Stahl, 85 - Bobby Gerhart Bill Elliott 's pole speed of 199.388 mph ( 48.027 seconds ) is the fastest qualifying lap turned in the Winston Cup Series since restrictor plates began to be used at Daytona and Talladega. An ESPN on - board camera caught footage of Dick Trickle smoking in his car during a caution period. The Winston The Winston was held May 20 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt continued his early - season domination of the Winston Cup circuit with a runaway victory in the annual All - Star event. The 1990 edition was the 6th annual running of The Winston & the second victory in the `` winners - only '' event for Earnhardt and Richard Childress Racing. Earnhardt led all 70 laps after starting from the pole position & won $325,000. Earnhardt became the first 2 - time winner of the race. Top Ten Results 3 - Dale Earnhardt 25 - Ken Schrader 6 - Mark Martin 9 - Bill Elliott 28 - Davey Allison 66 - Dick Trickle 33 - Harry Gant 7 - Alan Kulwicki 15 - Morgan Shepherd 8 - Bobby Hillin, Jr. Winston Open The Winston Open, a shootout race for drivers who are normally not eligible for The Winston, was held May 20 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Top Ten Results 66 - Dick Trickle 20 - Rob Moroso 4 - Ernie Irvan 94 - Sterling Marlin 12 - Hut Stricklin 75 - Rick Wilson 43 - Richard Petty 71 - Dave Marcis 16 - Larry Pearson 98 - Butch Miller Coca - Cola 600 The Coca - Cola 600 was held May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Rusty Wallace emerged from early season mediocrity to announce his return to dominance with a shootout win over Bill Elliott. Wallace led 306 of the 400 laps for his first win of the season, resuming his final lead on lap 310 when Geoff Bodine made a green - flag pit stop. A two - lap caution beginning on lap 297 set up the duel between Wallace and Elliott, who had regained a lap he lost early in the race. The No. 25 of Ken Schrader won the pole. Top Ten Results 27 - Rusty Wallace 9 - Bill Elliott 6 - Mark Martin 30 - Michael Waltrip 4 - Ernie Irvan 7 - Alan Kulwicki 28 - Davey Allison 15 - Morgan Shepherd 10 - Derrike Cope 11 - Geoff Bodine Failed to Qualify : 0 - Delma Cowart, 35 - Bill Venturini, 36 - H.B. Bailey, 38 - Dick Johnson, 52 - Jimmy Means, 53 - Jerry O'Neil, 70 - J.D. McDuffie, 74 - Mike Potter, 82 - Mark Stahl, 01 - Mickey Gibbs, 04 - Bill Meacham, 48 - Robin Best Rusty Wallace 's only career win in a crown jewel event ( Other crown jewel events are the Daytona 500, Winston 500, and Southern 500 ) Budweiser 500 The Budweiser 500 was held at the Dover Downs International Speedway on June 3, 1990. Dick Trickle won the pole. Top Ten Results 10 - Derrike Cope 25 - Ken Schrader 66 - Dick Trickle 6 - Mark Martin 94 - Sterling Marlin 15 - Morgan Shepherd 4 - Ernie Irvan 9 - Bill Elliott 42 - Kyle Petty 27 - Rusty Wallace Footage from this race was used in the ESPN Home Video Racing Tough, hosted by Benny Parsons and Brett Bodine. Dale Earnhardt had blown the engine early in the race. Earnhardt 's crew performed the unheard feat of actually fixing a blown engine and getting the car back on the track. Unfortunately, he blew his engine again later in the race. This was Derrike Cope 's 2nd and last Winston Cup win. Banquet Frozen Foods 300 Main article : 1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 The Banquet Frozen Foods 300 was held June 10 at Sears Point International Raceway. Ricky Rudd won the pole. Rusty Wallace continued his Winston Cup road course mastery in earning his second win of the season at Sears Point. It was his fifth road course win in the last seven, finishing second in the other two. Wallace overtook Ricky Rudd on the 11th turn on lap 60 and led the rest of the way, beating Mark Martin to the caution on lap 73, earning the win under caution in the final lap. Martin overtook the Winston Cup points race at 1800. Top Ten Results 27 - Rusty Wallace 6 - Mark Martin 5 - Ricky Rudd 11 - Geoff Bodine 8 - Bobby Hillin, Jr. 94 - Sterling Marlin 4 - Ernie Irvan 0 - Irv Hoerr * 30 - Michael Waltrip 75 - Rick Wilson Failed to qualify : 52 - Jimmy Means, J.C. Danielson, St. James Davis, Mike Hickingbottom -- Irv Hoerr was a road course ringer racing for Richard Jackson Motorsports. His car was a Skoal Classic Oldsmobile in colors very similar to Terry Labonte 's. Miller Genuine Draft 500 The Miller Genuine Draft 500 was held at Pocono International Raceway on June 17, 1990. Ernie Irvan started on the pole. Top Ten Results 33 - Harry Gant 27 - Rusty Wallace 11 - Geoff Bodine 26 - Brett Bodine 28 - Davey Allison 12 - Hut Stricklin 18 - Greg Sacks 17 - Darrell Waltrip 94 - Sterling Marlin 42 - Kyle Petty Failed to qualify : 74 - John Linville This race set a record ( at the time ) for most cars finishing on the lead lap, with 22 cars completing all 500 miles. Miller Genuine Draft 400 The Miller Genuine Draft 400 was held at Michigan International Speedway on June 24, 1990. Mark Martin won the pole. Top Ten Results 3 - Dale Earnhardt 4 - Ernie Irvan 11 - Geoff Bodine 6 - Mark Martin 33 - Harry Gant 7 - Alan Kulwicki 1 - Terry Labonte 42 - Kyle Petty 5 - Ricky Rudd 75 - Rick Wilson Failed to Qualify : 50 - Rich Vogler, 77 - Ken Ragan, 34 - Charlie Glotzbach Bill Elliott led the 102 laps and had the car to beat, but blew the engine on lap 185. Pepsi 400 The Pepsi 400 was held at the Daytona International Speedway on July 7, 1990. Greg Sacks won the pole, but got involved in The Big One on lap two, which involved 24 cars and took 11 cars immediately out of the race. Dale Earnhardt dominated the race and led 127 laps on his first points race win at Daytona. Top Ten Results 3 - Dale Earnhardt 7 - Alan Kulwicki 25 - Ken Schrader 1 - Terry Labonte 94 - Sterling Marlin 8 - Bobby Hillin, Jr. 33 - Harry Gant 21 - Dale Jarrett 20 - Rob Moroso 42 - Kyle Petty - 1 Failed to qualify : 70 - J.D. McDuffie *, 72 - Tracy Leslie, 80 - Jimmy Horton * During practice Darrell Waltrip suffered serious injuries ( multiple leg fractures, a broken arm, 9 broken ribs, a concussion ) in a multi-car practice crash that was caused by a broken oil line in A.J. Foyt 's No. 14 Oldsmobile car that Dale Earnhardt happened to be driving at the time ( Foyt had Indycar commitments, and Earnhardt had promised to shake the car down in final practice ). During the wreck, Waltrip 's No. 17 Chevrolet spun out and stopped in the middle of the track with its left side facing traffic. Before he could get the car restarted, Waltrip was T - Boned by the No. 71 of Dave Marcis in the driver 's door. Waltrip 's injuries forced him to miss 6 races. Marcis suffered a broken leg and had to borrow J.D. McDuffie 's Pontiac to start the race. McDuffie relieved him after the pace lap. Jimmy Horton, who had failed to qualify for the race, was tapped to fill in for Waltrip at Daytona and was Waltrip 's relief driver 2 weeks later at Pocono. As a result of Waltrip 's crash, NASCAR thoroughly inspected Waltrip 's car. Waltrip describes in his book, DW : A Lifetime Going Around in Circles, that the engine had a `` floating block in the manifold that sat under the restrictor plate. '' This was not necessarily illegal, but it was n't approved by NASCAR. NASCAR forced Hendrick Motorsports ( including the pole sitting No. 18 Chevrolet of Greg Sacks ) and other teams to weld the blocks into proper place. This, along with his team 's forgetting to put the car 's spoiler back into its proper position after qualifying, resulted in the pole sitting car of Sacks essentially being a sitting duck, which more or less caused the aforementioned big one at the end of the 1st lap. This was Dale Earnhardt 's first Winston Cup points race win at Daytona AC Spark Plug 500 The AC Spark Plug 500 was held July 22 at Pocono Raceway. Mark Martin qualified on the top spot. Junior Johnson 's team gambled on the amount of fuel in Geoff Bodine 's tank and elected not to make a pit stop as Bodine nearly coasted to victory over Bill Elliott at Pocono. Bodine led nine times for 119 of the 200 laps. Elliott had pitted on lap 157 and needed no fuel for the finish while other contenders made fuel stops beginning with 11 laps left. After a four - lap caution, the race was restarted on the final lap and Bodine inished with a half - gallon to spare. Mark Martin won the pole. One car that qualified for this race did not roll off the grid. Rich Vogler was set to make his Winston Cup debut at this event, but on the night before, he was killed in a sprint car race at Salem Speedway. Top Ten Results 11 - Geoff Bodine 9 - Bill Elliott 27 - Rusty Wallace 3 - Dale Earnhardt 28 - Davey Allison 6 - Mark Martin 5 - Ricky Rudd 98 - Butch Miller 43 - Richard Petty 1 - Terry Labonte Failed to qualify : 2 - Troy Beebe, 70 - J.D. McDuffie, 85 - Bobby Gerhart Darrell Waltrip actually started the race in the No. 17, and pulled in to put Jimmy Horton in the car at the end of the 1st lap. NASCAR official Dick Beaty stated the day before that he wanted Darrell to stay at the back of the field, do not pass anybody, and pull in at the end of the 1st lap for the driver change. Waltrip passed 3 or 4 cars at the start, then caught a caution that allowed him to do the driver change under yellow. Beatty then penalized the No. 17 1 lap for disobeying the earlier command ( As stated in Waltrip 's book, DW : A Lifetime Going Around in Circles ). Diehard 500 The Diehard 500 was held July 29, 1990, at Talladega Superspeedway. Dale Earnhardt made it three of four major superspeedway titles so far in the 1990 season by winning the pole, leading a record - breaking 134 laps and winning the race. Earnhardt got the win by dropping behind another driver to draft and conserve fuel on lap 151, then passing him on turn four with 20 laps left, and leading the rest of the way to the checkered flag. As of 2017, this marks the only time in NASCAR history that a driver won 3 straight restrictor plate races. Amateur driver Stanley Smith was involved in a pit road mishap when he lost control of his car and hit several crew members for Tracy Leslie 's team. No one was seriously injured. Top Ten Results 3 - Dale Earnhardt 9 - Bill Elliott 94 - Sterling Marlin 7 - Alan Kulwicki 5 - Ricky Rudd 4 - Ernie Irvan 10 - Derrike Cope 42 - Kyle Petty 6 - Mark Martin 8 - Bobby Hillin, Jr. - 1 Failed to qualify : 0 - Delma Cowart, 70 - J.D. McDuffie, 77 - Ken Ragan As the leaders came off turn 4 on the last lap, the caution was waved along with the checkered flag. No reason for the caution was ever given by the CBS announcers after the race, although photographs have shown that the No. 57 of Jimmy Spencer actually rolled over on the last lap of the race and managed to still finish 24th, 2 laps down. Budweiser at the Glen The Budweiser at the Glen was held at Watkins Glen International raceway on August 12, 1990. Dale Earnhardt won the pole. Top Ten Results 5 - Ricky Rudd 11 - Geoff Bodine 26 - Brett Bodine 30 - Michael Waltrip 6 - Mark Martin 15 - Morgan Shepherd 3 - Dale Earnhardt 40 - Tommy Kendall 25 - Ken Schrader 0 - Irv Hoerr Failed to qualify : 93 - Troy Beebe After finishing the race in 11th, the No. 7 of Alan Kulwicki actually caught fire, forcing Alan to bail out just past the start - finish line. Sports - car racer Sarel van der Merwe substituted for Darrell Waltrip in the No. 17. He finished in 24th place after crashing late in the race. At the time, van der Merwe was racing for Rick Hendrick 's Camel GT team in IMSA. Champion Spark Plug 400 The Champion Spark Plug 400 was held on August 19, 1990, at Michigan International Speedway. Mark Martin started on the outside of the front row, hovered in the top five the first half of the race, then demonstrated his dominance by leading 70 of the last 100 laps to win at Michigan. Martin and Rusty Wallace linked up for a side - by - side duel on lap 124 with Martin emerging ahead never to be challenged again. He regained the lead on lap 162 after a flurry of green - flag pit stops and led the rest of the 200 laps. The No. 7 of Alan Kulwicki won the pole. Top Ten Results 6 - Mark Martin 17 - Greg Sacks 27 - Rusty Wallace 9 - Bill Elliott 5 - Ricky Rudd 28 - Davey Allison 11 - Geoff Bodine 3 - Dale Earnhardt 15 - Morgan Shepherd 21 - Dale Jarrett Failed to qualify : 34 - Charlie Glotzbach, 36 - H.B. Bailey, 70 - J.D. McDuffie, 72 - Tracy Leslie Busch 500 The Busch 500 was held August 25, 1990, at Bristol International Raceway. Ernie Irvan and the Morgan - McClure Motorsports team captured their first ever Winston Cup victory at Bristol. The last 50 laps of the 500 - lap race was a shootout between Irvan and Rusty Wallace. Irvan never relinquised the lead to Wallace, which he gained on lap 411. Irvan finished one car length ahead of Wallace. Dale Earnhardt won the pole. Top Ten Results 4 - Ernie Irvan 27 - Rusty Wallace 6 - Mark Martin 1 - Terry Labonte 94 - Sterling Marlin 7 - Alan Kulwicki 21 - Dale Jarrett - 1 3 - Dale Earnhardt - 1 30 - Michael Waltrip - 1 5 - Ricky Rudd - 1 Failed to qualify : 19 - Chad Little, 70 - J.D. McDuffie, 74 - Mike Potter Heinz Southern 500 The Heinz Southern 500 was held September 2, 1990, at Darlington Raceway. The traditional Labor Day event saw Dale Earnhardt capture the Richard Childress Racing 's fourth pole of the season before winning the race. Even with an ill - handling racecar, Earnhardt recovered, made up a lost lap and then having to battle a vibrating tire to outrun Ernie Irvan to the checkered flag. With the $200,000 payday, Dale became the first race car driver in history to pass the $11,000,000 mark in career winnings. During the race, Morgan Shepherd and Ken Schrader made contact, sending Schrader into the wall. An angry Schrader returned to the race, and rammed Shepherd into the wall, knocking both drivers out of the race. Top Ten Results 3 - Dale Earnhardt 4 - Ernie Irvan 7 - Alan Kulwicki 9 - Bill Elliott 33 - Harry Gant 6 - Mark Martin 5 - Ricky Rudd 11 - Geoff Bodine 10 - Derrike Cope - 1 26 - Brett Bodine - 1 Failed to Qualify : 70 - J.D. McDuffie Miller Genuine Draft 400 Main article : 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 ( September ) The Miller Genuine Draft 400 was held September 9, 1990, at Richmond International Raceway. This would be the final day race at Richmond that would be run during the fall. Dale Earnhardt won his fifth of the last nine races, gambling on his fuel mileage to lead the last 25 laps of the race. As the car coasted toward victory lane, it ran out of gas. `` We figured our only chance was to win it on gas mileage and we did, '' said Dale. `` I nursed it as much as I could for the last twenty laps and it was sputtering when I took the checkered flag. Luckily we made the right decision. '' Ernie Irvan won the pole. Top Ten Results 3 - Dale Earnhardt 6 - Mark Martin 17 - Darrell Waltrip * 9 - Bill Elliott 27 - Rusty Wallace 42 - Kyle Petty 66 - Dick Trickle 5 - Ricky Rudd - 1 11 - Geoff Bodine - 1 25 - Ken Schrader - 1 Failed to qualify : 70 - J.D. McDuffie, 47 - Jack Pennington, 13 - Kerry Teague This was Darrell Waltrip 's first full race back from his injuries suffered at Daytona in July. Peak AntiFreeze 500 Main article : 1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500 The Peak AntiFreeze 500 was held at Dover Downs International Speedway on September 16, 1990. Bill Elliott won the pole and dominated the race leading 364 laps of the 500 lap race. Top Ten Results 9 - Bill Elliott 6 - Mark Martin 3 - Dale Earnhardt 33 - Harry Gant - 1 30 - Michael Waltrip - 1 21 - Dale Jarrett - 1 27 - Rusty Wallace - 1 42 - Kyle Petty - 1 28 - Davey Allison - 1 25 - Ken Schrader - 2 Failed to qualify : 13 - Kerry Teague Goody 's 500 The Goody 's 500 was held at Martinsville Speedway on September 23, 1990. Mark Martin won the pole. Geoff Bodine won and swept on Martinsville in 1990. Top ten results 11 - Geoff Bodine 3 - Dale Earnhardt 6 - Mark Martin 26 - Brett Bodine 33 - Harry Gant 7 - Alan Kulwicki 28 - Davey Allison 9 - Bill Elliott 1 - Terry Labonte - 2 21 - Dale Jarrett - 3 Failed to qualify : 2 -- Ron Esau, 70 -- J.D. McDuffie Tyson Holly Farms 400 The Tyson Holly Farms 400 was held September 30, 1990, at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Kyle Petty won the pole. Dale Earnhardt dominated, leading 291 of 400 laps, but Mark Martin snatched the leading on lap 363, and held onto it until the finish. With the win, Martin retained his 16 - point advantage in the Winston Cup Championship race. Two pit stops to remove spring rubber left him in 12th place on lap 196, but by lap 288 he was in second place. On lap 263, Martin was the only driver to pass Earnhardt under green. The race was marked by tragedy, as rookie driver Rob Moroso, who finished in 21st place in this race, was killed in a highway accident hours after this race had concluded. Police reports said that Moroso was above the legal alcohol limit when he crashed. Top Ten Results 6 - Mark Martin 3 - Dale Earnhardt 26 - Brett Bodine 9 - Bill Elliott 25 - Ken Schrader 4 - Ernie Irvan 17 - Darrell Waltrip 27 - Rusty Wallace 7 - Alan Kulwicki 42 - Kyle Petty - 1 Failed to qualify : 2 - Ron Esau, 40 - Tommy Kendall, 41 - Larry Pearson, 47 - Jack Pennington, 70 - J.D. McDuffie Mello Yello 500 The Mello Yello 500 was held on October 7, 1990, at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Brett Bodine won the pole. It seemed that Bill Elliott had the dominant car but blew the engine on Lap 331 after leading 243 laps. Top Ten Results 28 - Davey Allison 15 - Morgan Shepherd 30 - Michael Waltrip 42 - Kyle Petty 7 - Alan Kulwicki 5 - Ricky Rudd 10 - Derrike Cope 26 - Brett Bodine 17 - Darrell Waltrip 21 - Dale Jarrett - 1 Failed to qualify : 13 - Mike Skinner, 65 - Dave Mader III, 89 - Rodney Combs, 64 - Gary Wright, 40 - Tommy Kendall, 13 - Kerry Teague, 70 - J.D. McDuffie, 74 - Mike Potter, 93 - Troy Beebe, 72 - Tracy Leslie, 53 - Jerry O'Neil, 36 - H.B. Bailey, 54 - Bob Schacht, 0 - Delma Cowart, 04 - Bill Meacham, 35 - Bill Venturini During a caution, Dale Earnhardt, who was not running well, lost all four tires at the end of pit road after a pit stop ( communication mix - up, lug nuts ). His crew ran down pit lane with jacks and got him back on all fours but he lost a few laps. Mark Martin had a chance to capitalize on the misfortune but ended up losing a cylinder and finished 14th, 3 laps down. AC Delco 500 The AC Delco 500 was held October 21, 1990, at North Carolina Speedway. Alan Kulwicki led six times for 155 of 492 laps, including the last 55 after taking the lead from Bill Elliott, to post his first win since November 1988 at Phoenix International Raceway. The race ended under caution. With both finishing three laps back, the Richard Childress Racing team gained five points on Mark Martin in the Winston Cup Championship race, though Martin still held a 45 - point lead with two races remaining. Ken Schrader won the pole. Top Ten Results 7 - Alan Kulwicki 9 - Bill Elliott 33 - Harry Gant 11 - Geoff Bodine 25 - Ken Schrader 94 - Sterling Marlin - 1 5 - Ricky Rudd - 1 17 - Darrell Waltrip - 1 4 - Ernie Irvan - 2 3 - Dale Earnhardt - 2 Failed to qualify : 0 - Delma Cowart, 48 - James Hylton, 70 - J.D. McDuffie, 82 - Mark Stahl During the last caution, Ken Schrader pitted for 4 tires on the final lap, dropping him from 4th to 5th place. Checker 500 The Checker 500 was held November 4, 1990, at Phoenix International Raceway. Rusty Wallace won the pole. Dale Earnhardt won his first race at Phoenix in a dominant way. He also took the points lead. Top Ten Results 3 - Dale Earnhardt 25 - Ken Schrader 15 - Morgan Shepherd 17 - Darrell Waltrip 9 - Bill Elliott 7 - Alan Kulwicki 98 - Rick Mast 11 - Geoff Bodine 4 - Ernie Irvan 6 - Mark Martin Failed to Qualify : 04 - Hershel McGriff, 34 - Ted Kennedy, 24 - Butch Gilliland, 61 - Rick Scribner, 44 - Jack Sellers, 22 - St. James Davis Atlanta journal 500 The final race of the season was held on November 18, 1990, at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole. Tragedy struck during the race, when Ricky Rudd driving the Levi Garrett No. 5 locked his brakes up, lost control of the car on pit road, and struck and killed Mike Ritch, a pit crew member on Bill Elliott 's team. Top Ten Results 15 - Morgan Shepherd 11 - Geoff Bodine 3 - Dale Earnhardt 21 - Dale Jarrett 17 - Darrell Waltrip 6 - Mark Martin 4 - Ernie Irvan 7 - Alan Kulwicki 27 - Rusty Wallace 18 - Greg Sacks - 1 Failed to qualify : 82 - Mark Stahl The fatal accident on pit road was the trigger for a series of new pit road procedures in the Winston Cup Series. At this time, pit road had no speed limit, which meant that cars would blast down pit road in order to lose the least amount of time. Drivers were essentially waved into their pit stall by a sign board man who would stand out in pit lane holding up their team 's pit board. ( Examples of this can be seen in the movie Days of Thunder. ) In addition, pit road was not closed when the caution was first displayed, which would result in cars rushing into the pits before the pace car picked up the field. This was first curtailed by the banning of tire changes under caution, an extremely unpopular move ( all other services were still allowed though ). The pit road closing procedures ( that continue today in a modified form ) also began with this pit procedure. New rules for pit crews that required crews to stay on the other side of the pit wall from the cars until their car was one stall away were instituted. Pit board men were no longer allowed to stand out in the middle of the pit lane. Lollipops, similar to what is used in most motorsport, were dangled out in the pit stall from the other side of the pit wall. In addition, each car was issued either a blue ( with a white number 1 on it ) or orange sticker ( with a white number 2 on it ). The odd numbered cars got the blue stickers while the even numbered cars got the orange stickers. Once the green flag came back out, the blue flag was put out at the end of the second lap after the restart, which allowed only the odd - numbered cars to pit for tires. At the end of the third lap after the restart, an orange flag was displayed, allowing only even - numbered cars to pit for tires. This procedure only lasted a few races before it was dumped in favor of pit road speed limits. Final points standings Further information : List of NASCAR points scoring systems Dale Earnhardt -- 4430 Mark Martin -- 4404 Geoff Bodine -- 4017 Bill Elliott -- 3999 Morgan Shepherd -- 3689 Rusty Wallace -- 3676 Ricky Rudd -- 3601 Alan Kulwicki -- 3599 Ernie Irvan -- 3593 Ken Schrader -- 3572 Kyle Petty -- 3501 Brett Bodine -- 3440 Davey Allison -- 3423 Sterling Marlin -- 3387 Terry Labonte -- 3371 Michael Waltrip -- 3251 Harry Gant -- 3182 Derrike Cope -- 3140 Bobby Hillin, Jr. -- 3048 Darrell Waltrip -- 3013 Dave Marcis -- 2944 Dick Trickle -- 2863 Rick Wilson -- 2666 Jimmy Spencer -- 2579 Dale Jarrett -- 2558 Richard Petty -- 2556 Butch Miller -- 2377 Hut Stricklin -- 2316 Jimmy Means -- 2271 Rob Moroso -- 2184 Rick Mast -- 1719 Greg Sacks -- 1663 Chad Little -- 1632 Jack Pennington -- 1278 Larry Pearson -- 822 Jimmy Horton -- 756 Mickey Gibbs -- 755 Mike Alexander -- 682 Phil Parsons -- 632 J.D. McDuffie -- 557 Buddy Baker -- 498 Lake Speed -- 479 Neil Bonnett -- 455 Mark Stahl -- 371 Bill Venturini -- 349 Rodney Combs -- 323 Irv Hoerr -- 281 Tommy Kendall -- 281 Ted Musgrave -- 280 Chuck Bown -- 276 Winston Cup standings ( key ) Bold -- Pole position awarded by time. Italics -- Pole position set by final practice results or 1989 Owner 's points. * -- Most laps led. Pos. # Driver Make Pts 11 Geoff Bodine Ford 9 33 7 4 * 24 8 1 * 24 10 15 25 1 * 17 7 11 8 9 36 16 36 8 4017 12 26 Brett Bodine Buick 17 8 25 11 8 22 1 * 12 12 29 18 41 14 22 16 33 17 25 10 31 20 8 17 15 18 3440 Pos. # Driver Make Pts Rookie of the year Rob Moroso 's 1990 Oldsmobile The 1990 season was a slim season for Rookie of the Year contenders. 1989 Busch Series champion Rob Moroso had a top - ten finish and qualified for every race, but he was killed in a car crash before the end of the year and was awarded the top rookie award posthumously. His top runner - up was Jack Pennington, a late - model dirt racing champion, who had 14 starts and no top - tens in an unsponsored car. The only other declarees were Jerry O'Neil and Jeff Purvis, who did not run enough races to be completely eligible for the honor. References Jump up ^ Grand National Scene race reports from 1990 Jump up ^ 1990 Winston Cup cars, for Papyrus NASCAR Racing http://br.geocities.com/nascr07/winstoncup.htm ( Archived October 21, 2009 ), scroll over `` Irv Hoerr -- # 0 '' on page to see a picture of his colors. Jump up ^ Forty Years of Stock Car Racing : Forty Plus Four 1990 -- 1993 by Greg Fielden, pp. 49 -- 51 Racing Reference Race Summaries are from Maxx Trading Card 's 1990 NASCAR set. Non-qualifiers taken from contemporary reports in Grand National Scene magazine. 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Question: who won the 1990 nascar winston cup championship
Answer: Dale Earnhardt with Richard Childress Racing