# 1990 Daytona 500

The 1990 Daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 18, 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 200 laps to complete. On the final lap of the race, Whitcomb Racing driver Derrike Cope would manage to take advantage of a misfortunate Dale Earnhardt, when Earnhardt suffered a flat tire on the final turn of the race, allowing Cope to take the lead. The victory was Cope's first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Precision Products Racing driver Terry Labonte and Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

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.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Ford | Masters Inn Economy |
| 1 | Terry Labonte | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | Skoal |
| 01 | Mickey Gibbs | Gibbs Racing | Ford | Special Days Inn |
| 2 | Eddie Bierschwale | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | Native Tan |
| 02 | Rich Bickle | Bickle Racing | Oldsmobile | Aarco |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus |
| 4 | Phil Parsons | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Kodak |
| 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett |
| 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | Folgers |
| 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | Zerex |
| 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | Snickers |
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | Coors Light |
| 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | Purolator Filters |
| 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | Budweiser |
| 12 | Mike Alexander | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | Raybestos |
| 13 | Mike Potter | Mansion Motorsports | Chevrolet | Glidden |
| 14 | A. J. Foyt | A. J. Foyt Racing | Oldsmobile | Copenhagen |
| 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | Motorcraft |
| 16 | Larry Pearson | Pearson Racing | Buick | Publix |
| 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tide |
| 19 | Chad Little | Little Racing | Ford | Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce |
| 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | Crown Central Petroleum |
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | Citgo |
| 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Kodiak |
| 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Buick | Quaker State |
| 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | Miller Genuine Draft |
| 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | Texaco, Havoline |
| 29 | Joe Booher | Booher Racing | Pontiac | Booher Farms |
| 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | Country Time |
| 32 | Joe Ruttman | CalCar Motorsports | Pontiac | Sears Roadhandler Suspension |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit |
| 34 | Charlie Glotzbach | AAG Racing | Pontiac | AAG Racing |
| 35 | Bill Venturini | Venturini Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rain-X |
| 37 | Dennis Langston | Langston Motorsports | Ford | Langston Motorsports |
| 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Ford | Wangerin Racing |
| 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | Peak Antifreeze |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | STP |
| 44 | Jim Sauter | Group 44 | Pontiac | Group 44 |
| 47 | Jack Pennington (R) | Close Racing | Oldsmobile | Close Racing |
| 48 | Trevor Boys | Lusty Racing | Buick | Lusty Racing |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | Alka-Seltzer |
| 53 | Jerry O'Neil (R) | Aroneck Racing | Oldsmobile | Aroneck Racing |
| 57 | Jimmy Spencer | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | Heinz |
| 59 | Mark Gibson | CoHo Racing | Pontiac | CoHo Racing |
| 66 | Dick Trickle | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | Phillips 66 TropArtic |
| 68 | Hut Stricklin | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | TriStar Motorsports |
| 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Big Apple Market |
| 72 | Stan Barrett | Barkdoll Racing | Oldsmobile | Barkdoll Racing |
| 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Barkdoll Racing | Oldsmobile | SlimFast |
| 75 | Rick Wilson | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | Dinner Bell Foods |
| 77 | Ken Ragan | Ragan Racing | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions |
| 80 | Jimmy Horton | S&H Racing | Ford | Miles Concrete |
| 82 | Mark Stahl | Stahl Racing | Ford | Auto Bell Car Wash |
| 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | Prestone |
| 85 | Bobby Gerhart | Bobby Gerhart Racing | Chevrolet | James Chevrolet |
| 89 | Rodney Combs | Mueller Brothers Racing | Pontiac | Evinrude Outboard Motors |
| 90 | Ernie Irvan | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce |
| 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | Sunoco |
| 96 | Philip Duffie | Duffie Racing | Buick | Duffie Racing |
| 98 | Butch Miller | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | Winn-Dixie |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was set by the 1990 Twin 125 Qualifiers. The top two positions were set by qualifying speeds held for the Twin 125 Qualifiers held on Saturday, February 10, with the top two qualifiers in the session earning the top two positions for the Daytona 500. The rest of the starting was set in the Twin 125 Qualifiers, held on Thursday, February 15 during two races. The top 14 finishers in the first race, excluding the pole position winner, would set the inside row from rows two to 15, and the top 14 finishers in the second race, excluding the outside pole position winner, would set the outside row from rows two to 15. The remaining non-qualifiers would set positions 31-40 based on qualifying speeds from the first qualifying session held on Saturday. If needed, up to two extra provisionals were given to teams high enough in the previous season's owner's standings that did not qualify for the race by either qualifying speed or from the Twin 125 Qualifiers.
Ken Schrader, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 45.798 and an average speed of 196.515 miles per hour (316.260 km/h) in Saturday's session.
19 drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Reason |
| 1 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Qualified on pole |
| 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Qualified on outside pole |
| 3 | 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | First in Twin 125 #1 |
| 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | Second in Twin 125 #2 |
| 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Second in Twin 125 #1 |
| 6 | 57 | Jimmy Spencer | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | Third in Twin 125 #2 |
| 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | Third in Twin 125 #1 |
| 8 | 4 | Phil Parsons | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Fourth in Twin 125 #2 |
| 9 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fourth in Twin 125 #1 |
| 10 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | Fifth in Twin 125 #2 |
| 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | Fifth in Twin 125 #1 |
| 12 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | Sixth in Twin 125 #2 |
| 13 | 14 | A. J. Foyt | A. J. Foyt Racing | Oldsmobile | Sixth in Twin 125 #1 |
| 14 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | Seventh in Twin 125 #2 |
| 15 | 12 | Mike Alexander | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | Eighth in Twin 125 #1 |
| 16 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | Eighth in Twin 125 #2 |
| 17 | 98 | Butch Miller | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | Ninth in Twin 125 #1 |
| 18 | 90 | Ernie Irvan | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Ninth in Twin 125 #2 |
| 19 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tenth in Twin 125 #1 |
| 20 | 1 | Terry Labonte | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | Tenth in Twin 125 #2 |
| 21 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 11th in Twin 125 #1 |
| 22 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 11th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 23 | 47 | Jack Pennington (R) | Close Racing | Oldsmobile | 12th in Twin 125 #1 |
| 24 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 12th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 25 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 13th in Twin 125 #1 |
| 26 | 16 | Larry Pearson | Pearson Racing | Buick | 13th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 27 | 32 | Joe Ruttman | CalCar Motorsports | Pontiac | 14th in Twin 125 #1 |
| 28 | 75 | Rick Wilson | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 14th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 29 | 02 | Rich Bickle | Bickle Racing | Oldsmobile | 15th in Twin 125 #1 |
| 30 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 15th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 31 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | Speed provisional (194.523) |
| 32 | 66 | Dick Trickle | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | Speed provisional (193.536) |
| 33 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Buick | Speed provisional (193.473) |
| 34 | 68 | Hut Stricklin | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | Speed provisional (193.175) |
| 35 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Barkdoll Racing | Oldsmobile | Speed provisional (192.761) |
| 36 | 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | Speed provisional (192.394) |
| 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | Speed provisional (192.217) |
| 38 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | Speed provisional (190.267) |
| 39 | 53 | Jerry O'Neil (R) | Aroneck Racing | Oldsmobile | Speed provisional (189.601) |
| 40 | 80 | Jimmy Horton | S&H Racing | Ford | Speed provisional (189.601) |
| 41 | 2 | Eddie Bierschwale | U.S. Racing | Oldsmobile | Owner's points provisional |
| 42 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Owner's points provisional |
| Failed to qualify ||||||
| 43 | 72 | Stan Barrett | Barkdoll Racing | Oldsmobile | 16th in Twin 125 #1 |
| 44 | 35 | Bill Venturini | Venturini Motorsports | Chevrolet | 17th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 45 | 44 | Jim Sauter | Group 44 | Pontiac | 17th in Twin 125 #1 |
| 46 | 01 | Mickey Gibbs | Gibbs Racing | Ford | 19th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 47 | 19 | Chad Little | Little Racing | Ford | 22nd in Twin 125 #1 |
| 48 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Lusty Racing | Buick | 21st in Twin 125 #2 |
| 49 | 85 | Bobby Gerhart | Bobby Gerhart Racing | Chevrolet | 23rd in Twin 125 #1 |
| 50 | 37 | Dennis Langston | Langston Motorsports | Ford | 23rd in Twin 125 #2 |
| 51 | 13 | Mike Potter | Mansion Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24th in Twin 125 #1 |
| 52 | 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Ford | 24th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 53 | 96 | Philip Duffie | Duffie Racing | Buick | 25th in Twin 125 #1 |
| 54 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 25th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 55 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Ragan Racing | Ford | 26th in Twin 125 #1 |
| 56 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Stahl Racing | Ford | 26th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 57 | 59 | Mark Gibson | CoHo Racing | Pontiac | 30th in Twin 125 #1 |
| 58 | 34 | Charlie Glotzbach | AAG Racing | Pontiac | 27th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 59 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Ford | 28th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 60 | 89 | Rodney Combs | Mueller Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 30th in Twin 125 #2 |
| 61 | 29 | Joe Booher | Booher Racing | Pontiac | 31st in Twin 125 #2 |
| Official Twin 125 Qualifiers results ||||||
| Official starting lineup ||||||

## Race review

On the Busch Pole for the third year in a row, Ken Schrader quickly passed several cars at the start after beginning the race in his backup car due to a crash at the end of his Twin 125 qualifier. By the first caution flag, Schrader had driven up to second place. Geoff Bodine led the first lap of the race and the season. Two cars used to create film footage for the upcoming movie Days of Thunder, driven by Bobby Hamilton and Tommy Ellis, started the race in the last row, completing 100 miles before parking. Those cars were not listed in the official race results.
On Lap 27, Richard Petty (who started a promising 11th) spun ahead of Phil Parsons while running 13th. The spin left him with all four tires flat, meaning The King would need a wrecker to take him to the pits for new tires, and he would finish well down the order in 34th. During the yellow, Davey Allison (running 6th) pitted with the leaders and hit the pit wall. This was unnoticed by the television broadcast for several minutes; no injuries were reported but Mike Joy confirmed left front toe damage.
On Lap 43, an accident occurred between the tri-oval and Turn 1 involving Mike Alexander, Alan Kulwicki (who would continue), Phil Parsons, and 1989 NASCAR Busch Series champion and Winston Cup rookie Rob Moroso. Moroso said he touched Phil Parsons' left rear with his own right front after Parsons came down on him, and Parsons explained that he was attempting a pass on A. J. Foyt. After 58 laps, Schrader's run to the front was halted by an engine failure. Shortly after halfway, 1972 winner A. J. Foyt quit after experiencing a bizarre problem: In a mid-race interview with CBS's David Hobbs, Foyt claimed he had become intoxicated by fumes produced by his new racing helmet.
Dale Earnhardt dominated the race. He led 155 of the 200 laps, relinquishing the lead briefly to Bill Elliott, Mark Martin, Derrike Cope, Davey Allison, Geoff Bodine, Terry Labonte, and Bobby Hillin Jr. Daytona 500 rookies Jimmy Spencer and Jack Pennington led yellow flag laps early in the race.
Dale Earnhardt had the race in his grasp with a lead of more than 40 seconds with ten laps to go. On lap 193, Rick Wilson's car was experiencing engine trouble, and was reported to be leaking oil on the track. Geoff Bodine's car spun between turns 1 and 2, possibly due to the oil, which brought out the third and final caution of the day. Most of the leaders - including Earnhardt - ducked into the pits for tires and fuel. Earnhardt took on four fresh tires, as did Terry Labonte, Ricky Rudd and others. Geoff Bodine was able to change his flat-spotted tires and get back in the race, but not before he fell a lap down. Derrike Cope and Bobby Hillin Jr., however, stayed out during the caution, and cycled up to the front of the field. Cope's crew chief Buddy Parrott made the call to not pit and instead stay out on old tires, gambling on track position.
Seven cars were on the lead lap for the final restart. The top five were Derrike Cope, Bobby Hillin Jr., Dale Earnhardt, Terry Labonte, and Bill Elliott. As the cars were lining up for the restart, Earnhardt complained that Hillin bumped his left-rear fender. The green came back out with five laps to go. Earnhardt, with drafting help from Geoff Bodine, quickly dispatched of both Hillin and Cope simultaneously going into turn three. Earnhardt pulled out to a slight lead, with Cope (on old tires) tucking into second. Labonte passed Hillin for third.
Rick Wilson's sputtering engine finally let go, and a piece of the metal bell housing broke off and tumbled to a stop on the backstretch unnoticed. The white flag came out as the top four cars (Earnhardt, Cope, Labonte, Elliott) had broken away from the main draft. Going down the backstretch, with less than half a lap to go, Earnhardt ran over the bell housing debris and shredded the right rear tire. He held the wheel straight, let off the throttle and his car climbed up the banking of turn three. The pieces of the bell housing flew through the air, and ended up imbedded in Ricky Rudd's radiator. Spanaway, Washington's Derrike Cope dove under Earnhardt to shockingly take the lead in turn three. With only one turn remaining, Cope held off a last second challenge by Labonte and won his first ever Winston Cup victory. His previous best career finish was a 6th place at Charlotte in 1989. Earnhardt would manage to limp around to the finish line, and placed 5th. His crew later took the shredded tire and hung it on the wall of the race shop using the loss as motivation to win the 1990 Winston Cup championship. Meanwhile, Cope would become an overnight sensation appearing on The Late Show a week or so later to talk about his big win. Although it is considered one of the biggest upsets in NASCAR history, the ratings did not quite show it, as it drew a 7.3, the lowest in Daytona 500 history.

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 12 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 5 | running | 180 | $188,150 |
| 2 | 20 | 1 | Terry Labonte | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 7 | running | 175 | $117,800 |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | 170 | $114,100 |
| 4 | 19 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | running | 165 | $77,050 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 155 | running | 165 | $109,325 |
| 6 | 10 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 200 | 4 | running | 155 | $63,225 |
| 7 | 38 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 146 | $59,682 |
| 8 | 24 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 142 | $46,200 |
| 9 | 3 | 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 199 | 8 | running | 143 | $80,950 |
| 10 | 30 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 134 | $44,125 |
| 11 | 31 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 130 | $38,400 |
| 12 | 32 | 66 | Dick Trickle | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 127 | $36,200 |
| 13 | 18 | 90 | Ernie Irvan | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 124 | $31,455 |
| 14 | 9 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 121 | $49,340 |
| 15 | 6 | 57 | Jimmy Spencer | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | 199 | 4 | running | 123 | $41,050 |
| 16 | 14 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 199 | 3 | running | 120 | $29,930 |
| 17 | 33 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Buick | 199 | 0 | running | 112 | $27,160 |
| 18 | 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 199 | 1 | running | 114 | $58,990 |
| 19 | 21 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 198 | 0 | running | 106 | $26,070 |
| 20 | 16 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 198 | 2 | running | 108 | $31,935 |
| 21 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 198 | 3 | running | 105 | $39,955 |
| 22 | 17 | 98 | Butch Miller | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 97 | $22,100 |
| 23 | 42 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 94 | $22,995 |
| 24 | 22 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 196 | 0 | handling | 91 | $21,640 |
| 25 | 23 | 47 | Jack Pennington (R) | Close Racing | Oldsmobile | 196 | 6 | running | 93 | $20,935 |
| 26 | 27 | 32 | Joe Ruttman | CalCar Motorsports | Pontiac | 196 | 0 | running | 85 | $22,950 |
| 27 | 26 | 16 | Larry Pearson | Pearson Racing | Buick | 195 | 0 | running | 82 | $22,275 |
| 28 | 29 | 02 | Rich Bickle | Bickle Racing | Oldsmobile | 195 | 0 | running | 79 | $19,120 |
| 29 | 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 195 | 0 | running | 76 | $19,090 |
| 30 | 28 | 75 | Rick Wilson | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 193 | 0 | engine | 73 | $21,260 |
| 31 | 39 | 53 | Jerry O'Neil (R) | Aroneck Racing | Oldsmobile | 193 | 0 | running | 70 | $17,805 |
| 32 | 41 | 2 | Eddie Bierschwale | U.S. Racing | Oldsmobile | 191 | 0 | running | 67 | $20,125 |
| 33 | 34 | 68 | Hut Stricklin | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 64 | $18,195 |
| 34 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 183 | 0 | running | 61 | $22,840 |
| 35 | 25 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 180 | 0 | running | 58 | $19,835 |
| 36 | 13 | 14 | A. J. Foyt | A. J. Foyt Racing | Oldsmobile | 115 | 0 | quit | 55 | $18,380 |
| 37 | 40 | 80 | Jimmy Horton | S&H Racing | Ford | 108 | 0 | drivetrain | 52 | $16,800 |
| 38 | 36 | 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | 82 | 0 | accident | 49 | $15,595 |
| 39 | 35 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Barkdoll Racing | Oldsmobile | 64 | 0 | engine | 46 | $15,610 |
| 40 | 1 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 | engine | 43 | $34,900 |
| 41 | 15 | 12 | Mike Alexander | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | 42 | 0 | accident | 40 | $17,750 |
| 42 | 8 | 4 | Phil Parsons | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 41 | 0 | accident | 37 | $25,100 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 43 | | 72 | Stan Barrett | Barkdoll Racing | Oldsmobile | | | | | |
| 44 | | 35 | Bill Venturini | Venturini Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 45 | | 44 | Jim Sauter | Group 44 | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 46 | | 01 | Mickey Gibbs | Gibbs Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 47 | | 19 | Chad Little | Little Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 48 | | 48 | Trevor Boys | Lusty Racing | Buick | | | | | |
| 49 | | 85 | Bobby Gerhart | Bobby Gerhart Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 50 | | 37 | Dennis Langston | Langston Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 51 | | 13 | Mike Potter | Mansion Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 52 | | 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 53 | | 96 | Philip Duffie | Duffie Racing | Buick | | | | | |
| 54 | | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 55 | | 77 | Ken Ragan | Ragan Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 56 | | 82 | Mark Stahl | Stahl Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 57 | | 59 | Mark Gibson | CoHo Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 58 | | 34 | Charlie Glotzbach | AAG Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 59 | | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 60 | | 89 | Rodney Combs | Mueller Brothers Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 61 | | 29 | Joe Booher | Booher Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Derrike Cope | 180 |
| | 2 | Terry Labonte | 175 (-5) |
| | 3 | Bill Elliott | 170 (-10) |
| | 4 | Ricky Rudd | 165 (–15) |
| | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 165 (–15) |
| | 6 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | 155 (–25) |
| | 7 | Rusty Wallace | 146 (–34) |
| | 8 | Geoff Bodine | 143 (–37) |
| | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 142 (–38) |
| | 10 | Morgan Shepherd | 134 (–46) |
| Official driver's standings ||||