# 1990 Budweiser at The Glen

The 1990 Budweiser at The Glen was the 18th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the fifth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 12, 1990, before an audience of 120,000 in Watkins Glen, New York, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.428-mile (3.907 km) permanent road course layout. On the final restart with three laps to go in the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd would manage to defend the field and pull away for the victory, coming back from an early spin in the race and two flat tires. The victory was Rudd's 11th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Geoff Bodine and King Racing driver Brett Bodine would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Irv Hoerr | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | Skoal |
| 1 | Terry Labonte | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | Skoal |
| 2 | Jerry O'Neil (R) | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | Nice 'N Easy Groceries |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus |
| 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Kodak |
| 04 | John Alexander | Meacham Racing | Ford | Curly's Chicken House |
| 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 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | Raybestos |
| 13 | Oma Kimbrough | Linro Motorsports | Buick | Tops Friendly Markets |
| 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | Motorcraft |
| 17 | Sarel van der Merwe | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tide |
| 18 | Greg Sacks | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | SlimFast |
| 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | Crown Central Petroleum |
| 21 | Dale Jarrett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | Citgo |
| 22 | Rick Ware | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | Otter Pops |
| 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 |
| 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | Country Time |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit |
| 38 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford | Redkote Steel Tubing |
| 40 | Tommy Kendall | Reno Enterprises | Chevrolet | Electronic Data Systems |
| 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | Peak Antifreeze |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | STP |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | Alka-Seltzer |
| 54 | Tommy Riggins | Hakes–Welliver Racing | Oldsmobile | Chapel Lumber |
| 57 | Jimmy Spencer | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | Heinz |
| 66 | Dick Trickle | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | Phillips 66 TropArtic |
| 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | Son's Auto Supply |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Big Apple Market |
| 75 | Rick Wilson | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | Dinner Bell Foods |
| 90 | Troy Beebe* | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Tops Friendly Markets |
| 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | Sunoco |
| 98 | Butch Miller | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | P&C Foods |
*Withdrew after Beebe was involved in an accident during a practice session on Thursday, leaving Beebe with a concussion.

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 10, at 1:00 PM 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 Saturday, August 11, 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, 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 1:12.125 and an average speed of 121.190 miles per hour (195.036 km/h) in the first round.
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.125 | 121.190 |
| 2 | 1 | Terry Labonte | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:12.431 | 120.678 |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 1:12.569 | 120.448 |
| 4 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 1:12.578 | 120.433 |
| 5 | 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 1:12.616 | 120.370 |
| 6 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 1:12.655 | 120.306 |
| 7 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.986 | 119.760 |
| 8 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 1:12.996 | 119.744 |
| 9 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 1:13.006 | 119.727 |
| 10 | 40 | Tommy Kendall | Reno Enterprises | Chevrolet | 1:13.022 | 119.701 |
| 11 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:13.026 | 119.694 |
| 12 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:13.074 | 119.616 |
| 13 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Buick | 1:13.160 | 119.475 |
| 14 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 1:13.429 | 119.037 |
| 15 | 38 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford | 1:13.471 | 118.969 |
| 16 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | 1:13.539 | 118.859 |
| 17 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:13.581 | 118.792 |
| 18 | 0 | Irv Hoerr | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:13.715 | 118.576 |
| 19 | 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:13.879 | 118.312 |
| 20 | 17 | Sarel van der Merwe | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:13.881 | 118.309 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 1:12.865 | 119.959 |
| 22 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:13.045 | 119.663 |
| 23 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 1:13.682 | 118.629 |
| 24 | 18 | Greg Sacks | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:13.973 | 118.162 |
| 25 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 1:13.988 | 118.138 |
| 26 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:14.275 | 117.682 |
| 27 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 1:14.461 | 117.388 |
| 28 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 1:14.692 | 117.025 |
| 29 | 75 | Rick Wilson | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 1:14.834 | 116.803 |
| 30 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 1:14.843 | 116.788 |
| 31 | 57 | Jimmy Spencer | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | 1:14.890 | 116.715 |
| 32 | 54 | Tommy Riggins | Hakes–Welliver Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:14.936 | 116.644 |
| 33 | 66 | Dick Trickle | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | 1:16.018 | 114.983 |
| 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 1:16.018 | 114.983 |
| 35 | 22 | Rick Ware | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | 1:16.458 | 114.322 |
| 36 | 2 | Jerry O'Neil (R) | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | 1:17.874 | 112.243 |
| 37 | 13 | Oma Kimbrough | Linro Motorsports | Buick | 1:18.002 | 112.059 |
| 38 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 1:19.692 | 109.682 |
| 39 | 04 | John Alexander | Meacham Racing | Ford | 1:19.955 | 109.321 |
| Provisional |||||||
| 40 | 98 | Butch Miller | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | - | - |
| Withdrew |||||||
| WD | 90 | Troy Beebe | Donlavey Racing | Ford | - | - |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 12 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 20 | running | 180 | $55,000 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 90 | 5 | running | 175 | $33,900 |
| 3 | 13 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Buick | 90 | 0 | running | 165 | $22,490 |
| 4 | 8 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 90 | 0 | running | 160 | $16,980 |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 90 | 16 | running | 160 | $20,790 |
| 6 | 23 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 90 | 0 | running | 150 | $12,775 |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 11 | running | 151 | $22,380 |
| 8 | 10 | 40 | Tommy Kendall | Reno Enterprises | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | running | 142 | $6,570 |
| 9 | 11 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | running | 138 | $13,040 |
| 10 | 18 | 0 | Irv Hoerr | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 90 | 3 | running | 139 | $7,775 |
| 11 | 9 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 90 | 6 | running | 135 | $10,040 |
| 12 | 6 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 90 | 0 | running | 127 | $13,400 |
| 13 | 19 | 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | 90 | 0 | running | 124 | $5,360 |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Terry Labonte | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 90 | 0 | running | 121 | $8,270 |
| 15 | 17 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 90 | 0 | running | 118 | $8,555 |
| 16 | 25 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 89 | 0 | running | 115 | $7,660 |
| 17 | 14 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 89 | 0 | running | 112 | $10,940 |
| 18 | 28 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 89 | 0 | running | 109 | $5,120 |
| 19 | 21 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 89 | 0 | running | 106 | $12,165 |
| 20 | 26 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 88 | 0 | running | 103 | $7,445 |
| 21 | 27 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 85 | 0 | running | 100 | $10,335 |
| 22 | 38 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 84 | 0 | running | 97 | $3,225 |
| 23 | 16 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | 82 | 1 | accident | 99 | $4,130 |
| 24 | 20 | 17 | Sarel van der Merwe | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | accident | 91 | $12,070 |
| 25 | 40 | 98 | Butch Miller | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | engine | 88 | $4,085 |
| 26 | 36 | 2 | Jerry O'Neil (R) | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | running | 85 | $2,975 |
| 27 | 15 | 38 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford | 67 | 0 | handling | 82 | $2,915 |
| 28 | 22 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | running | 79 | $5,705 |
| 29 | 31 | 57 | Jimmy Spencer | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | 63 | 0 | engine | 76 | $5,545 |
| 30 | 33 | 66 | Dick Trickle | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | 60 | 0 | transmission | 73 | $5,435 |
| 31 | 30 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | throttle | 70 | $5,250 |
| 32 | 29 | 75 | Rick Wilson | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 50 | 0 | brakes | 67 | $5,160 |
| 33 | 32 | 54 | Tommy Riggins | Hakes–Welliver Racing | Oldsmobile | 48 | 0 | transmission | 64 | $2,390 |
| 34 | 4 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 46 | 28 | engine | 71 | $15,590 |
| 35 | 7 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | engine | 58 | $7,330 |
| 36 | 35 | 22 | Rick Ware | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | 42 | 0 | brakes | 55 | $2,295 |
| 37 | 37 | 13 | Oma Kimbrough | Linro Motorsports | Buick | 40 | 0 | oil leak | 52 | $2,240 |
| 38 | 39 | 04 | John Alexander | Meacham Racing | Ford | 35 | 0 | oil leak | 49 | $2,210 |
| 39 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 33 | 0 | transmission | 46 | $2,805 |
| 40 | 24 | 18 | Greg Sacks | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | accident | 43 | $2,145 |
| Withdrew |||||||||||
| WD | | 90 | Troy Beebe | Donlavey Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Mark Martin | 2,669 |
| | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,659 (-10) |
| 1 | 3 | Geoff Bodine | 2,549 (-120) |
| 1 | 4 | Rusty Wallace | 2,409 (–260) |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Petty | 2,348 (–321) |
| 1 | 6 | Morgan Shepherd | 2,331 (–338) |
| 1 | 7 | Bill Elliott | 2,318 (–351) |
| 1 | 8 | Ken Schrader | 2,307 (–362) |
| | 9 | Ernie Irvan | 2,255 (–414) |
| | 10 | Ricky Rudd | 2,174 (–495) |
| Official driver's standings ||||