# 1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300

The 1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 was the 12th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the second race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston West Series season, and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 10, 1990, before an audience of 62,000 at the Grand Prix layout of Sears Point Raceway, a 2.52 miles (4.06 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 74 laps to complete. At race's end, Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his 18th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Sears Point Raceway is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Watkins Glen International. The standard road course at Sears Point Raceway is a 12-turn course that is 2.52 miles (4.06 km) long; the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypassed turns 5 and 6, shortening the course to 1.95 miles (3.14 km). The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout. In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn, 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 miles (3.20 km).

### 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 | Jim Bown | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | U.S. Racing |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus |
| 03 | Mike Hickingbottom | Hickingbottom Racing | Pontiac | Sears |
| 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Kodak |
| 04 | Hershel McGriff | Lipseia Racing | Pontiac | U.S. Bank |
| 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 |
| 09 | Terry Fisher | Midgley Racing | Pontiac | Webster Logging |
| 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | Purolator Filters |
| 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | Budweiser |
| 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | Raybestos |
| 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | Motorcraft |
| 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tide |
| 18 | Stan Barrett | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | SlimFast |
| 19 | Chad Little | Little Racing | Ford | Pelco |
| 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | Crown Central Petroleum |
| 21 | Dale Jarrett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | Citgo |
| 22 | St. James Davis | St. James Racing | Buick | St. James Racing |
| 23 | Mike Chase | Freymiller Racing | Buick | Freymiller Trucking |
| 24 | Butch Gilliland | Gilliland Racing | Chevrolet | Gear Engineering |
| 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 |
| 34 | Ted Kennedy | Emerson Racing | Oldsmobile | PowerBurst |
| 40 | Tommy Kendall | Reno Enterprises | Chevrolet | Electronic Data Systems |
| 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | Peak Antifreeze |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | STP |
| 44 | Jack Sellers | Emerson Racing | Buick | Coca-Cola |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | Alka-Seltzer |
| 57 | Jimmy Spencer | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | Heinz |
| 66 | Dick Trickle | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | Phillips 66 TropArtic |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Big Apple Market |
| 73 | Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | Ross Stores |
| 75 | Rick Wilson | RahMoc Enterprises | Pontiac | Dinner Bell Foods |
| 76 | Bill Sedgwick | Spears Motorsports | Chevrolet | Spears Manufacturing |
| 84 | J. C. Danielsen | Danielsen Racing | Ford | Danielsen Racing |
| 93 | Troy Beebe | Beebe Racing | Buick | Save Mart Supermarkets |
| 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | Sunoco |
| 98 | Butch Miller | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | Banquet Foods |
| 99 | John Krebs | KC Racing | Pontiac | Skoal |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 8, at 4:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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, June 9, at 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-40 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 but were high enough in owner's points; which was two for cars in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and two extra provisionals for the NASCAR Winston West Series.
Ricky Rudd, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:39.743 and an average speed of 90.954 miles per hour (146.376 km/h) in the first round.
Four drivers would fail to qualify:Jimmy Means,J .C . Danielsen ,St. James Davis And Mike Hickingbottom

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:39.743 | 90.954 |
| 2 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 1:40.084 | 90.644 |
| 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:40.247 | 90.496 |
| 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 1:40.646 | 90.138 |
| 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 1:40.658 | 90.134 |
| 6 | 40 | Tommy Kendall | Reno Enterprises | Chevrolet | 1:40.715 | 90.076 |
| 7 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:40.853 | 89.953 |
| 8 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 1:41.343 | 89.518 |
| 9 | 1 | Terry Labonte | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:41.362 | 89.501 |
| 10 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:41.423 | 89.447 |
| 11 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 1:41.431 | 89.440 |
| 12 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:41.512 | 89.367 |
| 13 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 1:41.571 | 89.317 |
| 14 | 75 | Rick Wilson | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 1:41.594 | 89.297 |
| 15 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 1:41.803 | 89.112 |
| 16 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | 1:41.868 | 89.056 |
| 17 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:42.057 | 88.892 |
| 18 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Buick | 1:42.399 | 88.595 |
| 19 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 1:42.423 | 88.574 |
| 20 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 1:42.444 | 88.556 |
| 21 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 1:42.546 | 88.468 |
| 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 1:42.617 | 88.406 |
| 23 | 19 | Chad Little | Little Racing | Ford | 1:42.778 | 88.260 |
| 24 | 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:42.848 | 88.208 |
| 25 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Lipseia Racing | Pontiac | 1:42.867 | 88.192 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 26 | 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 1:40.564 | 90.211 |
| 27 | 66 | Dick Trickle | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | 1:40.913 | 89.899 |
| 28 | 0 | Irv Hoerr | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:41.779 | 89.134 |
| 29 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | 1:42.880 | 88.110 |
| 30 | 98 | Butch Miller | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 1:42.984 | 88.091 |
| 31 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 1:43.144 | 87.955 |
| 32 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 1:43.169 | 87.933 |
| 33 | 93 | Troy Beebe | Beebe Racing | Buick | 1:43.192 | 87.914 |
| 34 | 76 | Bill Sedgwick | Spears Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:43.389 | 87.746 |
| 35 | 99 | John Krebs | KC Racing | Pontiac | 1:43.654 | 87.522 |
| 36 | 18 | Stan Barrett | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:43.697 | 87.486 |
| 37 | 09 | Terry Fisher | Midgley Racing | Pontiac | 1:43.727 | 87.460 |
| 38 | 23 | Mike Chase | Freymiller Racing | Buick | 1:44.460 | 86.847 |
| 39 | 34 | Ted Kennedy | Emerson Racing | Oldsmobile | 1:44.566 | 86.759 |
| 40 | 57 | Jimmy Spencer | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | 1:44.570 | 86.755 |
| Winston Cup provisionals |||||||
| 41 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 1:56.876 | 77.621 |
| 42 | 2 | Jim Bown | U.S. Racing | Chevrolet | 1:45.224 | 86.216 |
| Winston West provisionals |||||||
| 43 | 24 | Butch Gilliland | Gilliland Racing | Chevrolet | - | - |
| 44 | 44 | Jack Sellers | Emerson Racing | Buick | 1:56.624 | 77.788 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 45 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 46 | 84 | J. C. Danielsen | Danielsen Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 47 | 22 | St. James Davis | St. James Racing | Buick | -* | -* |
| 48 | 03 | Mike Hickingbottom | Hickingbottom Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 11 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 74 | 42 | running | 185 | $69,100 |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 170 | $34,000 |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 13 | running | 170 | $28,675 |
| 4 | 26 | 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 160 | $20,650 |
| 5 | 31 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 74 | 4 | running | 160 | $17,007 |
| 6 | 17 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 74 | 0 | running | 150 | $12,475 |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 74 | 7 | running | 151 | $12,700 |
| 8 | 28 | 0 | Irv Hoerr | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 74 | 0 | running | 142 | $7,000 |
| 9 | 20 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | running | 138 | $10,600 |
| 10 | 14 | 75 | Rick Wilson | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 74 | 0 | running | 134 | $12,225 |
| 11 | 21 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 130 | $9,400 |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | 74 | 0 | running | 127 | $6,800 |
| 13 | 19 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 124 | $10,000 |
| 14 | 10 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 121 | $5,800 |
| 15 | 37 | 09 | Terry Fisher | Midgley Racing | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | running | 118 | $4,575 |
| 16 | 13 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | running | 115 | $10,925 |
| 17 | 36 | 18 | Stan Barrett | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 112 | $3,850 |
| 18 | 7 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 109 | $10,825 |
| 19 | 41 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 74 | 0 | running | 106 | $10,800 |
| 20 | 29 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 103 | $6,650 |
| 21 | 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 100 | $12,600 |
| 22 | 42 | 2 | Jim Bown | U.S. Racing | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | running | 0 | $6,675 |
| 23 | 35 | 99 | John Krebs | KC Racing | Pontiac | 73 | 0 | running | 94 | $4,600 |
| 24 | 15 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 72 | 0 | running | 91 | $10,580 |
| 25 | 38 | 23 | Mike Chase | Freymiller Racing | Buick | 72 | 4 | running | 93 | $3,575 |
| 26 | 32 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 71 | 0 | running | 85 | $4,420 |
| 27 | 40 | 57 | Jimmy Spencer | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | 71 | 0 | running | 82 | $6,300 |
| 28 | 43 | 24 | Butch Gilliland | Gilliland Racing | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | running | 79 | $4,200 |
| 29 | 8 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 70 | 0 | engine | 76 | $6,165 |
| 30 | 33 | 93 | Troy Beebe | Beebe Racing | Buick | 70 | 0 | running | 73 | $3,475 |
| 31 | 30 | 98 | Butch Miller | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | running | 70 | $4,075 |
| 32 | 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | running | 67 | $6,025 |
| 33 | 12 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | running | 64 | $12,375 |
| 34 | 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | running | 61 | $12,650 |
| 35 | 9 | 1 | Terry Labonte | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 62 | 0 | clutch | 58 | $5,935 |
| 36 | 34 | 76 | Bill Sedgwick | Spears Motorsports | Chevrolet | 61 | 0 | running | 55 | $3,305 |
| 37 | 23 | 19 | Chad Little | Little Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 | running | 52 | $3,295 |
| 38 | 6 | 40 | Tommy Kendall | Reno Enterprises | Chevrolet | 46 | 4 | accident | 54 | $4,025 |
| 39 | 27 | 66 | Dick Trickle | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | 41 | 0 | engine | 46 | $6,250 |
| 40 | 44 | 44 | Jack Sellers | Emerson Racing | Buick | 41 | 0 | running | 0 | $3,225 |
| 41 | 18 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Buick | 38 | 0 | accident | 40 | $5,225 |
| 42 | 24 | 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | 17 | 0 | accident | 37 | $3,975 |
| 43 | 39 | 34 | Ted Kennedy | Emerson Racing | Oldsmobile | 11 | 0 | oil line | 34 | $3,225 |
| 44 | 25 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Lipseia Racing | Pontiac | 2 | 0 | engine | 31 | $3,225 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 45 | | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 46 | | 84 | J. C. Danielsen | Danielsen Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 47 | | 22 | St. James Davis | St. James Racing | Buick | | | | | |
| 48 | | 03 | Mike Hickingbottom | Hickingbottom Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Mark Martin | 1,800 |
| 1 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | 1,738 (-62) |
| 1 | 3 | Rusty Wallace | 1,688 (-112) |
| 1 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 1,664 (–136) |
| | 5 | Geoff Bodine | 1,644 (–156) |
| | 6 | Kyle Petty | 1,594 (–206) |
| 2 | 7 | Ken Schrader | 1,555 (–245) |
| | 8 | Bill Elliott | 1,546 (–254) |
| 2 | 9 | Darrell Waltrip | 1,517 (–283) |
| | 10 | Ernie Irvan | 1,504 (–296) |
| Official driver's standings ||||