1990 NASCAR Busch Series

The **1990 NASCAR Busch Series season** began February 17 and ended October 28. Chuck Bown of Hensley Motorsports won the championship.

## Races

### Goody's 300

The Goody's 300 was held February 17 at Daytona International Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 3-Dale Earnhardt
2. 7-Harry Gant
3. 46-Greg Sacks\*
4. 25-Jimmy Hensley
5. 41-Elton Sawyer
6. 44-Bobby Labonte
7. 58-Ernie Irvan
8. 87-Joe Nemechek
9. 32-Dale Jarrett
10. 2-L. D. Ottinger

* The No. 46 car of Sacks was entered for in-race footage for the 1990 film *Days of Thunder*.

### Pontiac 200

The Pontiac 200 was held February 24 at Richmond International Raceway. Michael Waltrip won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 30-Michael Waltrip
2. 3-Dale Earnhardt
3. 44-Bobby Labonte
4. 32-Dale Jarrett
5. 36-Kenny Wallace
6. 63-Chuck Bown
7. 96-Tom Peck
8. 4-Elton Sawyer
9. 8-Bobby Hamilton
10. 99-Tommy Ellis

### Goodwrench 200

The Goodwrench 200 was held March 3 at North Carolina Speedway. Harry Gant won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 3-Dale Earnhardt
2. 42-Kyle Petty
3. 36-Kenny Wallace
4. 7-Harry Gant
5. 58-Ernie Irvan
6. 99-Tommy Ellis
7. 32-Dale Jarrett
8. 1-Mark Martin 1 lap down
9. 44-Bobby Labonte 1 lap down
10. 25-Jimmy Hensley 1 lap down

### Miller Classic

The Miller Classic was a 200 lap race held March 11 at Martinsville Speedway. Tommy Ellis won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 6-Tommy Houston
2. 27-Elton Sawyer
3. 32-Dale Jarrett
4. 25-Jimmy Hensley
5. 8-Bobby Hamilton
6. 08-Bobby Dotter
7. 96-Tom Peck
8. 42-Todd Bodine
9. 99-Tommy Ellis
10. 63-Chuck Bown

### Mountain Dew 400

The Mountain Dew 400 was held March 25 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 6-Tommy Houston
2. 99-Tommy Ellis
3. 63-Chuck Bown
4. 59-Robert Pressley
5. 44-Bobby Labonte
6. 36-Kenny Wallace 1 lap down
7. 11-Jack Ingram 1 lap down
8. 31-Steve Grissom 1 lap down
9. 7-Harry Gant 1 lap down
10. 27-Elton Sawyer 2 laps down

### Pontiac 200

The Pontiac 200 was held March 31 at Darlington Raceway. Kenny Wallace won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 7-Harry Gant
2. 44-Bobby Labonte
3. 52-Ken Schrader
4. 2-L. D. Ottinger
5. 25-Jimmy Hensley
6. 17-Darrell Waltrip
7. 6-Tommy Houston
8. 36-Kenny Wallace 1 lap down
9. 12-Jeff Burton 1 lap down
10. 4-Ed Berrier 1 lap down

### Budweiser 250

The Budweiser 250 was held April 7 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 2-L. D. Ottinger
2. 32-Dale Jarrett
3. 42-Kyle Petty
4. 1-Mark Martin
5. 3-Dale Earnhardt
6. 25-Jimmy Hensley 1 lap down
7. 96-Tom Peck 2 laps down
8. 44-Bobby Labonte 2 laps down
9. 87-Joe Nemechek 2 laps down
10. 63-Chuck Bown 2 laps down

* This race is best remembered for an infamous wreck involving Michael Waltrip. Waltrip's #30 Pontiac Grand Prix hit the wall at the crossover gate in turn 2. The gate was not locked properly, so it opened, sending the #30 into the blunt end of the wall. The car was literally ripped apart. Miraculously, Waltrip emerged unscathed and competed in the Winston Cup Series' Valleydale Meats 500 the next day.

### U-Can-Rent 200

The U-Can-Rent 200 was held April 28 at Lanier National Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 63-Chuck Bown\*
2. 36-Kenny Wallace
3. 99-Tommy Ellis
4. 8-Bobby Hamilton 1 lap down
5. 31-Steve Grissom 1 lap down
6. 79-Dave Rezendes 1 lap down
7. 44-Bobby Labonte 1 lap down
8. 08-Bobby Dotter 1 lap down
9. 25-Jimmy Hensley 1 lap down
10. 59-Robert Pressley 2 laps down

* Chuck Bown led all 200 laps in this race.

### Roses Stores 200

The Roses Stores 200 was held May 5 at South Boston Speedway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 63-Chuck Bown
2. 12-Jeff Burton
3. 31-Steve Grissom
4. 25-Jimmy Hensley
5. 22-Rick Mast
6. 6-Tommy Houston
7. 8-Bobby Hamilton
8. 11-Jack Ingram
9. 59-Robert Pressley
10. 27-Elton Sawyer

### Pontiac 300

The Pontiac 300 was held May 12 at Nazareth Speedway. Davey Allison won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 25-Jimmy Hensley
2. 79-Dave Rezendes
3. 63-Chuck Bown
4. 9-Morgan Shepherd
5. 31-Steve Grissom
6. 26-Davey Johnson
7. 36-Kenny Wallace
8. 8-Bobby Hamilton
9. 6-Tommy Houston
10. 28-Davey Allison

### Granger Select 200

The Granger Select 200 was held May 19 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 63-Chuck Bown
2. 6-Tommy Houston
3. 77-Jimmy Spencer
4. 59-Robert Pressley
5. 44-Bobby Labonte
6. 8-Bobby Hamilton
7. 31-Steve Grissom
8. 22-Rick Mast
9. 7-Harry Gant 1 lap down
10. 36-Kenny Wallace 1 lap down

### Champion 300

The Champion 300 was held May 26 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Dick Trickle won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 32-Dale Jarrett
2. 92-Dick Trickle
3. 7-Harry Gant
4. 48-Sterling Marlin
5. 99-Tommy Ellis
6. 28-Davey Allison
7. 25-Jimmy Hensley
8. 3-Dale Earnhardt
9. 36-Kenny Wallace
10. 44-Bobby Labonte

### Budweiser 200

The Budweiser 200 was held June 2 at Dover International Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 30-Michael Waltrip
2. 7-Harry Gant
3. 44-Bobby Labonte
4. 96-Tom Peck
5. 56-Ronald Cooper
6. 6-Tommy Houston
7. 33-Dick Trickle
8. 63-Chuck Bown
9. 27-Elton Sawyer
10. 11-Jack Ingram

### Roses Stores 200

The Roses Stores 200 was held June 9 at Orange County Speedway. Jeff Burton won the pole. The race was televised by SportsChannel.

**Top ten results**

1. 63-Chuck Bown
2. 79-Dave Rezendes
3. 11-Jack Ingram
4. 8-Bobby Hamilton
5. 12-Jeff Burton
6. 34-Jack Sprague
7. 42-Todd Bodine
8. 86-Dana Patten
9. 96-Tom Peck
10. 44-Bobby Labonte 1 lap down

* This race featured a thrilling race for the lead late in the event. Bown, Rezendes and Ingram were 3 wide for the lead with about 20 laps to go.

### Firecracker 200

The Firecracker 200 was held June 23 at Volusia County Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 6-Tommy Houston
2. 27-Elton Sawyer
3. 8-Bobby Hamilton
4. 31-Steve Grissom
5. 63-Chuck Bown
6. 87-Joe Nemechek
7. 11-Jack Ingram
8. 25-Jimmy Hensley
9. 08-Bobby Dotter
10. 79-Dave Rezendes

### Carolina Pride / Budweiser 200

The Carolina Pride / Budweiser 200 was held June 30 at Myrtle Beach Speedway. Tommy Ellis won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 1-Mark Martin
2. 2-L. D. Ottinger
3. 36-Kenny Wallace
4. 08-Bobby Dotter
5. 87-Joe Nemechek
6. 56-Dave Mader III
7. 99-Tommy Ellis
8. 96-Tom Peck -1 lap
9. 63-Chuck Bown -1 lap
10. 44-Bobby Labonte -1 lap

### True Value Oxford 250

The True Value Oxford 250 was a 250 green flag lap race held July 8 at Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine. Joey Kourafas won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 63-Chuck Bown
2. 6-Tommy Houston
3. 01-Joey Kourafas
4. 22-Rick Mast
5. 79-Dave Rezendes 1 lap down
6. 41-Jamie Aube 1 lap down
7. 44-Bobby Labonte 1 lap down
8. 31-Steve Grissom 2 laps down
9. 7-Billy Clark 2 laps down
10. 15-Mike Rowe 3 laps down

NOTE: This is a joint Busch/Busch North series race. Under the rules of Oxford Plains Speedway for the Oxford 250, only green flag laps count towards the 250-lap distance.

### Budweiser 300

The inaugural Budweiser 300 was held July 15 at New Hampshire International Speedway. The #25 of Jimmy Hensley won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 99-Tommy Ellis
2. 7-Harry Gant
3. 63-Chuck Bown
4. 9-Morgan Shepherd
5. 22-Rick Mast
6. 51-Mike McLaughlin
7. 3-Dale Earnhardt
8. 32-Dale Jarrett
9. 08-Bobby Dotter
10. 96-Tom Peck

* Bobby Labonte had flipped in this race when he was clipped hard, got it upside down, hit the wall and tumbled 2 times.

### Coors 200

The Coors 200 was held July 21 at South Boston Speedway. The #25 of Jimmy Hensley won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 6-Tommy Houston
2. 63-Chuck Bown
3. 8-Bobby Hamilton
4. 22-Rick Mast
5. 31-Steve Grissom
6. 9-Ward Burton 1 lap down
7. 99-Tommy Ellis 1 lap down
8. 44-Bobby Labonte 2 laps down
9. 21-Tommy Sigmon 2 laps down
10. 33-Ed Berrier 2 laps down

### Granger Select 200

The Granger Select 200 was held July 28 at New River Valley Speedway in Dublin, Virginia. Steve Grissom won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 31-Steve Grissom\*
2. 63-Chuck Bown
3. 25-Jimmy Hensley
4. 6-Tommy Houston
5. 87-Joe Nemechek
6. 79-Dave Rezendes
7. 9-Ward Burton
8. 59-Robert Pressley
9. 36-Kenny Wallace
10. 35-Mike Porter

* This was Steve Grissom's first career Busch Grand National victory.

### Kroger 200

The Kroger 200 was held August 4 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. The #25 of Jimmy Hensley won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 31-Steve Grissom
2. 75-Ernie Irvan
3. 3-Dale Earnhardt
4. 63-Chuck Bown
5. 59-Robert Pressley
6. 27-Elton Sawyer
7. 96-Tom Peck
8. 33-Ed Berrier
9. 79-Dave Rezendes
10. 56-Dave Mader III

### Texas Pete 200

The Texas Pete 200 was held August 11 at Orange County Speedway. The #33 of Ed Berrier won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 63-Chuck Bown
2. 2-L. D. Ottinger
3. 59-Robert Pressley
4. 25-Jimmy Hensley
5. 27-Elton Sawyer
6. 8-Bobby Hamilton 1 lap down
7. 08-Bobby Dotter 1 lap down
8. 85-Bobby Moon 1 lap down
9. 99-Tommy Ellis 1 lap down
10. 22-Rick Mast 2 laps down

### Jay Johnson 250

The Jay Johnson 250 was held August 24 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The #44 of Bobby Labonte won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 22-Rick Mast
2. 32-Dale Jarrett
3. 31-Steve Grissom
4. 79-Dave Rezendes
5. 6-Tommy Houston
6. 1-Mark Martin
7. 8-Bobby Hamilton
8. 28-Davey Allison 1 lap down
9. 99-Tommy Ellis 1 lap down
10. 25-Jimmy Hensley 1 lap down

### Gatorade 200

The Gatorade 200 was held September 1 at Darlington Raceway. The #17 of Greg Sacks won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 32-Dale Jarrett
2. 7-Harry Gant
3. 30-Michael Waltrip
4. 42-Bobby Hillin, Jr.
5. 25-Jimmy Hensley
6. 9-Morgan Shepherd
7. 28-Davey Allison
8. 56-Dave Mader III 1 lap down
9. 36-Kenny Wallace 1 lap down
10. 44-Bobby Labonte 1 lap down

### Autolite 200

The Autolite 200 was held September 8 at Richmond International Raceway. Michael Waltrip won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 22-Rick Mast
2. 31-Steve Grissom
3. 30-Michael Waltrip
4. 3-Dale Earnhardt
5. 25-Jimmy Hensley
6. 36-Kenny Wallace
7. 59-Robert Pressley
8. 32-Dale Jarrett
9. 96-Tom Peck
10. 7-Harry Gant

### Ames/Splitfire 200

The Ames/Splitfire 200 was held September 15 at Dover International Speedway. The #99 of Tommy Ellis won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 7-Harry Gant
2. 22-Rick Mast
3. 81-Todd Bodine
4. 32-Dale Jarrett
5. 8-Bobby Hamilton
6. 96-Tom Peck 1 lap down
7. 31-Steve Grissom 2 laps down
8. 36-Kenny Wallace 2 laps down
9. 56-Dave Mader III 2 laps down
10. 25-Jimmy Hensley 2 laps down

### Zerex 150

The Zerex 150 was held September 22 at Martinsville Speedway. The #22 of Rick Mast won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 12-Jeff Burton\*
2. 59-Robert Pressley
3. 32-Dale Jarrett
4. 85-Bobby Moon
5. 2-L. D. Ottinger
6. 75-Jimmy Spencer
7. 25-Jimmy Hensley
8. 36-Kenny Wallace
9. 08-Bobby Dotter
10. 56-Dave Mader III

* This was Jeff Burton's first career Busch Grand National victory.

### All Pro 300

The All Pro 300 was held October 6 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The #63 of Chuck Bown won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 48-Sterling Marlin\*
2. 15-Greg Sacks
3. 32-Dale Jarrett
4. 3-Dale Earnhardt
5. 8-Bobby Hamilton
6. 6-Tommy Houston
7. 9-Ward Burton
8. 56-Dave Mader III
9. 96-Tom Peck
10. 52-Ken Schrader

* This was Sterling Marlin's first career Busch Grand National victory.

### NE Chevy 250

The inaugural NE Chevy 250 was held October 14 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Ricky Craven won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 22-Rick Mast
2. 44-Bobby Labonte
3. 51-Mike McLaughlin
4. 25-Ricky Craven
5. 99-Tommy Ellis 1 lap down
6. 27-Elton Sawyer 1 lap down
7. 08-Bobby Dotter 1 lap down
8. 85-Bobby Moon 1 lap down
9. 12-Jeff Burton 1 lap down
10. 33-Ed Berrier 1 lap down

### AC-Delco 200

The AC-Delco 200 was held October 20 at North Carolina Speedway. Dave Mader III won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 31-Steve Grissom
2. 3-Dale Earnhardt
3. 97-Morgan Shepherd
4. 1-Mark Martin
5. 56-Dave Mader III
6. 28-Davey Allison
7. 7-Harry Gant 1 lap down
8. 99-Tommy Ellis 1 lap down
9. 32-Dale Jarrett 1 lap down
10. 42-Bobby Hillin, Jr. 1 lap down

* This race marked the Busch Grand National debut of 19-year-old Jeff Gordon in the #67 Pontiac Grand Prix. Gordon qualified on the outside pole, but crashed out after 33 laps and finished 39th.

### Winston Classic

The Winston Classic was a 200 lap race held October 28 at Martinsville Speedway. The #63 of Chuck Bown won the pole.

**Top ten results**

1. 31-Steve Grissom
2. 6-Tommy Houston
3. 96-Tom Peck
4. 51-Mike McLaughlin
5. 11-Jack Ingram
6. 40-Mike Wallace
7. 44-Bobby Labonte
8. 8-Bobby Hamilton
9. 2-L. D. Ottinger
10. 62-John Linville

## Final points standings

See also: List of NASCAR points scoring systems
1. 63-Chuck Bown - 4372
2. 25-Jimmy Hensley - 4172
3. 31-Steve Grissom - 3982
4. 44-Bobby Labonte - 3977
5. 96-Tom Peck - 3868
6. 99-Tommy Ellis - 3829
7. 36-Kenny Wallace - 3829
8. 2-L. D. Ottinger - 3693
9. 6-Tommy Houston - 3667
10. 22-Rick Mast - 3617
11. 8-Bobby Hamilton - 3616
12. 59-Robert Pressley - 3504
13. 27-Elton Sawyer - 3442
14. 08-Bobby Dotter - 3351
15. 12-Jeff Burton - 3342
16. 79-Dave Rezendes - 3217
17. 87-Joe Nemechek - 3022
18. 11-Jack Ingram - 2902
19. 32-Dale Jarrett - 2473
20. 85-Bobby Moon - 2295
21. 5/9-Ward Burton - 2271
22. 45-Patty Moise - 2190
23. 7-Harry Gant - 2134
24. 34-Jack Sprague - 2106
25. 86-Dana Patten - 2013
26. 3-Dale Earnhardt - 1947
27. 26-Davey Johnson - 1809
28. 33-Ed Berrier - 1748
29. 47-Billy Standridge - 1594
30. 56-Dave Mader III - 1432
31. 1-Mark Martin - 1321
32. 41-Jamie Aube - 1274
33. 30-Michael Waltrip - 1185
34. 9/97-Morgan Shepherd - 1171
35. 42-Kyle Petty - 1079
36. 28-Davey Allison - 1018
37. 52-Ken Schrader - 1010
38. 14-Wayne Patterson - 955
39. 81/42-Todd Bodine - 772
40. 21-Tommy Sigmon - 763
41. 49-Ed Ferree - 762
42. 75-Ernie Irvan - 742
43. 56-Ronald Cooper - 729
44. 98-Ron Lamell - 686
45. 17/46/15-Greg Sacks - 654
46. 77/75-Jimmy Spencer - 642
47. 51-Mike McLaughlin - 633
48. 48-Sterling Marlin - 625
49. 75/0-Brad Teague - 609
50. 17-Darrell Waltrip - 533

## Rookie of the Year

Joe Nemechek was named the 1990 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year, posting two top-five finishes and garnering a seventeenth-place points finish despite missing three races. The top runner-up was Bobby Moon, followed closely Ward Burton and Dana Patten, the only other candidates to try a full schedule. Among the other rookies in 1990 were Jack Sprague, Dave Mader III, and Clifford Allison.

## See also

* 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

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