| 1990 Winston 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $607,882 | Race Date: | May 6, 1990 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 18 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3h 8m 2s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 25 | Average Speed: | 159.571 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 28 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Melling Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 107 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 119.388 MPH | |||||
| Official 1990 Winston 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 185 | 188 | 107 |
| 2 | 17 | 18 | Greg Sacks | Ultra Slim-Fast | Running | | 175 | 188 | 41 |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Folgers | Running |  | 170 | 188 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Kodak Films | Running |  | 165 | 188 | 1 |
| 5 | 10 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Running |  | 160 | 188 | 2 |
| 6 | 31 | 1 | Terry Labonte | Skoal Classic | Running | | 155 | 188 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Peak | Running | | 151 | 187 | 1 |
| 8 | 21 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Motorcraft | Running | | 147 | 187 | 5 |
| 9 | 18 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Raybestos Brakes | Running |  | 138 | 187 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tide | Running | | 139 | 187 | 3 |
| 11 | 32 | 47 | Jack Pennington (R) | Kanawha Insurance | Running | | 130 | 187 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 26 | Brett Bodine | Quaker State | Running | | 127 | 187 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 124 | 186 | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Big Apple Market | Running | | 121 | 186 | 0 |
| 15 | 38 | 19 | Chad Little | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 118 | 186 | 0 |
| 16 | 37 | 98 | Butch Miller | Food World | Running | | 115 | 186 | 0 |
| 17 | 34 | 2 | Rick Mast | US Racing | Running | | 112 | 186 | 0 |
| 18 | 35 | 35 | Bill Venturini | Amoco | Running | | 109 | 183 | 0 |
| 19 | 40 | 1 | Mickey Gibbs | Special Days Inn | Running | | 106 | 183 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Running | | 103 | 183 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Alka-Seltzer | Running | | 100 | 181 | 0 |
| 22 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 97 | 175 | 0 |
| 23 | 33 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Snickers | Running | | 94 | 171 | 0 |
| 24 | 23 | 11 | Geoffrey Bodine | Budweiser | Running | | 96 | 170 | 2 |
| 25 | 8 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running | | 88 | 162 | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Sunoco | Engine | | 85 | 159 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 66 | Dick Trickle | TropArtic | Running | | 82 | 158 | 0 |
| 28 | 2 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Kodiak | Valves | | 84 | 154 | 20 |
| 29 | 39 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 76 | 137 | 0 |
| 30 | 36 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Ultra Slim-Fast | Clutch | | 73 | 121 | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | 90 | Buddy Baker | Sunny King Ford | Handling | | 75 | 115 | 1 |
| 32 | 12 | 57 | Jimmy Spencer | Heinz | Engine | | 67 | 114 | 0 |
| 33 | 14 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Levi Garrett | Accident | | 64 | 104 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | CITGO | Accident | | 61 | 103 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 72 | Phil Parsons | Barkdoll Racing | Accident | | 58 | 101 | 0 |
| 36 | 9 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 55 | 83 | 0 |
| 37 | 13 | 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Crown Petroleum | Piston | | 52 | 79 | 0 |
| 38 | 28 | 83 | Lake Speed | Prestone | Engine | | 49 | 41 | 0 |
| 39 | 19 | 75 | Rick Wilson | Dinner Bell Foods | Engine | | 46 | 9 | 0 |
| 40 | 27 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Purolator | Engine | | 43 | 3 | 0 |
