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1990 DieHard 500

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1990 DieHard 500
Race details
Race 17 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1990 DieHard 500 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte.
The 1990 DieHard 500 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte.
Date July 29, 1990
Official name 22nd Annual DieHard 500
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed 174.43 miles per hour (280.72 km/h)
Attendance 70,000
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 49.742
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 134
Winner
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, David Hobbs
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1990 DieHard 500 was the 17th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 29, 1990, before an audience of 70,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt dominated a majority of the race, leading 134 laps in the race to take his 45th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott and Hagan Racing driver Sterling Marlin would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile Skoal
01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford Special Days Inn
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Ernie Irvan 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 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick Raybestos
14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile Copenhagen
15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft
17 Jimmy Horton Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
18 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SlimFast
19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile Crown Central Petroleum
21 Dale Jarrett 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 Phil Parsons Diamond Ridge Motorsports Pontiac Diamond Ridge Motorsports
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit
35 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet Amoco
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Peak Antifreeze
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
47 Jack Pennington (R) Close Racing Oldsmobile Kanawha Insurance
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
68 Stanley Smith TriStar Motorsports Pontiac Interstate Batteries
70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac McDuffie Racing
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Big Apple Market
72 Tracy Leslie Parker Racing Oldsmobile Detroit Gasket
73 Rodney Combs Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile SlimFast
75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Dinner Bell Foods
82 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford Hooters
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Prestone
90 Buddy Baker Donlavey Racing Ford Plasti-Kote
94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco
98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet Food World

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, July 26, at 3:00 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 Friday, July 27, at 4:30 PM 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,[5] 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; up to two were given.

Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.742 and an average speed of 192.513 miles per hour (309.820 km/h) in the first round.[6][7]

Two drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.742 192.513
2 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 49.961 191.670
3 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 49.972 191.627
4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 50.022 191.436
5 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 50.149 190.951
6 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 50.152 190.940
7 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 50.175 190.852
8 29 Phil Parsons Diamond Ridge Motorsports Pontiac 50.176 190.848
9 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 50.204 190.742
10 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 50.368 190.121
11 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 50.478 189.706
12 68 Stanley Smith TriStar Motorsports Pontiac 50.480 189.699
13 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 50.531 189.507
14 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 50.567 189.373
15 17 Jimmy Horton Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.589 189.290
16 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 50.638 189.107
17 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 50.700 188.876
18 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 50.701 188.865
19 98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 50.766 188.630
20 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 50.804 188.489
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 50.361 190.147
22 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 50.807 188.478
23 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 50.807 188.478
24 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.842 188.348
25 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.926 188.038
26 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 50.944 187.971
27 47 Jack Pennington (R) Close Racing Oldsmobile 50.998 187.772
28 35 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 51.001 187.761
29 14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 51.023 187.680
30 01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford 51.031 187.651
31 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 51.083 187.460
32 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 51.084 187.456
33 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 51.099 187.401
34 72 Tracy Leslie Parker Racing Oldsmobile 51.123 187.313
35 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 51.154 187.199
36 90 Buddy Baker Donlavey Racing Ford 51.229 186.925
37 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 51.320 186.594
38 18 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51.322 186.587
39 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 51.331 186.554
40 82 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford 51.333 186.547
Provisionals
41 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 54.044 177.189
42 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 53.684 178.377
Failed to qualify
43 73 Rodney Combs Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
44 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 134 running 185 $152,975
2 9 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 188 21 running 175 $48,390
3 14 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 188 10 running 170 $34,050
4 5 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 188 0 running 160 $24,750
5 25 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 0 running 155 $22,050
6 16 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 188 0 running 150 $16,325
7 21 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 188 0 running 146 $16,350
8 3 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 188 3 running 147 $16,350
9 4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 188 0 running 138 $18,570
10 17 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 187 4 running 139 $14,075
11 39 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 187 0 running 130 $8,537
12 6 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 187 1 running 132 $7,950
13 15 17 Jimmy Horton Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 187 0 running 124 $15,980
14 41 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 187 0 running 121 $8,710
15 7 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 187 1 running 123 $14,185
16 24 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 186 0 accident 115 $13,500
17 13 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 186 3 running 117 $14,735
18 38 18 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 186 0 running 109 $6,230
19 33 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 186 0 running 106 $6,050
20 2 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 186 4 running 108 $15,075
21 32 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 186 1 running 105 $9,480
22 30 01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford 186 0 running 97 $5,550
23 27 47 Jack Pennington (R) Close Racing Oldsmobile 186 0 running 94 $5,695
24 31 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 186 0 running 91 $8,790
25 28 35 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 185 0 running 88 $5,135
26 10 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 185 0 running 85 $8,235
27 29 14 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Oldsmobile 185 4 running 87 $4,865
28 35 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 183 0 running 79 $7,895
29 42 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 183 0 running 76 $5,725
30 23 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 180 0 out of gas 73 $5,605
31 40 82 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford 178 0 running 70 $4,585
32 26 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 149 1 engine 72 $15,465
33 18 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 148 0 engine 64 $7,295
34 19 98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 144 1 engine 66 $5,150
35 37 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 133 0 engine 58 $7,055
36 20 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 132 0 running 55 $7,985
37 12 68 Stanley Smith TriStar Motorsports Pontiac 54 0 pit accident 52 $4,285
38 34 72 Tracy Leslie Parker Racing Oldsmobile 54 0 pit accident 49 $4,990
39 22 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 51 0 engine 46 $7,005
40 36 90 Buddy Baker Donlavey Racing Ford 47 0 ignition 43 $4,150
41 8 29 Phil Parsons Diamond Ridge Motorsports Pontiac 25 0 accident 40 $4,150
42 11 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 6 0 engine 37 $6,775
Failed to qualify
43 73 Rodney Combs Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile
44 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (July 30, 1990). "Earnhardt A 3-Time Winner (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 9. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (July 30, 1990). "Earnhardt A 3-Time Winner (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 11. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Martin, Gerald (July 30, 1990). "Earnhardt wins Talladega race (Part 1)". The News and Observer. p. 23. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Martin, Gerald (July 30, 1990). "Earnhardt wins Talladega race (Part 2)". The News and Observer. p. 26. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. July 26, 1990. p. 24. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Higgins, Tom (July 27, 1990). "It's True – Earnhardt Wins Pole At Talladega (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 33. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Higgins, Tom (July 27, 1990). "It's True – Earnhardt Wins Pole At Talladega (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 35. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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