1990 Budweiser at The Glen

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1990 Budweiser at The Glen
Race details
Race 18 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1990 Budweiser at The Glen program cover, featuring Terry Labonte.
DateAugust 12, 1990
Official name 5th Annual Budweiser at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International
Course Permanent racing facility
2.428 mi (3.907 km)
Distance 90 laps, 218.52 mi (351.673 km)
Scheduled Distance 90 laps, 218.52 mi (351.673 km)
Average speed 92.452 miles per hour (148.787 km/h)
Attendance 120,000
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 1:12.125
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing
Laps 28
Winner
No. 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

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. [1] [2] [3] [4] To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Geoff Bodine and King Racing driver Brett Bodine would finish second and third, respectively.

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Background

The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR used at the time. Watkins Glen Short Course 1971-1991.png
The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR used at the time.

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

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
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. [5] [6]

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, [7] 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. [8] [9]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
13 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:12.125121.190
21 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 1:12.431120.678
36 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1:12.569120.448
427 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 1:12.578120.433
511 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 1:12.616120.370
69 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 1:12.655120.306
710 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 1:12.986119.760
830 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 1:12.996119.744
97 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 1:13.006119.727
1040 Tommy Kendall Reno Enterprises Chevrolet 1:13.022119.701
1125 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.026119.694
125 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.074119.616
1326 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 1:13.160119.475
1442 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 1:13.429119.037
1538 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford 1:13.471118.969
1612 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 1:13.539118.859
1794 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 1:13.581118.792
180 Irv Hoerr Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 1:13.715118.576
1920 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 1:13.879118.312
2017 Sarel van der Merwe Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.881118.309
Failed to lock in Round 1
2128 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 1:12.865119.959
224 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.045119.663
2315 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 1:13.682118.629
2418 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.973118.162
258 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 1:13.988118.138
2621 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:14.275117.682
2733 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:14.461117.388
2843 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1:14.692117.025
2975 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 1:14.834116.803
3071 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1:14.843116.788
3157 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 1:14.890116.715
3254 Tommy Riggins Hakes–Welliver Racing Oldsmobile 1:14.936116.644
3366 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 1:16.018114.983
3452 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 1:16.018114.983
3522 Rick Ware U.S. Racing Pontiac 1:16.458114.322
362 Jerry O'Neil (R) U.S. Racing Pontiac 1:17.874112.243
3713 Oma Kimbrough Linro Motorsports Buick 1:18.002112.059
3870 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 1:19.692109.682
3904 John Alexander Meacham Racing Ford 1:19.955109.321
Provisional
4098 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet --
Withdrew
WD90 Troy Beebe Donlavey Racing Ford --
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
1125 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9020running180$55,000
2511 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 905running175$33,900
31326 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 900running165$22,490
4830 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 900running160$16,980
536 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 9016running160$20,790
62315 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 900running150$12,775
713 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9011running151$22,380
81040 Tommy Kendall Reno Enterprises Chevrolet 900running142$6,570
91125 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 900running138$13,040
10180 Irv Hoerr Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 903running139$7,775
1197 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 906running135$10,040
1269 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 900running127$13,400
131920 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 900running124$5,360
1421 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 900running121$8,270
151794 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 900running118$8,555
16258 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 890running115$7,660
171442 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 890running112$10,940
182843 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 890running109$5,120
192128 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 890running106$12,165
202621 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 880running103$7,445
212733 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 850running100$10,335
223870 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 840running97$3,225
231612 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 821accident99$4,130
242017 Sarel van der Merwe Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 770accident91$12,070
254098 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 750engine88$4,085
26362 Jerry O'Neil (R) U.S. Racing Pontiac 740running85$2,975
271538 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford 670handling82$2,915
28224 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 650running79$5,705
293157 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 630engine76$5,545
303366 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 600transmission73$5,435
313071 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 520throttle70$5,250
322975 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 500brakes67$5,160
333254 Tommy Riggins Hakes–Welliver Racing Oldsmobile 480transmission64$2,390
34427 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 4628engine71$15,590
35710 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 450engine58$7,330
363522 Rick Ware U.S. Racing Pontiac 420brakes55$2,295
373713 Oma Kimbrough Linro Motorsports Buick 400oil leak52$2,240
383904 John Alexander Meacham Racing Ford 350oil leak49$2,210
393452 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 330transmission46$2,805
402418 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 140accident43$2,145
Withdrew
WD90 Troy Beebe Donlavey Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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