1990 The Winston

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1990 The Winston
Race details [1]
Race 2 of 2 exhibition races in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Date May 20, 1990 (1990-05-20)
Location Concord, North Carolina
Course Charlotte Motor Speedway
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 70 laps, 105 mi (168.981 km)
Weather Temperatures around 71.8 °F (22.1 °C), with winds gusting to 8.75 miles per hour (14.08 km/h) [2]
Average speed 163.001 mph (262.325 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Richard Childress Racing
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 70
Winner
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Paul Page, Benny Parsons, and Bobby Unser

The 1990 edition of The Winston was a stock car racing competition that took place on May 20, 1990. Held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, the 70-lap race was an exhibition race in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing won the pole and led all 70 laps to win the race and collect a total purse of US$325,000. He also became the first two-time winner of The Winston. [3]

Contents

Unlike the previous two events, which ran for 135 laps and three segments each, this race used a 70-lap, two-segment format.

Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Lowesmotorspeedway.jpg
Charlotte Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

The Winston was open to race winners from last season through the 1990 Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Because the field did not meet the minimum requirement of 19 cars, the remaining spots were awarded to the most recent winning drivers prior to the 1989 season. Neil Bonnett was eligible for this race, but had to bow out due to an injury he sustained at Darlington on April 1. As a result, his eligibility was given to Morgan Shepherd.

1990 The Winston drivers and eligibility

Race winners in 1989 and 1990

Race winners from previous years, not eligible by the above criteria

Winner of The Winston Open

Race summary

Segment 1 (50 laps)

Dale Earnhardt won the pole while Davey Allison took the outside pole. Dick Trickle made the starting grid by winning the Winston Open after beating Rob Moroso by a margin of only eight inches. Allison and Bill Elliott served as the onboard camera cars throughout the race. As the green flag dropped, Earnhardt charged forward while Darrell Waltrip overtook Allison for second place. By the fifth lap, Mark Martin took second place from Waltrip and set his sights on Earnhardt. On lap 8, defending champion Rusty Wallace retired from the race after his engine expired. Segment 1 ended with Earnhardt taking the checkered flag while leading all 50 laps.

Race 1 results
  1. 3-Dale Earnhardt (US$50,000)
  2. 9-Bill Elliott
  3. 6-Mark Martin
  4. 25-Ken Schrader
  5. 7-Alan Kulwicki

Segment 2 (20 laps)

Earnhardt led the field on the second segment. Elliott suddenly lost momentum as Martin, Alan Kulwicki, and Ken Schrader passed him. The caution flag waved on lap 54 after NASCAR officials spotted oil on turns one and two. On the restart, Schrader challenged Martin for second place with Elliott close behind them while Trickle and Allison fought Kulwicki for fifth place. In the end, Earnhardt held off Schrader to win the race and US$200,000, becoming the first two-time winner and the first flag-to-flag winner of The Winston.

Race results
PosGridCarDriverOwnerManufacturerLaps runLaps led
113 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7070
2925 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet700
346 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 700
469 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford700
5228 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford700
62066 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 700
71133 Harry Gant Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet700
887 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford700
9515 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford700
10158 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 700
111083 Lake Speed Speed RacingOldsmobile700
12135 Ricky Rudd Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet700
13317 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet700
14171 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile700
151242 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac690
161911 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford690
171873 Phil Parsons Barkdoll Motorsports Oldsmobile690
18710 Derrike Cope Whitcomb RacingChevrolet680
191626 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick550
201427 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac80
Source: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "1990 The Winston". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Weather information for the 1990 The Winston". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Photos: 30 years of NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race winners". Fox Sports. October 20, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
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