1990 TranSouth 500

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1990 TranSouth 500
Race details
Race 5 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1990 TranSouth 500 program cover, featuring Harry Gant.
DateApril 1, 1990
Official name 34th Annual TranSouth 500
Location Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km)
Scheduled Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km)
Average speed 124.073 miles per hour (199.676 km/h)
Attendance 55,000
Pole position
Driver Junior Johnson & Associates
Time 30.170
Most laps led
Driver Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates
Laps 154
Winner
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
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 TranSouth 500 was the fifth stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 1, 1990, before an audience of 55,000 in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete. On the final restart with three laps to go in the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to fend off the field to take his 41st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. [1] [2] [3] [4] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

On lap 212 of the race, a 13-car pileup would occur on the track's front-stretch. One of the 13 drivers involved, Neil Bonnett, would suffer brain injuries that would lead towards amnesia and dizziness that would ultimately lead to the effective end of his racing career, only racing in two more races in 1993 before dying in an practice session accident in 1994. [5]

Background

The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Darlington raceway.svg
The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile Skoal
01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford Special Days Inn
2 Rick Mast U.S. Racing Pontiac U.S. Racing
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 Mike Alexander Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick Raybestos
15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile Crown Central Petroleum
21 Neil Bonnett 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
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit
36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts
38 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Redkote Steel Tubing
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Peak Antifreeze
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
46 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet City Chevrolet
47 Jack Pennington (R) Close Racing Oldsmobile Kanawha Insurance
48 Norm Benning Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet Hylton Motorsports
51 Hut Stricklin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Exxon
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
70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac McDuffie Racing
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Big Apple Market
74 Mike Potter Wawak Racing Pontiac Wawak Racing
75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile Dinner Bell Foods
82 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford Auto Bell Car Wash
90 Buddy Baker Donlavey Racing Ford Donlavey Racing
94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco
98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet Piggly Wiggly

Qualifying

Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was scheduled to be held on Thursday, March 29, at 3:00 PM EST. However, due to rain, the first round was cancelled, and qualifying was condensed into one round, [6] [7] which was held on Friday, March 30, at 2:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 1–40 would be decided on time, [8] 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 provisionals were given.

Geoff Bodine, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.170 and an average speed of 162.996 miles per hour (262.317 km/h). [9] [10]

Three drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
111 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 30.170162.996
26 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 30.281162.399
34 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 30.460161.445
426 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 30.495161.259
594 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 30.582160.800
625 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.686160.255
746 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.703160.167
842 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 30.789159.719
930 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 30.816159.579
105 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.834159.486
1127 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 30.838159.466
1220 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 30.844159.435
1328 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 30.875159.274
147 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 30.907159.110
153 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.920159.043
1617 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.929158.996
179 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 30.935158.966
1821 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.951158.883
1915 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 31.011158.576
2033 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 31.012158.571
2166 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 31.020158.530
228 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 31.061158.321
232 Rick Mast U.S. Racing Pontiac 31.063158.311
2410 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 31.123158.005
2543 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 31.172157.757
2675 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 31.254157.343
2751 Hut Stricklin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.336156.931
281 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 31.409156.567
2947 Jack Pennington (R) Close Racing Oldsmobile 31.448156.372
3090 Buddy Baker Donlavey Racing Ford 31.581155.714
3198 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 31.624155.502
3219 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 31.700155.129
3357 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 31.739154.939
3471 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 31.818154.554
3512 Mike Alexander Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 31.871154.297
3601 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford 32.031153.526
3770 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 32.034153.512
3852 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 32.105153.172
3938 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford 32.150152.958
4036 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 32.653150.602
Failed to qualify
4148 Norm Benning Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet 32.676150.496
4274 Mike Potter Wawak Racing Pontiac 32.940149.290
4382 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford 33.066148.721
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
1153 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 367129running180$61,985
226 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 3670running170$34,460
31328 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 3670running165$25,795
4111 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 367154running170$28,110
51915 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 36765running160$17,610
62033 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 3670running150$14,880
7179 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 3673running151$15,070
8426 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 3671running147$11,675
9930 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 3670running138$11,140
10625 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3666running139$14,585
111617 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3660running130$14,155
12228 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 3650running127$7,050
13842 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 3630running124$9,780
14281 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 3610running121$8,590
153471 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 3600running118$9,892
163219 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 3600running115$4,215
173198 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 3600running112$4,085
181127 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 3590running109$14,900
193512 Mike Alexander Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 3560accident106$3,790
202947 Jack Pennington (R) Close Racing Oldsmobile 3540running103$5,635
212543 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 3490engine100$5,390
222166 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 2985engine102$8,120
23147 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 2952accident99$6,750
24105 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2940running91$6,480
253357 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 2801running93$6,385
261220 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 2340handling85$3,470
272410 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 2240engine82$8,170
28594 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 2110accident79$6,570
292675 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 2110accident76$5,910
301821 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2090accident73$5,775
313852 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 2080accident70$3,665
3234 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 2010accident67$6,680
334036 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 1680flagged64$2,870
343938 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford 950handling61$2,835
353770 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 820head gasket58$2,800
362751 Hut Stricklin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 820flagged55$2,765
37746 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 610crankshaft52$2,730
383601 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford 531engine54$2,715
39232 Rick Mast U.S. Racing Pontiac 420engine46$5,350
403090 Buddy Baker Donlavey Racing Ford 90engine43$2,650
Failed to qualify
4148 Norm Benning Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet
4274 Mike Potter Wawak Racing Pontiac
4382 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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