1990 AC Spark Plug 500
Race details | |||||
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Race 16 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
Date | July 22, 1990 | ||||
Official name | 18th Annual AC Spark Plug 500 | ||||
Location | Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||||
Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||||
Average speed | 124.07 miles per hour (199.67 km/h) | ||||
Attendance | 90,000 | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver |
Roush Racing | ||||
Time | 56.867 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | |||
Laps | 119 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 11 | Geoff Bodine |
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 1990 AC Spark Plug 500 was the 16th
Background
The race was held at
Pocono International Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either
Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by the
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
*Withdrew due to Vogler dying the day before the race in a USAC event.[4]
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 20, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 15 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, July 21, at 10:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 16-40 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 provisionals were given.
Three drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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1 | 4 | 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 200 | 119 | running | 185 | $58,500 |
2 | 6 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 170 | $33,650 |
3 | 8 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing
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Pontiac | 200 | 7 | running | 170 | $30,000 |
4 | 11 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 6 | running | 165 | $22,800 |
5 | 15 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing
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Ford | 200 | 24 | running | 160 | $25,950 |
6 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing
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Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 150 | $21,050 |
7 | 13 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 146 | $12,650 |
8 | 26 | 98 | Butch Miller | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 142 | $10,582 |
9 | 24 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 138 | $8,675 |
10 | 22 | 1 | Terry Labonte | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 0 | running | 134 | $12,450 |
11 | 2 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 3 | running | 135 | $12,750 |
12 | 17 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 200 | 0 | running | 127 | $9,550 |
13 | 12 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing
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Chevrolet | 200 | 4 | running | 129 | $11,350 |
14 | 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports
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Oldsmobile | 200 | 0 | running | 121 | $12,150 |
15 | 23 | 66 | Dick Trickle | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 118 | $10,325 |
16 | 21 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Buick | 199 | 0 | running | 115 | $8,650 |
17 | 9 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 112 | $8,350 |
18 | 18 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 109 | $7,950 |
19 | 29 | 57 | Jimmy Spencer
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Osterlund Racing
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Pontiac | 197 | 1 | running | 111 | $7,625 |
20 | 25 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 103 | $14,175 |
21 | 38 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 197 | 0 | running | 100 | $4,175 |
22 | 30 | 22 | Rick Mast | U.S. Racing
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Pontiac | 196 | 0 | running | 97 | $4,075 |
23 | 28 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 193 | 0 | running | 94 | $6,975 |
24 | 37 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Ragan Racing | Ford | 190 | 0 | accident | 91 | $3,925 |
25 | 40 | 74 | Mike Potter | Wawak Racing | Pontiac | 189 | 0 | running | 88 | $3,975 |
26 | 10 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 181 | 0 | running | 85 | $6,775 |
27 | 36 | 58 | Brian Ross | Ken Schrader Racing | Pontiac | 175 | 0 | engine | 82 | $3,775 |
28 | 35 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | running | 79 | $6,575 |
29 | 20 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports
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Buick | 167 | 0 | engine | 76 | $4,425 |
30 | 16 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing
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Oldsmobile | 155 | 0 | accident | 73 | $6,825 |
31 | 19 | 75 | Rick Wilson | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 154 | 0 | accident | 70 | $6,250 |
32 | 7 | 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | 138 | 0 | accident | 67 | $4,825 |
33 | 3 | 18 | Greg Sacks | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 137 | 33 | accident | 69 | $14,950 |
34 | 31 | 53 | Jerry O'Neil (R) | Aroneck Racing | Oldsmobile | 134 | 0 | accident | 61 | $3,650 |
35 | 14 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing
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Pontiac | 131 | 3 | oil pan | 63 | $10,350 |
36 | 27 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 121 | 0 | accident | 55 | $5,925 |
37 | 34 | 54 | Tommy Riggins | Hakes–Welliver Racing | Oldsmobile | 120 | 0 | accident | 52 | $3,250 |
38 | 39 | 13 | Randy LaJoie | Linro Motorsports
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Buick | 10 | 0 | engine | 49 | $3,225 |
39 | 33 | 38 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford | 4 | 0 | accident | 46 | $3,200 |
40 | 32 | 50 | Rich Vogler | RaDiUs Motorsports
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Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | $0 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
41 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | ||||||
42 | 85 | Bobby Gerhart | Bobby Gerhart Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
43 | 2 | Troy Beebe | U.S. Racing
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Pontiac | ||||||
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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