1990 Tyson Holly Farms 400
Race details | |||||
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Race 25 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
Date | September 30, 1990 | ||||
Official name | 41st Annual Tyson Holly Farms 400 | ||||
Location | North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.625 mi (1.006 km) | ||||
Distance | 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km) | ||||
Average speed | 93.818 miles per hour (150.985 km/h) | ||||
Attendance | 39,000 | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver |
SABCO Racing | ||||
Time | 19.332 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |||
Laps | 291 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 6 | Mark Martin |
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 1990 Tyson Holly Farms 400 was the 25th
Hours after the race, 1990 NASCAR Rookie of the Year contender Rob Moroso was killed in a drunk-driving crash, with Moroso speeding into another car at around 75 miles per hour (121 km/h) according to The Charlotte Observer, killing Moroso and nursing assistant Tammy Williams. Moroso's blood alcohol content at the time of the crash was found to be over twice the North Carolina legal limit of 0.1, with Moroso's BAC coming in as a 0.22.[5][6]
Background
North Wilkesboro Speedway is a
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 28, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top ten 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, September 29, at 12:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 11-30 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 but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given.
Five 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 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing
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Ford | 400 | 39 | running | 180 | $52,875 |
2 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 291 | running | 180 | $32,075 |
3 | 12 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Buick | 400 | 0 | running | 165 | $18,750 |
4 | 7 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 160 | $16,775 |
5 | 9 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 6 | running | 160 | $15,325 |
6 | 23 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 400 | 0 | running | 150 | $10,007 |
7 | 11 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 0 | running | 146 | $14,125 |
8 | 16 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing
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Pontiac | 400 | 0 | running | 142 | $13,325 |
9 | 6 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 138 | $7,125 |
10 | 1 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing
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Pontiac | 399 | 64 | running | 139 | $18,025 |
11 | 15 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 130 | $6,650 |
12 | 26 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 127 | $6,350 |
13 | 3 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing
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Oldsmobile | 399 | 0 | running | 124 | $6,075 |
14 | 18 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 399 | 0 | running | 121 | $5,875 |
15 | 10 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 398 | 0 | running | 118 | $6,350 |
16 | 19 | 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 115 | $9,950 |
17 | 28 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 397 | 0 | running | 112 | $4,025 |
18 | 22 | 75 | Rick Wilson | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 396 | 0 | running | 109 | $5,300 |
19 | 4 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 106 | $5,150 |
20 | 27 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports
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Buick | 395 | 0 | running | 103 | $4,325 |
21 | 32 | 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | 394 | 0 | running | 100 | $4,200 |
22 | 25 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing
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Chevrolet | 393 | 0 | running | 97 | $6,900 |
23 | 31 | 57 | Jimmy Spencer
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Osterlund Racing
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Pontiac | 390 | 0 | running | 94 | $4,750 |
24 | 29 | 19 | Chad Little | Little Racing | Ford | 390 | 0 | running | 91 | $2,600 |
25 | 14 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | running | 88 | $4,775 |
26 | 13 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing
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Ford | 383 | 0 | running | 85 | $9,200 |
27 | 5 | 1 | Terry Labonte | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 334 | 0 | running | 82 | $5,350 |
28 | 17 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports
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Oldsmobile | 327 | 0 | running | 79 | $8,150 |
29 | 21 | 66 | Dick Trickle | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | 194 | 0 | accident | 76 | $5,025 |
30 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 128 | 0 | rocker arm | 73 | $2,375 |
31 | 24 | 51 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | brakes | 70 | $2,375 |
32 | 20 | 98 | Rick Mast | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | accident | 67 | $2,375 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
33 | 41 | Larry Pearson | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | ||||||
34 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | ||||||
35 | 40 | Tommy Kendall | Reno Enterprises | Chevrolet | ||||||
36 | 2 | Ron Esau | U.S. Racing
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Pontiac | ||||||
37 | 47 | Jack Pennington (R) | Close Racing | Oldsmobile | ||||||
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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References