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14th race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 24, 1990, before an audience of 85,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to take advantage of a blown engine of the dominant driver of the day, Bill Elliott, and make a late-race charge to the front, passing for the lead with six to go to take his 43rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan and Junior Johnson & Associates driver Geoff Bodine would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 14 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | June 24, 1990 | ||
Official name | 22nd Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400 | ||
Location | Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Average speed | 150.219 miles per hour (241.754 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 85,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Roush Racing | ||
Time | Set by 1990 owner's points | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
Laps | 102 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | CBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Chris Economaki | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
Two rounds of qualifying were scheduled to be held on Friday, March 26, and Saturday, March 27.[5] However, Friday's session was cancelled due to rain, with both rounds then scheduled to commence on Saturday.[6][7] However, Saturday's sessions would also be cancelled due to rain, leaving qualifying to be determined by a system of owner's points and postmarks on entry list blanks. The top 30 positions would be determined by the current 1993 owner's points, while the final nine spots would be determined by a system of provisionals that included past winners, and finally postmarks. As a result, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would win the pole.[8][9]
Four drivers would fail to qualify.
Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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1 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 22 | running | 180 | $72,950 |
2 | 11 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 200 | 7 | running | 175 | $41,000 |
3 | 4 | 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 165 | $33,375 |
4 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 59 | running | 165 | $25,400 |
5 | 19 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 200 | 4 | running | 160 | $23,425 |
6 | 24 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 150 | $17,125 |
7 | 17 | 1 | Terry Labonte | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 0 | running | 146 | $15,550 |
8 | 6 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 142 | $17,450 |
9 | 13 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 138 | $13,800 |
10 | 27 | 75 | Rick Wilson | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 200 | 0 | running | 134 | $15,225 |
11 | 29 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 130 | $10,375 |
12 | 18 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 127 | $13,100 |
13 | 2 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 124 | $11,550 |
14 | 12 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Buick | 200 | 0 | running | 121 | $11,000 |
15 | 9 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 118 | $16,525 |
16 | 34 | 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 0 | running | 115 | $9,282 |
17 | 3 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 112 | $18,400 |
18 | 14 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 199 | 0 | running | 109 | $9,325 |
19 | 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 106 | $9,010 |
20 | 21 | 57 | Jimmy Spencer | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 103 | $9,470 |
21 | 16 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 100 | $8,450 |
22 | 36 | 29 | Phil Parsons | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 97 | $5,485 |
23 | 23 | 98 | Butch Miller | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 198 | 1 | running | 99 | $6,125 |
24 | 15 | 66 | Dick Trickle | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 91 | $8,965 |
25 | 8 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 185 | 102 | engine | 98 | $27,105 |
26 | 32 | 18 | Greg Sacks | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | running | 85 | $4,995 |
27 | 7 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 179 | 5 | engine | 87 | $12,685 |
28 | 20 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 164 | 0 | running | 79 | $7,550 |
29 | 33 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | B&B Racing | Oldsmobile | 151 | 0 | motor mount | 76 | $4,765 |
30 | 38 | 35 | Bill Venturini | Venturini Motorsports | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | camshaft | 73 | $4,705 |
31 | 28 | 2 | Troy Beebe | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | 132 | 0 | engine | 0 | $7,240 |
32 | 25 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | 130 | 0 | engine | 67 | $5,155 |
33 | 35 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 120 | 0 | wheel studs | 64 | $4,470 |
34 | 26 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 101 | 0 | transmission | 61 | $7,010 |
35 | 39 | 91 | Ed Cooper | Ed Cooper Racing | Oldsmobile | 77 | 0 | engine | 58 | $4,350 |
36 | 10 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 65 | 0 | engine | 55 | $11,310 |
37 | 37 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 57 | 0 | rocker arm | 52 | $4,285 |
38 | 31 | 47 | Jack Pennington (R) | Close Racing | Oldsmobile | 54 | 0 | accident | 49 | $4,510 |
39 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 28 | 0 | engine | 46 | $4,250 |
40 | 40 | 89 | Rodney Combs | Mueller Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 15 | 0 | piston | 43 | $4,225 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
41 | 50 | Rich Vogler | RaDiUs Motorsports | Chevrolet | ||||||
42 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Ragan Racing | Ford | ||||||
43 | 34 | Charlie Glotzbach | AAG Racing | Buick | ||||||
44 | 01 | Mickey Gibbs | Gibbs Racing | Ford | ||||||
Official race results |
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