Year: | 1990 |
Race Name: | The Winston |
Details Ref: | [1] |
Type: | CUST |
Description: | Race 2 of 2 exhibition races in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
Location: | Concord, North Carolina |
Course: | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
Course Mi: | 1.5 |
Course Km: | 2.4 |
Distance Laps: | 70 |
Distance Mi: | 105 |
Distance Km: | 168.981 |
Weather: | Temperatures around 71.8F, with winds gusting to 8.75mph[2] |
Avg: | 163.001mph |
Pole Driver: | Dale Earnhardt |
Pole Team: | Richard Childress Racing |
Most Driver: | Dale Earnhardt |
Most Team: | Richard Childress Racing |
Most Laps: | 70 |
Car: | 3 |
First Driver: | Dale Earnhardt |
First Team: | Richard Childress Racing |
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 . He also became the first two-time winner of The Winston.[3]
Unlike the previous two events, which ran for 135 laps and three segments each, this race used a 70-lap, two-segment format.
The Winston was open to race winners from last season through the 1990 Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. The winner of The Winston Open advanced to complete the starting grid. 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.
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.
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, becoming the first two-time winner and the first flag-to-flag winner of The Winston.
+ Race results | ||||||||
Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Owner | Manufacturer | Laps run | Laps led | |
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1 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 70 | 70 | |
2 | 9 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | |
3 | 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 70 | 0 | |
4 | 6 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 70 | 0 | |
5 | 2 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 70 | 0 | |
6 | 20 | 66 | Dick Trickle | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | 70 | 0 | |
7 | 11 | 33 | Harry Gant | Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | |
8 | 8 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 70 | 0 | |
9 | 5 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 70 | 0 | |
10 | 15 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 70 | 0 | |
11 | 10 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Oldsmobile | 70 | 0 | |
12 | 13 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | |
13 | 3 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | |
14 | 17 | 1 | Terry Labonte | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 70 | 0 | |
15 | 12 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 69 | 0 | |
16 | 19 | 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 69 | 0 | |
17 | 18 | 73 | Phil Parsons | Barkdoll Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 69 | 0 | |
18 | 7 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | |
19 | 16 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Buick | 55 | 0 | |
20 | 14 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 8 | 0 | |