| 1990 Heinz 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $608,262 | Race Date: | Sep 2, 1990 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4.190 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 4Min 16Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 | Average Speed: | 123.141 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 51 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 99 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 158.448 MPH | |||||
| Official 1990 Heinz 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 185 | 367 | 99 |
| 2 | 11 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Kodak Films | Running | | 175 | 367 | 70 |
| 3 | 8 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running |  | 165 | 367 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running | | 165 | 367 | 98 |
| 5 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 155 | 367 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | Mark Martin | Folgers | Running | | 150 | 367 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Levi Garrett | Running | | 151 | 367 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | Geoffrey Bodine | Budweiser | Running | | 147 | 367 | 89 |
| 9 | 9 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Purolator | Running | | 138 | 366 | 0 |
| 10 | 6 | 26 | Brett Bodine | Quaker State | Running |  | 134 | 366 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 66 | Dick Trickle | TropArtic | Running |  | 130 | 365 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 75 | Rick Wilson | Dinner Bell Foods | Running | | 127 | 365 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Crown Petroleum | Running | | 124 | 365 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 1 | Terry Labonte | Skoal Classic | Running | | 121 | 365 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running | | 118 | 364 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Big Apple Market | Running | | 120 | 364 | 3 |
| 17 | 29 | 41 | Larry Pearson | Hedrick Racing | Running | | 112 | 363 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Sunoco | Transmission | | 109 | 362 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 29 | Phil Parsons | Diamond Ridge | Running | | 106 | 362 | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Raybestos Brakes | Running | | 103 | 361 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Motorcraft | Running | | 100 | 358 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 47 | Jack Pennington (R) | Kanawha Insurance | Running | | 97 | 357 | 0 |
| 23 | 36 | 57 | Jimmy Spencer | Heinz | Running | | 94 | 355 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 22 | Rick Mast | Valvoline | Running | | 91 | 354 | 0 |
| 25 | 13 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Peak | Running | | 88 | 332 | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Handling | | 85 | 272 | 0 |
| 27 | 39 | 2 | Charlie Glotzbach | US Racing | Engine | | 82 | 255 | 0 |
| 28 | 18 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | CITGO | Accident | | 84 | 241 | 1 |
| 29 | 25 | 98 | Butch Miller | Piggly Wiggly | Accident | | 81 | 239 | 1 |
| 30 | 26 | 17 | Greg Sacks | Tide | Accident | | 73 | 227 | 0 |
| 31 | 20 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Snickers | Accident | | 70 | 227 | 0 |
| 32 | 27 | 83 | Lake Speed | Prestone | Engine | | 67 | 175 | 0 |
| 33 | 40 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Auto Bell Car Washes | Handling | | 64 | 112 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 61 | 93 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 19 | Chad Little | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Accident | | 58 | 91 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Alka-Seltzer | Accident | | 55 | 91 | 0 |
| 37 | 38 | 96 | Philip Duffie | Duffie Racing | Handling | | 52 | 52 | 0 |
| 38 | 37 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Accident | | 49 | 39 | 0 |
| 39 | 21 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Kodiak | Accident | | 46 | 31 | 0 |
| 40 | 4 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Engine | | 43 | 14 | 0 |
