| 1990 DieHard 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $620,702 | Race Date: | Jul 29, 1990 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .260 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 52Min 1Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 | Average Speed: | 174.430 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 12 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.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 | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 134 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 192.513 MPH | |||||
| Official 1990 DieHard 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 185 | 188 | 134 |
| 2 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 175 | 188 | 21 |
| 3 | 14 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Sunoco | Running |  | 170 | 188 | 10 |
| 4 | 5 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Zerex Anti-Freeze | Running | | 160 | 188 | 0 |
| 5 | 25 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Levi Garrett | Running | | 155 | 188 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Kodak Films | Running | | 150 | 188 | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Purolator | Running | | 146 | 188 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Peak | Running |  | 147 | 188 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | Folgers | Running | | 138 | 188 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Snickers | Running |  | 139 | 187 | 4 |
| 11 | 39 | 83 | Lake Speed | Prestone | Running | | 130 | 187 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Crown Petroleum | Running | | 132 | 187 | 1 |
| 13 | 15 | 17 | Jimmy Horton | Tide | Running | | 124 | 187 | 0 |
| 14 | 41 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Raybestos Brakes | Running | | 121 | 187 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 123 | 187 | 1 |
| 16 | 24 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Kodiak | Accident | | 115 | 186 | 0 |
| 17 | 13 | 11 | Geoffrey Bodine | Budweiser | Running | | 117 | 186 | 3 |
| 18 | 38 | 18 | Greg Sacks | Ultra Slim-Fast | Running | | 109 | 186 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 19 | Chad Little | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 106 | 186 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running | | 108 | 186 | 4 |
| 21 | 32 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Country Time Lemonade | Running | | 105 | 186 | 1 |
| 22 | 30 | 1 | Mickey Gibbs | Special Days Inn | Running | | 97 | 186 | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | 47 | Jack Pennington (R) | Kanawha Insurance | Running | | 94 | 186 | 0 |
| 24 | 31 | 57 | Jimmy Spencer | Heinz | Running | | 91 | 186 | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 35 | Bill Venturini | Amoco | Running | | 88 | 185 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Motorcraft | Running | | 85 | 185 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Copenhagen | Running | | 87 | 185 | 4 |
| 28 | 35 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Big Apple Market | Running | | 79 | 183 | 0 |
| 29 | 42 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 76 | 183 | 0 |
| 30 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Alka-Seltzer | Out of Fuel | | 73 | 180 | 0 |
| 31 | 40 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Hooters | Running | | 70 | 178 | 0 |
| 32 | 26 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Engine | | 72 | 149 | 1 |
| 33 | 18 | 26 | Brett Bodine | Quaker State | Engine | | 64 | 148 | 0 |
| 34 | 19 | 98 | Butch Miller | Food World | Engine | | 66 | 144 | 1 |
| 35 | 37 | 75 | Rick Wilson | Dinner Bell Foods | Engine | | 58 | 133 | 0 |
| 36 | 20 | 66 | Dick Trickle | TropArtic | Running | | 55 | 132 | 0 |
| 37 | 12 | 68 | Stanley Smith | Interstate Batteries | Accident | | 52 | 54 | 0 |
| 38 | 34 | 72 | Tracy Leslie | Detroit Gasket | Accident | | 49 | 54 | 0 |
| 39 | 22 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | CITGO | Engine | | 46 | 51 | 0 |
| 40 | 36 | 90 | Buddy Baker | Sunny King Ford | Ignition | | 43 | 47 | 0 |
| 41 | 8 | 29 | Phil Parsons | Diamond Ridge | Accident | | 40 | 25 | 0 |
| 42 | 11 | 1 | Terry Labonte | Skoal Classic | Engine | | 37 | 6 | 0 |
