1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500

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1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 23 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Layout of Dover International Speedway
Layout of Dover International Speedway
Date September 16, 1990 (1990-September-16)
Official name Peak AntiFreeze 500
Location Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware
Course Permanent racing facility
1.000 mi (1.609 km)
Distance 500 laps, 500.0 mi (804.6 km)
Weather Mild with temperatures of 71.1 °F (21.7 °C); wind speeds of 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Average speed 125.945 miles per hour (202.689 km/h)
Attendance 74,000[4]
Pole position
Driver
Melling Racing
Most laps led
Driver Bill Elliott Melling Racing
Laps 364
Winner
No. 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins
Benny Parsons
Ned Jarrett

The 1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on September 16, 1990, at Dover Downs International Speedway in Dover, Delaware.

Phoenix Racing would make their "maiden voyage" into the NASCAR Cup Series; with veteran wheelman Jeff Purvis dominating the decision-making throughout the event. After suffering from a shoulder injury in practice, Lake Speed would be replaced by Tommy Ellis.

Background[]

Dover Downs International Speedway, now called Dover International Speedway, is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Bristol Motor Speedway, Richmond International Raceway, Martinsville Speedway, and Phoenix International Raceway.[5] The NASCAR race makes use of the track's standard configuration, a four-turn short track oval that is 1 mile (1.6 km) long.[6] The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, and both the front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the backstretch are banked at nine degrees.[6]

Race report[]

Bill Elliott managed to defeat Mark Martin (who would maintain the championship points lead after this race) by less than 1.4 seconds in front of 74,000 spectators. Elliott would earn the pole position by qualifying at a speed of 144.928 miles per hour (233.239 km/h) while the average race speed was 125.945 miles per hour (202.689 km/h). J.D. McDuffie would make his final last-place finish before being killed at the 1991 Budweiser at The Glen race (which took place at Watkins Glen International). The only driver that failed to qualify was Kerry Teague.[2]

Six cautions were handed out for 29 laps.[4][2][3] The prize winnings for each driver varied from a then-incredible $83,100 ($164,613 when inflation is taken into account) to a meager $2,650 ($5,249 when inflation is taken into account).[7] This would become the last Last ESPN race at Dover until the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

This was Jimmy Makar's first race as a Winston Cup Crew Chief.[8] He replaced Barry Dodson as Rusty Wallace's CC for the Blue Max team.

and would retire from the Winston Cup Series after this race.[7] Bobby Wawak would also make his NASCAR exit as an owner after this racing event.

Qualifying[]

Grid[4] No. Driver Manufacturer Owner
1 9 Bill Elliott Ford Harry Melling
2 11 Geoff Bodine Ford Junior Johnson
3 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Richard Childress
4 4 Ernie Irvan Chevrolet Larry McClure
5 7 Alan Kulwicki Ford Alan Kulwicki
6 6 Mark Martin Ford Jack Roush
7 28 Davey Allison Ford Yates Racing
8 33 Harry Gant Oldsmobile Leo Jackson
9 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac Raymond Beadle
10 26 Brett Bodine Buick Kenny Berstein

Top 10 finishers[]

Pos[4] Grid No. Driver Manufacturer Laps Laps led Points Time/Status
1 1 9 Bill Elliott Ford 500 364 185 3:58:00
2 6 6 Mark Martin Ford 500 31 175 +1.38 seconds
3 3 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 500 102 170 Lead lap under green flag
4 8 33 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 499 1 165 +1 lap
5 19 30 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 499 0 155 +1 lap
6 11 21 Dale Jarrett Ford 499 0 150 +1 lap
7 9 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 499 0 146 +1 lap
8 15 42 Kyle Petty Pontiac 499 0 142 +1 lap
9 7 28 Davey Allison Ford 499 0 138 +1 lap
10 23 25 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 498 0 134 +2 laps

Timeline[]

Section reference: [4]

  • Start of race: Bill Elliott had the pole position as the green flag was waved.
  • Lap 44: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Bill Elliott.
  • Lap 54: Bill Elliott took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt.
  • Lap 63: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Bill Elliott.
  • Lap 87: Bill Elliott took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt.
  • Lap 89: Geoffrey Bodine took over the lead from Bill Elliott.
  • Lap 91: Harry Gant took over the lead from Geoffrey Bodine.
  • Lap 92: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Harry Gant.
  • Lap 153: Bill Elliott took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt.
  • Lap 314: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Bill Elliott.
  • Lap 321: Mark Martin took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt.
  • Lap 352: Bill Elliott took over the lead from Mark Martin.
  • Finish: Bill Elliott was officially declared the winner of the event.

Standings after the race[]

Pos Driver Points[4] Differential
1 1rightarrow.png Mark Martin 3519 0
2 1rightarrow.png Dale Earnhardt 3498 -21
3 1rightarrow.png Geoff Bodine 3180 -339
4 Increase Bill Elliott 3106 -413
5 Decrease Rusty Wallace 3098 -421
6 Increase Kyle Petty 2910 -609
7 Decrease Ricky Rudd 2904 -615
8 1rightarrow.png Morgan Shepherd 2822 -697
9 Increase Ken Schrader 2807 -712
10 Decrease Ernie Irvan 2804 -715

References[]

  1. ^ "1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  2. ^ a b c "1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500 racing results (third reference)". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  3. ^ a b "1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500 racing results (fourth reference)". Database Racing. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500 racing results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  5. ^ "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  6. ^ a b "NASCAR Tracks—The Dover International Speedway". Dover International Speedway. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  7. ^ a b "1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500 racing results (fifth reference)". Race Database. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  8. ^ "1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500 crew chief information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
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