1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (September)

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1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400
Race details[1][2]
Race 22 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Layout of Richmond International Speedway
Layout of Richmond International Speedway
Date September 9, 1990 (1990-September-09)
Official name Miller Genuine Draft 400
Location Richmond Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
0.542 mi (0.872 km)
Distance 400 laps, 300.0 mi (480.9 km)
Weather Warm with temperatures reaching up to 79 °F (26 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)
Average speed 95.567 miles per hour (153.800 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 173
Winner
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racin
Television in the United States
Network TBS
Announcers Ken Squier
Johnny Hayes
Chris Economaki

The 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on September 9, 1990, at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. This race spanned 300 miles or 480 kilometres on a permanent oval track; which each lap lasting 0.750 miles or 1.207 kilometres.

Background

In 1953, Richmond International Raceway began hosting the Grand National Series with Lee Petty winning that first race in Richmond.[3] The original track was paved in 1968.[4] In 1988, the track was re-designed into its present D-shaped configuration

The name for the raceway complex was "Strawberry Hill" until the Virginia State Fairgrounds site was bought out in 1999 and renamed the "Richmond International Raceway". The Strawberry Hill Races, which are a series of steeplechase horse races were formerly held the third Saturday of April at the Richmond Raceway Complex. In 2001, the races were moved to Colonial Downs in New Kent County, Virginia's first Thoroughbred racetrack.[5]

Summary

There was a starting grid of 36 American-born drivers; J.D. McDuffie, Jack Pennington, and Kerry Teague failed to qualify for this race.[2]

Harry Gant was credited as the last-place finisher after acquiring an engine failure at lap 12 of this 400-lap racing event. Jimmy Spencer was the last driver to actually finish the race; being 82 laps shy of the lead lap. Dale Earnhardt would defeat Mark Martin by nearly 0.90 seconds in this three-hour legendary race.[2] Several accidents and debris caused nine caution flags while Rusty Wallace and Dale Earnhardt were competing for the lead during the climax of the race. Ernie Irvan, Alan Kulwicki, Mark Martin, and Ken Schrader would duke it out for supremacy during the first 101 laps of this event.[2]

Ron Esau would retire from the NASCAR Cup Series after this race.[6] Earnhardt would walk away from this race taking home a then-impressive amount of $59,225 ($107,271.77 when adjusted for inflation) while Harry Gant had to take home a modest $8,855 ($16,038.69 when adjusted for inflation).[7]

Top ten finishers

Pos[2] Grid No. Driver Manufacturer Laps
1 6 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 400
2 7 6 Mark Martin Ford 400
3 27 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 400
4 16 9 Bill Elliott Ford 400
5 11 27 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 400
6 9 42 Kyle Petty Pontiac 400
7 5 66 Dick Trickle Pontiac 400
8 14 5 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 399
9 10 11 Geoffrey Bodine Ford 399
10 3 25 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 399

Timeline

  • Start of race: Ernie Irvan started the race with the pole position
  • Lap 12: Harry Gant noticed his engine reacted in an adverse manner, making him the last-place finisher
  • Lap 34: Alan Kulwicki took over the lead from Ernie Irvan
  • Lap 77: Mark Martin took over the lead from Alan Kulwicki
  • Lap 102: Ken Schrader took over the lead from Mark Martin
  • Lap 120: Derrike Cope witnessed his engine acting strangely
  • Lap 160: Mickey Gibbs had a terminal crash, forcing him to leave the race early
  • Lap 164: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Rusty Wallace
  • Lap 185: D.K. Ulrich saw his engine acting weird, forcing him to exit the event
  • Lap 237: Rusty Wallace took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt
  • Lap 239: Chad Little had a terminal crash, ending his race weekend prematurely
  • Lap 241: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Rusty Wallace
  • Lap 242: Brett Bodine had a terminal crash, causing him to retire to the pits
  • Lap 270: Morgan Shepherd's engine died down on this lap, ending his hopes for a respectable finish
  • Lap 272: Dale Jarrett had a terminal crash, causing him to go back to the garage for the rest of the race
  • Lap 273: Rob Moroso had a terminal crash, making him the final DNF for the race
  • Lap 277: Rusty Wallace took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt
  • Lap 288: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Rusty Wallace
  • Lap 304: Rusty Wallace took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt
  • Lap 305: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Rusty Wallace
  • Lap 311: Rusty Wallace took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt
  • Lap 312: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Rusty Wallace
  • Lap 329: Rusty Wallace took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt
  • Lap 347: Mark Martin took over the lead from Rusty Wallace
  • Lap 376: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Mark Martin
  • Finish: Dale Earnhardt was officially declared the winner of the event

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points[2]
1 Mark Martin 3344
2 Dale Earnhardt 3328
3 Geoffrey Bodine 3120
4 Rusty Wallace 2952
5 Bill Elliott 2921

References

  1. ↑ Weather information for the 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 race information at Racing Reference
  3. ↑ http://racing.ballparks.com/Richmond/index.htm "Richmond International Raceway has hosted the NASCAR Winston Cup Series since 1953. Lee Petty won the first race that year. "
  4. ↑ http://racing.ballparks.com/Richmond/index.htm "The original track was paved in 1968."
  5. ↑ Strawberry Hill Races Traditions
  6. ↑ 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 race information at Race Database
  7. ↑ 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 racing informnation at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
Preceded by NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season
1990		 Succeeded by
1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500
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