Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, August 30, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Friday, August 31, at 2:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time[5] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified on time but were high enough in owner's points; up to two provisionals were given.
Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 31.036 and an average speed of 158.448 miles per hour (254.997 km/h) in the first round.[6][7]
^Higgins, Tom (August 31, 1990). "Earnhardt Continues 'Unbelievable' Pole Roll (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 57. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (August 31, 1990). "Earnhardt Continues 'Unbelievable' Pole Roll (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 62. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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The 1990 Heinz Southern 500 was the 21st stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 41st iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday September 2 1990 in Darlington South Carolina at Darlington Raceway a 1 366 miles 2 198 km permanent egg shaped oval racetrack The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete At race s end Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to dominate the late stages of the race leading the final 54 laps of the race to take his 46th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his seventh victory of the season 1 2 3 4 To fill out the top three Morgan McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan and owner driver Alan Kulwicki would finish second and third respectively 1990 Heinz Southern 500Race detailsRace 21 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1990 Heinz Southern 500 program cover featuring Dale Earnhardt DateSeptember 2 1990Official name41st Annual Heinz Southern 500LocationDarlington Raceway Darlington South CarolinaCoursePermanent racing facility1 366 mi 2 221 km Distance367 laps 501 322 mi 806 799 km Scheduled Distance367 laps 501 322 mi 806 799 km Average speed123 141 miles per hour 198 176 km h Pole positionDriverDale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingTime31 036Most laps ledDriverDale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingLaps99WinnerNo 3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkESPNAnnouncersBob Jenkins Ned Jarrett Benny ParsonsRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing Network Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Qualifying 2 1 Full qualifying results 3 Race results 4 Standings after the race 5 ReferencesBackground Edit The layout of Darlington Raceway the venue where the race was held Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington South Carolina It is nicknamed The Lady in Black and The Track Too Tough to Tame by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as A NASCAR Tradition It is of a unique somewhat egg shaped design an oval with the ends of very different configurations a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars handling in a way that is effective at both ends Entry list Edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile Skoal2 Charlie Glotzbach U S Racing Pontiac U S Racing3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus4 Ernie Irvan Morgan McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Folgers7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Zerex8 Bobby Hillin Jr Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Snickers9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Light10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet Purolator Filters11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford Budweiser12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick Raybestos15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft17 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford Pelco20 Rob Moroso R Moroso Racing Oldsmobile Crown Central Petroleum21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo22 Rick Mast U S Racing Pontiac Valvoline25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick Quaker State27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac Miller Genuine Draft28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco Havoline29 Phil Parsons Diamond Ridge Motorsports Pontiac Diamond Ridge Motorsports30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit36 H B Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts41 Larry Pearson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Larry Hedrick Motorsports42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Peak Antifreeze43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP47 Jack Pennington R Close Racing Oldsmobile Kanawha Insurance52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Alka Seltzer57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac Heinz66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac Phillips 66 TropArtic70 J D McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac McDuffie Racing71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Big Apple Market75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Dinner Bell Foods82 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford Auto Bell Car Wash83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Prestone94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco96 Philip Duffie Duffie Racing Buick Duffie Racing98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet Piggly WigglyQualifying EditQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Thursday August 30 at 3 00 PM EST Each driver would have one lap to set a time During the first round the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run held on Friday August 31 at 2 00 PM EST As with the first round each driver would have one lap to set a time For this specific race positions 21 40 would be decided on time 5 and depending on who needed it a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified on time but were high enough in owner s points up to two provisionals were given Dale Earnhardt driving for Richard Childress Racing would win the pole setting a time of 31 036 and an average speed of 158 448 miles per hour 254 997 km h in the first round 6 7 J D McDuffie was the only driver to fail to qualify Full qualifying results Edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 036 158 4482 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 31 168 157 7773 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 31 184 157 6964 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 31 222 157 5045 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 225 157 4896 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 31 236 157 4347 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 31 279 157 2178 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 31 288 157 1729 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 31 332 156 95110 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 31 354 156 84111 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 31 365 156 78612 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 31 368 156 77113 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 31 469 156 26814 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 31 489 156 16915 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 31 549 155 87216 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 31 606 155 59117 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 31 619 155 52718 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 31 639 155 42819 22 Rick Mast U S Racing Pontiac 31 661 155 32020 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 31 663 155 311Failed to lock in Round 121 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 560 155 81722 20 Rob Moroso R Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 31 568 155 77823 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 31 678 155 23724 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 31 749 154 89025 98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 31 761 154 83126 17 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 765 154 81227 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 31 816 154 56428 29 Phil Parsons Diamond Ridge Motorsports Pontiac 31 936 153 98329 41 Larry Pearson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 938 153 97330 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 31 951 153 91131 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 32 056 153 40732 47 Jack Pennington R Close Racing Oldsmobile 32 162 152 90133 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 32 183 152 80134 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 32 388 151 83435 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 32 466 151 46936 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 32 488 151 36737 36 H B Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 32 569 150 99038 96 Philip Duffie Duffie Racing Buick 32 681 150 47339 2 Charlie Glotzbach U S Racing Pontiac 32 794 149 95440 82 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford 32 908 149 435Failed to qualify41 70 J D McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineupRace results EditFin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 367 99 running 185 210 3502 11 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 367 70 running 175 35 9003 8 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 367 0 running 165 23 3404 2 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 367 98 running 165 24 3805 7 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 367 0 running 155 21 3406 10 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 367 0 running 150 16 8257 5 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 367 6 running 151 12 7558 3 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 367 89 running 147 17 5459 9 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 366 0 running 138 12 10510 6 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 366 0 running 134 13 45511 15 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 365 0 running 130 11 36012 16 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 365 0 running 127 10 02513 22 20 Rob Moroso R Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 365 0 running 124 9 08514 24 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 365 0 running 121 9 47515 12 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 364 0 running 118 14 29016 17 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 364 3 running 120 8 87517 29 41 Larry Pearson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 363 0 running 112 5 41518 23 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 362 0 transmission 109 8 37019 28 29 Phil Parsons Diamond Ridge Motorsports Pontiac 362 0 running 106 5 12020 34 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 361 0 running 103 7 79221 14 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 358 0 running 100 7 64522 32 47 Jack Pennington R Close Racing Oldsmobile 357 0 running 97 4 84023 36 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 355 0 running 94 7 34524 19 22 Rick Mast U S Racing Pontiac 354 0 running 91 4 37525 13 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 332 0 running 88 12 63026 30 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 272 0 accident 85 6 89027 39 2 Charlie Glotzbach U S Racing Pontiac 255 0 engine 82 6 05028 18 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 241 1 accident 84 6 65529 25 98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 239 1 accident 81 4 54030 26 17 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 227 0 accident 73 12 81031 20 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 227 0 accident 70 6 31532 27 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 175 0 engine 67 3 60533 40 82 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford 112 0 handling 64 3 55034 33 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 93 0 engine 61 4 12035 35 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 91 0 accident 58 3 42036 31 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 91 0 accident 55 3 97537 38 96 Philip Duffie Duffie Racing Buick 52 0 handling 52 3 32038 37 36 H B Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 39 0 accident 49 3 26539 21 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 0 accident 46 10 71040 4 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 14 0 engine 43 14 400Failed to qualify41 70 J D McDuffie McDuffie Racing PontiacOfficial race resultsStandings after the race EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points 1 Mark Martin 3 169 2 Dale Earnhardt 3 143 26 3 Geoff Bodine 2 982 187 4 Rusty Wallace 2 792 377 5 Bill Elliott 2 761 408 1 6 Ricky Rudd 2 695 474 1 7 Morgan Shepherd 2 661 508 8 Kyle Petty 2 618 551 1 9 Ken Schrader 2 587 582 1 10 Ernie Irvan 2 534 635 Official driver s standingsNote Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings References Edit Higgins Tom September 3 1990 Tough Not For Dale Part 1 The Charlotte Observer p 23 Retrieved April 3 2023 via Newspapers com Higgins Tom September 3 1990 Tough Not For Dale Part 2 The Charlotte Observer p 25 Retrieved April 3 2023 via Newspapers com Parrish Will September 3 1990 Earnhardt tames Lady in black Part 1 The Herald p 11 Retrieved April 3 2023 via Newspapers com Parrish Will September 3 1990 Earnhardt tames Lady in black Part 2 The Herald p 14 Retrieved April 3 2023 via Newspapers com NASCAR today The Charlotte Observer August 29 1990 p 35 Retrieved April 3 2023 via Newspapers com Higgins Tom August 31 1990 Earnhardt Continues Unbelievable Pole Roll Part 1 The Charlotte Observer p 57 Retrieved April 3 2023 via Newspapers com Higgins Tom August 31 1990 Earnhardt Continues Unbelievable Pole Roll Part 2 The Charlotte Observer p 62 Retrieved April 3 2023 via Newspapers com Previous race 1990 Busch 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1990 season Next race 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 Richmond Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1990 Heinz Southern 500 amp oldid 1159186989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
