1990 Budweiser 500

The 1990 Budweiser 500 was the 11th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 3, 1990, before an audience of 77,000 in Dover, Delaware at Dover Downs International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In the late stages of the race, Whitcomb Racing driver Derrike Cope would make a late-race charge to the front, passing for the lead with 55 laps to go to take his second and to date, final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[1][2][3] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader and Cale Yarborough Motorsports driver Dick Trickle would finish second and third, respectively.

1990 Budweiser 500
Race details
Race 11 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1990 Budweiser 500 program cover, featuring Geoff Bodine.
The 1990 Budweiser 500 program cover, featuring Geoff Bodine.
Date June 3, 1990
Official name 22nd Annual Budweiser 500
Location Dover, Delaware, Dover Downs International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 120.152 miles per hour (193.366 km/h)
Attendance 72,000
Pole position
Driver Cale Yarborough Motorsports
Time 24.689
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing
Laps 131
Winner
No. 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

In the driver's championship standings, Bud Moore Engineering driver Morgan Shepherd would take the overall lead after a poor finish from then-points leader Dale Earnhardt.[4]

Background

The layout of Dover Downs International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Dover Downs International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile Skoal
2 Rick Mast U.S. Racing Pontiac U.S. Racing
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak
5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Levi Garrett
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Folgers
7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Zerex
8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Snickers
9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Light
10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet Purolator Filters
11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick Raybestos
15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile Crown Central Petroleum
21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick Quaker State
27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac Miller Genuine Draft
28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Peak Antifreeze
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
48 Freddie Crawford Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet Hylton Motorsports
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Alka-Seltzer
57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac Heinz
66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac Phillips 66 TropArtic
70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Rumple Furniture
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Big Apple Market
74 Mike Potter Wawak Racing Pontiac Wawak Racing
75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Dinner Bell Foods
80 Jimmy Horton S&H Racing Ford S&H Racing
85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet James Omar Landis Auctions
94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco
98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet Banquet Foods

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 1, 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 Saturday, June 2, at 11:30 AM 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 but were high enough in owner's points; up to two provisionals were given.

Dick Trickle, driving for Cale Yarborough Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 24.689 and an average speed of 145.814 miles per hour (234.665 km/h) in the first round.[6][7]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 24.689 145.814
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 24.898 144.590
3 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 24.936 144.370
4 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24.941 144.341
5 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 24.953 144.271
6 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 25.035 143.799
7 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 25.057 143.672
8 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 25.111 143.363
9 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 25.128 143.266
10 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.179 142.976
11 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 25.227 142.704
12 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 25.237 142.648
13 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 25.244 142.608
14 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 25.248 142.586
15 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 25.250 142.574
16 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 25.261 142.512
17 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 25.268 142.473
18 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 25.304 142.270
19 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 25.311 142.231
20 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.325 142.152
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 25.172 143.016
22 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 25.317 142.197
23 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 25.343 142.051
24 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 25.357 141.973
25 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.365 141.928
26 2 Rick Mast U.S. Racing Pontiac 25.369 141.905
27 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 25.401 141.727
28 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 25.599 140.630
29 98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 25.633 140.444
30 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 25.793 139.573
31 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 25.837 139.335
32 80 Jimmy Horton S&H Racing Ford 26.036 138.270
33 74 Mike Potter Wawak Racing Pontiac 26.408 136.322
34 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 26.605 135.313
35 85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 27.730 129.823
36 48 Freddie Crawford Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet - -
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 15 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 500 93 running 180 $55,050
2 10 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 3 running 175 $34,575
3 1 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 500 63 running 170 $29,125
4 2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 36 running 165 $23,575
5 16 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 500 10 running 160 $16,325
6 14 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 500 0 running 150 $12,275
7 11 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 500 0 running 146 $11,325
8 8 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 500 69 running 147 $16,025
9 6 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 500 67 running 143 $15,575
10 5 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 500 131 running 144 $19,825
11 20 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 0 running 130 $9,025
12 17 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 498 0 running 127 $8,425
13 19 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 498 0 running 124 $8,075
14 29 98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 493 0 running 121 $6,682
15 3 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 492 0 running 118 $12,850
16 31 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 491 0 running 115 $7,100
17 27 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 491 0 running 112 $11,750
18 9 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 490 0 running 109 $6,800
19 25 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 489 0 running 106 $12,650
20 32 80 Jimmy Horton S&H Racing Ford 485 0 running 103 $4,375
21 23 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 478 0 running 100 $4,550
22 30 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 477 0 running 97 $3,500
23 24 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 441 0 running 94 $6,400
24 7 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 413 0 running 91 $6,250
25 34 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 411 0 valve 88 $3,450
26 21 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 369 0 running 85 $7,550
27 22 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 325 0 camshaft 82 $3,950
28 26 2 Rick Mast U.S. Racing Pontiac 237 0 clutch 79 $5,875
29 18 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 167 0 engine 76 $4,550
30 33 74 Mike Potter Wawak Racing Pontiac 161 0 oil leak 73 $3,100
31 4 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 159 0 engine 70 $12,600
32 28 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 151 0 engine 67 $6,625
33 35 85 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 151 0 fatigue 64 $2,950
34 13 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 139 28 camshaft 66 $9,900
35 12 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 37 0 engine 58 $5,400
36 36 48 Freddie Crawford Hylton Motorsports Chevrolet 6 0 cylinder 0 $2,775
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. Higgins, Tom (June 4, 1990). "Cope Proves He's No Fluke, Wins At Dover (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 19. Retrieved March 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. Higgins, Tom (June 4, 1990). "Cope Proves He's No Fluke, Wins At Dover (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 21. Retrieved March 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Caldwell, Terry (June 4, 1990). "Cope chases down win at Dover". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 61. Retrieved March 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. Higgins, Tom (June 4, 1990). "Shepherd, Moore Get Last Laugh". The Charlotte Observer. p. 21. Retrieved March 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. June 1, 1990. p. 22. Retrieved March 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com. open access
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  7. Higgins, Tom (June 2, 1990). "Trickle Stops Dominance At Dover (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 26. Retrieved March 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com. open access
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