1990 Champion Spark Plug 400

The 1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 was the 19th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 19, 1990, before an audience of 60,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Greg Sacks and Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third, respectively.

1990 Champion Spark Plug 400
Race details
Race 19 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 program cover, featuring Michael Waltrip, Geoff Bodine, and Mark Martin. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 program cover, featuring Michael Waltrip, Geoff Bodine, and Mark Martin. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date August 19, 1990
Official name 21st Annual Champion Spark Plug 400
Location Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2 mi (3.2 km)
Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed 138.822 miles per hour (223.412 km/h)
Attendance 60,000
Pole position
Driver AK Racing
Time 41.147
Most laps led
Driver Mark Martin Roush Racing
Laps 72
Winner
No. 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile Skoal
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 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford Pelco
20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile Crown Central Petroleum
21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Rick Mast U.S. Racing Pontiac Plasti-Kote
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
34 Charlie Glotzbach AAG Racing Pontiac Allen's Glass
35 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet Amoco
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Peak Antifreeze
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
47 Jack Pennington (R) Close Racing Oldsmobile Kanawha Insurance
48 Ben Hess Winkle Motorsports Pontiac ACDelco
50 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Chevrolet Auto Value
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
68 Mike Chase TriStar Motorsports Pontiac Freymiller Trucking
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Big Apple Market
72 Tracy Leslie Parker Racing Oldsmobile Detroit Gasket
75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Dinner Bell Foods
77 Ken Ragan Ragan Racing Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
89 Rodney Combs Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac Evinrude Outboard Motors
90 Buddy Baker Donlavey Racing Ford Donlavey Racing
91 Ed Cooper Ed Cooper Racing Oldsmobile Refrigeration Sales
94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco
98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet Kroger

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Saturday, August 18, at 11:00 AM 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, August 18, at 1:30 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 but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given.

Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, would win the pole, setting a time of 41.147 and an average speed of 174.982 miles per hour (281.606 km/h) in the first round.[6][7]

Two drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 41.147 174.982
2 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 41.265 174.482
3 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 41.304 174.317
4 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 41.402 173.905
5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 41.484 173.561
6 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 41.503 173.481
7 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 41.515 173.431
8 17 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41.539 173.331
9 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 41.556 173.260
10 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 41.572 173.193
11 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 41.573 173.189
12 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 41.649 172.873
13 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 41.674 172.770
14 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 41.732 172.529
15 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 41.740 172.496
16 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 41.814 172.191
17 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 41.821 172.162
18 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 41.838 172.092
19 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 41.839 172.088
20 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 41.856 172.018
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 41.887 171.891
22 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 41.888 171.887
23 89 Rodney Combs Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac 41.892 171.871
24 50 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Chevrolet 41.892 171.871
25 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 41.909 171.801
26 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 41.921 171.752
27 68 Mike Chase TriStar Motorsports Pontiac 41.940 171.674
28 48 Ben Hess Winkle Motorsports Pontiac 41.943 171.662
29 47 Jack Pennington (R) Close Racing Oldsmobile 41.958 171.600
30 90 Buddy Baker Donlavey Racing Ford 41.984 171.494
31 35 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 42.014 171.371
32 22 Rick Mast U.S. Racing Pontiac 42.045 171.245
33 77 Ken Ragan Ragan Racing Ford 42.069 171.147
34 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 42.074 171.127
35 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 42.122 170.932
36 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 42.182 170.689
37 91 Ed Cooper Ed Cooper Racing Oldsmobile 42.190 170.657
38 98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 42.247 170.426
39 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 42.284 170.277
40 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 42.378 169.899
Provisional
41 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 42.629 168.899
Failed to qualify
42 72 Tracy Leslie Parker Racing Oldsmobile 42.472 169.523
43 34 Charlie Glotzbach AAG Racing Pontiac 43.675 164.854
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 72 running 185 $71,200
2 8 17 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 4 running 175 $41,600
3 6 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 200 32 running 170 $33,900
4 2 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 200 22 running 165 $27,000
5 39 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 155 $20,607
6 10 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 0 running 150 $19,325
7 9 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 200 3 running 151 $18,750
8 7 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 50 running 147 $19,400
9 21 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 200 1 running 143 $13,550
10 16 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 0 running 134 $14,825
11 1 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 200 0 running 130 $13,000
12 38 98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 200 0 running 127 $9,600
13 11 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 200 0 running 124 $14,300
14 36 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 200 0 running 121 $10,900
15 20 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 200 0 running 118 $9,075
16 18 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 200 1 running 120 $13,250
17 12 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 200 9 running 117 $11,900
18 41 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 199 1 running 114 $9,150
19 13 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 106 $10,650
20 4 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 199 0 running 103 $9,450
21 17 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 198 0 running 100 $8,225
22 14 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 198 0 running 97 $5,125
23 30 90 Buddy Baker Donlavey Racing Ford 198 0 running 94 $5,025
24 27 68 Mike Chase TriStar Motorsports Pontiac 198 0 running 91 $4,925
25 40 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 197 0 running 88 $7,875
26 26 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 197 0 running 85 $5,425
27 25 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 195 0 running 82 $5,475
28 31 35 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 192 0 running 79 $4,575
29 19 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 186 0 steering 76 $7,225
30 34 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 181 0 engine 73 $7,125
31 28 48 Ben Hess Winkle Motorsports Pontiac 169 0 accident 70 $4,275
32 15 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 162 0 accident 67 $7,900
33 22 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 128 5 engine 69 $4,725
34 23 89 Rodney Combs Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac 127 0 oil line 61 $4,025
35 3 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 113 0 engine 58 $6,775
36 32 22 Rick Mast U.S. Racing Pontiac 103 0 engine 55 $3,950
37 33 77 Ken Ragan Ragan Racing Ford 102 0 accident 52 $3,925
38 29 47 Jack Pennington (R) Close Racing Oldsmobile 73 0 oil pan 49 $4,150
39 24 50 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Chevrolet 65 0 valve 46 $3,890
40 35 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19 0 engine 43 $10,875
41 37 91 Ed Cooper Ed Cooper Racing Oldsmobile 17 0 rocker arm 40 $3,875
Failed to qualify
42 72 Tracy Leslie Parker Racing Oldsmobile
43 34 Charlie Glotzbach AAG Racing Pontiac
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

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  2. Higgins, Tom (August 20, 1990). "Martin Seizes Command (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 13. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Crowe, Steve (August 20, 1990). "Martin tunes in, tunes out field (Part 1)". Detroit Free Press. p. 23. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. Crowe, Steve (August 20, 1990). "Martin tunes in, tunes out field (Part 2)". Detroit Free Press. p. 25. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. August 18, 1990. p. 78. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com. open access
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