1990 Goody's 500
The 1990 Goody's 500 was the 24th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 23, 1990, before an audience of 44,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In the final stages of the race, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Geoff Bodine would manage to mount a late-race comeback, passing for the lead with 42 laps left in the race after being involved in an incident on lap 320. The victory was Bodine's ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and his second and final victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 24 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
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| Date | September 23, 1990 | ||
| Official name | 42nd Annual Goody's 500 | ||
| Location | Ridgeway, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.526 mi (0.847 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km) | ||
| Average speed | 76.386 miles per hour (122.931 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 44,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Racing | ||
| Time | 20.679 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 85 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Background
Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 21, 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, September 22, at 12:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-30 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.
Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.679 and an average speed of 91.571 miles per hour (147.369 km/h) in the first round.[6][7]
Two drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 500 | 69 | running | 180 | $53,850 |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 25 | running | 175 | $30,550 |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 14 | running | 170 | $24,450 |
| 4 | 27 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Buick | 500 | 40 | running | 165 | $16,807 |
| 5 | 3 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 500 | 0 | running | 155 | $18,100 |
| 6 | 19 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 500 | 40 | running | 155 | $10,975 |
| 7 | 22 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 146 | $9,300 |
| 8 | 10 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 500 | 84 | running | 147 | $14,150 |
| 9 | 12 | 1 | Terry Labonte | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 498 | 0 | running | 138 | $9,100 |
| 10 | 6 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 134 | $10,725 |
| 11 | 9 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 497 | 0 | running | 130 | $7,435 |
| 12 | 15 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 495 | 0 | running | 127 | $6,850 |
| 13 | 17 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | 494 | 0 | running | 124 | $5,150 |
| 14 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 494 | 0 | running | 121 | $6,450 |
| 15 | 2 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 493 | 39 | running | 123 | $19,275 |
| 16 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 491 | 0 | running | 115 | $4,650 |
| 17 | 30 | 19 | Chad Little | Little Racing | Ford | 490 | 0 | running | 112 | $3,350 |
| 18 | 29 | 57 | Jimmy Spencer | Osterlund Racing | Pontiac | 488 | 0 | running | 109 | $5,750 |
| 19 | 11 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | running | 106 | $10,850 |
| 20 | 18 | 75 | Rick Wilson | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 472 | 0 | running | 103 | $6,175 |
| 21 | 28 | 20 | Rob Moroso (R) | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | 468 | 0 | running | 100 | $4,950 |
| 22 | 20 | 66 | Dick Trickle | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | 466 | 0 | accident | 97 | $6,025 |
| 23 | 5 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 464 | 0 | running | 94 | $8,750 |
| 24 | 31 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 450 | 0 | engine | 91 | $6,900 |
| 25 | 25 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 402 | 33 | timing chain | 93 | $4,875 |
| 26 | 26 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 362 | 0 | transmission | 85 | $4,650 |
| 27 | 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 289 | 71 | accident | 87 | $10,150 |
| 28 | 16 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 289 | 85 | accident | 89 | $6,200 |
| 29 | 21 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 229 | 0 | engine | 76 | $2,250 |
| 30 | 7 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 114 | 0 | engine | 73 | $3,700 |
| 31 | 24 | 98 | Rick Mast | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | crash | 70 | $2,200 |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
| 32 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | ||||||
| 33 | 2 | Ron Esau | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | ||||||
| Official race results | ||||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
- Higgins, Tom (September 24, 1990). "G. Bodine Wins In A Wild One At Martinsville (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 25. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Higgins, Tom (September 24, 1990). "G. Bodine Wins In A Wild One At Martinsville (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 26. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- King, Randy (September 24, 1990). "Bodine gets wild victory (Part 1)". The Roanoke Times. p. 13. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- King, Randy (September 24, 1990). "Bodine gets wild victory (Part 2)". The Roanoke Times. p. 15. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. September 21, 1990. p. 39. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Higgins, Tom (September 22, 1990). "Martin Surprised To Be Starting Up Front (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 29. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Higgins, Tom (September 22, 1990). "Martin Surprised To Be Starting Up Front (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 31. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.