The 1990 Daytona 500 was run on February 18, 1990.
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Race Review
Ken Schrader won the pole with a speed of 196.515 mph. In the Thursday Gatorade 125-mile qualifier, he crashed on the last lap and had to use a backup car on Sunday. He quickly passed several cars at the start.[1] Geoff Bodine led the first lap of the race and the season.
On Lap 43 an accident occurred between the tri-oval and Turn 1 involving Mike Alexander, Alan Kulwicki (who would continue), Rick Wilson, and 1989 NASCAR Busch Series champion and Winston Cup rookie Rob Moroso.
Dale Earnhardt was the dominator of the race. He led nearly 3/4 of the race, relinquishing the lead briefly to Bill Elliott, Mark Martin, Derrike Cope, Davey Allison, Geoff Bodine, Terry Labonte, and Bobby Hillin, Jr.. Daytona 500 rookies Jimmy Spencer and Jack Pennington led yellow flag laps early in the race.
Dale Earnhardt had the race in his grasp with a lead of more than 40 seconds until lap 193 when Geoff Bodine spun in the first turn, causing the third and final caution of the race. Derrike Cope assumed the lead again by staying out, a call made by crew chief Buddy Parrott. The Top 5 on the restart were Cope, Bobby Hillin, Jr., Earnhardt, Terry Labonte, and Bill Elliott. Earnhardt dispatched Cope and Hillin simultaneously with help from Geoff Bodine, who was one lap down. With a few laps remaining, Rick Wilson in the RahMoc car lost an engine, and a piece of metal bell housing from that engine had tumbled to a stop on the backstretch. Earnhardt ran over it and shredded the right rear tire. He held the wheel straight, let off the throttle and let his car climb the banking of turn three. Some observers have speculated that this was the point at which Earnhardt knew it was, for him, over. Spanaway, Washington's Derrike Cope drove by Earnhardt to his first ever Winston Cup victory. His previous best career finish was 6th the previous year at Charlotte. Although Earnhardt would lose the race, his crew took the shredded tire and hung it on the wall of the race shop using the loss as motivation to win the 1990 Winston Cup championship. Meanwhile, Cope would become an overnight sensation appearing on The Late Show a week or so later to talk about his big win.
Results
- 10-Derrike Cope, Led 5 of 200 Laps
- 1-Terry Labonte, Led 7 Laps
- 9-Bill Elliott, Led 1 Lap
- 5-Ricky Rudd, Led 1 Lap
- 3-Dale Earnhardt, Led 155 Laps
- 8-Bobby Hillin, Jr., Led 4 Laps
- 27-Rusty Wallace
- 30-Michael Waltrip, 1 Lap down
- 11-Geoff Bodine, 1 Lap down; Led 8 Laps
- 15-Morgan Shepherd, 1 Lap down
- 21-Neil Bonnett, 1 Lap down
- 66-Dick Trickle, 1 Lap down
- 90-Ernie Irvan, 1 Lap down
- 17-Darrell Waltrip, 1 Lap down
- 57-Jimmy Spencer, 1 Lap down; Led 4 Laps
- 83-Lake Speed, 1 Lap down; Led 3 Laps
- 26-Brett Bodine, 1 Lap down
- 33-Harry Gant, 1 Lap down; Led 1 Lap
- 94-Sterling Marlin, 2 Laps down
- 28-Davey Allison, 2 Laps down; Led 2 Laps
- 6-Mark Martin, 2 Laps down; Led 3 Laps
- 98-Butch Miller, 2 Laps down
- 71-Dave Marcis, 3 Laps down
- 42-Kyle Petty, 196 Laps Completed (Handling)
- 47-Jack Pennington*, 4 Laps down; Led 6 Laps
- 32-Joe Ruttman, 4 Laps down
- 16-Larry Pearson, 5 Laps down
- 02-Rich Bickle, 5 Laps down
- 52-Jimmy Means, 5 Laps down
- 75-Rick Wilson, 193 Laps (Engine Failure)
- 53-Jerry O'Neil*, 7 Laps down
- 2-Eddie Bierschwale, 9 Laps down
- 68-Hut Stricklin, 10 Laps down
- 43-Richard Petty, 17 Laps down
- 7-Alan Kulwicki, 20 Laps down
- 14-A.J. Foyt, 115 Laps (Quit)
- 80-Jimmy Horton, 108 Laps (Drivetrain)
- 20-Rob Moroso*, 82 Laps (Accident Damage)
- 73-Phil Barkdoll, 64 Laps (Engine Failure)
- 25-Ken Schrader, 58 Laps (Engine Failure)
- 12-Mike Alexander, 42 Laps (Accident)
- 4-Phil Parsons, 41 Laps (Accident).
Failed to Qualify
72-Stan Barrett, 35-Bill Venturini, 44-Jim Sauter, 01-Mickey Gibbs*, 19-Chad Little, 48-Trevor Boys, 85-Bobby Gerhart, 37-Dennis Langston, 13-Mike Potter, 0-Delma Cowart, 96-Philip Duffie, 70-J.D. McDuffie, 77-Ken Ragan, 82-Mark Stahl, 59-Mark Gibson, 34-Charlie Glotzbach, 39-Blackie Wangerin, 89-Rodney Combs, and 29-Joe Booher.
References
- ^ "The 1990 Daytona 500". NASCAR.com; Turner Entertainment Digital Network. July 28, 2003. http://www.nascar.com/2002/kyn/history/races/02/02/90daytona500/index.html. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
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