1990 Busch 500

Race 20 of 29

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 2:54:13
Average speed of winner: 91.782 mph
Margin of victory: 0.21 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 47 laps
Lap leaders: Earnhardt 1-67, Irvan 68-96, Jarrett 97-121, Earnhardt 122-296, Irvan 297, Earnhardt 298, G. Bodine 299, Jarrett 300-303, Earnhardt 304-410, Irvan 411-500

Race notes: First win for Ernie Irvan.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Ernie Irvan	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover		500	3	120	running	49600	180
2	4	Rusty Wallace	27	Miller Genuine Draft	Pontiac	Beadle	Dodson		500	0	0	running	32850	170
3	2	Mark Martin	6	Folgers	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		500	0	0	running	22830	165
4	16	Terry Labonte	1	Skoal Classic	Oldsmobile	Richard Jackson	Champion		500	0	0	running	14150	160
5	13	Sterling Marlin	94	Sunoco	Oldsmobile	Hagan	Steve Lloyd		500	0	0	running	12900	155
6	10	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		500	0	0	running	10325	150
7	9	Dale Jarrett	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		499	2	29	running	9850	151
8	1	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine	115.604	499	4	350	running	30125	152
9	27	Michael Waltrip	30	Maxwell House	Pontiac	Bahari	Ingle		499	0	0	running	9157	138
10	7	Ricky Rudd	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		499	0	0	running	10100	134
11	11	Geoff Bodine	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Brewer		498	1	1	running	11750	135
12	19	Ken Schrader	25	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Broome		497	0	0	running	9825	127
13	8	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Beam		497	0	0	running	11550	124
14	26	Larry Pearson	41	GM Auctions	Chevrolet	Hedrick			497	0	0	running	4100	121
15	28	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Snickers	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Hyde		496	0	0	running	7325	118
16	31	Butch Miller	98	Food City	Chevrolet	Carter	Carter		495	0	0	running	5600	115
17	3	Dick Trickle	66	TropArtic	Pontiac	Yarborough			494	0	0	running	7650	112
18	30	Jimmy Spencer	57	Heinz	Pontiac	Osterlund			493	0	0	running	6200	109
19	18	Dave Marcis	71	Big Apple Market	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis		490	0	0	running	6050	106
20	25	Greg Sacks	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond		485	0	0	running	12175	103
21	22	Hut Stricklin	12	Raybestos Brakes	Buick	Allison	Fennig		483	0	0	running	4275	100
22	32	Jimmy Means	52	Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac	Means	Darrell Bryant		479	0	0	running	4175	97
23	12	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	Elder		474	0	0	running	10350	94
24	24	Rick Mast	22	Valvoline	Pontiac	Ulrich			463	0	0	running	3375	91
25	14	Brett Bodine	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds		396	0	0	brakes	5575	88
26	21	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	Leo Jackson	Petree		395	0	0	running	8800	85
27	15	Derrike Cope	10	Purolator	Chevrolet	Whitcomb	Buddy Parrott		379	0	0	rear end	8775	82
28	5	Kyle Petty	42	Peak Antifreeze	Pontiac	SABCO	Nelson		331	0	0	accident	8750	79
29	20	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		215	0	0	overheating	3800	76
30	17	Rob Moroso	20	Crown Petroleum	Oldsmobile	Moroso			188	0	0	accident	3900	73
31	29	Morgan Shepherd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Wingo		123	0	0	accident	4650	70
32	23	Rick Wilson	75	Dinner Bell Foods	Oldsmobile	RahMoc	Rahilly		122	0	0	engine	4650	67

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Mark Martin	3019	20	2	2	12	16
2	Dale Earnhardt	2958	20	3	6	11	15
3	Geoff Bodine	2835	20	2	2	8	13
4	Rusty Wallace	2749	20	0	2	8	12
5	Bill Elliott	2596	20	1	0	6	9
6	Morgan Shepherd	2561	20	0	0	4	13
7	Ricky Rudd	2544	20	2	1	8	11
8	Kyle Petty	2530	20	1	1	1	10
9	Ken Schrader	2488	20	2	0	4	9
10	Ernie Irvan	2412	20	2	1	5	8
11	Sterling Marlin	2380	20	0	0	5	9
12	Alan Kulwicki	2343	20	1	0	2	6
13	Terry Labonte	2340	20	0	0	4	8
14	Davey Allison	2337	20	0	1	4	7
15	Brett Bodine	2317	20	0	1	3	5
16	Michael Waltrip	2256	20	0	0	3	8
17	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2196	20	0	0	1	4
18	Derrike Cope	2169	20	0	2	2	4
19	Harry Gant	2160	19	0	1	2	5
20	Dick Trickle	2097	20	1	0	2	3
21	Butch Miller	2078	20	0	0	0	1
22	Jimmy Spencer	2051	20	0	0	0	2
23	Dave Marcis	2004	20	0	0	0	0
24	Darrell Waltrip	1880	15	0	0	2	6
25	Rick Wilson	1733	20	0	0	1	3