1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)

The 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 22nd stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 9, 1990, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. Gambling on fuel strategy, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to defend the field in a final three-lap restart to the finish to take his 47th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his eighth victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively.

1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400
Race details
Race 22 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date September 9, 1990
Official name 33rd Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400
Location Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 95.567 miles per hour (153.800 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Time 22.524
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 173
Winner
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network TBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Johnny Hayes, Chris Economaki
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at.

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile Skoal
01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford Special Days Inn
2 D. K. Ulrich 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
13 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Buick Linro Motorsports
15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
18 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SlimFast
19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
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
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Alka-Seltzer
56 Ron Esau Reno Enterprises Chevrolet Gear Vendor
57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac Heinz
66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac Phillips 66 TropArtic
70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac McDuffie Racing
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Big Apple Market
75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Dinner Bell Foods
90 Charlie Glotzbach Donlavey Racing Ford Commonwealth Heating Systems
94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco
98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet Banquet Foods

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 7, 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 8, at 11:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-34 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.

Ernie Irvan, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 22.524 and an average speed of 119.872 miles per hour (192.915 km/h) in the first round.[6][7] Two drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 22.524 119.872
2 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 22.548 119.745
3 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.577 119.591
4 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 22.590 119.522
5 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 22.600 119.469
6 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.612 119.406
7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 22.636 119.279
8 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 22.637 119.274
9 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 22.689 119.000
10 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 22.728 118.796
11 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 22.735 118.760
12 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 22.741 118.728
13 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22.794 118.452
14 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.814 118.348
15 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 22.817 118.333
16 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 22.839 118.219
17 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 22.853 118.146
18 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 22.871 118.053
19 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 22.875 118.033
20 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 22.900 117.904
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 22.925 117.775
22 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 22.948 117.657
23 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 22.993 117.427
24 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 23.019 117.294
25 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 23.050 117.137
26 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 23.066 117.055
27 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.068 117.045
28 01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford 23.093 116.919
29 18 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.100 116.883
30 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 23.138 116.691
31 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 23.299 115.885
32 90 Charlie Glotzbach Donlavey Racing Ford 23.323 115.766
33 56 Ron Esau Reno Enterprises Chevrolet 23.379 115.488
34 98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 23.395 115.409
Provisionals
35 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 24.159 111.760
36 2 D. K. Ulrich U.S. Racing Pontiac - -
Failed to qualify
37 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac -* -*
38 13 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Buick -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 6 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 173 running 185 $59,225
2 7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 400 31 running 175 $30,550
3 27 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 0 running 165 $25,107
4 16 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 400 0 running 160 $16,950
5 11 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 400 75 running 160 $19,525
6 9 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 400 0 running 150 $11,875
7 5 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 400 0 running 146 $9,900
8 14 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 0 running 142 $8,350
9 10 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 399 0 running 138 $10,850
10 3 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 22 running 139 $15,930
11 30 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 399 0 running 130 $7,450
12 1 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 399 33 running 132 $13,875
13 31 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 399 0 running 124 $5,350
14 2 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 398 0 running 121 $6,725
15 23 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 397 0 running 118 $6,975
16 8 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 396 0 running 115 $9,550
17 12 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 396 0 running 112 $6,100
18 24 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 396 0 running 109 $4,450
19 34 98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 395 0 running 106 $4,225
20 19 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 394 0 running 103 $6,325
21 26 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 394 0 running 100 $4,075
22 32 90 Charlie Glotzbach Donlavey Racing Ford 394 0 running 0 $3,100
23 29 18 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 384 0 running 94 $3,075
24 17 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 383 0 running 91 $5,225
25 33 56 Ron Esau Reno Enterprises Chevrolet 383 0 running 88 $3,050
26 4 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 354 66 running 90 $5,905
27 25 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 318 0 running 82 $5,055
28 35 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 273 0 accident 79 $4,225
29 13 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 272 0 accident 76 $4,355
30 18 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 270 0 engine 73 $5,100
31 15 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 242 0 accident 70 $4,310
32 21 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 239 0 accident 67 $3,480
33 36 2 D. K. Ulrich U.S. Racing Pontiac 185 0 engine 64 $4,265
34 28 01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford 160 0 accident 61 $2,805
35 20 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 120 0 engine 58 $7,355
36 22 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 12 0 engine 55 $8,855
Failed to qualify
37 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac
38 13 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Buick
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 10, 1990). "Calculated Risk Puts Earnhardt In Victory Lane (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 21. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 10, 1990). "Calculated Risk Puts Earnhardt In Victory Lane (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 25. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Pearson, Harold (September 10, 1990). "Earnhardt gambles, wins 400 (Part 1)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. 23. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Pearson, Harold (September 10, 1990). "Earnhardt gambles, wins 400 (Part 2)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. 29. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. September 7, 1990. p. 17. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 8, 1990). "Irvan Takes Charge In Richmond Qualifying (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 33. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 8, 1990). "Irvan Takes Charge In Richmond Qualifying (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 44. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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