18th race of 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Motor car race
The 1990 Budweiser at The Glen was the 18th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the fifth iteration of the event . The race was held on Sunday, August 12, 1990, before an audience of 120,000 in Watkins Glen, New York , at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International , a 2.428-mile (3.907 km) permanent road course layout. On the final restart with three laps to go in the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd would manage to defend the field and pull away for the victory, coming back from an early spin in the race and two flat tires. The victory was Rudd's 11th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Geoff Bodine and King Racing driver Brett Bodine would finish second and third, respectively.
The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR used at the time.
Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake . It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix , which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship , Trans-Am , Can-Am , NASCAR Sprint Cup Series , the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series .
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen . The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix . The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation .
(R) denotes rookie driver.
*Withdrew after Beebe was involved in an accident during a practice session on Thursday, leaving Beebe with a concussion.[ 5] [ 6]
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 10, at 1:00 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, August 11, 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 21-40 would be decided on time,[ 7] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified on time but were high enough in owner's points; up to two provisionals were given.
Dale Earnhardt , driving for Richard Childress Racing , would win the pole, setting a time of 1:12.125 and an average speed of 121.190 miles per hour (195.036 km/h) in the first round.[ 8] [ 9]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results [ edit ]
Fin
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
Winnings
1
12
5
Ricky Rudd
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
90
20
running
180
$55,000
2
5
11
Geoff Bodine
Junior Johnson & Associates
Ford
90
5
running
175
$33,900
3
13
26
Brett Bodine
King Racing
Buick
90
0
running
165
$22,490
4
8
30
Michael Waltrip
Bahari Racing
Pontiac
90
0
running
160
$16,980
5
3
6
Mark Martin
Roush Racing
Ford
90
16
running
160
$20,790
6
23
15
Morgan Shepherd
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
90
0
running
150
$12,775
7
1
3
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
90
11
running
151
$22,380
8
10
40
Tommy Kendall
Reno Enterprises
Chevrolet
90
0
running
142
$6,570
9
11
25
Ken Schrader
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
90
0
running
138
$13,040
10
18
0
Irv Hoerr
Precision Products Racing
Oldsmobile
90
3
running
139
$7,775
11
9
7
Alan Kulwicki
AK Racing
Ford
90
6
running
135
$10,040
12
6
9
Bill Elliott
Melling Racing
Ford
90
0
running
127
$13,400
13
19
20
Rob Moroso (R)
Moroso Racing
Oldsmobile
90
0
running
124
$5,360
14
2
1
Terry Labonte
Precision Products Racing
Oldsmobile
90
0
running
121
$8,270
15
17
94
Sterling Marlin
Hagan Racing
Oldsmobile
90
0
running
118
$8,555
16
25
8
Bobby Hillin Jr.
Stavola Brothers Racing
Buick
89
0
running
115
$7,660
17
14
42
Kyle Petty
SABCO Racing
Pontiac
89
0
running
112
$10,940
18
28
43
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Pontiac
89
0
running
109
$5,120
19
21
28
Davey Allison
Robert Yates Racing
Ford
89
0
running
106
$12,165
20
26
21
Dale Jarrett
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
88
0
running
103
$7,445
21
27
33
Harry Gant
Leo Jackson Motorsports
Oldsmobile
85
0
running
100
$10,335
22
38
70
J. D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Pontiac
84
0
running
97
$3,225
23
16
12
Hut Stricklin
Bobby Allison Motorsports
Buick
82
1
accident
99
$4,130
24
20
17
Sarel van der Merwe
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
77
0
accident
91
$12,070
25
40
98
Butch Miller
Travis Carter Enterprises
Chevrolet
75
0
engine
88
$4,085
26
36
2
Jerry O'Neil (R)
U.S. Racing
Pontiac
74
0
running
85
$2,975
27
15
38
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford
67
0
handling
82
$2,915
28
22
4
Ernie Irvan
Morgan–McClure Motorsports
Chevrolet
65
0
running
79
$5,705
29
31
57
Jimmy Spencer
Osterlund Racing
Pontiac
63
0
engine
76
$5,545
30
33
66
Dick Trickle
Cale Yarborough Motorsports
Pontiac
60
0
transmission
73
$5,435
31
30
71
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
52
0
throttle
70
$5,250
32
29
75
Rick Wilson
RahMoc Enterprises
Oldsmobile
50
0
brakes
67
$5,160
33
32
54
Tommy Riggins
Hakes–Welliver Racing
Oldsmobile
48
0
transmission
64
$2,390
34
4
27
Rusty Wallace
Blue Max Racing
Pontiac
46
28
engine
71
$15,590
35
7
10
Derrike Cope
Whitcomb Racing
Chevrolet
45
0
engine
58
$7,330
36
35
22
Rick Ware
U.S. Racing
Pontiac
42
0
brakes
55
$2,295
37
37
13
Oma Kimbrough
Linro Motorsports
Buick
40
0
oil leak
52
$2,240
38
39
04
John Alexander
Meacham Racing
Ford
35
0
oil leak
49
$2,210
39
34
52
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Pontiac
33
0
transmission
46
$2,805
40
24
18
Greg Sacks
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
14
0
accident
43
$2,145
Withdrew
WD
90
Troy Beebe
Donlavey Racing
Ford
Official race results
Standings after the race [ edit ]
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Mark Martin
2,669
2
Dale Earnhardt
2,659 (-10)
1
3
Geoff Bodine
2,549 (-120)
1
4
Rusty Wallace
2,409 (–260)
1
5
Kyle Petty
2,348 (–321)
1
6
Morgan Shepherd
2,331 (–338)
1
7
Bill Elliott
2,318 (–351)
1
8
Ken Schrader
2,307 (–362)
9
Ernie Irvan
2,255 (–414)
10
Ricky Rudd
2,174 (–495)
Official driver's standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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