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1990 Tyson Holly Farms 400

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1990 Tyson Holly Farms 400
Race details
Race 25 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1990 Tyson Holly Farms 400 program cover, featuring Geoff Bodine.
The 1990 Tyson Holly Farms 400 program cover, featuring Geoff Bodine.
Date September 30, 1990
Official name 41st Annual Tyson Holly Farms 400
Location North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
0.625 mi (1.006 km)
Distance 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Average speed 93.818 miles per hour (150.985 km/h)
Attendance 39,000
Pole position
Driver SABCO Racing
Time 19.332
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 291
Winner
No. 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1990 Tyson Holly Farms 400 was the 25th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 41st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 30, 1990, before an audience of 39,000 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to mount a late-race charge to maintain his driver's championship lead over second-place finisher and driver in the driver's championship, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt. The victory was Martin's fourth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and third and final victory of the season.[1][2][3][4]

Hours after the race, 1990 NASCAR Rookie of the Year contender Rob Moroso was killed in a drunk-driving crash, with Moroso speeding into another car at around 75 miles per hour (121 km/h) according to The Charlotte Observer, killing Moroso and nursing assistant Tammy Williams. Moroso's blood alcohol content at the time of the crash was found to be over twice the North Carolina legal limit of 0.1, with Moroso's BAC coming in as a 0.22.[5][6]

Background

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The layout of North Wilkesboro Speedway, the venue where the race was held

North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi (1.006 km) and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile Skoal
2 Ron Esau 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
15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft
17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford Pelco
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
40 Tommy Kendall Reno Enterprises Chevrolet Electronic Data Systems
41 Larry Pearson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet General Motors Auctions
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Peak Antifreeze
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
47 Jack Pennington (R) Close Racing Oldsmobile Kanawha Insurance
51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet Plasti-Kote
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Alka-Seltzer
57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac Heinz
66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac Phillips 66 TropArtic
70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Run-A-Bout Auto Sales
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Big Apple Market
75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Dinner Bell Foods
94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco
98 Rick Mast Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet Galaxy Food Centers

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 28, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top ten 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 29, at 12:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 11-30 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 but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given.

Kyle Petty, driving for SABCO Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 19.332 and an average speed of 116.387 miles per hour (187.307 km/h) in the first round.[8][9]

Five drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 19.332 116.387
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 19.372 116.147
3 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 19.389 116.045
4 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19.416 115.884
5 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 19.417 115.878
6 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 19.428 115.812
7 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 19.434 115.776
8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.468 115.574
9 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.472 115.551
10 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 19.473 115.545
Failed to lock in Round 1
11 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.477 115.521
12 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 19.488 115.456
13 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 19.516 115.290
14 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 19.523 115.249
15 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.530 115.207
16 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 19.531 115.201
17 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 19.541 115.143
18 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 19.558 115.042
19 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 19.577 114.931
20 98 Rick Mast Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 19.577 114.931
21 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 19.582 114.901
22 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 19.587 114.872
23 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 19.602 114.784
24 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 19.626 114.644
25 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 19.642 114.550
26 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 19.653 114.486
27 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 19.677 114.347
28 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 19.697 114.231
29 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 19.742 113.970
30 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 19.751 113.918
Provisionals
31 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 19.776 113.774
32 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 19.773 113.792
Failed to qualify
33 41 Larry Pearson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
34 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac -* -*
35 40 Tommy Kendall Reno Enterprises Chevrolet -* -*
36 2 Ron Esau U.S. Racing Pontiac -* -*
37 47 Jack Pennington (R) Close Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
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 2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 400 39 running 180 $52,875
2 8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 291 running 180 $32,075
3 12 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 400 0 running 165 $18,750
4 7 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 400 0 running 160 $16,775
5 9 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 6 running 160 $15,325
6 23 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 400 0 running 150 $10,007
7 11 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 0 running 146 $14,125
8 16 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 400 0 running 142 $13,325
9 6 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 400 0 running 138 $7,125
10 1 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 399 64 running 139 $18,025
11 15 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 0 running 130 $6,650
12 26 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 399 0 running 127 $6,350
13 3 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 399 0 running 124 $6,075
14 18 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 399 0 running 121 $5,875
15 10 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 398 0 running 118 $6,350
16 19 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 398 0 running 115 $9,950
17 28 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 397 0 running 112 $4,025
18 22 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 396 0 running 109 $5,300
19 4 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 396 0 running 106 $5,150
20 27 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 395 0 running 103 $4,325
21 32 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 394 0 running 100 $4,200
22 25 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 393 0 running 97 $6,900
23 31 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 390 0 running 94 $4,750
24 29 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 390 0 running 91 $2,600
25 14 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 383 0 running 88 $4,775
26 13 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 383 0 running 85 $9,200
27 5 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 334 0 running 82 $5,350
28 17 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 327 0 running 79 $8,150
29 21 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 194 0 accident 76 $5,025
30 30 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 128 0 rocker arm 73 $2,375
31 24 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 100 0 brakes 70 $2,375
32 20 98 Rick Mast Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 17 0 accident 67 $2,375
Failed to qualify
33 41 Larry Pearson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet
34 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac
35 40 Tommy Kendall Reno Enterprises Chevrolet
36 2 Ron Esau U.S. Racing Pontiac
37 47 Jack Pennington (R) Close Racing Oldsmobile
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (October 1, 1990). "Martin Dials Right Numbers To Shake Earnhardt, Keep Lead (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 21. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (October 1, 1990). "Martin Dials Right Numbers To Shake Earnhardt, Keep Lead (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 28. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ King, Randy (October 1, 1990). "Martin gets Holly Farms 400 win (Part 1)". The Roanoke Times. p. 14. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ King, Randy (October 1, 1990). "Martin gets Holly Farms 400 win (Part 2)". The Roanoke Times. p. 16. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Higgins, Tom (October 2, 1990). "Speeding Rookie Loses Control, Killing Woman (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 1. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Higgins, Tom (October 2, 1990). "Speeding Rookie Loses Control, Killing Woman (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 10. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. September 28, 1990. p. 57. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 29, 1990). "K. Petty On Pole At N. Wilkesboro (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 29. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 29, 1990). "K. Petty On Pole At N. Wilkesboro (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 32. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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