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1990 Daytona 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 29
February 18, 1990 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:00:59
Average Speed: 165.761 mph
Pole Speed: 196.515 mph Cautions: 3 for 15 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.5 cl
Attendance: n/a

Glossary 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1990 standings

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Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	12	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Chevrolet	200	188,150	running	5	180
2	20	1	Terry Labonte	Skoal Classic (Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	200	117,800	running	7	175
3	4	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	200	114,100	running	1	170
4	19	5	Ricky Rudd	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	77,050	running	1	165
5	2	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	109,325	running	155	165
6	10	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Snickers (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	200	63,225	running	4	155
7	38	27	Rusty Wallace	Miller Genuine Draft (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	200	59,682	running	0	146
8	24	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Drink Mix (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	199	46,200	running	0	142
9	3	11	Geoffrey Bodine	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	199	80,950	running	8	143
10	30	15	Morgan Shepherd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	199	44,125	running	0	134
11	31	21	Neil Bonnett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	199	38,400	running	0	130
12	32	66	Dick Trickle	TropArtic (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	199	36,200	running	0	127
13	18	90	Ernie Irvan	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	199	31,455	running	0	124
14	9	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	199	49,340	running	0	121
15	6	57	Jimmy Spencer	Heinz 57 (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	199	41,050	running	4	123
16	14	83	Lake Speed	Prestone (Lake Speed)	Oldsmobile	199	29,930	running	3	120
17	33	26	Brett Bodine	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	199	27,160	running	0	112
18	5	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson)	Oldsmobile	199	58,990	running	1	114
19	21	94	Sterling Marlin	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	198	26,070	running	0	106
20	16	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	198	31,935	running	2	108
21	7	6	Mark Martin	Folger's Coffee (Jack Roush)	Ford	198	39,955	running	3	105
22	17	98	Butch Miller	Winn-Dixie (Travis Carter)	Chevrolet	198	22,100	running	0	97
23	42	71	Dave Marcis	Big Apple Markets (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	197	22,995	running	0	94
24	22	42	Kyle Petty	Peak Antifreeze (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	196	21,640	handling	0	91
25	23	47	Jack Pennington	Close Racing (Derick Close)	Oldsmobile	196	20,935	running	6	93
26	27	32	Joe Ruttman	Sears Roadhandler Suspension (Chuck Wellings)	Pontiac	196	22,950	running	0	85
27	26	16	Larry Pearson	Publix Supermarkets (David Pearson)	Buick	195	22,275	running	0	82
28	29	02	Rich Bickle	Aarco (Rich Bickle)	Oldsmobile	195	19,120	running	0	79
29	37	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	195	19,090	running	0	76
30	28	75	Rick Wilson	Dinner Bell Foods (RahMoc Enterprises)	Oldsmobile	193	21,260	engine	0	73
31	39	53	Jerry O'Neil	Aroneck Racing (Alan Aroneck)	Oldsmobile	193	17,805	running	0	70
32	41	2	Eddie Bierschwale	Native Tan (D.K. Ulrich)	Oldsmobile	191	20,125	running	0	67
33	34	68	Hut Stricklin	Tri-Star Motorsports (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	190	18,195	running	0	64
34	11	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	183	22,840	running	0	61
35	25	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	180	19,835	running	0	58
36	13	14	A.J. Foyt	Copenhagen (A.J. Foyt)	Oldsmobile	115	18,380	quit	0	55
37	40	80	Jimmy Horton	Miles Concrete (George Smith)	Ford	108	16,800	drivetrain	0	52
38	36	20	Rob Moroso	Crown Petroleum (Dick Moroso)	Oldsmobile	82	15,595	crash	0	49
39	35	73	Phil Barkdoll	Ultra Slim Fast (Phil Barkdoll)	Oldsmobile	64	15,610	engine	0	46
40	1	25	Ken Schrader	Kodiak (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	58	34,900	engine	0	43
41	15	12	Mike Alexander	Raybestos Brakes (Bobby Allison)	Buick	42	17,750	crash	0	40
42	8	4	Phil Parsons	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	41	25,100	crash	0	37

Failed to qualify: Stan Barrett (#72), Bill Venturini (#35), Jim Sauter (#44), Mickey Gibbs (#01), Chad Little (#19), Trevor Boys (#48), Bobby Gerhart (#85), Dennis Langston (#37), Mike Potter (#13), Delma Cowart (#0), Philip Duffie (#96), J.D. McDuffie (#70), Ken Ragan (#77), Mark Stahl (#82), Mark Gibson (#59), Charlie Glotzbach (#34), Blackie Wangerin (#39), Rodney Combs (#89), Joe Booher (#29)

Cautions: Laps: 27-31 (#43 spun turn 2), 44-50 (#4,7,12,20 accident turn 1), 193-195 (#11 spun turn 1)

Lap leaders: G. Bodine 1, D. Earnhardt 2-27, J. Spencer 28-31, D. Earnhardt 32-39, B. Elliott 40, D. Earnhardt 41-44, J. Pennington 45-50, M. Martin 51-53, D. Cope 54, D. Earnhardt 55-90, D. Allison 91-92, G. Bodine 93-95, B. Hillin Jr. 96, L. Speed 97-99, H. Gant 100, D. Earnhardt 101-134, G. Bodine 135-137, R. Rudd 138, G. Bodine 139, T. Labonte 140-146, B. Hillin Jr. 147-149, D. Earnhardt 150-179, D. Cope 180, D. Earnhardt 181-193, D. Cope 194-195, D. Earnhardt 196-199, D. Cope 200

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Derrike Cope 180 2 Terry Labonte 175 -5 3 Bill Elliott 170 -10 4 Dale Earnhardt 165 -15 5 Ricky Rudd 165 -15 6 Bobby Hillin, Jr. 155 -25 7 Rusty Wallace 146 -34 8 Geoffrey Bodine 143 -37 9 Michael Waltrip 142 -38 10 Morgan Shepherd 134 -46 11 Neil Bonnett 130 -50 12 Dick Trickle 127 -53 13 Ernie Irvan 124 -56 14 Jimmy Spencer 123 -57 15 Darrell Waltrip 121 -59 16 Lake Speed 120 -60 17 Harry Gant 114 -66 18 Brett Bodine 112 -68 19 Davey Allison 108 -72 20 Sterling Marlin 106 -74 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+