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1990 Pontiac Excitement 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 2 of 29
Sunday, February 25, 1990 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:15:18
Average speed: 92.158 mph
Pole speed: 119.617 mph

Cautions: 12 for 75 laps
Margin of victory: 3 sec
Attendance: 50000
Lead changes: 18

Glossary 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1990 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	6	6	Mark Martin	Folger's Coffee (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	59150	running	16	134
2	4	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	400	42600	running	41	175
3	1	5	Ricky Rudd	Levi Garrett (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	25050	running	40	170
4	17	9	Bill Elliott	Coors (Harry Melling)	Ford	400	16650	running	0	160
5	5	66	Dick Trickle	TropArtic (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	400	14325	running	13	160
6	18	27	Rusty Wallace	Miller Genuine Draft (Raymond Beadle)	Pontiac	400	15400	running	148	160
7	14	15	Morgan Shepherd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	400	8525	running	0	146
8	10	26	Brett Bodine	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	400	8025	running	0	142
9	21	57	Jimmy Spencer	Heinz (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	400	6425	running	0	138
10	13	25	Ken Schrader	Kodiak (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	11800	running	0	134
11	7	42	Kyle Petty	Peak Antifreeze (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	399	5075	running	0	130
12	8	17	Darrell Waltrip	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	399	10450	running	0	127
13	11	94	Sterling Marlin	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	399	6725	running	0	124
14	24	12	Mike Alexander	Raybestos Brakes (Bobby Allison)	Buick	397	3275	running	0	121
15	9	20	Rob Moroso	Crown Petroleum (Dick Moroso)	Oldsmobile	397	4400	running	0	118
16	27	19	Chad Little	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Chuck Little)	Ford	397	3125	running	0	115
17	35	71	Dave Marcis	Big Apple Markets (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	397	6832	running	0	112
18	32	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	394	4125	running	0	109
19	29	01	Mickey Gibbs	Special Days Inn (Don Gibbs)	Ford	394	2900	running	0	106
20	31	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	393	9650	running	0	103
21	34	2	Rick Mast	V8 (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	392	5825	running	0	100
22	16	90	Ernie Irvan	Diet Pepsi (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	387	2775	clutch	0	97
23	30	16	Larry Pearson	Pearson Racing (David Pearson)	Buick	386	5550	running	0	94
24	3	7	Alan Kulwicki	Zerex (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	358	7025	running	100	96
25	12	21	Neil Bonnett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	354	5450	battery	0	88
26	15	4	Phil Parsons	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Oldsmobile	354	5275	running	0	85
27	23	30	Michael Waltrip	Country Time Lemonade (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	350	5275	running	0	82
28	19	98	Butch Miller	Farm Fresh (Travis Carter)	Chevrolet	307	2545	crash	1	84
29	20	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Chevrolet	305	8225	crash	0	76
30	26	75	Rick Wilson	Dinner Bell Foods (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Oldsmobile	283	6100	crash	0	73
31	28	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Snickers (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	230	4475	crash	0	70
32	25	1	Terry Labonte	Skoal Classic (Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	229	4450	engine	0	67
33	2	11	Geoffrey Bodine	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	200	8560	engine	41	69
34	33	04	Bill Meacham	Charles Meacham	Oldsmobile	87	2425	rear end	0	61
35	36	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	83	2425	crash	0	58
36	22	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson)	Oldsmobile	75	8250	engine	0	55

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
37	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	J.D. McDuffie	Pontiac
38	Jerry O'Neil	53	Aroneck Racing	Alan Aroneck	Oldsmobile
39	Tommy Ellis	83	Prestone	Lake Speed	Oldsmobile

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	3	3
	4	6	3	#12,20,28,52 spun frontstretch
	7	77	71
	78	83	6	#33 engine
	84	86	3
	87	98	12	#28,43 accident frontstretch
	99	135	37
	136	141	6	#1,75,90 spun turn 4
	142	168	27
	169	172	4	debris turn 4
	173	176	4
	177	178	2	#10 spun turn 4
	179	233	55
	234	251	18	#4,7,8 accident turn 1
	252	289	38
	290	294	5	#19,75 accident turn 4
	295	309	15
	310	320	11	#10,98 accident backstretch
	321	328	8
	329	330	2	#28 spun turn 4
	331	332	2
	333	334	2	#19 spun backstretch
	335	383	49
	384	387	4	#16 spun turn 1
	388	400	13
Percent of race run under caution: 18.8% Average green flag run: 25.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ricky Rudd	1	10	10
Alan Kulwicki	11	78	68
Geoffrey Bodine	79	119	41
Dale Earnhardt	120	130	11
Alan Kulwicki	131	134	4
Rusty Wallace	135	136	2
Butch Miller	137	137	1
Rusty Wallace	138	174	37
Ricky Rudd	175	182	8
Dale Earnhardt	183	204	22
Alan Kulwicki	205	232	28
Rusty Wallace	233	257	25
Dale Earnhardt	258	265	8
Rusty Wallace	266	294	29
Ricky Rudd	295	310	16
Dick Trickle	311	323	13
Ricky Rudd	324	329	6
Rusty Wallace	330	384	55
Mark Martin	385	400	16

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	340
2	Ricky Rudd	335	-5
3	Bill Elliott	330	-10
4	Rusty Wallace	306	-34
5	Dick Trickle	287	-53
6	Morgan Shepherd	280	-60
7	Jimmy Spencer	261	-79
8	Derrike Cope	256	-84
9	Brett Bodine	254	-86
10	Darrell Waltrip	248	-92
11	Terry Labonte	242	-98
12	Mark Martin	239	-101
13	Sterling Marlin	230	-110
14	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	225	-115
15	Michael Waltrip	224	-116
16	Kyle Petty	221	-119
16	Ernie Irvan	221	-119
18	Neil Bonnett	218	-122
19	Geoffrey Bodine	212	-128
20	Davey Allison	211	-129
21	Dave Marcis	206	-134