1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500

The 1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on September 16, 1990, at Dover Downs International Speedway in Dover, Delaware.

1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 23 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Layout of Dover International Speedway
Date September 16, 1990 (1990-September-16)
Official name Peak AntiFreeze 500
Location Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware
Course Permanent racing facility
1.000 mi (1.609 km)
Distance 500 laps, 500.0 mi (804.6 km)
Weather Mild with temperatures of 71.1 °F (21.7 °C); wind speeds of 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Average speed 125.945 miles per hour (202.689 km/h)
Attendance 74,000[4]
Pole position
Driver
Melling Racing
Most laps led
Driver Bill Elliott Melling Racing
Laps 364
Winner
No. 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins
Benny Parsons
Ned Jarrett

Phoenix Racing would make their "maiden voyage" into the NASCAR Cup Series; with veteran wheelman Jeff Purvis dominating the decision-making throughout the event. After suffering from a shoulder injury in practice, Lake Speed would be replaced by Tommy Ellis.

Background

Dover Downs International Speedway, now called Dover International Speedway, is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Bristol Motor Speedway, Richmond International Raceway, Martinsville Speedway, and Phoenix International Raceway.[5] The NASCAR race makes use of the track's standard configuration, a four-turn short track oval that is 1 mile (1.6 km) long.[6] The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, and both the front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the backstretch are banked at nine degrees.[6]

Race report

Bill Elliott managed to defeat Mark Martin (who would maintain the championship points lead after this race) by less than 1.4 seconds in front of 74,000 spectators. Elliott would earn the pole position by qualifying at a speed of 144.928 miles per hour (233.239 km/h) while the average race speed was 125.945 miles per hour (202.689 km/h). J.D. McDuffie would make his final last-place finish before being killed at the 1991 Budweiser at The Glen race (which took place at Watkins Glen International). The only driver that failed to qualify was Kerry Teague.[2]

Six cautions were handed out for 29 laps.[4][2][3] The prize winnings for each driver varied from a then-incredible $83,100 ($162,623 when inflation is taken into account) to a meager $2,650 ($5,186 when inflation is taken into account).[7] This would become the last Last ESPN race at Dover until the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

Tommy Riggins and Jerry Hufflin would retire from the Winston Cup Series after this race.[7] Bobby Wawak would also make his NASCAR exit as an owner after this racing event.

Qualifying
Grid[4] No. Driver Manufacturer Owner
1 9Bill ElliottFordHarry Melling
2 11Geoff BodineFordJunior Johnson
3 3Dale EarnhardtChevroletRichard Childress
4 4Ernie IrvanChevroletLarry McClure
5 7Alan KulwickiFordAlan Kulwicki
6 6Mark MartinFordJack Roush
7 28Davey AllisonFordYates Racing
8 33Harry GantOldsmobileLeo Jackson
9 27Rusty WallacePontiacRaymond Beadle
10 26Brett BodineBuickKenny Berstein

Top 10 finishers
Pos[4] Grid No. Driver Manufacturer Laps Laps led Points Time/Status
1 19Bill ElliottFord5003641853:58:00
2 66Mark MartinFord50031175+1.38 seconds
3 33Dale EarnhardtChevrolet500102170Lead lap under green flag
4 833Harry GantOldsmobile4991165+1 lap
5 1930Michael WaltripPontiac4990155+1 lap
6 1121Dale JarrettFord4990150+1 lap
7 927Rusty WallacePontiac4990146+1 lap
8 1542Kyle PettyPontiac4990142+1 lap
9 728Davey AllisonFord4990138+1 lap
10 2325Ken SchraderChevrolet4980134+2 laps

Timeline

Section reference: [4]

  • Start of race: Bill Elliott had the pole position as the green flag was waved.
  • Lap 44: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Bill Elliott.
  • Lap 54: Bill Elliott took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt.
  • Lap 63: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Bill Elliott.
  • Lap 87: Bill Elliott took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt.
  • Lap 89: Geoffrey Bodine took over the lead from Bill Elliott.
  • Lap 91: Harry Gant took over the lead from Geoffrey Bodine.
  • Lap 92: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Harry Gant.
  • Lap 153: Bill Elliott took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt.
  • Lap 314: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Bill Elliott.
  • Lap 321: Mark Martin took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt.
  • Lap 352: Bill Elliott took over the lead from Mark Martin.
  • Finish: Bill Elliott was officially declared the winner of the event.

Standings after the race
Pos Driver Points[4] Differential
1 Mark Martin 3519 0
2 Dale Earnhardt 3498 -21
3 Geoff Bodine 3180 -339
4 Bill Elliott 3106 -413
5 Rusty Wallace 3098 -421
6 Kyle Petty 2910 -609
7 Ricky Rudd 2904 -615
8 Morgan Shepherd 2822 -697
9 Ken Schrader 2807 -712
10 Ernie Irvan 2804 -715

References
  1. "1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  2. "1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500 racing results (third reference)". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  3. "1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500 racing results (fourth reference)". Database Racing. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  4. "1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500 racing results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  5. "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  6. "NASCAR Tracks—The Dover International Speedway". Dover International Speedway. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  7. "1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500 racing results (fifth reference)". Race Database. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
Preceded by
1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400		 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season
1990		 Succeeded by
1990 Goody's 500
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