1990 Heinz Southern 500
21st race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1990 Heinz Southern 500 was the 21st 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 2, 1990, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to dominate the late stages of the race, leading the final 54 laps of the race to take his 46th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his seventh victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan and owner-driver Alan Kulwicki would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 21 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | September 2, 1990 | ||
Official name | 41st Annual Heinz Southern 500 | ||
Location | Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.221 km) | ||
Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km) | ||
Average speed | 123.141 miles per hour (198.176 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
Time | 31.036 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
Laps | 99 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |