1990 Goody's 500

1990 Goody's 500
Race details
Race 24 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1990 Goody's 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace, Dale Earnhardt, and Darrell Waltrip.
The 1990 Goody's 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace, Dale Earnhardt, and Darrell Waltrip.
Date September 23, 1990
Official name 42nd Annual Goody's 500
Location Ridgeway, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Average speed 76.386 miles per hour (122.931 km/h)
Attendance 44,000
Pole position
Driver Roush Racing
Time 20.679
Most laps led
Driver Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 85
Winner
No. 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates
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 Goody's 500 was the 24th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 23, 1990, before an audience of 44,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In the final stages of the race, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Geoff Bodine would manage to mount a late-race comeback, passing for the lead with 42 laps left in the race after being involved in an incident on lap 320. The victory was Bodine's ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and his second and final victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

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 Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
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
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Peak Antifreeze
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
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 McDuffie Racing
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 IGA

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 21, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 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 22, at 12:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-30 would be decided on time,[5] 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.

Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.679 and an average speed of 91.571 miles per hour (147.369 km/h) in the first round.[6][7]

Two drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20.679 91.571
2 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 20.700 91.478
3 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 20.775 91.148
4 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.803 91.025
5 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 20.806 91.012
6 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20.811 90.990
7 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 20.881 90.685
8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.885 90.668
9 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 20.930 90.473
10 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 20.941 90.425
11 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.962 90.335
12 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 20.971 90.296
13 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 20.984 90.240
14 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 20.990 90.214
15 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 21.012 90.120
16 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.058 89.923
17 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 21.072 89.863
18 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 21.075 89.851
19 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 21.091 89.782
20 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 21.095 89.765
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 21.135 89.595
22 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 21.139 89.579
23 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 21.149 89.536
24 98 Rick Mast Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 21.164 89.473
25 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 21.283 88.972
26 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 21.303 88.889
27 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 21.322 88.810
28 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 21.373 88.598
29 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 21.396 88.503
30 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 21.418 88.412
Provisional
31 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 21.606 87.643
Failed to qualify
32 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 21.491 88.111
33 2 Ron Esau U.S. Racing Pontiac 21.700 87.263
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 14 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 500 69 running 180 $53,850
2 8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 25 running 175 $30,550
3 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 14 running 170 $24,450
4 27 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 500 40 running 165 $16,807
5 3 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 500 0 running 155 $18,100
6 19 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 500 40 running 155 $10,975
7 22 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 0 running 146 $9,300
8 10 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 500 84 running 147 $14,150
9 12 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 498 0 running 138 $9,100
10 6 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 497 0 running 134 $10,725
11 9 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 497 0 running 130 $7,435
12 15 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 495 0 running 127 $6,850
13 17 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 494 0 running 124 $5,150
14 13 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 494 0 running 121 $6,450
15 2 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 493 39 running 123 $19,275
16 23 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 491 0 running 115 $4,650
17 30 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 490 0 running 112 $3,350
18 29 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 488 0 running 109 $5,750
19 11 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 487 0 running 106 $10,850
20 18 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 472 0 running 103 $6,175
21 28 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 468 0 running 100 $4,950
22 20 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 466 0 accident 97 $6,025
23 5 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 464 0 running 94 $8,750
24 31 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 450 0 engine 91 $6,900
25 25 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 402 33 timing chain 93 $4,875
26 26 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 362 0 transmission 85 $4,650
27 4 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 289 71 accident 87 $10,150
28 16 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 289 85 accident 89 $6,200
29 21 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 229 0 engine 76 $2,250
30 7 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 114 0 engine 73 $3,700
31 24 98 Rick Mast Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 36 0 crash 70 $2,200
Failed to qualify
32 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac
33 2 Ron Esau U.S. Racing Pontiac
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 24, 1990). "G. Bodine Wins In A Wild One At Martinsville (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 25. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 24, 1990). "G. Bodine Wins In A Wild One At Martinsville (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 26. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ King, Randy (September 24, 1990). "Bodine gets wild victory (Part 1)". The Roanoke Times. p. 13. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ King, Randy (September 24, 1990). "Bodine gets wild victory (Part 2)". The Roanoke Times. p. 15. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. September 21, 1990. p. 39. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 22, 1990). "Martin Surprised To Be Starting Up Front (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 29. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 22, 1990). "Martin Surprised To Be Starting Up Front (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 31. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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