1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)

The 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 24, 1990, before an audience of 85,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to take advantage of a blown engine of the dominant driver of the day, Bill Elliott, and make a late-race charge to the front, passing for the lead with six to go to take his 43rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan and Junior Johnson & Associates driver Geoff Bodine would finish second and third, respectively.

1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400
Race details
Race 14 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date June 24, 1990
Official name 22nd Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400
Location Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2 mi (3.2 km)
Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed 150.219 miles per hour (241.754 km/h)
Attendance 85,000
Pole position
Driver Roush Racing
Time Set by 1990 owner's points
Most laps led
Driver Bill Elliott Melling Racing
Laps 102
Winner
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Chris Economaki
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile Skoal
01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford Special Days Inn
2 Troy Beebe U.S. Racing Pontiac Taco Bell
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
18 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SlimFast
20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile Crown Central Petroleum
21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile Auto Finders
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
29 Phil Parsons Diamond Ridge Motorsports Pontiac Diamond Ridge Motorsports
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Country Time
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit
34 Charlie Glotzbach AAG Racing Buick Allen's Glass
35 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet Amoco
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Peak Antifreeze
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
47 Jack Pennington (R) Close Racing Oldsmobile Close Racing
50 Rich Vogler RaDiUs Motorsports Chevrolet Coors Light
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
77 Ken Ragan Ragan Racing Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile Prestone
89 Rodney Combs Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac Evinrude Outboard Motors
91 Ed Cooper Ed Cooper Racing Oldsmobile Air Way Manufacturing
94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco
98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet Banquet Foods

Qualifying

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Two rounds of qualifying were scheduled to be held on Friday, March 26, and Saturday, March 27.[5] However, Friday's session was cancelled due to rain, with both rounds then scheduled to commence on Saturday.[6][7] However, Saturday's sessions would also be cancelled due to rain, leaving qualifying to be determined by a system of owner's points and postmarks on entry list blanks. The top 30 positions would be determined by the current 1993 owner's points, while the final nine spots would be determined by a system of provisionals that included past winners, and finally postmarks. As a result, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would win the pole.[8][9]

Four drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford
2 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford
3 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac
4 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford
5 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
6 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac
7 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford
9 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford
11 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile
12 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick
13 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
14 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile
15 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac
16 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac
17 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile
18 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet
19 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile
20 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick
21 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac
22 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
23 98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet
24 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford
25 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick
26 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford
27 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile
28 2 Troy Beebe U.S. Racing Pontiac
29 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac
30 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac
Provisionals
31 47 Jack Pennington (R) Close Racing Oldsmobile
32 18 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
33 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile
34 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile
35 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile
36 29 Phil Parsons Diamond Ridge Motorsports Pontiac
37 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac
38 35 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet
39 91 Ed Cooper Ed Cooper Racing Oldsmobile
40 89 Rodney Combs Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac
Failed to qualify
41 50 Rich Vogler RaDiUs Motorsports Chevrolet
42 77 Ken Ragan Ragan Racing Ford
43 34 Charlie Glotzbach AAG Racing Buick
44 01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 5 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 22 running 180 $72,950
2 11 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile 200 7 running 175 $41,000
3 4 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 200 0 running 165 $33,375
4 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 59 running 165 $25,400
5 19 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 200 4 running 160 $23,425
6 24 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 200 0 running 150 $17,125
7 17 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 200 0 running 146 $15,550
8 6 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 200 0 running 142 $17,450
9 13 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 138 $13,800
10 27 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 200 0 running 134 $15,225
11 29 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 200 0 running 130 $10,375
12 18 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 127 $13,100
13 2 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 200 0 running 124 $11,550
14 12 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 200 0 running 121 $11,000
15 9 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 118 $16,525
16 34 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 200 0 running 115 $9,282
17 3 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 200 0 running 112 $18,400
18 14 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 199 0 running 109 $9,325
19 22 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 106 $9,010
20 21 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 199 0 running 103 $9,470
21 16 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 199 0 running 100 $8,450
22 36 29 Phil Parsons Diamond Ridge Motorsports Pontiac 199 0 running 97 $5,485
23 23 98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 198 1 running 99 $6,125
24 15 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 198 0 running 91 $8,965
25 8 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 185 102 engine 98 $27,105
26 32 18 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 180 0 running 85 $4,995
27 7 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 179 5 engine 87 $12,685
28 20 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 164 0 running 79 $7,550
29 33 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 151 0 motor mount 76 $4,765
30 38 35 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 142 0 camshaft 73 $4,705
31 28 2 Troy Beebe U.S. Racing Pontiac 132 0 engine 0 $7,240
32 25 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 130 0 engine 67 $5,155
33 35 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 120 0 wheel studs 64 $4,470
34 26 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 101 0 transmission 61 $7,010
35 39 91 Ed Cooper Ed Cooper Racing Oldsmobile 77 0 engine 58 $4,350
36 10 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 65 0 engine 55 $11,310
37 37 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 57 0 rocker arm 52 $4,285
38 31 47 Jack Pennington (R) Close Racing Oldsmobile 54 0 accident 49 $4,510
39 30 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 28 0 engine 46 $4,250
40 40 89 Rodney Combs Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac 15 0 piston 43 $4,225
Failed to qualify
41 50 Rich Vogler RaDiUs Motorsports Chevrolet
42 77 Ken Ragan Ragan Racing Ford
43 34 Charlie Glotzbach AAG Racing Buick
44 01 Mickey Gibbs Gibbs Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 25, 1990). "Earnhardt Back On Track (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 9. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 25, 1990). "Earnhardt Back On Track (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 11. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Crowe, Steve (June 25, 1990). "Terminator conquers MIS (Part 1)". Detroit Free Press. p. 43. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Crowe, Steve (June 25, 1990). "Terminator conquers MIS (Part 2)". Detroit Free Press. p. 48. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. June 22, 1990. p. 24. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 23, 1990). "Kulwicki Confident Despite Hard Luck (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 15. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 23, 1990). "Kulwicki Confident Despite Hard Luck (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 17. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  8. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 24, 1990). "Martin Gets Top Spot Because Of Rainout (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 71. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  9. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 24, 1990). "Martin Gets Top Spot Because Of Rainout (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 82. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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