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1990 DieHard 500
Race details
Race 17 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
	The 1990 DieHard 500 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte.
Date	July 29, 1990
Official name	22nd Annual DieHard 500
Location	Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course	Permanent racing facility; 2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance	188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance	188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed	174.43 miles per hour (280.72 km/h)
Attendance	70,000
Pole position
Driver	Dale Earnhardt;
Time	49.742
Most laps led
Driver	Dale Earnhardt
Laps	134
Winner
No. 3	Dale Earnhardt
Television in the United States
Network	CBS
Announcers	Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, David Hobbs
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 1990 DieHard 500 was the 17th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 29, 1990, before an audience of 70,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt dominated a majority of the race, leading 134 laps in the race to take his 45th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth victory of the season.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] To fill out the top three, Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott and Hagan Racing driver Sterling Marlin would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

(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
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
14	A. J. Foyt	A. J. Foyt Racing	Oldsmobile	Copenhagen
15	Morgan Shepherd	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	Motorcraft
17	Jimmy Horton	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Tide
18	Greg Sacks	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	SlimFast
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
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
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	Kanawha Insurance
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
68	Stanley Smith	TriStar Motorsports	Pontiac	Interstate Batteries
70	J. D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac	McDuffie Racing
71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet	Big Apple Market
72	Tracy Leslie	Parker Racing	Oldsmobile	Detroit Gasket
73	Rodney Combs	Barkdoll Racing	Oldsmobile	SlimFast
75	Rick Wilson	RahMoc Enterprises	Pontiac	Dinner Bell Foods
82	Mark Stahl	Stahl Racing	Ford	Hooters
83	Lake Speed	Speed Racing	Oldsmobile	Prestone
90	Buddy Baker	Donlavey Racing	Ford	Plasti-Kote
94	Sterling Marlin	Hagan Racing	Oldsmobile	Sunoco
98	Butch Miller	Travis Carter Enterprises	Chevrolet	Food World

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, July 26, 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 Friday, July 27, at 4:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 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.

Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.742 and an average speed of 192.513 miles per hour (309.820 km/h) in the first round.^[6]^[7]

Two drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	49.742	192.513
2	28	Davey Allison	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	49.961	191.670
3	42	Kyle Petty	SABCO Racing	Pontiac	49.972	191.627
4	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	50.022	191.436
5	7	Alan Kulwicki	AK Racing	Ford	50.149	190.951
6	20	Rob Moroso (R)	Moroso Racing	Oldsmobile	50.152	190.940
7	33	Harry Gant	Leo Jackson Motorsports	Oldsmobile	50.175	190.852
8	29	Phil Parsons	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Pontiac	50.176	190.848
9	9	Bill Elliott	Melling Racing	Ford	50.204	190.742
10	15	Morgan Shepherd	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	50.368	190.121
11	1	Terry Labonte	Precision Products Racing	Oldsmobile	50.478	189.706
12	68	Stanley Smith	TriStar Motorsports	Pontiac	50.480	189.699
13	11	Geoff Bodine	Junior Johnson & Associates	Ford	50.531	189.507
14	94	Sterling Marlin	Hagan Racing	Oldsmobile	50.567	189.373
15	17	Jimmy Horton	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	50.589	189.290
16	4	Ernie Irvan	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	50.638	189.107
17	8	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	50.700	188.876
18	26	Brett Bodine	King Racing	Buick	50.701	188.865
19	98	Butch Miller	Travis Carter Enterprises	Chevrolet	50.766	188.630
20	66	Dick Trickle	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	Pontiac	50.804	188.489
Failed to lock in Round 1
21	10	Derrike Cope	Whitcomb Racing	Chevrolet	50.361	190.147
22	21	Dale Jarrett	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	50.807	188.478
23	52	Jimmy Means	Jimmy Means Racing	Pontiac	50.807	188.478
24	25	Ken Schrader	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	50.842	188.348
25	5	Ricky Rudd	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	50.926	188.038
26	27	Rusty Wallace	Blue Max Racing	Pontiac	50.944	187.971
27	47	Jack Pennington (R)	Close Racing	Oldsmobile	50.998	187.772
28	35	Bill Venturini	Venturini Motorsports	Chevrolet	51.001	187.761
29	14	A. J. Foyt	A. J. Foyt Racing	Oldsmobile	51.023	187.680
30	01	Mickey Gibbs	Gibbs Racing	Ford	51.031	187.651
31	57	Jimmy Spencer	Osterlund Racing	Pontiac	51.083	187.460
32	30	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Pontiac	51.084	187.456
33	19	Chad Little	Little Racing	Ford	51.099	187.401
34	72	Tracy Leslie	Parker Racing	Oldsmobile	51.123	187.313
35	71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet	51.154	187.199
36	90	Buddy Baker	Donlavey Racing	Ford	51.229	186.925
37	75	Rick Wilson	RahMoc Enterprises	Oldsmobile	51.320	186.594
38	18	Greg Sacks	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	51.322	186.587
39	83	Lake Speed	Speed Racing	Oldsmobile	51.331	186.554
40	82	Mark Stahl	Stahl Racing	Ford	51.333	186.547
Provisionals
41	12	Hut Stricklin	Bobby Allison Motorsports	Buick	54.044	177.189
42	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	53.684	178.377
Failed to qualify
43	73	Rodney Combs	Barkdoll Racing	Oldsmobile	-*	-*
44	70	J. D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac	-*	-*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts	Winnings
1	1	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	188	134	running	185	$152,975
2	9	9	Bill Elliott	Melling Racing	Ford	188	21	running	175	$48,390
3	14	94	Sterling Marlin	Hagan Racing	Oldsmobile	188	10	running	170	$34,050
4	5	7	Alan Kulwicki	AK Racing	Ford	188	0	running	160	$24,750
5	25	5	Ricky Rudd	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	188	0	running	155	$22,050
6	16	4	Ernie Irvan	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	188	0	running	150	$16,325
7	21	10	Derrike Cope	Whitcomb Racing	Chevrolet	188	0	running	146	$16,350
8	3	42	Kyle Petty	SABCO Racing	Pontiac	188	3	running	147	$16,350
9	4	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	188	0	running	138	$18,570
10	17	8	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Stavola Brothers Racing	Buick	187	4	running	139	$14,075
11	39	83	Lake Speed	Speed Racing	Oldsmobile	187	0	running	130	$8,537
12	6	20	Rob Moroso (R)	Moroso Racing	Oldsmobile	187	1	running	132	$7,950
13	15	17	Jimmy Horton	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	187	0	running	124	$15,980
14	41	12	Hut Stricklin	Bobby Allison Motorsports	Buick	187	0	running	121	$8,710
15	7	33	Harry Gant	Leo Jackson Motorsports	Oldsmobile	187	1	running	123	$14,185
16	24	25	Ken Schrader	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	186	0	accident	115	$13,500
17	13	11	Geoff Bodine	Junior Johnson & Associates	Ford	186	3	running	117	$14,735
18	38	18	Greg Sacks	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	186	0	running	109	$6,230
19	33	19	Chad Little	Little Racing	Ford	186	0	running	106	$6,050
20	2	28	Davey Allison	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	186	4	running	108	$15,075
21	32	30	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Pontiac	186	1	running	105	$9,480
22	30	01	Mickey Gibbs	Gibbs Racing	Ford	186	0	running	97	$5,550
23	27	47	Jack Pennington (R)	Close Racing	Oldsmobile	186	0	running	94	$5,695
24	31	57	Jimmy Spencer	Osterlund Racing	Pontiac	186	0	running	91	$8,790
25	28	35	Bill Venturini	Venturini Motorsports	Chevrolet	185	0	running	88	$5,135
26	10	15	Morgan Shepherd	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	185	0	running	85	$8,235
27	29	14	A. J. Foyt	A. J. Foyt Racing	Oldsmobile	185	4	running	87	$4,865
28	35	71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet	183	0	running	79	$7,895
29	42	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	183	0	running	76	$5,725
30	23	52	Jimmy Means	Jimmy Means Racing	Pontiac	180	0	out of gas	73	$5,605
31	40	82	Mark Stahl	Stahl Racing	Ford	178	0	running	70	$4,585
32	26	27	Rusty Wallace	Blue Max Racing	Pontiac	149	1	engine	72	$15,465
33	18	26	Brett Bodine	King Racing	Buick	148	0	engine	64	$7,295
34	19	98	Butch Miller	Travis Carter Enterprises	Chevrolet	144	1	engine	66	$5,150
35	37	75	Rick Wilson	RahMoc Enterprises	Oldsmobile	133	0	engine	58	$7,055
36	20	66	Dick Trickle	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	Pontiac	132	0	running	55	$7,985
37	12	68	Stanley Smith	TriStar Motorsports	Pontiac	54	0	pit accident	52	$4,285
38	34	72	Tracy Leslie	Parker Racing	Oldsmobile	54	0	pit accident	49	$4,990
39	22	21	Dale Jarrett	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	51	0	engine	46	$7,005
40	36	90	Buddy Baker	Donlavey Racing	Ford	47	0	ignition	43	$4,150
41	8	29	Phil Parsons	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Pontiac	25	0	accident	40	$4,150
42	11	1	Terry Labonte	Precision Products Racing	Oldsmobile	6	0	engine	37	$6,775
Failed to qualify
43		73	Rodney Combs	Barkdoll Racing	Oldsmobile
44		70	J. D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac
Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Mark Martin	2,509
	2	Dale Earnhardt	2,508 (-1)
1	3	Geoff Bodine	2,374 (-135)
1	4	Rusty Wallace	2,338 (–171)
1	5	Kyle Petty	2,219 (–290)
1	6	Morgan Shepherd	2,198 (–311)
1	7	Bill Elliott	2,180 (–329)
1	8	Ken Schrader	2,180 (–329)
	9	Ernie Irvan	2,095 (–414)
	10	Ricky Rudd	2,075 (–434)
Official driver's standings