1990 Peak AntiFreeze 500

The 1990 Peak Antifreeze 500 was the 23rd stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 16, 1990, before an audience of 74,000 in Dover, Delaware at Dover Downs International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott would manage to dominate a majority of the race, leading 364 laps of the race to take his 33rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2][3] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

1990 Peak Antifreeze 500
Race details
Race 23 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1990 Peak Antifreeze 500 program cover, featuring Kyle Petty.
The 1990 Peak Antifreeze 500 program cover, featuring Kyle Petty.
Date September 16, 1990
Official name 20th Annual Peak Antifreeze 500
Location Dover, Delaware, Dover Downs International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 125.945 miles per hour (202.689 km/h)
Attendance 74,000
Pole position
Driver Melling Racing
Time 24.840
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
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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

Dover Downs International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile Skoal
2 Jim Sauter U.S. Racing Pontiac Prego
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
09 Jerry Hufflin Smith Racing Pontiac Smith Racing
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
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
48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Buick Hylton Motorsports
51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet Plasti-Kote
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Alka-Seltzer
54 Tommy Riggins Hakes–Welliver Racing Oldsmobile Hakes–Welliver Racing
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
74 Mike Potter Wawak Racing Pontiac Wawak Racing
75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Dinner Bell Foods
80 Jimmy Horton S&H Racing Pontiac S&H Racing
83 Lake Speed* Speed Racing Oldsmobile Prestone
94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco
98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet Banquet Foods

*Driver changed to Tommy Ellis for the race after Speed broken his right shoulder in the race weekend's final practice session.[4]

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 14, 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 15, at 11:30 AM 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 provisionals were given.

Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 24.840 and an average speed of 144.928 miles per hour (233.239 km/h) in the first round.[6][7]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 24.840 144.928
2 11 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 24.850 144.869
3 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24.892 144.625
4 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 24.924 144.439
5 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 24.988 144.069
6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 24.989 144.063
7 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 25.004 143.977
8 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 25.014 143.919
9 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 25.042 143.758
10 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 25.097 143.443
11 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 25.108 143.381
12 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 25.114 143.346
13 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 25.145 143.170
14 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 25.244 142.608
15 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 25.247 142.591
16 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 25.294 142.326
17 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 25.306 142.259
18 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 25.312 142.225
19 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 25.330 142.124
20 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.338 142.079
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 25.339 142.073
22 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 25.345 142.040
23 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.357 141.973
24 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.363 141.939
25 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 25.366 141.922
26 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 25.393 141.771
27 98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 25.533 140.994
28 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 25.559 140.851
29 18 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25.560 140.845
30 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 25.603 140.609
31 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 25.612 140.559
32 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Oldsmobile 25.650 140.351
33 2 Jim Sauter U.S. Racing Pontiac 25.713 140.007
34 80 Jimmy Horton S&H Racing Pontiac 25.805 139.508
35 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 26.099 137.936
36 74 Mike Potter Wawak Racing Pontiac 26.108 137.889
37 54 Tommy Riggins Hakes–Welliver Racing Oldsmobile 26.441 136.152
38 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Buick 26.717 134.746
39 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 26.806 134.298
40 09 Jerry Hufflin Smith Racing Pontiac 28.058 128.306
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 1 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 500 364 running 185 $83,100
2 6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 31 running 175 $35,325
3 3 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 102 running 170 $29,375
4 8 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 499 1 running 165 $19,425
5 19 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 499 0 running 155 $16,825
6 11 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 499 0 running 150 $13,675
7 9 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 499 0 running 146 $18,175
8 15 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 499 0 running 142 $13,675
9 7 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 499 0 running 138 $14,075
10 23 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 498 0 running 134 $14,875
11 26 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 497 0 running 130 $8,282
12 18 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 497 0 running 127 $8,625
13 25 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 496 0 running 124 $9,775
14 21 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 495 0 running 121 $8,025
15 22 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 495 0 running 118 $8,350
16 16 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 494 0 running 115 $5,600
17 27 98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 493 0 running 112 $5,350
18 30 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 493 0 running 109 $7,000
19 24 17 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 492 0 running 106 $12,650
20 10 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 492 0 running 103 $7,475
21 29 18 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 491 0 running 100 $3,550
22 14 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 491 0 running 97 $6,500
23 12 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 478 0 running 94 $7,400
24 35 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 461 0 engine 91 $4,250
25 13 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 441 0 running 88 $6,200
26 4 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 427 0 running 85 $6,000
27 31 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 395 0 engine 82 $5,925
28 17 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 394 0 accident 79 $4,600
29 5 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 342 0 engine 76 $5,775
30 34 80 Jimmy Horton S&H Racing Pontiac 318 0 engine 73 $3,100
31 32 83 Tommy Ellis Speed Racing Oldsmobile 285 0 engine 0 $3,050
32 20 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 246 0 overheating 67 $5,600
33 28 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 222 0 accident 64 $2,950
34 33 2 Jim Sauter U.S. Racing Pontiac 203 0 engine 61 $4,900
35 38 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Buick 202 0 engine 0 $2,800
36 2 11 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 175 2 engine 60 $12,825
37 40 09 Jerry Hufflin Smith Racing Pontiac 130 0 oil leak 52 $2,750
38 36 74 Mike Potter Wawak Racing Pontiac 113 0 handling 49 $2,700
39 37 54 Tommy Riggins Hakes–Welliver Racing Oldsmobile 105 0 oil pan 46 $2,675
40 39 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 18 0 transmission 43 $2,650
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 17, 1990). "Elliott Finally Pays Visit To Victory Lane (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 23. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 17, 1990). "Elliott Finally Pays Visit To Victory Lane (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 29. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ McKee, Sandra (September 17, 1990). "Elliott happy to see 'sooner or later' arrive". The Baltimore Sun. p. 37. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Vehorn, Frank (September 17, 1990). "Rudd's Peak performance cools off his hot streak". The Roanoke Times. p. 16. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. September 14, 1990. p. 29. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 15, 1990). "Elliott Takes Pole, Tries To End Bad-Luck Streak (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 25. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 15, 1990). "Elliott Takes Pole, Tries To End Bad-Luck Streak (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 36. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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