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1990 Budweiser at The Glen

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1990 Budweiser at The Glen
Race details
Race 18 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1990 Budweiser at The Glen program cover, featuring Terry Labonte.
The 1990 Budweiser at The Glen program cover, featuring Terry Labonte.
Date August 12, 1990
Official name 5th Annual Budweiser at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International
Course Permanent racing facility
2.428 mi (3.907 km)
Distance 90 laps, 218.52 mi (351.673 km)
Scheduled Distance 90 laps, 218.52 mi (351.673 km)
Average speed 92.452 miles per hour (148.787 km/h)
Attendance 120,000
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 1:12.125
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing
Laps 28
Winner
No. 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports
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 Budweiser at The Glen was the 18th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the fifth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 12, 1990, before an audience of 120,000 in Watkins Glen, New York, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.428-mile (3.907 km) permanent road course layout. On the final restart with three laps to go in the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd would manage to defend the field and pull away for the victory, coming back from an early spin in the race and two flat tires. The victory was Rudd's 11th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Geoff Bodine and King Racing driver Brett Bodine would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR used at the time.

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Irv Hoerr Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile Skoal
1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile Skoal
2 Jerry O'Neil (R) U.S. Racing Pontiac Nice 'N Easy Groceries
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Oldsmobile Kodak
04 John Alexander Meacham Racing Ford Curly's Chicken House
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
13 Oma Kimbrough Linro Motorsports Buick Tops Friendly Markets
15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft
17 Sarel van der Merwe 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
22 Rick Ware U.S. Racing Pontiac Otter Pops
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
38 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Redkote Steel Tubing
40 Tommy Kendall Reno Enterprises Chevrolet Electronic Data Systems
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Peak Antifreeze
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Alka-Seltzer
54 Tommy Riggins Hakes–Welliver Racing Oldsmobile Chapel Lumber
57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac Heinz
66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac Phillips 66 TropArtic
70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Son's Auto Supply
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Big Apple Market
75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac Dinner Bell Foods
90 Troy Beebe* Donlavey Racing Ford Tops Friendly Markets
94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco
98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet P&C Foods

*Withdrew after Beebe was involved in an accident during a practice session on Thursday, leaving Beebe with a concussion.[5][6]

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 10, at 1:00 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, August 11, at 11:00 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,[7] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified on time but were high enough in owner's points; up to two provisionals were given.

Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:12.125 and an average speed of 121.190 miles per hour (195.036 km/h) in the first round.[8][9]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:12.125 121.190
2 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 1:12.431 120.678
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1:12.569 120.448
4 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 1:12.578 120.433
5 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 1:12.616 120.370
6 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 1:12.655 120.306
7 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 1:12.986 119.760
8 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 1:12.996 119.744
9 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 1:13.006 119.727
10 40 Tommy Kendall Reno Enterprises Chevrolet 1:13.022 119.701
11 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.026 119.694
12 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.074 119.616
13 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 1:13.160 119.475
14 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 1:13.429 119.037
15 38 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford 1:13.471 118.969
16 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 1:13.539 118.859
17 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 1:13.581 118.792
18 0 Irv Hoerr Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 1:13.715 118.576
19 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 1:13.879 118.312
20 17 Sarel van der Merwe Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.881 118.309
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 1:12.865 119.959
22 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.045 119.663
23 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 1:13.682 118.629
24 18 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.973 118.162
25 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 1:13.988 118.138
26 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:14.275 117.682
27 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 1:14.461 117.388
28 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1:14.692 117.025
29 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 1:14.834 116.803
30 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1:14.843 116.788
31 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 1:14.890 116.715
32 54 Tommy Riggins Hakes–Welliver Racing Oldsmobile 1:14.936 116.644
33 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 1:16.018 114.983
34 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 1:16.018 114.983
35 22 Rick Ware U.S. Racing Pontiac 1:16.458 114.322
36 2 Jerry O'Neil (R) U.S. Racing Pontiac 1:17.874 112.243
37 13 Oma Kimbrough Linro Motorsports Buick 1:18.002 112.059
38 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 1:19.692 109.682
39 04 John Alexander Meacham Racing Ford 1:19.955 109.321
Provisional
40 98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet - -
Withdrew
WD 90 Troy Beebe Donlavey Racing Ford - -
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 12 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 20 running 180 $55,000
2 5 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 90 5 running 175 $33,900
3 13 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 90 0 running 165 $22,490
4 8 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 90 0 running 160 $16,980
5 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 90 16 running 160 $20,790
6 23 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 90 0 running 150 $12,775
7 1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 11 running 151 $22,380
8 10 40 Tommy Kendall Reno Enterprises Chevrolet 90 0 running 142 $6,570
9 11 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 138 $13,040
10 18 0 Irv Hoerr Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 90 3 running 139 $7,775
11 9 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 90 6 running 135 $10,040
12 6 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 90 0 running 127 $13,400
13 19 20 Rob Moroso (R) Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 90 0 running 124 $5,360
14 2 1 Terry Labonte Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 90 0 running 121 $8,270
15 17 94 Sterling Marlin Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 90 0 running 118 $8,555
16 25 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 89 0 running 115 $7,660
17 14 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 89 0 running 112 $10,940
18 28 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 89 0 running 109 $5,120
19 21 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 89 0 running 106 $12,165
20 26 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 88 0 running 103 $7,445
21 27 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 85 0 running 100 $10,335
22 38 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac 84 0 running 97 $3,225
23 16 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 82 1 accident 99 $4,130
24 20 17 Sarel van der Merwe Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 77 0 accident 91 $12,070
25 40 98 Butch Miller Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 75 0 engine 88 $4,085
26 36 2 Jerry O'Neil (R) U.S. Racing Pontiac 74 0 running 85 $2,975
27 15 38 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford 67 0 handling 82 $2,915
28 22 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 65 0 running 79 $5,705
29 31 57 Jimmy Spencer Osterlund Racing Pontiac 63 0 engine 76 $5,545
30 33 66 Dick Trickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 60 0 transmission 73 $5,435
31 30 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 52 0 throttle 70 $5,250
32 29 75 Rick Wilson RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 50 0 brakes 67 $5,160
33 32 54 Tommy Riggins Hakes–Welliver Racing Oldsmobile 48 0 transmission 64 $2,390
34 4 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 46 28 engine 71 $15,590
35 7 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 45 0 engine 58 $7,330
36 35 22 Rick Ware U.S. Racing Pontiac 42 0 brakes 55 $2,295
37 37 13 Oma Kimbrough Linro Motorsports Buick 40 0 oil leak 52 $2,240
38 39 04 John Alexander Meacham Racing Ford 35 0 oil leak 49 $2,210
39 34 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 33 0 transmission 46 $2,805
40 24 18 Greg Sacks Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14 0 accident 43 $2,145
Withdrew
WD 90 Troy Beebe Donlavey Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 13, 1990). "Rudd Snatches Victory For Slumping Team (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 9. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 13, 1990). "Rudd Snatches Victory For Slumping Team (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 14. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Sherman, Doug (August 13, 1990). "At Glen, happiness for Ricky Rudd is seeing no one in rear-view mirror (Part 1)". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 27. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Sherman, Doug (August 13, 1990). "At Glen, happiness for Ricky Rudd is seeing no one in rear-view mirror (Part 2)". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 31. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 10, 1990). "Trickle, Beebe Injured In Crash With Martin (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 33. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 10, 1990). "Trickle, Beebe Injured In Crash With Martin (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 35. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. August 9, 1990. p. 33. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 11, 1990). "Earnhardt Rolls To Track Record, 2nd Straight Pole (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 17. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 11, 1990). "Earnhardt Rolls To Track Record, 2nd Straight Pole (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 18. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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