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.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 14 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
.jpeg) 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 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
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
editTwo 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
editRace results
editStandings after the race
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References
edit- ^ Higgins, Tom (June 25, 1990). "Earnhardt Back On Track (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 9. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (June 25, 1990). "Earnhardt Back On Track (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 11. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Crowe, Steve (June 25, 1990). "Terminator conquers MIS (Part 1)". Detroit Free Press. p. 43. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Crowe, Steve (June 25, 1990). "Terminator conquers MIS (Part 2)". Detroit Free Press. p. 48. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. June 22, 1990. p. 24. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (June 23, 1990). "Kulwicki Confident Despite Hard Luck (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 15. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (June 23, 1990). "Kulwicki Confident Despite Hard Luck (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 17. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.