1990 Daytona 500
| Race details | |||
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| Race 1 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Track map of Daytona International Speedway showing mainly the speedway.
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| Date | February 18, 1990 | ||
| Location |
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) |
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| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (800 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 82 °F (28 °C); wind speeds approaching 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 165.761 miles per hour (266.766 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 196.515 miles per hour (316.260 km/h) | ||
| Qualifying race winners | |||
| Duel 1 Winner | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Duel 2 Winner | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 155 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS Sports | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 7.3/20 (10.5 million viewers) |
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The 1990 Daytona 500, the 32nd running of the event, was held on February 18, 1990 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida over 200 laps on the 2.5 mile (4 km) asphalt tri-oval. The first race of the 1990 Winston Cup Series season, it was won by Bob Whitcomb's entrant Derrike Cope. Terry Labonte finished second, followed by Bill Elliott, Ricky Rudd, and Dale Earnhardt.
Ken Schrader won the pole with a speed of 196.515 miles per hour (316.260 km/h). In the Thursday Gatorade 125-mile qualifier, he crashed on the last lap and had to use a backup car on Sunday. He quickly passed several cars at the start. By the first caution flag, Schrader had driven up to second place. Geoff Bodine led the first lap of the race and the season. There were two Days of Thunder cars in the field, completing 100 miles before parking the cars to the garage. Those cars were not listed in the official race results.
On Lap 27, Richard Petty (who started a promising 11th) spun ahead of Phil Parsons while running 13th. The spin left him with all four tires flat, meaning The King would need a wrecker to take him to the pits for new tires, and he would finish well down the order. During the yellow, Davey Allison (running 6th) pitted with the leaders and hit the pit wall as he slid the tires. This was unnoticed by the television broadcast for several minutes; no injuries were reported but Mike Joy confirmed left front toe damage.
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