1990 GM Goodwrench 500

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North Carolina Motor Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor

1 |Terry Labonte |Precision Products Racing |Oldsmobile |Skoal

01 |Mickey Gibbs |Gibbs Racing |Ford |Special Days Inn

2 |Rick Mast |U.S. Racing |Pontiac |Prego

3 |Dale Earnhardt |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |GM Goodwrench Service Plus

4 |Phil Parsons |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 |Mike Alexander |Bobby Allison Motorsports |Buick |Raybestos

15 |Morgan Shepherd |Bud Moore Engineering |Ford |Motorcraft

16 |Larry Pearson |Pearson Racing |Buick |Pearson Racing

17 |Darrell Waltrip |Hendrick Motorsports |Chevrolet |Tide

20 |Rob Moroso (R) |Moroso Racing |Oldsmobile |Crown Central Petroleum

21 |Neil Bonnett |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

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

70 |J. D. McDuffie |McDuffie Racing |Pontiac |McDuffie Racing

71 |Dave Marcis |Marcis Auto Racing |Chevrolet |Big Apple Market

75 |Rick Wilson |RahMoc Enterprises |Oldsmobile |Dinner Bell Foods

82 |Mark Stahl |Stahl Racing |Ford |Auto Bell Car Wash

90 |Ernie Irvan |Donlavey Racing |Ford |Donlavey Racing

91 |Terri O'Connell{{Efn|Listed as J. T. Hayes per NASCAR|name=fn1|group=lower-alpha}} |Donlavey Racing |Ford |Crossroads City of Cornith

93 |Charlie Baker |Baker Racing |Buick |Baker Racing

94 |Sterling Marlin |Hagan Racing |Oldsmobile |Sunoco

98 |Butch Miller |Travis Carter Enterprises |Chevrolet |Banquet Foods

Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, March 1, at 2:30 PM EST. Originally, the first 20 positions were going to be determined by first round qualifying, with positions 21-40 meant to be determined the following day on Friday, March 2.{{Cite news |date=March 1, 1990 |title=NASCAR today |pages=23 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120679014/nascar-today/ |access-date=March 12, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} However, due to rain, the second round was cancelled. As a result, the rest of the starting lineup was set using the results from the first round. 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.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=March 3, 1990 |title=D. Allison Hospitalized After Fainting (Part 1) |pages=71 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120679330/d-allison-hospitalized-after-fainting/ |access-date=March 12, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=March 3, 1990 |title=D. Allison Hospitalized After Fainting (Part 2) |pages=75 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120679357/d-allison-hospitalized-after-fainting/ |access-date=March 12, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}

Kyle Petty, driving for SABCO Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 24.613 and an average speed of {{Convert|148.751|mph|km/h}} in the first round.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=March 2, 1990 |title=Petty Rolls To Rockingham Pole (Part 1) |pages=21 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120679528/petty-rolls-to-rockingham-pole-part-1/ |access-date=March 12, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=March 2, 1990 |title=Petty Rolls To Rockingham Pole (Part 2) |pages=26 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120679585/petty-rolls-to-rockingham-pole-part-2/ |access-date=March 12, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}

No drivers would fail to qualify.

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos ! Driver ! Points
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | style="text-align:center;"| 474
align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Rusty Wallace | style="text-align:center;"| 466 (-8)
align="left"| 10px 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Morgan Shepherd | style="text-align:center;"| 426 (-48)
align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | Ricky Rudd | style="text-align:center;"| 410 (–64)
align="left"| 10px 11 | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | Kyle Petty | style="text-align:center;"| 406 (–68)
align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | Jimmy Spencer | style="text-align:center;"| 403 (–71)
align="left"| 10px 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | Bill Elliott | style="text-align:center;"| 399 (–75)
align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | Darrell Waltrip | style="text-align:center;"| 398 (–76)
align="left"|10px 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | Sterling Marlin | style="text-align:center;"| 395 (–79)
align="left"| 10px 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | Geoff Bodine | style="text-align:center;"| 387 (–87)
class="sortbottom" !colspan="9"|[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120667917/nascar-standings/ Official driver's standings]

• Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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