1990 Valleydale Meats 500
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}{{Short description|Sixth race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=NASWINSTON|First_Team=Robert Yates Racing|Pole_Time=16.519|Official_name=30th Annual Valleydale Meats 500|Caption=The 1990 Valleydale Meats 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace.|Season_No=29|Race_No=6|Pole_Driver=Ernie Irvan|Pole_Team=Morgan-McClure Motorsports|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Announcers=Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons|Network=ESPN|Avg={{convert|87.258|mph|km/h}}|Most_laps=167|Most_Team=Hendrick Motorsports|First_Driver=Davey Allison|Location=Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway|Most_Driver=Darrell Waltrip|Car=28|Scheduled_laps=500|Course_km=0.858|Distance_laps=500|Scheduled_km=428.89|Distance_km=428.89|Scheduled_mi=266.5|Date=April 8|Course_mi=0.533|Race_Name=Valleydale Meats 500|Year=1990|Distance_mi=266.5|Attendance=57,800|Image=1990 Valleydale Meats 500.jpeg}}
The 1990 Valleydale Meats 500 was the sixth stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 8, 1990, before an audience of 57,800 in Bristol, Tennessee, at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would manage to best out Roush Racing driver Mark Martin by a margin of {{Convert|8|in|cm}} at the finish of the race to take his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=April 9, 1990 |title=Allison Wins A Thriller At Bristol (Part 1) |pages=9 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120862741/allison-wins-a-thriller-at-bristol/ |access-date=March 14, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=April 9, 1990 |title=Allison Wins A Thriller At Bristol (Part 2) |pages=13 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120862790/allison-wins-a-thriller-at-bristol-part/ |access-date=March 14, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Bruce |first=Kenny |date=April 9, 1990 |title=Allison wins at B.I.R. (Part 1) |pages=11 |work=Kingsport Times-News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120887256/allison-wins-at-bir-part-1/ |access-date=March 15, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Bruce |first=Kenny |date=April 9, 1990 |title=Allison wins at B.I.R. (Part 2) |pages=12 |work=Kingsport Times-News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120899552/allison-wins-at-bir-part-2/ |access-date=March 15, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd would finish third.
Background
File:Bristol_Motor_Speedway_map.png, the venue where the race was held.]]
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
= Entry list =
Qualifying
Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was scheduled to be held on Friday, April 6, at 4:00 PM EST. However, due to rain, the first round was cancelled, and qualifying was condensed into one round, which was held on Saturday, April 7, at 1:00 PM EST.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=April 7, 1990 |title=Bristol Qualifying Washes Out |pages=25 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120899627/bristol-qualifying-washes-out/ |access-date=March 15, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} Each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 1–30 would be decided on time,{{Cite news |date=April 6, 1990 |title=NASCAR today |pages=36 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120899606/nascar-today/ |access-date=March 15, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} 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.
Ernie Irvan, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 16.519 and an average speed of {{Convert|116.157|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=April 8, 1990 |title=Surprising Irvan Gets Bristol Pole |pages=39 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120899670/surprising-irvan-gets-bristol-pole/ |access-date=March 15, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
Two drivers would fail to qualify.
= Full qualifying results =
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
1
|4 |16.519 |116.157 |
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2
|11 |Ford |16.555 |115.905 |
3
|6 |Ford |16.633 |115.361 |
4
|42 |16.650 |115.243 |
5
|94 |16.662 |115.160 |
6
|66 |16.692 |114.953 |
7
|15 |Ford |16.704 |114.871 |
8
|2 |16.717 |114.781 |
9
|3 |16.724 |114.733 |
10
|17 |16.742 |114.610 |
11
|9 |Ford |16.747 |114.576 |
12
|21 |Ford |16.749 |114.562 |
13
|5 |16.810 |114.146 |
14
|1 |16.813 |114.126 |
15
|8 |16.824 |114.051 |
16
|71 |16.835 |113.977 |
17
|25 |16.848 |113.889 |
18
|26 |16.851 |113.869 |
19
|28 |Ford |16.856 |113.835 |
20
|30 |16.874 |113.713 |
21
|7 |Ford |16.876 |113.700 |
22
|10 |16.923 |113.384 |
23
|27 |16.933 |113.317 |
24
|20 |Rob Moroso (R) |16.933 |113.317 |
25
|75 |16.937 |113.290 |
26
|57 |16.982 |112.990 |
27
|52 |17.036 |112.632 |
28
|43 |17.057 |112.493 |
29
|12 |17.103 |112.191 |
30
|70 |17.119 |112.086 |
colspan="7" |Provisionals |
31
|33 | -* | -* |
32
|98 | -* | -* |
colspan="7" |Failed to qualify |
33
|19 |Ford | -* | -* |
34
|16 | -* | -* |
colspan="7" |[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120858077/todays-lineup/ Official starting lineup] |
Race results
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!Fin !St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts !Winnings |
1
|19 |28 |Ford |500 |109 |running |180 |$50,100 |
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2
|3 |6 |Ford |500 |0 |running |170 |$31,300 |
3
|13 |5 |500 |0 |running |165 |$19,775 |
4
|14 |1 |500 |0 |running |160 |$13,500 |
5
|25 |75 |500 |0 |running |155 |$13,857 |
6
|17 |25 |500 |0 |running |150 |$11,675 |
7
|5 |94 |500 |31 |running |151 |$8,850 |
8
|7 |15 |Ford |499 |0 |running |142 |$8,475 |
9
|10 |17 |499 |167 |running |148 |$25,500 |
10
|4 |42 |499 |55 |running |139 |$11,900 |
11
|12 |21 |Ford |493 |39 |running |135 |$8,300 |
12
|8 |2 |489 |0 |running |127 |$8,225 |
13
|6 |66 |488 |0 |running |124 |$7,950 |
14
|32 |98 |486 |0 |running |121 |$4,000 |
15
|16 |71 |471 |2 |running |123 |$7,025 |
16
|1 |4 |471 |16 |running |120 |$8,800 |
17
|11 |9 |Ford |465 |0 |running |112 |$10,850 |
18
|26 |57 |456 |0 |running |109 |$6,050 |
19
|9 |3 |451 |0 |running |106 |$10,990 |
20
|20 |30 |442 |0 |running |103 |$6,725 |
21
|15 |8 |433 |41 |running |105 |$5,725 |
22
|18 |26 |421 |0 |running |97 |$5,620 |
23
|29 |12 |399 |0 |running |94 |$3,400 |
24
|2 |11 |Ford |383 |40 |running |96 |$11,225 |
25
|31 |33 |342 |0 |running |88 |$9,080 |
26
|28 |43 |328 |0 |engine |85 |$3,900 |
27
|30 |70 |290 |0 |engine |82 |$3,210 |
28
|23 |27 |220 |0 |accident |79 |$12,375 |
29
|27 |52 |202 |0 |camshaft |76 |$3,745 |
30
|24 |20 |Rob Moroso (R) |169 |0 |accident |73 |$3,850 |
31
|21 |7 |Ford |126 |0 |oil pan |70 |$4,600 |
32
|22 |10 |56 |0 |accident |67 |$7,300 |
colspan="11" |Failed to qualify |
33
! rowspan="2" | |19 |Ford ! colspan="5" rowspan="2" | |
34
|16 |
colspan="11" |[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120852578/sundays-results/ Official race results] |
Standings after the race
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;Drivers' Championship standings
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! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
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align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 945 |
align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 903 (-42) |
align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 824 (-121) |
align="left"| 10px 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 824 (–121) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 804 (–141) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 796 (–149) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 789 (–156) |
align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 766 (–179) |
align="left"| 10px 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 764 (–181) |
align="left"| 10px 4
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 750 (–195) |
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!colspan="9"|[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120855912/nascar-standings/ Official driver's standings] |
- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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References
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