1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300
12th race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Motor car race
The 1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 was the 12th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the second race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston West Series season, and the second iteration of the event . The race was held on Sunday, June 10, 1990, before an audience of 62,000 at the Grand Prix layout of Sears Point Raceway , a 2.52 miles (4.06 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 74 laps to complete. At race's end, Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his 18th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
The layout of Sears Point Raceway used by NASCAR at the time.
Sears Point Raceway is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Watkins Glen International . The standard road course at Sears Point Raceway is a 12-turn course that is 2.52 miles (4.06 km) long;[ 5] the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute , which bypassed turns 5 and 6, shortening the course to 1.95 miles (3.14 km). The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout.[ 6] In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn , 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 miles (3.20 km).[ 7]
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 8, at 4:00 PM EST . Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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, June 9, at 1:00 PM EST . As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-40 would be decided on time,[ 8] 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; which was two for cars in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and two extra provisionals for the NASCAR Winston West Series.
Ricky Rudd , driving for Hendrick Motorsports , would win the pole, setting a time of 1:39.743 and an average speed of 90.954 miles per hour (146.376 km/h) in the first round.[ 9] [ 10]
Four drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
Winnings
1
11
27
Rusty Wallace
Blue Max Racing
Pontiac
74
42
running
185
$69,100
2
5
6
Mark Martin
Roush Racing
Ford
74
0
running
170
$34,000
3
1
5
Ricky Rudd
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
74
13
running
170
$28,675
4
26
11
Geoff Bodine
Junior Johnson & Associates
Ford
74
0
running
160
$20,650
5
31
8
Bobby Hillin Jr.
Stavola Brothers Racing
Buick
74
4
running
160
$17,007
6
17
94
Sterling Marlin
Hagan Racing
Oldsmobile
74
0
running
150
$12,475
7
2
4
Ernie Irvan
Morgan–McClure Motorsports
Oldsmobile
74
7
running
151
$12,700
8
28
0
Irv Hoerr
Precision Products Racing
Oldsmobile
74
0
running
142
$7,000
9
20
30
Michael Waltrip
Bahari Racing
Pontiac
74
0
running
138
$10,600
10
14
75
Rick Wilson
RahMoc Enterprises
Oldsmobile
74
0
running
134
$12,225
11
21
7
Alan Kulwicki
AK Racing
Ford
74
0
running
130
$9,400
12
16
12
Hut Stricklin
Bobby Allison Motorsports
Buick
74
0
running
127
$6,800
13
19
10
Derrike Cope
Whitcomb Racing
Chevrolet
74
0
running
124
$10,000
14
10
21
Dale Jarrett
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
74
0
running
121
$5,800
15
37
09
Terry Fisher
Midgley Racing
Pontiac
74
0
running
118
$4,575
16
13
42
Kyle Petty
SABCO Racing
Pontiac
74
0
running
115
$10,925
17
36
18
Stan Barrett
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
74
0
running
112
$3,850
18
7
25
Ken Schrader
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
74
0
running
109
$10,825
19
41
33
Harry Gant
Leo Jackson Motorsports
Oldsmobile
74
0
running
106
$10,800
20
29
73
Bill Schmitt
Schmitt Racing
Chevrolet
74
0
running
103
$6,650
21
4
9
Bill Elliott
Melling Racing
Ford
74
0
running
100
$12,600
22
42
2
Jim Bown
U.S. Racing
Chevrolet
73
0
running
0
$6,675
23
35
99
John Krebs
KC Racing
Pontiac
73
0
running
94
$4,600
24
15
28
Davey Allison
Robert Yates Racing
Ford
72
0
running
91
$10,580
25
38
23
Mike Chase
Freymiller Racing
Buick
72
4
running
93
$3,575
26
32
43
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Pontiac
71
0
running
85
$4,420
27
40
57
Jimmy Spencer
Osterlund Racing
Pontiac
71
0
running
82
$6,300
28
43
24
Butch Gilliland
Gilliland Racing
Chevrolet
71
0
running
79
$4,200
29
8
15
Morgan Shepherd
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
70
0
engine
76
$6,165
30
33
93
Troy Beebe
Beebe Racing
Buick
70
0
running
73
$3,475
31
30
98
Butch Miller
Travis Carter Enterprises
Chevrolet
68
0
running
70
$4,075
32
22
71
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
67
0
running
67
$6,025
33
12
17
Darrell Waltrip
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
65
0
running
64
$12,375
34
3
3
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
65
0
running
61
$12,650
35
9
1
Terry Labonte
Precision Products Racing
Oldsmobile
62
0
clutch
58
$5,935
36
34
76
Bill Sedgwick
Spears Motorsports
Chevrolet
61
0
running
55
$3,305
37
23
19
Chad Little
Little Racing
Ford
60
0
running
52
$3,295
38
6
40
Tommy Kendall
Reno Enterprises
Chevrolet
46
4
accident
54
$4,025
39
27
66
Dick Trickle
Cale Yarborough Motorsports
Pontiac
41
0
engine
46
$6,250
40
44
44
Jack Sellers
Emerson Racing
Buick
41
0
running
0
$3,225
41
18
26
Brett Bodine
King Racing
Buick
38
0
accident
40
$5,225
42
24
20
Rob Moroso (R)
Moroso Racing
Oldsmobile
17
0
accident
37
$3,975
43
39
34
Ted Kennedy
Emerson Racing
Oldsmobile
11
0
oil line
34
$3,225
44
25
04
Hershel McGriff
Lipseia Racing
Pontiac
2
0
engine
31
$3,225
Failed to qualify
45
52
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Pontiac
46
84
J. C. Danielsen
Danielsen Racing
Ford
47
22
St. James Davis
St. James Racing
Buick
48
03
Mike Hickingbottom
Hickingbottom Racing
Pontiac
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos
Driver
Points
1
1
Mark Martin
1,800
1
2
Morgan Shepherd
1,738 (-62)
1
3
Rusty Wallace
1,688 (-112)
1
4
Dale Earnhardt
1,664 (–136)
5
Geoff Bodine
1,644 (–156)
6
Kyle Petty
1,594 (–206)
2
7
Ken Schrader
1,555 (–245)
8
Bill Elliott
1,546 (–254)
2
9
Darrell Waltrip
1,517 (–283)
10
Ernie Irvan
1,504 (–296)
Official driver's standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ Higgins, Tom (June 11, 1990). "Wallace Returns, Conquers Sears Point Course (Part 1)" . The Charlotte Observer . p. 9. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Higgins, Tom (June 11, 1990). "Wallace Returns, Conquers Sears Point Course (Part 2)" . The Charlotte Observer . p. 11. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Leef, Ralph (June 11, 1990). "The road was Rusty's (Part 1)" . The Press Democrat . p. 15. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Leef, Ralph (June 11, 1990). "The road was Rusty's (Part 2)" . The Press Democrat . p. 19. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sears Point" . www.gt-racing.co.uk . Retrieved November 13, 2021 .
^ "Passing is tough in Chute | chronicle.augusta.com" . June 7, 2011. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2021 .
^ "SEARS POINT BREAKS GROUND ON MODIFIED CHUTE - RacingWest" . September 29, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2021 .
^ "NASCAR today" . The Charlotte Observer . June 8, 1990. p. 16. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Higgins, Tom (June 9, 1990). "Favored Rudd Top Qualifier On Road Course (Part 1)" . The Charlotte Observer . p. 75. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Higgins, Tom (June 9, 1990). "Favored Rudd Top Qualifier On Road Course (Part 2)" . The Charlotte Observer . p. 76. Retrieved March 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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