1990 Mello Yello 500

Race 26 of 29

Charlotte
334 laps
Time of race: 3:38:44
Average speed of winner: 137.428 mph
Margin of victory: 2.59 sec.
Lead changes: 14 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
Lap leaders: B. Bodine 1, Irvan 2-8, B. Bodine 9-10, Elliott 11-63, D. Waltrip 64, G. Bodine 65-67, Elliott 68-234, Gant 235, Elliott 236-258, Allison 259-303, Shepherd 304-305, B. Bodine 306, K. Petty 307-309, M. Waltrip 310-322, Allison 323-334

Race notes: First pole for Brett Bodine.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	Elder		334	2	57	running	90650	180
2	33	Morgan Shepherd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Wingo		334	1	2	running	51800	175
3	36	Michael Waltrip	30	Maxwell House	Pontiac	Bahari	Ingle		334	1	13	running	38100	170
4	20	Kyle Petty	42	Peak Antifreeze	Pontiac	SABCO	Nelson		334	1	3	running	30450	165
5	41	Alan Kulwicki	7	Zerex	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		334	0	0	running	24757	155
6	16	Ricky Rudd	5	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		334	0	0	running	18425	150
7	13	Derrike Cope	10	Purolator	Chevrolet	Whitcomb	Buddy Parrott		334	0	0	running	17400	146
8	1	Brett Bodine	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein	McReynolds	174.385	334	3	4	running	35600	147
9	25	Darrell Waltrip	17	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Hammond		334	1	1	running	18900	143
10	11	Dale Jarrett	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		333	0	0	running	14625	134
11	14	Rick Wilson	75	Dinner Bell Foods	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		333	0	0	running	11350	130
12	17	Jack Pennington	47	Sandoz Chemicals	Oldsmobile	Close			333	0	0	running	7650	127
13	39	Dave Marcis	71	Big Apple Market	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis		331	0	0	running	10800	124
14	6	Mark Martin	6	Folgers	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		331	0	0	running	13600	121
15	9	Bill Elliott	9	Coors	Ford	Melling	Beam		331	3	243	running	59150	128
16	21	Sterling Marlin	94	Sunoco	Oldsmobile	Hagan	Steve Lloyd		330	0	0	running	7925	115
17	19	Terry Labonte	1	Skoal Classic	Oldsmobile	Richard Jackson	Champion		330	0	0	running	7475	112
18	29	Phil Parsons	83	Baja Boats	Oldsmobile	Speed			330	0	0	running	4225	0
19	22	Larry Pearson	41	GM Production Auction	Chevrolet	Hedrick			329	0	0	running	4075	106
20	18	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Inman		329	0	0	running	5425	103
21	24	Mickey Gibbs	01	Special Days Inn	Ford	Don Gibbs			324	0	0	running	3775	100
22	37	Eddie Bierschwale	23	Autofinders	Oldsmobile	Bierschwale			323	0	0	running	3650	97
23	30	Jimmy Horton	44	Group 44	Pontiac	Tullius			323	0	0	running	3525	94
24	32	Chuck Bown	97	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Tex Powell			322	0	0	running	3450	91
25	15	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		320	0	0	running	12275	88
26	2	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	Leo Jackson	Petree		303	1	1	engine	15500	90
27	3	Ernie Irvan	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover		286	1	7	running	11200	87
28	28	Bobby Hamilton	68	Country Time	Pontiac	Mark Smith			277	0	0	running	3200	79
29	10	Hut Stricklin	12	Raybestos Brakes	Buick	Allison	Fennig		251	0	0	engine	4300	76
30	8	Dick Trickle	66	TropArtic	Pontiac	Yarborough			245	0	0	accident	7100	73
31	38	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Snickers	Buick	Stavola Brothers	Hyde		244	0	0	accident	5750	70
32	40	Mark Stahl	82	Hooters	Ford	Stahl			244	0	0	running	3000	67
33	23	Jimmy Hensley	20	Crown Petroleum	Oldsmobile	Moroso			240	0	0	carburetor	3625	0
34	27	Rick Mast	98	Banquet Foods	Chevrolet	Carter	Carter		235	0	0	valve	3550	61
35	4	Ken Schrader	25	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Broome		205	0	0	engine	12365	58
36	7	Geoff Bodine	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Brewer		183	1	3	camshaft	12285	60
37	26	Buddy Baker	90	Harris Teeter	Ford	Donlavey	Donlavey		169	0	0	rear end	2810	52
38	12	Rusty Wallace	27	Miller Genuine Draft	Pontiac	Beadle	Makar		133	0	0	engine	11995	49
39	35	Jimmy Means	52	Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac	Means	Darrell Bryant		126	0	0	overheating	3410	46
40	31	Chad Little	19	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Ford	Little			98	0	0	accident	2775	43
41	34	Jimmy Spencer	57	Heinz	Pontiac	Osterlund			97	0	0	accident	3375	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Mark Martin	3990	26	3	3	16	21
2	Dale Earnhardt	3941	26	4	8	16	20
3	Bill Elliott	3541	26	2	1	10	14
4	Geoff Bodine	3535	26	2	3	9	16
5	Rusty Wallace	3412	26	0	2	9	15
6	Kyle Petty	3308	26	2	1	2	14
7	Ricky Rudd	3273	26	2	1	8	14
8	Morgan Shepherd	3217	26	0	0	5	14
9	Ernie Irvan	3171	26	3	1	6	10
10	Alan Kulwicki	3122	26	1	0	4	10
11	Davey Allison	3119	26	0	2	5	10
12	Ken Schrader	3112	26	2	0	5	12
13	Brett Bodine	3101	26	1	1	5	9
14	Sterling Marlin	3073	26	0	0	5	9
15	Terry Labonte	3023	26	0	0	4	9
16	Michael Waltrip	2978	26	0	0	5	10
17	Harry Gant	2859	25	0	1	5	8
18	Derrike Cope	2823	26	0	2	2	6
19	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2793	26	0	0	1	4
20	Dick Trickle	2713	26	1	0	2	4
21	Dave Marcis	2672	26	0	0	0	0
22	Jimmy Spencer	2579	26	0	0	0	2
23	Darrell Waltrip	2546	20	0	0	3	9
24	Rick Wilson	2387	26	0	0	1	3
25	Butch Miller	2377	23	0	0	0	1