1990 Mello Yello 500
26th race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1990 Mello Yello 500 was the 26th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 7, 1990, before an audience of 158,400 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. Taking advantage of a misfortunate Bill Elliott, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would manage to dominate the final 76 laps of the race to take his eighth 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, Bud Moore Engineering driver Morgan Shepherd and Bahari Racing driver Michael Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 26 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | October 7, 1990 | ||
Official name | 31st Annual Mello Yello 500 | ||
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
Average speed | 137.428 miles per hour (221.169 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 158,400 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | King Racing | ||
Time | 30.966 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
Laps | 243 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier, Johnny Hayes, Chris Economaki | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
With a poor finish from championship contender Dale Earnhardt, Mark Martin managed to increase his driver championship points lead by 33 points, to a total of 49 points.[5]