Official name Heinz Southern 500 | ||
Date September 2, 1990 (1990-September-02) Location Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km) Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km) Weather Hot with temperatures reaching up to 88 °F (31 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 11.39 miles per hour (18.33 km/h) | ||
The 1990 Heinz Southern 500, the 41st running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 2, 1990 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the 21st race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing won the race.
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The traditional Labor Day event saw Dale Earnhardt capture the Richard Childress Racing's fourth pole of the season before winning the race. Even with an ill-handling racecar, Earnhardt recovered, made up a lost lap and then having to battle a vibrating tire to outrun Ernie Irvan to the checkered flag. With the $200,000 payday, Dale became the first race car driver in history to pass the $11,000,000 mark in career winnings. During the race, Morgan Shepherd and Ken Schrader made contact, sending Schrader into the wall. An angry Schrader returned to the race, and rammed Shepherd into the wall, knocking both drivers out of the race.
Phillip Duffie made his only NASCAR appearance at this race.