1990 Checker 500 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1990 Checker 500 |
| Name of Track: | Phoenix International Raceway |
| Date: | November 4th |
Phoenix International Raceway or just PIR, is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It opened in 1964, but wasn't used by NASCAR until 1988, with the first race won by the late Alan Kulwicki, where he debuted his Polish Victory Lap).
It is an unusual tri-oval shape, more like a "D" shape. This is because the owner did not wish to alter the infield road course to accommodate a traditional NASCAR oval. It has since been used by the Indy Racing League and an infield road course has been used by the Grand American Road Racing Association.
In 2005, the track hosted a second NASCAR race, replacing the spring race formerly held at Darlington Raceway, in South Carolina.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.1990 Checker 500 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1990 Checker 500, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 3 | $72,100 | 312 | 0 | running | GM Goodwrench |
| 2 | Ken Schrader | 25 | 2 | $32,900 | 312 | 0 | running | Kodiak |
| 3 | Morgan Shepherd | 15 | 30 | $23,357 | 312 | 0 | running | Motorcraft |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | 10 | $21,500 | 312 | 0 | running | Tide |
| 5 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 12 | $19,775 | 312 | 0 | running | Coors |
| 6 | Alan Kulwicki | 7 | 11 | $12,225 | 312 | 0 | running | Zerex |
| 7 | Rick Mast | 98 | 7 | $10,250 | 312 | 0 | running | Banquet Frozen Foods |
| 8 | Geoffrey Bodine | 11 | 13 | $14,950 | 312 | 0 | running | Budweiser |
| 9 | Ernie Irvan | 4 | 17 | $10,150 | 312 | 0 | running | Kodak Film |
| 10 | Mark Martin | 6 | 8 | $14,875 | 312 | 0 | running | Folger's Coffee |
| 11 | Davey Allison | 28 | 4 | $13,350 | 312 | 0 | running | Havoline |
| 12 | Greg Sacks | 18 | 6 | $4,850 | 312 | 0 | running | Ultra Slim Fast |
| 13 | Terry Labonte | 1 | 23 | $8,650 | 312 | 0 | running | Skoal Classic |
| 14 | Derrike Cope | 10 | 20 | $9,450 | 311 | 0 | running | Purolator |
| 15 | Brett Bodine | 26 | 16 | $8,625 | 311 | 0 | running | Quaker State |
| 16 | Sterling Marlin | 94 | 15 | $7,525 | 310 | 0 | running | Sunoco |
| 17 | Dave Marcis | 71 | 19 | $7,200 | 310 | 0 | running | Big Apple Markets |
| 19 | Rick Wilson | 75 | 24 | $6,650 | 310 | 0 | running | Dinner Bell Foods |
| 21 | Chad Little | 20 | 22 | $4,450 | 309 | 0 | running | Crown Petroleum |
| 22 | Ted Musgrave | 2 | 25 | $5,375 | 309 | 0 | running | Wide World of Maps |
| 23 | Richard Petty | 43 | 36 | $4,300 | 308 | 0 | running | STP |
| 24 | Chuck Bown | 97 | 28 | $3,300 | 307 | 0 | running | Kellogg's Corn Flakes |
| 27 | Rodney Combs | 89 | 31 | $3,300 | 305 | 0 | running | Evinrude Outboards |
| 28 | Jim Bown | 57 | 41 | $3,950 | 304 | 0 | running | Heinz 57 |
| 29 | Brent Kaeding | 69 | 38 | $3,230 | 304 | 0 | running | Los Gatos Ferrari |
| 30 | Dale Jarrett | 21 | 21 | $6,395 | 299 | 0 | crash | Citgo |
| 31 | John Krebs | 99 | 43 | $3,835 | 293 | 0 | running | Skoal Racing |
| 32 | Ricky Rudd | 5 | 9 | $5,780 | 293 | 0 | running | Levi Garrett |
| 33 | Gary Collins | 29 | 39 | $3,125 | 280 | 0 | running | Custom Printing |
| 35 | Troy Beebe | 93 | 37 | $3,085 | 263 | 0 | crash | Taco Bell |
| 36 | Jeff Purvis | 51 | 34 | $3,055 | 256 | 0 | brakes | Plasti-Kote |
| 37 | Harry Gant | 33 | 26 | $10,045 | 152 | 0 | tires | Skoal Bandit |
| 38 | Rusty Wallace | 27 | 1 | $15,975 | 77 | 0 | engine | Miller Genuine Draft |
| 39 | Mike Chase | 23 | 35 | $3,000 | 70 | 0 | crash | Freymiller Trucking |
| 40 | Dick Trickle | 66 | 5 | $6,575 | 68 | 0 | engine | TropArtic |
| 41 | Kyle Petty | 42 | 27 | $9,975 | 48 | 0 | crash | Peak Antifreeze |
| 42 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 8 | 14 | $0 | 47 | 0 | crash | Snickers |
| 43 | Michael Waltrip | 30 | 29 | $4,975 | 47 | 0 | crash | Maxwell House Coffee |
