1990 Pontiac 200 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1990 Pontiac 200
Name of Track:	Darlington Raceway
Date:	March 31st

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.

Looks Like An Egg

It was the first superspeedway built with NASCAR racing in mind and is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.

Largest Field of Racers

Darlington has an interesting history. When the 1.366 mile long track first opened over a half-century ago, it was not uncommon for there to be 80 or more entrants in a race; this was curtailed over the years as NASCAR adopted a more uniform set of guidelines with regard to the number of cars which could qualify for a race.

Flip-Flop

In recent years the track has been reconfigured; what was the front stretch is now the back stretch, and the turns have been renumbered accordingly. Seating has been increased to approximately 60,000; it has been limited by the proximity of a railroad track to the facility, a highway behind the back stretch, and the still-present pond.

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1990 Pontiac 200 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1990 Pontiac 200, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Harry Gant	7	3	$13,875	147	running	Skoal
2	Bobby Labonte	44	4	$7,732	147	running	Penrose Firecracker
3	Ken Schrader	52	25	$4,350	147	running	Kodiak
4	L.D. Ottinger	2	10	$6,282	147	running	Detroit Gasket
5	Jimmy Hensley	25	2	$3,882	147	running	Crown / Fast Fare
6	Darrell Waltrip	17	5	$2,000	147	running	Exxon Superflo
7	Tommy Houston	6	32	$4,557	147	running	Rose's Stores
8	Kenny Wallace	36	1	$2,957	146	running	Cox Treated Lumber
9	Jeff Burton	12	6	$2,482	146	running	Ard Motorsports
10	Ed Berrier	4	17	$1,150	146	running	Hayes Jewelers
12	Bobby Hamilton	8	31	$3,957	146	running	Filmar Racing
13	Chuck Bown	63	9	$2,157	146	running	Nescafe Classic
14	Rick Mast	22	15	$975	146	running	Raven Boats
15	Brad Teague	75	7	$1,400	145	running	U-Can Rent
16	Jack Ingram	11	26	$2,032	145	running	Skoal
17	Clifford Allison	34	38	$2,007	145	running	Gwaltney Meats
18	Tommy Ellis	99	11	$3,707	145	running	Goo Goo Clusters
19	Joe Nemechek	87	13	$1,907	145	running	Master Machine & Tool
20	Steve Grissom	31	35	$1,832	144	running	Big Mama Meat Snacks
21	Robert Pressley	59	39	$1,007	143	running	Alliance Training Centers
22	Ben Hess	9	29	$750	142	running	Texas Pete Sauces
24	Bobby Dotter	8	36	$1,402	142	running	Team R Racing
26	Jamie Aube	41	41	$1,382	139	running	Mountain Racing
27	Elton Sawyer	27	22	$3,122	123	running	Chisholm Boots
28	Geoffrey Bodine	1	27	$680	105	engine	Budweiser
29	Dale Earnhardt	3	16	$920	102	engine	GM Goodwrench
30	Ward Burton	5	30	$1,342	99	running	Golden Skillet
31	Davey Allison	28	21	$650	68	engine	Humminbird
32	Ed Ferree	39	37	$640	67	engine	Cochran
35	Dale Jarrett	32	12	$610	22	crash	Nestle Crunch
36	Mark Martin	1	20	$600	21	crash	Carolina Ford Dealers
37	Kyle Petty	42	18	$590	21	crash	Ames Stores
38	Dave Rezendes	79	8	$1,262	21	engine	K.R. Rezendes, Inc.
39	Ronald Cooper	56	14	$2,320	20	crash	Speedway Motorsports
40	Frank Fleming	33	23	$550	16	engine	Primland Hunting Resort
41	Davey Johnson	26	40	$1,231	4	handling	Daily's Juices