1990 Gatorade 200 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1990 Gatorade 200
Name of Track:	Darlington Raceway
Date:	September 1st

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 Gatorade 200 NASCAR Race Results

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

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Dale Jarrett	32	28	$13,925	147	running	Nestle Crunch
2	Harry Gant	7	18	$6,200	147	running	Skoal
3	Michael Waltrip	92	25	$4,550	147	running	Motorsports Designs
4	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	42	13	$0	147	running	Splitfire
5	Jimmy Hensley	25	7	$7,350	147	running	Fast Fare
6	Morgan Shepherd	9	19	$2,100	147	running	Texas Pete Hot Sauce
7	Davey Allison	28	6	$1,800	147	running	Humminbird
9	Kenny Wallace	36	14	$3,550	146	running	Cox Treated Lumber
10	Bobby Labonte	44	17	$3,150	146	running	Penrose Firecracker
11	Tommy Ellis	99	10	$4,675	146	running	Goo Goo Clusters
12	Sterling Marlin	48	30	$1,200	146	running	Motorsports Designs
13	Chuck Bown	63	27	$4,425	146	running	Nescafe Classic
15	L.D. Ottinger	2	4	$4,225	146	running	Detroit Gasket
16	Steve Grissom	31	21	$1,550	145	running	Big Mama Meat Snacks
17	Jimmy Spencer	77	38	$925	145	running	Huffman Racing
18	Robert Pressley	59	24	$2,220	145	running	Alliance Training Centers
19	Jeff Burton	12	12	$2,150	145	running	Armour Meats
20	Joe Nemechek	87	20	$2,050	145	running	NEMCO
21	Bobby Hamilton	8	23	$3,725	145	running	TIC Olds
22	Ed Berrier	33	26	$1,900	144	running	Pharo's Truck Stop
25	Jack Sprague	34	3	$3,510	143	running	Cicci Racing
27	Rick Mast	22	2	$1,340	139	running	Raven Boats
28	Mark Martin	1	5	$980	126	engine	Carolina Ford Dealers
29	Bobby Dotter	8	34	$1,320	126	running	Team R Racing
30	Dave Rezendes	79	16	$1,310	125	running	K.R. Rezendes, Inc.
31	Ken Schrader	52	9	$700	119	heating	Kodiak
32	Gary Balough	4	32	$690	102	engine	Metro Trucks
33	Greg Sacks	17	1	$980	100	engine	Exxon Superflo
34	Ernie Irvan	75	31	$670	93	engine	U-Can Rent
35	Hal Goodson	98	39	$660	90	running	Downtown Radio
37	Tommy Houston	6	29	$2,990	73	engine	Rose's Stores
38	Dale Earnhardt	3	22	$630	51	engine	GM Goodwrench
39	Jack Ingram	11	36	$1,225	41	engine	Skoal
40	Ward Burton	5	11	$1,200	20	engine	Burton Racing
41	Elton Sawyer	27	15	$2,750	11	crash	Gwaltney's Big 8's