1990 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1990 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 29 races across 16 tracks, with 14 different drivers reaching victory lane. Dale Earnhardt captured the championship driving a Chevrolet.

Total Races

Different Winners

Dale Earnhardt

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chevrolet: 13, Ford: 11, Pontiac: 3, Buick: 1, Oldsmobile: 1

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Derrike Cope	Chevrolet	42
2	Pontiac 400	Richmond Raceway	Mark Martin	Ford	36
3	Goodwrench 500	Rockingham Speedway	Kyle Petty	Pontiac	38
4	Motorcraft 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	40
5	TranSouth 500	Darlington Raceway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	40
6	Valleydale Meats 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Davey Allison	Ford	32
7	First Union 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Brett Bodine	Buick	32
8	Hanes 500	Martinsville Speedway	Geoffrey Bodine	Ford	32
9	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	40
10	Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	42
11	Budweiser 500	Dover International Speedway	Derrike Cope	Chevrolet	36
12	Banquet Frozen Foods 300k	Sonoma Raceway	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	44
13	Miller Genuine Draft 500	Pocono Raceway	Harry Gant	Oldsmobile	40
14	Miller 400	Michigan International Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	40
15	Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	40
16	AC SparkPlug 500	Pocono Raceway	Geoffrey Bodine	Ford	40
17	DieHard 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	42
18	Budweiser At The Glen	Watkins Glen International	Ricky Rudd	Chevrolet	40
19	Champion 400	Michigan International Speedway	Mark Martin	Ford	41
20	Busch 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Ernie Irvan	Chevrolet	32
21	Heinz Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	40
22	Miller High Life 400	Richmond Raceway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	36
23	Peak 500	Dover International Speedway	Bill Elliott	Ford	40
24	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway	Geoffrey Bodine	Ford	31
25	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Mark Martin	Ford	32
26	Mello Yello 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Davey Allison	Ford	41
27	ACDelco 500	Rockingham Speedway	Alan Kulwicki	Ford	40
28	Checker 500	Phoenix Raceway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	43
29	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Morgan Shepherd	Ford	41

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Dale Earnhardt ★	9	18	23	29	8.0
2	Mark Martin	3	16	23	29	6.6
3	Geoffrey Bodine	3	11	19	29	11.4
4	Rusty Wallace	2	9	16	29	14.8
5	Davey Allison	2	5	10	29	16.3
6	Derrike Cope	2	2	6	29	19.1
7	Bill Elliott	1	12	16	29	11.0
8	Ricky Rudd	1	8	15	29	14.6
9	Morgan Shepherd	1	7	16	29	13.6
10	Ernie Irvan	1	6	13	29	14.7
11	Harry Gant	1	6	9	28	17.8
12	Alan Kulwicki	1	5	13	29	14.6
13	Brett Bodine	1	5	9	29	16.0
14	Kyle Petty	1	2	14	29	15.5
15	Ken Schrader	0	7	14	29	15.0
16	Darrell Waltrip	0	5	12	23	12.4
17	Sterling Marlin	0	5	10	29	16.4
18	Michael Waltrip	0	5	10	29	17.8
19	Terry Labonte	0	4	9	29	16.4
20	Greg Sacks	0	2	4	16	20.8
21	Dick Trickle	0	2	4	29	21.9
22	Dale Jarrett	0	1	7	24	19.4
23	Bobby Hillin Jr.	0	1	4	29	19.8
24	Rick Wilson	0	1	3	29	23.8
25	Irv Hoerr	0	0	2	2	9.0
26	Terry Fisher	0	0	0	1	15.0
27	Stan Barrett	0	0	0	1	17.0
28	Bill Schmitt	0	0	0	2	19.0
29	Dave Mader III	0	0	0	1	20.0
30	Butch Miller	0	0	1	23	20.2