Official NASCAR Race Results
Dale Earnhardt won the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Checker 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.
11-04-1990 | Checker 500 | Phoenix International Raceway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 185 | 312 | 262 | Running | 72,100 |
| 2 | 2 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 170 | 312 | 0 | Running | 32,900 |
| 3 | 30 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Motorcraft | 165 | 312 | 0 | Running | 23,357 |
| 4 | 10 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 160 | 312 | 0 | Running | 21,500 |
| 5 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 155 | 312 | 0 | Running | 19,775 |
| 6 | 11 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 150 | 312 | 0 | Running | 12,225 |
| 7 | 7 | 98 | Rick Mast | Chevrolet | Banquet Frozen Foods | 146 | 312 | 0 | Running | 10,250 |
| 8 | 13 | 11 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | Budweiser | 142 | 312 | 0 | Running | 14,950 |
| 9 | 17 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet | Kodak Film | 138 | 312 | 0 | Running | 10,150 |
| 10 | 8 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Folger's Coffee | 134 | 312 | 0 | Running | 14,875 |
| 11 | 4 | 28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 130 | 312 | 0 | Running | 13,350 |
| 12 | 6 | 18 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Ultra Slim Fast | 127 | 312 | 0 | Running | 4,850 |
| 13 | 23 | 1 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Skoal Classic | 124 | 312 | 0 | Running | 8,650 |
| 14 | 20 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | Purolator | 121 | 311 | 0 | Running | 9,450 |
| 15 | 16 | 26 | Brett Bodine | Buick | Quaker State | 118 | 311 | 0 | Running | 8,625 |
| 16 | 15 | 94 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Sunoco | 115 | 310 | 0 | Running | 7,525 |
| 17 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Big Apple Markets | 112 | 310 | 0 | Running | 7,200 |
| 18 | 40 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet | Bank of California | 109 | 310 | 0 | Running | 4,875 |
| 19 | 24 | 75 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Dinner Bell Foods | 106 | 310 | 0 | Running | 6,650 |
| 20 | 32 | 76 | Bill Sedgwick | Chevrolet | Spears Manufacturing | 103 | 310 | 0 | Running | 5,300 |
| 21 | 22 | 20 | Chad Little | Oldsmobile | Crown Petroleum | 100 | 309 | 0 | Running | 4,450 |
| 22 | 25 | 2 | Ted Musgrave | Pontiac | Wide World of Maps | 97 | 309 | 0 | Running | 5,375 |
| 23 | 36 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 94 | 308 | 0 | Running | 4,300 |
| 24 | 28 | 97 | Chuck Bown | Oldsmobile | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 91 | 307 | 0 | Running | 3,300 |
| 25 | 42 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Alka-Seltzer | 88 | 307 | 0 | Running | 4,275 |
| 26 | 18 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Buick | Raybestos Brakes | 85 | 306 | 0 | Running | 4,175 |
| 27 | 31 | 89 | Rodney Combs | Pontiac | Evinrude Outboards | 82 | 305 | 0 | Running | 3,300 |
| 28 | 41 | 57 | Jim Bown | Pontiac | Heinz 57 | 79 | 304 | 0 | Running | 3,950 |
| 29 | 38 | 69 | Brent Kaeding | Chevrolet | Los Gatos Ferrari | 76 | 304 | 0 | Running | 3,230 |
| 30 | 21 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Citgo | 73 | 299 | 0 | Crash | 6,395 |
| 31 | 43 | 99 | John Krebs | Pontiac | Skoal Racing | 70 | 293 | 0 | Running | 3,835 |
| 32 | 9 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 67 | 293 | 0 | Running | 5,780 |
| 33 | 39 | 29 | Gary Collins | Oldsmobile | Custom Printing | 64 | 280 | 0 | Running | 3,125 |
| 34 | 33 | 72 | Mark Reed | Chevrolet | AM Plumbing | 61 | 269 | 0 | Ignition | 3,100 |
| 35 | 37 | 93 | Troy Beebe | Buick | Taco Bell | 58 | 263 | 0 | Crash | 3,085 |
| 36 | 34 | 51 | Jeff Purvis | Chevrolet | Plasti-Kote | 55 | 256 | 0 | Brakes | 3,055 |
| 37 | 26 | 33 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit | 52 | 152 | 0 | Tires | 10,045 |
| 38 | 1 | 27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Miller Genuine Draft | 54 | 77 | 50 | Engine | 15,975 |
| 39 | 35 | 23 | Mike Chase | Buick | Freymiller Trucking | 46 | 70 | 0 | Crash | 3,000 |
| 40 | 5 | 66 | Dick Trickle | Pontiac | TropArtic | 43 | 68 | 0 | Engine | 6,575 |
| 41 | 27 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Peak Antifreeze | 40 | 48 | 0 | Crash | 9,975 |
| 42 | 14 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Snickers | 37 | 47 | 0 | Crash | 4,975 |
| 43 | 29 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Maxwell House Coffee | 34 | 47 | 0 | Crash | 4,975 |
Race Recap
- Date: 11-04-1990
- Track: Phoenix International Raceway
- Race: Checker 500
- Race #: 28
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Dale Earnhardt
- Start Position: 3rd
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 96.786 mph
- Distance: 312 miles
- Purse: $428,807
- Cautions: 9
- Caution Laps: 48
- Lead Changes: 1
- Pole: 124.443 mph


