Race 19 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 program cover, featuring Michael Waltrip, Geoff Bodine, and Mark Martin. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date
August 19, 1990
Official name
21st Annual Champion Spark Plug 400
Location
Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km)
Distance
200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance
200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed
138.822 miles per hour (223.412 km/h)
Attendance
60,000
Pole position
Driver
Alan Kulwicki
AK Racing
Time
41.147
Most laps led
Driver
Mark Martin
Roush Racing
Laps
72
Winner
No. 6
Mark Martin
Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 was the 19th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 19, 1990, before an audience of 60,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Greg Sacks and Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (August 20, 1990). "Martin Seizes Command (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 9. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (August 20, 1990). "Martin Seizes Command (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 13. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Crowe, Steve (August 20, 1990). "Martin tunes in, tunes out field (Part 1)". Detroit Free Press. p. 23. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Crowe, Steve (August 20, 1990). "Martin tunes in, tunes out field (Part 2)". Detroit Free Press. p. 25. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
and 30 Related for: 1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 information
No. 77 Cup car is sometimes featured in stills from the 1984 Firecracker 400, as he was the lapped car directly ahead of Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough...
The 1990 Budweiser at The Glen was the 18th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the fifth iteration of the event. The race...
The 1990 Busch 500 was the 20th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday...
two Top 10 finishes before finally quitting the team after the Pennzoil 400. He began 2000 without a ride, but soon caught on with Joe Bessey Motorsports...
sparkplug seats: tapered seats were replaced with gasket seats. This change made it impossible to use the old OE Champion RE14MCC4, so the new spark...
who had a long battle with AIDS, died earlier in the day. The ChampionSparkPlug400 was held August 20 at Michigan International Speedway. Geoff Bodine...
To Buy 100,000 Plug-in Vehicles". HybridCars.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016. John Voelcker (20 June 2013). "First 2014 Chevrolet Spark EVs Now At CA,...
more events that season, posting a best finish of 17th in the ChampionSparkPlug400 at Michigan International Speedway, the only race he finished that...
Series car number (34), as well as sponsorship by Diet Pepsi. The ChampionSparkPlug400 was held August 16 at Michigan International Speedway. The #7 of...
Rockingham races; failing to make the field in either track. The ChampionSparkPlug400 was held August 21 at Michigan International Speedway. Bill Elliott...
YouTube 1990 AC SparkPlug 500 on YouTube 1990 DieHard 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube 1990 Bud At The Glen on YouTube 1990ChampionSparkPlug400 on...
at the IndyCar Rio 400 at Autódromo de Jacarepaguá. He did compete in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach and the Bosch SparkPlug Grand Prix at Nazareth...
held as the teams returned from the second race at Michigan, the ChampionSparkPlug400. The top 35 teams in NASCAR points received invitations. Hosting...
Club and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed "Plugger", he played as a full-forward and holds the VFL/AFL record for career goals...
finish 6th. This was Al Unser's first NASCAR start since 1969. The ChampionSparkPlug400 was held August 17 at Michigan International Speedway. The No....
disallowed after his car failed post-qualifying inspection. The SplitFire SparkPlug 500 was held September 18 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Geoff...
H2 received an update with 15% more power from updates to the intake, sparkplugs, ECU, and air filter, among other components. Also added was a new LED...
route to the hospital. Davey drove to a fifth-place finish in the ChampionSparkPlug400, then went home to Hueytown for Clifford's funeral. The following...
the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2019. Kulwicki's success as an owner-driver sparked a small trend among NASCAR veterans. Geoff Bodine, his younger brother...
called his son Dale's first victory (in his 129th race) in the 1991 ChampionSparkPlug400 at the Michigan International Speedway. Dale banged Davey Allison's...
world's best selling plug-in electric car in 2012 with 31,400 units sold. The Opel/Vauxhall Ampera was Europe's top selling plug-in electric car in 2012...
the day after WrestleMania XII, Mankind debuted on TV and defeated Bob "SparkPlug" Holly, quickly moving into a feud with The Undertaker. At In Your House...
Global Information
