Race 1 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1990 Daytona 500 program cover, featuring Darrell Waltrip.
Date
February 18, 1990
Official name
32nd Annual Daytona 500
Location
Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance
500 laps, 400 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance
200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed
165.761 miles per hour (266.766 km/h)
Attendance
150,000
Pole position
Driver
Ken Schrader
Hendrick Motorsports
Time
45.798
Most laps led
Driver
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
Laps
155
Winner
No. 10
Derrike Cope
Whitcomb Racing
Television in the United States
Network
CBS
Announcers
Ken Squier, Chris Economaki, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1990 Daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 18, 1990, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. On the final lap of the race, Whitcomb Racing driver Derrike Cope would manage to take advantage of a misfortunate Dale Earnhardt, when Earnhardt suffered a flat tire on the final turn of the race, allowing Cope to take the lead. The victory was Cope's first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Precision Products Racing driver Terry Labonte and Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott would finish second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (February 19, 1990). "Cope Capitalizes At Daytona (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 21. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (February 19, 1990). "Cope Capitalizes At Daytona (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 25. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Coble, Don (February 19, 1990). "Cope shocks Daytona 500 (Part 1)". Florida Today. p. 19. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Coble, Don (February 19, 1990). "Cope shocks Daytona 500 (Part 2)". Florida Today. p. 20. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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