The 1990 Michigan 500, the tenth running of the event, was held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Sunday, August 5, 1990. Branded as the 1990 Marlboro 500 for sponsorship reasons, the event was race number 10 of 16 in the 1990 CART PPG Indy Car World Series. The race was won by Al Unser Jr., his first 500-mile Indy Car victory. With an average speed of 189.727 mph, it remained the fastest 500 mile Indy car race until the 2002 The 500 at California Speedway.
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1990 Michigan 500
Race details
Race 10 of 16 in the 1990 CART season
Date
August 5, 1990
Official name
1990 Marlboro 500
Location
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan, United States
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.000 mi / 3.219 km
Distance
250 laps 500.000 mi / 804.672 km
Weather
Mostly Cloudy with temperatures up to 81 °F (27 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver
Emerson Fittipaldi (Team Penske)
Time
222.593 mph (358.229 km/h)
Podium
First
Al Unser Jr. (Galles Racing)
Second
Bobby Rahal (Galles Racing)
Third
Mario Andretti (Newman-Haas Racing)
Motor car race
^Weather information for the 1990 Marlboro 500 at Wunderground
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Global Information
Emerson Fittipaldi (Team Penske)
Al Unser Jr. (Galles Racing)