Race 13 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date
June 17, 1990
Official name
9th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 500
Location
Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance
200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance
200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed
120.6 miles per hour (194.1 km/h)
Attendance
80,000
Pole position
Driver
Ernie Irvan
Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Time
56.693
Most laps led
Driver
Geoff Bodine
Junior Johnson & Associates
Laps
31
Winner
No. 33
Harry Gant
Leo Jackson Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network
Viewer's Choice (PPV)
Announcers
Dave Despain, Lyn St. James, Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 500 was the 13th stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the ninth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 17, 1990, before an audience of 80,000 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the final laps, Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant mounted a late-race charge, passing for the lead with 12 laps to go in the race to take his 11th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2][3] To fill out the top three, Blue Max Racing driver Rusty Wallace and Junior Johnson & Associates driver Geoff Bodine would finish second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (June 18, 1990). "One For The Ages: Gant Wins At Pocono (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 9. Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (June 18, 1990). "One For The Ages: Gant Wins At Pocono (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 11. Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Fitzpatrick, Frank (June 18, 1990). "Gant surprises with Pocono win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 57. Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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