Race 5 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1990 TranSouth 500 program cover, featuring Harry Gant.
Date
April 1, 1990
Official name
34th Annual TranSouth 500
Location
Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance
367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km)
Scheduled Distance
367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km)
Average speed
124.073 miles per hour (199.676 km/h)
Attendance
55,000
Pole position
Driver
Geoff Bodine
Junior Johnson & Associates
Time
30.170
Most laps led
Driver
Geoff Bodine
Junior Johnson & Associates
Laps
154
Winner
No. 3
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress 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 TranSouth 500 was the fifth stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 1, 1990, before an audience of 55,000 in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete. On the final restart with three laps to go in the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to fend off the field to take his 41st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would finish second and third, respectively.
On lap 212 of the race, a 13-car pileup would occur on the track's front-stretch. One of the 13 drivers involved, Neil Bonnett, would suffer brain injuries that would lead towards amnesia and dizziness that would ultimately lead to the effective end of his racing career, only racing in two more races in 1993 before dying in an practice session accident in 1994.[5]
^Higgins, Tom (April 2, 1990). "Earnhardt Races To 2-Car-Length Victory (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 41. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (April 2, 1990). "Earnhardt Races To 2-Car-Length Victory (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 43. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Woodward, Bill (April 2, 1990). "Earnhardt rides radials to TranSouth 500 victory (Part 1)". The News and Observer. p. 15. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Woodward, Bill (April 2, 1990). "Earnhardt rides radials to TranSouth 500 victory (Part 2)". The News and Observer. p. 20. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (April 3, 1990). "Bonnett Suffers Amnesia After Darlington Crash". The Charlotte Observer. p. 17. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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