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The 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 200 was the seventh stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Sunday, September 30, 1990, at Tri-City Raceway, a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) trioval shaped racetrack in West Richland, Washington. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. The race was won by Roy Smith, his second win of the season and the last of his career. Smith took the lead from Mike Chase on lap 148, beating Chase off of pit road after yellow flag stops.[2] Defending series champion Bill Schmitt finished third, and Terry Fisher and Robert Sprague rounded out the top five.
| Race details[1] | |||
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| Race 7 of 9 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston West Series season | |||
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| Date | September 30, 1990 | ||
| Location | Tri-City Raceway in West Richland, Washington | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.500 miles (0.805 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 100.00 mi (160.93 km) | ||
| Average speed | 56.721 miles per hour (91.284 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Spears Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Mike Chase | Freymiller Racing | |
| Laps | 113 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 79 | Roy Smith | Razore Racing | |
Report
editBackground
editTri-City Raceway is a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) asphalt oval race track located in West Richland, Washington. The track was built to represent and is named after the three nearby cities to the racetrack. The track is the only 0.500 mi (0.805 km) mile paved trioval in North America.
Entry list
edit| # | Driver | Owner | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Tim McCauley | Tim McCauley | Chevrolet |
| 07 | Larry Gunselman | Larry Gunselman | Pontiac |
| 09 | Terry Fisher | Dick Midgley | Pontiac |
| 10 | Jim Bown | John Kieper | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Mike French | Mike French | Oldsmobile |
| 15 | Rick Scribner | Rick Scribner | Chevrolet |
| 19 | Robert Sprague | Larry Rouse | Ford |
| 22 | St. James Davis | LaDonna Davis | Buick |
| 23 | Mike Chase | Don Freymiller | Buick |
| 24 | Butch Gilliland | Butch Gilliland | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Gary Scott | Cindi Tidrick | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Rick Mackey | Rick Mackey | Pontiac |
| 41 | Chuck Welch | Sara Vincent | Buick |
| 44 | Jack Sellers | Adele Emerson | Buick |
| 68 | Larry Gaylord | Larry Gaylord | Oldsmobile |
| 70 | L.J. Pryor | Unknown | Ford |
| 72 | Brad Tidrick | Cindi Tidrick | Chevrolet |
| 73 | Bill Schmitt | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet |
| 75 | Bill Sedgwick | Wayne Spears | Chevrolet |
| 79 | Roy Smith | Warren Razore | Ford |
| 88 | Bob Walker | Bob Walker | Pontiac |
| 99 | John Krebs | John Krebs | Pontiac |
Qualifying
editBill Sedgwick won the pole with a speed of 95.541 mph.
Race results
edit| Fin[3] | St | # | Driver | Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 79 | Roy Smith | Warren Razore | Ford | 200 | 53 | Running | 180 |
| 2 | 2 | 23 | Mike Chase | Don Freymiller | Buick | 200 | 113 | Running | 180 |
| 3 | 5 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 165 |
| 4 | 7 | 09 | Terry Fisher | Dick Midgley | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | Running | 160 |
| 5 | 12 | 19 | Robert Sprague | Larry Rouse | Ford | 200 | 21 | Running | 160 |
| 6 | 10 | 99 | John Krebs | John Krebs | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | Running | 150 |
| 7 | 6 | 72 | Brad Tidrick | Cindi Tidrick | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 146 |
| 8 | 9 | 44 | Jack Sellers | Edele Emerson | Buick | 198 | 8 | Running | 147 |
| 9 | 4 | 10 | Jim Bown | John Kieper | Chevrolet | 197 | 5 | Running | 143 |
| 10 | 13 | 70 | L.J. Pryor | Unknown | Ford | 196 | 0 | Running | 134 |
| 11 | 16 | 07 | Larry Gunselman | Larry Gunselman | Pontiac | 193 | 0 | Running | 130 |
| 12 | 18 | 68 | Larry Gaylord | Larry Gaylord | Oldsmobile | 187 | 0 | Running | 127 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | Rick Scribner | Rick Scribner | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Running | 124 |
| 14 | 17 | 0 | Tim McCauley | Tim McCauley | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | Running | 121 |
| 15 | 21 | 27 | Gary Scott | Cindi Tidrick | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | Running | 118 |
| 16 | 1 | 75 | Bill Sedgwick | Wayne Spears | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | Engine | 115 |
| 17 | 15 | 22 | St. James Davis | LaDonna Davis | Buick | 160 | 0 | Running | 112 |
| 18 | 19 | 33 | Rick Mackey | Rick Mackey | Pontiac | 160 | 0 | Running | 109 |
| 19 | 8 | 24 | Butch Gilliland | Butch Gilliland | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | Suspension | 106 |
| 20 | 11 | 88 | Bob Walker | Bob Walker | Pontiac | 70 | 0 | Accident | 103 |
| 21 | 20 | 41 | Chuck Welch | Sara Vincent | Buick | 48 | 0 | Oil Leak | 100 |
| 22 | 22 | 14 | Mike French | Mike French | Oldsmobile | 14 | 0 | Piston | 97 |
Standings after the race
edit| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Sedgwick | 1171 | |
| 2 | Bill Schmitt | 1087 (-84) | |
| 3 | Terry Fisher | 1078 (-93) | |
| 4 | Mike Chase | 1059 (-112) | |
| 5 | John Krebs | 976 (-195) | |
| 6 | Butch Gilliland | 946 (-225) | |
| 7 | Robert Sprague | 884 (-287) | |
| 8 | Jack Sellers | 873 (-298) | |
| 9 | Hershel McGriff | 680 (-491) | |
| 10 | Bob Walker | 676 (-495) |
- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
edit- 1 2 "1990 Miller Genuine Draft 200 results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Smith beats Chase in Miller 200". UPI. October 1, 1990. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ↑ "1990 Miller Genuine Draft 200 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 7, 2025.