| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Atl. Journal 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| November 18, 1990 | Race 29 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 140.911 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.47 seconds | Time of Race: 03:32:34 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 19 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 3 for 34 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 20 | #15 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Motorcraft | 180/5 | 328 | Running | $62,250 |
| 2 | 2 | #11 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | Budweiser | 175/5 | 328 | Running | $40,850 |
| 3 | 6 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 170/5 | 328 | Running | $26,700 |
| 4 | 21 | #21 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | CITGO | 160/0 | 328 | Running | $17,225 |
| 5 | 5 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 160/5 | 327 | Running | $22,300 |
| 6 | 11 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Folgers | 150/0 | 327 | Running | $14,700 |
| 7 | 8 | #4 | Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 146/0 | 327 | Running | $11,200 |
| 8 | 3 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 147/5 | 327 | Running | $10,650 |
| 9 | 1 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Miller Genuine Draft | 143/5 | 327 | Running | $20,700 |
| 10 | 19 | #18 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Realfruit Refreshers | 134/0 | 326 | Running | $7,625 |
| 11 | 14 | #25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 130/0 | 326 | Running | $11,750 |
| 12 | 18 | #10 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | Purolator | 132/5 | 326 | Running | $9,550 |
| 13 | 15 | #12 | Hut Stricklin | Buick | Raybestos | 124/0 | 326 | Running | $6,450 |
| 14 | 27 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time | 121/0 | 326 | Running | $7,850 |
| 15 | 9 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 128/10 | 326 | Running | $37,800 |
| 16 | 10 | #5 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 115/0 | 325 | Running | $7,550 |
| 17 | 22 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 112/0 | 324 | Running | $5,650 |
| 18 | 7 | #26 | Brett Bodine | Buick | Quaker State | 109/0 | 323 | Running | $7,250 |
| 19 | 12 | #33 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit | 106/0 | 323 | Running | $10,850 |
| 20 | 29 | #65 | Dave Mader III | Pontiac | Jasper Engines | 103/0 | 323 | Running | $4,525 |
| 21 | 24 | #1 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Skoal Classic | 100/0 | 323 | Running | $6,650 |
| 22 | 31 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Snickers | 97/0 | 323 | Running | $6,475 |
| 23 | 16 | #97 | Chuck Bown | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 94/0 | 322 | Running | $3,400 |
| 24 | 23 | #20 | Steve Grissom | Oldsmobile | Crown | 91/0 | 322 | Running | $4,275 |
| 25 | 4 | #28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 93/5 | 321 | Running | $16,450 |
| 26 | 26 | #2 | Ted Musgrave | Pontiac | Nestle's Crunch Ice Cream | 85/0 | 319 | Running | $5,225 |
| 27 | 37 | #19 | Chad Little | Ford | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 82/0 | 318 | Running | $3,200 |
| 28 | 28 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Alka-Seltzer | 79/0 | 316 | Running | $4,025 |
| 29 | 25 | #98 | Rick Mast | Chevrolet | Winn Dixie | 76/0 | 316 | Running | $3,600 |
| 30 | 38 | #89 | Rodney Combs | Pontiac | Evinrude | 73/0 | 315 | Running | $3,125 |
| 31 | 39 | #0 | Jim Sauter | Ford | Master's Inn | 70/0 | 310 | Engine Failure | $3,050 |
| 32 | 33 | #29 | Pancho Carter | Ford | Dealers Engine Sales | 67/0 | 298 | Accident | $3,040 |
| 33 | 34 | #75 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Dinner Bell Foods | 64/0 | 291 | Accident | $5,705 |
| 34 | 36 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Big Apple Market | 61/0 | 267 | Engine Failure | $5,700 |
| 35 | 40 | #80 | Jimmy Horton | Chevrolet | Miles Concrete | 58/0 | 234 | Rear End | $3,000 |
| 36 | 32 | #47 | Jack Pennington | Oldsmobile | Kanawha Insurance | 55/0 | 228 | Engine Failure | $3,490 |
| 37 | 13 | #66 | Dick Trickle | Pontiac | Tropartic | 52/0 | 167 | Engine Failure | $6,600 |
| 38 | 35 | #94 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Sunoco | 49/0 | 132 | Steering | $5,560 |
| 39 | 41 | #57 | Jim Bown | Pontiac | Heinz 57 | 46/0 | 56 | Accident | $3,530 |
| 40 | 17 | #68 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | Country Time | 43/0 | 28 | Engine Failure | $2,925 |
| 41 | 30 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Peak | 40/0 | 12 | Engine Failure | $9,925 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||