| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| May 06, 1990 | Race 9 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 159.571 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2 car lengths | Time of Race: 03:08:02 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 25 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 28 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 185/10 | 188 | Running | $98,975 |
| 2 | 17 | #18 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Ultra Slim-Fast | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $46,900 |
| 3 | 6 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Folgers | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $39,050 |
| 4 | 4 | #4 | Ernie Irvan | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 165/5 | 188 | Running | $30,150 |
| 5 | 10 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Country Time | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $26,425 |
| 6 | 31 | #1 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Skoal Classic | 155/5 | 188 | Running | $20,657 |
| 7 | 11 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Peak | 151/5 | 187 | Running | $20,950 |
| 8 | 21 | #15 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Motorcraft | 147/5 | 187 | Running | $17,200 |
| 9 | 18 | #12 | Hut Stricklin | Buick | Raybestos | 138/0 | 187 | Running | $13,400 |
| 10 | 3 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 139/5 | 187 | Running | $24,725 |
| 11 | 32 | #47 | Jack Pennington | Oldsmobile | Kanawha Insurance | 130/0 | 187 | Running | $9,870 |
| 12 | 24 | #26 | Brett Bodine | Buick | Quaker State | 127/0 | 187 | Running | $12,540 |
| 13 | 7 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 124/0 | 186 | Running | $12,010 |
| 14 | 29 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Big Apple Market | 121/0 | 186 | Running | $11,405 |
| 15 | 38 | #19 | Chad Little | Ford | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 118/0 | 186 | Running | $7,975 |
| 16 | 37 | #98 | Butch Miller | Chevrolet | Food World | 115/0 | 186 | Running | $8,510 |
| 17 | 34 | #2 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Us Racing | 112/0 | 186 | Running | $9,570 |
| 18 | 35 | #35 | Bill Venturini | Chevrolet | Amoco | 109/0 | 183 | Running | $6,255 |
| 19 | 40 | #01 | Mickey Gibbs | Ford | Special Days Inn | 106/0 | 183 | Running | $6,040 |
| 20 | 22 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Miller Genuine Draft | 103/0 | 183 | Running | $17,575 |
| 21 | 20 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Alka-Seltzer | 100/0 | 181 | Running | $6,565 |
| 22 | 1 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 97/0 | 175 | Running | $16,570 |
| 23 | 33 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Snickers | 94/0 | 171 | Running | $8,310 |
| 24 | 23 | #11 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | Budweiser | 96/5 | 170 | Running | $13,655 |
| 25 | 8 | #28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 88/0 | 162 | Running | $13,275 |
| 26 | 15 | #94 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Sunoco | 85/0 | 159 | Engine Failure | $7,945 |
| 27 | 25 | #66 | Dick Trickle | Pontiac | Tropartic | 82/0 | 158 | Running | $8,790 |
| 28 | 2 | #25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 84/5 | 154 | Valve | $13,735 |
| 29 | 39 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 76/0 | 137 | Running | $5,630 |
| 30 | 36 | #73 | Phil Barkdoll | Oldsmobile | Ultra Slim-Fast | 73/0 | 121 | Clutch | $4,875 |
| 31 | 30 | #90 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 75/5 | 115 | Handling | $5,420 |
| 32 | 12 | #57 | Jimmy Spencer | Pontiac | Heinz | 67/0 | 114 | Engine Failure | $7,340 |
| 33 | 14 | #5 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 64/0 | 104 | Accident | $7,285 |
| 34 | 16 | #21 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | CITGO | 61/0 | 103 | Accident | $7,230 |
| 35 | 26 | #72 | Phil Parsons | Oldsmobile | Barkdoll Racing | 58/0 | 101 | Accident | $4,600 |
| 36 | 9 | #33 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit | 55/0 | 83 | Engine Failure | $11,570 |
| 37 | 13 | #20 | Rob Moroso * | Oldsmobile | Crown | 52/0 | 79 | Burned Piston | $4,740 |
| 38 | 28 | #83 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Prestone | 49/0 | 41 | Engine Failure | $4,435 |
| 39 | 19 | #75 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Dinner Bell Foods | 46/0 | 9 | Engine Failure | $6,380 |
| 40 | 27 | #10 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | Purolator | 43/0 | 3 | Engine Failure | $9,350 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||