Winston 500
The Winston 500 was held on May 6 at Talladega Superspeedway. Dale Earnhardt dominated the field to lead eight times for 107 of 188 laps to earn his third win of the season. Drafting with one other driver after the sixth of seven cautions, the field was left behind when the final caution ended on the 172nd lap and Dale sped to victory. The #9 of Bill Elliott won the pole.*
Top Ten Results
- 3-Dale Earnhardt
- 18-Greg Sacks
- 6-Mark Martin
- 4-Ernie Irvan
- 30-Michael Waltrip
- 1-Terry Labonte
- 42-Kyle Petty -1
- 15-Morgan Shepherd -1
- 12-Hut Stricklin -1
- 17-Darrell Waltrip -1
Failed to qualify: 70-J.D. McDuffie, 80-Jimmy Horton, 82-Mark Stahl, 85-Bobby Gerhart
- Bill Elliott's pole speed of 199.388 mph (48.027 seconds) is the fastest qualifying lap turned in the Winston Cup Series since restrictor plates began to be used at Daytona and Talladega.
- An ESPN on-board camera caught footage of Dick Trickle smoking in his car during a caution period.
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