Peak Antifreeze 500
The Peak Antifreeze 500 was held September 20 at Dover International Speedway. The #7 of Alan Kulwicki won the pole. Points leader Bill Elliott returned to his dominating ways, but late pit stop strategy cost him the victory. While battling Ricky Rudd for the lead, Elliott pitted first, taking on four tires and fuel. Rudd pitted for fuel only, and came out of the pits with a 9-second lead over Elliott. Rudd held on to beat Elliott to the finish line by 0.5 seconds, his only victory of the season. Elliott left Dover with a commanding 154-point lead over Allison.
| Top Ten Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | ||||
| 1 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | 500 | ||||
| 2 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | 500 | ||||
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | 500 | ||||
| 4 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | 499 | ||||
| 5 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | 498 | ||||
| 6 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | 497 | ||||
| 7 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | 496 | ||||
| 8 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Racing | 496 | ||||
| 9 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | 495 | ||||
| 10 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | Tri-Star Motorsports | |||||
- Ricky Rudd's victory kept a his streak alive of consecutive seasons with at least one victory – extending it to ten.
- Bill Elliott led the most laps and extended his point lead over Davey Allison to 154 points, the highest margin of the season. Harry Gant was third, 239 points behind Elliott. Polesitter Alan Kulwicki crashed out of the race on lap 91, finishing 34th and leaving him 278 points out of the lead with six races left.
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