Pontiac Excitement 400
The Pontiac Excitement 400 was held March 8 at Richmond International Raceway. Bill Elliott won the pole, and won his second consecutive race dominating most of the event. Elliott was pushed to the limit by Alan Kulwicki, who made a late charge and nearly pulled off a last-lap pass. The two raced clean on the final lap, and Elliott nipped Kulwicki at the finish line by 18 inches. It was just Elliott's second career win on a short track. Points leader Davey Allison finished 4th.
| Top Ten Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | ||||
| 1 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | 400 | ||||
| 2 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | 400 | ||||
| 3 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | 400 | ||||
| 4 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | 400 | ||||
| 5 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | 400 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | 400 | ||||
| 7 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | 399 | ||||
| 8 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | 399 | ||||
| 9 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | 399 | ||||
| 10 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | 399 | ||||
- This was Bill Elliott's second and final win at a short track. He dominated by leading 348 of the 400 laps (87%), but beat Alan Kulwicki by only 18 inches. Davey Allison now led the points standings over Harry Gant by 63 points, and Bill Elliott by 68.
- Bill Elliott broke a streak of 25 rollovers, and claimed the Unocal 76 Challenge of $197,600 — the second-highest total awarded in the history of the program.
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