| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 23 of 29 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1990 Peak Antifreeze 500 program cover, featuring Kyle Petty. | |||
| Date | September 16, 1990 | ||
| Official name | 20th Annual Peak Antifreeze 500 | ||
| Location | Dover, Delaware, Dover Downs International Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Average speed | 125.945 miles per hour (202.689 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 74,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Melling Racing | ||
| Time | 24.840 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
| Laps | 364 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1990 Peak Antifreeze 500 was the 23rd stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 16, 1990, before an audience of 74,000 in Dover, Delaware at Dover Downs International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott would manage to dominate a majority of the race, leading 364 laps of the race to take his 33rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2][3] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (September 17, 1990). "Elliott Finally Pays Visit To Victory Lane (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 23. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (September 17, 1990). "Elliott Finally Pays Visit To Victory Lane (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 29. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McKee, Sandra (September 17, 1990). "Elliott happy to see 'sooner or later' arrive". The Baltimore Sun. p. 37. Retrieved April 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
