who won the 1990 nascar winston cup championship
1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series The 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup is the 42nd season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 19th modern-era Cup series. It began on Sunday February 11 and ended on Sunday November 18. Because of a highly controversial penalty to Mark Martin early in the season, Dale Earnhardt with Richard Childress Racing was crowned the Winston Cup champion for the fourth time, edging out Martin by 26 points.
Martinsville Speedway The first NASCAR sanctioned event was held on July 4, 1948. In 1951, only four cars were running at the finish, the fewest of any race held at the speedway. In 1960, Richard Petty became the youngest winner at Martinsville, at 7003831800000000000♠22 years, 283 days; to date[when?] Petty has the most wins (15). In 1991, Harry Gant became the oldest winner at 7004188830000000000♠51 years, 255 days. It was Gant's fourth win in a row, earning him the nickname Mr. September.[citation needed]