killed in a highway accident hours after this race had concluded. Police reports said that Moroso was above the legal alcohol limit when he crashed. Mello Yello 500 The Mello Yello 500 was held on October 7, 1990, at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Brett Bodine won the pole. Top Ten Results 28-Davey Allison 15-Morgan Shepherd 30-Michael Waltrip 42-Kyle Petty 7-Alan Kulwicki 5-Ricky Rudd 10-Derrike Cope 26-Brett Bodine 17-Darrell Waltrip 21-Dale Jarrett -1 Failed to qualify: 13-Mike Skinner, 65-Dave Mader III, 89-Rodney Combs, 64-Gary Wright, 40-Tommy Kendall, 13-Kerry Teague, 70-J. D. McDuffie, 74-Mike Potter, 93-Troy Beebe, 72-Tracy Leslie, 53-Jerry O'Neil, 36-H. B. Bailey, 54-Bob Schacht, 0-Delma Cowart, 04-Bill Meacham, 35-Bill Venturini. It seemed that Bill Elliott had the dominant car but blew the engine on lap 331 of 334 after leading 243 laps regulating him to a 15th-place finish. During a caution, Dale Earnhardt, who was not running well, lost all four tires at the end of pit road after a pit stop (communication mix-up, lug nuts). His crew ran down pit lane with jacks and got him back on all fours but he lost a few laps. Mark Martin had a chance to capitalize on the misfortune but ended up losing a cylinder and finished 14th, 3 laps down. AC Delco 500 The AC Delco 500 was held October 21, 1990, at North Carolina Speedway. Ken Schrader won the pole. Top Ten Results 7-Alan Kulwicki 9-Bill Elliott 33-Harry Gant 11-Geoff Bodine 25-Ken Schrader 94-Sterling Marlin -1 5-Ricky Rudd -1 17-Darrell Waltrip -1 4-Ernie Irvan -2 3-Dale Earnhardt -2 Failed to qualify: 0-Delma Cowart, 48-James Hylton, 70-J. D. McDuffie, 82-Mark Stahl Alan Kulwicki led six times for 155 of 492 laps, including the last 55 after taking the lead from Bill Elliott, to post his first win since November 1988 at Phoenix International Raceway. The race ended under caution. With both finishing three laps back, the Richard Childress Racing team gained five points on Mark Martin in the Winston Cup Championship race, though Martin still held a 45-point lead with two races remaining. During the last caution, Ken Schrader pitted for 4 tires on the final lap, dropping him from 4th to 5th place. Checker 500 The Checker 500 was held November 4, 1990, at Phoenix International Raceway. Rusty Wallace won the pole. Top Ten Results 3-Dale Earnhardt 25-Ken Schrader 15-Morgan Shepherd 17-Darrell Waltrip 9-Bill Elliott 7-Alan Kulwicki 98-Rick Mast 11-Geoff Bodine