win by dropping behind another driver to draft and conserve fuel on lap 151, then passing him on turn four with 20 laps left, and leading the rest of the way to the checkered flag. As of 2022, this marks the only time in NASCAR history that a driver won 3 straight restrictor plate races. Amateur driver Stanley Smith was involved in a pit road mishap when he lost control of his car and hit several crew members for Tracy Leslie's team. No one was seriously injured. As the leaders came off turn 4 on the last lap, the caution was waved along with the checkered flag. No reason for the caution was ever given by the CBS announcers after the race, although photographs have shown that the No. 57 of Jimmy Spencer actually rolled over on the last lap of the race and managed to still finish 24th, 2 laps down. Budweiser at The Glen The Budweiser at The Glen was held at Watkins Glen International on August 12, 1990. Dale Earnhardt won the pole. Top Ten Results 5-Ricky Rudd 11-Geoff Bodine 26-Brett Bodine 30-Michael Waltrip 6-Mark Martin 15-Morgan Shepherd 3-Dale Earnhardt 40-Tommy Kendall 25-Ken Schrader 0-Irv Hoerr Failed to qualify: 93-Troy Beebe After finishing the race in 11th, the No. 7 of Alan Kulwicki actually caught fire, forcing Alan to bail out just past the start-finish line. Originally, Rick Hendrick was scheduled to race the event - however, sports car racer Sarel van der Merwe substituted for Darrell Waltrip in the No. 17. He finished in 24th place after crashing late in the race. At the time, van der Merwe was racing for Rick Hendrick's Camel GT team in IMSA. First career start for Rick Ware who later became a NASCAR Cup Series team owner. Champion Spark Plug 400 The Champion Spark Plug 400 was held on August 19, 1990, at Michigan International Speedway. The No. 7 of Alan Kulwicki won the pole. Top Ten Results 6-Mark Martin 17-Greg Sacks 27-Rusty Wallace 9-Bill Elliott 5-Ricky Rudd 28-Davey Allison 11-Geoff Bodine 3-Dale Earnhardt 15-Morgan Shepherd 21-Dale Jarrett Failed to qualify: 34-Charlie Glotzbach, 36-H. B. Bailey, 70-J. D. McDuffie, 72-Tracy Leslie Mark Martin started on the outside of the front row, hovered in the top five the first half of the race, then demonstrated his dominance by leading 70 of the last 100 laps to win at Michigan. Martin and