The following year , Little was eligible for NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors and signed to drive the No. 90 for Junie Donlavey . However , his best finish was an eighteenth , at the Coca-Cola 600 , and he was released early in the season . In 1989 , he missed United Airlines Flight 232 . About a third of the passengers aboard the flight perished during its emergency landing in Iowa . In 1990 , Little and his father Chuck teamed to field their own entry , the No. 19 Ford sponsored by Bull 's Eye Barbecue Sauce . He ran eighteen races and had seven top-twenty finishes , garnering a 33rd-place points finish . The following season , Little made his first full-time attempt at winning the Cup championship , qualifying for 28 out of 29 races and posting a tenth-place finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway , finishing 27th in points
United Airlines Flight 232
United Airlines Flight 232
Chad Little