| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Motorcraft 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 18, 1990 | Race 4 of 29 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 156.849 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.32 seconds | Time of Race: 03:10:58 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 21 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 3 for 10 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 185/10 | 328 | Running | $85,000 |
| 2 | 3 | #15 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Motorcraft | 175/5 | 328 | Running | $36,000 |
| 3 | 30 | #4 | Ernie Irvan | Oldsmobile | Kodak Films | 170/5 | 328 | Running | $31,957 |
| 4 | 14 | #25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 165/5 | 328 | Running | $22,900 |
| 5 | 17 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Folgers | 155/0 | 328 | Running | $20,850 |
| 6 | 5 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Peak | 155/5 | 328 | Running | $15,075 |
| 7 | 10 | #11 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | Budweiser | 151/5 | 328 | Running | $19,250 |
| 8 | 31 | #7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | Zerex | 142/0 | 327 | Running | $11,625 |
| 9 | 21 | #33 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit | 138/0 | 327 | Running | $13,600 |
| 10 | 9 | #94 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Sunoco | 139/5 | 326 | Running | $12,300 |
| 11 | 15 | #26 | Brett Bodine | Buick | Quaker State | 130/0 | 326 | Running | $9,495 |
| 12 | 7 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors | 127/0 | 326 | Running | $13,875 |
| 13 | 28 | #28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 124/0 | 326 | Running | $12,155 |
| 14 | 11 | #66 | Dick Trickle | Pontiac | Phillips Tropartic | 121/0 | 326 | Running | $9,935 |
| 15 | 6 | #57 | Jimmy Spencer | Pontiac | Heinz | 118/0 | 325 | Running | $8,680 |
| 16 | 16 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Snickers | 115/0 | 325 | Running | $8,545 |
| 17 | 29 | #75 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Dinner Bell Foods | 112/0 | 324 | Running | $8,235 |
| 18 | 27 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | CITGO | 109/0 | 322 | Running | $7,625 |
| 19 | 34 | #19 | Chad Little | Ford | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 106/0 | 322 | Running | $4,415 |
| 20 | 18 | #98 | Butch Miller | Chevrolet | Winn-Dixie | 103/0 | 321 | Running | $4,970 |
| 21 | 22 | #90 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | PE | 319 | Running | $4,135 |
| 22 | 20 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Big Apple Market | 97/0 | 317 | Running | $7,050 |
| 23 | 25 | #12 | Mike Alexander | Buick | Raybestos Brakes | 94/0 | 317 | Running | $3,965 |
| 24 | 2 | #27 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Miller Genuine Draft | 96/5 | 316 | Engine Failure | $14,930 |
| 25 | 32 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 88/0 | 315 | Running | $4,845 |
| 26 | 8 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tide | 90/5 | 312 | Running | $12,755 |
| 27 | 4 | #5 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 82/0 | 307 | Running | $6,545 |
| 28 | 39 | #82 | Mark Stahl | Ford | Auto Bell | 79/0 | 300 | Running | $3,660 |
| 29 | 13 | #10 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | Purolator | 76/0 | 255 | Engine Failure | $8,625 |
| 30 | 40 | #47 | Jack Pennington | Oldsmobile | Derick Close Racing | 73/0 | 253 | Engine Failure | $4,290 |
| 31 | 23 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Alka-Seltzer | 70/0 | 251 | Engine Failure | $4,230 |
| 32 | 35 | #36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 67/0 | 214 | Engine Failure | $3,480 |
| 33 | 36 | #20 | Rob Moroso * | Oldsmobile | Crown | 64/0 | 149 | Engine Failure | $3,670 |
| 34 | 24 | #16 | Larry Pearson | Buick | Country Music Tv | 61/0 | 135 | Engine Failure | $6,095 |
| 35 | 26 | #2 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | U.s. Racing | 58/0 | 113 | Engine Failure | $6,050 |
| 36 | 33 | #77 | Ken Ragan | Ford | Jasper Engines | 55/0 | 101 | Broken Valve | $3,350 |
| 37 | 38 | #18 | Hut Stricklin | Pontiac | Tri-Star Motorsports | 52/0 | 84 | Broken Valve | $3,330 |
| 38 | 19 | #30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Maxwell House | 49/0 | 53 | Timing Chain | $5,960 |
| 39 | 37 | #01 | Mickey Gibbs | Ford | Special Days Inn | 46/0 | 40 | Broken Valve | $3,285 |
| 40 | 12 | #1 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Skoal | 43/0 | 4 | Engine Failure | $6,580 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||