Remembering 8-inch margin of victory on 25th anniversary of race
Before the luxury of loop data in NASCAR, close finishes were called by pictures.
In the 1990 Valleydale Meats 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, NASCAR stars Davey Allison and Mark Martin were neck-and-neck for the lead.
Allison led a line of cars to the white flag when Sterling Marlin spun and Martin went down into the low lane, making him almost even with Allison exiting Turn 4.
It’s recorded that Allison claimed the victory by 8 inches and still stands as one of NASCAR’s closest margins before the days of electronic scoring came along.
Watch the video below to take a look back on the 1990 thriller before the Sprint Cup Series heads to the Tennessee track for the 25th anniversary of this iconic finish:
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