Riverside International Speedway was a race track or road course in Moreno Valley, California. The track was in operation from September 22, 1957, to July 2, 1989. The original course design proved to be dangerous, and it was partially reconfigured in 1969.[citation needed]
Race report
Tim Richmond would defeat Ricky Rudd in the three hour long, 119 lap race which had 38 000 spectators in attendance.[2] Seven seconds would end up separating the winner from the second-place finisher.[2]Darrell Waltrip would qualify on pole position with a speed of 114.995 miles per hour (185.067 km/h) in qualifying.[2]Dale Earnhardt, recorded a last-place finish on lap 8 due to an oil leak.[2] There would be 42 drivers on the grid; two of them were Canadian while the other 40 were born in the United States.[2] Only one Chevrolet vehicle would participate in the race; driven by Jim Reich and owned by Ivan Baldwin.[2]
The total purse of the race would be $203,745 ($643,272 when adjusted for inflation), the winner of the race would receive $24,730 ($78,079 when adjusted for inflation) while 41st-place finisher Kevin Terris would receive $525 ($1,658 when adjusted for inflation). Terris made his first Cup start in more than a decade but went out early with a blown engine. He would only make one further Cup start.[4]
