The car would land on the ground hardly, with Elliott suffering a broken left femur, causing him to miss the next eight weeks of racing.

[3][4] Later into the race on lap 130, the Big One involved 14 cars and most infamously sent Ricky Craven flipping wildly into the air and into the protective catch-fence in turn 1.

The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family.

Ernie Irvan, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.654 and an average speed of 192.855 miles per hour (310.370 km/h).

[8] Five drivers would fail to qualify: Phil Barkdoll, Steve Seligman, Bobby Hillin Jr., Delma Cowart, and Chad Little.