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The 1990 season started for Earnhardt with victories in the Busch Clash and his heat of the Gatorade Twin 125s.
Near the end of the Daytona 500, he had a four-second lead when the final caution flag came out with a handful of laps to go.
When the green flag waved, Earnhardt was leading Derrike Cope.
On the final lap, Earnhardt ran over a piece of metal in the final turn, cutting a tire.
Cope, in an upset, won the race while Earnhardt finished fifth.
The No. 3 Goodwrench Chevy team took the flat tire that cost them the win and hung it on the shop wall as a reminder of how close they'd come to winning the Daytona 500.
Earnhardt went on to win nine races this season and won his fourth Winston Cup title, beating Mark Martin by 26 points.
Earnhardt also became the first repeat winner of the annual all-star race, The Winston.

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