Ricky Rudd of Chesapeake, Va. wins Sovran Bank 500 on the .526-mile Martinsville Speedway oval.
with air temperatures in the mid 80s and the track temperature climbing above 100 degrees, attrition took most of the top contenders out of the 31-car field.
Rudd was among the leaders throughout the race and led the last 148 laps, inheriting the top spot when the engine on Dale Earnhardt's car blew.
Rudd crossed the finish line more than a lap ahead of second-place Joe Ruttman's Buick LeSabre.
1 Ricky Rudd
2 Joe Ruttman
3 Terry Labonte
4 Alan Kulwick
5 Kyle Petty
6 Bobby Hillin
7 Ken Schrader
8 Bobby Allison
9 Derrick Cope
10 Jody Ridley
11 Michael Waltrip
12 Jimmy Means
13 Jerry Cranmer
14 Trevor Boys
15 Buddy Arrington
16 Dave Marcis
17 Geoff Bodine
18 J.D. McDuffie
19 Morgan Shepherd
20 Tim Richmond
21 Dale Earnhardt
22 Mike Skinner
23 Jimmy Hensley
24 Tommy Ellis
25 Harry Gant
26 Neil Bonnett
27 Darrell Waltrip
28 Richard Petty
29 Doug Heveron
30 Rusty Wallace
31 Bill Elliot
Time Of Race: 3 hours, 25 minutes,15 seconds
Average Speed : 76.882 mph
Margin Of Victory: 24 seconds
ory: 11.26 seconds r>