england last got to and passed the quarter final of the world cup and finished 4th in 1990.
england last got to and passed the quarter final of the world cup and finished 4th in 1990.
when did england last get to and pass the quarter final of the world cup and finish 4th?
1990
harry gant entered the decade with a win at pocono in the spring of 1990. he would finish 17th in the final points standings with 6 top 5s and 9 top 10s. in 1991, gant would have a career year. he won the 1991 winston 500 in the spring. he gambled on fuel mileage and won. fellow competitor rick mast drafted behind gant to give him a push the last few laps but let off in the final laps to preserve the victory. gant earned the nickname "mr. september" in 1991 after winning all four september cup races (darlington, richmond, dover and martinsville) and two busch races (richmond and dover) at age 51. his crew chief was andy petree. the four consecutive cup victories tied the modern era record set in 1972. dominating at the next race at north wilkesboro speedway, gant had his brakes fail, ending his hopes of five consecutive victories. gant would get 5 victories in 1991, and would notch 15 top five finishes and 17 top tens and he would finish fourth in the final point standings. gant would follow up 1991 with a strong 1992 and finish 4th in points again and was one of five drivers in contention for the championship but six finishes of 13th or worse in the final races doomed his championship hopes. gant would win at dover in the spring and he would get his last cup victory on august 16, 1992, at the champion spark plug 400 at michigan international speedway, gambling on fuel. this would also be the final victory for oldsmobile in cup competition. harry gant and the leo jackson team would switch to chevrolets in 1993 and at the end of the season gant announced that 1994 would be his last season. gant finished his career with a pole and seven top ten finishes and finished 25th in the final point standings.
harry gant
the 1997/98 season started with the heineken cup and leicester secured a quarter final play off after finishing second in their group containing leinster, toulouse and amatori milan. tigers beat the italian side twice but lost away to leinster and at home to toulouse. in the quarter final play off leicester beat glasgow 90-19 but lost in the quarter final proper away to pau. domestically tigers were a mixed bag, winning 12, losing 8 and drawing 2 games to finish 4th in the allied dunbar premiership. in february 1998 dean richards was appointed as director of rugby following bob dwyer's sacking.
history of leicester tigers