1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)

February 202314th race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 200 The 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. 41.296 23rd Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400 Motor Racing Network 160.912 mph km/h June 23 29 14 643.737 200 400 643.737 3.2 Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway 2 Miller Genuine Draft 400 CBS Robert Yates Racing Davey Allison Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Robert Yates Racing Davey Allison 107 28 1991 400 Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Chris Economaki 1991_Miller_Genuine_Draft_400_(Michigan).jpeg 90,000 The 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 23, 1991, before an audience of 90,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 11th NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.Higgins Tom June 24, 1991 Allison wins impressively in Michigan (Part 1) 23 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119112106/allison-wins-impressively-in-michigan/ February 19, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom June 24, 1991 Allison wins impressively in Michigan (Part 2) 27 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119112236/allison-wins-impressively-in-michigan/ February 19, 2023 Newspapers.com Harris Mike June 24, 1991 Davey Allison sets track record to win Miller 400 9 The Advocate-Messenger https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119113392/davey-allison-sets-track-record-to-win/ February 19, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Bobby Allison Motorsports driver Hut Stricklin and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Michigan International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord8Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick9Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord10Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet11Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick15Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet19Chad LittleLittle RacingFord20Buddy BakerMoroso RacingOldsmobile21Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord22Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile24Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingBuick28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile35Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac41Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Bobby Hillin Jr.SABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac49Stanley Smith (R)BS&S MotorsportsBuick52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac66Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac68Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile79Donny PaulPaul RacingOldsmobile89Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac90Wally Dallenbach Jr. (R)Donlavey RacingFord94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile98Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 21, at 3:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, June 22, at 11:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,June 21, 1991 NASCAR today 34 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119114489/nascar-today/ February 19, 2023 Newspapers.com and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given. If needed, a past champion who did not qualify on either time or provisionals could use a champion's provisional, adding one more spot to the field. Michael Waltrip, driving for Bahari Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 41.296 and an average speed of 174.351 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom June 22, 1991 M. Waltrip takes pole; Bodine bounces back (Part 1) 12 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119114946/m-waltrip-takes-pole-bodine-bounces/ February 19, 2023 Newspapers.com Two drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac41.296174.351211Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord41.466173.63636Mark MartinRoush RacingFord41.479173.582428Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord41.555173.26457Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord41.590173.11963Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet41.788172.29875Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet41.797172.261825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet41.809172.212912Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick41.828172.1331022Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord41.878171.9281110Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet41.934171.698121Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile41.973171.5391317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet41.982171.5021421Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord42.043171.2531515Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord42.058171.1921671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet42.082171.0951742Bobby Hillin Jr.SABCO RacingPontiac42.104171.0051826Brett BodineKing RacingBuick42.117170.952194Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet42.134170.883209Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord42.154170.802Failed to lock in Round 12166Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac41.584173.1442233Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile41.760172.414232Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac41.816172.1832498Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet41.860172.0022541Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet41.980171.5102694Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile42.002171.420278Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick42.024171.3312820Buddy BakerMoroso RacingOldsmobile42.067171.1562968Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile42.103171.0093024Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac42.107170.9933175Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile42.131170.8953289Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac42.156170.7943390Wally Dallenbach Jr. (R)Donlavey RacingFord42.161170.7743455Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac42.168170.7463535Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet42.179170.7013643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac42.260170.3743749Stanley Smith (R)BS&S MotorsportsBuick42.301170.2093819Chad LittleLittle RacingFord42.351170.0083923Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile42.542169.2454036H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac42.770168.342Provisional4152Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac43.094167.077Failed to qualify4270J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*4379Donny PaulPaul RacingOldsmobile -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1428Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord200107running185$90,6502912Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick20027running175$41,925336Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20012running170$37,650463Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20014running165$30,9505194Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2004running160$24,7256825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20012running155$23,55071317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet20012running151$15,300875Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2002running147$18,60091515Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord1990running138$18,750102233Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile1991running139$17,45011209Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord1990running130$17,300121421Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord1990running127$12,825131022Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1990running124$10,275143024Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac1980running121$9,725151742Bobby Hillin Jr.SABCO RacingPontiac1980running118$15,175161671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1980running115$10,75017232Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac1980running112$6,925182166Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac1980running109$10,500193175Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile1970running106$9,585202541Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1970running103$7,270213455Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac1970running100$7,800222968Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile1970running97$7,135233749Stanley Smith (R)BS&S MotorsportsBuick1960running94$5,9252457Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1960running91$12,715252694Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile1960running88$8,555263819Chad LittleLittle RacingFord1960running85$5,435274152Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1950running82$5,385283390Wally Dallenbach Jr. (R)Donlavey RacingFord1950running79$5,32529121Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile1940running76$7,965302820Buddy BakerMoroso RacingOldsmobile1930running73$5,15031278Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick1920running70$7,720322498Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet1880engine67$7,625334036H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac1870running64$4,87034130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1851valve66$10,450353643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1660valve58$7,360361826Brett BodineKing RacingBuick1210engine55$7,290373289Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingPontiac1040piston52$4,680383923Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile860rocker arm49$4,63539211Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord708oil pan51$17,910403535Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet640camshaft43$4,550411110Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet20engine40$12,950Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 2,202 10px 2 Ricky Rudd 2,064 (-138) 10px 3 Darrell Waltrip 1,993 (-209) 10px 1 4 Ernie Irvan 1,974 (–228) 10px 1 5 Ken Schrader 1,972 (–230) 10px 6 Davey Allison 1,954 (–248) 10px 7 Harry Gant 1,906 (–296) 10px 8 Mark Martin 1,855 (–347) 10px 1 9 Morgan Shepherd 1,713 (–489) 10px 1 10 Michael Waltrip 1,697 (–505)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1991 Champion Spark Plug 500 1991 Pepsi 400 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan) Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)