1991 Winston 500

January 2023Ninth race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 4.28 The 1991 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. 49.061 Leo Jackson Motorsports Harry Gant 105,000 Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network ESPN Richard Childress Racing 33 112 Dale Earnhardt Ernie Irvan 165.62 mph km/h Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway Morgan-McClure Motorsports 804.8 804.8 188 188 500.08 29 9 Winston 500 2.66 May 6 1991 500.08 22nd Annual Winston 500 1991 Winston 500.jpeg The 1991 Winston 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, May 5, 1991, but was delayed to Monday, May 6, due to rain.Higgins Tom May 6, 1991 Talladega weather moves race to today 27 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118620290/talladega-weather-moves-race-to-today/ February 14, 2023 Newspapers.com The race was held before an audience of 105,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. Running on a fuel strategy, Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant would manage to drive the last 56 laps of the race on one tank of fuel to take his 12th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his only won on a restrictor plate race and his first victory of the season.Crowe Steve May 7, 1991 Gant luck goes good in marred 500 9 Sun-News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118619712/gant-luck-goes-good-in-marred-500/ February 14, 2023 Newspapers.com Newberry Paul May 7, 1991 Gant 'coasts' to victory in rain-delayed Winston 500 55 The Citizens' Voice https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118620174/gant-coasts-to-victory-in/ February 14, 2023 Newspapers.com On lap 72 of the race, a 20-car crash would occur when Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan's car hit both Kyle Petty and Mark Martin's cars, causing a chain reaction crash in the field. In the crash, Kyle Petty would suffer a broken left femur, causing Petty to miss the next several races due to his injury.Cosen Mike Sims Tommy May 7, 1991 Martin finds flipping over not to his liking 15 Alabama Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118620600/martin-finds-flipping-over-not-to-his/ February 14, 2023 Newspapers.com Irvan would take most of the blame for causing the crash by drivers, with many of the drivers involved in the crash claiming that Irvan had been "out of control" for the entire race leading up to that point.Higgins Tom May 7, 1991 'Out of control' Irvan draws blame for causing wild crash at Talladega 23 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118620398/out-of-control-irvan-draws-blame-for/ February 14, 2023 Newspapers.com Pearson Harold May 7, 1991 Racers find quick cause for pileup 32 Richmond Times-Dispatch https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118621086/racers-find-quick-cause-for-pileup/ February 14, 2023 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66 mi km -long mid tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5 mi km -long mid tri-oval. 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 RacingFord20Bobby Hillin Jr.Moroso RacingOldsmobile21Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord22Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord24Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingBuick28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile41Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac47Greg SacksClose RacingOldsmobile49Stanley Smith (R)BS&S MotorsportsBuick51Jeff Purvis (R)Phoenix RacingOldsmobile52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac53Donny PaulPaul RacingChevrolet55Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac59Mark GibsonGibson RacingPontiac65Dave Mader IIIBahre RacingPontiac66Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac68Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile75Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile77Ken RaganBranch-Ragan RacingFord88Buddy BakerMoroso RacingOldsmobile90Wally Dallenbach Jr. (R)Donlavey RacingFord94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile98Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, May 2, at 4:30 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, May 3, at 4:30 PM 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,May 2, 1991 NASCAR today 29 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118621174/nascar-today/ February 14, 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. Ernie Irvan, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.061 and an average speed of 195.186 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom May 3, 1991 Irvan ready to step closer to $1 million 38 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118621345/irvan-ready-to-step-closer-to-1-million/ February 14, 2023 Newspapers.com Five drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet49.061195.186233Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile49.117194.963342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac49.145194.852428Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord49.423193.756517Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet49.441193.68565Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.538193.30672Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac49.555193.24083Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.576193.15899Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord49.650192.8701066Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac49.652192.8621111Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord49.662192.8231212Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick49.674192.777131Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile49.687192.7261468Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile49.699192.680157Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord49.703192.6641626Brett BodineKing RacingBuick49.734192.5441719Chad LittleLittle RacingFord49.753192.4711825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.765192.4241922Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord49.778192.3742030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac49.786192.343Failed to lock in Round 12124Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac49.793192.3162221Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord49.842192.1272310Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet49.898191.9112494Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile49.922191.8192547Greg SacksClose RacingOldsmobile49.931191.7852643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac49.950191.7122773Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile49.996191.535286Mark MartinRoush RacingFord50.050191.3292998Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet50.102191.130308Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick50.126191.0393149Stanley Smith (R)BS&S MotorsportsBuick50.151190.9433290Wally Dallenbach Jr. (R)Donlavey RacingFord50.212190.7113315Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord50.230190.6433475Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile50.310190.3403520Bobby Hillin Jr.Moroso RacingOldsmobile50.492189.6543652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac50.519189.5523788Buddy BakerMoroso RacingOldsmobile50.626189.1523855Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac50.772188.6083951Jeff Purvis (R)Phoenix RacingOldsmobile50.901188.1304041Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.982187.831Provisional4171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet51.445186.141Failed to qualify4259Mark GibsonGibson RacingPontiac -* -*4370J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*4477Ken RaganBranch-Ragan RacingFord -* -*4565Dave Mader IIIBahre RacingPontiac -* -*4653Donny PaulPaul RacingChevrolet -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1233Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile18818running180$81,9502517Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1886running175$47,400383Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet188112running175$56,10041922Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1884running165$25,45052030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1883running160$25,80061111Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1880running150$25,35071825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18813running151$19,150899Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord1880running142$21,50092998Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet1880running138$17,30010131Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile1870running134$17,650111626Brett BodineKing RacingBuick1870running130$13,670121468Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile1860running127$10,0401365Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1862running129$15,860143315Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord1860running121$15,480152124Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac1860running118$8,700163855Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac1861running120$9,860173520Bobby Hillin Jr.Moroso RacingOldsmobile1840running112$8,965184171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1840running109$10,155192773Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile1830running106$6,665203652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1800running103$8,555213149Stanley Smith (R)BS&S MotorsportsBuick1680running100$6,14022428Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord1642running102$14,720231212Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick1570running94$8,91024286Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1510running91$15,30525308Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick1490running88$8,7752672Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac1460running85$5,64527157Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1360running82$12,590282310Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet1180engine79$13,935293475Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile1160running76$8,330303951Jeff Purvis (R)Phoenix RacingOldsmobile940hub73$5,425311066Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac790crash70$8,0453214Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet7118crash72$15,74033342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac709crash69$14,410343290Wally Dallenbach Jr. (R)Donlavey RacingFord700crash61$5,180352221Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord700crash58$7,850363788Buddy BakerMoroso RacingOldsmobile700crash55$5,120372494Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile700crash52$7,715381719Chad LittleLittle RacingFord700crash49$5,635392547Greg SacksClose RacingOldsmobile390piston46$5,555402643Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac20crash43$5,500414041Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet20crash40$4,900Failed to qualify4259Mark GibsonGibson RacingPontiac4370J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac4477Ken RaganBranch-Ragan RacingFord4565Dave Mader IIIBahre RacingPontiac4653Donny PaulPaul RacingChevroletOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,366 10px 1 2 Ricky Rudd 1,362 (-4) 10px 1 3 Darrell Waltrip 1,281 (-85) 10px 2 4 Michael Waltrip 1,188 (–178) 10px 5 5 Harry Gant 1,185 (–181) 10px 3 6 Ernie Irvan 1,183 (–183) 10px 2 7 Davey Allison 1,157 (–209) 10px 1 8 Ken Schrader 1,156 (–210) 10px 1 9 Morgan Shepherd 1,132 (–234) 10px 3 10 Mark Martin 1,118 (–248)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1991 Hanes 500 1991 Coca-Cola 600 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Category:May 1991 sports events in the United States Category:1991 in sports in Alabama