1991 Budweiser 500

February 202311th race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 804.672 23rd Annual Budweiser 500 The 1991 Budweiser 500 program cover, featuring Geoff Bodine. Motor Racing Network TNN Hendrick Motorsports Richard Childress Racing Ken Schrader Dale Earnhardt Bahari Racing Michael Waltrip 187 25 804.672 Dover, Delaware, Dover Downs International Speedway 500 500 500 120.152 mph km/h June 2 25.106 1.6 1 Budweiser 500 1991 29 11 500 Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Phil Parsons 1991_Budweiser_500.jpeg 77,000 The 1991 Budweiser 500 was the 11th stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 31, 1991, before an audience of 77,000 in Dover, Delaware at Dover Downs International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader, after making a late-race pass for the lead with 78 laps to go in the race, would manage to hold onto the lead for the rest of the race to take his fourth and to date, final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Higgins Tom June 3, 1991 Schrader moves up a spot, gets victory at Dover (Part 1) 21 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118743686/schrader-moves-up-a-spot-gets-victory/ February 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom June 3, 1991 Schrader moves up a spot, gets victory at Dover (Part 2) 25 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118745380/schrader-moves-up-a-spot-gets-victory/ February 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Owen Mike June 3, 1991 Dover Doesn't Owe Schrader Anything After Good Six Years 19 The Scranton Times-Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118747125/dover-doesnt-owe-schrader-anything/ February 16, 2023 To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Dover Downs International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Dover Downs International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports. The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. 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 RacingChevrolet12Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick14Bobby LabonteLabonte MotorsportsOldsmobile15Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet19Chad LittleLittle RacingFord21Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord22Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord24Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingBuick28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile42Kenny WallaceSABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac45Billy FulcherFulcher RacingOldsmobile52Bobby Hillin Jr.Jimmy Means RacingPontiac55Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac66Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac68Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile97Tommy EllisJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord98Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, May 31, at 3:00 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 1, at 11:30 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,May 31, 1991 NASCAR today 42 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117511121/nascar-today/ February 16, 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 provisionals 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 25.106 and an average speed of 143.392 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom June 1, 1991 A pole, at long last (Part 1) 25 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118747739/a-pole-at-long-last-part-1/ February 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom June 1, 1991 A pole, at long last (Part 2) 29 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118747766/a-pole-at-long-last-part-2/ February 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Billy Fulcher was the only driver to fail to qualify after his qualifying speed was determined to be too slow to run the race. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac25.106143.39222Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac25.212142.78931Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile25.219142.75047Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord25.237142.64856Mark MartinRoush RacingFord25.241142.62564Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet25.257142.535733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile25.268142.473894Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile25.298142.30498Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick25.324142.158103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet25.335142.0961128Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord25.337142.0851212Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick25.354141.989135Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25.357141.9721498Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet25.370141.9001542Kenny WallaceSABCO RacingPontiac25.403141.7161626Brett BodineKing RacingBuick25.407141.693179Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord25.510141.1211817Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet25.538140.9661925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25.554140.8782021Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord25.565140.818Failed to lock in Round 12115Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord25.455141.4262222Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord25.554140.8782366Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac25.595140.6522410Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet25.656140.3182555Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac25.692140.1212697Tommy EllisJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord25.741139.8552775Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile25.816139.4482824Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac25.855139.2382971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet25.864139.1903052Bobby Hillin Jr.Jimmy Means RacingPontiac25.892139.0393143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac25.899139.0023268Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile25.908138.9533314Bobby LabonteLabonte MotorsportsOldsmobile25.952138.7183419Chad LittleLittle RacingFord26.117137.8413570J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac26.582135.430Failed to qualify3645Billy FulcherFulcher RacingOldsmobile31.259115.167Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50089running180$64,8002103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet500187running180$44,2753733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile50045running170$28,800464Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet50040running165$21,750556Mark MartinRoush RacingFord50079running160$23,32561212Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick5000running150$13,95071817Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet49910running151$10,90082115Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord49824running147$15,700922Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac49811running143$9,95010135Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4970running134$18,000113268Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile4950running130$9,050122775Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile4940running127$9,70013179Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4940running124$13,6001447Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord4940running121$12,300152222Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4940running118$7,350161128Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord4940running115$13,450173143Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4940running112$6,050182555Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac4940running109$5,985193052Bobby Hillin Jr.Jimmy Means RacingPontiac4910running106$4,5502031Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile4910running103$8,600212697Tommy EllisJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4910running100$4,450222366Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac4910running97$7,350232971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4870running94$7,20024894Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile4830running91$7,0502598Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick4800running88$7,050261542Kenny WallaceSABCO RacingPontiac4780running85$11,200272410Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet3990crash82$12,550281498Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet3690crash79$6,775293419Chad LittleLittle RacingFord3370engine76$4,050302824Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac3030steering73$4,650313570J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac2450crash70$3,95032130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac18615engine72$10,025331626Brett BodineKing RacingBuick1330camshaft64$6,450343314Bobby LabonteLabonte MotorsportsOldsmobile880engine61$3,800352021Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord180crash58$5,600Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,716 10px 2 Ricky Rudd 1,634 (-82) 10px 3 Darrell Waltrip 1,574 (-142) 10px 4 Harry Gant 1,520 (–196) 10px 1 5 Ken Schrader 1,511 (–205) 10px 1 6 Ernie Irvan 1,494 (–222) 10px 2 7 Davey Allison 1,457 (–259) 10px 1 8 Morgan Shepherd 1,400 (–316) 10px 1 9 Michael Waltrip 1,383 (–333) 10px 1 10 Mark Martin 1,377 (–339)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1991 Coca-Cola 600 1991 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway Budweiser 500 Budweiser 500