1991 Champion Spark Plug 500

February 202313th race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON June 16 ESPN Ernie Irvan 38 Darrell Waltrip Morgan-McClure Motorsports Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 17 Roush Racing Mark Martin 55.557 122.666 mph km/h Motor Racing Network 10th Annual Champion Spark Plug 500 Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway 200 200 Champion Spark Plug 500 1991 29 13 4.0 2.5 500 804.672 804.672 500 Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett 1991 Champion Spark Plug 500.jpeg The 1991 Champion Spark Plug 500 program cover, featuring Harry Gant. The 1991 Champion Spark Plug 500 was the 13th stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the tenth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 16, 1991, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would mount a late-race charge for the lead, passing with 18 laps to go in the race to take his 81st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Higgins Tom June 17, 1991 Late push puts Waltrip in Victory Lane (Part 1) 23 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119057993/late-push-puts-waltrip-in-victory-lane/ February 19, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom June 17, 1991 Late push puts Waltrip in Victory Lane (Part 2) 28 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119058022/late-push-puts-waltrip-in-victory-lane/ February 19, 2023 Newspapers.com Owen Mike June 17, 1991 Waltrip cruises past Earnhardt 25 Sun-Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119059057/waltrip-cruises-past-earnhardt/ February 19, 2023 To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Pocono International Raceway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Pocono International Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race. Pocono International Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli. Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two. 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 MotorsportsBuick13Randy LaJoieGolden Annie RacingBuick15Morgan 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 MotorsportsOldsmobile41Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Bobby Hillin Jr.SABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsChevrolet52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac66Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac68Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile97Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord98Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 14, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 15 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 15, at 10:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 16-40 would be decided on time,June 14, 1991 NASCAR today 19 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119059470/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 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. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 55.557 and an average speed of 161.996 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom June 15, 1991 Pocono record falls - once, twice... 16 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119059726/pocono-record-falls-once-twice/ February 19, 2023 Newspapers.com No drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord55.557161.99627Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord55.585161.91434Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet55.911160.97045Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55.946160.869530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac56.100160.428610Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet56.111160.396725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet56.170160.228833Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile56.173160.21992Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac56.203160.1341028Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord56.291159.883118Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick56.314159.8181215Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord56.383159.6231317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet56.460159.4051494Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile56.463159.396159Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord56.483159.340Failed to lock in Round 11622Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord56.586159.0501712Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick56.632158.9211897Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord56.680158.7861966Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac56.682158.7812026Brett BodineKing RacingBuick56.718158.680213Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet56.745158.6042242Bobby Hillin Jr.SABCO RacingPontiac56.759158.5652343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac56.811158.420241Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile57.033157.8032521Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord57.073157.6932675Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile57.253157.1972798Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet57.268157.1562841Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet57.275157.1372971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet57.626156.1803019Chad LittleLittle RacingFord57.642156.1363124Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac57.848155.5803255Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac57.859155.5513352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac58.133154.8173468Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile58.996152.5533548James HyltonHylton MotorsportsChevrolet1:00.526148.6963670J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac1:00.715148.2343713Randy LaJoieGolden Annie RacingBuick - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet20034running180$60,6502213Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20028running175$43,775316Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2006running170$38,8754833Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile20016running165$22,60051897Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2001running160$15,125634Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet20038running160$17,9007725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20016running151$13,20081622Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord20027running147$9,90091215Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord2000running138$14,30010610Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet2000running134$19,200112343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac2000running130$10,450121028Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord2001running132$14,80013118Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick2000running124$9,900142798Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet20012running126$10,600152242Bobby Hillin Jr.SABCO RacingPontiac2000running118$13,2501627Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord2000running115$12,500171966Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac2000running112$9,00018530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac2003running114$8,600192521Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord2000running106$8,2502045Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19916running108$13,025211494Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile1990running100$7,750222675Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile1970running97$7,600233019Chad LittleLittle RacingFord1970running94$4,550242971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1970running91$7,35025241Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile1960running88$7,800263352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1761running90$4,400273255Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac1741engine87$5,800281712Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick1630engine79$6,975293713Randy LaJoieGolden Annie RacingBuick1540sway bar76$4,250303124Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac1450crash73$4,8503192Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac1150engine70$4,775322841Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet720camshaft67$4,100332026Brett BodineKing RacingBuick570oil pan64$6,600343670J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac490handling61$3,925353468Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile470crash58$4,10036159Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord440valve55$11,775373548James HyltonHylton MotorsportsChevrolet140engine52$3,700Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 2,037 10px 2 Ricky Rudd 1,917 (-120) 10px 1 3 Darrell Waltrip 1,842 (-195) 10px 1 4 Ken Schrader 1,817 (–220) 10px 5 Ernie Irvan 1,814 (–223) 10px 6 Davey Allison 1,769 (–268) 10px 7 Harry Gant 1,767 (–270) 10px 1 8 Mark Martin 1,685 (–352) 10px 1 9 Michael Waltrip 1,631 (–406) 10px 1 10 Morgan Shepherd 1,575 (–462)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1991 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan) 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway Champion Spark Plug 500 Champion Spark Plug 500