1991 Miller Genuine Draft 500

February 2023 16th race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON Penske Racing South 29 16 Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett 65 ESPN Motor Racing Network 115.459 mph km/h Alan Kulwicki Rusty Wallace Ernie Irvan Morgan-McClure Motorsports AK Racing 2 Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway 804.672 720.181 500 200 179 4.0 2.5 19th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 500 Miller Genuine Draft 500 55.737 1991 447.5 July 21 1991_Miller_Genuine_Draft_500.jpeg The 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 500 was the 16th stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 21, 1991, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race was shortened from its scheduled 200 laps to 179 laps due to rain. In the final laps of the race, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to conserve enough fuel to run until the last caution flag was given on lap 174. After the red flag was given out on lap 176, a two-hour rain delay would delay the restart. After the rain delay, NASCAR mandated that all drivers start their cars and run behind the pace car until lap 179, where NASCAR would declare the race official, handing Wallace the victory. The victory was Wallace's 20th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Higgins Tom July 22, 1991 Friendly shove helps Wallace to a soggy victory (Part 1) 13 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119327424/friendly-shove-helps-wallace-to-a-soggy/ February 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom July 22, 1991 Friendly shove helps Wallace to a soggy victory (Part 2) 15 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119327495/friendly-shove-helps-wallace-to-a-soggy/ February 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Owen MIke July 22, 1991 Wallace overcomes several obstacles to win abbreviated Miller 500 race 12 Pottsville Republican https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119329776/wallace-overcomes-several-obstacles-to/ February 21, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Junior Johnson & Associates driver Geoff Bodine 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 RacingChevrolet11Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick13Gary BaloughLinro MotorsportsBuick15Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet19Chad LittleLittle RacingFord21Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord22Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord24Dick TrickleTeam III RacingPontiac25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingBuick28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile35Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet42Bobby Hillin Jr.SABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Irv HoerrLabonte MotorsportsOldsmobile47Greg SacksClose RacingOldsmobile48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuick52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac53John Paul Jr.Team IrelandChevrolet55Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac64Gary WrightWhite RacingChevrolet66Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac68Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile85Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet86Walter SurmaSurma RacingOldsmobile94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile98Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 19, 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, July 20, 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,July 18, 1991 NASCAR today 27 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119330526/nascar-today/ February 21, 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. Alan Kulwicki, driving for his own AK Racing team, would win the pole, setting a time of 55.737 and an average speed of 161.473 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom July 20, 1991 Inspection only thing to slow Kulwicki (Part 1) 33 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119331007/inspection-only-thing-to-slow-kulwicki/ February 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom July 20, 1991 Inspection only thing to slow Kulwicki (Part 2) 35 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119331069/inspection-only-thing-to-slow-kulwicki/ February 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Three drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord55.737161.473225Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55.801161.28736Mark MartinRoush RacingFord56.085160.47149Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord56.165160.242528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord56.276159.926612Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick56.303159.84975Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet56.454159.422811Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord56.501159.289917Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet56.534159.196102Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac56.556159.1341122Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord56.591159.0361221Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord56.693158.750134Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet56.722158.6691442Bobby Hillin Jr.SABCO RacingPontiac56.758158.5681533Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile56.808158.428Failed to lock in Round 1163Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet56.828158.3731743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac56.830158.367181Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile56.840158.3391975Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile56.869158.2582030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac56.987157.9312110Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet57.054157.7452268Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile57.098157.6242394Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile57.129157.5382426Brett BodineKing RacingBuick57.189157.373258Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick57.204157.3322615Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord57.212157.3102771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet57.246157.2162898Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet57.259157.1812924Dick TrickleTeam III RacingPontiac57.296157.0793066Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac57.315157.0273155Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac57.629156.1713244Irv HoerrLabonte MotorsportsOldsmobile57.894155.4573319Chad LittleLittle RacingFord57.998155.1783447Greg SacksClose RacingOldsmobile58.250154.5063513Gary BaloughLinro MotorsportsBuick58.611153.5553653John Paul Jr.Team IrelandChevrolet58.711153.2933764Gary WrightWhite RacingChevrolet58.747153.1993852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac59.347151.6503935Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet59.540151.1594070J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac1:00.424148.947Failed to qualify4148James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuick1:01.234146.9774286Walter SurmaSurma RacingOldsmobile1:03.785141.0994385Bobby GerhartBobby Gerhart RacingChevrolet - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1102Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac17929running180$34,100236Mark MartinRoush RacingFord17923running175$41,4753811Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1791running170$32,3504612Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick1797running165$21,75051122Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1790running155$14,10061221Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord1793running155$13,7007134Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet17965running156$16,70082426Brett BodineKing RacingBuick1790running142$11,500949Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord1780running138$15,000101975Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile1780running134$12,650112268Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile1780running130$6,900123319Chad LittleLittle RacingFord1780running127$5,900133155Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac1780running124$7,75014528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord1781running126$14,100152394Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile1780running118$9,5501617Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1771running120$17,425173447Greg SacksClose RacingOldsmobile1770running112$5,100182771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1771running114$8,300193244Irv HoerrLabonte MotorsportsOldsmobile1770running106$4,8502075Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1770running103$12,725213852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac1761running105$4,50022163Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1750running97$15,35023225Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet17147running99$9,65024258Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick1650running91$7,250254070J. 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McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac1520running88$4,300261533Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile1500running85$7,10027181Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile1450brakes82$7,450281442Bobby Hillin Jr.SABCO RacingPontiac1320running79$11,05029917Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1150crash76$4,750303066Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac990valve73$6,650311743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac970crash70$6,575323653John Paul Jr.Team IrelandChevrolet770engine67$3,850333764Gary WrightWhite RacingChevrolet630transmission64$3,750342615Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord380engine61$10,675352924Dick TrickleTeam III RacingPontiac290crash58$4,250362110Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet200crash55$12,925372898Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet200crash52$6,075382030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac140crash49$6,010393935Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet70drivetrain46$3,375403513Gary BaloughLinro MotorsportsBuick20crash43$3,300Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 2,450 10px 2 Ricky Rudd 2,310 (-140) 10px 3 Ernie Irvan 2,295 (-155) 10px 1 4 Davey Allison 2,250 (–200) 10px 1 5 Ken Schrader 2,236 (–214) 10px 2 6 Mark Martin 2,160 (–290) 10px 1 7 Darrell Waltrip 2,136 (–314) 10px 1 8 Harry Gant 2,085 (–365) 10px 1 9 Sterling Marlin 1,996 (–454) 10px 2 10 Rusty Wallace 1,971 (–479)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1991 Pepsi 400 1991 DieHard 500 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway Category:July 1991 sports events in the United States Category:1991 in sports in Pennsylvania