1991 Bud 500

February 202320th race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol International Speedway 266.5 16.406 206 Jimmy Spencer Bill Elliott 7 Alan Kulwicki Travis Carter Enterprises AK Racing Melling Racing ESPN Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 500 500 266.5 428.89 428.89 0.533 0.858 1991 20 29 The 1991 Bud 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. August 24 82.028 mph km/h Bud 500 31st Annual Bud 500 1991 Bud 500 program cover.jpeg 60,500 The 1991 Bud 500 was the 20th stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 24, 1991, before an audience of 60,500 in Bristol, Tennessee, at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, owner-driver Alan Kulwicki, after suffering a flat tire early into the race, would mount a comeback and dominate the late stages of the race to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Higgins Tom August 25, 1991 Victory drought ends (Part 1) 41 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119525429/victory-drought-ends-part-1/ February 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom August 25, 1991 Victory drought ends (Part 2) 49 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119525453/victory-drought-ends-part-2/ February 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Bruce Kenny August 25, 1991 Kulwicki clicks to claim Bud 500 race (Part 1) 29 Kingsport Times-News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119525611/kulwicki-clicks-to-claim-bud-500-race/ February 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Bruce Kenny August 25, 1991 Kulwicki clicks to claim Bud 500 race (Part 2) 32 Kingsport Times-News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119525638/kulwicki-clicks-to-claim-bud-500-race/ February 23, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Sterling Marlin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Bristol International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks. 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 RacingFord21Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord22Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord24Dick TrickleTeam III RacingPontiac25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingBuick28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile41Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Bobby Hillin Jr.SABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac66Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac68Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile98Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 23, at 7:35 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, August 24, at 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 15-30 would be decided on time,August 23, 1991 NASCAR today 45 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119525936/nascar-today/ February 23, 2023 Newspapers.com and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified on time 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. Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 16.406 and an average speed of 116.957 mph km/h on in the first round.Higgins Tom August 24, 1991 Elliott rolls to Bristol pole; Wallace in front row 35 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119526105/elliott-rolls-to-bristol-pole-wallace/ February 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord16.406116.95722Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac16.490116.361317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet16.521116.143419Chad LittleLittle RacingFord16.525116.11557Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord16.530116.080668Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile16.580115.730728Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord16.587115.68181Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile16.588115.674912Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick16.590115.660106Mark MartinRoush RacingFord16.607115.5421198Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet16.612115.507128Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick16.614115.493133Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet16.620115.4511422Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord16.622115.4371542Bobby Hillin Jr.SABCO RacingPontiac16.637115.333Failed to lock in Round 11621Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord16.641115.306175Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16.644115.2851815Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord16.644115.2851955Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac16.646115.2712010Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet16.656115.2022124Dick TrickleTeam III RacingPontiac16.668115.1192271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet16.687114.9882366Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac16.705114.8642475Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile16.709114.8362533Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile16.721114.754264Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet16.748114.5692725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16.771114.4122894Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile16.834113.9842911Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord16.850113.8753043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac16.852113.862Provisionals3130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac -* -*3226Brett BodineKing RacingBuick -* -*Failed to qualify3341Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings157Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord500137running180$61,40021422Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord50042running175$30,27532725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5000running165$22,9504106Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4990running160$19,7005175Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4990running155$16,45061815Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord4980running150$13,1257133Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4980running146$16,0258317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet49841running147$9,27592894Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile49333running143$9,225103226Brett BodineKing RacingBuick4930running134$11,875112366Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac4920running130$8,425123043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4910running127$8,12513668Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile4900running124$7,12514419Chad LittleLittle RacingFord4890running121$5,025151198Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet489206running128$20,375161955Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac4880running115$5,925172475Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile4830running112$6,97518264Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4490running109$10,775192533Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile4360running106$6,86520128Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick4090suspension103$7,7502119Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4040running100$13,57522912Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick4030running97$6,450232271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4000running94$6,37524728Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord37711engine96$11,550253130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac35014running93$6,2052681Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile3440crash85$5,575272124Dick TrickleTeam III RacingPontiac3130ignition82$4,050281621Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord2530crash79$5,500292010Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet2390engine76$11,075301542Bobby Hillin Jr.SABCO RacingPontiac2200running73$9,625312911Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1830crash70$11,4253222Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac8816crash72$4,425Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 2,995 10px 2 Ricky Rudd 2,935 (-60) 10px 2 3 Mark Martin 2,820 (-175) 10px 1 4 Davey Allison 2,808 (–187) 10px 1 5 Ernie Irvan 2,804 (–191) 10px 6 Ken Schrader 2,661 (–334) 10px 7 Darrell Waltrip 2,623 (–372) 10px 1 8 Sterling Marlin 2,585 (–410) 10px 1 9 Rusty Wallace 2,523 (–472) 10px 10 Harry Gant 2,471 (–524)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1991 Champion Spark Plug 400 1991 Heinz Southern 500 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway Category:August 1991 sports events in the United States Category:1991 in sports in Tennessee