1991 Heinz Southern 500

21st race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series January 2023 NASWINSTON 806.799 ESPN Leo Jackson Motorsports Harry Gant 33 152 Leo Jackson Motorsports Harry Gant 30.261 Robert Yates Racing Davey Allison 133.508 mi/h km/h 501.322 367 2.198 1.366 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina The 1991 Heinz Southern 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. 1991 Southern 500 program cover and logo.jpg 29 21 1991 Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network Heinz Southern 500 42nd Annual Heinz Southern 500 1991 9 1 The 1991 Heinz Southern 500 was the 21st stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 1, 1991, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 mi km permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete. At race's end, Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant would manage to dominate the late stages of the race, leading the final 70 laps of the race to take his 13th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Higgins Tom September 2, 1991 Darlington's good for Gant (Part 1) 21 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119581084/darlingtons-good-for-gant-part-1/ February 24, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom September 2, 1991 Darlington's good for Gant (Part 2) 23 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119581097/darlingtons-good-for-gant-part-2/ February 24, 2023 Newspapers.com Hembree Mike September 2, 1991 Gant 'aging' like fine wine at Darlington (Part 1) 27 The Greenville News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119581151/gant-aging-like-fine-wine-at/ February 24, 2023 Newspapers.com Hembree Mike September 2, 1991 Gant 'aging' like fine wine at Darlington (Part 2) 32 The Greenville News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119581169/gant-aging-like-fine-wine-at/ February 24, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends. 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 MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac47Greg SacksClose RacingOldsmobile48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuick52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac66Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac68Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile82Mark StahlStahl RacingFord87Randy BakerBuck Baker RacingChevrolet94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile98Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, August 29, 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 Friday, August 30, at 2:00 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 timeSeptember 1, 1991 NASCAR today 40 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119581465/nascar-today/ February 24, 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. Davey Allison, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.261 and an average speed of 162.506 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom August 30, 1991 Allison on track for cash (Part 1) 41 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119581542/allison-on-track-for-cash-part-1/ February 24, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom August 30, 1991 Allison on track for cash (Part 2) 45 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119581567/allison-on-track-for-cash-part-2/ February 24, 2023 Newspapers.com No drivers would fail to qualify, Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30.261162.50629Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord30.480161.33933Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.484161.317411Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord30.499161.238533Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile30.574160.84364Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet30.580160.81177Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord30.584160.790821Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord30.622160.590925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.688160.245106Mark MartinRoush RacingFord30.773159.8021115Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord30.814159.5901217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet30.841159.450132Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac30.894159.1771424Dick TrickleTeam III RacingPontiac30.933158.9761522Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord30.963158.8221642Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac30.976158.7551710Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet31.003158.617185Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.006158.6021941Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.010158.5812098Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet31.028158.489Failed to lock in Round 12168Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile30.832159.497228Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick31.055158.3512394Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile31.065158.300241Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile31.079158.2292566Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac31.124158.0002612Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick31.153157.8532726Brett BodineKing RacingBuick31.298157.1222819Chad LittleLittle RacingFord31.330156.9612930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31.342156.9013043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac31.388156.6713155Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac31.393156.6463275Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesChevrolet31.537155.9313347Greg SacksClose RacingOldsmobile31.665155.3013452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac31.782154.7293587Randy BakerBuck Baker RacingChevrolet31.802154.6323671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet32.225152.6023782Mark StahlStahl RacingFord33.801145.4873848James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuick34.329143.249Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1533Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile367152running185$179,450264Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet36714running175$40,5253925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3670running165$26,94041710Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet3660running160$24,33052394Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile3660running155$19,51561522Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3650running150$12,8757411Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3650running146$18,230833Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet36522running147$20,47093275Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesChevrolet3650running138$11,990102168Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile3645running139$14,25011241Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile3648running135$11,01512128Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord363151running132$21,12013228Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick3630running124$10,930142726Brett BodineKing RacingBuick3630running121$9,94015185Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3630running118$14,100163043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3630running115$9,380172612Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick3630running112$9,1101829Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord3620running109$13,935191115Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord3610running106$12,755203155Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac3601running108$7,785213347Greg SacksClose RacingOldsmobile3580running100$5,260221642Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3570engine97$12,140231424Dick TrickleTeam III RacingPontiac3540running94$5,770241217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet3511running96$5,60525821Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord3501running93$7,545263587Randy BakerBuck Baker RacingChevrolet3430running85$4,585272930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3330running82$7,150283452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac3090engine79$4,36529106Mark MartinRoush RacingFord30312engine81$14,255301941Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2440engine73$4,195312098Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet2200valve70$6,66032132Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac2140engine67$5,045333671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1730engine64$6,455342566Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac1560engine61$5,8203577Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1480engine58$10,710362819Chad LittleLittle RacingFord1230engine55$3,650373782Mark StahlStahl RacingFord140flagged52$3,580383848James HyltonHylton MotorsportsBuick120flagged49$3,540Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 3,142 10px 2 Ricky Rudd 3,053 (-89) 10px 2 3 Ernie Irvan 2,979 (-163) 10px 4 Davey Allison 2,940 (–202) 10px 2 5 Mark Martin 2,901 (–241) 10px 6 Ken Schrader 2,826 (–316) 10px 1 7 Sterling Marlin 2,735 (–407) 10px 1 8 Darrell Waltrip 2,719 (–423) 10px 1 9 Harry Gant 2,656 (–486) 10px 1 10 Rusty Wallace 2,590 (–552)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1991 Bud 500 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond) NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1991 Heinz Southern 500 Heinz Southern 500 Heinz Southern 500 Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway