1991 Hanes 500

January 2023Eighth race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 75.139 mph km/h 42nd Annual Hanes 500 ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 251 Mark Martin Roush Racing Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing 3 Motor Racing Network Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway Hanes 500 April 28 500 423.257 0.847 423.257 500 263 0.526 29 8 1991 20.594 263 The 1991 Hanes 500 program cover, featuring Geoff Bodine. 1991_Hanes_500.jpeg 44,000 The 1991 Hanes 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 28, 1991, before an audience of 44,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. With the assist of a late caution, on the final restart with 38 laps to go in the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to mount a late-race charge to the lead on the ensuing restart to take his 50th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Higgins Tom April 29, 1991 Pieces all fall into place for Earnhardt (Part 1) 21 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118570060/pieces-all-fall-into-place-for/ February 13, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom April 29, 1991 Pieces all fall into place for Earnhardt (Part 2) 23 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118570435/pieces-all-fall-into-place-for/ February 13, 2023 Newspapers.com Harris Mike April 29, 1991 Earnhardt claims 50th 6 The Clarksdale Press Register https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118570760/earnhardt-claims-50th/ February 13, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty and owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. 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 RacingFord20Bobby Hillin Jr.Moroso RacingOldsmobile21Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord22Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord24Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingBuick28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile34Dick TrickleAAG RacingBuick42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac66Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac68Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile70J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile76Bill SedgwickSpears MotorsportsChevrolet94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile98Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 27, at 3:00 PM EST. Originally, the first 20 positions were going to be determined by first round qualifying, with positions 21-30 meant to be determined the following day on Saturday, April 28.April 26, 1991 NASCAR today 45 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118571303/nascar-today/ February 13, 2023 Newspapers.com However, due to rain, the second round was cancelled. As a result, the rest of the starting lineup was set using the results from the first round. 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 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.Higgins Tom April 28, 1991 Confident Bodine has longtime love affair with Martinsville track 110 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118571528/confident-bodine-has-longtime-love/ February 13, 2023 Newspapers.com Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.594 and an average speed of 91.949 mph km/h.Harris Mike April 27, 1991 Martin says Martinsville pole puts team on track 31 Messenger-Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118571864/martin-says-martinsville-pole-puts-team/ February 13, 2023 Newspapers.com Five drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.59491.949233Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile20.64791.713325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.65691.67341Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile20.69091.52252Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac20.72591.368619Chad LittleLittle RacingFord20.78791.095721Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord20.81790.96487Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord20.84090.86494Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet20.85390.807103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.89090.6461120Bobby Hillin Jr.Moroso RacingOldsmobile20.90090.6031243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.90090.6031394Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile20.92290.508149Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord20.94590.4081526Brett BodineKing RacingBuick20.95290.3781617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet20.95890.3521742Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac20.96990.3051811Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord20.97290.2921975Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile20.97390.2882076Bill SedgwickSpears MotorsportsChevrolet21.00990.1332112Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick21.02790.056225Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.03090.0432322Sterling MarlinHendrick MotorsportsFord21.05089.9572434Dick TrickleAAG RacingBuick21.05689.9322524Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac21.06589.8932628Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord21.11589.6802766Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac21.12389.6462898Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet21.12689.6342930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac21.14889.5403055Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac21.21289.270Provisionals3115Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord21.25489.094328Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick21.22589.216Failed to qualify3310Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet21.24189.1483468Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile21.25589.0903571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet21.33988.7393652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac21.41688.4203770J. 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McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet500251running185$63,60021742Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac50010running175$29,62531617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet5000running165$16,15041526Brett BodineKing RacingBuick5000running160$15,5505233Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile499129running160$17,62562898Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet4990running150$12,35072930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4990running146$11,10082628Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord499110running147$16,350987Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord4970running138$12,500102112Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick4960running134$13,00011225Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4960running130$10,98512721Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord4950running127$7,9001341Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile4950running124$8,200141243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4950running121$7,5001594Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4910running118$10,950161975Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile4870running115$7,200171120Bobby Hillin Jr.Moroso RacingOldsmobile4870running112$5,400182766Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac4870running109$7,355192076Bill SedgwickSpears MotorsportsChevrolet4660running106$3,700201811Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4600transmission103$12,0002152Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac4580transmission100$3,75022328Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick4530running97$5,65023325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4440running94$6,525243055Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac4420running91$5,175252524Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac4140running88$3,25026149Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4110running85$9,75027619Chad LittleLittle RacingFord4080running82$3,650282322Sterling MarlinBill Davis RacingFord4020running79$2,9002916Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2930overheating76$13,500303115Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord2760transmission73$9,450311394Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile1260overheating70$4,850322434Dick TrickleAAG RacingBuick120overheating67$2,750Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Ricky Rudd 1,233 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt 1,191 (-42) 10px 3 Ernie Irvan 1,111 (-122) 10px 1 4 Darrell Waltrip 1,106 (–127) 10px 3 5 Davey Allison 1,055 (–178) 10px 3 6 Michael Waltrip 1,028 (–205) 10px 3 7 Mark Martin 1,027 (–206) 10px 2 8 Morgan Shepherd 1,011 (–222) 10px 2 9 Ken Schrader 1,005 (–228) 10px 2 10 Harry Gant 1,005 (–228)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1991 First Union 400 1991 Winston 500 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:April 1991 sports events in the United States Category:1991 in sports in Virginia