1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)

January 202322nd race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway 300 22.390 150 Davey Allison Rusty Wallace 33 Harry Gant Robert Yates Racing Leo Jackson Motorsports Penske Racing South TBS Motor Racing Network Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett, Ken Stabler 400 400 300 482.803 482.803 0.75 1.21 1991 22 29 The 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. September 7 101.361 mph km/h Miller Genuine Draft 400 34th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400 1991_Miller_Genuine_Draft_400_(Richmond).jpeg 65,000 The 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 22nd stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 7, 1991, before an audience of 69,000 in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant would manage to make a late-race charge for the lead, passing for the lead with 19 to go in the race to take his 14th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his third victory of the season, and his second straight victory.Higgins Tom September 8, 1991 Gant makes it 2 straight with victory at Richmond (Part 1) 65 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119596180/gant-makes-it-2-straight-with-victory/ February 24, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom September 8, 1991 Gant makes it 2 straight with victory at Richmond (Part 2) 79 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119596194/gant-makes-it-2-straight-with-victory/ February 24, 2023 Newspapers.com Macenka Joe September 8, 1991 Gant captures second consecutive NASCAR victory 31 The State https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119596575/gant-captures-second-consecutive-nascar/ February 24, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison and Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at. Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races. 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 & AssociatesFord24Kenny WallaceTeam III RacingPontiac25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingBuick28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile41Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac47Greg SacksClose RacingOldsmobile52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac66Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac68Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet73Dale FischleinBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile75Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile90Wally Dallenbach Jr. (R)Donlavey RacingFord94Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile98Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 11, at 5:30 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 Saturday, September 12, at 3:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-34 would be decided on time,September 6, 1991 NASCAR today 38 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119596749/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 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. Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske Racing South, would win the pole, setting a time of 22.390 and an average speed of 120.590 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom September 7, 1991 Wallace gets a boost from Richmond track (Part 1) 35 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119596842/wallace-gets-a-boost-from-richmond/ February 24, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom September 7, 1991 Wallace gets a boost from Richmond track (Part 2) 42 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119596863/wallace-gets-a-boost-from-richmond/ February 24, 2023 Newspapers.com Dale Fischlein was the only driver to fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac22.390120.59027Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord22.434120.353328Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord22.451120.26246Mark MartinRoush RacingFord22.453120.251568Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile22.501119.99564Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet22.512119.93675Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.561119.676842Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac22.567119.644917Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet22.587119.5381025Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.669119.1051112Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick22.717118.854121Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile22.755118.6551333Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile22.759118.634149Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord22.779118.5301522Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord22.825118.291163Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22.827118.2811798Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet22.844118.1931811Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord22.862118.1001943Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac22.874118.0382094Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile22.880118.007Failed to lock in Round 12126Brett BodineKing RacingBuick22.881118.0022210Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet22.907117.8682347Greg SacksClose RacingOldsmobile22.921117.7962441Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.940117.6982521Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord22.964117.5752690Wally Dallenbach Jr. (R)Donlavey RacingFord22.972117.534278Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick22.980117.4932866Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac23.004117.3712924Kenny WallaceTeam III RacingPontiac23.005117.3663019Chad LittleLittle RacingFord23.016117.3103130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac23.027117.2543215Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord23.038117.1983371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet23.040117.1883475Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile23.118116.792Provisionals3555Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac23.411115.3303652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac23.916112.895Failed to qualify3773Dale FischleinBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11333Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile40027running180$63,6502328Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord400150running180$39,425312Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac400124running170$21,700464Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet40080running165$20,800575Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4001running160$18,125627Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord40010running155$13,5507917Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet4000running146$9,75081025Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4002running147$8,7509149Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4000running138$11,950101522Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3990running134$9,70011163Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3985running135$13,75012568Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsOldsmobile3980running127$6,40013278Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick3970running124$7,000141811Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3970running121$11,500151798Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet3970running118$7,350162210Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet3970running115$10,925172866Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac3970running112$6,425182126Brett BodineKing RacingBuick3960running109$5,175192094Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile3960running106$6,000202521Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord3960running103$6,925211112Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick3960running100$5,800223555Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac3950running97$4,475233215Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord3940running94$9,175241943Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3931running96$5,550252690Wally Dallenbach Jr. (R)Donlavey RacingFord3910running88$3,50026842Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3880running85$9,07527121Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile3770running82$5,480283475Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile3740running79$5,325293371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3700running76$4,800303130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3610engine73$4,750312924Kenny WallaceTeam III RacingPontiac3480rear end70$3,200322347Greg SacksClose RacingOldsmobile2560overheating67$3,1753346Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2530running64$11,870343019Chad LittleLittle RacingFord550crash61$3,150353652Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac360engine58$3,150362441Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet90crash55$3,150Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 3,277 10px 2 Ricky Rudd 3,213 (-64) 10px 3 Ernie Irvan 3,144 (-133) 10px 4 Davey Allison 3,120 (–157) 10px 1 5 Ken Schrader 2,973 (–304) 10px 1 6 Mark Martin 2,965 (–312) 10px 7 Sterling Marlin 2,869 (–408) 10px 8 Darrell Waltrip 2,865 (–412) 10px 9 Harry Gant 2,836 (–441) 10px 10 Rusty Wallace 2,760 (–517)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1991 Heinz Southern 500 1991 Peak Antifreeze 500 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Richmond Raceway Category:September 1991 sports events in the United States Category:1991 in sports in Virginia Category:1991 in Richmond, Virginia