1991 First Union 400

January 2023 Seventh race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 1991 7 29 1991_First_Union_400.jpeg The 1991 First Union 400 program cover, featuring Brett Bodine. 41st Annual First Union 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 400 0.625 1.006 250 402.336 79.604 mph km/h Brett Bodine King Racing 19.357 Brett Bodine King Racing 103 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 400 250 402.336 Motor Racing Network First Union 400 April 21 41,500 The 1991 First Union 400 was the seventh stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 41st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 21, 1991, before an audience of 41,500 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 mi km oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would manage to get his car away from the chaotic nature of the race, leading the final 52 laps to take his 80th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Higgins Tom April 22, 1991 Trouble brews in ragged North Wilkesboro race 24 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118551334/trouble-brews-in-ragged-north/ February 13, 2023 Newspapers.com Droschak David April 22, 1991 Spencer overcomes penalty, takes third place 10 The Danville News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118551695/spencer-overcomes-penalty-takes-third/ February 13, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Travis Carter Enterprises driver Jimmy Spencer would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|300x300px|The layout of North Wilkesboro Speedway, the venue where the race was held. North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi km on and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing. 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 Marlin*Junior Johnson & AssociatesFord24Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingBuick28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile34Dick TrickleAAG RacingBuick41Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Irv HoerrLabonte MotorsportsOldsmobile47Rich BickleClose RacingOldsmobile51Jeff Purvis (R)Phoenix RacingOldsmobile52Jimmy 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 *After sustaining burns in a crash at the 1991 Valleydale Meats 500, Sterling Marlin would be replaced by relief driver Charlie Glotzbach for qualifying.Higgins Tom April 19, 1991 Glotzbach charges into substitute role 43 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118552457/glotzbach-charges-into-substitute-role/ February 13, 2023 Newspapers.com During the race, Marlin would manage to start the race, before being replaced by Glotzbach one lap into the race. As a result of starting the race, Marlin is credited with the finish. Qualifying Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was scheduled to be held on Friday, April 19, at 3:00 PM EST. However, due to fog, the first round was cancelled, and qualifying was condensed into one round,Higgins Tom April 20, 1991 Irvan's feet back on ground after dining with president 37 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118552053/irvans-feet-back-on-ground-after/ February 13, 2023 Newspapers.com which was held on Saturday, April 20, at 12:15 AM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 1–30 would be decided on time,April 19, 1991 NASCAR today 35 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118551943/nascar-today/ February 13, 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. Brett Bodine, driving for King Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 19.357 and an average speed of 116.237 mph km/h.Higgins Tom April 21, 1991 Brett Bodine back in front again at North Wilkesboro (Part 1) 43 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118552196/brett-bodine-back-in-front-again-at/ February 13, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom April 21, 1991 Brett Bodine back in front again at North Wilkesboro (Part 2) 52 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118552265/brett-bodine-back-in-front-again-at/ February 13, 2023 Newspapers.com Eight drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed126Brett BodineKing RacingBuick19.357116.23727Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord19.368116.171342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac19.403115.961433Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile19.433115.78252Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac19.434115.776621Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord19.457115.64071Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile19.485115.473811Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord19.490115.444925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.503115.3671075Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile19.525115.237115Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.529115.2131266Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac19.544115.1251317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet19.548115.1011498Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet19.559115.0371512Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick19.564115.0071634Dick TrickleAAG RacingBuick19.566114.995173Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.581114.9071810Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet19.581114.9071924Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac19.584114.890206Mark MartinRoush RacingFord19.585114.8842130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac19.591114.849224Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet19.611114.7322371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet19.640114.562248Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick19.652114.4922520Bobby Hillin Jr.Moroso RacingOldsmobile19.664114.4222628Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord19.690114.2712768Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsPontiac19.695114.2422855Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac19.707114.1732915Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord19.710114.1553094Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile19.716114.121Provisionals3122Charlie GlotzbachJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord20.005112.472329Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord19.738113.993Champion's Provisional3343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac19.761113.861Failed to qualify3419Chad LittleLittle RacingFord -* -*3552Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac -* -*3670J. D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac -* -*3747Rich BickleClose RacingOldsmobile -* -*3841Larry PearsonLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3951Jeff Purvis (R)Phoenix RacingOldsmobile -* -*4076Bill SedgwickSpears MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4144Irv HoerrLabonte MotorsportsOldsmobile -* -*Official starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet40052running180$53,8002173Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40019running175$35,22531498Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesChevrolet40070running170$20,35042915Morgan ShepherdBud Moore EngineeringFord4000running160$16,4505925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40037running160$14,72562628Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord4000running150$13,87572130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4000running146$9,2808329Bill ElliottMelling RacingFord4000running142$11,8009206Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4000running138$12,45010224Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet40023running139$13,83011115Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3990running130$10,1751271Rick MastPrecision Products RacingOldsmobile3990running127$7,575131266Lake SpeedCale Yarborough MotorsportsPontiac3990running124$7,300141512Hut StricklinBobby Allison MotorsportsBuick3980running121$6,950151810Derrike CopeWhitcomb RacingChevrolet3970running118$11,500163343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3970running115$6,550172855Ted Musgrave (R)U.S. RacingPontiac3970running112$5,62518342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3960running109$9,250192371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3950running106$6,200202520Bobby Hillin Jr.Moroso RacingOldsmobile3940running103$5,450212768Bobby Hamilton (R)TriStar MotorsportsPontiac3920running100$3,600223122Sterling MarlinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3880running97$3,30023433Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsOldsmobile38866running99$7,125241075Joe RuttmanRahMoc EnterprisesOldsmobile3780running91$5,52525621Dale JarrettWood Brothers RacingFord3690crash88$5,500261634Dick TrickleAAG RacingBuick3690crash85$3,10027248Rick WilsonStavola Brothers RacingBuick3390crash82$5,20028811Geoff BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3330flagged79$10,4852927Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord3230crash76$8,67530126Brett BodineKing RacingBuick218103crash83$15,300313094Terry LabonteHagan RacingOldsmobile2070engine70$5,0003252Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac19230crash72$2,925331924Mickey GibbsTeam III RacingPontiac1100header64$2,500Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Ricky Rudd 1,103 10px 1 2 Dale Earnhardt 1,006 (-97) 10px 1 3 Ernie Irvan 993 (-110) 10px 4 Mark Martin 951 (–152) 10px 2 5 Darrell Waltrip 941 (–162) 10px 6 Morgan Shepherd 938 (–165) 10px 2 7 Ken Schrader 911 (–192) 10px 8 Davey Allison 908 (–195) 10px 3 9 Michael Waltrip 882 (–221) 10px 5 10 Rusty Wallace 877 (–226)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1991 Valleydale Meats 500 1991 Hanes 500 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at North Wilkesboro Speedway Category:April 1991 sports events in the United States Category:1991 in sports in North Carolina