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1991 Daytona 500 By STP

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 29
Sunday, February 17, 1991 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:22:30
Average speed: 148.148 mph
Pole speed: 195.955 mph

Cautions: 9 for 36 laps
Margin of victory: under caution
Attendance: 145000
Lead changes: 21

Glossary 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1991 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	4	Ernie Irvan	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	200	233000	running	29	180
2	12	22	Sterling Marlin	Maxwell House Coffee (Junior Johnson)	Ford	200	133925	running	7	175
3	14	75	Joe Ruttman	Dinner Bell Foods (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Oldsmobile	200	111450	running	11	170
4	7	1	Rick Mast	Skoal Classic (Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	200	100900	running	14	165
5	4	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	113850	running	46	160
6	17	21	Dale Jarrett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	199	74900	running	0	150
7	36	27	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Rob Moroso Memorial (Dick Moroso)	Oldsmobile	199	50925	running	0	146
8	27	7	Alan Kulwicki	U.S. Army (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	199	52450	running	0	142
9	9	5	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	199	52600	running	0	138
10	20	68	Bobby Hamilton	Country Time Drink Mix (Mark Smith)	Oldsmobile	199	43500	running	0	134
11	28	66	Dick Trickle	TropArtic (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	199	39525	running	0	130
12	40	23	Eddie Bierschwale	Auto Finders (Don Bierschwale)	Oldsmobile	199	31550	running	0	127
13	31	94	Terry Labonte	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	198	34355	running	0	124
14	30	19	Chad Little	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Chuck Little)	Ford	198	29540	running	0	121
15	1	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	197	77350	running	26	123
16	6	42	Kyle Petty	Mello Yello (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	197	41580	crash	51	125
17	38	24	Mickey Gibbs	U.S. Air Force (Sam McMahon)	Pontiac	197	24560	running	0	112
18	35	90	Robby Gordon	Publix Supermarkets (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	196	23740	running	0	109
19	3	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	195	43120	running	0	106
20	29	73	Phil Barkdoll	X-1R / Metal Center (Phil Barkdoll)	Oldsmobile	194	24160	running	0	103
21	18	6	Mark Martin	Folger's Coffee (Jack Roush)	Ford	193	31955	running	0	100
22	41	26	Brett Bodine	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	193	23400	running	0	97
23	21	89	Jim Sauter	Tiki Tan / Evinrude (Mueller Brothers)	Pontiac	192	21845	running	0	94
24	10	17	Darrell Waltrip	Western Auto (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	190	25540	crash	13	96
25	11	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson)	Oldsmobile	190	26385	crash	0	88
26	33	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Chevrolet	189	28180	crash	0	85
27	8	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Genuine Draft (Roger Penske)	Pontiac	188	26425	crash	3	87
28	15	9	Bill Elliott	Coors Light (Harry Melling)	Ford	188	28670	running	0	79
29	5	12	Hut Stricklin	Raybestos Brakes (Bobby Allison)	Buick	185	33865	crash	0	76
30	37	55	Ted Musgrave	Mr. Rooter (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	180	18710	running	0	73
31	24	25	Ken Schrader	Kodiak (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	176	22330	running	0	70
32	19	11	Geoffrey Bodine	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	150	28150	oil leak	0	67
33	26	8	Rick Wilson	Snickers (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	137	21545	running	0	64
34	34	15	Morgan Shepherd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	70	23490	piston	0	61
35	42	71	Dave Marcis	U.S. Coast Guard (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	40	19185	valve	0	58
36	22	51	Jeff Purvis	Plasti-Kote (James Finch)	Oldsmobile	37	18360	overheating	0	55
37	16	88	Buddy Baker	U.S. Marines (Rod Osterlund)	Pontiac	35	18800	engine	0	52
38	13	30	Michael Waltrip	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	35	21520	piston	0	49
39	39	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	29	17660	crash	0	46
40	23	98	Jimmy Spencer	Banquet Frozen Foods (Travis Carter)	Chevrolet	29	20200	fire	0	43
41	32	20	Sammy Swindell	Glad Bag (Dick Moroso)	Oldsmobile	28	16500	crash	0	40
42	25	18	Greg Sacks	U.S. Navy (Greg Sacks)	Chevrolet	20	17450	crash	0	37

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
43	Rich Bickle	47	Kanawha Insurance	Derick Close	Oldsmobile
44	Rick Jeffrey	95	Texaco	Sadler Brothers	Chevrolet
45	Brian Ross	13	Linro Motorsports	Jim Rosenblum	Buick
46	Gary Balough	34	Allen's Glass	Ken Allen	Chevrolet
47	Jimmy Horton	80	Miles Concrete	George Smith	Chevrolet
48	J.D. McDuffie	70	Son's Auto Supply	J.D. McDuffie	Pontiac
49	Dave Mader III	65	Jasper / Folsom Racing	Clint Folsom	Chevrolet
50	Phil Parsons	96	Ferrari of Los Gatos	Ital. Connection/Gerald Smith	Chevrolet
51	Dorsey Schroeder	69	Valvoline	Lucky Compton	Ford
52	Bill Venturini	35	Amoco Ultimate	Bill Venturini	Chevrolet
53	Philip Duffie	45	Fulcher Racing	Bobby Fulcher	Oldsmobile
54	Chuck Bown	72	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Tex Powell	Oldsmobile
55	Delma Cowart	0	Master's Economy Inn	H.L. Waters	Ford
56	Brad Teague	99	Traffic Engineering	Ralph Ball	Chevrolet
57	Mark Stahl	82	Hooters	Mark Stahl	Ford
58	Blackie Wangerin	39	Wangerin Racing	Blackie Wangerin	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	14	14
	15	17	3	#20 spun backstretch
	18	21	4
	22	26	5	#8,18 accident turn 2
	27	31	5
	32	35	4	#20,51,52,55 accident tri-oval
	36	37	2
	38	41	4	#73 spun turn 4
	42	68	27
	69	74	6	#12 spun turn 4
	75	77	3
	78	81	4	#11,89 spun turn 4
	82	184	103
	185	188	4	#43,90 accident backstretch
	189	189	1
	190	193	4	#2,10,12,17,33 accident tri-oval
	194	198	5
	199	200	2	#3,28,42 accident backstretch
Percent of race run under caution: 18.0% Average green flag run: 18.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Davey Allison	1	1	1
Dale Earnhardt	2	13	12
Davey Allison	14	26	13
Dale Earnhardt	27	32	6
Kyle Petty	33	36	4
Sterling Marlin	37	38	2
Kyle Petty	39	42	4
Dale Earnhardt	43	64	22
Joe Ruttman	65	74	10
Davey Allison	75	84	10
Sterling Marlin	85	89	5
Rick Mast	90	103	14
Kyle Petty	104	123	20
Joe Ruttman	124	124	1
Ernie Irvan	125	133	9
Darrell Waltrip	134	146	13
Kyle Petty	147	169	23
Ernie Irvan	170	183	14
Davey Allison	184	185	2
Rusty Wallace	186	188	3
Dale Earnhardt	189	194	6
Ernie Irvan	195	200	6

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Ernie Irvan	180
2	Sterling Marlin	175	-5
3	Joe Ruttman	170	-10
4	Rick Mast	165	-15
5	Dale Earnhardt	160	-20
6	Dale Jarrett	150	-30
7	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	146	-34
8	Alan Kulwicki	142	-38
9	Ricky Rudd	138	-42
10	Bobby Hamilton	134	-46
11	Dick Trickle	130	-50
12	Eddie Bierschwale	127	-53
13	Kyle Petty	125	-55
14	Terry Labonte	124	-56
15	Davey Allison	123	-57
16	Chad Little	121	-59
17	Mickey Gibbs	112	-68
18	Robby Gordon	109	-71
19	Richard Petty	106	-74
20	Phil Barkdoll	103	-77