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1991 TranSouth 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 5 of 29
Sunday, April 7, 1991 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.322 miles)

Time of race: 3:41:50
Average speed: 135.594 mph
Pole speed: 161.939 mph

Cautions: 3 for 19 laps
Margin of victory: 11.32 sec
Attendance: 40000
Lead changes: 15

Glossary 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1991 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	13	5	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	62185	running	69	180
2	11	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	367	38860	running	31	175
3	10	30	Michael Waltrip	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	367	20320	running	208	175
4	12	6	Mark Martin	Folger's Coffee (Jack Roush)	Ford	366	22710	running	0	160
5	21	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Genuine Draft (Roger Penske)	Pontiac	365	10260	running	0	155
6	15	42	Kyle Petty	Mello Yello (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	365	16330	running	0	150
7	3	4	Ernie Irvan	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	365	15025	running	0	146
8	23	15	Morgan Shepherd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	365	14320	running	1	147
9	1	11	Geoffrey Bodine	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	365	18400	running	0	138
10	2	22	Sterling Marlin	Maxwell House Coffee (Junior Johnson)	Ford	365	12060	running	45	139
11	25	98	Jimmy Spencer	Banquet Frozen Foods (Travis Carter)	Chevrolet	365	10505	running	0	130
12	17	9	Bill Elliott	Coors Light (Harry Melling)	Ford	365	13675	running	0	127
13	16	1	Rick Mast	Skoal Classic (Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	364	9695	running	0	124
14	18	8	Rick Wilson	Snickers (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	364	9390	running	0	121
15	27	94	Terry Labonte	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	364	9735	running	0	118
16	8	26	Brett Bodine	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	363	8815	running	0	115
17	28	20	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Moroso Racing (Dick Moroso)	Oldsmobile	361	6560	running	0	112
18	33	71	Dave Marcis	Big Apple Markets (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	361	8225	running	0	109
19	4	25	Ken Schrader	Kodiak (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	361	7790	running	5	111
20	34	68	Bobby Hamilton	Country Time (Mark Smith)	Oldsmobile	360	6560	running	0	103
21	29	55	Ted Musgrave	U.S. Racing (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	359	5540	running	0	100
22	24	24	Mickey Gibbs	Team III Racing (Sam McMahon)	Pontiac	359	4070	running	0	97
23	36	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	358	4950	running	0	94
24	35	47	Rich Bickle	Kanawha Insurance (Derick Close)	Oldsmobile	356	3830	running	0	91
25	9	17	Darrell Waltrip	Western Auto (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	356	3810	running	0	88
26	32	75	Joe Ruttman	Dinner Bell Foods (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Oldsmobile	355	6545	running	0	85
27	5	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson)	Oldsmobile	347	6380	running	0	82
28	37	87	Randy Baker	Armour Classics (Buck Baker)	Chevrolet	346	3470	running	0	79
29	7	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	332	14310	engine	0	76
30	40	70	J.D. McDuffie	Rumple Furniture (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	282	3325	running	0	73
31	20	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Chevrolet	279	11665	oil leak	0	70
32	19	12	Hut Stricklin	Raybestos Brakes (Bobby Allison)	Buick	259	5980	vibration	8	72
33	26	65	Dave Mader III	Jasper Engines (Dick Bahre)	Pontiac	197	3170	fatigue	0	64
34	6	7	Alan Kulwicki	AK Racing / Hooters (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	186	11135	crash	0	61
35	39	36	H.B. Bailey	Almeda Auto Parts (H.B. Bailey)	Pontiac	172	3100	handling	0	58
36	31	19	Chad Little	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Chuck Little)	Ford	70	3065	crash	0	55
37	30	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	52	5750	engine	0	52
38	38	05	Bill Meacham	Meacham Racing (Charles Meacham)	Oldsmobile	31	3010	flagged	0	49
39	14	21	Dale Jarrett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	30	5670	crash	0	46
40	22	66	Lake Speed	TropArtic (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	10	5650	engine	0	43

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
41	Mark Stahl	82	Auto Bell Car Wash / Louisiana Filling Inc.	Mark Stahl	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	25	25
	26	30	5	#7 accident turn 4
	31	31	1
	32	37	6	#05,19,21,33,65 accident turn 3
	38	272	235
	273	280	8	#7 accident turn 2
	281	367	87
Percent of race run under caution: 5.2% Average green flag run: 87.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Sterling Marlin	1	45	45
Michael Waltrip	46	72	27
Ricky Rudd	73	74	2
Ken Schrader	75	79	5
Morgan Shepherd	80	80	1
Michael Waltrip	81	135	55
Hut Stricklin	136	143	8
Ricky Rudd	144	148	5
Michael Waltrip	149	203	55
Ricky Rudd	204	217	14
Michael Waltrip	218	274	57
Ricky Rudd	275	285	11
Michael Waltrip	286	299	14
Davey Allison	300	330	31
Ricky Rudd	331	367	37

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Ricky Rudd	808
2	Dale Earnhardt	728	-80
3	Ernie Irvan	679	-129
4	Ken Schrader	670	-138
5	Sterling Marlin	667	-141
6	Mark Martin	648	-160
7	Morgan Shepherd	644	-164
8	Michael Waltrip	642	-166
9	Rusty Wallace	625	-183
10	Alan Kulwicki	622	-186
11	Bill Elliott	619	-189
12	Harry Gant	611	-197
12	Darrell Waltrip	611	-197
14	Kyle Petty	599	-209
15	Davey Allison	588	-220
16	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	570	-238
17	Geoffrey Bodine	555	-253
18	Brett Bodine	545	-263
19	Dale Jarrett	529	-279
20	Rick Wilson	527	-281