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1991 Winston 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 9 of 29
Monday, May 6, 1991 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:01:10
Average speed: 165.62 mph
Pole speed: 195.186 mph

Cautions: 3 for 18 laps
Margin of victory: 11 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 24

Glossary 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1991 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson)	Oldsmobile	188	81950	running	18	180
2	5	17	Darrell Waltrip	Western Auto (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	188	47400	running	6	175
3	8	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	56100	running	112	175
4	19	22	Sterling Marlin	Maxwell House Coffee (Junior Johnson)	Ford	188	25450	running	4	165
5	20	30	Michael Waltrip	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	188	25800	running	3	160
6	11	11	Geoffrey Bodine	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	188	25350	running	0	150
7	18	25	Ken Schrader	Kodiak (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	19150	running	13	151
8	9	9	Bill Elliott	Coors Light (Harry Melling)	Ford	188	21500	running	0	142
9	29	98	Jimmy Spencer	Banquet Frozen Foods (Travis Carter)	Chevrolet	188	17300	running	0	138
10	13	1	Rick Mast	Skoal Classic (Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	187	17650	running	0	134
11	16	26	Brett Bodine	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	187	13670	running	0	130
12	14	68	Bobby Hamilton	Country Time (Mark Smith)	Oldsmobile	186	10040	running	0	127
13	6	5	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	186	15860	running	2	129
14	33	15	Morgan Shepherd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	186	15480	running	0	121
15	21	24	Mickey Gibbs	Team III Racing (Sam McMahon)	Pontiac	186	8700	running	0	118
16	38	55	Ted Musgrave	U.S. Racing (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	186	9860	running	1	120
17	35	20	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Moroso Racing (Dick Moroso)	Oldsmobile	184	8965	running	0	112
18	41	71	Dave Marcis	Big Apple Markets (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	184	10155	running	0	109
19	27	73	Phil Barkdoll	Barkdoll Racing (Phil Barkdoll)	Oldsmobile	183	6665	running	0	106
20	36	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	180	8555	running	0	103
21	31	49	Stanley Smith	Interstate Batteries (Stanley Smith)	Buick	168	6140	running	0	100
22	4	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	164	14720	running	2	102
23	12	12	Hut Stricklin	Raybestos Brakes (Bobby Allison)	Buick	157	8910	running	0	94
24	28	6	Mark Martin	Folger's Coffee (Jack Roush)	Ford	151	15305	running	0	91
25	30	8	Rick Wilson	Snickers (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	149	8775	running	0	88
26	7	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Genuine Draft (Roger Penske)	Pontiac	146	5645	running	0	85
27	15	7	Alan Kulwicki	Hooters (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	136	12590	running	0	82
28	23	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Chevrolet	118	13935	engine	0	79
29	34	75	Joe Ruttman	Dinner Bell Foods (Rahmoc Enterprises)	Oldsmobile	116	8330	running	0	76
30	39	51	Jeff Purvis	Phoenix Construction (James Finch)	Oldsmobile	94	5425	hub	0	73
31	10	66	Lake Speed	TropArtic (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	79	8045	crash	0	70
32	1	4	Ernie Irvan	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	71	15740	crash	18	72
33	3	42	Kyle Petty	Mello Yello (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	70	14410	crash	9	69
34	32	90	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Ford Motorsports Sportswear (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	70	5180	crash	0	61
35	22	21	Dale Jarrett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	70	7850	crash	0	58
36	37	88	Buddy Baker	Dipetane International (Dick Moroso)	Oldsmobile	70	5120	crash	0	55
37	24	94	Terry Labonte	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	70	7715	crash	0	52
38	17	19	Chad Little	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce (Chuck Little)	Ford	70	5635	crash	0	49
39	25	47	Greg Sacks	Kanawha Insurance (Derick Close)	Oldsmobile	39	5555	piston	0	46
40	26	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	2	5500	crash	0	43
41	40	41	Larry Pearson	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	2	4900	crash	0	40

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
42	Mark Gibson	59	Mark Gibson Racing	Mark Gibson	Pontiac
43	J.D. McDuffie	70	Rumple Furniture	J.D. McDuffie	Pontiac
44	Ken Ragan	77	Jasper	Marvin Ragan	Ford
45	Dave Mader III	65	Jasper Engines	Dick Bahre	Pontiac
46	Donny Paul	53	Paul Racing	Donny Paul	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	3	3
	4	8	5	#41,43 accident turn 1
	9	35	27
	36	42	7	#47 engine
	43	71	29
	72	77	6	#1,2,4,6,7,8,10,12,19,21,26,28,42,52,66,73,75,88,90,94 accident backstretch
	78	188	111
Percent of race run under caution: 9.6% Average green flag run: 42.5 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ernie Irvan	1	1	1
Kyle Petty	2	10	9
Ricky Rudd	11	12	2
Dale Earnhardt	13	17	5
Davey Allison	18	19	2
Dale Earnhardt	20	36	17
Ted Musgrave	37	37	1
Ernie Irvan	38	48	11
Dale Earnhardt	49	51	3
Ernie Irvan	52	57	6
Dale Earnhardt	58	66	9
Ken Schrader	67	67	1
Dale Earnhardt	68	109	42
Sterling Marlin	110	113	4
Dale Earnhardt	114	114	1
Michael Waltrip	115	115	1
Dale Earnhardt	116	120	5
Ken Schrader	121	125	5
Harry Gant	126	132	7
Dale Earnhardt	133	150	18
Darrell Waltrip	151	156	6
Dale Earnhardt	157	168	12
Michael Waltrip	169	170	2
Ken Schrader	171	177	7
Harry Gant	178	188	11

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	1366
2	Ricky Rudd	1362	-4
3	Darrell Waltrip	1281	-85
4	Michael Waltrip	1188	-178
5	Harry Gant	1185	-181
6	Ernie Irvan	1183	-183
7	Davey Allison	1157	-209
8	Ken Schrader	1156	-210
9	Morgan Shepherd	1132	-234
10	Mark Martin	1118	-248
11	Sterling Marlin	1090	-276
12	Bill Elliott	1067	-299
13	Rusty Wallace	1062	-304
14	Kyle Petty	1052	-314
15	Brett Bodine	1015	-351
15	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1015	-351
17	Alan Kulwicki	1003	-363
18	Jimmy Spencer	998	-368
19	Rick Mast	990	-376
20	Geoffrey Bodine	978	-388