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1991 Mello Yello 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 26 of 29 Sunday, October 6, 1991 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC 334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles) Time of race: 3:36:17 Average speed: 138.984 mph Pole speed: 176.499 mph Cautions: 6 for 38 laps Margin of victory: 11.28 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 10 Glossary    1991 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1991 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 6 11   Geoffrey Bodine Budweiser   (Junior Johnson) Ford 334 92200 running 23 180 2 2 28   Davey Allison Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 334 69350 running 57 175 3 3 7   Alan Kulwicki Hooters   (Alan Kulwicki) Ford 333 47250 running 0 165 4 17 33   Harry Gant Skoal Bandit   (Leo Jackson) Oldsmobile 333 31350 running 0 160 5 13 22   Sterling Marlin Maxwell House Coffee   (Junior Johnson) Ford 331 25100 running 0 155 6 24 94   Terry Labonte Sunoco   (Billy Hagan) Oldsmobile 330 20300 running 0 150 7 11 30   Michael Waltrip Pennzoil   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 330 17700 running 0 146 8 19 26   Brett Bodine Quaker State   (Kenny Bernstein) Buick 330 16000 running 0 142 9 12 17   Darrell Waltrip Western Auto   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 329 12500 running 0 138 10 27 19   Chad Little Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce   (Chuck Little) Ford 329 12300 running 0 134 11 9 9   Bill Elliott Coors Light   (Harry Melling) Ford 329 16700 running 0 130 12 39 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 329 11400 running 0 127 13 18 1   Rick Mast Skoal Classic   (Richard Jackson) Oldsmobile 329 10600 running 0 124 14 31 55   Ted Musgrave Jasper Engines   (D.K. Ulrich) Pontiac 328 9050 running 0 121 15 7 42   Kyle Petty Mello Yello   (Felix Sabates) Pontiac 327 13625 running 0 118 16 32 75   Joe Ruttman Dinner Bell Foods   (Rahmoc Enterprises) Oldsmobile 326 8200 running 0 115 17 23 8   Rick Wilson Snickers   (Stavola Brothers) Buick 325 7800 running 0 112 18 35 53   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Longhorn Steaks   (Martin Birrane) Chevrolet 324 4600 running 0 109 19 41 90   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Motorsports Sportswear   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 323 4700 running 0 106 20 25 24   Jimmy Hensley Team III Racing   (Sam McMahon) Pontiac 323 6150 running 0 103 21 38 99   Brad Teague Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Ralph Ball) Chevrolet 322 4175 running 0 100 22 30 49   Stanley Smith Interstate Batteries   (Stanley Smith) Buick 321 4050 running 0 97 23 33 98   Jimmy Spencer Banquet Frozen Foods   (Travis Carter) Chevrolet 319 6700 ignition 0 94 24 29 52   Jimmy Means Alka-Seltzer   (Jimmy Means) Oldsmobile 313 3850 ignition 0 91 25 15 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 302 22460 valve 56 93 26 22 21   Dale Jarrett Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 302 6380 valve 0 85 27 8 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Genuine Draft   (Roger Penske) Pontiac 296 4775 running 0 82 28 20 15   Morgan Shepherd Motorcraft   (Bud Moore) Ford 292 10525 crash 0 79 29 14 68   Bobby Hamilton Country Time   (Mark Smith) Oldsmobile 283 4100 engine 0 76 30 4 4   Ernie Irvan Kodak Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 263 12875 crash 0 73 31 21 47   Greg Sacks Kanawha Insurance   (Derick Close) Oldsmobile 252 3300 engine 0 70 32 10 5   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 232 10550 crash 0 67 33 26 10   Derrike Cope Purolator   (Bob Whitcomb) Chevrolet 225 5825 crash 0 64 34 28 71   Dave Marcis Big Apple Markets   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 225 11575 crash 0 61 35 1 6   Mark Martin Folger's Coffee   (Jack Roush) Ford 212 70955 engine 198 68 36 16 12   Hut Stricklin Raybestos Brakes   (Bobby Allison) Buick 135 5740 piston 0 55 37 37 95   Kerry Teague Texaco & Powerup   (Sadler Brothers) Oldsmobile 124 3125 crash 0 52 38 5 25   Ken Schrader Kodiak   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 59 6615 piston 0 49 39 34 27   Gary Balough Terminal Trucking   (Jim Rosenblum) Pontiac 42 3110 camshaft 0 46 40 40 13   Mike Skinner Mansion / Glidden Paints   (Thee Dixon) Chevrolet 12 3105 oil line 0 43 41 36 66   Dorsey Schroeder TropArtic   (Cale Yarborough) Pontiac 2 5105 head gasket 0 40

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 42 Larry Pearson 41 Kellogg's Corn Flakes Larry Hedrick Chevrolet 43 Buddy Baker 20 Valvoline / NAPA Dick Moroso Oldsmobile 44 Jeff Purvis 51 Phoenix Construction James Finch Chevrolet 45 Mike Potter 74 Wawak Racing Stevi Wawak Pontiac 46 Delma Cowart 0 Master's Economy Inn H.L. Waters Ford 47 Jim Sauter 89 Evinrude Outboards Mueller Brothers Pontiac 48 Randy Baker 87 Armour Classics Buck Baker Chevrolet 49 Robbie Faggart 76 Cobra Electronics Robbie Faggart Chevrolet 50 Tracy Leslie 72 Detroit Gasket Ron Parker Oldsmobile Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 1 1     2 4 3   #17,71 spun turn 2   5 12 8     13 17 5   #13 spun turn 2   18 18 1     19 20 2   #22,43 spun turn 2   21 130 110     131 141 11   #4,95 accident turn 4   142 234 93     235 243 9   #5,10,15,24,71 accident turn 3   244 251 8     252 259 8   #24,49 accident turn 4   260 334 75       Percent of race run under caution: 11.4%             Average green flag run: 42.3 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mark Martin 1 65 65   Geoffrey Bodine 66 69 4   Mark Martin 70 70 1   Geoffrey Bodine 71 72 2   Dale Earnhardt 73 74 2   Mark Martin 75 204 130   Dale Earnhardt 205 209 5   Mark Martin 210 211 2   Dale Earnhardt 212 260 49   Davey Allison 261 317 57   Geoffrey Bodine 318 334 17 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Dale Earnhardt 3843     2   Ricky Rudd 3705   -138   3   Davey Allison 3606   -237   4   Harry Gant 3546   -297   5   Ernie Irvan 3525   -318   6   Mark Martin 3448   -395   7   Sterling Marlin 3381   -462   8   Ken Schrader 3366   -477   9   Darrell Waltrip 3330   -513   10   Rusty Wallace 3236   -607   11   Bill Elliott 3143   -700   12   Morgan Shepherd 3037   -806   13   Michael Waltrip 3014   -829   14   Alan Kulwicki 2987   -856   15   Hut Stricklin 2905   -938   16   Dale Jarrett 2858   -985   17   Geoffrey Bodine 2818   -1025   18   Brett Bodine 2705   -1138   19   Terry Labonte 2700   -1143   20   Joe Ruttman 2656   -1187   21   Rick Mast 2651   -1192