The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCARshort track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 23, at 7:35 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 15 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, August 24, at 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 15-30 would be decided on time,[5] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified on time 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.
Bill Elliott, driving for Melling Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 16.406 and an average speed of 116.957 miles per hour (188.224 km/h) in the first round.[6]
^Higgins, Tom (August 24, 1991). "Elliott rolls to Bristol pole; Wallace in front row". The Charlotte Observer. p. 35. Retrieved February 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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The 1991 Bud 500 was the 20th stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 32nd iteration of the event The race was held on Saturday August 24 1991 before an audience of 60 500 in Bristol Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway a 0 533 miles 0 858 km permanent oval shaped racetrack The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete At race s end owner driver Alan Kulwicki after suffering a flat tire early into the race would manage to mount a comeback and dominate the late stages of the race to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season 1 2 3 4 To fill out the top three Junior Johnson amp Associates driver Sterling Marlin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third respectively 1991 Bud 500Race detailsRace 20 of 29 in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1991 Bud 500 program cover featuring Dale Earnhardt DateAugust 24 1991Official name31st Annual Bud 500LocationBristol Tennessee Bristol International SpeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility0 533 mi 0 858 km Distance500 laps 266 5 mi 428 89 km Scheduled Distance500 laps 266 5 mi 428 89 km Average speed82 028 miles per hour 132 011 km h Attendance60 500Pole positionDriverBill ElliottMelling RacingTime16 406Most laps ledDriverJimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesLaps206WinnerNo 7Alan KulwickiAK RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkESPNAnnouncersBob Jenkins Ned Jarrett Benny ParsonsRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing Network Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Qualifying 2 1 Full qualifying results 3 Race results 4 Standings after the race 5 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp The layout of Bristol International Speedway the venue where the race was held The Bristol Motor Speedway formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol Tennessee Constructed in 1960 it held its first NASCAR race on July 30 1961 Despite its short length Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features which include extraordinarily steep banking an all concrete surface two pit roads and stadium like seating It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks Entry list edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile Skoal2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac Miller Genuine Draft3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus4 Ernie Irvan Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Folgers7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Hooters8 Rick Wilson Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Snickers9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Light10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet Purolator Filters11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford Budweiser12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick Raybestos15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Western Auto19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford Bull s Eye Barbecue Sauce21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford Maxwell House24 Dick Trickle Team III Racing Pontiac Team III Racing25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick Quaker State28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco Havoline30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit41 Larry Pearson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg s Frosted Flakes42 Bobby Hillin Jr SABCO Racing Pontiac Mello Yello43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Alka Seltzer55 Ted Musgrave R U S Racing Pontiac Jasper Engines amp Transmissions66 Lake Speed Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac Phillips 66 TropArtic68 Bobby Hamilton R TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile Country Time71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Big Apple Market75 Joe Ruttman RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile Dinner Bell Foods94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet Banquet FoodsQualifying editQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Friday August 23 at 7 35 PM EST Each driver would have one lap to set a time During the first round the top 15 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run held on Saturday August 24 at 1 00 PM EST As with the first round each driver would have one lap to set a time For this specific race positions 15 30 would be decided on time 5 and depending on who needed it a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified on time 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 Bill Elliott driving for Melling Racing would win the pole setting a time of 16 406 and an average speed of 116 957 miles per hour 188 224 km h in the first round 6 Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 16 406 116 9572 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 16 490 116 3613 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 16 521 116 1434 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 16 525 116 1155 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 16 530 116 0806 68 Bobby Hamilton R TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 16 580 115 7307 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 16 587 115 6818 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 16 588 115 6749 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 16 590 115 66010 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 16 607 115 54211 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 16 612 115 50712 8 Rick Wilson Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 16 614 115 49313 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 16 620 115 45114 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 16 622 115 43715 42 Bobby Hillin Jr SABCO Racing Pontiac 16 637 115 333Failed to lock in Round 116 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 16 641 115 30617 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 16 644 115 28518 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 16 644 115 28519 55 Ted Musgrave R U S Racing Pontiac 16 646 115 27120 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 16 656 115 20221 24 Dick Trickle Team III Racing Pontiac 16 668 115 11922 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 16 687 114 98823 66 Lake Speed Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 16 705 114 86424 75 Joe Ruttman RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 16 709 114 83625 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 16 721 114 75426 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 16 748 114 56927 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 16 771 114 41228 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 16 834 113 98429 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 16 850 113 87530 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 16 852 113 862Provisionals31 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 32 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick Failed to qualify33 41 Larry Pearson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 34 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineupRace results editFin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 5 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 500 137 running 180 61 4002 14 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 500 42 running 175 30 2753 27 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 165 22 9504 10 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 499 0 running 160 19 7005 17 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 0 running 155 16 4506 18 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 498 0 running 150 13 1257 13 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 498 0 running 146 16 0258 3 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 498 41 running 147 9 2759 28 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 493 33 running 143 9 22510 32 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 493 0 running 134 11 87511 23 66 Lake Speed Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 492 0 running 130 8 42512 30 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 491 0 running 127 8 12513 6 68 Bobby Hamilton R TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 490 0 running 124 7 12514 4 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 489 0 running 121 5 02515 11 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 489 206 running 128 20 37516 19 55 Ted Musgrave R U S Racing Pontiac 488 0 running 115 5 92517 24 75 Joe Ruttman RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 483 0 running 112 6 97518 26 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 449 0 running 109 10 77519 25 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 436 0 running 106 6 86520 12 8 Rick Wilson Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 409 0 suspension 103 7 75021 1 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 404 0 running 100 13 57522 9 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 403 0 running 97 6 45023 22 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 400 0 running 94 6 37524 7 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 377 11 engine 96 11 55025 31 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 350 14 running 93 6 20526 8 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 344 0 crash 85 5 57527 21 24 Dick Trickle Team III Racing Pontiac 313 0 ignition 82 4 05028 16 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 253 0 crash 79 5 50029 20 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 239 0 engine 76 11 07530 15 42 Bobby Hillin Jr SABCO Racing Pontiac 220 0 running 73 9 62531 29 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 183 0 crash 70 11 42532 2 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 88 16 crash 72 4 425Failed to qualify33 41 Larry Pearson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet34 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing PontiacOfficial race resultsStandings after the race editDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points nbsp 1 Dale Earnhardt 2 995 nbsp 2 Ricky Rudd 2 935 60 nbsp 2 3 Mark Martin 2 820 175 nbsp 1 4 Davey Allison 2 808 187 nbsp 1 5 Ernie Irvan 2 804 191 nbsp 6 Ken Schrader 2 661 334 nbsp 7 Darrell Waltrip 2 623 372 nbsp 1 8 Sterling Marlin 2 585 410 nbsp 1 9 Rusty Wallace 2 523 472 nbsp 10 Harry Gant 2 471 524 Official driver s standingsNote Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings References edit Higgins Tom August 25 1991 Victory drought ends Part 1 The Charlotte Observer p 41 Retrieved February 23 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Higgins Tom August 25 1991 Victory drought ends Part 2 The Charlotte Observer p 49 Retrieved February 23 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Bruce Kenny August 25 1991 Kulwicki clicks to claim Bud 500 race Part 1 Kingsport Times News p 29 Retrieved February 23 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Bruce Kenny August 25 1991 Kulwicki clicks to claim Bud 500 race Part 2 Kingsport Times News p 32 Retrieved February 23 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp NASCAR today The Charlotte Observer August 23 1991 p 45 Retrieved February 23 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Higgins Tom August 24 1991 Elliott rolls to Bristol pole Wallace in front row The Charlotte Observer p 35 Retrieved February 23 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Previous race 1991 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1991 season Next race 1991 Heinz Southern 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1991 Bud 500 amp oldid 1159188513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
