The 1991 Goody's 500 was the 24th stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 22, 1991, in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant would mount a late-race charge to the lead after being spun on lap 376 of the race. After passing for the lead on lap 454, Gant was able to defend the field for the final laps of the race to take his 16th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his fifth and final victory of the season, and his fourth straight victory.[1][2][3] To fill out the top three, King Racing driver Brett Bodine and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.
With the victory, Gant, having won four out of the five races that occurred within the month of September of 1991, Gant would earn the nickname "Mr. September" by NASCAR media.[4]
Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 20, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 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, September 21, at 12:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-30 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 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.
Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.324 and an average speed of 93.171 miles per hour (149.944 km/h) in the first round.[6][7]
Jimmy Means was the only driver to fail to qualify.
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
Referencesedit
^Higgins, Tom (September 23, 1991). "It's not over yet: Gant wins 4th straight (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 9. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (September 23, 1991). "It's not over yet: Gant wins 4th straight (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 11. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Pearce, Al (September 23, 1991). "Gant rallies to win 4th consecutive race". The Indianapolis Star. p. 34. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Albert, Zach (September 1, 2016). "Where have you gone, Mr. September?". NASCAR. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
^Higgins, Tom (September 21, 1991). "Mark on pole at Martin-sville (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 15. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (September 21, 1991). "Mark on pole at Martin-sville (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 17. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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The 1991 Goody s 500 was the 24th stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 43rd iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday September 22 1991 in Martinsville Virginia at Martinsville Speedway a 0 526 miles 0 847 km permanent oval shaped short track The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete In the final laps of the race Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant would mount a late race charge to the lead after being spun on lap 376 of the race After passing for the lead on lap 454 Gant was able to defend the field for the final laps of the race to take his 16th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory his fifth and final victory of the season and his fourth straight victory 1 2 3 To fill out the top three King Racing driver Brett Bodine and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third respectively 1991 Goody s 500Race detailsRace 24 of 29 in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1991 Goody s 500 program cover featuring Geoff Bodine DateSeptember 22 1991Official name43rd Annual Goody s 500LocationRidgeway Virginia Martinsville SpeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility0 526 mi 0 847 km Distance500 laps 263 mi 423 257 km Scheduled Distance500 laps 263 mi 423 257 km Average speed74 535 miles per hour 119 952 km h Attendance46 000Pole positionDriverMark MartinRoush RacingTime20 324Most laps ledDriverHarry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsLaps226WinnerNo 33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsTelevision in the United StatesNetworkESPNAnnouncersBob Jenkins Ned Jarrett Benny ParsonsRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing Network With the victory Gant having won four out of the five races that occurred within the month of September of 1991 Gant would earn the nickname Mr September by NASCAR media 4 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 Martinsville Speedway the venue where the race was held Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR owned stock car racing track located in Henry County in Ridgeway Virginia just to the south of Martinsville At 0 526 miles 0 847 km in length it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR being built in 1947 by H Clay Earles It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948 Entry list edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile Skoal 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac Miller Genuine Draft 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Folgers 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Hooters 8 Rick Wilson Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Snickers 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Light 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet Purolator Filters 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford Budweiser 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick Raybestos 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Western Auto 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford Tyson Foods 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford Maxwell House 24 Jimmy Hensley Team III Racing Pontiac Team III Racing 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick Quaker State 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco Havoline 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Mello Yello 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Alka Seltzer 55 Ted Musgrave R U S Racing Pontiac Jasper Engines amp Transmissions 66 Lake Speed Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac Phillips 66 TropArtic 68 Bobby Hamilton R TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile Country Time 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Big Apple Market 75 Joe Ruttman RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile Dinner Bell Foods 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet Banquet FoodsQualifying editQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Friday September 20 at 3 00 PM EST Each driver would have one lap to set a time During the first round the top 20 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 September 21 at 12 30 PM EST As with the first round each driver would have one lap to set a time For this specific race positions 21 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 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 Mark Martin driving for Roush Racing would win the pole setting a time of 20 324 and an average speed of 93 171 miles per hour 149 944 km h in the first round 6 7 Jimmy Means was the only driver to fail to qualify Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20 324 93 171 2 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 20 329 93 148 3 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 20 389 92 874 4 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 393 92 855 5 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20 394 92 851 6 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 20 411 92 774 7 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 20 430 92 687 8 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 20 431 92 683 9 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 491 92 411 10 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 20 519 92 285 11 68 Bobby Hamilton R TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 20 525 92 258 12 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 20 547 92 159 13 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 20 551 92 142 14 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 20 555 92 124 15 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 20 572 92 047 16 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 20 594 91 949 17 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 20 608 91 887 18 24 Jimmy Hensley Team III Racing Pontiac 20 608 91 887 19 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 20 621 91 829 20 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20 653 91 686 Failed to lock in Round 1 21 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 20 536 92 209 22 8 Rick Wilson Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 20 644 91 726 23 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 20 644 91 726 24 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 20 673 91 598 25 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 20 674 91 593 26 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 20 678 91 576 27 66 Lake Speed Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 20 694 91 505 28 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 20 738 91 311 29 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20 779 91 130 30 75 Joe Ruttman RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 20 855 90 798 Provisionals 31 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 32 55 Ted Musgrave R U S Racing Pontiac Failed to qualify 33 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Official first round qualifying results Official starting lineupRace results editFin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 12 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 500 226 running 185 64 000 2 2 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 500 59 running 175 36 625 3 5 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 9 running 170 30 350 4 13 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 500 62 running 165 19 300 5 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 13 running 160 24 575 6 26 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 500 0 running 150 12 900 7 7 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 500 64 running 151 11 500 8 4 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 2 running 147 15 300 9 9 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 138 10 700 10 18 24 Jimmy Hensley Team III Racing Pontiac 500 0 running 134 11 300 11 10 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 499 0 running 130 12 135 12 8 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 499 0 running 127 11 150 13 16 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 499 0 running 124 8 150 14 31 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 499 0 running 121 6 450 15 3 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 497 0 running 118 7 900 16 14 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 497 1 running 120 7 450 17 11 68 Bobby Hamilton R TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 497 0 running 112 6 950 18 20 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 496 0 running 109 6 755 19 23 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 495 0 running 106 12 250 20 32 55 Ted Musgrave R U S Racing Pontiac 495 0 running 103 6 025 21 28 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 492 1 running 105 6 125 22 6 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 485 19 running 102 9 550 23 19 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 484 0 running 94 11 050 24 24 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 480 8 running 96 3 500 25 17 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 458 0 running 88 5 650 26 22 8 Rick Wilson Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 447 0 running 85 5 400 27 15 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 437 0 running 82 9 950 28 21 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 429 36 running 84 5 150 29 25 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 402 0 running 76 10 350 30 29 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 348 0 crash 73 4 500 31 30 75 Joe Ruttman RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 271 0 crash 70 4 500 32 27 66 Lake Speed Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 239 0 brakes 67 4 500 Failed to qualify 33 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Official race resultsStandings after the race editDrivers Championship standings Pos Driver Points nbsp 1 Dale Earnhardt 3 570 nbsp 2 Ricky Rudd 3 511 59 nbsp 3 Ernie Irvan 3 388 182 nbsp 4 Davey Allison 3 271 299 nbsp 5 Mark Martin 3 225 345 nbsp 1 6 Harry Gant 3 206 364 nbsp 1 7 Ken Schrader 3 175 395 nbsp 8 Sterling Marlin 3 102 468 nbsp 9 Darrell Waltrip 3 089 481 nbsp 10 Rusty Wallace 3 004 566 Official driver s standings Note Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings References edit Higgins Tom September 23 1991 It s not over yet Gant wins 4th straight Part 1 The Charlotte Observer p 9 Retrieved March 8 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Higgins Tom September 23 1991 It s not over yet Gant wins 4th straight Part 2 The Charlotte Observer p 11 Retrieved March 8 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Pearce Al September 23 1991 Gant rallies to win 4th consecutive race The Indianapolis Star p 34 Retrieved March 8 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Albert Zach September 1 2016 Where have you gone Mr September NASCAR Retrieved March 8 2023 NASCAR today The Charlotte Observer September 25 1992 p 33 Retrieved February 6 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Higgins Tom September 21 1991 Mark on pole at Martin sville Part 1 The Charlotte Observer p 15 Retrieved March 8 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Higgins Tom September 21 1991 Mark on pole at Martin sville Part 2 The Charlotte Observer p 17 Retrieved March 8 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Previous race 1991 Peak Antifreeze 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1991 season Next race 1991 Tyson Holly Farms 400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1991 Goody 27s 500 amp oldid 1159188761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
