Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 11, at 5:30 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 12, at 3:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-34 would be decided on time,[4] 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 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.
Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske Racing South, would win the pole, setting a time of 22.390 and an average speed of 120.590 miles per hour (194.071 km/h) in the first round.[5][6]
Dale Fischlein was the only driver to fail to qualify.
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
ReferencesEdit
^Higgins, Tom (September 8, 1991). "Gant makes it 2 straight with victory at Richmond (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 65. Retrieved February 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (September 8, 1991). "Gant makes it 2 straight with victory at Richmond (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 79. Retrieved February 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Macenka, Joe (September 8, 1991). "Gant captures second consecutive NASCAR victory". The State. p. 31. Retrieved February 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (September 7, 1991). "Wallace gets a boost from Richmond track (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 35. Retrieved February 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (September 7, 1991). "Wallace gets a boost from Richmond track (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 42. Retrieved February 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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The 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 22nd stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event The race was held on Saturday September 7 1991 before an audience of 69 000 in Richmond Virginia at Richmond International Raceway a 0 75 miles 1 21 km D shaped oval The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete In the final laps of the race Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant would manage to make a late race charge for the lead passing for the lead with 19 to go in the race to take his 14th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory his third victory of the season and his second straight victory 1 2 3 To fill out the top three Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison and Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third respectively 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400Race detailsRace 22 of 29 in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover featuring Rusty Wallace Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass DateSeptember 7 1991Official name34th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400LocationRichmond Virginia Richmond International RacewayCoursePermanent racing facility0 75 mi 1 21 km Distance400 laps 300 mi 482 803 km Scheduled Distance400 laps 300 mi 482 803 km Average speed101 361 miles per hour 163 125 km h Attendance65 000Pole positionDriverRusty WallacePenske Racing SouthTime22 390Most laps ledDriverDavey AllisonRobert Yates RacingLaps150WinnerNo 33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsTelevision in the United StatesNetworkTBSAnnouncersKen Squier Neil Bonnett Ken StablerRadio 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 The layout of Richmond International Raceway the venue where the race was at Richmond International Raceway RIR is a 3 4 mile 1 2 km D shaped asphalt race track located just outside Richmond Virginia in Henrico County It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series Known as America s premier short track it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race an IndyCar Series race and two USAC sprint car races 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 Tyson Foods21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford Maxwell House24 Kenny Wallace 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 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Mello Yello43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP47 Greg Sacks Close Racing Oldsmobile Ukrop s Food Group52 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 Market73 Dale Fischlein Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile Barkdoll Racing75 Joe Ruttman RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile Dinner Bell Foods90 Wally Dallenbach Jr R Donlavey Racing Ford Donlavey Racing94 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 September 11 at 5 30 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 12 at 3 00 PM EST As with the first round each driver would have one lap to set a time For this specific race positions 21 34 would be decided on time 4 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 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 Rusty Wallace driving for Penske Racing South would win the pole setting a time of 22 390 and an average speed of 120 590 miles per hour 194 071 km h in the first round 5 6 Dale Fischlein was the only driver to fail to qualify Full qualifying results Edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 22 390 120 5902 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 22 434 120 3533 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 22 451 120 2624 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 22 453 120 2515 68 Bobby Hamilton R TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 22 501 119 9956 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 22 512 119 9367 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22 561 119 6768 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 22 567 119 6449 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 22 587 119 53810 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22 669 119 10511 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 22 717 118 85412 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 22 755 118 65513 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 22 759 118 63414 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 22 779 118 53015 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 22 825 118 29116 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22 827 118 28117 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 22 844 118 19318 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 22 862 118 10019 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 22 874 118 03820 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 22 880 118 007Failed to lock in Round 121 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 22 881 118 00222 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 22 907 117 86823 47 Greg Sacks Close Racing Oldsmobile 22 921 117 79624 41 Larry Pearson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22 940 117 69825 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 964 117 57526 90 Wally Dallenbach Jr R Donlavey Racing Ford 22 972 117 53427 8 Rick Wilson Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 22 980 117 49328 66 Lake Speed Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 23 004 117 37129 24 Kenny Wallace Team III Racing Pontiac 23 005 117 36630 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 23 016 117 31031 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 23 027 117 25432 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 23 038 117 19833 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 23 040 117 18834 75 Joe Ruttman RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 23 118 116 792Provisionals35 55 Ted Musgrave R U S Racing Pontiac 23 411 115 33036 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 23 916 112 895Failed to qualify37 73 Dale Fischlein Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineupRace results EditFin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 13 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 400 27 running 180 63 6502 3 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 150 running 180 39 4253 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 400 124 running 170 21 7004 6 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 400 80 running 165 20 8005 7 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 1 running 160 18 1256 2 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 400 10 running 155 13 5507 9 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 400 0 running 146 9 7508 10 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 2 running 147 8 7509 14 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 400 0 running 138 11 95010 15 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 399 0 running 134 9 70011 16 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 398 5 running 135 13 75012 5 68 Bobby Hamilton R TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 398 0 running 127 6 40013 27 8 Rick Wilson Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 397 0 running 124 7 00014 18 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 397 0 running 121 11 50015 17 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 397 0 running 118 7 35016 22 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 397 0 running 115 10 92517 28 66 Lake Speed Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 397 0 running 112 6 42518 21 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 396 0 running 109 5 17519 20 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 396 0 running 106 6 00020 25 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 396 0 running 103 6 92521 11 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 396 0 running 100 5 80022 35 55 Ted Musgrave R U S Racing Pontiac 395 0 running 97 4 47523 32 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 394 0 running 94 9 17524 19 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 393 1 running 96 5 55025 26 90 Wally Dallenbach Jr R Donlavey Racing Ford 391 0 running 88 3 50026 8 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 388 0 running 85 9 07527 12 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 377 0 running 82 5 48028 34 75 Joe Ruttman RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 374 0 running 79 5 32529 33 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 370 0 running 76 4 80030 31 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 361 0 engine 73 4 75031 29 24 Kenny Wallace Team III Racing Pontiac 348 0 rear end 70 3 20032 23 47 Greg Sacks Close Racing Oldsmobile 256 0 overheating 67 3 17533 4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 253 0 running 64 11 87034 30 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 55 0 crash 61 3 15035 36 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 36 0 engine 58 3 15036 24 41 Larry Pearson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9 0 crash 55 3 150Failed to qualify37 73 Dale Fischlein Barkdoll Racing OldsmobileOfficial race resultsStandings after the race EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points 1 Dale Earnhardt 3 277 2 Ricky Rudd 3 213 64 3 Ernie Irvan 3 144 133 4 Davey Allison 3 120 157 1 5 Ken Schrader 2 973 304 1 6 Mark Martin 2 965 312 7 Sterling Marlin 2 869 408 8 Darrell Waltrip 2 865 412 9 Harry Gant 2 836 441 10 Rusty Wallace 2 760 517 Official driver s standingsNote Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings References Edit Higgins Tom September 8 1991 Gant makes it 2 straight with victory at Richmond Part 1 The Charlotte Observer p 65 Retrieved February 24 2023 via Newspapers com Higgins Tom September 8 1991 Gant makes it 2 straight with victory at Richmond Part 2 The Charlotte Observer p 79 Retrieved February 24 2023 via Newspapers com Macenka Joe September 8 1991 Gant captures second consecutive NASCAR victory The State p 31 Retrieved February 24 2023 via Newspapers com NASCAR today The Charlotte Observer September 6 1991 p 38 Retrieved February 24 2023 via Newspapers com Higgins Tom September 7 1991 Wallace gets a boost from Richmond track Part 1 The Charlotte Observer p 35 Retrieved February 24 2023 via Newspapers com Higgins Tom September 7 1991 Wallace gets a boost from Richmond track Part 2 The Charlotte Observer p 42 Retrieved February 24 2023 via Newspapers com Previous race 1991 Heinz Southern 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1991 season Next race 1991 Peak Antifreeze 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 Richmond amp oldid 1159189203, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
