Nascar Winston Cup Series 1991

Nascar Winston Cup Series 1991
Allmän information
Säsongsnummer	43
Antal race	29
Start	10 februari (uppvisningslopp) 17 februari (poängbärande)
Slut	17 november
Bilar
Chassin	Buick Chevrolet Ford Oldsmobile Pontiac
Deltagande
Mästare
Förarmästerskapet	Dale Earnhardt
Teammästerskapet	Richard Childress Racing
Årets rookie	Bobby Hamilton[1]
◄ 1991 ►

Nascar Winston Cup Series 1991 var den 43:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.

Säsongen bestod av 29 race och inleddes på Daytona International Speedway med uppvisningsloppen Busch Clash 10 februari och Twin 125 Qualifiers 14 februari, vilket även var slutkval till den 33:e upplagan av Daytona 500. Säsongen avslutades 17 november på Atlanta International Raceway med Hardee's 500. Serien vanns av Dale Earnhardt i en Chevrolet körande för Richard Childress Racing. Det var hans andra raka och femte mästerskapstitel totalt. Earnhardt hade tidigare vunnit cup-serien 1980, 1986, 1987 och 1990.^[2] Chevrolet vann märkesmästerskapet för nionde året i rad.

Tävlingskalender

Nr	Officiellt namn	Bana	Datum
U	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida	10 februari
KV	Twin 125 Qualifiers		14 februari
1	Daytona 500		17 februari
2	Pontiac Excitement 400	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia	24 februari
3	Goodwrench 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina	3 mars
4	Motorcraft 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, Georgia	18-19 mars[a]
5	Transouth 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina	7 april
6	Valleydale Meats 500	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol, Tennessee	14 april
7	First Union 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina	21 april
8	Hanes 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia	28 april
9	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama	6 maj
	Winston Open	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina	19 maj
	The Winston
10	Coca-Cola 600		26 maj
11	Budweiser 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware	3 juni
12	Banquet Frozen Foods 300	Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, Kalifornien	9 juni
13	Champion Spark Plug 500	Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania	16 juni
14	Miller Genuine Draft 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan	23 juni
15	Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida	6 juli
16	Miller Genuine Draft 500	Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania	21 juli
17	Diehard 500	Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama	28 juli
18	Budweiser at The Glen	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	11 augusti
19	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan	18 augusti
20	Bud 500	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol, Tennessee	24 augusti
21	Heinz Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina	1 september
22	Miller Genuine Draft 400	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia	7 september
23	Peak Antifreeze 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware	15 september
24	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia	22 september
25	Tyson Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina	39 september
26	Mello Yello 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina	6 oktober
27	AC Delco 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina	20 oktober
28	Pyroil 500K	Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, Arizona	3 november
29	Hardee's 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, Georgia	17 november

Resultat

Nr	Tävling	Pole position	Flest ledda varv	Vinnare	Team/ bilägare	Konstruktör	Rapport
U	Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum	Derrike Cope	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
KV	Gatorade Twin 125 Qualifier 1	Davey Allison	Davey Allison	Davey Allison	Yates Racing	Ford	Rapport
KV	Gatorade Twin 125 Qualifier 2	Ernie Irvan	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
1	Daytona 500	Davey Allison	Kyle Petty	Ernie Irvan	Morgan-McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	Rapport
2	Pontiac Excitement 400	Davey Allison	Ricky Rudd	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Rapport
3	Goodwrench 500	Kyle Petty	Kyle Petty	Kyle Petty	Sabco Racing	Pontiac	Rapport
4	Motorcraft 500	Alan Kulwicki	Bill Elliott	Ken Schrader	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Rapport
5	Transouth 500	Geoff Bodine	Michael Waltrip	Ricky Rudd	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Rapport
6	Valleydale Meats 500	Rusty Wallace	Ricky Rudd	Rusty Wallace	Penske Racing South	Pontiac	Rapport
7	First Union 400	Brett Bodine	Brett Bodine	Darrell Waltrip	DarWal Inc.	Chevrolet	Rapport
8	Hanes 500	Mark Martin	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Rapport
9	Winston 500	Ernie Irvan	Dale Earnhardt	Harry Gant	Leo Jackson Motorsports	Oldsmobile	Rapport
U	Winston Open	Michael Waltrip	Michael Waltrip	Michael Waltrip	Bahari' Racing	Pontiac
U	The Winston	Davey Allison	Davey Allison	Davey Allison	Yates Racing	Ford
10	Coca-Cola 600	Mark Martin	Davey Allison	Davey Allison	Yates Racing	Ford	Rapport
11	Budweiser 500	Michael Waltrip	Dale Earnhardt	Ken Schrader	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Rapport
12	Banquet Frozen Foods 300	Ricky Rudd	Rusty Wallace	Davey Allison	Yates Racing	Ford	Rapport
13	Champion Spark Plug 500	Mark Martin	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	DarWal Inc.	Chevrolet	Rapport
14	Miller Genuine Draft 400	Michael Waltrip	Davey Allison	Davey Allison	Yates Racing	Ford	Rapport
15	Pepsi 400	Sterling Marlin	Ernie Irvan	Bill Elliott	Melling Racing	Ford	Rapport
16	Miller Genuine Draft 500	Alan Kulwicki	Ernie Irvan	Rusty Wallace	Penske Racing South	Pontiac	Rapport
17	Diehard 500	Sterling Marlin	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Rapport
18	Budweiser at The Glen	Terry Labonte	Ernie Irvan	Ernie Irvan	Morgan-McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	Rapport
19	Champion Spark Plug 400	Alan Kulwicki	Davey Allison	Dale Jarrett	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	Rapport
20	Bud 500	Bill Elliott	Alan Kulwicki	Alan Kulwicki	Alan Kulwicki Racing	Ford	Rapport
21	Heinz Southern 500	Davey Allison	Harry Gant	Harry Gant	Leo Jackson Motorsports	Oldsmobile	Rapport
22	Miller Genuine Draft 400	Rusty Wallace	Davey Allison	Harry Gant	Leo Jackson Motorsports	Oldsmobile	Rapport
23	Peak Antifreeze 500	Alan Kulwicki	Harry Gant	Harry Gant	Leo Jackson Motorsports	Oldsmobile	Rapport
24	Goody's 500	Mark Martin	Harry Gant	Harry Gant	Leo Jackson Motorsports	Oldsmobile	Rapport
25	Tyson Holly Farms 400	Harry Gant	Harry Gant	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Rapport
26	Mello Yello 500	Mark Martin	Mark Martin	Geoff Bodine	Junior Johnson & Associates	Ford	Rapport
27	AC Delco 500	Kyle Petty	Harry Gant	Davey Allison	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	Rapport
28	Pyroil 500K	Geoff Bodine	Davey Allison	Davey Allison	Yates Racing	Ford	Rapport
29	Hardee's 500	Bill Elliott	Mark Martin	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	Rapport

Slutställning

Plats	Förare	Poäng
1	Dale Earnhardt	4287
2	Ricky Rudd	4098
3	Davey Allison	4088
4	Harry Gant	3985
5	Ernie Irvan	3925
6	Mark Martin	3914
7	Sterling Marlin	3839
8	Darrell Waltrip	3711
9	Ken Schrader	3690
10	Rusty Wallace	3582

Anmärkningar

1. Motorcraft 500 startade på söndagen 18 mars men fick avbrytas efter 47 varv på grund av regn. Loppet återupptogs dagen efter.^[3]

Referenser

• ”1991 Nascar Winston Cup Results” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1991/W/. Läst 29 november 2018. 
• ”1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series” (på engelska). DriverAverages.com. https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar/year.php?yr_id=1991. Läst 14 januari 2024. 
• ”Nascar Winston Cup standings for 1991” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/1991/W. Läst 29 november 2018. 
• ”1991 Gatorade Twin 125 Qualifier #1” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar digital Media. Arkiverad 14 januari 2024. https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/?raceId=1991-01&series=Q. 
• ”1991 Gatorade Twin 125 Qualifier #2” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar digital Media. Arkiverad 14 januari 2024. https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/?raceId=1991-02&series=Q. 

Noter

1. ”Full list of Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award winners” (på engelska). Nascar. https://www.nascar.com/gallery/every-sunoco-rookie-of-the-year-award-winner/#/36. Läst 29 november 2018. 
2. ”Dale Earnhardt Stats” (på engelska). ESPN. http://www.espn.com/racing/driver/stats/_/id/2675/dale-earnhardt. Läst 29 november 2018. 
3. ”Rain interrupts NASCAR Motorcraft 500” (på engelska). United Press Internationa. 17 mars 1991. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/03/17/Rain-interrupts-NASCAR-Motorcraft-500/2637669186000/. Läst 14 januari 2024.