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1991 DieHard 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 17 of 29
Sunday, July 28, 1991 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:23:35
Average Speed: 147.383 mph
Pole Speed: 192.085 mph

Cautions: 7 for 43 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.5 cl
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 32

Glossary 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1991 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	4	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	88,670	running	101	185
2	5	9	Bill Elliott	Coors Light (Harry Melling)	Ford	188	51,185	running	1	175
3	2	6	Mark Martin	Folger's Coffee (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	46,390	running	3	170
4	18	5	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	29,400	running	2	165
5	1	22	Sterling Marlin	Maxwell House Coffee (Junior Johnson)	Ford	188	27,075	running	33	160
9	7	28	Davey Allison	Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	19,120	running	12	143
11	21	42	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Mello Yello (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	188	16,330	running	0	130
6	8	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Genuine Draft (Roger Penske)	Pontiac	188	16,250	running	1	155
7	13	30	Michael Waltrip	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	188	16,050	running	4	151
10	19	75	Joe Ruttman	Dinner Bell Foods (RahMoc Enterprises)	Oldsmobile	188	15,800	running	0	134
14	22	15	Morgan Shepherd	Motorcraft (Bud Moore)	Ford	188	14,860	running	0	121
16	10	7	Alan Kulwicki	Hooters (Alan Kulwicki)	Ford	187	14,550	running	0	115
30	11	11	Geoffrey Bodine	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	150	14,455	crash	0	73
8	40	21	Dale Jarrett	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	188	14,400	running	8	147
35	37	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator (Bob Whitcomb)	Chevrolet	117	13,755	oil pan	0	58
33	3	4	Ernie Irvan	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	146	13,645	crash	0	64
18	20	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	187	10,880	running	0	109
15	14	17	Darrell Waltrip	Western Auto (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	188	10,135	running	1	123
21	41	71	Dave Marcis	Big Apple Markets (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	186	9,980	running	0	100
13	34	20	Buddy Baker	Moroso Racing (Dick Moroso)	Oldsmobile	188	9,930	running	0	124
24	35	94	Terry Labonte	Sunoco (Billy Hagan)	Oldsmobile	184	9,215	running	0	91
20	24	24	Dick Trickle	Team III Racing (Sam McMahon)	Pontiac	186	9,160	running	0	103
28	17	1	Rick Mast	Skoal Classic (Richard Jackson)	Oldsmobile	166	8,645	crash	10	84
29	15	12	Hut Stricklin	Raybestos Brakes (Bobby Allison)	Buick	150	8,475	crash	5	81
12	6	19	Chad Little	Tyson Foods (Chuck Little)	Ford	188	8,250	running	7	132
32	29	26	Brett Bodine	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Buick	146	8,215	oil pressure	0	67
36	12	66	Lake Speed	TropArtic (Cale Yarborough)	Pontiac	109	7,995	axle	0	55
37	38	98	Jimmy Spencer	Banquet Frozen Foods (Travis Carter)	Chevrolet	102	7,945	engine	0	52
38	30	8	Rick Wilson	Snickers (Stavola Brothers)	Buick	102	7,895	crash	0	49
39	9	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson)	Oldsmobile	90	7,815	crash	0	46
26	27	55	Ted Musgrave	Jasper Engines (D.K. Ulrich)	Pontiac	182	7,635	running	0	85
17	28	41	Larry Pearson	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	187	7,385	running	0	112
40	25	25	Ken Schrader	Kodiak (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	77	7,150	valve	0	43
19	33	47	Greg Sacks	Kanawha Insurance (Derick Close)	Oldsmobile	186	7,100	running	0	106
22	32	73	Phil Barkdoll	Kounty Line (Phil Barkdoll)	Oldsmobile	185	6,625	running	0	97
23	36	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	185	6,370	running	0	94
25	31	14	Mike Chase	Copenhagen (A.J. Foyt)	Oldsmobile	184	6,110	running	0	88
31	23	49	Stanley Smith	Interstate Batteries (Stanley Smith)	Buick	147	5,985	oil pressure	0	70
27	39	95	Eddie Bierschwale	Texaco (Sadler Brothers)	Chevrolet	181	5,865	running	0	82
34	16	68	Bobby Hamilton	Country Time (Mark Smith)	Oldsmobile	130	5,400	running	0	61
41	26	90	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Orkin Pest Control (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	2	5,150	crash	0	40

Failed to qualify: Delma Cowart (#0), Jeff Purvis (#51), Walter Surma (#86), Mark Gibson (#59)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	3	3
	4	8	5	#90 accident backstretch
	9	92	84
	93	98	6	#33 accident turn 2
	99	105	7
	106	112	7	#4,8,43,55,66,68,94,98 accident turn 1
	113	120	8
	121	127	7	debris backstretch
	128	151	24
	152	159	8	#11,12 accident turn 1
	160	166	7
	167	173	7	#1 accident tri-oval
	174	179	6
	180	182	3	debris backstretch
	183	188	6
Percent of race run under caution: 22.9% Average green flag run: 18.1 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mark Martin	1	2	2
Dale Earnhardt	3	16	14
Bill Elliott	17	17	1
Davey Allison	18	19	2
Sterling Marlin	20	20	1
Michael Waltrip	21	22	2
Hut Stricklin	23	23	1
Michael Waltrip	24	24	1
Sterling Marlin	25	25	1
Dale Earnhardt	26	49	24
Rick Mast	50	52	3
Darrell Waltrip	53	53	1
Sterling Marlin	54	64	11
Dale Earnhardt	65	72	8
Davey Allison	73	73	1
Dale Earnhardt	74	81	8
Hut Stricklin	82	85	4
Davey Allison	86	92	7
Rick Mast	93	99	7
Ricky Rudd	100	101	2
Mark Martin	102	102	1
Sterling Marlin	103	120	18
Chad Little	121	127	7
Michael Waltrip	128	128	1
Sterling Marlin	129	130	2
Davey Allison	131	131	1
Dale Earnhardt	132	146	15
Davey Allison	147	147	1
Dale Earnhardt	148	151	4
Dale Jarrett	152	159	8
Rusty Wallace	160	160	1
Dale Earnhardt	161	188	28

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt	2635
2	Ricky Rudd	2475	-160
3	Davey Allison	2393	-242
4	Ernie Irvan	2359	-276
5	Mark Martin	2330	-305
6	Ken Schrader	2279	-356
7	Darrell Waltrip	2259	-376
8	Sterling Marlin	2156	-479
9	Harry Gant	2131	-504
10	Rusty Wallace	2126	-509
11	Bill Elliott	2057	-578
12	Michael Waltrip	2052	-583
13	Morgan Shepherd	1998	-637
14	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1890	-745
15	Hut Stricklin	1886	-749
16	Alan Kulwicki	1856	-779
17	Dale Jarrett	1855	-780
18	Geoffrey Bodine	1749	-886
19	Joe Ruttman	1748	-887
20	Rick Mast	1708	-927

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