1991 Mello Yello 500
26th race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1991 Mello Yello 500 was the 26th stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 6, 1991, before an audience of 159,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. Running on fumes, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Geoff Bodine would manage to run the final 76 laps of the race on one tank of fuel to take his 11th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2][3] To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison and owner-driver Alan Kulwicki would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 26 of 29 in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | October 6, 1991 | ||
Official name | 32nd Annual Mello Yello 500 | ||
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
Average speed | 138.984 miles per hour (223.673 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 159,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Roush Racing | ||
Time | 30.595 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
Laps | 198 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
With a poor finish from Dale Earnhardt's nearest competitor in the driver's championship standings, Ricky Rudd, Earnhardt was considered the favorite to win the driver's championship, having a 138-point lead over Rudd.[4]