Race 13 of 29 in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1991 Champion Spark Plug 500 program cover, featuring Harry Gant.
Date
June 16, 1991
Official name
10th Annual Champion Spark Plug 500
Location
Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance
200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance
200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed
122.666 miles per hour (197.412 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Mark Martin
Roush Racing
Time
55.557
Most laps led
Driver
Ernie Irvan
Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Laps
38
Winner
No. 17
Darrell Waltrip
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1991 Champion Spark Plug 500 was the 13th stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the tenth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 16, 1991, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would mount a late-race charge for the lead, passing with 18 laps to go in the race to take his 81st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[1][2][3] To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (June 17, 1991). "Late push puts Waltrip in Victory Lane (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 23. Retrieved February 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (June 17, 1991). "Late push puts Waltrip in Victory Lane (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 28. Retrieved February 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Owen, Mike (June 17, 1991). "Waltrip cruises past Earnhardt". Sun-Journal. p. 25. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
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