Race 15 of 29 in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1991 Pepsi 400 program cover.
Date
July 6, 1991
Official name
33rd Annual Pepsi 400
Location
Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance
160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance
160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed
159.116 miles per hour (256.072 km/h)
Attendance
80,000
Pole position
Driver
Sterling Marlin
Junior Johnson & Associates
Time
47.286
Most laps led
Driver
Ernie Irvan
Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Laps
85
Winner
No. 9
Bill Elliott
Melling Racing
Television in the United States
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1991 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 6, 1991, before an audience of 80,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Melling Racing driver Bill Elliott would manage to mount a late-race charge to the lead, passing for the lead with 13 to go to take his 34th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Geoff Bodine and Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would finish second and third, respectively.
On lap 120 of the race, owner-driver Darrell Waltrip, along with RahMoc Enterprises driver Joe Ruttman, would both be involved in a crash on the track's back straightaway. Waltrip and Ruttman would both slide into the infield grass, and Waltrip's car, after hitting a bump in the infield, would then proceed to go into a series of violent flips, destroying Waltrip's car. Waltrip was not seriously hurt.[5][6]
^Higgins, Tom (July 7, 1991). "Elliott pours on the power (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 37. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (July 7, 1991). "Elliott pours on the power (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 40. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Coble, Don (July 7, 1991). "Uh-huh... Elliott's the right one (Part 1)". Florida Today. p. 21. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Coble, Don (July 7, 1991). "Uh-huh... Elliott's the right one (Part 2)". Florida Today. p. 22. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (July 7, 1991). "Daytona track not on Waltrip's list of favorites". The Charlotte Observer. p. 40. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^D'Angelo, Tom (July 7, 1991). "Waltrip on course - until crash". The Palm Beach Post. p. 51. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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