Race 5 of 29 in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1991 TranSouth 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
Date
April 7, 1991
Official name
35th Annual TranSouth 500
Location
Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance
367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km)
Scheduled Distance
367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km)
Average speed
135.594 miles per hour (218.217 km/h)
Attendance
50,000
Pole position
Driver
Geoff Bodine
Junior Johnson & Associates
Time
30.367
Most laps led
Driver
Michael Waltrip
Bahari Racing
Laps
208
Winner
No. 5
Ricky Rudd
Hendrick 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 TranSouth 500 was the fifth stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 7, 1991, before an audience of 50,000 in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 12th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison and Bahari Racing driver Michael Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (April 8, 1991). "Fickle Darlington fortunes smile on Rudd". The Charlotte Observer. p. 23. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Scoppe, Rick (April 8, 1991). "Rudd quickly learns to enjoy first victory at Darlington". The Scranton Times-Tribune. p. 11. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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