Race 9 of 29 in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1991 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
Date
May 6, 1991
Official name
22nd Annual Winston 500
Location
Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance
188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance
188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed
165.62 miles per hour (266.54 km/h)
Attendance
105,000
Pole position
Driver
Ernie Irvan
Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Time
49.061
Most laps led
Driver
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
Laps
112
Winner
No. 33
Harry Gant
Leo Jackson 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 Winston 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, May 5, 1991, but was delayed to Monday, May 6, due to rain.[1] The race was held before an audience of 105,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. Running on a fuel strategy, Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant would manage to drive the last 56 laps of the race on one tank of fuel to take his 12th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[2][3]
On lap 72 of the race, a 20-car crash would occur when Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan's car hit both Kyle Petty and Mark Martin's cars, causing a chain reaction crash in the field. In the crash, Kyle Petty would suffer a broken left femur, causing Petty to miss the next several races due to his injury.[4] Irvan would take most of the blame for causing the crash by drivers, with many of the drivers involved in the crash claiming that Irvan had been "out of control" for the entire race leading up to that point.[5][6]
^Higgins, Tom (May 6, 1991). "Talladega weather moves race to today". The Charlotte Observer. p. 27. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Crowe, Steve (May 7, 1991). "Gant luck goes good in marred 500". Sun-News. p. 9. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Newberry, Paul (May 7, 1991). "Gant 'coasts' to victory in rain-delayed Winston 500". The Citizens' Voice. p. 55. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Cosen, Mike; Sims, Tommy (May 7, 1991). "Martin finds flipping over not to his liking". Alabama Journal. p. 15. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (May 7, 1991). "'Out of control' Irvan draws blame for causing wild crash at Talladega". The Charlotte Observer. p. 23. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Pearson, Harold (May 7, 1991). "Racers find quick cause for pileup". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. 32. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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