| 1991 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,847,145 | Race Date: | Feb 17, 1991 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 3Hr 22Min 30Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 | Average Speed: | 148.148 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 36 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ernie Irvan E. Irvan | Driver: | Davey Allison D. Allison | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #4 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #28 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Morgan McClure Motorsports | Team: | Yates Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tony Glover | Crew Chief: | Larry McReynolds | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 29 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 195.955 MPH | |||||
| Official 1991 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Kodak Films | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 29 |
| 2 | 12 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Maxwell House | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 7 |
| 3 | 14 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Dinner Bell Foods | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 11 |
| 4 | 7 | 1 | Rick Mast | Skoal Classic | Running | | 165 | 200 | 14 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 160 | 200 | 46 |
| 6 | 17 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | CITGO | Running | | 150 | 199 | 0 |
| 7 | 36 | 27 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Moroso Performance | Running | | 146 | 199 | 0 |
| 8 | 27 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | U.S. Army | Running | | 143 | 199 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 138 | 199 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton (R) | Country Time | Running | | 134 | 199 | 0 |
| 11 | 28 | 66 | Dick Trickle | TropArtic | Running |  | 130 | 199 | 0 |
| 12 | 40 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Auto Finders | Running | | 127 | 199 | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Sunoco | Running | | 124 | 198 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | 19 | Chad Little | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | Running | | 121 | 198 | 0 |
| 15 | 1 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Accident | | 123 | 197 | 26 |
| 16 | 6 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Mello Yello | Accident | | 125 | 197 | 51 |
| 17 | 38 | 24 | Mickey Gibbs | U.S. Air Force | Running | | 112 | 197 | 0 |
| 18 | 35 | 90 | Robby Gordon | Publix | Running | | 109 | 196 | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 106 | 195 | 0 |
| 20 | 29 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Barkdoll Racing | Running | | 103 | 194 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 6 | Mark Martin | Folgers | Running | | 100 | 193 | 0 |
| 22 | 41 | 26 | Brett Bodine | Quaker State | Running |  | 97 | 193 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Evinrude | Running | | 94 | 192 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Western Auto | Accident | | 96 | 190 | 13 |
| 25 | 11 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 88 | 190 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Purolator | Accident | | 85 | 189 | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Accident | | 87 | 188 | 3 |
| 28 | 15 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors Light | Running | | 79 | 188 | 0 |
| 29 | 5 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Raybestos Brakes | Accident | | 76 | 185 | 0 |
| 30 | 37 | 55 | Ted Musgrave (R) | U.S. Racing | Running | | 73 | 180 | 0 |
| 31 | 24 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Kodiak | Running | | 70 | 176 | 0 |
| 32 | 19 | 11 | Geoffrey Bodine | Budweiser | | 67 | 150 | 0 | |
| 33 | 26 | 8 | Rick Wilson | Snickers | Running | | 64 | 137 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Motorcraft | Piston | | 61 | 70 | 0 |
| 35 | 42 | 71 | Dave Marcis | U.S. Coast Guard | Valves | | 58 | 40 | 0 |
| 36 | 22 | 51 | Jeff Purvis (R) | Plasti-Kote | Overheating | | 55 | 37 | 0 |
| 37 | 16 | 88 | Buddy Baker | U.S. Marines | Engine | | 52 | 35 | 0 |
| 38 | 13 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Pennzoil | Piston | | 49 | 35 | 0 |
| 39 | 39 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Alka-Seltzer | Accident | | 46 | 29 | 0 |
| 40 | 23 | 98 | Jimmy Spencer | Banquet Foods | Accident | | 43 | 29 | 0 |
| 41 | 32 | 20 | Sammy Swindell (R) | Glad Bag | Accident | | 40 | 28 | 0 |
| 42 | 25 | 18 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Navy | Accident | | 37 | 20 | 0 |
