| 1991 DieHard 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $607,245 | Race Date: | Jul 28, 1991 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 188 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3Hr 23Min 35Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 32 | Average Speed: | 147.383 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 43 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Sterling Marlin S. Marlin | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #22 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Oldsmobile: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 101 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 192.085 MPH | |||||
| Official 1991 DieHard 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 185 | 188 | 101 |
| 2 | 5 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors Light | Running |  | 175 | 188 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Folgers | Running | | 170 | 188 | 3 |
| 4 | 18 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 165 | 188 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Maxwell House | Running | | 160 | 188 | 33 |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Running |  | 155 | 188 | 1 |
| 7 | 13 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Pennzoil | Running | | 151 | 188 | 4 |
| 8 | 40 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | CITGO | Running | | 147 | 188 | 8 |
| 9 | 7 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running | | 143 | 188 | 12 |
| 10 | 19 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Dinner Bell Foods | Running |  | 134 | 188 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 42 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Mello Yello | Running | | 130 | 188 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 19 | Chad Little | Tyson Foods | Running | | 127 | 188 | 7 |
| 13 | 34 | 20 | Buddy Baker | Moroso Performance | Running | | 124 | 188 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Motorcraft | Running | | 121 | 188 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Western Auto | Running | | 123 | 188 | 1 |
| 16 | 10 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Hooters | Running | | 115 | 187 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 41 | Larry Pearson | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 112 | 187 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 109 | 187 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 47 | Greg Sacks | Kanawha Insurance | Running | | 106 | 186 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 24 | Dick Trickle | Team III Racing | Running | | 103 | 186 | 0 |
| 21 | 41 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Big Apple Market | Running | | 100 | 186 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Kountry Line | Running | | 97 | 185 | 0 |
| 23 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Alka-Seltzer | Running | | 94 | 185 | 0 |
| 24 | 35 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Sunoco | Running | | 91 | 184 | 0 |
| 25 | 31 | 14 | Mike Chase | Copenhagen | Running | | 88 | 184 | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | 55 | Ted Musgrave (R) | Jasper Enginess & Transmissions | Running | | 85 | 182 | 0 |
| 27 | 39 | 95 | Eddie Bierschwale | Texaco | Running | | 82 | 181 | 0 |
| 28 | 17 | 1 | Rick Mast | Skoal Classic | Accident | | 84 | 166 | 10 |
| 29 | 15 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Raybestos Brakes | Accident |  | 81 | 150 | 5 |
| 30 | 11 | 11 | Geoffrey Bodine | Budweiser | Accident | | 73 | 150 | 0 |
| 31 | 23 | 49 | Stanley Smith (R) | Interstate Batteries | Oil Pressure | | 70 | 147 | 0 |
| 32 | 29 | 26 | Brett Bodine | Quaker State | Oil Pressure | | 67 | 146 | 0 |
| 33 | 3 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Kodak Films | Accident | | 64 | 146 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton (R) | Country Time | Running | | 61 | 130 | 0 |
| 35 | 37 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Purolator | Oil Pan | | 58 | 117 | 0 |
| 36 | 12 | 66 | Lake Speed | TropArtic | | 55 | 109 | 0 | |
| 37 | 38 | 98 | Jimmy Spencer | Banquet Foods | Engine | | 52 | 102 | 0 |
| 38 | 30 | 8 | Rick Wilson | Snickers | Accident | | 49 | 102 | 0 |
| 39 | 9 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 46 | 90 | 0 |
| 40 | 25 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Kodiak | Valves | | 43 | 77 | 0 |
| 41 | 26 | 90 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. (R) | Orkin | Accident | | 40 | 2 | 0 |
