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1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)

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1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400
Race details
Race 14 of 29 in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date June 23, 1991
Official name 23rd Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400
Location Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2 mi (3.2 km)
Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed 160.912 miles per hour (258.963 km/h)
Attendance 90,000
Pole position
Driver Bahari Racing
Time 41.296
Most laps led
Driver Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing
Laps 107
Winner
No. 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Chris Economaki
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 23, 1991, before an audience of 90,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 11th NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.[1][2][3] To fill out the top three, Bobby Allison Motorsports driver Hut Stricklin and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Michigan International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile Skoal
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac Miller Genuine Draft
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Folgers
7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Hooters
8 Rick Wilson Stavola Brothers Racing Buick Snickers
9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford Coors Light
10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet Purolator Filters
11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick Raybestos
15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft
17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Western Auto
19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford Tyson Foods
20 Buddy Baker Moroso Racing Oldsmobile Rob Moroso Memorial
21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Maxwell House
23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile Auto Finders
24 Mickey Gibbs Team III Racing Pontiac Team III Racing
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick Quaker State
28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile Skoal Bandit
35 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet Rain-X
36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts
41 Larry Pearson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
42 Bobby Hillin Jr. SABCO Racing Pontiac Mello Yello
43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
49 Stanley Smith (R) BS&S Motorsports Buick Interstate Batteries
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac Alka-Seltzer
55 Ted Musgrave (R) U.S. Racing Pontiac U.S. Racing
66 Lake Speed Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac Phillips 66 TropArtic
68 Bobby Hamilton (R) TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile Country Time
70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac Son's Auto Supply, Classic Trophies
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Big Apple Market
75 Joe Ruttman RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile Dinner Bell Foods
79 Donny Paul Paul Racing Oldsmobile Paul Racing
89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac Evinrude Outboard Motors
90 Wally Dallenbach Jr. (R) Donlavey Racing Ford Action Drugs
94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile Sunoco
98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet Banquet Foods

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 21, at 3:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, June 22, at 11:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,[4] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given. If needed, a past champion who did not qualify on either time or provisionals could use a champion's provisional, adding one more spot to the field.

Michael Waltrip, driving for Bahari Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 41.296 and an average speed of 174.351 miles per hour (280.591 km/h) in the first round.[5]

Two drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 41.296 174.351
2 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 41.466 173.636
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 41.479 173.582
4 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 41.555 173.264
5 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 41.590 173.119
6 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 41.788 172.298
7 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41.797 172.261
8 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41.809 172.212
9 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 41.828 172.133
10 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 41.878 171.928
11 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 41.934 171.698
12 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 41.973 171.539
13 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 41.982 171.502
14 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 42.043 171.253
15 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 42.058 171.192
16 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 42.082 171.095
17 42 Bobby Hillin Jr. SABCO Racing Pontiac 42.104 171.005
18 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 42.117 170.952
19 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 42.134 170.883
20 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 42.154 170.802
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 66 Lake Speed Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 41.584 173.144
22 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 41.760 172.414
23 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 41.816 172.183
24 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 41.860 172.002
25 41 Larry Pearson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41.980 171.510
26 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 42.002 171.420
27 8 Rick Wilson Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 42.024 171.331
28 20 Buddy Baker Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 42.067 171.156
29 68 Bobby Hamilton (R) TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 42.103 171.009
30 24 Mickey Gibbs Team III Racing Pontiac 42.107 170.993
31 75 Joe Ruttman RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 42.131 170.895
32 89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac 42.156 170.794
33 90 Wally Dallenbach Jr. (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 42.161 170.774
34 55 Ted Musgrave (R) U.S. Racing Pontiac 42.168 170.746
35 35 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 42.179 170.701
36 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 42.260 170.374
37 49 Stanley Smith (R) BS&S Motorsports Buick 42.301 170.209
38 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 42.351 170.008
39 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 42.542 169.245
40 36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 42.770 168.342
Provisional
41 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 43.094 167.077
Failed to qualify
42 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac -* -*
43 79 Donny Paul Paul Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 4 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 107 running 185 $90,650
2 9 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick 200 27 running 175 $41,925
3 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 12 running 170 $37,650
4 6 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 14 running 165 $30,950
5 19 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 200 4 running 160 $24,725
6 8 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 12 running 155 $23,550
7 13 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 200 12 running 151 $15,300
8 7 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 2 running 147 $18,600
9 15 15 Morgan Shepherd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 199 0 running 138 $18,750
10 22 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile 199 1 running 139 $17,450
11 20 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 199 0 running 130 $17,300
12 14 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford 199 0 running 127 $12,825
13 10 22 Sterling Marlin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 199 0 running 124 $10,275
14 30 24 Mickey Gibbs Team III Racing Pontiac 198 0 running 121 $9,725
15 17 42 Bobby Hillin Jr. SABCO Racing Pontiac 198 0 running 118 $15,175
16 16 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 115 $10,750
17 23 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 198 0 running 112 $6,925
18 21 66 Lake Speed Cale Yarborough Motorsports Pontiac 198 0 running 109 $10,500
19 31 75 Joe Ruttman RahMoc Enterprises Oldsmobile 197 0 running 106 $9,585
20 25 41 Larry Pearson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 running 103 $7,270
21 34 55 Ted Musgrave (R) U.S. Racing Pontiac 197 0 running 100 $7,800
22 29 68 Bobby Hamilton (R) TriStar Motorsports Oldsmobile 197 0 running 97 $7,135
23 37 49 Stanley Smith (R) BS&S Motorsports Buick 196 0 running 94 $5,925
24 5 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 196 0 running 91 $12,715
25 26 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile 196 0 running 88 $8,555
26 38 19 Chad Little Little Racing Ford 196 0 running 85 $5,435
27 41 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Pontiac 195 0 running 82 $5,385
28 33 90 Wally Dallenbach Jr. (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 195 0 running 79 $5,325
29 12 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Oldsmobile 194 0 running 76 $7,965
30 28 20 Buddy Baker Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 193 0 running 73 $5,150
31 27 8 Rick Wilson Stavola Brothers Racing Buick 192 0 running 70 $7,720
32 24 98 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Chevrolet 188 0 engine 67 $7,625
33 40 36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 187 0 running 64 $4,870
34 1 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 185 1 valve 66 $10,450
35 36 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 166 0 valve 58 $7,360
36 18 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Buick 121 0 engine 55 $7,290
37 32 89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Pontiac 104 0 piston 52 $4,680
38 39 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 86 0 rocker arm 49 $4,635
39 2 11 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 70 8 oil pan 51 $17,910
40 35 35 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet 64 0 camshaft 43 $4,550
41 11 10 Derrike Cope Whitcomb Racing Chevrolet 2 0 engine 40 $12,950
Failed to qualify
42 70 J. D. McDuffie McDuffie Racing Pontiac
43 79 Donny Paul Paul Racing Oldsmobile
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 24, 1991). "Allison wins impressively in Michigan (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 23. Retrieved February 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 24, 1991). "Allison wins impressively in Michigan (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 27. Retrieved February 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Harris, Mike (June 24, 1991). "Davey Allison sets track record to win Miller 400". The Advocate-Messenger. p. 9. Retrieved February 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. June 21, 1991. p. 34. Retrieved February 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 22, 1991). "M. Waltrip takes pole; Bodine bounces back (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 12. Retrieved February 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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