1991 Mello Yello 500

Race 26 of 29

Charlotte
334 laps
Time of race: 3:36:17
Average speed of winner: 138.984 mph
Margin of victory: 11.28 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 38 laps
Lap leaders: Martin 1-65, G. Bodine 66-69, Martin 70, G. Bodine 71-72, Earnhardt 73-74, Martin 75-204, Earnhardt 205-209, Martin 210-211, Earnhardt 212-260, Allison 261-317, G. Bodine 318-334

Race notes: Debut for Kerry Teague.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Geoff Bodine	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Brewer		334	3	23	running	92200	180
2	2	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	McReynolds		334	1	57	running	69350	175
3	3	Alan Kulwicki	7	Hooters	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		333	0	0	running	47250	165
4	17	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	Leo Jackson	Petree		333	0	0	running	31350	160
5	13	Sterling Marlin	22	Maxwell House	Ford	Johnson	Beam		331	0	0	running	25100	155
6	24	Terry Labonte	94	Sunoco	Oldsmobile	Hagan	Steve Lloyd		330	0	0	running	20300	150
7	11	Michael Waltrip	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Ingle		330	0	0	running	17700	146
8	19	Brett Bodine	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein			330	0	0	running	16000	142
9	12	Darrell Waltrip	17	Western Auto	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Elder		329	0	0	running	12500	138
10	27	Chad Little	19	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Ford	Little			329	0	0	running	12300	134
11	9	Bill Elliott	9	Coors Light	Ford	Melling	Elliott		329	0	0	running	16700	130
12	39	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis		329	0	0	running	11400	127
13	18	Rick Mast	1	Skoal Classic	Oldsmobile	Richard Jackson			329	0	0	running	10600	124
14	31	Ted Musgrave	55	Jasper Engines	Pontiac	Ulrich			328	0	0	running	9050	121
15	7	Kyle Petty	42	Mello Yello	Pontiac	SABCO	Nelson		327	0	0	running	13625	118
16	32	Joe Ruttman	75	Dinner Bell Foods	Oldsmobile	RahMoc	Rahilly		326	0	0	running	8200	115
17	23	Rick Wilson	8	Snickers	Buick	Stavola Brothers			325	0	0	running	7800	112
18	35	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	53	Longhorn Steaks	Chevrolet	Birrane			324	0	0	running	4600	109
19	41	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	90	Motorsports Sportswear	Ford	Donlavey			323	0	0	running	4700	106
20	25	Jimmy Hensley	24	Team III Racing	Pontiac	McMahon	Dodson		323	0	0	running	6150	103
21	38	Brad Teague	99	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Ball			322	0	0	running	4175	100
22	30	Stanley Smith	49	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Stanley Smith			321	0	0	running	4050	97
23	33	Jimmy Spencer	98	Banquet Foods	Chevrolet	Carter	Carter		319	0	0	ignition	6700	94
24	29	Jimmy Means	52	Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac	Means			313	0	0	ignition	3850	91
25	15	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		302	3	56	valve	22460	93
26	22	Dale Jarrett	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood		302	0	0	valve	6380	85
27	8	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Genuine Draft	Pontiac	Penske	Makar		296	0	0	running	4775	82
28	20	Morgan Shepherd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Wingo		292	0	0	accident	10525	79
29	14	Bobby Hamilton	68	Country Time	Oldsmobile	Mark Smith			283	0	0	engine	4100	76
30	4	Ernie Irvan	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover		263	0	0	accident	12875	73
31	21	Greg Sacks	47	Kanawha Insurance	Oldsmobile	Close			252	0	0	engine	3300	70
32	10	Ricky Rudd	5	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		232	0	0	accident	10550	67
33	26	Derrike Cope	10	Purolator	Chevrolet	Whitcomb			225	0	0	accident	11575	64
34	28	Dave Marcis	71	Big Apple Market	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis		225	0	0	accident	5825	61
35	1	Mark Martin	6	Folgers	Ford	Roush	Pemberton	176.499	212	4	198	engine	70955	68
36	16	Hut Stricklin	12	Raybestos Brakes	Buick	Allison	Fennig		135	0	0	piston	5740	55
37	37	Kerry Teague	95	Texaco & Powerup	Chevrolet	Sadler Brothers			124	0	0	accident	3125	52
38	5	Ken Schrader	25	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Broome		59	0	0	piston	6615	49
39	34	Gary Balough	27	Terminal Trucking	Pontiac	Linro			42	0	0	camshaft	3110	46
40	40	Mike Skinner	13	Mansion/Glidden Paints	Chevrolet	Thee Dixon			12	0	0	oil line	3105	43
41	36	Dorsey Schroeder	66	TropArtic	Pontiac	Yarborough			2	0	0	head gasket	5105	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	3843	26	0	4	13	18
2	Ricky Rudd	3705	26	1	1	9	17
3	Davey Allison	3606	26	3	3	10	14
4	Harry Gant	3546	26	1	5	13	15
5	Ernie Irvan	3525	26	1	2	10	17
6	Mark Martin	3448	26	5	0	12	15
7	Sterling Marlin	3381	26	2	0	6	13
8	Ken Schrader	3366	26	0	2	9	17
9	Darrell Waltrip	3330	26	0	2	4	15
10	Rusty Wallace	3236	26	2	2	8	13
11	Bill Elliott	3143	26	1	1	5	10
12	Morgan Shepherd	3037	26	0	0	4	12
13	Michael Waltrip	3014	26	2	0	4	12
14	Alan Kulwicki	2987	26	4	1	3	9
15	Hut Stricklin	2905	26	0	0	3	7
16	Dale Jarrett	2858	26	0	1	3	8
17	Geoff Bodine	2818	24	1	1	5	9
18	Brett Bodine	2705	26	1	0	2	6
19	Terry Labonte	2700	26	1	0	1	7
20	Joe Ruttman	2656	26	0	0	1	4
21	Rick Mast	2651	26	0	0	1	3
22	Richard Petty	2565	26	0	0	0	1
23	Ted Musgrave	2554	26	0	0	0	0
24	Bobby Hamilton	2522	25	0	0	0	3
25	Jimmy Spencer	2493	26	0	0	1	5