1991 TranSouth 500

Race 5 of 29

Darlington
367 laps
Time of race: 3:41:50
Average speed of winner: 135.594 mph
Margin of victory: 11.32 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 19 laps
Lap leaders: G. Bodine pole, Marlin 1-45, M. Waltrip 46-72, Rudd 73-74, Schrader 75-79, Shepherd 80, M. Waltrip 81-135, Stricklin 136-143, Rudd 144-148, M. Waltrip 149-203, Rudd 204-217, M. Waltrip 218-274, Rudd 275-285, M. Waltrip 286-299, Allison 300-330, Rudd 331-367

Race notes: Finale for Bill Meacham. Ricky Rudd took the points lead from Dale Earnhardt.

Video links: Intro, Start, Kulwicki crash, Jarrett/Gant crash, Kulwicki's second crash, Final pit stops, M. Waltrip pit problems, Finish, Post-race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	13	Ricky Rudd	5	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		367	5	69	running	62185	180
2	11	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	McReynolds		367	1	31	running	38860	175
3	10	Michael Waltrip	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Ingle		367	5	208	running	20320	175
4	12	Mark Martin	6	Folgers	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		366	0	0	running	22710	160
5	21	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Genuine Draft	Pontiac	Penske	Makar		365	0	0	running	10260	155
6	15	Kyle Petty	42	Mello Yello	Pontiac	SABCO	Nelson		365	0	0	running	16330	150
7	3	Ernie Irvan	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover		365	0	0	running	15025	146
8	23	Morgan Shepherd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Wingo		365	1	1	running	14320	147
9	1	Geoff Bodine	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Brewer	161.939	365	0	0	running	18400	138
10	2	Sterling Marlin	22	Maxwell House	Ford	Johnson	Beam		365	1	45	running	12060	139
11	25	Jimmy Spencer	98	Banquet Foods	Chevrolet	Carter	Carter		365	0	0	running	10505	130
12	17	Bill Elliott	9	Coors Light	Ford	Melling	Elliott		365	0	0	running	13675	127
13	16	Rick Mast	1	Skoal Classic	Oldsmobile	Richard Jackson			364	0	0	running	9695	124
14	18	Rick Wilson	8	Snickers	Buick	Stavola Brothers			364	0	0	running	9390	121
15	27	Terry Labonte	94	Sunoco	Oldsmobile	Hagan	Steve Lloyd		364	0	0	running	9735	118
16	8	Brett Bodine	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein			363	0	0	running	8815	115
17	28	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	20	Moroso Racing	Oldsmobile	Moroso			361	0	0	running	6560	112
18	33	Dave Marcis	71	Big Apple Market	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis		361	0	0	running	8225	109
19	4	Ken Schrader	25	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Broome		361	1	5	running	7790	111
20	34	Bobby Hamilton	68	Country Time	Oldsmobile	Mark Smith			360	0	0	running	6560	103
21	29	Ted Musgrave	55	U.S. Racing	Pontiac	Ulrich			359	0	0	running	5540	100
22	24	Mickey Gibbs	24	Team III Racing	Pontiac	McMahon	Dodson		359	0	0	running	4070	97
23	36	Jimmy Means	52	Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac	Means			358	0	0	running	4950	94
24	35	Rich Bickle	47	Kanawha Insurance	Oldsmobile	Close			356	0	0	running	3830	91
25	9	Darrell Waltrip	17	Western Auto	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Elder		356	0	0	running	3810	88
26	32	Joe Ruttman	75	Dinner Bell Foods	Oldsmobile	RahMoc	Rahilly		355	0	0	running	6545	85
27	5	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	Leo Jackson	Petree		347	0	0	running	6380	82
28	37	Randy Baker	87	Armour Classics	Chevrolet	Buck Baker			346	0	0	running	3470	79
29	7	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		332	0	0	engine	14310	76
30	40	J.D. McDuffie	70	Rumple Furniture Co.	Pontiac	McDuffie	Jeff McDuffie		282	0	0	running	3325	73
31	20	Derrike Cope	10	Purolator	Chevrolet	Whitcomb	Buddy Parrott		279	0	0	oil leak	11665	70
32	19	Hut Stricklin	12	Raybestos Brakes	Buick	Allison	Fennig		259	1	8	vibration	5980	72
33	26	Dave Mader III	65	Jasper Engines	Pontiac	Folsom			197	0	0	fatigue	3170	64
34	6	Alan Kulwicki	7	Hooters	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		186	0	0	accident	11135	61
35	39	H.B. Bailey	36	Almeda Auto Parts	Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			172	0	0	handling	3100	58
36	31	Chad Little	19	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Ford	Little			70	0	0	accident	3065	55
37	30	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis		52	0	0	engine	5750	52
38	38	Bill Meacham	05	Meacham Racing	Oldsmobile	Meacham			31	0	0	handling	3010	49
39	14	Dale Jarrett	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood		30	0	0	accident	5670	46
40	22	Lake Speed	66	TropArtic	Pontiac	Yarborough			10	0	0	accident	5650	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Ricky Rudd	808	5	0	1	3	5
2	Dale Earnhardt	728	5	0	1	3	4
3	Ernie Irvan	679	5	0	1	1	3
4	Ken Schrader	670	5	0	1	2	3
5	Sterling Marlin	667	5	0	0	1	4
6	Mark Martin	648	5	0	0	1	2
7	Morgan Shepherd	644	5	0	0	1	4
8	Michael Waltrip	642	5	0	0	2	3
9	Rusty Wallace	625	5	0	0	2	3
10	Alan Kulwicki	622	5	1	0	1	3
11	Bill Elliott	619	5	0	0	2	2
12	Harry Gant	611	5	0	0	2	2
13	Darrell Waltrip	611	5	0	0	0	3
14	Kyle Petty	599	5	1	1	1	2
15	Davey Allison	588	5	2	0	1	1
16	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	570	5	0	0	0	1
17	Geoff Bodine	555	5	1	0	0	1
18	Brett Bodine	545	5	0	0	0	0
19	Dale Jarrett	529	5	0	0	0	1
20	Rick Wilson	527	5	0	0	0	0
21	Joe Ruttman	504	5	0	0	1	1
22	Chad Little	497	5	0	0	0	0
23	Rick Mast	496	5	0	0	1	1
24	Mickey Gibbs	494	5	0	0	0	0
25	Bobby Hamilton	480	5	0	0	0	1