| 1991 Hanes 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 29 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $360,240 | Race Date: | Apr 28, 1991 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.340 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 26m 41s | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 75.139 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 53 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #6 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Roush Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Robin Pemberton | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 251 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 91.949 MPH | |||||
| Official 1991 Hanes 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 251 |
| 2 | 17 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Mello Yello | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 10 |
| 3 | 16 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Western Auto | Running | | 165 | 500 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | 26 | Brett Bodine | Quaker State | Running |  | 160 | 500 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 160 | 499 | 129 |
| 6 | 28 | 98 | Jimmy Spencer | Banquet Foods | Running | | 150 | 499 | 0 |
| 7 | 29 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Pennzoil | Running | | 146 | 499 | 0 |
| 8 | 26 | 28 | Davey Allison | Havoline | Running |  | 147 | 499 | 110 |
| 9 | 8 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Hooters | Running | | 138 | 497 | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Raybestos Brakes | Running | | 134 | 496 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 130 | 496 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | CITGO | Running | | 127 | 495 | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Rick Mast | Skoal Classic | Running | | 124 | 495 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 121 | 495 | 0 |
| 15 | 9 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Kodak Films | Running | | 118 | 491 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Dinner Bell Foods | Running | | 115 | 487 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 20 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Moroso Performance | Running | | 112 | 487 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 66 | Lake Speed | TropArtic | Running | | 109 | 487 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 76 | Bill Sedgwick | Spears Manufacturing | Running | | 106 | 466 | 0 |
| 20 | 18 | 11 | Geoffrey Bodine | Budweiser | Transmission | | 103 | 460 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Genuine Draft | Transmission | | 100 | 458 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 8 | Rick Wilson | Snickers | Running | | 97 | 453 | 0 |
| 23 | 3 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Kodiak | Running | | 94 | 444 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 55 | Ted Musgrave (R) | Alka-Seltzer | Running | | 91 | 442 | 0 |
| 25 | 25 | 24 | Mickey Gibbs | Team III Racing | Running | | 88 | 414 | 0 |
| 26 | 14 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors Light | Running | | 85 | 411 | 0 |
| 27 | 6 | 19 | Chad Little | Tyson Foods | Running | | 82 | 408 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Maxwell House | Running | | 79 | 402 | 0 |
| 29 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Folgers | Overheating | | 76 | 293 | 0 |
| 30 | 31 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Motorcraft | Transmission | | 73 | 276 | 0 |
| 31 | 13 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Sunoco | Overheating | | 70 | 126 | 0 |
| 32 | 24 | 34 | Dick Trickle | Allen's Glass | Crankshaft | | 67 | 12 | 0 |
