1991 Coca-Cola 600

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1991 Coca-Cola 600
Race details
Race 10 of 29 in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Date May 26, 1991 (1991-05-26)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Weather Temperatures averaging around 78.2 °F (25.7 °C); wind speeds up to 9.2 miles per hour (14.8 km/h)[1]
Average speed 138.951 mph (223.620 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Roush Racing
Most laps led
Driver Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing
Laps 263
Winner
No. 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing
Television in the United States
Network TBS
Announcers Neil Bonnett, Ken Squier, Mike Joy, Phil Parsons, Ken Stabler & Dick Berggren

The 1991 Coca-Cola 600, the 32nd running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 26, 1991 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 10th race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Davey Allison of Robert Yates Racing won the race.

Background[]

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and The Winston, as well as the Mello Yello 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI).

Top 10 results[]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford
2 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
3 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Oldsmobile
5 21 Dale Jarrett Wood Brothers Racing Ford
6 12 Hut Stricklin Bobby Allison Motorsports Buick
7 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet
8 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet
9 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 94 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Oldsmobile

Race statistics[]

  • Time of race: 4:19:05
  • Average Speed: 138.951 miles per hour (223.620 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 174.82 miles per hour (281.35 km/h)
  • Cautions: 9 for 54 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 1.28 sec
  • Lead changes: 22
  • Percent of race run under caution: 13.5%
  • Average green flag run: 34.6 laps

[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Weather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. ^ Race statistics at Race Database
Retrieved from ""