1991 Daytona 500 Results
Race #1
February 17, 1991
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott 210.364 (2/87)
Race Record: Buddy Baker 177.602 (2/80)
Early leader, Dale Earnhardt (3), chases down the lapped car of Dave Marcis (71), who was one of five drivers carrying the colors of the Armed Forces.  Earnhardt dominated the race, much like the previous year, but came up short again as he and Davey Allison tangled with three laps to go.  He would finish fifth.  Marcis only made forty laps before the engine let go in his Coast Guard Chevrolet.  He would finish 35th.
Harry Gant was one of about seven cars involved in a late race crash of the front straightaway that eliminated other contenders such as Rusty Wallace, Darrell Waltrip, and 1990 Daytona 500 champion Derrike Cope. 
Ernie Irvan (4) leads Davey Allison (28) under the lapped cars of Ted Musgrave (55) and Bill Elliott (9) late in the race.  Irvan got a jump on a restart with seven laps to go and held off Sterling Marlin to the caution flag to end the race, which was brought out when Dale Earnhardt and Davey Allison tangle on the back stretch.  Earnhardt limped home in 5th, Allison finished 15
Finish Start Driver
Car Description Reason Out
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42
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12
14
7
4
17
36
27
9
20
28
40
31
30
1
6
38
35
3
29
18
41
21
10
11
33
8
15
5
37
24
19
26
34
42
22
16
13
39
23
32
25		 Ernie Irvan
Sterling Marlin
Joe Ruttman
Rick Mast
Dale Earnhardt
Dale Jarrett
Bobby Hillen
Alan Kulwicki
Ricky Rudd
Bobby Hamilton #
Dick Trickle
Eddie Bierschwale
Terry Labonte
Chad Little
Davey Allison
Kyle Petty
Mickey Gibbs
Robby Gordon
Richard Petty
Phil Barkdoll
Mark Martin
Brett Bodine
Jim Sauter
Darrell Waltrip
Harry Gant
Derrike Cope
Rusty Wallace
Bill Elliott
Hut Stricklin
Ted Musgrave #
Ken Schrader
Geoff Bodine
Rick Wilson
Morgan Shepherd
Dave Marcis
Jeff Purvis
Buddy Baker
Michael Waltrip
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Spencer
Sammy Swindell #
Greg Sacks		 #4 Kodak Film Chevrolet
#22 Maxwell House Ford
#75 Dinner Bell Food Lion Oldsmobile
#1 Skoal Classic Oldsmobile
#3 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet
#21 Citgo Ford
#27 Rob Moroso Oldsmobile
#7 Army Ford
#5 Tide Ultra Chevrolet
#68 Country Time Drink Mixes Oldsmobile
#66 Trop Arctic Phillips 66 Pontiac
#23 Autofinders Oldsmobile
#94 Sunoco Ultra Oldsmobile
#19 Bull's Eye Sauces Ford
#28 Texaco Havoline Ford
#42 Mellow Yellow Pontiac
#24 Air Force Pontiac
#90 Publix Supermarkets Ford
#43 STP Pontiac
#73 X-1R Oldsmobile
#6 Folgers Ford
#26 Quaker State Buick
#89 Evinrude Outboards Pontiac
#17 Western Auto Chevrolet
#33 Skoal Bandit Oldsmobile
#10 Purolator Chevrolet
#2 Miller Genuine Draft Pontiac
#9 Coor's Light Ford
#12 Raybestos Brakes Buick
#55 Jasper Engines Pontiac
#25 Kodiak Chevrolet
#11 Budweiser Ford
#8 Snickers Buick
#15 Motorcraft Ford
#71 Coast Guard Chevrolet
#51 Plasti-kote Oldsmobile
#88 Marines Pontiac
#30 Pennzoil Pontiac
#52 Alka-Seltzer Pontiac
#98 Banquet Frozen Foods Chevrolet
#20 Glad Oldsmobile
#18 Navy Chevrolet
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