1991 Pepsi 400 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race: 1991 Pepsi 400
Name of Track:     Daytona International Speedway
Date: July 6th



Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) tri-oval race track facility with a seating capacity of 168,000 spectators.

It hosts races of motor vehicles of various kinds, including go-karts, dirt bikes, motorcycles, sports cars, modified pickup trucks, and stock cars. The facility also includes a 3.56 mile (5.7 km) road course and a 180-acre infield, including the 29 acre Lake Lloyd.

NASCAR Begins At Daytona

NASCAR was founded by William France Sr. at Daytona Beach, Florida in 1947. The original premiere event in the series was held at the Daytona Beach Road Course. France began planning a new track for the premiere event in his fledgling series in 1953. On August 16, 1954 he signed a contract with city officials to create this new track that would become famous as the Daytona International Speedway. Ground was broken on November 25, 1957 The soil underneath the banked corners was dug from the infield of the track, and the large hole in the infield was filled with water and is now known as Lake Lloyd. The speedway opened on February 22, 1959 to a crowd of 41,000 people.

Daytona 500

The NASCAR Championship's most important race, the Daytona 500, is held annually at Daytona International Speedway. It is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) stock car race. The list of Daytona 500 winners is very long dating back to the inaugural race in 1959, and includes "The King" Richard Petty, and Dale Earnhardt.

More Daytona Races

NASCAR, the premier stock car organization in the United States, holds some of its most important races on this track. These include competitions in its Craftsman Truck Series (where pickup trucks are raced), Busch Series (the stock car junior league), and Nextel Cup series. The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is also held at Daytona.

The racing season begins at Daytona starting with the testing sessions. The year's racing begins with the 24 Hours of Daytona race in the Grand American Sports Car series. Then the racing begins for the Nextel Cup with the Budweiser Shootout and the Gatorade Duel. The Craftsman Truck Series begins with the GM Flex Fuel 250. The Busch Series begins with the Hershey's Kissables 300, and then it is back to the Nextel Cup in "The Great American Race," the Daytona 500. The Nextel Cup also features the Pepsi 400 in July at Daytona.

Daytona International Speedway Under The Lights

Lights were installed in 1998 so that the Pepsi 400 could be held at night. However, the race was delayed until October that year due to thick smoke from wildfires that summer. The Pepsi 400 has been held under lights ever since.

It also contains an attraction called Daytona USA The winning car from the Daytona 500 is placed in front of the attraction building each year.

Courtesy of Wikipedia.

1991 Pepsi 400 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1991 Pepsi 400, in order of finishing place.

Fin Driver Num Start Money Laps Pts Status Sponsor
1 Bill Elliott 9 10 $75,000 160 0 running Coors Light
2 Geoffrey Bodine 11 4 $48,325 160 0 running Budweiser
3 Davey Allison 28 2 $36,950 160 0 running Havoline
4 Ken Schrader 25 22 $27,450 160 0 running Kodiak
5 Ernie Irvan 4 11 $36,525 160 0 running Kodak Film
6 Michael Waltrip 30 7 $17,300 160 0 running Pennzoil
7 Dale Earnhardt 3 12 $23,200 160 0 running GM Goodwrench
8 Sterling Marlin 22 1 $17,100 160 0 running Maxwell House Coffee
9 Ricky Rudd 5 13 $16,500 160 0 running Tide
10 Jimmy Spencer 98 32 $15,800 160 0 running Banquet Frozen Foods
11 Mark Martin 6 26 $17,090 160 0 running Folger's Coffee
12 Rusty Wallace 2 28 $9,600 160 0 running Miller Genuine Draft
13 Buddy Baker 20 19 $9,210 160 0 running Moroso Racing
14 Alan Kulwicki 7 17 $14,070 160 0 running Hooters
15 Bobby Hillin, Jr. 42 25 $0 160 0 running Mello Yello
17 Derrike Cope 10 36 $14,825 160 0 running Purolator
18 Dale Jarrett 21 31 $9,810 160 0 running Citgo
19 Rick Mast 1 9 $9,295 160 0 running Skoal Classic
20 Morgan Shepherd 15 18 $13,730 159 0 running Motorcraft
21 Larry Pearson 41 34 $5,510 159 0 running Kellogg's
22 Richard Petty 43 21 $8,490 159 0 running STP
23 Harry Gant 33 3 $8,470 159 0 running Skoal Bandit
24 Rick Wilson 8 14 $8,050 158 0 running Snickers
25 Dave Marcis 71 39 $7,930 157 0 running Big Apple Markets
27 Mickey Gibbs 24 35 $5,440 154 0 running Team III Racing
28 Bobby Hamilton 68 5 $6,070 153 0 running Country Time
29 Chad Little 19 8 $4,475 150 0 running Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce
30 Jeff Purvis 51 29 $5,080 144 0 running Phoenix Construction
31 Joe Ruttman 75 16 $7,000 125 0 crash Dinner Bell Foods
32 Darrell Waltrip 17 20 $5,945 119 0 crash Western Auto
33 Mike Chase 14 30 $4,265 106 0 crash Copenhagen
35 Phil Barkdoll 73 37 $4,205 84 0 crash X-1R Racing
36 Brett Bodine 26 23 $6,800 17 0 engine Quaker State
37 Ted Musgrave 55 24 $4,745 12 0 crash U.S. Racing
38 Lake Speed 66 6 $6,130 12 0 crash TropArtic
39 Greg Sacks 47 33 $4,120 12 0 crash Kanawha Insurance
41 Terry Labonte 94 41 $6,080 8 0 quit Sunoco
2008 Nextel Points
1 Jimmie Johnson Leader
2 Carl Edwards -69
3 Greg Biffle -217
4 Kevin Harvick -276
5 Clint Bowyer -303
6 Jeff Burton -349
7 Jeff Gordon -368
8 Denny Hamlin -470
9 Tony Stewart -482
10 Kyle Busch -498
2008 Busch Points
1 Clint Bowyer Leader
2 Carl Edwards -21
3 Brad Keselowski -338
4 David Ragan -607
5 Mike Bliss -614
6 Kyle Busch -671
7 David Reutimann -744
8 Mike Wallace -1004
9 Jason Leffler -1046
10 Marcos Ambrose -1141
2008 Craftsman Points
1 Johnny Benson Leader
2 Ron Hornaday -7
3 Todd Bodine -104
4 Erik Darnell -313
5 Matt Crafton -333
6 Mike Skinner -362
7 Rick Crawford -410
8 Dennis Setzer -528
9 Jack Sprague -600
10 Terry Cook -653

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