1991 Pontiac 200 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1991 Pontiac 200
Name of Track:	Darlington Raceway
Date:	April 6th

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.

Looks Like An Egg

It was the first superspeedway built with NASCAR racing in mind and is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.

Largest Field of Racers

Darlington has an interesting history. When the 1.366 mile long track first opened over a half-century ago, it was not uncommon for there to be 80 or more entrants in a race; this was curtailed over the years as NASCAR adopted a more uniform set of guidelines with regard to the number of cars which could qualify for a race.

Flip-Flop

In recent years the track has been reconfigured; what was the front stretch is now the back stretch, and the turns have been renumbered accordingly. Seating has been increased to approximately 60,000; it has been limited by the proximity of a railroad track to the facility, a highway behind the back stretch, and the still-present pond.

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1991 Pontiac 200 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1991 Pontiac 200, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Dale Jarrett	32	6	$17,875	147	running	Nestle Crunch
2	Bobby Labonte	44	5	$9,950	147	running	Penrose Pickled Sausage
3	Dale Earnhardt	3	40	$5,475	147	running	GM Goodwrench
4	Phil Parsons	29	34	$3,200	147	running	Diamond Ridge Racing
5	Todd Bodine	34	21	$4,400	147	running	C & W Racing
6	Jimmy Hensley	25	1	$5,500	147	running	Beverley Racing
7	Joe Nemechek	87	23	$2,875	147	running	High Point Bedding
8	Jeff Burton	99	13	$4,475	146	running	Armour Meats
9	Jeff Gordon	1	9	$2,550	146	running	Carolina Ford Dealers
11	Chuck Bown	63	30	$4,550	146	running	Nescafe Classic
12	Jeff Green	86	31	$2,250	146	running	Sea Ray Boats
13	Kenny Wallace	36	3	$3,950	146	running	Cox Treated Lumber
14	Clifford Allison	23	36	$1,125	146	running	Seal-Tech
15	Bobby Dotter	8	32	$2,300	145	running	Team R Racing
16	Tracy Leslie	72	33	$3,775	145	running	Detroit Gasket
17	Cecil Eunice	19	37	$1,975	144	running	Levin Racing
18	Troy Beebe	9	35	$1,925	143	running	Taco Bell
19	Ed Berrier	33	24	$1,550	142	crash	Garner's Preserves
20	Butch Miller	52	38	$1,500	142	running	31-W Insulation
21	Richard Lasater	5	29	$875	142	running	Eclipse Racing
23	David Green	8	15	$1,430	137	running	TIC Financial Systems
24	Darrell Waltrip	17	4	$820	136	crash	Western Auto
25	Robert Pressley	59	26	$1,410	128	engine	Alliance Training Centers
26	Ed Ferree	49	20	$1,400	127	crash	Wolf's Head Oil
27	Ernie Irvan	10	8	$790	103	engine	Mac Tools
28	Michael Waltrip	30	2	$1,030	96	engine	Pennzoil
29	Elton Sawyer	27	28	$1,370	91	engine	Gwaltney's Big 8's
30	Jimmy Spencer	45	12	$760	91	trans	Lowe's Foods
31	Tommy Ellis	56	19	$1,350	79	handling	Speedway Motorsports
32	Dave Rezendes	79	25	$1,340	71	rear end	K.R. Rezendes
33	Ward Burton	75	11	$730	70	heating	Food Country USA
34	Davey Johnson	81	14	$1,220	59	handling	Daily's Juices
35	Morgan Shepherd	97	7	$710	37	engine	Texas Pete Sauces
36	Tommy Houston	6	17	$3,050	26	engine	Rose's Stores
37	Steve Grissom	31	16	$3,040	24	crash	Roddenbery's Quality Foods
38	Rich Burgess	37	27	$680	23	crash	Motorsports Designs
39	Jack Sprague	48	18	$670	22	crash	Staff America
40	Harry Gant	7	10	$650	18	engine	Skoal Bandit