1991 Gatorade 200 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1991 Gatorade 200
Name of Track:	Darlington Raceway
Date:	August 31st

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 Gatorade 200 NASCAR Race Results

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

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Dale Earnhardt	3	16	$18,225	147	running	GM Goodwrench
2	Michael Waltrip	30	6	$8,775	147	running	Pennzoil
3	Todd Bodine	34	3	$8,657	147	running	Hungry Jack
4	Dick Trickle	18	33	$3,300	147	running	Daily's Juices
5	Bobby Labonte	44	15	$5,032	147	running	Penrose Pickled Sausage
6	Darrell Waltrip	17	8	$2,200	147	running	Western Auto
7	Harry Gant	7	1	$2,150	147	running	Skoal Bandit
9	Dave Rezendes	79	14	$3,357	146	running	K.R. Rezendes
10	Ken Schrader	15	12	$1,550	146	running	Exxon
11	Ernie Irvan	10	10	$1,250	146	running	Mac Tools
12	Jack Sprague	48	13	$1,225	146	running	Staff America
13	Tracy Leslie	72	26	$4,657	145	running	Detroit Gasket
14	Dale Jarrett	32	24	$1,175	145	running	Nestle Crunch
15	Jeff Burton	99	29	$4,682	145	running	Armour Meats
16	Steve Grissom	31	25	$4,357	145	running	Roddenbery's Pickles
17	Chuck Bown	63	5	$4,732	145	running	Nescafe Classic
18	Bobby Dotter	8	35	$2,407	145	running	Cling Free
19	Robert Pressley	59	34	$2,332	144	running	Alliance Training Centers
20	Richard Lasater	5	18	$2,232	142	running	Eclipse Racing
21	Butch Miller	75	23	$975	142	running	Food Country USA
22	Cecil Eunice	19	31	$2,582	142	running	Levin Racing
23	Elton Sawyer	67	30	$2,037	141	running	Adams-Robinson
25	Troy Beebe	9	32	$1,992	138	running	Taco Bell
26	Tommy Houston	6	28	$3,332	134	running	Rose's Stores
27	Kenny Wallace	36	4	$3,532	127	engine	Cox Treated Lumber
28	Jeff Gordon	1	17	$1,522	92	engine	Carolina Ford Dealers
29	Phil Parsons	29	19	$830	86	engine	NesQuik
30	David Green	8	21	$1,502	81	crash	TIC Financial Systems
31	Jimmy Hensley	25	2	$3,242	77	engine	Beverley Racing
32	Jeff Purvis	23	36	$800	65	engine	Seal-Tech
33	Ed Berrier	33	27	$1,472	62	engine	Garner's Preserves
34	Davey Allison	28	9	$780	58	rear end	Havoline
35	Morgan Shepherd	97	11	$770	56	ignition	Texas Pete Sauces
36	Ward Burton	27	7	$3,192	54	crash	Gwaltney's Big 8's
37	Joe Nemechek	87	20	$1,432	30	engine	NEMCO Motorsports
38	Robert Huffman	39	37	$740	12	clutch	Beaver Chiropractic