1991 Hardee's 500

Race 29 of 29

Atlanta
328 laps
Time of race: 3:37:06
Average speed of winner: 137.968 mph
Margin of victory: 10.44 sec.
Lead changes: 21 among 12 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
Lap leaders: Elliott 1-29, Hamilton 30, Martin 31-43, Irvan 44-49, Martin 50-74, Musgrave 75-76, Martin 77-84, Irvan 85-89, Hillin 90-99, Allison 100-123, Earnhardt 124-149, Gant 150-152, D. Waltrip 153-156, G. Bodine 157-159, Martin 160-167, Earnhardt 168-177, Martin 178-217, Shepherd 218-222, Earnhardt 223-225, Martin 226-273, Gant 274-280, Martin 281-328

Race notes: Finale for Larry Pearson.

Video links: Intro, Start, Earnhardt clinches championship, M. Waltrip crash, M. Wallace crash, Schrader crash, R. Wallace crash, Finish, Post-race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Mark Martin	6	Folgers	Ford	Roush	Pemberton		328	7	190	running	88950	185
2	3	Ernie Irvan	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover		328	2	11	running	39025	175
3	1	Bill Elliott	9	Coors Light	Ford	Melling	Elliott	177.937	328	1	29	running	36950	170
4	9	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	Leo Jackson	Petree		328	2	10	running	21250	165
5	5	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		328	3	39	running	27825	160
6	25	Morgan Shepherd	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Wingo		328	1	5	running	17050	155
7	11	Sterling Marlin	22	Maxwell House	Ford	Johnson	Beam		327	0	0	running	11150	146
8	2	Geoff Bodine	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Brewer		327	1	3	running	16850	147
9	8	Alan Kulwicki	7	Hooters	Ford	Kulwicki	Andrews		326	0	0	running	16000	138
10	22	Darrell Waltrip	17	Western Auto	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Elder		326	1	4	running	11600	139
11	29	Ricky Rudd	5	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Wilson		326	0	0	running	12800	130
12	27	Dave Marcis	71	Big Apple Market	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis		326	0	0	running	9675	127
13	18	Hut Stricklin	12	Raybestos Brakes	Buick	Allison	Fennig		325	0	0	running	9575	124
14	33	Larry Pearson	41	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hedrick			324	0	0	running	5300	121
15	17	Terry Labonte	94	Sunoco	Oldsmobile	Hagan	Steve Lloyd		324	0	0	running	9750	118
16	10	Dale Jarrett	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood		324	0	0	running	8750	115
17	6	Davey Allison	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	McReynolds		324	1	24	running	16850	117
18	16	Bobby Hamilton	68	Country Time	Oldsmobile	Mark Smith			323	1	1	running	7200	114
19	12	Kyle Petty	42	Mello Yello	Pontiac	SABCO	Nelson		322	0	0	running	11650	106
20	40	Joe Ruttman	75	Dinner Bell Foods	Chevrolet	RahMoc	Rahilly		322	0	0	running	8800	103
21	20	Chad Little	19	Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce	Ford	Little			320	0	0	running	4425	100
22	30	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis		319	0	0	running	7425	97
23	31	Kenny Wallace	24	Team III Racing	Pontiac	McMahon	Dodson		319	0	0	running	5225	94
24	15	Derrike Cope	10	Purolator	Chevrolet	Whitcomb			318	0	0	engine	12525	91
25	26	Stanley Smith	49	Interstate Batteries	Buick	Stanley Smith			318	0	0	running	4375	88
26	35	Greg Sacks	47	Kanawha Insurance	Oldsmobile	Close			310	0	0	engine	3975	85
27	37	Eddie Bierschwale	95	Texaco Racing	Chevrolet	Sadler Brothers			310	0	0	running	3875	82
28	28	Rick Mast	1	Skoal Classic	Oldsmobile	Richard Jackson			271	0	0	valve	6775	79
29	23	Brett Bodine	26	Quaker State	Buick	Bernstein			269	0	0	valve	6575	76
30	19	Ted Musgrave	55	Jasper Engines	Pontiac	Ulrich			257	1	2	overheating	4675	78
31	34	Randy LaJoie	66	TropArtic	Pontiac	Yarborough			244	0	0	valve	6225	70
32	21	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	53	Longhorn Steaks	Chevrolet	Birrane			230	1	10	block	6375	72
33	32	Rick Wilson	8	Snickers	Buick	Stavola Brothers			207	0	0	valve	6075	64
34	24	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Genuine Draft	Pontiac	Penske	Makar		197	0	0	accident	4025	61
35	38	Jim Sauter	89	Evinrude	Pontiac	Mueller Brothers			195	0	0	accident	3350	58
36	39	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	90	Donlavey Racing	Ford	Donlavey			173	0	0	engine	3325	55
37	13	Ken Schrader	25	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Broome		86	0	0	accident	5945	52
38	14	Jimmy Spencer	98	Banquet Foods	Chevrolet	Carter	Carter		71	0	0	head	5915	49
39	36	Mike Wallace	52	Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac	Means			69	0	0	accident	3300	46
40	7	Michael Waltrip	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Ingle		26	0	0	accident	5275	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	4287	29	0	4	14	21
2	Ricky Rudd	4092	29	1	1	9	17
3	Davey Allison	4088	29	3	5	12	16
4	Harry Gant	3985	29	1	5	15	17
5	Ernie Irvan	3925	29	1	2	11	19
6	Mark Martin	3914	29	5	1	14	17
7	Sterling Marlin	3839	29	2	0	7	16
8	Darrell Waltrip	3711	29	0	2	5	17
9	Ken Schrader	3690	29	0	2	10	18
10	Rusty Wallace	3582	29	2	2	9	14
11	Bill Elliott	3535	29	2	1	6	12
12	Morgan Shepherd	3438	29	0	0	4	14
13	Alan Kulwicki	3354	29	4	1	4	11
14	Geoff Bodine	3277	27	2	1	6	12
15	Michael Waltrip	3254	29	2	0	4	12
16	Hut Stricklin	3199	29	0	0	3	7
17	Dale Jarrett	3124	29	0	1	3	8
18	Terry Labonte	3024	29	1	0	1	7
19	Brett Bodine	2980	29	1	0	2	6
20	Joe Ruttman	2938	29	0	0	1	4
21	Rick Mast	2918	29	0	0	1	3
22	Bobby Hamilton	2915	28	0	0	0	4
23	Ted Musgrave	2841	29	0	0	0	0
24	Richard Petty	2817	29	0	0	0	1
25	Jimmy Spencer	2790	29	0	0	1	6