1991 Daytona 500

1991 Daytona 500 By STP

Race details
Race 1 of 29 in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1991 Daytona 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty.
Date	February 17, 1991
Official name	33rd Annual Daytona 500 By STP
Location	Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance	500 laps, 400 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance	200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed	148.148 miles per hour (238.421 km/h)
Attendance	145,000
Pole position
Driver	Davey Allison	Robert Yates Racing
Time	45.929
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Petty	SABCO Racing
Laps	51
Winner
No. 4	Ernie Irvan	Morgan–McClure Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	CBS
Announcers	Ken Squier, David Hobbs, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 1991 Daytona 500 By STP was the first stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 17, 1991, before an audience of 145,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Following a period of three late-race cautions, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan took the lead from Dale Earnhardt with six laps left in the race. With three laps to go, Earnhardt spun and collected Davey Allison and Kyle Petty, bringing out the final caution with two laps left. Coasting to the finish on fumes, Irvan was able to take his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his first victory of the season, and his only Daytona 500 victory.^[1][2][3] To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Sterling Marlin and RahMoc Enterprises driver Joe Ruttman finished second and third, respectively.