1991 Coca-Cola 600
Tenth race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1991 Coca-Cola 600 was the tenth stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 26, 1991, before an audience of 160,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. On the final restart with nine to go, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would manage to hold off the field to complete a dominant run in the race, earning him his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2][3][4] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 10 of 29 in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | May 26, 1991 | ||
Official name | 32nd Annual Coca-Cola 600 | ||
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
Average speed | 138.951 miles per hour (223.620 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 160,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Roush Racing | ||
Time | 30.889 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | |
Laps | 263 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |