The 1991 Budweiser At The Glen was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held August 11, 1991, at Watkins Glen International. Embattled driver Ernie Irvan was able to pull away from the field to win his second win of the season in a race marred by tragedy. Meanwhile, Ricky Rudd was successfully able to shrink Dale Earnhardt's point lead to 108 points.

Qualifying notes Edit

Terry Labonte won his first pole since the 1988 season for this race, qualifying at a track record 122 mph. Mark Martin joined him on the outside pole, while points leader Dale Earnhardt qualified eighth. Ernie Irvan started third.

Additional race data Edit

• Leaders: 0

• Time of race: 27 Seconds

• Cautions: 5 for 11 laps

• Margin of Victory: 7 sec

• Most Spots Improved: Hut Stricklin (+22)

• John Paul Jr. and Oma Kimbrough made their final NASCAR starts at this race.

• Kim Campbell and Jim Herdaag made their only NASCAR starts at this race.

• Terry Labonte's lone start as a Cup owner came here. He fielded the #44 for Irv Hoerr.

• Richard Petty finished in the top-ten for the final time in his career at this race.

• On Lap 5, independent driver J.D. McDuffie lost a wheel entering Turn 5 and collected Jimmy Means. McDuffie slid towards the retaining wall and crashed and flipped upside down before is car came to a rest on top of Means' car. Means was OK and tried to help safety workers get to McDuffie, who lost his life in the crash. It is believed that he had massive head injuries during the crash and may have been decapitated by a pole.

Results Edit

Finish	Start	No.	Name	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Laps Lead	Status
1	3	4	Ernie Irvin	Kodak	Chevrolet	90	39	running
2	22	5	Ricky Rudd	Tide	Chevrolet	90	11	Running
3	2	6	Mark Martin	Folgers	Ford	90	0	Running
4	21	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Genuine Draft	Pontiac	90	0	Running
5	14	21	Dale Jarrett	citgo	Ford	90	0	running
6	7	17	Darrell Waltrip	Western Auto	Chevrolet	90	0	Runnning
7	19	9	Bill Elliot	Coors Light	Ford	90	0	Running
8	30	12	Alan Kulwicki	Raybestos Brakes	Buick	90	0	Running
9	31	43	Richard Petty	STP	Pontiac	90	0	running
10	9	28	Davey Allison	Havoline	Ford	90	3	running
11	23	19	Bill Elliott	Tyson Foods	Ford	90	0	running
12	28	22	Sterlin Marlin	Maxwell House Coffee	Ford	90	0	running
13	26	10	Derrike Cope	Purolator	Chevrolet	90	0	running
14	29	75	Joe Ruttman	Dinner Bell Foods	Oldsmobile	90	0	running
15	8		Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	90	1	running
16	27	33	Jimmy Spencer	Longhorn Steaks	Chevrolet	90	0	running
17	11	24	Rick Mast	Team III Racing	Pontiac	90	3	running
18	16	42	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Mello Yello	Pontiac	89	0	running
19	17	8	Rick Wilson	Snickers	Buick	89	0	running
20	38	54	Jim Derhaag	Hakes Equipment	Oldsmobile	88	0	running
21	40	30	Michael Waltrip	Pennzoil	Pontiac	88	0	running
22	4	11	Geoff Bodine	Budweiser	Ford	86	4	running
23	12	7	Alan Kulwicki	Hooters	Ford	82	0	radiator
24	39	13	Oma Kimborough	Linro Motorsports	Buick	80	0	oil line
25	18	26	Brett Bodine	Quaker State	Buick	77	0	engine
26	34	55	Ted Musgrave	Top Friendly Markets	Pontiac	76	1	running
27	33	98	Jimmy Spencer	Banquet Frozen Foods	Ford	72	0	engine
28	15	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit	Oldsmobile	71	0	running
29	32	68	Bobby Hamilton	Country Time	Oldsmobile	70	0	running
30	6	25	Ken Schrader	Kodiak	Chevrolet	68	10	camshaft
31	37	20	Kim Campbell	NAPA	Oldsmobile	64	0	crash
32	5	90	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Roush Racing	Ford	58	0	steering
33	10	66	Lake Speed	TropArctic	Pontiac	55	0	rear end
34	1	94	Terry Labonte	Sunoco	Oldsmobile	47	19	engine
35	24	1	Rick Mast	Skoal Classic	Oldsmobile	41	0	transmission
36	25	15	Morgan Shepherd	Motorcraft	Ford	33	0	engine
37	20	71	Dave Marcis	Big Apple Markets	Chevrolet	11	0	brakes
38	13	44	Irv Hoerr	Olivetti	Oldsmobile	8	0	engine
39	36	52	Jimmy Means	Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac	4	0	crash
40	35	70	J.D. McDuffie	L.C. Whitford Racing	Pontiac	4	0	crash

Points Edit

1. Dale Earnhardt - 108
2. Ricky Rudd -108
3. Ernie Irvan -214
4. Davey Allison -226
5. Mark Martin -263
6. Darrell Waltrip -349
7. Ken Schrader -401
8. Rusty Wallace -472
9. Sterling Marlin -475
10. Harry Gant -548

External links Edit

• Results at Racing-Reference.info