# 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)

The 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 23, 1991, before an audience of 90,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 11th NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Bobby Allison Motorsports driver Hut Stricklin and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | Skoal |
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | Miller Genuine Draft |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus |
| 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | Kodak |
| 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tide |
| 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | Folgers |
| 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | Hooters |
| 8 | Rick Wilson | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | Snickers |
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | Coors Light |
| 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | Purolator Filters |
| 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | Budweiser |
| 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | Raybestos |
| 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | Motorcraft |
| 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | Western Auto |
| 19 | Chad Little | Little Racing | Ford | Tyson Foods |
| 20 | Buddy Baker | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | Rob Moroso Memorial |
| 21 | Dale Jarrett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | Citgo |
| 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | Maxwell House |
| 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | B&B Racing | Oldsmobile | Auto Finders |
| 24 | Mickey Gibbs | Team III Racing | Pontiac | Team III Racing |
| 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Kodiak |
| 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Buick | Quaker State |
| 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | Texaco, Havoline |
| 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | Pennzoil |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit |
| 35 | Bill Venturini | Venturini Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rain-X |
| 36 | H. B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts |
| 41 | Larry Pearson | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Frosted Flakes |
| 42 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | Mello Yello |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | STP |
| 49 | Stanley Smith (R) | BS&S Motorsports | Buick | Interstate Batteries |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | Alka-Seltzer |
| 55 | Ted Musgrave (R) | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | U.S. Racing |
| 66 | Lake Speed | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | Phillips 66 TropArtic |
| 68 | Bobby Hamilton (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Country Time |
| 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | Son's Auto Supply, Classic Trophies |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Big Apple Market |
| 75 | Joe Ruttman | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | Dinner Bell Foods |
| 79 | Donny Paul | Paul Racing | Oldsmobile | Paul Racing |
| 89 | Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Pontiac | Evinrude Outboard Motors |
| 90 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Action Drugs |
| 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | Sunoco |
| 98 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | Banquet Foods |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 21, at 3:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, June 22, at 11:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time, and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given. If needed, a past champion who did not qualify on either time or provisionals could use a champion's provisional, adding one more spot to the field.
Michael Waltrip, driving for Bahari Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 41.296 and an average speed of 174.351 miles per hour (280.591 km/h) in the first round.
Two drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 41.296 | 174.351 |
| 2 | 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 41.466 | 173.636 |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 41.479 | 173.582 |
| 4 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 41.555 | 173.264 |
| 5 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 41.590 | 173.119 |
| 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 41.788 | 172.298 |
| 7 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.797 | 172.261 |
| 8 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.809 | 172.212 |
| 9 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | 41.828 | 172.133 |
| 10 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 41.878 | 171.928 |
| 11 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 41.934 | 171.698 |
| 12 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 41.973 | 171.539 |
| 13 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.982 | 171.502 |
| 14 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 42.043 | 171.253 |
| 15 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 42.058 | 171.192 |
| 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 42.082 | 171.095 |
| 17 | 42 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 42.104 | 171.005 |
| 18 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Buick | 42.117 | 170.952 |
| 19 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 42.134 | 170.883 |
| 20 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 42.154 | 170.802 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 66 | Lake Speed | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | 41.584 | 173.144 |
| 22 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 41.760 | 172.414 |
| 23 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 41.816 | 172.183 |
| 24 | 98 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 41.860 | 172.002 |
| 25 | 41 | Larry Pearson | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.980 | 171.510 |
| 26 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 42.002 | 171.420 |
| 27 | 8 | Rick Wilson | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 42.024 | 171.331 |
| 28 | 20 | Buddy Baker | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | 42.067 | 171.156 |
| 29 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 42.103 | 171.009 |
| 30 | 24 | Mickey Gibbs | Team III Racing | Pontiac | 42.107 | 170.993 |
| 31 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 42.131 | 170.895 |
| 32 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 42.156 | 170.794 |
| 33 | 90 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 42.161 | 170.774 |
| 34 | 55 | Ted Musgrave (R) | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | 42.168 | 170.746 |
| 35 | 35 | Bill Venturini | Venturini Motorsports | Chevrolet | 42.179 | 170.701 |
| 36 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 42.260 | 170.374 |
| 37 | 49 | Stanley Smith (R) | BS&S Motorsports | Buick | 42.301 | 170.209 |
| 38 | 19 | Chad Little | Little Racing | Ford | 42.351 | 170.008 |
| 39 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | B&B Racing | Oldsmobile | 42.542 | 169.245 |
| 40 | 36 | H. B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 42.770 | 168.342 |
| Provisional |||||||
| 41 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 43.094 | 167.077 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 42 | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 43 | 79 | Donny Paul | Paul Racing | Oldsmobile | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 200 | 107 | running | 185 | $90,650 |
| 2 | 9 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Buick | 200 | 27 | running | 175 | $41,925 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 12 | running | 170 | $37,650 |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 14 | running | 165 | $30,950 |
| 5 | 19 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 4 | running | 160 | $24,725 |
| 6 | 8 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 12 | running | 155 | $23,550 |
| 7 | 13 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 12 | running | 151 | $15,300 |
| 8 | 7 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 2 | running | 147 | $18,600 |
| 9 | 15 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 138 | $18,750 |
| 10 | 22 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 199 | 1 | running | 139 | $17,450 |
| 11 | 20 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 130 | $17,300 |
| 12 | 14 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 127 | $12,825 |
| 13 | 10 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 124 | $10,275 |
| 14 | 30 | 24 | Mickey Gibbs | Team III Racing | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 121 | $9,725 |
| 15 | 17 | 42 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 118 | $15,175 |
| 16 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 115 | $10,750 |
| 17 | 23 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 112 | $6,925 |
| 18 | 21 | 66 | Lake Speed | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 109 | $10,500 |
| 19 | 31 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | RahMoc Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 197 | 0 | running | 106 | $9,585 |
| 20 | 25 | 41 | Larry Pearson | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 103 | $7,270 |
| 21 | 34 | 55 | Ted Musgrave (R) | U.S. Racing | Pontiac | 197 | 0 | running | 100 | $7,800 |
| 22 | 29 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 197 | 0 | running | 97 | $7,135 |
| 23 | 37 | 49 | Stanley Smith (R) | BS&S Motorsports | Buick | 196 | 0 | running | 94 | $5,925 |
| 24 | 5 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 91 | $12,715 |
| 25 | 26 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Oldsmobile | 196 | 0 | running | 88 | $8,555 |
| 26 | 38 | 19 | Chad Little | Little Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 85 | $5,435 |
| 27 | 41 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | 195 | 0 | running | 82 | $5,385 |
| 28 | 33 | 90 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 79 | $5,325 |
| 29 | 12 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Oldsmobile | 194 | 0 | running | 76 | $7,965 |
| 30 | 28 | 20 | Buddy Baker | Moroso Racing | Oldsmobile | 193 | 0 | running | 73 | $5,150 |
| 31 | 27 | 8 | Rick Wilson | Stavola Brothers Racing | Buick | 192 | 0 | running | 70 | $7,720 |
| 32 | 24 | 98 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | engine | 67 | $7,625 |
| 33 | 40 | 36 | H. B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 187 | 0 | running | 64 | $4,870 |
| 34 | 1 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 185 | 1 | valve | 66 | $10,450 |
| 35 | 36 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 166 | 0 | valve | 58 | $7,360 |
| 36 | 18 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Buick | 121 | 0 | engine | 55 | $7,290 |
| 37 | 32 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 104 | 0 | piston | 52 | $4,680 |
| 38 | 39 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | B&B Racing | Oldsmobile | 86 | 0 | rocker arm | 49 | $4,635 |
| 39 | 2 | 11 | Geoff Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 70 | 8 | oil pan | 51 | $17,910 |
| 40 | 35 | 35 | Bill Venturini | Venturini Motorsports | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | camshaft | 43 | $4,550 |
| 41 | 11 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Whitcomb Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | engine | 40 | $12,950 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 42 | | 70 | J. D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 43 | | 79 | Donny Paul | Paul Racing | Oldsmobile | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,202 |
| | 2 | Ricky Rudd | 2,064 (-138) |
| | 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 1,993 (-209) |
| 1 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | 1,974 (–228) |
| 1 | 5 | Ken Schrader | 1,972 (–230) |
| | 6 | Davey Allison | 1,954 (–248) |
| | 7 | Harry Gant | 1,906 (–296) |
| | 8 | Mark Martin | 1,855 (–347) |
| 1 | 9 | Morgan Shepherd | 1,713 (–489) |
| 1 | 10 | Michael Waltrip | 1,697 (–505) |
| Official driver's standings ||||