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1991 NASCAR Busch Series

NASCAR season


NASCAR season

The 1991 NASCAR Busch Series began February 16, 1991 and ended on October 27,1991. Bobby Labonte of Labonte Motorsports won the championship.

Races

Goody's 300

The Goody's 300 was held February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. David Green won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #3-Dale Earnhardt
  2. #30-Michael Waltrip
  3. #28-Davey Allison
  4. #15-Ken Schrader
  5. #7-Harry Gant
  6. #96-Tom Peck
  7. #97-Morgan Shepherd
  8. #45-Jimmy Spencer
  9. #16-Randy MacDonald
  10. #36-Kenny Wallace

Pontiac 200

The Pontiac 200 was held February 23 at Richmond International Raceway. Jeff Burton won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #7-Harry Gant
  2. #3-Dale Earnhardt
  3. #36-Kenny Wallace
  4. #32-Dale Jarrett
  5. #30-Michael Waltrip
  6. #97-Morgan Shepherd
  7. #44-Bobby Labonte
  8. #25-Jimmy Hensley
  9. #87-Joe Nemechek
  10. #28-Davey Allison

Goodwrench 200

The Goodwrench 200 was held March 2 at North Carolina Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #32-Dale Jarrett
  2. #36-Kenny Wallace
  3. #3-Dale Earnhardt
  4. #34-Todd Bodine
  5. #7-Harry Gant
  6. #44-Bobby Labonte
  7. #5-Ed Berrier
  8. #99-Jeff Burton
  9. #59-Robert Pressley
  10. #25-Jimmy Hensley

Miller Classic

The Miller Classic was held March 10 at Martinsville Speedway. Elton Sawyer won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #25-Jimmy Hensley
  2. #32-Dale Jarrett
  3. #36-Kenny Wallace
  4. #44-Bobby Labonte
  5. #27-Elton Sawyer
  6. #31-Steve Grissom
  7. #63-Chuck Bown
  8. #6-Tommy Houston
  9. #75-Ward Burton
  10. #19-Cecil Eunice

Spring 200

The Spring 200 was held March 24 at Volusia County Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #36-Kenny Wallace
  2. #6-Tommy Houston
  3. #52-Butch Miller
  4. #25-Jimmy Hensley
  5. #8-David Green
  6. #86-Jeff Green
  7. #44-Bobby Labonte
  8. #34-Todd Bodine
  9. #31-Steve Grissom
  10. #63-Chuck Bown

Mountain Dew 400

The Mountain Dew 400 was held March 31 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #52-Butch Miller
  2. #25-Jimmy Hensley
  3. #87-Joe Nemechek
  4. #15-Ken Schrader
  5. #49-Ed Ferree
  6. #59-Robert Pressley
  7. #44-Bobby Labonte
  8. #34-Todd Bodine
  9. #08-Bobby Dotter
  10. #96-Tom Peck

Pontiac 200

The Pontiac 200 was held April 6 at Darlington Raceway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #32-Dale Jarrett
  2. #44-Bobby Labonte
  3. #3-Dale Earnhardt
  4. #29-Phil Parsons
  5. #34-Todd Bodine
  6. #25-Jimmy Hensley
  7. #87-Joe Nemechek
  8. #99-Jeff Burton
  9. #1-Jeff Gordon
  10. #96-Tom Peck

Budweiser 250

The Budweiser 250 was held April 13 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Jeff Burton won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #44-Bobby Labonte
  2. #8-David Green
  3. #3-Dale Earnhardt
  4. #45-Jimmy Spencer
  5. #33-Ed Berrier
  6. #23-Clifford Allison
  7. #7-Harry Gant
  8. #72-Tracy Leslie
  9. #36-Kenny Wallace
  10. #63-Chuck Bown

Nestle 200

The Nestle 200 was held April 27 at Lanier Raceway. Robert Pressley won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #8-David Green
  2. #1-Jeff Gordon
  3. #18-Mike Wallace
  4. #59-Robert Pressley
  5. #63-Chuck Bown
  6. #6-Tommy Houston
  7. #99-Jeff Burton
  8. #34-Todd Bodine
  9. #56-Dave Mader III
  10. #75-Ward Burton

Carquest 300

The Carquest 300 was held May 4 at South Boston Speedway. Steve Grissom won the pole. This race was marred by the death of former track champion at Hickory Motor Speedway and New Asheville Speedway Gary Neice, who suffered a heart attack on Lap 201 and crashed into the wall in Turn 3.

Top ten results

  1. #99-Jeff Burton
  2. #87-Joe Nemechek
  3. #33-Ed Berrier
  4. #08-Bobby Dotter
  5. #31-Steve Grissom
  6. #44-Bobby Labonte
  7. #27-Elton Sawyer
  8. #96-Tom Peck
  9. #79-Dave Rezendes
  10. #34-Todd Bodine

Pontiac Pacesetters 200

The Pontiac Pacesetters 200 was held May 11 at Pennsylvania International Raceway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole. Races in the Northeastern United States were declared combination Busch Series / Busch North Series races; drivers in both series participated in one race for points in both series.

Top ten results

  1. #63-Chuck Bown
  2. #31-Steve Grissom
  3. #36-Kenny Wallace
  4. #8-David Green
  5. #1-Jeff Gordon
  6. #18-Mike Wallace
  7. #44-Bobby Labonte
  8. #6-Tommy Houston
  9. #25-Jimmy Hensley
  10. #59-Robert Pressley

Champion 300

The Champion 300 was held May 25 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #3-Dale Earnhardt
  2. #92-Dick Trickle
  3. #7-Harry Gant
  4. #25-Jimmy Hensley
  5. #48-Jack Sprague
  6. #17-Darrell Waltrip
  7. #6-Tommy Houston
  8. #44-Bobby Labonte
  9. #75-Ward Burton
  10. #94-Terry Labonte

Budweiser 200

The Budweiser 200 was held June 1 at Dover International Speedway. Dave Mader III won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #34-Todd Bodine*
  2. #1-Jeff Gordon
  3. #17-Darrell Waltrip
  4. #75-Ward Burton
  5. #44-Bobby Labonte
  6. #28-Davey Allison
  7. #25-Jimmy Hensley
  8. #31-Steve Grissom
  9. #96-Tom Peck
  10. #87-Joe Nemechek
  • This was Bodine's first career Busch Grand National victory.

Roses Stores 300

The Roses Stores 300 was held June 8 at Orange County Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #59-Robert Pressley
  2. #25-Jimmy Hensley
  3. #8-David Green
  4. #36-Kenny Wallace
  5. #99-Jeff Burton
  6. #44-Bobby Labonte
  7. #6-Tommy Houston
  8. #96-Tom Peck
  9. #1-Jeff Gordon
  10. #49-Ed Ferree

Granger Select 400

The Granger Select 400 was held June 15 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #25-Jimmy Hensley
  2. #1-Jeff Gordon
  3. #44-Bobby Labonte
  4. #33-Ed Berrier
  5. #31-Steve Grissom
  6. #59-Robert Pressley
  7. #96-Tom Peck
  8. #72-Tracy Leslie
  9. #08-Bobby Dotter
  10. #87-Joe Nemechek

Carolina Pride/Budweiser 250

The Carolina Pride/Budweiser 250 was held June 22 at Myrtle Beach Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #63-Chuck Bown
  2. #59-Robert Pressley
  3. #31-Steve Grissom
  4. #36-Kenny Wallace
  5. #87-Joe Nemechek
  6. #34-Todd Bodine
  7. #96-Tom Peck
  8. #75-Ward Burton
  9. #8-David Green
  10. #33-Ed Berrier

Fay's 150

The inaugural Fay's 150 was held June 29 at Watkins Glen International Raceway. Terry Labonte won the pole. Races in the Northeastern United States were declared combination Busch Series / Busch North Series races; drivers in both series participated in one race for points in both series.

Top ten results

  1. #94-Terry Labonte
  2. #87-Joe Nemechek
  3. #4-Ernie Irvan
  4. #99-Jeff Burton
  5. #34-Todd Bodine
  6. #1-Jeff Gordon
  7. #63-Chuck Bown
  8. #75-Curtis Markham
  9. #31-Steve Grissom
  10. #8-David Green

True Value 250

The True Value 250 was held July 7 at Oxford Plains Speedway. Billy Clark won the pole. Races in the Northeastern United States were declared combination Busch Series / Busch North Series races; drivers in both series participated in one race for points in both series.

Top ten results

  1. #25N (#28)-Ricky Craven
  2. #6S-Tommy Houston
  3. #34S-Todd Bodine
  4. #72S-Tracy Leslie
  5. #08S-Bobby Dotter
  6. #99S-Jeff Burton
  7. #44S-Bobby Labonte
  8. #36S-Kenny Wallace
  9. #31S-Steve Grissom
  10. #87S-Joe Nemechek

NOTE: In combination races where multiple series participate, if two cars carried the same number, the faster qualified car earned the right to the number. (Ricky Craven and Jimmy Hensley both had #25, in the Busch North and Busch, respectively; Hensley was the quicker car, and ran the #25, registered as 25S; Craven ran the #28 but was registered as 25N for owner points standings in that series.)

Budweiser 300

The Budweiser 300 was held July 14 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #36-Kenny Wallace
  2. #63-Chuck Bown
  3. #31-Steve Grissom
  4. #30-Michael Waltrip
  5. #10-Ernie Irvan
  6. #87-Joe Nemechek
  7. #59-Robert Pressley
  8. #8-David Green
  9. #0-Dick McCabe
  10. #16-Stub Fadden

Coors Light 300

The Coors Light 300 was held July 20 at South Boston Speedway. Todd Bodine won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #31-Steve Grissom
  2. #36-Kenny Wallace
  3. #6-Tommy Houston
  4. #96-Tom Peck
  5. #11-Jack Ingram
  6. #34-Todd Bodine
  7. #67-Elton Sawyer
  8. #5-Jay Fogleman
  9. #25-Jimmy Hensley
  10. #75-Butch Miller

Granger Select 200

The Granger Select 200 was held July 27 at New River Valley Speedway. Todd Bodine won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #63-Chuck Bown
  2. #36-Kenny Wallace
  3. #59-Robert Pressley
  4. #8-David Green
  5. #6-Tommy Houston
  6. #31-Steve Grissom
  7. #25-Jimmy Hensley
  8. #87-Joe Nemechek
  9. #96-Tom Peck
  10. #75-Butch Miller

Kroger 200

The Kroger 200 was held August 3 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Ward Burton won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #44-Bobby Labonte
  2. #72-Tracy Leslie
  3. #92-Dick Trickle
  4. #63-Chuck Bown
  5. #6-Tommy Houston
  6. #97-Joe Nemechek
  7. #32-Dale Jarrett
  8. #33-Ed Berrier
  9. #11-Jack Ingram*
  10. #9-Troy Beebe

Failed to qualify: Mike Oliver (#28), John Linville (#62)

  • This was Ingram's last career start.

Texas Pete 300

The Texas Pete 300 was held August 10 at Orange County Speedway. Kenny Wallace won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #25-Jimmy Hensley
  2. #59-Robert Pressley
  3. #75-Butch Miller
  4. #31-Steve Grissom
  5. #63-Chuck Bown
  6. #87-Joe Nemechek
  7. #36-Kenny Wallace
  8. #5-Jay Fogleman
  9. #44-Bobby Labonte
  10. #72-Tracy Leslie

Jay Johnson 250

The Jay Johnson 250 was held August 23 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #32-Dale Jarrett
  2. #44-Bobby Labonte
  3. #1-Jeff Gordon
  4. #28-Davey Allison
  5. #25-Jimmy Hensley
  6. #36-Kenny Wallace
  7. #59-Robert Pressley
  8. #63-Chuck Bown
  9. #99-Jeff Burton
  10. #75-Butch Miller

Gatorade 200

The Gatorade 200 was held August 31 at Darlington Raceway. Harry Gant won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #3-Dale Earnhardt
  2. #30-Michael Waltrip
  3. #34-Todd Bodine
  4. #18-Dick Trickle
  5. #44-Bobby Labonte
  6. #17-Darrell Waltrip
  7. #7-Harry Gant
  8. #96-Tom Peck
  9. #79-Dave Rezendes
  10. #15-Ken Schrader

Autolite 200

The Autolite 200 was held September 6 at Richmond International Raceway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #7-Harry Gant
  2. #59-Robert Pressley
  3. #32-Dale Jarrett
  4. #30-Michael Waltrip
  5. #97-Morgan Shepherd
  6. #17-Darrell Waltrip
  7. #3-Dale Earnhardt
  8. #87-Joe Nemechek
  9. #27-Ward Burton
  10. #4-Ernie Irvan

SplitFire 200

The SplitFire 200 was held September 14 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Butch Miller won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #7-Harry Gant
  2. #59-Robert Pressley
  3. #27-Ward Burton
  4. #18-Dick Trickle
  5. #17-Ken Schrader
  6. #87-Joe Nemechek
  7. #12-Tommy Ellis
  8. #1-Jeff Gordon
  9. #96-Tom Peck
  10. #6-Tommy Houston

All Pro 300

The All Pro 300 was held October 5 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Ward Burton won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #7-Harry Gant
  2. #15-Ken Schrader
  3. #25-Jimmy Hensley
  4. #12-Tommy Ellis
  5. #96-Tom Peck
  6. #17-Darrell Waltrip
  7. #36-Kenny Wallace
  8. #34-Todd Bodine
  9. #29-Phil Parsons
  10. #84-Bill Elliott

NE Chevy 250

The NE Chevy 250 was held October 13 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Ricky Craven won the pole. Races in the Northeastern United States were declared combination Busch Series / Busch North Series races; drivers in both series participated in one race for points in both series.

Top ten results

  1. #25N-Ricky Craven
  2. #63S-Chuck Bown
  3. #7S-Harry Gant
  4. #44S-Bobby Labonte
  5. #59S-Robert Pressley
  6. #75S-Butch Miller
  7. #99S-Jeff Burton
  8. #41N-Jamie Aube
  9. #47N-Kelly Moore
  10. #0N-Dick McCabe

NOTE: Under NASCAR rules at the time, some Busch Series cars carried different numbers than usual; in combination Busch / Busch North races, if two cars carried the same number, the faster qualified car earned the right to the number. (Ricky Craven and Jimmy Hensley both had #25, in the Busch North and Busch, respectively; Hensley had to run #5 because #25 was given to Craven.)

AC-Delco 200

The AC-Delco 200 was held October 19 at North Carolina Speedway. Ernie Irvan won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #10-Ernie Irvan
  2. #32-Dale Jarrett
  3. #36-Kenny Wallace
  4. #87-Joe Nemechek
  5. #7-Harry Gant
  6. #3-Dale Earnhardt
  7. #59-Robert Pressley
  8. #44-Bobby Labonte
  9. #84-Bill Elliott
  10. #34-Todd Bodine

Winston Classic

The Winston Classic was held October 27 at Martinsville Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #7-Harry Gant
  2. #63-Chuck Bown
  3. #32-Dale Jarrett
  4. #34-Todd Bodine
  5. #44-Bobby Labonte
  6. #27-Ward Burton
  7. #99-Jeff Burton
  8. #1-Jeff Gordon
  9. #79-Dave Rezendes
  10. #25-Jimmy Hensley

Full Drivers' Championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led.

PosDriverDAYRCHCARMARVOLHCYDARBRILANSBONAZCLTDOVROUHCYMYBGLNOXFNHASBODUBIRPROUBRIDARRCHDOVCLTNHACARMARPts14264241903392943922539166390273825837779374610368911358212353313338914332715332616325517317218314519306720248121230922227423217224209725198926183727179928155129139630130531130332129833125334124635118036108037105038100039907407824174342636436294462345620466054757348560495385049451480524225340754400554005637457360583555935160351613506234263325643216530466301672966828269280702727126472237732247419775197761927719178182791828015581146821438314084138851378612887110881078910690104911039297939494919588968897889885998510082101821027910379104761057610673107731086710961110431114011228113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129PosDriverDAYRCHCARMARVOLHCYDARBRILANSBONAZCLTDOVROUHCYMYBGLNOXFNHASBODUBIRPROUBRIDARRCHDOVCLTNHACARMARPts
Bobby Labonte3676*4772112678563211673711251925161319485
Kenny Wallace103231*2013919153261841241481*2*2247*6271516726321
Robert Pressley202892514625304*201012151*6*21340722313271922185729
Chuck Bown3312367101711105121*251925111*7122161*4*58172917232422
Jimmy Hensley398*10142*623162194721*112113329717153114253373810
Joe Nemechek2191416193712182182410241052106178661637861628431
Todd Bodine2715412885268102239122186532261812212233326818104
Tommy Houston1613128216362161187307231911213355161426191021172527
Tom Peck627111330101020138151498772316114921232881195342714
Steve Grissom2521336918372826522081253993161942416252329251620
Jeff Gordon (R)DNQ17241413159322235182921362915201218113281383519378
Jeff Burton2431827172981371*292711525154620211530249153014147347
David Green (R)30DNQ13305DNQ2321*174371431491017812423121330261127292225
Bobby Dotter1823192015915152542021221891612529241711192918282436143017
Tracy Leslie (R)35152216141682219141712208291742719192102113122822331324
Butch Miller12293029312016231816112619291722DNQ101015310212212DNQ61211
Dave Rezendes17252315182132141591722271426202718181514202020917373346119
Ward BurtonDNQ3426924DNQ332910291294131582214341826261715369312*22246
Ed Berrier233271926131952032113242141024361613DNQ82818332427342123
Elton Sawyer1526255121229271171138232324267DNQ142712233421DNQ30
Harry Gant51524*40731630711*1351*
Troy BeebeDNQ2411282218DNQ172625253016122026281013DNQ253134DNQ152016
Dale Jarrett3141219124DNQ313871*143312823
Cecil Eunice (R)DNQ18171021DNQ17DNQ27161717131425113429DNQ2220221523
Richard Lasater (R)223231112119223321212414202714232027192532
Ed FerreeDNQ192123526182824343132101923184131282818
Dale Earnhardt1*23331*3533111*7*396*
Ernie Irvan4137272722*2313*3531111024361
Jeff Green (R)DNQ182162312172132312230272215DNQDNQ
Darrell Waltrip32113524632966615
Davey Allison31034DNQ11303663043421374435
Morgan Shepherd76293531353028263932273554136
Tommy Ellis1330162329DNQ31431874134026
Michael Waltrip2528*25324172426
Ken Schrader42543128DNQ105214
Jack Ingram29354028DNQDNQ14164029285229WthDNQ
Dick Trickle4223194234DNQ2828
Mike Oliver (R)2414162727DNQ2713DNQ25
Mike Wallace (R)DNQ31362933DNQ28204119
Ricky Craven1426191*401*32
Jim Bown3027302720231717DNQ
Jimmy Spencer8QL304QL241139
Jack Sprague2839512203831
Joe Bessey1431263436303224
Mike McLaughlin (R)3741341939142812
Phil ParsonsDNQ4421529929
Jamie Aube20362628188
Terry LabonteQL10201*3031
Jay Fogleman118813
Patty MoiseDNQDNQ2228202215
Davey Johnson3816273120DNQ34DNQ
Rich Burgess (R)DNQ20223833DNQ18
Jeff Barry2328253327
Shawna Robinson (R)DNQ15211830DNQ
Lonnie Rush Jr.11241633
Ken Bouchard4324243323
Dave Mader III9192941DNQ
Tony HirschmanWth28114416
Curtis Markham17228
Donnie Ling Jr.1813DNQ15
Clifford AllisonDNQ28146
Mike Rowe152311
Barney McRae22322629
Dick McCabe38910
Jeff Purvis32323517
Stub Fadden211032
Kelly Moore37199
Joey Kourafas191238
Dale Shaw33311743
Bill Elliott109
Kenny Gragg261732
Bobby Hillin Jr.113934
Hal Goodson1816DNQ
Robert Powell1528DNQ
Billy Standridge2419
Robert HuffmanDNQ3538DNQ26
Bob Brunell2421
Bobby Gada2721
Billy Clark234242
Eddie Goodson3126
Dave Dion2535
Mike Swaim2239
Frank Bumgarner3725DNQ
Randy MacDonald9
Dean Ferri33DNQ30
Peter Daniels3531
Joe Thurman4032
Hut Stricklin3142
L. D. Ottinger19
Jeff Spraker3836
Ron Lamell20
John LinvilleDNQ22
Mike PorterDNQDNQ23
Jim Brinkley Jr.24DNQ
Doug Didero25DNQDNQ
Bobby Hamilton25
Doug Taylor25
Brad Teague26QLDNQ
Frank Fleming26
Pat Jones27DNQ
Larry Brolsma27
Mark Martin28
Gary NeiceDNQ28
Jason Keller29
Steve Katz29
Randy Porter30
Mike Weeden30
Peter SospenzoDNQDNQDNQ32DNQ
Tim Bender34
Dennis Setzer40
Jamie Tomaino41
Glenn SullivanDNQ45
Bobby Moon25
Steve ParkDNQ
Don JenkinsDNQ
Gary BaloughDNQDNQ
Karen SchulzDNQ
Wesley MillsDNQ
Pete SilvaDNQ
Mike StefanikDNQ
Jim FieldDNQ
Tony SylvesterDNQ
Bobby DragonDNQ
Mike MaselliDNQ
Wayne HelliwellDNQ
Mike GarveyDNQ
Scott HerbergDNQ
Jeff McClureDNQ
Tony SisconeDNQ

Rookie of the Year

20-year-old Jeff Gordon, driving for the newly formed Bill Davis Racing, won Rookie of the Year honors in 1991, starting 30 of 31 races and finishing in the top-five five times. The top runner-up was David Green, who was released from his FILMAR Racing ride at season's end. Tracy Leslie, Troy Beebe, Cecil Eunice and Richard Lasater were the only other drivers to attempt a full schedule.

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