First Union 400
The First Union 400 was held April 21 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The #26 of Brett Bodine won the pole.
Top Ten Results
- 17-Darrell Waltrip
- 3-Dale Earnhardt
- 98-Jimmy Spencer
- 15-Morgan Shepherd
- 25-Ken Schrader
- 28-Davey Allison
- 30-Michael Waltrip
- 9-Bill Elliott
- 6-Mark Martin
- 4-Ernie Irvan
Failed to Qualify: 19-Chad Little, 41-Larry Pearson, 44-Irv Hoerr, 47-Rich Bickle, 51-Jeff Purvis, 52-Jimmy Means, 70-J. D. McDuffie, 76-Bill Sedgwick
- NASCAR changed the pit procedure one final time. The odd/even policy was abandoned. On the first lap of caution, all cars on the lead lap could pit. On the second lap of caution following the opening of pit road, all cars not on the lead lap could pit. The rule was waived if NASCAR called a "quickie caution". A new pit speed limit was implemented, and for the remainder of the 1991 season, cars would be run through pit road for tachometer readings. The use of a "second" pace car during cautions for the pit road (to control the speed) was abandoned. The pit speed limit was in place for all situations when a car was on pit road, including green-flag stops. A violation of the speed limit on entrance was subject to a 15-second holding penalty before the car exited the pit. A violation on exit was subject to a stop-and-go penalty. A violation under caution resulted in being sent to the rear of the field on the ensuing restart.
- Waltrip's victory set a modern era NASCAR record with seven different winners in the first seven races of the season. It was the overall longest such streak since 1964.
Read more about this topic: 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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