1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series - Pepsi 400

Pepsi 400

The Pepsi 400 was held July 6 at Daytona International Speedway. Sterling Marlin won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 9-Bill Elliott
2. 11-Geoff Bodine
3. 28-Davey Allison
4. 25-Ken Schrader
5. 4-Ernie Irvan
6. 30-Michael Waltrip
7. 3-Dale Earnhardt
8. 22-Sterling Marlin
9. 5-Ricky Rudd
10. 98-Jimmy Spencer

Failed to Qualify: 95-Kerry Teague, 70-J. D. McDuffie, 80-Jimmy Horton, 95-Eddie Bierschwale, 0-Delma Cowart

• This race is probably best known for a wild crash involving the #17 of Darrell Waltrip and the #75 of Joe Ruttman on lap 119. Sterling Marlin got loose, slid into Alan Kulwicki, and Kulwicki slid into Ruttman. Waltrip and Ruttman hooked together on the backstretch and veered into the grass, jumping over part of the infield road course (both cars got all 4 wheels off the ground when this happened). Waltrip's car landed hard on the left side, dug into the dirt and grass, and barrel rolled while Ruttman's car spun back toward the racing surface.

• This was Bill Elliott's last win for Melling Racing; he would drive for Junior Johnson beginning in 1992. It was also Elliott's only win in a car that was not red (it was a blue Ford Thunderbird).