The Budweiser At The Glen
The Budweiser At The Glen was held August 11 at Watkins Glen International Raceway. Terry Labonte won the pole. The race was marred by the death of veteran J. D. McDuffie in a Lap 5 crash in the Loop with the #52 of Jimmy Means. The drivers were not informed of McDuffie's fatal accident until after the race. Chip Williams, a media coordinator for NASCAR, was the first to learn of McDuffie's death.
Top Ten Results
- 4-Ernie Irvan
- 5-Ricky Rudd
- 6-Mark Martin
- 2-Rusty Wallace
- 21-Dale Jarrett
- 17-Darrell Waltrip
- 9-Bill Elliott
- 12-Hut Stricklin
- 43-Richard Petty
- 28-Davey Allison
Failed to qualify: 89-Jim Sauter, 65-Jerry O'Neil, 45-Ed Ferree
- The wreck that claimed J. D. McDuffie's life resulted in a nearly 2 hour long red flag to repair the armco barrier and remove the two wrecked race cars.
- McDuffie's crash was just one in a long series of big wrecks in the Loop-Chute area at Watkins Glen in 1991. Before this crash, Tommy Kendall had broken both legs in the IMSA Camel Continental race in June after spinning out at 180 mph and hitting the armco head on. Multiple drivers in the Winston Cup Series and in IROC crashed in Turn 5 during the August race weekend. A bus stop chicane (Inner Loop) was added before the entrance of Turn 5 for the 1992 season to slow cars before the entrance of what is now the Outer Loop.
- Chip Williams, a media coordinator for NASCAR, made the first announcement of McDuffie's death, which was after the red flag period ended, in an interview with Jerry Punch of ESPN.
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