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DRIVERS LOCKED INTO THE 1991 SOLO ALL-STAR RACE
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Mark Martin

Dale Earnhardt

Terry Schoonover

Geoff Bodine

Alan Kulwicki

Bill Elliott

Derrike Cope

Terry Labonte

Bobby Hamilton

Brett Bodine

Darrell Waltrip

Michael Waltrip

Tim Richmond

Ricky Rudd

Rusty Wallace

Davey Allison

Harry Gant

Kyle Petty

Butch Miller

Whoever wins the Solo Fill-Up will be the twentieth competitor in the race.
 
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RACE REPORTS: SOLO ALL-STAR WEEKEND/CHARLOTTE​

SOLO FILL UP: Rick Mast beat Hut Stricklin to advance into the all star race. Rob Moroso finished third.

SOLO LEGENDS RACE: Former Solo Cup drivers raced on a makeshift short track involving Ontario Motor Speedway's front stretch and pit road. Elmo Langley won.

SOLO ALL-STAR RACE: Davey Allison dominated the entire race in both segments.

CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS 300: Todd Bodine led early until he blew an engine. Dale Earnhardt went on to dominate. Dick Trickle and Harry Gant tried to run him down, but couldn't keep up.

COCA-COLA 600: Davey Allison repeats his all-star performance with another dominant run to the win. Geoff Bodine leads the points with Earnhardt second, Schoonover third, Gant fourth, and Davey now in fifth.
 
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RACE REPORTS: DOVER, ROUGEMONT, AND SONOMA​

BUDWEISER 200: Harry Gant had the race won when with 14 laps left, he had something go in his engine and it looked like it was going to give the race to Terry Schoonover. Schoonover had the race won when his engine went with 4 laps to go and it then looked like the race was Davey Allison's. Allison had the race won when with 1 lap left, but even he had a problem too and it gave Todd Bodine his first career Busch Series win and Jeff Gordon a 2nd place finish.

BUDWEISER 400: Michael Waltrip won the pole but dnf'd early. Dale Earnhardt led most of the race, fighting off Harry Gant, Mark Martin, and Terry Schoonover. Tim Richmond eventually challenged Earnhardt and beat him to win. Neil Bonnett, Ken Schrader, Larry Pearson, and Eddie Bierschwale all dnq'd. Bobby Labonte made his Solo Cup debut in a second Morgan-McClure car, but lost an engine early. Phil Parsons joined Jacob Dylans and Levi McIntire in the booth, while Bobby Allison was a pit road reporter.

ROSES STORES 300: Robert Pressley wins. Jeff Gordon started on pole and led for a while, but faded to ninth. Two women ran in the race. Patty Moise, and Shawna Robinson.

BANQUET 300K: Rusty Wallace leads most of the race until he blows an engine. After this, his teammate for the race, road course driver Tommy Kendall and Mark Martin battle for the win, with Mark getting it. Geoff Bodine, Davey Allison, and Tim Richmond finish third fourth, and fifth respectively. Richard Petty had a scary crash into a ditch, but he was okay.
 
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That was a Sonoma Race in 1991 for the NASCAR Solo Cup Series, But I Wish the NASCAR Busch Series will be coming in Sonoma in 1992 or later.
 
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RACE REPORTS: HICKORY, POCONO, MYRTLE BEACH, AND MICHIGAN​

GRANGER SELECT 400K: Jimmy Hensley wins. Jeff Gordon is second, and Bobby Labonte third. Since KSN was also covering Pocono, they sent their B team which included Tib Foster and Taylor Frey in the booth, and Jordan Forbes and Dane Kruse on pit road.

MILLER HIGH LIFE 500: After a rain delay, Darrell Waltrip went on to win. Dale Earnhardt takes the points lead from Geoff Bodine. Bodine is the longest driver to hold a points lead without a win. Phil Parsons fills in again for Bobby Allison.

BUDWEISER 250: Chuck Bown wins. That's about it for this race.

MILLER GENUINE DRAFT 400: Davey Allison dominates. His brother-in-law, Hut Stricklin finishes second. Both front row starters, Michael Waltrip and Terry Labonte dnf'd. Rich Vogler made his second start of the season. He raced at Sonoma and has had a ton of dnq's. If you're wondering about Morgan Shepherd, he's stopped showing up to cup races because all he did was dnq. He is now only in the Busch series part time.
 
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RACE REPORTS: WATKINS GLEN, DAYTONA, OXFORD PLAINS, AND NASHVILLE​
FAY'S 150: Terry Labonte dominates the Busch series race at Watkins Glen. Labonte also announces his departure from Junior Johnson's cup team at season's end. The race is known as the "Terry and Terry Show". Terry Schoonover battled Labonte for most of the race, but ended up second. Jeff Burton had a nasty crash into the turn 1 tire barrier but he was fine.

PEPSI 400: Terry Schoonover led most of the race, but the Fords of Bill Elliott, Terry Labonte, and Davey Allison all passed him and Elliott won. Darrell Waltrip had a horrible crash on the backstretch and fell from fourth back to sixth in points.
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TRUE VALUE OXFORD PLAINS 250: Ricky Craven wins at his home track in Maine. There's rumors that the Busch series won't run this as a combination race with the Busch North series next year due to possible new races on the schedule to be announced later.

SHITECH PRODUCTS 300: Kenny Wallace wins. He and Bobby Labonte continue to battle for the points lead.

MOUNTAIN DEW 420: Geoff Bodine finally wins and begins to look more like a competitor in the top six in points. He gains on Earnhardt and distances himself from Schoonover in third.
 
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RACE REPORTS: SOUTH BOSTON, POCONO, NEW RIVER, TALLADEGA, IRP, AND TEXAS WORLD (and some silly season)​

COORS LIGHT 300: Steve Grissom wins his first race with Channelock sponsorship.

AC SPARK PLUGS 500: Rusty Wallace wins the rain shortened WRECKFEST 91'. All of the top points contenders except Terry Schoonover were taken out in a big crash. Schoonover tried to win the race, but Rusty got ahead of him on pitstops right ahead of the rain. There's rumors of this race being dropped and replaced by another track next season. The Mattolli family, who own the track, are trying to fight this.

NEW RIVER 200: Chuck Bown wins. Ed Berrier and Jeff Burton fail to qualify. Bobby Labonte struggled all night and crashed out.

DIEHARD 500: Bill Elliott edged Dale Earnhardt to win. Chad Little had a good day running up front and staying in the top ten most of the day, but ended up 12th. This was Little's first race with legendary crew chief Harry Hyde who came over from the SAR #8 team and used to be with Tim Richmond. The two of them will work together next year as Elliott's teammate as they announced their merger with Melling Racing, and announced Maxwell House as their new sponsor. Rob Moroso was parked after he caused two incidents. The first one was for spinning Terry Schoonover and causing the big one, and the other was for dumping Rick Mast, which sent Mast airborne and over onto his roof. Dale Jarrett also announced he is joining a new team in 92' run by NFL coaches Joe Gibbs and Jerry Glanville.

KROGER 200: Chuck Bown looked to win until he became unbuckled during a caution, forcing him to the rear. Bobby Labonte went on to win and retake the points lead from Kenny Wallace.

TEXACO 500: Hut Stricklin wins his first Solo Cup race with his brother in-law Davey Allison second. Greg Sacks blew a tire and had a scary crash into the turn 4 wall. He was okay. Geoff Bodine announced he's replacing Eddie Bierschewale at Alan Kulwicki's team while Terry Labonte will replace him in the #5.
 
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RACE REPORTS: ROUGUEMONT, WATKINS GLEN, AND MICHIGAN
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TEXAS PETE 300: Kenny Wallace led early until he ran into a problem while pitting. Chuck Bown led after this but Jimmy Hensley passed him and went on to win. Wallace finished seventh, while Bobby Labonte finished ninth. Labonte still has a narrow points lead over Wallace. Jack Ingram was set to make his last short track start, but his son, who was also his crew chief, died in a car accident and he withdrew.

BUDWEISER AT THE GLEN: Mark Martin wins another road course race after getting around Terry Schoonover. Ernie Irvan was having a good day in the #90 car until he had a brake failure. After dnq'ing, JD McDuffie announced his retirement by saying,
I'm 53 years old and my little team barely makes races anymore. All these little teams like mine are closing down to make room for the big wig teams with all their major sponsorship. Christ, we even have the NFL starting a team. Buddy (Arrington) and Elmo (Langley) already closed their teams and I guess it's time for me to do the same. NASCAR doesn't want us little guys anymore
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Alan Kulwicki had a response saying,
It's a shame he's retiring, but NASCAR is definitely not forcing the little guys out. My team is still here and I'm very fortunate to have good sponsorship and people who believe in me. Without that, I'd be in the same boat as him and probably wouldn't have a second team.
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McDuffie was never very successful in NASCAR having only one pole position at Dover in 1978.

CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS 400: During the final caution, Dale Jarrett took only fuel. This would benefit him as he held off Davey Allison to win his first Solo Cup race and the first for the Wood Brothers since 1987. Up in the ESPN booth, father Ned Jarrett cheered on his son and went down to celebrate with him.
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With two races until the playoffs, here's the points:

1 Dale Earnhardt 2849
2 Geoff Bodine 2780 -69
3 Davey Allison 2712 -137
4 Terry Schoonover 2695 -154
5 Mark Martin 2660 -189
6 Tim Richmond 2496 -353
7 Darrell Waltrip 2476 -373
8 Rusty Wallace 2451 -398
9 Bobby Hamilton 2410 -439
10 Harry Gant 2365 -484
11 Bill Elliott 2363 -486
12 Michael Waltrip 2295 -554
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13 Dale Jarrett 2190 -659
14 Hut Stricklin 2149 -700
15 Brett Bodine 2143 -706
 
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RACE REPORTS: BRISTOL AND DARLINGTON: WHO'S MAKING THE SOLO CUP PLAYOFFS?​

JAY JOHNSON 250: In the same way as he did last Sunday at Michigan, Dale Jarrett wins the Busch series race at Bristol. Bobby Labonte is second and Jeff Gordon third.

BUSCH 500: Butch Miller looked to dominate, but a lot road mishap prevented him from doing so. After this, Alan Kulwicki went on to win beating Bobby Hamilton. Rusty Wallace and Dale Jarrett both looked to have good nights, but blew tires and hit the wall. This hurts Jarrett's chances of making the playoffs.

GATORADE 200: Dale Earnhardt dominates. Bobby Labonte increases his points lead after Kenny Wallace blows his engine.

HEINZ SOUTHERN 500: Harry Gant wins and solidifies himself in the playoffs in ninth. Here are the points entering the playoffs:

1 Dale Earnhardt 3142
2 Geoff Bodine 3053 -89
3 Terry Schoonover 2979 -163
4 Davey Allison 2940 -202
5 Mark Martin 2901 -241
6 Tim Richmond 2826 -316
7 Bobby Hamilton 2735 -407
8 Darrell Waltrip 2719 -423
9 Harry Gant 2656 -486
10 Rusty Wallace 2590 -552
11 Bill Elliott 2572 -570
12 Michael Waltrip 2470 -672

Brett Bodine, Alan Kulwicki, Terry Labonte, Dale Jarrett, and Hut Stricklin all miss out.
 
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    NASCAR STORIES: LIGHT IT UP
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    SEPTEMBER 6, 1991: On the eve of the first night race at Richmond, NASCAR, along with track owning companies International Speedway Corp. and Speedway Motorsports INC. announced a partnership with Musco Lighting to light most of the current tracks as well as future tracks that could be built. Richmond was the first track to be part of this deal. Bristol and Nashville will get an upgraded lighting system next year, and Charlotte will get lights too. Other tracks to be lit in the near future include Daytona, Darlington, Martinsville, Atlanta, Ontario, and North Wilkesboro as part of a proposed renovation for that track. They could all have lights as soon as 1994. Hillside Speedway, a track under construction currently in Massachusetts set to open in 1993, was not included in the deal, but could get lights later on. Other tracks that weren't included are Talladega, Dover, Michigan, Pocono, Sonoma, and Texas World.
     
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    RACE REPORTS: RICHMOND AND DOVER: ROUND OF TWELVE
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    AUTOLITE PLATINUM 200: Robert Pressley gets around Harry Gant and wins. Bobby Labonte still leads Kenny Wallace. Many cars spun out and hit the wall including Cecil Eunice, Ed Berrier, and a rather hard hit for Todd Bodine. He had bruised ribs, but is expected to race at Dover next week.

    WRANGLER 400: The four main contenders in this race were Rusty Wallace, Terry Schoonover, Davey Allison, and Harry Gant. Alan Kulwicki also had a role, and looked to steal a win from a playoff contender until he spun Schoonover and Gant. All three weren't damaged and continued on. Davey Allison was the best car of the night and was on his way to winning, when Gant came back and beat him to win his second race in a row. Dale Earnhardt and Mark Martin both had horrible nights as Earnhardt was well off the pace, and Martin's car caught fire. Earnhardt still leads the points. Neil Bonnett dnq'd so he joined Ken Squire in the TBS booth just as he had done in the Busch race the night before.

    SPLITFIRE SPARK PLUGS 200: Harry Gant gets revenge on Pressley and wins. Bobby Labonte keeps his narrow lead over Kenny Wallace with four races to go.

    PEAK ANTIFREEZE 400: Harry Gant won his third race in a row in the second WRECKFEST of 1991. Many playoff contenders dnf'd and it's too many to mention. As for who's eliminated from the playoffs, it's Michael Waltrip and Mark Martin. Niether could get anything going for them; especially Martin who dnf'd in both races. Here's the standings moving into the round of ten.

    1 Dale Earnhardt 3400
    2 Geoff Bodine 3364 -36
    3 Harry Gant 3223 -177
    4 Davey Allison 3195 -205
    5 Terry Schoonover 3065 -335
    6 Tim Richmond 3037 -363
    7 Rusty Wallace 3021 -379
    8 Bobby Hamilton 2981 -419
    9 Darrell Waltrip 2971 -429
    10 Bill Elliott 2853 -547
     
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    RACE REPORTS: MARTINSVILLE AND NORTH WILKESBORO: ROUND OF TEN
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    SOLO 150: Harry Gant wins. Kenny Wallace has a brake failure getting Bobby Labonte closer to a championship. Only Charlotte, Burlington, and Rockingham remain for the Busch Series.

    GOODYS 500: Rusty Wallace spins Harry Gant while battling for the lead. You'd think that would end Gant's day, but you'd be wrong, Gant battled back, passed Ricky Rudd (who had his best finish of 91' in second), and won his fourth in a row. In victory lane, he was asked if he can keep winning. Gant replied,
    I'll keep winning til I win the championship.
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    Gant is now second in points, 35 points behind Earnhardt, and Geoff Bodine doesn't look like he can challenge unless he wins a race. Gant has seven more races to try and challenge Earnhardt. On Nascar Rant n' Review, Dylan Jacobs showed his favoritism towards Gant. Here's the episode:


    TYSON HOLLY FARMS 400: Gant does it, FIVE IN A ROW, completely dominating the race, and the month of September. He now closes in on Dale Earnhardt, and has the most wins of the season at six. Earnhardt ran second most of the race, but ran out of gas near the end. When asked about Gant's possible march to a championship, Earnhardt replied,
    He ain't winning. He'll fall off soon. Nobody can challenge me.
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    Darrell Waltrip and Bill Elliott are eliminated. Waltrip's elimination means no fourth championship this year and a chance for a lucky Wal-Mart shopper to win a million dollars. Going to Charlotte, the round of 8 looks like this:

    1 Dale Earnhardt 3750
    2 Harry Gant 3738 -12
    3 Geoff Bodine 3552 -198
    4 Davey Allison 3531 -219
    5 Terry Schoonover 3486 -264
    6 Tim Richmond 3380 -370
    7 Rusty Wallace 3317 -433
    8 Bobby Hamilton 3226 -524
     
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    RACE REPORTS: CHARLOTTE, BURLINGTON, AND ROCKINGHAM: PLAYOFFS ROUND OF 8
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    ALL PRO 300: Elton Sawyer dominated the entire race to get his first Busch series win. The race was a total WRECKFEST with about half of the field dnf'ing. Nearly all Cup leeches dropped out except Harry Gant who finished second after being dumped by Dale Earnhardt earlier in the race. Earnhardt was parked for this. Five time series champion Jack Ingram made one last appearance in the pace laps of the race to celebrate his retirement since he dnq'd. Bobby Labonte struggled and lost the points lead with two races left and is behind Kenny Wallace by 33 points. He and Wallace will go down to the wire to battle for the championship; the same way Earnhardt and Gant are battling in the Cup.

    MELLO YELLOW 500: Mark Martin dominated but his engine died. Davey Allison and Terry Labonte then battled for the win. Labonte made a gamble on fuel, electing not to come in for a splash n' go and won his first race of the season. In victory lane, Labonte said,
    We've struggled all season. Winning this race really feels good. I was worried I'd run out of gas, but Tim (Brewer, his crew chief) knows what he's doing. This may be my final win with Junior Johnson before I go to Hendrick, and this is a good way to go out with the team.
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    Dale Earnhardt lost a cylinder head and dnf'd. He refused to comment to TBS or PRN radio. Harry Gant finished fourth and takes the points lead. Schoonover, Wallace, Bodine, and Richmond all had problems as well. Richard Petty announced he is finally retiring after next year. 1992 will be his "Farewell Tour". He hopes to win one more race, but who knows? Even bigger news then Petty's retirement is that next year, this race and the Busch series race will be run on the infield road course. It will be called the Mello Yellow Roval 400K.

    NEW ENGLAND CHEVY DEALERS 250: Ricky Craven gets his second win of the season. As for the points battle, Kenny Wallace fucked himself. He went off course, and hit a retaining wall, possibly due to a brake failure. Bobby Labonte retakes the lead by 45 points going into the finale.

    AC DELCO 200: Terry Schoonover wins his first Busch series race (as a leech). Bobby Labonte finished third and wins the 1991 Busch Series championship. Kenny Wallace finished eighth.These two will move on to cup next year and battle for Rookie of the year.

    YOUR 1991 BUSCH SERIES CHAMPION: BOBBY LABONTE
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    AC DELCO 500: Harry Gant wins and extends his points lead over Earnhardt. Earnhardt can't believe that he's gonna loose another championship. With four races remaining, there still is some hope, but Dale's gonna have to win some races. Davey Allison finished second and takes over third in points from Geoff Bodine. Terry Schoonover and Tim Richmond are fifth and sixth respectively. All these drivers will move onto the next round of the playoffs. Rusty Wallace and Bobby Hamilton are eliminated. Hamilton had a great rookie season to end up seventh in points and did way better than his teammate Terry Labonte. It may be some of the reason Terry's leaving Junior Johnson's team. Anyway, Hamilton will most definitely win rookie of the year. Here's the standings going to Atlanta:

    1 Harry Gant 3989
    2 Dale Earnhardt 3932 -57
    3 Davey Allison 3886 -103
    4 Geoff Bodine 3826 -163
    5 Terry Schoonover 3818 -171
    6 Tim Richmond 3795 -194
     
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