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1991 Coca Cola 600

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Date
  
May 26, 1991 (1991-05-26)

Location
  
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina

Course
  
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)

Distance
  
400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)

Weather
  
Temperatures averaging around 78.2 °F (25.7 °C); wind speeds up to 9.2 miles per hour (14.8 km/h)

Average speed
  
138.951 mph (223.620 km/h)

The 1991 Coca-Cola 600, the 32nd running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 26, 1991 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 10th race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Davey Allison of Robert Yates Racing won the race.

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Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the The Winston, as well as the Mello Yello 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI).

Race statistics

  • Time of race: 4:19:05
  • Average Speed: 138.951 miles per hour (223.620 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 174.82 miles per hour (281.35 km/h)
  • Cautions: 9 for 54 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 1.28 sec
  • Lead changes: 22
  • Percent of race run under caution: 13.5%
  • Average green flag run: 34.6 laps
  • References

    1991 Coca-Cola 600 Wikipedia