| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 16 of 29 in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. | |||
| Date | July 21, 1991 | ||
| Official name | 19th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 500 | ||
| Location | Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 179 laps, 447.5 mi (720.181 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Average speed | 115.459 miles per hour (185.813 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | AK Racing | ||
| Time | 55.737 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ernie Irvan | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | |
| Laps | 65 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 500 was the 16th stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 21, 1991, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race was shortened from its scheduled 200 laps to 179 laps due to rain. In the final laps of the race, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to conserve enough fuel to run until the last caution flag was given on lap 174. After the red flag was given out on lap 176, a two-hour rain delay would delay the restart. After the rain delay, NASCAR mandated that all drivers start their cars and run behind the pace car until lap 179, where NASCAR would declare the race official, handing Wallace the victory. The victory was Wallace's 20th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[1][2][3] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Junior Johnson & Associates driver Geoff Bodine would finish second and third, respectively.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (July 22, 1991). "Friendly shove helps Wallace to a soggy victory (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 13. Retrieved February 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (July 22, 1991). "Friendly shove helps Wallace to a soggy victory (Part 2)". The Charlotte Observer. p. 15. Retrieved February 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Owen, MIke (July 22, 1991). "Wallace overcomes several obstacles to win abbreviated Miller 500 race". Pottsville Republican. p. 12. Retrieved February 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
