1991 Budweiser at the Glen
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| Race 18 of 29 in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Watkins Glen short course from 1971–1991, before the Inner Loop was added.
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| Date | August 11, 1991 | ||
| Official name | Budweiser at the Glen | ||
| Location | Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.428 mi (3.909 km) |
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| Distance | 90 laps, 218.52 mi (351.81 km) | ||
| Weather | Warm with temperatures approaching 81 °F (27 °C); wind speeds up to 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 98.997 miles per hour (159.320 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hagan Enterprises | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ernie Irvan | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | |
| Laps | 39 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers |
Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett Benny Parsons |
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The 1991 Budweiser At The Glen racing event was officially sanctioned as part of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Taking place on August 11, 1991, at Watkins Glen International, this race was the 18th race completed out of the 29 attempted during the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. The race was won by Ernie Irvan driving the #4 Chevrolet Lumina for Morgan-McClure Motorsports, but was marred by an early crash that claimed the life of veteran driver J. D. McDuffie.
The entire race took approximately two hours and twelve minutes to complete.
Terry Labonte, driving the #94 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme for Billy Hagan, qualified on pole for the race. Irvan, who won the race, qualified third. Five cautions were given out for eleven laps.Ricky Rudd finished second behind Irvan in the #5 Chevrolet Lumina for Hendrick Motorsports, and Richard Petty recorded his final career top ten finish in the #43 Pontiac Grand Prix by finishing ninth.
ESPN carried the race as part of its coverage of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, and Ned Jarrett called the race while Jerry Punch and John Kernan were pit reporters. Jenkins called the race from the broadcast booth near the front straightaway while his analysts were stationed on the track, with Parsons reporting from the first turn and Jarrett stationed at the fifth turn known as the "Loop".
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