1991 NASCAR Busch Series

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The 1991 NASCAR Busch Series began February 16, 1991 and ended on October 27,1991. Bobby Labonte of Labonte Motorsports won the championship.

Races

Goody's 300

The Goody's 300 was held February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. David Green won the pole. Top ten results

Pontiac 200

The Pontiac 200 was held February 23 at Richmond International Raceway. Jeff Burton won the pole. Top ten results

Goodwrench 200

The Goodwrench 200 was held March 2 at North Carolina Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the pole. Top ten results

Miller Classic

The Miller Classic was held March 10 at Martinsville Speedway. Elton Sawyer won the pole. Top ten results

Spring 200

The Spring 200 was held March 24 at Volusia County Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole. Top ten results

Mountain Dew 400

The Mountain Dew 400 was held March 31 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole. Top ten results

Pontiac 200

The Pontiac 200 was held April 6 at Darlington Raceway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole. Top ten results

Budweiser 250

The Budweiser 250 was held April 13 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Jeff Burton won the pole. Top ten results

Nestle 200

The Nestle 200 was held April 27 at Lanier Raceway. Robert Pressley won the pole. Top ten results

Carquest 300

The Carquest 300 was held May 4 at South Boston Speedway. Steve Grissom won the pole. On Lap 201, former track champion at Hickory Motor Speedway and New Asheville Speedway Gary Neice suffered a heart attack and crashed into the wall in Turn 3, perishing in the incident. Top ten results

Pontiac Pacesetters 200

The Pontiac Pacesetters 200 was held May 11 at Pennsylvania International Raceway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole. Races in the Northeastern United States were declared combination Busch Series / Busch North Series races; drivers in both series participated in one race for points in both series. Top ten results

Champion 300

The Champion 300 was held May 25 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole. Top ten results

Budweiser 200

The Budweiser 200 was held June 1 at Dover International Speedway. Dave Mader III won the pole. Top ten results

Roses Stores 300

The Roses Stores 300 was held June 8 at Orange County Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. Top ten results

Granger Select 400

The Granger Select 400 was held June 15 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole. Top ten results

Carolina Pride/Budweiser 250

The Carolina Pride/Budweiser 250 was held June 22 at Myrtle Beach Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole. Top ten results

Fay's 150

The inaugural Fay's 150 was held June 29 at Watkins Glen International Raceway. Terry Labonte won the pole. Races in the Northeastern United States were declared combination Busch Series / Busch North Series races; drivers in both series participated in one race for points in both series. Top ten results

True Value 250

The True Value 250 was held July 7 at Oxford Plains Speedway. Billy Clark won the pole. Races in the Northeastern United States were declared combination Busch Series / Busch North Series races; drivers in both series participated in one race for points in both series. Top ten results NOTE: Under NASCAR rules at the time, some Busch Series cars carried different numbers than usual; in combination Busch / Busch North races, if two cars carried the same number, the faster qualified car earned the right to the number. Some Busch Series cars carried different numbers, and Busch North Series cars, because of the numbering rule. (Ricky Craven and Jimmy Hensley both had #25, in the Busch North and Busch, respectively; Hensley was the quicker car, and ran the #25; Craven ran the #28.)

Budweiser 300

The Budweiser 300 was held July 14 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole. Top ten results

Coors Light 300

The Coors Light 300 was held July 20 at South Boston Speedway. Todd Bodine won the pole. Top ten results

Granger Select 200

The Granger Select 200 was held July 27 at New River Valley Speedway. Todd Bodine won the pole. Top ten results

Kroger 200

The Kroger 200 was held August 3 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Ward Burton won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Mike Oliver (#28), John Linville (#62)

Texas Pete 300

The Texas Pete 300 was held August 10 at Orange County Speedway. Kenny Wallace won the pole. Top ten results

Jay Johnson 250

The Jay Johnson 250 was held August 23 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole. Top ten results

Gatorade 200

The Gatorade 200 was held August 31 at Darlington Raceway. Harry Gant won the pole. Top ten results

Autolite 200

The Autolite 200 was held September 6 at Richmond International Raceway. Bobby Labonte won the pole. Top ten results

SplitFire 200

The SplitFire 200 was held September 14 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Butch Miller won the pole. Top ten results

All Pro 300

The All Pro 300 was held October 5 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Ward Burton won the pole. Top ten results

NE Chevy 250

The NE Chevy 250 was held October 13 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Ricky Craven won the pole. Races in the Northeastern United States were declared combination Busch Series / Busch North Series races; drivers in both series participated in one race for points in both series. Top ten results NOTE: Under NASCAR rules at the time, some Busch Series cars carried different numbers than usual; in combination Busch / Busch North races, if two cars carried the same number, the faster qualified car earned the right to the number. Some Busch Series cars carried different numbers, and Busch North Series cars, because of the numbering rule. (Ricky Craven and Jimmy Hensley both had #25, in the Busch North and Busch, respectively; Hensley had to run #5 because #25 was given to Craven.)

AC-Delco 200

The AC-Delco 200 was held October 19 at North Carolina Speedway. Ernie Irvan won the pole. Top ten results

Winston Classic

The Winston Classic was held October 27 at Martinsville Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole. Top ten results

Full Drivers' Championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points.

  • – Most laps led.

Rookie of the Year

20-year-old Jeff Gordon, driving for the newly formed Bill Davis Racing, won Rookie of the Year honors in 1991, starting 30 of 31 races and finishing in the top-five five times. The top runner-up was David Green, who was released from his FILMAR Racing ride at season's end. Tracy Leslie, Troy Beebe, Cecil Eunice and Richard Lasater were the only other drivers to attempt a full schedule.

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