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Post by bnsf1995 on Oct 22, 2018 23:52:32 GMT -5
1991 Coca-Cola 600 Another Memorial Day has come and gone. Ayrton Senna won his fourth Monaco Grand Prix, and Rick Mears won his fourth Indianapolis 500. All that was left was the Coca-Cola 600. Katie Sammonds started on the pole, but was quickly passed by Belle Johnson, who led the most laps. Just past halfway, though, Dale Earnhardt navigated through the sea of lap cars she had put between herself and the rest of the pack, and cruised to the win. Belle finished third, while the Sammonds twins finished fifth (Andy) and sixth (Katie). Despite this, Andy Sammonds maintains the points lead, and Johnson, with her slew of good finishes, has driven her way to eighth in standings. Next stop: Dover. |
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Post by bnsf1995 on Oct 23, 2018 0:06:59 GMT -5
1991 Budweiser 500 Brett Bodine started on the pole. Bodine led early before Andy Sammonds, who started sixth, took the lead and dominated en route to his first win of the season. Dale Jarrett finished second, Mark Martin third, Neil Bonnett fourth, and Tim Richmond fifth. The other PCR cars were involved in separate wrecks. Sammonds has widened his points lead considerably, and although it's still too early to tell, he is the favorite to win the championship. Next stop: Sears Point. |
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Post by bnsf1995 on Oct 23, 2018 0:17:06 GMT -5
Buick Says Goodbye Reports have circulated that Buick will end factory support for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series following the conclusion of the 1991 season. It has been no secret that the Regal has not been running well in the Cup Series since Andy Sammonds won the championship as a rookie in 1988. Only three full-time teams are currently running Buicks, all of them single-car: Bobby Allison Motorsports, King Racing, and Stavola Brothers Racing. Several small part-time teams also still run Buicks. With Buick out, this leaves GM with three manufacturers in NASCAR: Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Oldsmobile, and four manufacturers overall including Ford, the odd-man out amongst a sea of GM-made cars. No announcements have been made regarding if another manufacturer will enter (or re-enter) NASCAR to fill the void left by Buick, seeing as how Chrysler pulled out in 1984, Mercury left after 1980, and no foreign manufacturers such as Toyota or Honda have any plans to enter NASCAR competition. |
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Post by bnsf1995 on Oct 23, 2018 0:35:20 GMT -5
1991 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 The first road course of the season, Davey Allison started on the pole, but was quickly passed by Andy Sammonds going up the hill. Sammonds led the most laps, but ultimately finished third to Rusty Wallace, who got his first win of the season. Katie finished second, and Belle Johnson finished fourth, giving PCR a nice 2-3-4 finish. Next stop: Silverstone. |
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Post by bnsf1995 on Oct 23, 2018 0:45:18 GMT -5
1991 British NASCAR Grand Prix NASCARs second Transatlantic jaunt was a race of strategy. It was all about waiting for one driver to make a mistake and then capitolizing on it. And that's just what points leader Andy Sammonds did, as he got the lead from polesitter Ricky Rudd when the latter slipped up on pit strategy. After that, Sammonds ran away with his second win of 1991. Next stop: Pikes Peak. |
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Post by bnsf1995 on Oct 23, 2018 0:55:56 GMT -5
1991 Coor's 400 Sterling Marlin started on the pole of NASCARs return to the Rocky Mountains, but missed the start of the race due to a battery issue that was rectified. The lead changed hands several times between Andy Sammonds, Katie Sammonds, Davey Allison, Dale Earnhardt, and Harry Gant. Ultimately, Dale Earnhardt took the win for the first time this season after a rather subpar 1990. Next stop: VIR. |
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Post by bnsf1995 on Oct 23, 2018 1:20:02 GMT -5
1991 Bering Trucks 350 The second road course race of the season, this was something of a psychological race. Because of the size of the track and length of the race (108 laps), it was a test of the drivers' resolve, waiting to see who would crack first from both the length and the complexity of the track. The polesitter sure didn't, and he ran away with the victory. And who was it? Andy Sammonds. AGAIN. He has definitely been having a fantastic 1991 campaign. The other PCR drivers (Katie Sammonds and Belle Johnson) finished within the top ten. Next stop: Daytona. |
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Post by bnsf1995 on Oct 23, 2018 1:43:52 GMT -5
1991 Pepsi 400 Kelly Walker started on the pole for an Independence Day weekend tradition. This race can be summed up in one crash: PCR had a subpar day. Andy Sammonds, the points leader, crashed out, and Katie Sammonds finished off the lead lap. Belle Johnson managed to rally for eighth. Sterling Marlin won the race after battling with Rick Wilson (one of the last Buick drivers) in the closing laps. Next stop: San Jose. |
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Post by bnsf1995 on Oct 23, 2018 2:10:34 GMT -5
1991 San Jose 500 Survival of the fittest. That's all that can describe this race. It started when Dale Earnhardt qualified second, but his engine encountered severe issues during the parade laps, ending with him being spun by Rick Wilson. He never even started the race, and Belle Johnson inherited the outside pole. Several violent crashes occurred throughout the race, including the "Big One" on lap 7 that ended with Davey Allison flipping several times. By the end of the race, only the TOP FIVE was running, and only the leader, race winner Rusty Wallace, was on the lead lap. Belle Johnson finished second, Kelly Walker third, Ricky Rudd fourth, and Hut Stricklin fifth. In the points, Ricky Rudd is now 82 points behind Andy Sammonds, while Belle Johnson has moved up to third. Next stop: Pocono. |
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Post by bnsf1995 on Oct 23, 2018 2:47:38 GMT -5
1991 Miller Genuine Draft 500 The Tricky Triangle played host to the deepening drama of the 1991 season. The race was marred by a ten-car crash on Lap 29 that saw Harry Gant hit square in the drivers-side door by Chad Little, sending him flying and barrel-rolling. Gant's car was destroyed, but he was amazingly uninjured. Andy Sammonds was very, very adamant to finish ahead of Ricky Rudd. Ultimately, he finished in eighth, while Rudd finished in second and cut his points deficit down to 49. Katie Sammonds, the polesitter, finished in 31st, ten laps down, as the last car running. And Belle Johnson won the race. Next stop: Talladega. |
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