1991 Hardee's 500
| Race details | |||
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| Race 29 of 29 in the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
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The 1991 Hardee's 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. | |||
| Date | November 17, 1991 | ||
| Official name | 32nd Annual Hardee's 500 | ||
| Location | Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.522 miles (2.449 km) | ||
| Distance | 328 laps, 499.216 mi (803.41 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 328 laps, 499.216 mi (803.41 km) | ||
| Average speed | 137.968 miles per hour (222.038 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 125,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Melling Racing | ||
| Time | 30.793 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 190 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1991 Hardee's 500 was the 29th and final stock car race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 17, 1991, before an audience of 125,000 in Hampton, Georgia, at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.522 miles (2.449 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 328 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to dominate the majority of the race to take his fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.
By starting the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would clinch his fifth NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship. With the championship, he was two championships away from tying Richard Petty for the record of the most NASCAR Winston Cup Series championships, with Petty having seven.