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DAYTONA BEACH ALIEN MARCH 1 1991 DRIVERS
DAYTONA BEACH ALIEN MARCH 1 1991 SERIES

Bill Elliott suffered a flat tire early on, and was forced to limp around the track at a reduced pace for two laps before he was allowed to pit, effectively eliminating him from the competition.īy April, the rules were changed. For an example of how the rules adversely affected the racing, Kyle Petty ran the entire 500 miles on the same left side tires. Teams considered it too time-consuming to change four tires since it had to be done under green (at the time, a four-tire pit stop would take roughly 20–25 seconds). The new pit procedures changed the complexity of the race. A 15-second penalty for overshooting the pit stall, or for crew members jumping over the wall too soon.

Penalties were severe: a 1-lap penalty for changing tires during a caution or pitting with the wrong group (blue/orange).

During cautions, a second pace car was added, which would lead the cars entering the pits, and set the speed down the pit lane.

A new pit road speed limit was implemented at all times.

On the next time around, an orange flag would be waved, allowing the cars with orange stickers (even) to pit for tires. On the second green lap, a blue flag was waved at the entrance of pit road, allowing only the cars with the blue stickers (odd) to pit for tires.

After a restart from a caution, the pits would be closed.Cars starting in even-numbered positions were given an orange sticker with a white 2 on it their pit stalls were selected from the even-numbered stalls.Cars starting in odd-numbered positions were given a blue sticker with a white 1 on it their pit stalls were selected from the odd-numbered stalls.

DAYTONA BEACH ALIEN MARCH 1 1991 DRIVERS

The pit stall selection was staggered to prevent drivers in neighboring stalls from pitting at the same time: The sticker was placed on the steering wheel for easy reference.

Each car was given a sticker based on their starting position.

the "lollipop") held by a crew member behind the wall. Instead, teams would utilize signboards on a long pole (i.e.

The signboard man was banned from standing in the pit lane.

Any tire changed under caution (even if it was flat) resulted in a one-lap penalty.

Changing tires under caution was banned, under any circumstances.

DAYTONA BEACH ALIEN MARCH 1 1991 SERIES

This race began a series of changes to pit road procedure after the death of a Melling Racing rear tire changer in a pit road accident at Atlanta the previous November. The race also marked Rod Osterlund’s final race as an owner. Foyt missed his first Daytona 500 since 1965. He suffered severe injuries to his feet and legs, and spent several months out of a race car before returning to action at Indianapolis in May 1991. Foyt was badly injured in the Texaco-Havoline 200 Ind圜ar race at Road America in the fall of 1990. In the first Gatorade 125 on Thursday, Richard Petty edged Hut Stricklin for second place, placing Petty third on the grid.Ī notable absentee was 1972 Daytona 500 winner A. The 1991 Daytona 500, the 33rd running of the event, was held on Februat Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida as the first race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup season.