Daytona 500 | February 17, 1991 | Race 1 of 29
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 180/5 | 200 | Running | 233,000 |
| 2 | 12 | 22 | Sterling Marlin | Ford | Maxwell House | 175/5 | 200 | Running | 133,925 |
| 3 | 14 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Oldsmobile | Dinner Bell Foods | 170/5 | 200 | Running | 111,450 |
| 4 | 7 | 1 | Rick Mast | Oldsmobile | Skoal Classic | 165/5 | 200 | Running | 100,900 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 160/5 | 200 | Running | 113,850 |
| 6 | 17 | 21 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | CITGO | 150/0 | 199 | Running | 74,900 |
| 7 | 36 | 27 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Oldsmobile | Moroso Racing | 146/0 | 199 | Running | 50,925 |
| 8 | 27 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | Ford | U.S. Army | 142/0 | 199 | Running | 52,450 |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Tide | 138/0 | 199 | Running | 52,600 |
| 10 | 20 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton * | Oldsmobile | Country Time | 134/0 | 199 | Running | 43,500 |
| 11 | 28 | 66 | Dick Trickle | Pontiac | Tropartic | 130/0 | 199 | Running | 39,525 |
| 12 | 40 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | Oldsmobile | Auto Finders | 127/0 | 199 | Running | 31,550 |
| 13 | 31 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Oldsmobile | Sunoco | 124/0 | 198 | Running | 34,355 |
| 14 | 30 | 19 | Chad Little | Ford | Bull's Eye Barbecue Sauce | 121/0 | 198 | Running | 29,540 |
| 15 | 1 | 28 | Davey Allison | Ford | Havoline | 123/5 | 197 | Accident | 77,350 |
| 16 | 6 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Mello Yello | 125/10 | 197 | Accident | 41,580 |
| 17 | 38 | 24 | Mickey Gibbs | Pontiac | U.S. Air Force | 112/0 | 197 | Running | 24,560 |
| 18 | 35 | 90 | Robby Gordon | Ford | Publix | 109/0 | 196 | Running | 23,740 |
| 19 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 106/0 | 195 | Running | 43,120 |
| 20 | 29 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Oldsmobile | Barkdoll Racing | 103/0 | 194 | Running | 24,160 |
| 21 | 18 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Folgers | 100/0 | 193 | Running | 31,955 |
| 22 | 41 | 26 | Brett Bodine | Buick | Quaker State | 97/0 | 193 | Running | 23,400 |
| 23 | 21 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Pontiac | Evinrude | 94/0 | 192 | Running | 21,845 |
| 24 | 10 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Western Auto | 96/5 | 190 | Accident | 25,440 |
| 25 | 11 | 33 | Harry Gant | Oldsmobile | Skoal Bandit | 88/0 | 190 | Accident | 26,385 |
| 26 | 33 | 10 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | Purolator | 85/0 | 189 | Accident | 28,180 |
| 27 | 8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | Miller Genuine Draft | 87/5 | 188 | Accident | 26,425 |
| 28 | 15 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Coors Light | 79/0 | 188 | Running | 28,670 |
| 29 | 5 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | Buick | Raybestos | 76/0 | 185 | Accident | 33,865 |
| 30 | 37 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | Pontiac | U*S Racing | 73/0 | 180 | Running | 18,710 |
| 31 | 24 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 70/0 | 176 | Running | 22,330 |
| 32 | 19 | 11 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | Budweiser | 67/0 | 150 | Oil Leak | 28,150 |
| 33 | 26 | 8 | Rick Wilson | Buick | Snickers | 64/0 | 137 | Running | 21,545 |
| 34 | 34 | 15 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Motorcraft | 61/0 | 70 | Piston | 23,490 |
| 35 | 42 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | U.s. Coast Guard | 58/0 | 40 | Valve | 19,185 |
| 36 | 22 | 51 | Jeff Purvis | Oldsmobile | Plasti-Kote | 55/0 | 37 | Overheating | 18,380 |
| 37 | 16 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | U.S. Marines | 52/0 | 35 | Engine Failure | 18,800 |
| 38 | 13 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 49/0 | 35 | Piston | 21,520 |
| 39 | 39 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Alka-Seltzer | 46/0 | 29 | Accident | 17,660 |
| 40 | 23 | 98 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | Banquet Foods | 43/0 | 29 | Accident | 20,200 |
| 41 | 32 | 20 | Sammy Swindell | Oldsmobile | Glad Bag | 40/0 | 28 | Accident | 16,500 |
| 42 | 25 | 18 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | U.S. Navy | 37/0 | 20 | Accident | 17,450 |