The 1991 Mello Yello 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Lowe's Motor Speedway on October 6, 1991. Geoffrey Bodine won his only race of the year, holding off Davey Allison by some 11.28 seconds. Dale Earnhardt struggled to 25th, but luckily for him, Ricky Rudd (32nd) was worse off and Earnhardt held a 138-point edge.
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