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Race Results for the 1991 Indianapolis 500
| Finish | Start | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Status | Laps | Led | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Rick Mears (W) | Marlboro | Penske/Chevrolet Indy A | 176.457 | 200 | 30 | $1,219,704 |
| 2 | 5 | 10 | Michael Andretti | Kmart/Havoline | Lola/Chevrolet Indy A | 176.402 | 200 | 97 | $607,753 |
| 3 | 14 | 1 | Arie Luyendyk (W) | RCA/UNO Granatelli | Lola/Chevrolet Indy A | Running | 199 | 0 | $317,053 |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | Valvoline | Lola/Chevrolet Indy A | Running | 198 | 4 | $223,916 |
| 5 | 7 | 4 | John Andretti | Pennzoil Z-7 | Lola/Chevrolet Indy A | Running | 197 | 0 | $205,153 |
| 6 | 33 | 92 | Gordon Johncock (W) | Jack's Tool Rental/Bryant | Lola/Cosworth DFS | Running | 188 | 0 | $275,690 |
| 7 | 3 | 6 | Mario Andretti (W) | Kmart/Havoline | Lola/Chevrolet Indy A | Engine | 187 | 22 | $203,478 |
| 8 | 17 | 91 | Stan Fox | Byrd's Cafeteria/Bryant | Lola/Buick | Running | 185 | 0 | $201,090 |
| 9 | 20 | 16 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | AMAX Coal | Penske/Chevrolet Indy A | Running | 180 | 0 | $170,016 |
| 10 | 9 | 20 | Danny Sullivan (W) | Miller Genuine Draft/Patrick | Lola/Alfa Romeo | Engine | 173 | 0 | $194,403 |
| 11 | 15 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi (W) | Marlboro | Penske/Chevrolet Indy A | Gearbox | 171 | 46 | $183,728 |
| 12 | 27 | 19 | Scott Pruett | Budweiser/Truesports | Truesports/Judd | Engine | 166 | 0 | $159,191 |
| 13 | 30 | 66 | Dominic Dobson | Coors/Kroger/Burns | Lola/Judd | Running | 164 | 0 | $159,190 |
| 14 | 31 | 39 | Randy Lewis | AMP/Orbit/Jenn-Air/Epson | Lola/Cosworth DFS | Running | 159 | 0 | $150,490 |
| 15 | 11 | 86 | Jeff Andretti (R) | Texaco Havoline Star | Lola/Cosworth DFS | Engine | 150 | 0 | $167,490 |
| 16 | 24 | 7 | Hiro Matsushita (R) | Panasonic | Lola/Buick | Running | 149 | 0 | $145,891 |
| 17 | 19 | 22 | Scott Brayton | Amway/Hoechst Celanese | Lola/Chevrolet Indy A | Engine | 146 | 0 | $172,191 |
| 18 | 21 | 48 | Bernard Jourdain | Monarch/Foyt/Deutz | Lola/Buick | Gearbox | 141 | 0 | $140,190 |
| 19 | 4 | 18 | Bobby Rahal (W) | STP/Kraco | Lola/Chevrolet Indy A | Engine | 130 | 1 | $153,741 |
| 20 | 22 | 21 | Geoff Brabham | Mac Tools | Truesports/Judd | Electrical | 109 | 0 | $136,491 |
| 21 | 32 | 12 | Pancho Carter | Arciero/Alfa LAVAL | Lola/Buick | Engine | 94 | 0 | $139,703 |
| 22 | 13 | 51 | Gary Bettenhausen | Glidden Paints | Lola/Buick | Radiator | 89 | 0 | $177,890 |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | Tero Palmroth | Neste/Rotator | Lola/Cosworth DFS | Engine | 77 | 0 | $131,990 |
| 24 | 18 | 50 | Mike Groff (R) | Fendi-Hawaiian Tropic | Lola/Cosworth DFS | Water leak | 68 | 0 | $133,290 |
| 25 | 25 | 93 | John Paul Jr. | ATEC Environmental | Lola/Buick | Oil leak | 53 | 0 | $130,690 |
| 26 | 8 | 26 | Jim Crawford | Quaker State | Lola/Buick | Engine | 40 | 0 | $133,690 |
| 27 | 12 | 15 | Scott Goodyear | Mackenzie Financial | Lola/Judd | Engine | 38 | 0 | $127,791 |
| 28 | 2 | 14 | A.J. Foyt (W) | Foyt/Gilmore/Copenhagen | Lola/Chevrolet Indy A | Suspension | 25 | 0 | $153,591 |
| 29 | 16 | 9 | Kevin Cogan | Glidden Paints | Lola/Buick | Accident | 24 | 0 | $127,391 |
| 30 | 28 | 40 | Roberto Guerrero | Sharp's/Patrick | Lola/Alfa Romeo | Accident | 23 | 0 | $125,203 |
| 31 | 10 | 8 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | Target/Scotch Video | Lola/Chevrolet Indy A | Electrical | 17 | 0 | $125,591 |
| 32 | 29 | 17 | Willy T. Ribbs (R) | McDonalds/Cosby | Lola/Buick | Engine | 5 | 0 | $147,791 |
| 33 | 23 | 71 | Buddy Lazier (R) | Vail Beaver Creek | Lola/Buick | Accident | 1 | 0 | $162,690 |
* - complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
(R) - Indicated Rookie
(W) - Indicates Past Winner
