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1993 First Union 400

Seventh race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Seventh race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1993 First Union 400 was the seventh stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 18, 1993, before an audience of 45,000 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 mi oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to pull away in the final one-fourth of the race to take his 24th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season. To fill out the top three, SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFordSkoal
2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiacMiller Genuine Draft
3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench Service Plus
4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevroletKodak
5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevroletTide
6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordValvoline
7Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFordBojangles
8Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFordRaybestos
11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordBudweiser
12Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFordMeineke
14Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevroletKellogg's Frosted Flakes
15Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft
16Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFordKeystone
17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevroletWestern Auto
18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletInterstate Batteries
21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo
22Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFordMaxwell House
24Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevroletDuPont
25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletKodiak
26Brett BodineKing RacingFordQuaker State
27Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordMcDonald's
28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFordTexaco, Havoline
30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacPennzoil
32Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevroletActive Trucking
33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevroletSkoal Bandit
40Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiacDirt Devil
41Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevroletManheim Auctions
42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiacMello Yello
44Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiacSTP
48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiacRumple Furniture
49Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevroletBS&S Motorsports
52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFordNAPA Auto Parts
55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFordUSAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
68Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFordCountry Time
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletSouthwest Technical Group
75Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFordCarolina Pottery
78Jay HedgecockTriad MotorsportsFordTriad Motorsports
90Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFordHeilig-Meyers
98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFordBojangles

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 16, at 2:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, April 17, at 12:15 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-32 would be decided on time, and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two were given. If needed, a past champion who did not qualify on either time or provisionals could use a champion's provisional, adding one more spot to the field.

Brett Bodine, driving for King Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 19.228 and an average speed of 117.017 mph in the first round.

Five drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed1234567891011121314151617181920Failed to lock in Round 1212223242526272829303132Provisionals3334Failed to qualify3536373839Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
26Brett BodineKing RacingFord19.228117.017
15Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord19.284116.677
4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet19.310116.520
25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.345116.309
27Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord19.358116.231
14Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet19.361116.213
24Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.373116.141
8Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord19.374116.135
2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac19.378116.111
5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.379116.105
18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19.404115.955
6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord19.407115.938
7Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord19.413115.902
12Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord19.429115.806
11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord19.434115.776
75Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord19.441115.735
21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord19.443115.723
98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord19.448115.693
33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet19.450115.681
30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac19.472115.551
3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.130117.616
42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac19.317116.478
17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet19.380116.099
40Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac19.399115.985
1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord19.459115.628
44Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac19.472115.551
28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord19.473115.545
41Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.475115.533
68Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord19.525115.237
22Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord19.552115.078
55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord19.571114.966
90Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord19.601114.790
16Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord19.802113.625
52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord19.847113.367
49Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet-*-*
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet-*-*
32Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet-*-*
48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac-*-*
78Jay HedgecockTriad MotorsportsFord-*-*

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334Failed to qualify3536373839Official race results
92Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac400120running180$43,535
2242Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac4000running170$29,210
425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40058running170$40,235
2728Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord4000running160$28,285
2317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet4002running160$25,935
614Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet4000running150$18,235
105Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4000running146$14,960
1721Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord4001running147$12,805
88Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord400190running148$13,880
1511Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3980running134$18,860
34Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3983running135$15,780
137Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord3980running127$13,330
1933Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3980running124$14,780
1412Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3970running121$11,430
2440Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac3961running123$6,930
213Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3960running115$13,130
126Brett BodineKing RacingFord39624running117$18,355
2841Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3950running109$7,505
251Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3950running106$10,330
2030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3940running103$10,130
3316Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord3940running100$10,030
527Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3930running97$9,855
2644Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac3930running94$6,580
3155Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord3930running91$9,530
3022Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord3910running88$5,580
3290Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord3880running85$4,430
3452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord3880running82$4,755
215Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord3690running79$13,690
2968Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord3590running76$6,255
1898Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3570running73$8,805
126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3400running70$12,205
1118Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3111engine72$12,155
1675Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord1990engine64$4,155
724Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet250crash61$4,180
49Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet
32Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet
48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac
78Jay HedgecockTriad MotorsportsFord

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsOfficial driver's standings
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 11Rusty Wallace1,112
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 12Dale Earnhardt1,094 (-18)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 23Davey Allison964 (-148)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 44Kyle Petty944 (–168)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 25Morgan Shepherd942 (–170)
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 36Geoff Bodine940 (–172)
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 37Mark Martin925 (–187)
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 28Dale Jarrett874 (–238)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 19Jimmy Spencer859 (–253)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 110Ernie Irvan853 (–259)
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

References

  1. Droschak, David. (April 19, 1993). "Patient Wallace rolls to victory". Sun-Journal.
  2. Martin, Gerald. (April 19, 1993). "Good times return for racing's bad boy". The News and Observer.
  3. (April 16, 1993). "NASCAR today". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  4. Droschak, David. (April 17, 1993). "Brett Bodine takes the pole for First Union 400". The Times and Democrat.
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