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1993 Winston 500

Ninth race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Ninth race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1993 Winston 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 2, 1993, before an audience of 145,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. After a rain-delay late into the race, NASCAR officials determined to let the race finish under a two-lap shootout. In a late-race charge, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan would manage to charge from fourth to first on the final lap to take his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Bobby Allison Motorsports driver Jimmy Spencer and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively.

At the finish of the race, Rusty Wallace would suffer a major crash while crossing the finish line. Coming to the finish, Dale Earnhardt would send Wallace into an airborne spin, sending Wallace into a series of flips and tumbles, crossing the finish line in sixth. With the car destroyed, Wallace was transferred to a Birmingham, Alabama hospital where he was diagnosed with a concussion and a broken left wrist.

Background

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66 mi tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5 mi tri-oval.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFordMasters Inn Economy
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, Easterseals (U.S.)
8Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFordRaybestos
9P. J. Jones **(R)**Melling RacingFordMelling Racing
11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordBudweiser
12Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFordMeineke
14Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevroletKellogg's Corn Flakes
15Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFordMotorcraft
16Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFordKeystone
17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevroletWestern Auto
18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletInterstate Batteries
20Joe RuttmanMoroso RacingFordFINA
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
31Steve KinserFolsom RacingChevroletCarrier
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
45Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFordKraft, Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiacRumple Furniture
49Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevroletBS&S Motorsports
51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevroletPhoenix Construction
52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFordHurley Limo
53Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFordLe Bleu Bottled Water
55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFordUSAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
62Ben HessGray RacingFordBelden Asphalt
65Jerry O'NeilO'Neil RacingOldsmobileO'Neil Racing
68Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFordCountry Time
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletSwanson
73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobileX-1R
75Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFordCarolina Pottery
83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFordPurex
85Ken BouchardMansion MotorsportsFordSafety-Kleen
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 30, at 4:00 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, May 1, at 11:30 AM 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.

Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.783 and an average speed of 192.355 mph in the first round.

Nine drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed1234567891011121314151617181920Failed to lock in Round 12122232425262728293031323334353637383940Provisional41Failed to qualify424344454647484950[Official first round qualifying results](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115695468/nascar-qualifying/)[Official starting lineup](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115695550/todays-lineup/)
3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet**49.783****192.355**
12Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord50.249190.571
18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet50.252190.560
44Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac50.311190.336
28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord50.332190.257
20Joe RuttmanMoroso RacingFord50.341190.223
16Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord50.356190.166
25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.360190.151
21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord50.366190.128
11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord50.386190.053
6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord50.387190.049
26Brett BodineKing RacingFord50.396190.015
30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac50.466189.752
8Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord50.528189.519
98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord50.537189.485
4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet50.545189.455
40Kenny Wallace **(R)**SABCO RacingPontiac50.561189.395
51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet50.589189.290
1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord50.617189.185
22Bobby Labonte **(R)**Bill Davis RacingFord50.617189.185
42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac50.496189.639
68Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord50.622189.167
55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord50.646189.077
2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac50.664189.010
27Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord50.795188.522
5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.843188.345
75Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord50.855188.300
52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord50.916188.074
7Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord50.940187.986
24Jeff Gordon **(R)**Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51.041187.614
15Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord51.209186.998
83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord51.211186.991
17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet51.346186.499
53Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord51.421186.227
32Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet51.494185.963
45Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord51.495185.960
33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet51.569185.693
14Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet51.579185.657
41Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet51.589185.621
85Ken BouchardMansion MotorsportsFord51.641185.434
90Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord-*-*
9P. J. Jones **(R)**Melling RacingFord-*-*
48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac-*-*
0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord-*-*
31Steve KinserFolsom RacingChevrolet-*-*
62Ben HessGray RacingFord-*-*
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet-*-*
73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile-*-*
65Jerry O'NeilO'Neil RacingOldsmobile-*-*
49Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet-*-*

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041Failed to qualify424344454647484950[Official race results](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115695199/sundays-results/)
164Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1883running180$85,875
212Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord1881running175$56,850
318Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet18835running170$44,870
13Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet188102running170$39,870
620Joe RuttmanMoroso RacingFord1880running155$25,765
242Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac18838running155$28,490
528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord1883running151$27,710
1598Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1880running142$22,285
297Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord1880running138$24,285
1330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1880running134$19,585
3024Jeff Gordon **(R)**Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1880running130$15,795
116Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1886running132$21,715
191Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord1880running124$17,435
1740Kenny Wallace **(R)**SABCO RacingPontiac1880running121$11,655
921Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord1880running118$16,975
444Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac1870running115$13,285
4190Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord1870running112$9,770
2142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1870running109$18,030
3941Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1870running106$11,840
2527Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1870running103$14,880
825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1870running100$13,810
1011Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1860running97$18,890
3733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet1840running94$17,580
148Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord1820running91$13,375
3453Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord1820running88$8,395
3317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1800running85$18,115
3115Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord1740handling82$16,260
2355Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord1670running79$13,055
716Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord1580running76$12,900
1226Brett BodineKing RacingFord1560crash73$12,745
2775Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord1480running70$7,965
2852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord1390engine67$7,910
2268Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord1380crash64$9,480
3283Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord1270crash61$7,850
2022Bobby Labonte **(R)**Bill Davis RacingFord1270crash58$7,820
3532Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet1270crash55$7,790
3814Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet1260crash52$13,285
3645Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord740shocks49$7,665
1851Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet320engine46$7,600
4085Ken BouchardMansion MotorsportsFord240engine43$7,570
265Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet120camshaft40$12,120
9P. J. Jones **(R)**Melling RacingFord
48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac
0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord
31Steve KinserFolsom RacingChevrolet
62Ben HessGray RacingFord
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet
73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile
65Jerry O'NeilO'Neil RacingOldsmobile
49Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPoints[Official driver's standings](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115757029/winston-cup-standings/)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]1Rusty Wallace1,452
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]2Dale Earnhardt1,366 (-86)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]3Davey Allison1,290 (-162)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] **4**4Dale Jarrett1,209 (–243)
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] **1**5Kyle Petty1,208 (–244)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]6Mark Martin1,191 (–261)
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] **2**7Geoff Bodine1,172 (–280)
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] **1**8Morgan Shepherd1,166 (–286)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] **5**9Jimmy Spencer1,107 (–345)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] **5**10Ernie Irvan1,100 (–352)
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

References

  1. Newberry, Paul. (May 3, 1993). "Irvan charges to checkered flag in wild Winston finish". Indiana Gazette.
  2. McAdory, Joe. (May 3, 1993). "Irvan wins, Wallace crashes". News-Journal.
  3. Higgins, Tom. (May 3, 1993). "Wallace avoids trouble - but it catches up". The Charlotte Observer.
  4. (April 30, 1993). "NASCAR today". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  5. Harris, Mike. (May 1, 1993). "Wet track delays Earnhardt's drive to Winston 500 pole position". Tallahassee Democrat.
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