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1993 Champion Spark Plug 500

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1993 Champion Spark Plug 500
Race details
Race 13 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Champion Spark Plug 500 program cover.
The 1993 Champion Spark Plug 500 program cover.
Date June 13, 1993
Official name 12th Annual Champion Spark Plug 500
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 138.005 miles per hour (222.098 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 55.277
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Petty SABCO Racing
Laps 148
Winner
No. 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1993 Champion Spark Plug 500 was the 13th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 12th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 13, 1993, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty would manage to dominate the majority of the race to take his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader and Leo Jackson Motorsports driver Harry Gant would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford Skoal
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac Miller Genuine Draft
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford Matchbox, USA Bobsled Project
8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Raybestos
11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford Meineke
14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft
16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford Keystone
17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Western Auto
18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford Maxwell House
24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford Quaker State
27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford McDonald's
28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Chevrolet Linro Motorsports
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet Active Trucking
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac Dirt Devil
41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Manheim Auctions
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Mello Yello
44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
48 Trevor Boys Hylton Motorsports Pontiac Rumple Furniture
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford Hurley Limo
53 Graham Taylor Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Marcis Auto Racing
75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford Purex
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Bojangles

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 11, at 3:00 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, June 12, at 10:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,[3] 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 provisionals 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.

Ken Schrader, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 55.277 and an average speed of 162.816 miles per hour (262.027 km/h) in the first round.[4]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 55.277 162.816
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 55.373 162.534
3 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 55.382 162.508
4 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 55.589 161.903
5 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 55.592 161.894
6 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 55.666 161.679
7 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 55.669 161.670
8 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 55.713 161.542
9 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 55.765 161.392
10 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 55.766 161.389
11 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 55.926 160.927
12 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 55.978 160.777
13 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 56.031 160.625
14 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 56.118 160.376
15 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 56.169 160.231
16 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 56.207 160.122
17 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 56.211 160.111
18 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 56.221 160.083
19 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 56.233 160.048
20 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 56.284 159.903
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 56.298 159.864
22 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 56.319 159.804
23 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 56.457 159.413
24 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 56.495 159.306
25 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 56.570 159.095
26 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 56.670 158.814
27 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 56.693 158.750
28 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 56.694 158.747
29 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 56.700 158.730
30 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 56.720 158.674
31 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 56.767 158.543
32 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 56.806 158.434
33 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 56.887 158.208
34 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 57.012 157.862
35 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 57.048 157.762
36 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 57.714 155.941
37 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 57.892 155.462
38 29 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 59.365 151.604
39 48 Trevor Boys Hylton Motorsports Pontiac 1:02.007 145.145
40 53 Graham Taylor Jimmy Means Racing Ford 1:03.651 141.396
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 8 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 200 148 running 185 $44,960
2 1 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 4 running 175 $58,435
3 26 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 200 2 running 170 $38,335
4 9 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 200 0 running 160 $31,410
5 15 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 200 1 running 160 $24,040
6 7 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 6 running 155 $24,115
7 25 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 3 running 151 $17,165
8 32 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 200 5 running 147 $16,365
9 12 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 1 running 143 $15,765
10 16 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 200 0 running 134 $22,015
11 5 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 20 running 135 $14,815
12 22 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 199 0 running 127 $11,365
13 3 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 199 0 running 124 $13,865
14 28 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 121 $10,465
15 31 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 199 0 running 118 $11,615
16 13 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 199 0 running 115 $13,015
17 18 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 199 0 running 112 $17,465
18 29 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 198 0 running 109 $7,965
19 21 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 195 1 running 111 $15,815
20 23 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 194 0 running 103 $10,490
21 27 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 190 0 running 100 $12,060
22 37 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 188 1 running 102 $7,310
23 33 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 180 0 engine 94 $8,210
24 14 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 173 0 axle 91 $15,160
25 20 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 150 0 transmission 88 $11,710
26 38 29 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 135 0 engine 85 $7,060
27 11 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 127 0 rocker arm 82 $7,010
28 4 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 113 0 running 79 $8,535
29 6 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 109 0 timing chain 76 $11,460
30 34 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 89 0 engine 73 $16,660
31 2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 85 7 engine 75 $14,810
32 30 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 83 0 engine 67 $11,285
33 24 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 62 0 clutch 64 $11,660
34 17 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 58 0 engine 61 $16,185
35 39 48 Trevor Boys Hylton Motorsports Pontiac 38 1 vibration 63 $6,510
36 35 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 17 0 engine 55 $6,435
37 36 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 16 0 engine 52 $6,360
38 19 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 4 0 engine 49 $6,320
39 10 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 4 0 engine 46 $14,285
40 40 53 Graham Taylor Jimmy Means Racing Ford 3 0 handling 43 $6,210
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Owen, Mike (June 14, 1993). "Petty cruises in Champion 500". Pottsville Republican. p. 12. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 14, 1993). "Free-spirit Petty NASCAR winner". The Gazette. p. 47. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. June 11, 1993. p. 27. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Owen, Mike (June 12, 1993). "Schrader claims third pole". St. Lucie News Tribune. p. 34. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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