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1993 Mountain Dew Southern 500

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1993 Mountain Dew Southern 500
Race details
Race 22 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Southern 500 program cover, featuring Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt, and Ernie Irvan.
The 1993 Southern 500 program cover, featuring Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt, and Ernie Irvan.
Date September 5, 1993
Official name 44th Annual Mountain Dew Southern 500
Location Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.221 km)
Distance 351 laps, 479.466 mi (771.625 km)
Scheduled Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km)
Average speed 137.932 miles per hour (221.980 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 30.495
Most laps led
Driver Mark Martin Roush Racing
Laps 178
Winner
No. 6 Mark Martin Roush 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 Mountain Dew Southern 500 was the 22nd stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 44th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 5, 1993, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race was shortened from its scheduled 367 laps to 351 laps due to rain delays, which caused the race to be cut short due to darkness. When the final ten-lap warning was given out, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to pull away from the field to take his 11th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his fourth victory of the season, and his fourth consecutive victory.[1][2] To fill out the top three, King Racing driver Brett Bodine and Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

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 Jeff Purvis Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford The Family Channel
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
20 Bobby Hamilton Moroso Racing Ford FINA
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 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Jeff McClure McClure Racing Chevrolet Texaco, Havoline
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts
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 Mike Skinner Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing
53 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet Bell Motors
68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Southwest Technical Group
75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
85 Bob Schacht Mansion Motorsports Ford Burger King "I Love This Place!"
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Bojangles
99 Brad Teague Ball Motorsports Chevrolet Ball Motorsports

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 3, 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, September 4 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 21-40 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 30.495 and an average speed of 161.259 miles per hour (259.521 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Three 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 30.495 161.259
2 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 30.545 160.995
3 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 30.677 160.303
4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 30.679 160.292
5 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 30.750 159.922
6 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.752 159.912
7 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 30.783 159.751
8 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 30.869 159.305
9 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 30.927 159.007
10 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 30.929 158.996
11 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 30.941 158.935
12 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 30.960 158.837
13 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 31.015 158.556
14 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 31.080 158.224
15 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.102 158.112
16 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.104 158.102
17 75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 31.109 158.076
18 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 31.146 157.889
19 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 31.149 157.873
20 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 31.150 157.868
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 31.179 157.722
22 4 Jeff Purvis Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 31.194 157.646
23 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 31.194 157.646
24 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 31.210 157.565
25 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 31.226 157.484
26 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 31.235 157.439
27 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 31.261 157.308
28 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 31.280 157.212
29 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 31.283 157.197
30 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 31.292 157.152
31 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 31.442 156.402
32 20 Bobby Hamilton Moroso Racing Ford 31.461 156.308
33 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 31.528 155.976
34 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.539 155.921
35 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 31.607 155.586
36 52 Mike Skinner Jimmy Means Racing Ford 31.653 155.360
37 85 Bob Schacht Mansion Motorsports Ford 31.662 155.316
38 99 Brad Teague Ball Motorsports Chevrolet 31.758 154.846
39 53 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 32.220 152.626
40 36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 32.635 150.685
Failed to qualify
41 29 Jeff McClure McClure Racing Chevrolet 32.637 150.671
42 48 Trevor Boys Hylton Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
43 56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
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 4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 351 178 running 185 $67,765
2 12 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 351 4 running 175 $40,690
3 11 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 351 3 running 170 $27,495
4 6 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 351 101 running 165 $31,090
5 10 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 350 46 running 160 $28,395
6 16 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 350 0 running 150 $16,940
7 2 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 350 2 running 151 $19,945
8 21 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 349 0 running 142 $16,025
9 1 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 349 12 running 143 $19,195
10 31 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 348 0 running 134 $14,255
11 30 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 348 0 running 130 $14,405
12 27 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 348 0 running 127 $16,510
13 25 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 348 0 running 124 $13,820
14 3 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 347 0 running 121 $12,130
15 14 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 347 0 running 118 $13,390
16 28 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 347 0 running 115 $15,770
17 5 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 347 0 running 112 $12,500
18 7 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 347 0 running 109 $17,625
19 32 20 Bobby Hamilton Moroso Racing Ford 347 0 running 106 $7,245
20 29 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 346 0 running 103 $15,625
21 34 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 346 0 running 100 $9,090
22 15 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 346 3 running 102 $8,870
23 26 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 345 1 running 99 $15,900
24 19 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 345 0 running 91 $6,325
25 13 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 344 0 running 88 $6,215
26 22 4 Jeff Purvis Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 343 1 running 90 $15,655
27 17 75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 341 0 running 82 $5,945
28 24 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 339 0 running 79 $15,635
29 33 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 333 0 running 76 $5,725
30 35 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 327 0 running 73 $7,315
31 9 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 321 0 running 70 $10,080
32 8 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 316 0 running 67 $9,965
33 20 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 299 0 engine 64 $9,875
34 18 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 257 0 engine 61 $9,815
35 36 52 Mike Skinner Jimmy Means Racing Ford 145 0 engine 58 $5,180
36 23 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 135 0 engine 55 $9,620
37 40 36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 54 0 engine 52 $5,050
38 38 99 Brad Teague Ball Motorsports Chevrolet 13 0 vibration 49 $5,010
39 39 53 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 11 0 handling 46 $4,930
40 37 85 Bob Schacht Mansion Motorsports Ford 0 0 did not start 0 $5,760
Failed to qualify
41 29 Jeff McClure McClure Racing Chevrolet
42 48 Trevor Boys Hylton Motorsports Pontiac
43 56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (September 6, 1993). "Mark Martin wins Southern 500". The Morning Call. p. 18. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 6, 1993). "Martin dashes to 4th straight victory". The Daily Item. p. 11. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. September 3, 1993. p. 24. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Harris, Mike (September 4, 1993). "Schrader continues pole domination". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 28. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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