1993 Pepsi 400

15th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 35th Annual Pepsi 400 The 1993 Pepsi 400 program cover. July 3 151.755 mph km/h 30 15 160 4.0 160 643.737 2.5 643.737 400 Pepsi 400 Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett Motor Racing Network ESPN Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt Morgan-McClure Motorsports Richard Childress Racing Ernie Irvan Dale Earnhardt 110 3 1993 400 47.287 1993_Pepsi_400.jpeg 102,000 The 1993 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 3, 1993, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 mi km permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to fend off the field on the final restart with nine to go to take his 57th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.Harris Mike July 4, 1993 Earnhardt outruns Marlin to capture Pepsi 400 20 Journal and Courier https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116148771/earnhardt-outruns-marlin-to-capture/ January 10, 2023 Newspapers.com Zizzo Mike July 4, 1993 Earnhardt holds off Marlin to take Pepsi 400 30 The Daily Item https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116150907/earnhardt-holds-off-marlin-to-take/ January 10, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Stavola Brothers Racing driver Sterling Marlin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 mi km long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord8Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord9P. J. Jones (R)Melling RacingFord11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord14Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet15Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord16Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet20Bobby HamiltonMoroso RacingFord21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord23Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile24Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingFord27Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord29Kerry TeagueLinro MotorsportsChevrolet30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31Stan FoxFolsom RacingChevrolet32Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet35Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet37Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord40Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac41Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac44Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac45Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac49Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord53Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord59Andy BelmontAndy Belmont RacingFord62Clay YoungJimmy Means RacingFord65Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingChevrolet68Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile75Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Mike PotterGray RacingFord82Mark StahlStahl RacingFord83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord85Ken BouchardMansion MotorsportsFord86Mark ThompsonGray RacingFord89Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingFord90Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord95Jeremy MayfieldSadler Brothers RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Brad TeagueBall MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, July 1, at 2:30 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 Friday, July 2, at 1:00 PM 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,July 1, 1994 NASCAR today 25 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116151263/nascar-today January 10, 2023 Newspapers.com 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. Ernie Irvan, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, won the pole, setting a time of 47.287 and an average speed of 190.327 mph km/h on in the first round.Harris Mike July 2, 1993 Irvan takes Pepsi 400 pole, sliding by Kyle Petty 14 The Times and Democrat https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116151483/irvan-takes-pepsi-400-pole-sliding-by/ January 10, 2023 Newspapers.com 20 drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet47.287190.327242Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac47.361190.030328Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord47.400189.873498Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord47.565189.21553Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet47.652188.869611Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord47.656188.853733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet47.707188.652817Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet47.716188.616944Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac47.725188.580105Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet47.742188.5131130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac47.764188.426121Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord47.778188.3711318Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet47.855188.0681455Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord47.858188.0561527Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord47.897187.9031626Brett BodineKing RacingFord47.917187.825172Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac47.944187.719186Mark MartinRoush RacingFord47.949187.699197Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord47.954187.6802021Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord47.978187.586Failed to lock in Round 12115Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord48.024187.406228Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord48.024187.4062368Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord48.053187.2932471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet48.070187.2272590Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord48.090187.1492622Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord48.099187.1142724Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.101187.1062812Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord48.108187.0792916Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord48.122187.0253020Bobby HamiltonMoroso RacingFord48.131186.9903114Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet48.183186.7883240Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac48.194186.7453351Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet48.219186.6483452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord48.245186.5483541Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.349186.147369P. J. Jones (R)Melling RacingFord48.459185.7243753Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord48.480185.6443875Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord48.683184.8693932Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet48.807184.4004037Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord48.992183.703Provisional4125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.297182.567Failed to qualify4245Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord49.126183.2024362Clay YoungJimmy Means RacingFord49.260182.7044429Kerry TeagueLinro MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*450Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord -* -*4631Stan FoxFolsom RacingChevrolet -* -*4749Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4835Bill VenturiniVenturini MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4965Jerry O'NeilAroneck RacingChevrolet -* -*5048James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac -* -*5173Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingChevrolet -* -*5259Andy BelmontAndy Belmont RacingFord -* -*5377Mike PotterGray RacingFord -* -*5486Mark ThompsonGray RacingFord -* -*5582Mark StahlStahl RacingFord -* -*5683Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord -* -*5785Ken BouchardMansion MotorsportsFord -* -*5889Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingFord -* -*5995Jeremy MayfieldSadler Brothers RacingFord -* -*6023Eddie BierschwaleB&B RacingOldsmobile -* -*6199Brad TeagueBall MotorsportsFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings153Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet160110running185$75,9402228Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord16020running175$46,00034125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1604running170$37,1254105Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1601running165$28,25052724Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1603running160$24,6256186Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1604running155$23,550714Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1605running151$29,10081318Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1603running147$21,15093114Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet1600running138$18,050101455Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord1600running134$19,50011944Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac1600running130$15,490122590Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord1600running127$10,26013817Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1602running129$19,770142021Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord1600running121$14,930152368Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord1600running118$9,94016121Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord1600running115$14,300173020Bobby HamiltonMoroso RacingFord1600running112$9,08518172Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac1600running109$16,870191626Brett BodineKing RacingFord1601running111$13,55520611Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1590running103$19,14021733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet1590running100$17,170221130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1590running97$12,900233351Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet1590running94$7,86024498Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1585running96$13,010253541Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1580running88$9,290263875Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord1580running85$7,470272471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1581running87$7,325283240Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac1570running79$9,305294037Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord1570running76$7,11030369P. J. Jones (R)Melling RacingFord1570running73$7,51531328Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord1490running70$17,810323753Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord1140ignition67$6,93033242Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1051fatigue69$15,90034197Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord590crash61$17,270352916Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord550engine58$11,415363452Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord370engine55$6,810372115Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord300engine52$14,780383932Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet220crash49$6,765392812Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord210crash46$11,305401527Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord210crash43$11,240412622Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord210crash40$8,215Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 2,342 10px 2 Dale Jarrett 2,091 (-251) 10px 3 Rusty Wallace 1,997 (-345) 10px 1 4 Morgan Shepherd 1,991 (–351) 10px 2 5 Ken Schrader 1,977 (–365) 10px 2 6 Kyle Petty 1,946 (–396) 10px 1 7 Davey Allison 1,934 (–408) 10px 2 8 Jeff Gordon 1,905 (–437) 10px 2 9 Ernie Irvan 1,889 (–453) 10px 2 10 Mark Martin 1,873 (–469)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan) 1993 Slick 50 300 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway Category:July 1993 sports events in the United States Category:1993 in sports in Florida