1993 Goody's 500

January 202325th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON Ridgeway, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway 263 20.453 0.526 28 423.257 423.257 500 500 263 74.102 mph km/h September 26 25 30 1993 Goody's 500 402 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing ESPN Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 45th Annual Goody's 500 0.847 The 1993 Goody's 500 program cover. 1993 Goody's 500.jpeg 56,000 The 1993 Goody's 500 was the 25th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 45th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 26, 1993, before an audience of 56,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan would manage to dominate the majority of the race to take his eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Higgins Tom September 27, 1993 Irvan rolls to victory, aids Wallace 19 The Lima News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116615472/irvan-rolls-to-victory-aids-wallace/ January 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Harris Mike September 27, 1993 NASCAR Duel Heating Up 18 Rutland Daily Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116615633/nascar-duel-heating-up/ January 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Meanwhile, second-place finisher, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace made a considerable points gain, cutting down on driver's championship leader Dale Earnhardt lead by 99 points, making the points deficit 82 points. To fill out the top three, Bobby Allison Motorsports driver Jimmy Spencer would finish third. Background thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in NASCAR. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Jeff PurvisMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord8Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord14Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet15Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord16Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord24Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingFord27Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet40Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac41Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac44Jimmy HensleyPetty EnterprisesPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord68Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd Bodine (R)Butch Mock MotorsportsFord90Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 24, 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 25, at 12:30 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,September 24, 1993 NASCAR today 25 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116616187/nascar-today/ January 16, 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 Robert Yates Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 20.453 and an average speed of 92.583 mph km/h in the first round.Harris Mike September 25, 1993 Irvan puts Texaco Ford on the pole 28 The Anniston Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116616372/irvan-puts-texaco-ford-on-the-pole/ January 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Jimmy Means was the only driver to fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord20.45392.58327Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord20.50292.36238Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord20.62291.82442Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac20.62991.793542Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac20.64591.722617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet20.67291.60273Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.70191.474844Jimmy HensleyPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.70391.465922Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord20.73191.3411075Todd Bodine (R)Butch Mock MotorsportsFord20.74991.2621121Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord20.75291.2491225Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.75491.240131Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord20.75691.2311426Brett BodineKing RacingFord20.76391.2011512Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord20.79491.0651627Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord20.79591.0601718Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet20.79691.0561898Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord20.80990.9991915Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord20.84290.855205Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.84690.838Failed to lock in Round 1216Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.58691.9852211Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord20.66791.6242340Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac20.72791.3592430Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac20.74191.2972524Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.76591.1922690Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord20.83990.8682733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet20.84690.8382855Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord20.87190.7292914Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet20.88390.677304Jeff PurvisMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet20.88590.6683116Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord20.89690.6203271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet20.90390.590Provisionals3341Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3468Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord -* -*Failed to qualify3552Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1128Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord500402running185$75,300242Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac50061running175$31,87531512Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord5005running170$31,0004205Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5000running160$25,25051718Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet4990running155$22,67561426Brett BodineKing RacingFord4990running150$18,42572914Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet4990running146$16,07582430Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4990running142$15,37591121Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord4980running138$14,67510542Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac4980running134$16,475112524Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4980running130$13,360122211Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4970running127$17,075131225Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4970running124$12,1251427Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord49732running126$17,925152340Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac4960running118$9,12516216Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4950running115$15,27517304Jeff PurvisMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4950running112$15,82518617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet4950running109$15,630193341Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet4930running106$7,525201898Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord4920running103$10,875213271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4870running100$5,325222690Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord4840running97$5,225231627Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4830running94$9,775241915Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord4780running91$12,875251075Todd Bodine (R)Butch Mock MotorsportsFord4680running88$4,77526131Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord4540running85$9,425273116Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord4470running82$9,275283468Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord4450engine79$4,5252973Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4400rear end76$10,5253038Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord4380running73$10,000312855Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord4350running70$8,92532922Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord4130running67$6,400332733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3620transmission64$13,37534844Jimmy HensleyPetty EnterprisesPontiac2920crash61$5,875Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 3,702 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 3,620 (-82) 10px 1 3 Dale Jarrett 3,428 (-274) 10px 1 4 Mark Martin 3,412 (–290) 10px 5 Morgan Shepherd 3,287 (–415) 10px 6 Ken Schrader 3,150 (–552) 10px 7 Kyle Petty 3,125 (–577) 10px 8 Bill Elliott 3,041 (–661) 10px 1 9 Ernie Irvan 3,027 (–675) 10px 1 10 Jeff Gordon 2,988 (–714)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1993 SplitFire Spark Plug 500 1993 Tyson Holly Farms 400 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:September 1993 sports events in the United States Category:1993 in sports in Virginia