1993 Food City 500

Sixth race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesFebruary 2025 NASWINSTON Penske Racing South 15.866 33rd Annual Food City 500 The 1993 Food City 500 program cover, featuring Larry Carrier. 30 6 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons ESPN 84.73 mph km/h 376 Penske Racing South Rusty Wallace Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway Rusty Wallace 2 0.858 500 428.89 April 4 0.533 Food City 500 1993 266.5 68,000 1993_Food_City_500.jpeg The 1993 Food City 500 was the sixth stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 4, 1993, in Bristol, Tennessee, at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his 23rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Sharp Tom April 5, 1993 Wallace dedicates win to Kulwicki - runs two 'Polish victory laps' 20 The Morning Call https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115562809/wallace-dedicates-win-to-kulwicki/ January 1, 2023 Newspapers.com Coble Don April 5, 1993 Wallace gets emotional win 20 Clarion-Ledger https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115562894/wallace-gets-emotional-win/ January 1, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty would finish second and third, respectively. The race weekend was marred by the death of Alan Kulwicki, last year's champion. Kulwicki had died while traveling to Bristol Motor Speedway in an airplane crash on the evening of Thursday, April 1. As a result, his team would withdraw from the race.Lloyd Leslie April 2, 1993 Kulwicki feared dead 13 Rapid City Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115562987/kulwicki-feared-dead/ January 1, 2023 Newspapers.com Clarke Liz April 3, 1993 Friends look for answers in Kulwicki's death 17 Sun-News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115563009/friends-look-for-answers-in-kulwickis/ January 1, 2023 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Alan Kulwicki*AK RacingFord8Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord14Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet15Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord16Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet20Joe RuttmanMoroso RacingFord21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord24Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingFord27Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet40Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac41Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac44Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord68Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord90Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord *Withdrew due to Kulwicki dying in a plane crash. Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 2, 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, April 3, 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 21-32 would be decided on time,April 2, 1993 NASCAR today 14 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115563020/nascar-today/ January 1, 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 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. Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske Racing South, won the pole, setting a time of 15.866 and an average speed of 120.938 mph km/h on in the first round.Higgins Tom April 3, 1993 Wallace wins pole, but thoughts with Kulwicki 24 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115563049/wallace-wins-pole-but-thoughts-with/ January 1, 2023 Newspapers.com Two drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac15.866120.938226Brett BodineKing RacingFord15.913120.58134Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet15.926120.482421Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord15.931120.444515Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord15.944120.34663Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.958120.241725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.976120.10586Mark MartinRoush RacingFord15.989120.00895Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.989120.0081028Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord15.991119.9921168Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord16.015119.8131298Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord16.052119.5371390Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord16.054119.5221442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac16.057119.4991530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac16.073119.3801683Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord16.116119.062178Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord16.128118.9731814Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet16.166118.694191Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord16.176118.6202011Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord16.186118.547Failed to lock in Round 12124Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.888120.7702218Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet15.979120.0832327Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord15.999119.9322444Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac16.005119.8882516Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord16.029119.7082633Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet16.031119.6932720Joe RuttmanMoroso RacingFord16.087119.2762812Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord16.099119.1882941Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet16.170118.6643040Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac16.187118.5403152Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord16.190118.5183255Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord16.195118.481Provisionals3322Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord -* -*3475Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord -* -*Champion's Provisional3517Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify3648James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac -* -*3771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*WD7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings112Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac500376running185$107,610263Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50015running175$47,76031442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac5000running165$31,48542812Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord5002running165$26,05051028Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord5001running160$25,18063517Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet5000running150$23,4057421Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord49910running151$17,305886Mark MartinRoush RacingFord49843running147$19,0559226Brett BodineKing RacingFord4974running143$16,15010191Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord4970running134$17,650112516Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord4960running130$14,950121298Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord4940running127$15,500133040Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac4940running124$9,825141530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac49218running126$13,875153255Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord4880running118$13,825163152Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord4840running115$8,450172124Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4810crash112$9,40018515Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord4691running114$16,350192720Joe RuttmanMoroso RacingFord4670running106$8,34020178Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord4430running103$13,200211814Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet4400running100$12,950223475Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord4400running97$8,0502334Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4090crash94$17,900243322Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord3970crash91$7,925252444Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac3920running88$9,6302695Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3690crash85$12,500272327Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3520running82$12,425282633Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3290running79$16,775291683Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord3050engine76$7,745302011Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3030crash73$17,620312941Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2540engine70$8,395322218Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet20730crash72$15,420331390Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord1190oil pump64$6,42034725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet510crash61$10,970351168Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord270engine58$7,025Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 979 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 932 (-47) 10px 3 Geoff Bodine 861 (-118) 10px 1 4 Mark Martin 855 (–124) 10px 1 5 Davey Allison 804 (–175) 10px 2 6 Dale Jarrett 802 (–177) 10px 7 Morgan Shepherd 795 (–184) 10px 3 8 Kyle Petty 774 (–205) 10px 1 9 Jeff Gordon 744 (–235) 10px 5 10 Jimmy Spencer 738 (–241)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1993 TranSouth 500 1993 First Union 400 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway Category:April 1993 sports events in the United States Category:1993 in sports in Tennessee