1993 Save Mart Supermarkets 300K

Tenth race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON The 1993 Save Mart Supermarkets 300K program cover, featuring Bill Elliott and Ernie Irvan. Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network ESPN Dale Earnhardt Bud Moore Engineering Richard Childress Racing Geoff Bodine Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing 33 77.013 mph km/h May 16 30 Sonoma, California, Sears Point Raceway 10 15 Save Mart Supermarkets 300K 186.48 4.06 300.11 300.11 74 74 2.52 1993 1:38.783 186.48 5th Annual Save Mart Supermarkets 300K 1993_Save_Mart_Supermarkets_300K.jpeg 90,000 The 1993 Save Mart Supermarkets 300K was the tenth stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the fourth race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston West Series season, and the fifth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 16, 1993, at the Grand Prix layout of Sears Point Raceway, a 2.52 mi km permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 74 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Bud Moore Engineering driver Geoff Bodine would manage to fend off numerous challenges for the lead from Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd to take his 15th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Schiffmann William May 17, 1993 Bodine bumps way to finish line first 9 The Advocate-Messenger https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115780824/bodine-bumps-way-to-finish-line-first/ January 4, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom May 17, 1993 Bodine survives a final-lap bump to win Save Mart 16 Evansville Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115783210/bodine-survives-a-final-lap-bump-to-win/ January 4, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Irvan and Rudd would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Sears Point Raceway used by NASCAR at the time. Sears Point Raceway is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Watkins Glen International. The standard road course at Sears Point Raceway is a 12-turn course that is 2.52 mi km long;Sears Point http://www.gt-racing.co.uk/circuits/northamerica/searspoint.html 2021-11-13 www.gt-racing.co.uk the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypassed turns 5 and 6, shortening the course to 1.95 mi km. The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout.2011-06-07 Passing is tough in Chute chronicle.augusta.com http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/06/28/oth_232051.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20110607182441/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/06/28/oth_232051.shtml 2011-06-07 2021-11-13 In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn, 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 mi km.2007-09-29 SEARS POINT BREAKS GROUND ON MODIFIED CHUTE - RacingWest http://www.racingwest.com/news/story.php3/2094/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20070929002246/http://www.racingwest.com/news/story.php3/2094/index.htm 2007-09-29 2021-11-13 Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet04Hershel McGriffTTC MotorsportsChevrolet5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Tommy KendallAK 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 RacingChevrolet20Dirk StephensCraigen RacingFord21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord24Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingFord27Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord29John KrebsDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet36Butch GillilandGilliland RacingChevrolet37Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet40Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac41Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac44Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac48Jack SellersEmerson RacingChevrolet50Mike ChaseJTC RacingChevrolet52Scott GaylordJimmy Means RacingPontiac55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord56Tony HuntHunt RacingChevrolet58Wayne JacksJacks MotorsportsPontiac68Dorsey SchroederTriStar MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet73Bill SchmittSchmitt RacingFord75Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord76Bill SedgwickSpears MotorsportsChevrolet81Jeff DavisJeff Davis RacingFord90Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, May 14, at 6:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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, May 15, 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 26-40 would be decided on time,May 14, 1993 NASCAR today 27 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115783759/nascar-today/ January 4, 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; which was one for cars in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and two extra provisionals for the NASCAR Winston West Series. 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. Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 1:38.783 and an average speed of 91.838 mph km/h on in the first round.Higgins Tom May 15, 1993 Earnhardt's aggressive again, tops qualifying for Sunday's race 19 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115787586/earnhardts-aggressive-again-tops/ January 4, 2023 Newspapers.com Five drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:38.78391.83825Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:39.08191.561315Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord1:39.17091.47944Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1:39.39891.26956Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1:39.56991.11362Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac1:39.60691.079716Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord1:39.61791.069825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:39.78290.918928Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord1:39.83690.8691014Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet1:39.90290.8091198Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1:40.20690.5331221Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord1:40.24190.5021317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1:40.28790.460149P. J. Jones (R)Melling RacingFord1:40.29490.4541524Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:40.32490.4271630Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1:40.32890.4231711Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1:40.45390.3111842Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1:40.51290.2581968Dorsey SchroederTriStar MotorsportsFord1:40.72790.0652044Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac1:40.81089.9912140Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac1:40.94089.8752212Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord1:41.04789.780238Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord1:41.05789.7712455Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord1:41.19589.6492571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1:41.19789.647Failed to lock in Round 12626Brett BodineKing RacingFord1:40.81489.9872736Butch GillilandGilliland RacingChevrolet1:41.23589.6132873Bill SchmittSchmitt RacingFord1:41.25189.5992929John KrebsDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1:41.26689.5863090Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord1:41.27489.579311Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord1:41.29189.5643218Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1:41.34989.512337Tommy KendallAK RacingFord1:41.41289.4573476Bill SedgwickSpears MotorsportsChevrolet1:41.49889.3813533Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet1:41.94988.9863627Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1:42.24088.7323741Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:42.44188.5583875Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord1:42.73788.3033920Dirk StephensCraigen RacingFord1:42.82488.2284081Jeff DavisJeff Davis RacingFord1:42.84088.215Winston Cup provisional4122Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord -* -*Winston West provisionals4204Hershel McGriffTTC MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4337Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4450Mike ChaseJTC RacingChevrolet1:43.72687.4614558Wayne JacksJacks MotorsportsPontiac1:43.94887.2744656Tony HuntHunt RacingChevrolet1:44.14787.1084748Jack SellersEmerson RacingChevrolet1:48.97883.2464852Scott GaylordJimmy Means RacingPontiac - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1315Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord7430running180$66,510244Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet742running175$41,190325Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet740running165$29,5904825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet740running160$22,41551842Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac740running155$22,715613Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet7433running160$27,7907716Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord740running146$17,46582044Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac740running142$13,66591014Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet740running138$17,015103627Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord740running134$17,415111524Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet740running130$10,21512238Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord742running132$14,315133218Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet740running124$16,610141221Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord740running121$13,31015928Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord730crash118$18,160164122Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord730crash115$7,965171711Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord730running112$17,590181198Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord730running109$12,340193533Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet730running106$16,315203875Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord730running103$7,840214337Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet730running100$7,19022337Tommy KendallAK RacingFord730running97$16,565231630Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac736running99$12,040242626Brett BodineKing RacingFord730running91$12,42025149P. J. Jones (R)Melling RacingFord730running88$8,810263476Bill SedgwickSpears MotorsportsChevrolet730running85$8,140272212Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord730running82$11,665282571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet720running79$8,54029311Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord720running76$11,505303920Dirk StephensCraigen RacingFord720running73$6,900312873Bill SchmittSchmitt RacingFord710running70$6,815322736Butch GillilandGilliland RacingChevrolet710running67$6,765331968Dorsey SchroederTriStar MotorsportsFord690accident64$8,265342929John KrebsDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet680transmission61$6,690351317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet670engine58$16,465362140Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac660running55$6,665373741Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet650rear end52$8,1603862Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac641transmission54$15,615392455Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord610running46$11,0854056Mark MartinRoush RacingFord570rear end43$15,260413090Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord570rear end40$6,560424081Jeff DavisJeff Davis RacingFord460accident37$6,560434204Hershel McGriffTTC MotorsportsChevrolet270engine34$6,560Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,526 10px 1 2 Rusty Wallace 1,506 (-20) 10px 3 Davey Allison 1,408 (-118) 10px 1 4 Kyle Petty 1,363 (–163) 10px 2 5 Geoff Bodine 1,352 (–174) 10px 2 6 Dale Jarrett 1,333 (–193) 10px 1 7 Morgan Shepherd 1,287 (–239) 10px 2 8 Ernie Irvan 1,275 (–251) 10px 3 9 Mark Martin 1,234 (–292) 10px 1 10 Jeff Gordon 1,207 (–319)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. 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