1993 SplitFire Spark Plug 500

24th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series January 2023 NASWINSTON 804.672 23rd Annual SplitFire Spark Plug 500 The 1993 SplitFire Spark Plug 500 program cover. Motor Racing Network TNN Penske Racing South Penske Racing South Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Rusty Wallace 215 2 804.672 Dover, Delaware, Dover Downs International Speedway 500 500 500 100.334 mph km/h September 19 23.768 1.6 1 SplitFire Spark Plug 500 1993 30 24 500 Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett 1993 SplitFire Spark Plug 500.jpeg 86,000 The 1993 SplitFire Spark Plug 500 was the 24th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 19, 1993, before an audience of 86,000 in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In a controversial victory, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to comeback from a one-lap deficit partly caused by a wreck Wallace had caused by hitting back of Hut Stricklin's car, causing a five-car pileup, including driver's championship leader Dale Earnhardt on lap 370. As a result, Wallace would get his lap back and manage to climb to the front and take his 28th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his seventh victory of the season.Higgins Tom September 20, 1993 Wallace wins, riles rivals 14 The Anniston Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116568589/wallace-wins-riles-rivals/ January 16, 2023 Newspapers.com McKee Sandra September 20, 1993 Wallace runs over Dover field 73 The Baltimore Sun https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116568744/wallace-runs-over-dover-field/ January 16, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader and owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Dover Downs International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Dover Downs International Speedway is an 1.000 mi km on oval track in Dover, Delaware. The venue has hosted major events since its inaugural season in 1969, including NASCAR and IndyCar races. Adjacent to Bally's Dover, which owns the surrounding property, the speedway itself is owned by Speedway Motorsports, LLC (SMI). The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac02T. W. TaylorTaylor RacingFord3Dale 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 Bodine*King RacingFord27Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac32Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet40Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac41Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac44Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac48Trevor BoysHylton MotorsportsPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord57Bob SchachtBob Schacht MotorsportsOldsmobile66Mike WallaceOwen RacingPontiac68Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd Bodine (R)Butch Mock MotorsportsFord84Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingOldsmobile90Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord *Replaced by Dick Trickle due to an injury sustained in the race's first practice session.Coon Charlie September 19, 1993 Brett Bodine leaves hospital 2 Star-Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116568819/brett-bodine-leaves-hospital/ January 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 17, 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 18, 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 21-36 would be decided on time,September 17, 1993 NASCAR today 14 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116568887/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 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, would win the pole, setting a time of 23.768 and an average speed of 151.464 mph km/h in the first round.September 18, 1993 Wallace races repaired Pontiac to pole at Dover 32 Messenger-Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116568955/wallace-races-repaired-pontiac-to-pole/ January 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Four drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac23.768151.464228Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord23.812151.184324Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.889150.69747Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord23.931150.43256Mark MartinRoush RacingFord23.940150.376644Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac23.968150.200721Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord23.991150.056833Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet24.062149.61393Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet24.080149.5021025Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.083149.4831122Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord24.119149.260121Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord24.119149.2601311Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord24.144149.1051498Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord24.187148.8401542Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac24.224148.6131627Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord24.233148.5581717Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet24.244148.490188Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord24.245148.4841912Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord24.249148.4602041Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.267148.350Failed to lock in Round 12155Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord23.892150.678225Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.931150.4322326Dick TrickleKing RacingFord24.062149.6132430Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac24.163148.9882515Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord24.267148.3502618Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet24.281148.2642714Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet24.327147.9842875Todd Bodine (R)Butch Mock MotorsportsFord24.360147.7832968Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord24.380147.6623032Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet24.384147.6383171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet24.411147.4743290Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord24.487147.0173316Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord24.635146.1343457Bob SchachtBob Schacht MotorsportsOldsmobile24.762145.384354Jeff PurvisMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet24.826145.0093640Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac24.856144.834Provisional3752Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord25.319142.186Failed to qualify3848Trevor BoysHylton MotorsportsPontiac -* -*3984Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingOldsmobile -* -*4066Mike WallaceOwen RacingPontiac - -4102T. 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TaylorTaylor RacingFord - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings112Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac500215running185$77,64521025Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500127running175$53,11531717Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet50055running170$38,41042618Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet5002running165$31,0355833Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet5000running155$27,83061912Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord5000running150$21,58071122Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord5000running146$16,68082714Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet5001running147$17,9809721Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord4990running138$17,230101311Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4980running134$23,43011188Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord4980running130$15,980123290Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord4980running127$9,68013354Jeff PurvisMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4972running129$18,980141542Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac4950running121$17,080153316Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord4920running118$14,580163640Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac4890running115$11,630173752Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord4890running112$8,53018121Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord4770running109$13,615193171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4700running106$8,305202968Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord4620running103$8,80521225Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4560handling100$13,205223032Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet4400crash97$8,155232430Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4210handling94$13,00524324Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet41280handling96$11,255252326Dick TrickleKing RacingFord4070running88$12,75526228Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord40518running90$19,1052793Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4040running82$14,555282155Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord4020engine79$12,955291627Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3680crash76$12,3803047Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord3580crash73$17,1553156Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2370crash70$16,705321498Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord2320crash67$12,205332515Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord2320engine64$15,60534644Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac1170crash61$9,080352875Todd Bodine (R)Butch Mock MotorsportsFord600crash58$7,505363457Bob SchachtBob Schacht MotorsportsOldsmobile200rotor55$7,480372041Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet100crash52$8,980Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 3,626 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 3,445 (-181) 10px 3 Mark Martin 3,297 (-329) 10px 4 Dale Jarrett 3,273 (–353) 10px 5 Morgan Shepherd 3,149 (–477) 10px 1 6 Ken Schrader 3,026 (–600) 10px 1 7 Kyle Petty 2,991 (–635) 10px 8 Bill Elliott 2,914 (–712) 10px 9 Jeff Gordon 2,858 (–768) 10px 10 Ernie Irvan 2,842 (–784)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond) 1993 Goody's 500 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway Category:September 1993 sports events in the United States Category:1993 in sports in Delaware