1993 Slick 50 500

29th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesFebruary 2025 NASWINSTON October 31 The 1993 Slick 50 500 program cover. Junior Johnson & Associates Roush Racing Mark Martin Roush Racing Mark Martin 212 Bill Elliott TNN Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett 6 Motor Racing Network 100.375 mph km/h 30 Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix International Raceway 29 502.115 502.115 312 312 1.6 312 1 6th Annual Slick 50 500 Slick 50 500 1993 27.803 312 1993 Slick 50 500.jpeg The 1993 Slick 50 500 was the 29th and penultimate stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the 14th and final race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston West Series season, and the sixth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 31, 1993, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 312 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his 12th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fifth and final victory of the season.Harris Mike November 1, 1993 Earnhardt very close to '93 championship 29 The Indianapolis Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116725767/earnhardt-very-close-to-93-championship/ January 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Armijo Mark November 1, 1993 Martin drives monster NASCAR race 27 Arizona Republic https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116730580/martin-drives-monster-nascar-race/ January 18, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan and SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty would finish second and third, respectively. Heading into the final race of the season, the 1993 Hooters 500, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt was the heavy favorite to win the championship, only needing a 34th place or better to win the driver's championship.Higgins Tom November 1, 1993 Gamble on tires leaves Wallace flat 14 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116730255/gamble-on-tires-leaves-wallace-flat/ January 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Harris Mike November 1, 1993 Flat tire ends Wallace's hopes 7 Daily World https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116730291/flat-tire-ends-wallaces-hopes/ January 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of Phoenix International Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Phoenix International Raceway is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation. The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Jimmy HensleyMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord8Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord13Stan FoxFolsom RacingChevrolet14Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet15Lake SpeedBud 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 & AssociatesFord28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet36Butch GillilandGilliland RacingChevrolet39Chuck BownRoulo Brothers RacingChevrolet40Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac41Dick TrickleLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac44Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac48Jack SellersSellers RacingChevrolet50Mike ChaseJTC RacingChevrolet51Rick ScribnerScribner RacingChevrolet52Scott GaylordJimmy Means RacingFord55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord58Wayne JacksJacks MotorsportsPontiac61Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet68Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord71Terry FisherMarcis Auto RacingPontiac72John AndrettiTex RacingChevrolet75Todd Bodine (R)Butch Mock MotorsportsFord76Ron Hornaday Jr.Spears MotorsportsChevrolet81Jeff DavisJeff Davis RacingFord86Rich Woodland Jr.Woodland RacingOldsmobile90Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 29, at 6:00 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, October 30, at 3:00 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,October 29, 1993 NASCAR today 23 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116730800/nascar-today/ January 18, 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. Bill Elliott, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, won the pole, setting a time of 27.803 and an average speed of 129.482 mph km/h on in the first round.Harris Mike October 30, 1993 Elliott Smashes Record 10 The Times-Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116730916/elliott-smashes-record/ January 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Six drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed111Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord27.803129.482241Dick TrickleLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.827129.37136Mark MartinRoush RacingFord27.877129.13945Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.877129.139528Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord27.894129.06062Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac27.899129.03778Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord27.901129.028825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.957128.769924Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.968128.7191039Chuck BownRoulo Brothers RacingChevrolet27.977128.677113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.998128.5811226Brett BodineKing RacingFord28.001128.567131Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord28.068128.2601418Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet28.073128.2371533Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet28.097128.1281615Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord28.098128.1231712Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord28.099128.1181829Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet28.136127.950197Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord28.139127.9362022Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord28.157127.855Failed to lock in Round 12117Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet28.057128.3102221Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord28.176127.7682330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac28.214127.5962476Ron Hornaday Jr.Spears MotorsportsChevrolet28.215127.5922561Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet28.238127.4882614Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet28.252127.4252742Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac28.261127.3842827Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord28.261127.384294Jimmy HensleyMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet28.269127.3483075Todd Bodine (R)Butch Mock MotorsportsFord28.277127.3123198Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord28.294127.2353240Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac28.318127.1283316Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord28.357126.9533472John AndrettiTex RacingChevrolet28.357126.9533590Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord28.390126.8053655Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord28.400126.7613744Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac28.426126.6453850Mike ChaseJTC RacingChevrolet28.481126.4003986Rich Woodland Jr.Woodland RacingOldsmobile28.759125.1784068Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord28.836124.844Winston Cup provisional4171Terry FisherMarcis Auto RacingPontiac -* -*Winston West provisionals4220Dirk StephensCraigen RacingFord -* -*4358Wayne JacksJacks MotorsportsPontiac -* -*Failed to qualify4452Scott GaylordJimmy Means RacingFord -* -*4536Butch GillilandGilliland RacingChevrolet -* -*4613Stan FoxFolsom RacingChevrolet -* -*4748Jack SellersSellers RacingChevrolet -* -*4881Jeff DavisJeff Davis RacingFord -* -*4951Rick ScribnerScribner RacingChevrolet -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings136Mark MartinRoush RacingFord312212running185$67,0352528Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord3126running175$44,15532742Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3129running170$28,4304113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3122running165$29,9805111Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3121running160$31,655645Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3120running150$21,12072117Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet3120running146$21,82082022Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord3122running147$14,62092330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3122running143$16,02010131Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3126running139$17,770112221Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3120running130$14,820121533Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet31116running132$17,520131615Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord3110running124$16,220142614Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet3110running121$13,720153655Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord3110running118$13,420161418Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3110running115$15,320173240Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac3100running112$9,920183590Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord3100running109$7,0951962Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac3101running111$15,495203744Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac3090running103$9,260212561Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet3090running100$6,685222476Ron Hornaday Jr.Spears MotorsportsChevrolet3070running97$6,660233198Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3060running94$11,535241039Chuck BownRoulo Brothers RacingChevrolet3060running91$6,610253075Todd Bodine (R)Butch Mock MotorsportsFord3050running88$6,585264068Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord3050running85$6,560271712Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3050running82$11,385281226Brett BodineKing RacingFord3000running79$11,260291829Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet2600running76$6,4853078Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord2554crash78$11,11031241Dick TrickleLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2543trail arm75$9,53532294Jimmy HensleyMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2420handling67$15,76033825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2360running64$10,710343316Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord2340rear end61$10,66035924Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19548handling63$7,610362827Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1570handling55$10,560374171Terry FisherMarcis Auto RacingPontiac1320engine52$6,040383986Rich Woodland Jr.Woodland RacingOldsmobile1140engine49$6,030393850Mike ChaseJTC RacingChevrolet870engine46$6,015403472John AndrettiTex RacingChevrolet490crash43$5,980414358Wayne JacksJacks MotorsportsPontiac480engine40$5,980424220Dirk StephensCraigen RacingFord240engine37$5,98043197Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord140crash34$15,380Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 4,387 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 4,261 (-126) 10px 3 Mark Martin 4,047 (-340) 10px 4 Dale Jarrett 3,849 (–538) 10px 5 Morgan Shepherd 3,735 (–652) 10px 1 6 Kyle Petty 3,730 (–657) 10px 1 7 Ernie Irvan 3,707 (–680) 10px 2 8 Ken Schrader 3,633 (–754) 10px 9 Bill Elliott 3,609 (–778) 10px 10 Ricky Rudd 3,469 (–918)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1993 AC Delco 500 1993 Hooters 500 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1993 Meineke Discount Mufflers 300 NASCAR Winston West Series 1993 1994 California 200 Slick 50 500 Slick 50 500 Category:NASCAR races at Phoenix Raceway Category:October 1993 sports events in the United States Category:1993 in sports in Arizona