1993 Coca-Cola 600

11th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 1993 5 30 965.606 145.504 mph km/h Hendrick Motorsports TBS Dale Earnhardt Performance Racing Network Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing 152 30 Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway 30.448 162,000 400 2.414 1.5 11 34th Annual Coca-Cola 600 3 Coca-Cola 600 1993 600 Ken Schrader 1993 Coca-Cola 600.jpeg The 1993 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The 1993 Coca-Cola 600 was the 11th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 30, 1993, before an audience of 162,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to overcome two penalties throughout the race and come back to win his 55th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Foreman Jr. Tom May 31, 1993 Earnhardt overcomes penalties to win Coca-Cola 600 19 The Morning Call https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115976949/earnhardt-overcomes-penalties-to-win/ January 7, 2023 Newspapers.com Hummer Steve May 31, 1993 Showing grime pays, Earnhardt's bottom line is winning at all costs 44 The Atlanta Constitution https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115977427/showing-grime-pays-earnhardts-bottom/ January 7, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord8Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord9Chad LittleMelling 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 RacingPontiac32Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet38Bobby HamiltonAkins MotorsportsFord40Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac41Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac44Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac45Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac49Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord64Johnny ChapmanBahre RacingChevrolet65Jerry O'NeilO'Neil RacingOldsmobile66Mike WallaceOwen RacingPontiac68Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord84Rick CrawfordCircle Bar RacingFord85Ken BouchardMansion MotorsportsFord90Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, May 26, at 7:00 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 Thursday, May 27, at 2:30 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 26, 1993 600 pole night 55 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115977755/600-pole-night/ January 7, 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. Ken Schrader, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, won the pole, setting a time of 30.448 and an average speed of 177.352 mph km/h on in the first round.Zier Patrick May 27, 1993 Schrader sets record 10 The Messenger https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115978883/schrader-sets-record/ January 7, 2023 Newspapers.com Seven drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.448177.352226Brett BodineKing RacingFord30.486177.13036Mark MartinRoush RacingFord30.538176.82941Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord30.598176.482515Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord30.656176.148630Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac30.667176.08578Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord30.698175.90782Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac30.702175.884944Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac30.724175.758107Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord30.753175.5931168Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord30.791175.3761221Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord30.808175.2791322Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord30.866174.950143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.877174.8871583Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord30.897174.7741698Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord30.905174.7291716Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord30.909174.7061855Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord30.927174.605194Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet30.944174.509205Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.977174.323Failed to lock in Round 12124Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.996174.2162241Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.013174.1212328Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord31.025174.0532440Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac31.048173.9242533Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet31.051173.9072627Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord31.110173.5782712Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord31.123173.5052890Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord31.142173.3992914Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet31.161173.2943011Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord31.175173.2163117Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet31.186173.1553218Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet31.252172.7893352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord31.264172.7233445Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord31.284172.6123542Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac31.298172.5353675Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord31.323172.3973766Mike WallaceOwen RacingPontiac31.402171.964389Chad LittleMelling RacingFord31.469171.5973932Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet31.493171.4674020Joe RuttmanMoroso RacingFord31.533171.249Provisional4171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4285Ken BouchardMansion MotorsportsFord -* -*4348James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac -* -*4484Rick CrawfordCircle Bar RacingFord -* -*4538Bobby HamiltonAkins MotorsportsFord -* -*4665Jerry O'NeilO'Neil RacingOldsmobile -* -*4749Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4864Johnny ChapmanBahre RacingChevrolet -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet400152running185$156,65022124Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4003running175$79,05033218Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet400114running170$73,1004125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40038running165$91,5505194Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet40042running160$46,60063011Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4000running150$35,30072712Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord4000running146$28,70081322Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord4004running147$24,30091221Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3995running143$25,25010515Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord39919running139$32,600113117Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet3990running130$26,300122241Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3980running127$18,22513630Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3980running124$18,800143542Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3980running121$21,70015107Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord3980running118$22,650162890Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord3980running115$11,570171168Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord3980running112$10,880182533Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3980running109$19,100193675Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord3950running106$9,500202627Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3940running103$14,750213445Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord3931running105$8,650223766Mike WallaceOwen RacingPontiac3920running97$8,325232440Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac3920running94$10,0002478Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord3920running91$13,200253932Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet3880running88$7,480261855Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord3760running85$12,150271583Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord3640running82$7,1502836Mark MartinRoush RacingFord35522engine84$20,7102982Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac3530accident76$14,880302328Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord3420running73$18,7503141Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3340running70$13,90032944Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac3300engine67$8,600332914Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet2730engine64$11,05034389Chad LittleMelling RacingFord2630rotor61$6,900354020Joe RuttmanMoroso RacingFord2310engine58$6,350361698Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1820engine55$10,87537205Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1640engine52$11,310383352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord1070engine49$6,225394171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet440engine46$6,200401716Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord280engine43$10,70041226Brett BodineKing RacingFord50engine40$15,675Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,711 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 1,582 (-129) 10px 3 3 Dale Jarrett 1,503 (-208) 10px 1 4 Geoff Bodine 1,491 (–220) 10px 1 5 Kyle Petty 1,484 (–227) 10px 3 6 Davey Allison 1,481 (–230) 10px 1 7 Ernie Irvan 1,435 (–276) 10px 1 8 Morgan Shepherd 1,430 (–281) 10px 1 9 Jeff Gordon 1,382 (–329) 10px 1 10 Ken Schrader 1,357 (–354)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. 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