1993 TranSouth 500

Fifth race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON March 28 212 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt 3 ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network 30 Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway 5 139.958 mph km/h 37th Annual TranSouth 500 TranSouth 500 1993 367 806.799 2.198 1.366 Set by 1993 owner's points 501.322 The 1993 TranSouth 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott. 1993_TranSouth_500.jpeg The 1993 TranSouth 500 was the fifth stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 28, 1993, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 mi km permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to overcome a first half struggle and dominate the second half of the race to take his 54th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Iacobelli Pete March 29, 1993 Earnhardt makes proper corrections, speeds to victory in TranSouth 500 12 The Daily Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115436623/earnhardt-makes-proper-corrections/ December 30, 2022 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom March 29, 1993 Earnhardt dominates TranSouth 500 field 4 The Herald-Sun https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115436671/earnhardt-dominates-transouth-500-field/ December 30, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively. This would be the final NASCAR race for Alan Kulwicki, who finished sixth. Kulwicki was killed in a plane crash days later. Background thumb|The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord8Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord14Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet15Geoff BodineBud 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 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 RacingFord53Mike PotterJimmy Means RacingFord55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord57Bob SchachtStringer MotorsportsOldsmobile62John McFaddenJimmy Means RacingFord63Norm BenningO'Neil RacingOldsmobile68Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord90Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Two round of qualifying were scheduled to be held on Friday, March 26, and Saturday, March 27.March 26, 1996 NASCAR today 41 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115436715/nascar-today/ December 30, 2022 Newspapers.com However, Friday's sessions were cancelled due to rain, with both rounds then scheduled to commence on Saturday.Higgins Tom March 27, 1993 Rain dampens Earnhardt's hopes 22 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115436746/rain-dampens-earnhardts-hopes/ December 30, 2022 Newspapers.com However, Saturday's sessions would also be cancelled due to rain, leaving qualifying to be determined by a system of owner's points and postmarks on entry list blanks. The top 30 positions would be determined by the current 1993 owner's points, while the final nine spots would be determined by a system of provisionals that included past winners, and finally postmarks.Higgins Tom March 28, 1993 Qualifying rain out puts old rivals at front of field at Darlington 71 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115436778/qualifying-rain-out-puts-old-rivals-at/ December 30, 2022 Newspapers.com As a result, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt won the pole.Harris Mike March 28, 1993 Earnhardt has that look in his eyes 32 York Sunday News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115436802/earnhardt-has-that-look-in-his-eyes/ December 30, 2022 Newspapers.com John McFadden was the only driver to fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMake13Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet215Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord32Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac418Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet524Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet66Mark MartinRoush RacingFord74Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet821Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord928Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord1027Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1112Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord1255Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord135Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet147Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord1542Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac1625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1714Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet188Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord1926Brett BodineKing RacingFord2033Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet2130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac2216Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord2398Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord2441Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2517Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2640Kenny Wallace (R)Team SABCOPontiac2768Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord2811Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2990Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord3044Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiacProvisionals311Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3275Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord3352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord3471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3557Bob SchachtStringer MotorsportsOldsmobile3622Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord3748James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac3853Mike PotterJimmy Means RacingFord3963Norm BenningO'Neil RacingOldsmobileFailed to qualify4062John McFaddenJimmy Means RacingFordOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet367212running185$64,815266Mark MartinRoush RacingFord367123running175$38,8753418Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3671running170$30,68541625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3672running165$23,125532Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac3660running155$20,4006147Alan KulwickiAK RacingFord3662running155$25,72571542Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac36619running151$17,3458215Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord3662running147$17,51591714Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet3661running143$14,43510821Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3650running134$16,93011928Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord3651running135$18,325121926Brett BodineKing RacingFord3640running127$13,995132216Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord3630running124$13,715142811Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3630running121$17,91015311Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3630running118$13,505162517Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet3633running120$17,135172398Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3600running112$12,680183622Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord3530running109$8,54519135Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3530running106$12,100203275Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord3480running103$7,27021188Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord3460running100$11,6002274Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3150overheating97$16,080232768Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord3110engine94$8,26024524Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2751handling96$7,740253471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet2580engine88$7,970263044Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac2500engine85$7,755273557Bob SchachtStringer MotorsportsOldsmobile2460rear end82$5,940281027Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2340engine79$10,530291112Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord2120crash76$10,370301255Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord1880engine73$10,310313352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord1700head gasket70$5,675322640Kenny Wallace (R)Team SABCOPontiac1690head gasket67$5,640332130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1480overheating64$10,130343748James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac620handling61$5,545352990Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord520engine58$5,510362441Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet480camshaft55$7,000372033Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet200engine52$14,460383853Mike PotterJimmy Means RacingFord40handling49$5,440393963Norm BenningO'Neil RacingOldsmobile10handling46$5,410Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 804 10px 1 2 Rusty Wallace 747 (-57) 10px 1 3 Geoff Bodine 747 (-57) 10px 4 Dale Jarrett 730 (–74) 10px 1 5 Mark Martin 708 (–96) 10px 3 6 Davey Allison 644 (–160) 10px 1 7 Morgan Shepherd 644 (–160) 10px 3 8 Jeff Gordon 632 (–172) 10px 5 9 Alan Kulwicki 625 (–179) 10px 3 10 Ernie Irvan 624 (–180)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1993 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 1993 Food City 500 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway Category:March 1993 sports events in the United States Category:1993 in sports in South Carolina