1993 Champion Spark Plug 400

January 202320th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON Cambridge Township, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway 400 39.834 643.737 643.737 200 200 3.2 400 2 144.564 mph km/h 1993 August 15 Champion Spark Plug 400 24th Annual Champion Spark Plug 400 The 1993 Champion Spark Plug 400 program cover, featuring Harry Gant. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. Motor Racing Network 20 30 6 86 Hendrick Motorsports Ken Schrader Mark Martin Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Roush Racing ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 1993 Champion Spark Plug 400.jpeg 110,000 The 1993 Champion Spark Plug 400 was the 20th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the eighth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 15, 1993, before an audience of 110,000 in Cambridge Township, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Taking advantage of a blown engine on dominant driver Ricky Rudd's car, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would come to dominate the late stages of the race to take his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Harris Mike August 16, 1993 Martin captures second race in row 23 Kenosha News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116365043/martin-captures-second-race-in-row/ January 13, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom August 16, 1993 Martin wins second straight 9 The Anniston Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116365622/martin-wins-second-straight/ January 13, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Wood Brothers Racing driver Morgan Shepherd and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Michigan International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Cambridge Township, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac02T. W. TaylorTaylor RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Jimmy HensleyAK 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 RacingChevrolet21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord24Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingFord27Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord28Lake SpeedRobert Yates RacingFord29John KrebsDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac32Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord39Dick TrickleRoulo Brothers RacingChevrolet40Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac41Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac44Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac45Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord48Andy GenzmanGenzman RacingPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord53Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord62Clay YoungJimmy Means RacingFord68Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd Bodine (R)Butch Mock MotorsportsFord76Ron Hornaday Jr.Spears MotorsportsChevrolet81Jeff DavisJeff Davis RacingFord85Ken BouchardMansion MotorsportsFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet89Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingFord90Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord95Jeremy MayfieldSadler Brothers RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 13, at 3:30 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, August 14 at 10:30 AM 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,August 14, 1993 NASCAR today 11 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116365790/nascar-today/ January 13, 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 provisionals 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 39.834 and an average speed of 180.750 mph km/h on in the first round.Harris Mike August 14, 1993 Stock car record 12 The Town Talk https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116367743/stock-car-record/ January 13, 2023 Newspapers.com Ten drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39.834180.750228Lake SpeedRobert Yates RacingFord39.943180.25735Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39.954180.207421Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord40.112179.497555Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord40.137179.386675Todd Bodine (R)Butch Mock MotorsportsFord40.199179.10973Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40.218179.024811Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord40.230178.971924Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40.281178.744102Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac40.348178.4481122Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord40.357178.408126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord40.399178.2221368Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord40.418178.1381440Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac40.420178.130157Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord40.445178.020161Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord40.449178.0021798Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord40.456177.9711890Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord40.488177.8301926Brett BodineKing RacingFord40.515177.7122033Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet40.525177.668Failed to lock in Round 12187Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet40.452177.9892242Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac40.487177.8352332Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet40.560177.515244Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet40.572177.4622512Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord40.601177.3362615Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord40.603177.3272718Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet40.614177.2792830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac40.622177.2442944Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac40.668177.0433017Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet40.692176.9393152Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord40.706176.8783241Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet40.715176.8393389Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingFord40.724176.800348Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord40.774176.5833516Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord40.777176.5703645Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord40.811176.4233727Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord40.833176.3283871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet40.875176.147399P. J. Jones (R)Melling RacingFord40.949175.8284039Dick TrickleRoulo Brothers RacingChevrolet40.992175.644Provisional4114Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet41.398173.921Failed to qualify4237Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord -* -*4395Jeremy MayfieldSadler Brothers RacingFord -* -*4453Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord -* -*4585Ken BouchardMansion MotorsportsFord -* -*4676Ron Hornaday Jr.Spears MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4762Clay YoungJimmy Means RacingFord -* -*4829John KrebsDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4981Jeff DavisJeff Davis RacingFord -* -*5002T. W. TaylorTaylor RacingFord -* -*5148Andy GenzmanGenzman RacingPontiac -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20081running180$76,6452421Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord2000running170$47,3203924Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20017running170$34,74542718Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2000running160$29,0455555Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord2003running160$27,9906102Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac2004running155$24,1157228Lake SpeedRobert Yates RacingFord2002running151$25,21581122Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord2000running142$17,565973Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running138$19,21510811Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2000running134$25,115111890Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord2000running130$12,015121368Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord2000running127$11,615133017Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2000running124$21,015141926Brett BodineKing RacingFord2000running121$16,61515157Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord2000running118$20,315162830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1990running115$15,96017348Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord1990running112$15,240182242Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1990running109$17,540193241Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1990running106$11,540202512Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord1990running103$14,690211798Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1990running100$13,815223871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1990running97$8,815231440Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac1990running94$10,565242615Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord1980running91$16,615253152Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord1980running88$8,46526399P. J. Jones (R)Melling RacingFord1960running85$8,26527125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1932running87$16,965282944Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac1910running79$9,815294114Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet1830running76$12,665302033Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet1620crash73$17,015313516Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord1570running70$12,44032244Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1555engine72$17,41533161Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord1500running64$12,315343727Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1390crash61$12,2403535Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet12586engine68$14,590363389Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingFord1080crash55$7,640372187Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet950rear end52$8,115382332Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet940engine49$7,590394039Dick TrickleRoulo Brothers RacingChevrolet790rear end46$7,56540675Todd Bodine (R)Butch Mock MotorsportsFord150crash43$7,515413645Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord100engine40$7,515Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 3,049 10px 2 Dale Jarrett 2,790 (-259) 10px 3 Rusty Wallace 2,725 (-324) 10px 4 Mark Martin 2,707 (–342) 10px 5 Morgan Shepherd 2,672 (–377) 10px 6 Kyle Petty 2,539 (–510) 10px 7 Ken Schrader 2,490 (–559) 10px 8 Ernie Irvan 2,447 (–602) 10px 9 Geoff Bodine 2,425 (–624) 10px 10 Jeff Gordon 2,423 (–626)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1993 The Bud at The Glen 1993 Bud 500 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway Category:August 1993 sports events in the United States Category:1993 in sports in Michigan