1993 Hanes 500

Eighth race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesFebruary 2025 NASWINSTON 79.078 mph km/h 44th Annual Hanes 500 ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 409 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Penske Racing South 2 Motor Racing Network Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway Hanes 500 April 25 500 423.257 0.847 301.359 356 263 0.526 30 8 1993 20.169 187.256 The 1993 Hanes 500 program cover. 1993_Hanes_500.jpeg 55,000 The 1993 Hanes 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 44th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 25, 1993, before an audience of 55,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate the race to take his 25th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his fourth victory of the season, and his third consecutive victory.Harris Mike April 26, 1993 Rusty Wallace feeling better before, after the race 28 The Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115664208/rusty-wallace-feeling-better-before/ January 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom April 26, 1993 Wallace completes April NASCAR sweep with Hanes 500 win 12 The Daily Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115664370/wallace-completes-april-nascar-sweep/ January 2, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. 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 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 & AssociatesFord28Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet40Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac41Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac44Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord68Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord90Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 23, 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, April 24, at 12:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-32 would be decided on time,April 23, 1993 NASCAR today 14 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115664603/nascar-today/ January 2, 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. Geoff Bodine, driving for Bud Moore Engineering, won the pole, setting a time of 20.169 and an average speed of 93.887 mph km/h on in the first round.Harris Mike April 24, 1993 Geoff Bodine smashes record en route to pole 8 Anderson Independent-Mail https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115664793/geoff-bodine-smashes-record-en-route-to/ January 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Two drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed115Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord20.16993.887227Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord20.24693.530324Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.25793.479442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac20.29193.32252Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac20.30193.276628Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord20.32193.18477Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord20.37292.95186Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.37992.919968Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord20.38692.8871030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac20.39692.8421118Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet20.40392.810124Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet20.40692.7961325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.40792.792145Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.41492.7601540Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac20.41992.7371611Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord20.46792.520171Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord20.49492.3981826Brett BodineKing RacingFord20.49992.3751914Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet20.52292.2722044Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.53092.236Failed to lock in Round 1213Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.50092.3712255Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord20.53992.1952333Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet20.54592.1682422Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord20.54692.1642512Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord20.55592.1242617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet20.55992.1062798Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord20.57992.0162841Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.58491.9942921Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord20.62891.798308Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord20.63191.7843190Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord20.68191.5623275Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord20.73591.324Provisionals3316Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord -* -*3471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify3552Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord -* -*369P. J. Jones (R)Melling RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings152Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac500409running185$45,1752628Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord5002running175$49,72531118Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet5000running165$30,35042617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet5000running160$28,8005442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac4990running155$21,0506115Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord4970running150$26,15071826Brett BodineKing RacingFord4970running146$19,4258324Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4970running142$11,97591914Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet4970running138$16,1251086Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4960running134$18,52511171Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord4960running130$13,410122422Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord4950running127$7,3251377Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord4950running124$16,025143275Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord4950running121$6,525153471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4940running118$9,725161030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4940running115$12,225172044Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac4900running112$9,025181325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4890transmission109$11,530192921Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord4890crash106$11,025202841Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet4840running103$7,62521308Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord4820running100$10,32522213Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4531engine102$10,625233190Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord4510running94$4,925241540Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac4240rear end91$4,875252798Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord4080running88$9,62526227Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord40488rear end90$12,425271611Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3810running82$14,825282255Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord3500running79$9,17529145Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3100running76$9,025302512Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord2120engine73$8,950312333Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet2000engine70$13,37532124Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1400head gasket67$13,97533968Bobby HamiltonTriStar MotorsportsFord400oil pump64$5,925343316Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord180crash61$8,900Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Rusty Wallace 1,297 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt 1,196 (-101) 10px 3 Davey Allison 1,139 (-158) 10px 4 Kyle Petty 1,099 (–198) 10px 1 5 Geoff Bodine 1,090 (–207) 10px 1 6 Mark Martin 1,059 (–238) 10px 2 7 Mark Martin 1,048 (–249) 10px 8 Dale Jarrett 1,039 (–258) 10px 3 9 Darrell Waltrip 982 (–315) 10px 6 10 Brett Bodine 951 (–346)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1993 First Union 400 1993 Winston 500 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:April 1993 sports events in the United States Category:1993 in sports in Virginia