1993 Winston 500

Ninth race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 4.28 The 1993 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Davey Allison. 49.783 Morgan-McClure Motorsports Ernie Irvan 145,000 Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network ESPN Richard Childress Racing 4 102 Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt 155.412 mph km/h Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway Richard Childress Racing 804.8 188 30 9 Winston 500 2.66 1993 5 2 1993 500.08 24th Annual Winston 500 1993 Winston 500.jpeg The 1993 Winston 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 2, 1993, before an audience of 145,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. After a rain-delay late into the race, NASCAR officials determined to let the race finish under a two-lap shootout. In a late-race charge, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan would charge from fourth to first on the final lap to take his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Newberry Paul May 3, 1993 Irvan charges to checkered flag in wild Winston finish 21 Indiana Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115755602/irvan-charges-to-checkered-flag-in-wild/ January 4, 2023 Newspapers.com McAdory Joe May 3, 1993 Irvan wins, Wallace crashes 31 News-Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115755782/irvan-wins-wallace-crashes/ January 4, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Bobby Allison Motorsports driver Jimmy Spencer and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively. At the finish of the race, Rusty Wallace would suffer a major crash while crossing the finish line. Coming to the finish, Dale Earnhardt would send Wallace into an airborne spin, sending Wallace into a series of flips and tumbles, crossing the finish line in sixth. With the car destroyed, Wallace was transferred to a Birmingham, Alabama hospital where he was diagnosed with a concussion and a broken left wrist.Higgins Tom May 3, 1993 Wallace avoids trouble - but it catches up 26 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115756035/wallace-avoids-trouble-but-it-catches/ January 4, 2023 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66 mi km -long mid tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5 mi km -long mid tri-oval. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord1Rick 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 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 RacingPontiac31Steve KinserFolsom RacingChevrolet32Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet40Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac41Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac44Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac45Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac49Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord53Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord62Ben HessGray RacingFord65Jerry O'NeilO'Neil RacingOldsmobile68Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet73Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile75Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord85Ken BouchardMansion MotorsportsFord90Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 30, at 4:00 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, May 1, at 11:30 AM 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 30, 1993 NASCAR today 28 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115756518/nascar-today/ January 4, 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. Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.783 and an average speed of 192.355 mph km/h in the first round.Harris Mike May 1, 1993 Wet track delays Earnhardt's drive to Winston 500 pole position 35 Tallahassee Democrat https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115756676/wet-track-delays-earnhardts-drive-to/ January 4, 2023 Newspapers.com Nine drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.783192.355212Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord50.249190.571318Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet50.252190.560444Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac50.311190.336528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord50.332190.257620Joe RuttmanMoroso RacingFord50.341190.223716Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord50.356190.166825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.360190.151921Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord50.366190.1281011Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord50.386190.053116Mark MartinRoush RacingFord50.387190.0491226Brett BodineKing RacingFord50.396190.0151330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac50.466189.752148Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord50.528189.5191598Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord50.537189.485164Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet50.545189.4551740Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac50.561189.3951851Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet50.589189.290191Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord50.617189.1852022Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord50.617189.185Failed to lock in Round 12142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac50.496189.6392268Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord50.622189.1672355Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord50.646189.077242Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac50.664189.0102527Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord50.795188.522265Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.843188.3452775Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord50.855188.3002852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord50.916188.074297Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord50.940187.9863024Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51.041187.6143115Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord51.209186.9983283Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord51.211186.9913317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet51.346186.4993453Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord51.421186.2273532Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet51.494185.9633645Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord51.495185.9603733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet51.569185.6933814Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet51.579185.6573941Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet51.589185.6214085Ken BouchardMansion MotorsportsFord51.641185.434Provisional4190Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord -* -*Failed to qualify429P. J. Jones (R)Melling RacingFord -* -*4348James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac -* -*440Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord -* -*4531Steve KinserFolsom RacingChevrolet -* -*4662Ben HessGray RacingFord -* -*4771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*4873Phil BarkdollBarkdoll RacingOldsmobile -* -*4965Jerry O'NeilO'Neil RacingOldsmobile -* -*5049Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1164Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1883running180$85,8752212Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord1881running175$56,8503318Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet18835running170$44,870413Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet188102running170$39,8705620Joe RuttmanMoroso RacingFord1880running155$25,7656242Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac18838running155$28,4907528Davey AllisonRobert Yates RacingFord1883running151$27,71081598Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1880running142$22,2859297Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord1880running138$24,285101330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1880running134$19,585113024Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1880running130$15,79512116Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1886running132$21,71513191Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord1880running124$17,435141740Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac1880running121$11,65515921Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord1880running118$16,97516444Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac1870running115$13,285174190Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord1870running112$9,770182142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1870running109$18,030193941Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1870running106$11,840202527Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1870running103$14,88021825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1870running100$13,810221011Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1860running97$18,890233733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet1840running94$17,58024148Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord1820running91$13,375253453Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord1820running88$8,395263317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1800running85$18,115273115Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord1740handling82$16,260282355Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord1670running79$13,05529716Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord1580running76$12,900301226Brett BodineKing RacingFord1560crash73$12,745312775Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord1480running70$7,965322852Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord1390engine67$7,910332268Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord1380crash64$9,480343283Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord1270crash61$7,850352022Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord1270crash58$7,820363532Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet1270crash55$7,790373814Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet1260crash52$13,285383645Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord740shocks49$7,665391851Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet320engine46$7,600404085Ken BouchardMansion MotorsportsFord240engine43$7,57041265Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet120camshaft40$12,120Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Rusty Wallace 1,452 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt 1,366 (-86) 10px 3 Davey Allison 1,290 (-162) 10px 4 4 Dale Jarrett 1,209 (–243) 10px 1 5 Kyle Petty 1,208 (–244) 10px 6 Mark Martin 1,191 (–261) 10px 2 7 Geoff Bodine 1,172 (–280) 10px 1 8 Morgan Shepherd 1,166 (–286) 10px 5 9 Jimmy Spencer 1,107 (–345) 10px 5 10 Ernie Irvan 1,100 (–352)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. 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