1993 DieHard 500

18th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series January 2023 NASWINSTON 4.281 The 1993 DieHard 500 program cover, featuring Ernie Irvan. 49.772 Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt 100,000 Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Neil Bonnett Motor Racing Network CBS Richard Childress Racing 3 59 Dale Earnhardt Bill Elliott 153.858 mph km/h Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway Junior Johnson & Associates 804.801 188 30 18 DieHard 500 2.66 1993 7 25 1993 500.08 25th Annual DieHard 500 1993 DieHard 500.jpeg The 1993 DieHard 500 was the 18th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 25, 1993, before an audience of 100,000 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. In one of the closest finishes in NASCAR Winston Cup Series history, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to best out a last-lap challenge against Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan by 0.005 seconds at the finish line, with Earnhardt managing to extend his dominant driver's championship lead over the rest of the field with the victory.Harris Mike July 26, 1993 DieHard 500 turns tragic 11 Rocky Mount Telegram https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116278146/diehard-500-turns-tragic/ January 12, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom July 26, 1993 Earnhardt wins violent DieHard 500 by inches 17 Centre Daily Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116278616/earnhardt-wins-violent-diehard-500-by/ January 12, 2023 Newspapers.com The victory was Earnhardt's 59th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth and final victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish third. The race was marred by two separate major incidents throughout the race. On lap 70, a five-car incident featured Active Motorsports driver Jimmy Horton flipping over the protective outside wall in turn one, meant to keep cars within the track. While Horton wasn't seriously hurt, in the same accident, owner-driver and Birmingham, Alabama native Stanley Smith would suffer a basilar skull fracture and partial paralysis of the right side of his body after slamming his car into the turn one wall, spilling blood on most of his racing firesuit.Higgins Tom July 26, 1993 Violent crashes overshadow race 16 Muncie Evening Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116279319/violent-crashes-overshadow-race/ January 12, 2023 Newspapers.com Pearce Al July 25, 1993 Journeyman driver crashes at Talladega https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19930726-1993-07-26-9307260117-story.html January 12, 2023 Daily Press After being taken to a Birmingham hospital, Smith would recover for 40 days until he was eventually discharged.Zenor John June 9, 2001 Former Winston Cup driver Smith leaves horrid accident in past https://azdailysun.com/former-winston-cup-driver-smith-leaves-horrid-accident-in-past/article_6d1afbcb-3f62-5bfc-8f71-bb1c516b1f07.html January 12, 2023 Arizona Daily Sun en The second major crash would occur on lap 132, when Neil Bonnett's car would go airborne, flip over the damaged car of Ted Musgrave, and smash into the protective catch-fence on the track's front-stretch that was meant to protect spectators. Nine fans would be injured due to the crash. Bonnett, making a one-off appearance since retiring in 1990, was uninjured and would eventually decide to commentate the rest of the race for CBS.July 26, 1993 Crash ruins Bonnett return 20 The Jackson Sun https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116282453/crash-ruins-bonnett-return/ January 12, 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. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Jimmy HensleyAK 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 & AssociatesFord28Robby GordonRobert Yates RacingFord29Kerry TeagueLinro MotorsportsChevrolet30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31Neil BonnettRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord38Bobby HamiltonAkins MotorsportsFord40Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac41Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac44Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac45Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord46Buddy BakerHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet52Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord53Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord55Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord62Clay YoungJimmy Means RacingFord68Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord83Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord90Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 22, 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, July 23, 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 21-40 would be decided on time,July 22, 1994 NASCAR today 17 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116282807/nascar-today/ January 12, 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. Bill Elliott, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.772 and an average speed of 192.397 mph km/h in the first round.Harris Mike July 24, 1993 Elliott steals spotlight from Gordon, Bonnett 44 Tallahassee Democrat https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116282987/elliott-steals-spotlight-from-gordon/ January 12, 2023 Newspapers.com Five drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed111Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord49.772192.39724Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet49.782192.359326Brett BodineKing RacingFord49.874192.004442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac49.993191.54755Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.039191.37161Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord50.123191.050768Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord50.135191.004824Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.180190.833927Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord50.183190.8221044Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac50.184190.818113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50.213190.7081233Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet50.228190.6511330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac50.234190.6281428Robby GordonRobert Yates RacingFord50.238190.6131518Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet50.247190.5791617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet50.289190.4191752Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord50.293190.4041837Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord50.339190.230197Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord50.359190.1552031Neil BonnettRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50.395190.019Failed to lock in Round 12155Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord50.461189.770228Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord50.546189.4512321Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord50.584189.3092432Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet50.607189.223256Mark MartinRoush RacingFord50.611189.2082616Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord50.629189.1412712Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord50.685188.9322825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.717188.8122990Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord50.723188.7903051Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet50.727188.7753198Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord50.759188.656322Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac50.761188.6493315Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord50.816188.4453440Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac50.881188.2043549Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet50.987187.8133614Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet51.058187.5513741Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet51.068187.5153875Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord51.072187.5003953Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord51.135187.2694083Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord51.207187.006Provisionals4122Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord51.243186.8744271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet51.897184.519Failed to qualify4345Rich BickleTerminal Trucking MotorsportsFord -* -*4438Bobby HamiltonAkins MotorsportsFord -* -*4546Buddy BakerHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4662Clay YoungJimmy Means RacingFord -* -*4729Kerry TeagueLinro MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet18859running185$87,315224Ernie IrvanMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet18856running175$53,2103256Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1889running170$40,4954442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac18839running165$31,39551518Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1885running160$30,3906768Greg SacksTriStar MotorsportsFord1880running150$17,71572321Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord1885running151$20,86581233Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet1880running142$21,8159326Brett BodineKing RacingFord1884running143$18,085102616Wally Dallenbach Jr.Roush RacingFord1880running134$19,66511111Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1883running135$25,74512927Hut StricklinJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1880running127$16,665132990Bobby Hillin Jr.Donlavey RacingFord1880running124$10,695143614Terry LabonteHagan RacingChevrolet1880running121$16,250154122Bobby Labonte (R)Bill Davis RacingFord1880running118$14,350163315Geoff BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord1880running115$18,06517322Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthPontiac1880running112$17,900184083Lake SpeedSpeed RacingFord1880running109$9,795193875Dick TrickleButch Mock MotorsportsFord1870running106$9,615201330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1870running103$15,425213051Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet1870running100$9,195223741Phil ParsonsLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1870running97$11,265231044Rick WilsonPetty EnterprisesPontiac1860running94$10,8852455Ricky RuddHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1861running96$14,155251752Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingFord1850running88$8,525261837Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord1850running85$8,45027228Sterling MarlinStavola Brothers RacingFord1830running82$13,73028197Jimmy HensleyAK RacingFord1820running79$17,710294271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1790running76$8,240302712Jimmy SpencerBobby Allison MotorsportsFord1740running73$12,92031824Jeff Gordon (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1487engine75$11,250322825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1430engine67$12,630332155Ted MusgraveRaDiUs MotorsportsFord1320crash64$12,535342031Neil BonnettRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1310crash61$8,915353440Kenny Wallace (R)SABCO RacingPontiac940handling58$9,420363198Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord900engine55$12,360371617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet790engine52$17,6103861Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord690crash49$12,285392432Jimmy HortonActive MotorsportsChevrolet690crash46$7,730403549Stanley SmithBS&S MotorsportsChevrolet680crash43$7,690413953Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord680crash40$7,665421428Robby GordonRobert Yates RacingFord550crash37$17,665Official race results Media Television The Diehard 500 was covered by CBS in the United States. Ken Squier, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Ned Jarrett and 1980 race winner Neil Bonnett called the race from the broadcast booth, Bonnett was driving in this race and reported from the car in the race but returned to the booth after his accident. Mike Joy and David Hobbs handled pit road for the television side. This would be the last race Neil Bonnett would call for CBS as he was scheduled to be with CBS for 1994 but was killed practicing for the 1994 Daytona 500. Due to the one hour red flag caused by Bonnett flipping his car and damaging the fence, CBS left during the red flag to air some of their same day coverage of the Tour de France but returned to Talladega to live coverage of the rest of the race. CBS Booth announcers Pit reporters Lap-by-lap Color-commentators Ken Squier Ned Jarrett Neil Bonnett Mike Joy David Hobbs Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 2,797 10px 2 Dale Jarrett 2,563 (-234) 10px 3 Rusty Wallace 2,464 (-333) 10px 4 Morgan Shepherd 2,423 (–374) 10px 2 5 Mark Martin 2,342 (–455) 10px 6 Kyle Petty 2,340 (–457) 10px 4 7 Ernie Irvan 2,257 (–540) 10px 3 8 Ken Schrader 2,248 (–549) 10px 1 9 Geoff Bodine 2,214 (–583) 10px 2 10 Jeff Gordon 2,183 (–614)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1993 The Bud at The Glen 1993 33.567 -86.066 type:event_globe:earth_region:US-AL title Category:1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Category:July 1993 sports events in the United States Category:1993 in sports in Alabama