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1993 TranSouth 500

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1993 TranSouth 500
Race details
Race 5 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 TranSouth 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott.
The 1993 TranSouth 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott.
Date March 28, 1993
Official name 37th Annual TranSouth 500
Location Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km)
Scheduled Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km)
Average speed 139.958 miles per hour (225.241 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time Set by 1993 owner's points
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 212
Winner
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

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 miles (2.198 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.[1][2] 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

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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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford Skoal
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac Miller Genuine Draft
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Hooters
8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Raybestos
11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford Meineke
14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Motorcraft
16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford Keystone
17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Western Auto
18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford Maxwell House
24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford Quaker State
27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford McDonald's
28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac Dirt Devil
41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Manheim Auctions
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Mello Yello
44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac Rumple Furniture
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford Hurley Limo
53 Mike Potter Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
57 Bob Schacht Stringer Motorsports Oldsmobile Pronto Auto Parts
62 John McFadden Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing
63 Norm Benning O'Neil Racing Oldsmobile O'Neil Racing
68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Southwest Technical Group
75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Carolina Pottery
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Bojangles

Qualifying

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Two round of qualifying were scheduled to be held on Friday, March 26, and Saturday, March 27.[3] However, Friday's sessions were cancelled due to rain, with both rounds then scheduled to commence on Saturday.[4] 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.[5] As a result, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would win the pole.[6]

John McFadden was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
2 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford
3 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac
4 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
5 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford
7 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet
8 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford
9 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford
10 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford
11 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford
12 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford
13 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
14 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford
15 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac
16 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
17 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet
18 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford
19 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford
20 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet
21 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac
22 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford
23 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford
24 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet
25 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet
26 40 Kenny Wallace (R) Team SABCO Pontiac
27 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford
28 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford
29 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford
30 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac
Provisionals
31 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford
32 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford
33 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford
34 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
35 57 Bob Schacht Stringer Motorsports Oldsmobile
36 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford
37 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac
38 53 Mike Potter Jimmy Means Racing Ford
39 63 Norm Benning O'Neil Racing Oldsmobile
Failed to qualify
40 62 John McFadden Jimmy Means Racing Ford
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 367 212 running 185 $64,815
2 6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 367 123 running 175 $38,875
3 4 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 367 1 running 170 $30,685
4 16 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 367 2 running 165 $23,125
5 3 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 366 0 running 155 $20,400
6 14 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 366 2 running 155 $25,725
7 15 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 366 19 running 151 $17,345
8 2 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 366 2 running 147 $17,515
9 17 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 366 1 running 143 $14,435
10 8 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 365 0 running 134 $16,930
11 9 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 365 1 running 135 $18,325
12 19 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 364 0 running 127 $13,995
13 22 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 363 0 running 124 $13,715
14 28 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 363 0 running 121 $17,910
15 31 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 363 0 running 118 $13,505
16 25 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 363 3 running 120 $17,135
17 23 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 360 0 running 112 $12,680
18 36 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 353 0 running 109 $8,545
19 13 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 353 0 running 106 $12,100
20 32 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 348 0 running 103 $7,270
21 18 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 346 0 running 100 $11,600
22 7 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 315 0 overheating 97 $16,080
23 27 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford 311 0 engine 94 $8,260
24 5 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 275 1 handling 96 $7,740
25 34 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 258 0 engine 88 $7,970
26 30 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 250 0 engine 85 $7,755
27 35 57 Bob Schacht Stringer Motorsports Oldsmobile 246 0 rear end 82 $5,940
28 10 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 234 0 engine 79 $10,530
29 11 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 212 0 crash 76 $10,370
30 12 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 188 0 engine 73 $10,310
31 33 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 170 0 head gasket 70 $5,675
32 26 40 Kenny Wallace (R) Team SABCO Pontiac 169 0 head gasket 67 $5,640
33 21 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 148 0 overheating 64 $10,130
34 37 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac 62 0 handling 61 $5,545
35 29 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 52 0 engine 58 $5,510
36 24 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 0 camshaft 55 $7,000
37 20 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 20 0 engine 52 $14,460
38 38 53 Mike Potter Jimmy Means Racing Ford 4 0 handling 49 $5,440
39 39 63 Norm Benning O'Neil Racing Oldsmobile 1 0 handling 46 $5,410
Failed to qualify
40 62 John McFadden Jimmy Means Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Iacobelli, Pete (March 29, 1993). "Earnhardt makes proper corrections, speeds to victory in TranSouth 500". The Daily Herald. p. 12. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (March 29, 1993). "Earnhardt dominates TranSouth 500 field". The Herald-Sun. p. 4. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. March 26, 1996. p. 41. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Higgins, Tom (March 27, 1993). "Rain dampens Earnhardt's hopes". The Charlotte Observer. p. 22. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Higgins, Tom (March 28, 1993). "Qualifying rain out puts old rivals at front of field at Darlington". The Charlotte Observer. p. 71. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Harris, Mike (March 28, 1993). "Earnhardt has that look in his eyes". York Sunday News. p. 32. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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