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 manage to 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.[1][2] 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.

1993 Winston 500
Race details
Race 9 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Davey Allison.
The 1993 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Davey Allison.
Date May 2, 1993
Official name 24th Annual Winston 500
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed 155.412 miles per hour (250.111 km/h)
Attendance 145,000
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 49.783
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 102
Winner
No. 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

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.[3]

Background

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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-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford Masters Inn Economy
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 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford Bojangles, Easterseals (U.S.)
8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Raybestos
9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford Melling Racing
11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford Meineke
14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet Kellogg's Corn 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
20 Joe Ruttman Moroso Racing Ford FINA
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
31 Steve Kinser Folsom Racing Chevrolet Carrier
32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet Active Trucking
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
45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford Kraft, Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac Rumple Furniture
49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet BS&S Motorsports
51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet Phoenix Construction
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford Hurley Limo
53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford Le Bleu Bottled Water
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
62 Ben Hess Gray Racing Ford Belden Asphalt
65 Jerry O'Neil O'Neil Racing Oldsmobile O'Neil Racing
68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Swanson
73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile X-1R
75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Carolina Pottery
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford Purex
85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford Safety-Kleen
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Bojangles

Qualifying

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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,[4] 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 miles per hour (309.565 km/h) in the first round.[5]

Nine drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.783 192.355
2 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 50.249 190.571
3 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 50.252 190.560
4 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 50.311 190.336
5 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 50.332 190.257
6 20 Joe Ruttman Moroso Racing Ford 50.341 190.223
7 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 50.356 190.166
8 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.360 190.151
9 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 50.366 190.128
10 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 50.386 190.053
11 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 50.387 190.049
12 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 50.396 190.015
13 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 50.466 189.752
14 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 50.528 189.519
15 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 50.537 189.485
16 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 50.545 189.455
17 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 50.561 189.395
18 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 50.589 189.290
19 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 50.617 189.185
20 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 50.617 189.185
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 50.496 189.639
22 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 50.622 189.167
23 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 50.646 189.077
24 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 50.664 189.010
25 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 50.795 188.522
26 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.843 188.345
27 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 50.855 188.300
28 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 50.916 188.074
29 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 50.940 187.986
30 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51.041 187.614
31 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 51.209 186.998
32 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 51.211 186.991
33 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 51.346 186.499
34 53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford 51.421 186.227
35 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 51.494 185.963
36 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford 51.495 185.960
37 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 51.569 185.693
38 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 51.579 185.657
39 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51.589 185.621
40 85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford 51.641 185.434
Provisional
41 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford -* -*
Failed to qualify
42 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford -* -*
43 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
44 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford -* -*
45 31 Steve Kinser Folsom Racing Chevrolet -* -*
46 62 Ben Hess Gray Racing Ford -* -*
47 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet -* -*
48 73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
49 65 Jerry O'Neil O'Neil Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
50 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 16 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 188 3 running 180 $85,875
2 2 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 188 1 running 175 $56,850
3 3 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 188 35 running 170 $44,870
4 1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 102 running 170 $39,870
5 6 20 Joe Ruttman Moroso Racing Ford 188 0 running 155 $25,765
6 24 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 188 38 running 155 $28,490
7 5 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 188 3 running 151 $27,710
8 15 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 188 0 running 142 $22,285
9 29 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 188 0 running 138 $24,285
10 13 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 188 0 running 134 $19,585
11 30 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 0 running 130 $15,795
12 11 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 188 6 running 132 $21,715
13 19 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 188 0 running 124 $17,435
14 17 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 188 0 running 121 $11,655
15 9 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 188 0 running 118 $16,975
16 4 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 187 0 running 115 $13,285
17 41 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 187 0 running 112 $9,770
18 21 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 187 0 running 109 $18,030
19 39 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 187 0 running 106 $11,840
20 25 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 187 0 running 103 $14,880
21 8 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 187 0 running 100 $13,810
22 10 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 186 0 running 97 $18,890
23 37 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 184 0 running 94 $17,580
24 14 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 182 0 running 91 $13,375
25 34 53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford 182 0 running 88 $8,395
26 33 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 180 0 running 85 $18,115
27 31 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 174 0 handling 82 $16,260
28 23 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 167 0 running 79 $13,055
29 7 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 158 0 running 76 $12,900
30 12 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 156 0 crash 73 $12,745
31 27 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 148 0 running 70 $7,965
32 28 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 139 0 engine 67 $7,910
33 22 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 138 0 crash 64 $9,480
34 32 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 127 0 crash 61 $7,850
35 20 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 127 0 crash 58 $7,820
36 35 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 127 0 crash 55 $7,790
37 38 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 126 0 crash 52 $13,285
38 36 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford 74 0 shocks 49 $7,665
39 18 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 32 0 engine 46 $7,600
40 40 85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford 24 0 engine 43 $7,570
41 26 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 12 0 camshaft 40 $12,120
Failed to qualify
42 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford
43 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac
44 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford
45 31 Steve Kinser Folsom Racing Chevrolet
46 62 Ben Hess Gray Racing Ford
47 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
48 73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile
49 65 Jerry O'Neil O'Neil Racing Oldsmobile
50 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Newberry, Paul (May 3, 1993). "Irvan charges to checkered flag in wild Winston finish". Indiana Gazette. p. 21. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ McAdory, Joe (May 3, 1993). "Irvan wins, Wallace crashes". News-Journal. p. 31. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Higgins, Tom (May 3, 1993). "Wallace avoids trouble - but it catches up". The Charlotte Observer. p. 26. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. April 30, 1993. p. 28. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ Harris, Mike (May 1, 1993). "Wet track delays Earnhardt's drive to Winston 500 pole position". Tallahassee Democrat. p. 35. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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