1993 First Union 400

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1993 First Union 400
Race details [1]
Race 7 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
NorthWilkesboroSpeedwayMap.svg
North Wilkesboro Speedway
Date April 18, 1993 (1993-April-18)
Official name First Union 400
Location North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
0.625 mi (1.005 km)
Distance 400 laps, 266.5 mi (402.3 km)
Weather Temperatures of 79.9 °F (26.6 °C); wind speeds of 7.02 miles per hour (11.30 km/h)
Average speed 92.602 miles per hour (149.028 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 King Racing
Most laps led
Driver Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing
Laps 190
Winner
No. 2 Rusty Wallace [2] Penske Racing South
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins
Ned Jarrett
Benny Parsons

The 1993 First Union 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on April 18, 1993, at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. [3] [4] The Grand Marshall of the event was former NASCAR Cup Series driver Jim Roper. Jim was the father of Dean Roper and grandfather of Tony Roper. Both were killed in racing accidents in the early 2000s. Rick Mast would serve his 100th NASCAR Cup Series start at this event.

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Race report

Rusty Wallace managed to defeat Kyle Petty by a margin of 1.66 seconds with four cautions handed out for 38 laps; Wallace's pit crew had undergone a stringent workout routine and had emphasized more on physical fitness between the 1992 and 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series seasons. [3] [4] Kyle Petty would get his final second place finish at this event. [3] [4] The race took two hours and forty-one minutes to reach its full conclusion with vehicles going an average of 92.602 miles per hour (149.028 km/h). [3] [4] Brett Bodine achieved the pole position with a speed of 117.017 miles per hour (188.321 km/h). [3] [4]

The winning driver drove a Pontiac machine to the finish line. [3] [4] [5] Jeff Gordon would acquire a last-place finish during this racing event. [3] [4] [5] [6] Out of the 34-car grid, only three of them would fail to finish the race due to engine issues and a one-man crash by Jeff Gordon. [3] [4] [5] [6] Stanley Smith, Dave Marcis, Jimmy Horton, James Hylton, and Jay Hedgecok all failed to qualify for this race. [3]

Kyle Petty and Davey Allison both had a fine double save while they tapped each other racing for second late in the race. Neither driver hit the wall or anything else, nor went around. Both drivers continued and there was no caution. [3]

Rusty Wallace would retain the championship points lead after this race. [3] The winner would win $43,535 in total winnings ($77,994 when adjusted for inflation) while the last place driver would walk away with a mere $4,180 ($7,489 when adjusted for inflation). [3] [4] [6] Most of the entries were either Ford or Chevrolet; Pontiac only fielded six entries for the race. [5]

Qualifying

GridNo.DriverManufacturerSpeed [7] Owner
126 Brett Bodine Ford117.017 Kenny Bernstein
215 Geoffrey Bodine Ford116.677 Bud Moore
34 Ernie Irvan Chevrolet116.520 Larry McClure
425 Ken Schrader Chevrolet116.309 Rick Hendrick
527 Hut Stricklin Ford116.231 Junior Johnson
614 Terry Labonte Chevrolet116.213 Billy Hagan
724 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet116.141 Rick Hendrick
88 Sterling Marlin Ford116.135 Stavola Brothers
92 Rusty Wallace Pontiac116.111 Roger Penske
105 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet116.105 Rick Hendrick

Failed to qualify: Stanley Smith (#49), Dave Marcis (#71), Jimmy Horton (#32), James Hylton (#48), Jay Hedgecock (#78) [7]

Top 10 finishers

Pos [3] GridNo.DriverManufacturerLapsWinningsLaps ledPointsTime/Status
192 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 400$43,5351201802:41:59
22242 Kyle Petty Pontiac 400$29,2100170+1.66 seconds
3425 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 400$40,23558170Lead lap under green flag
42728 Davey Allison Ford 400$28,2850160Lead lap under green flag
52317 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 400$25,9352160Lead lap under green flag
6614 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 400$18,2350150Lead lap under green flag
7105 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 400$14,9600146Lead lap under green flag
81721 Morgan Shepherd Ford 400$12,8051147Lead lap under green flag
988 Sterling Marlin Ford 400$13,880190148Lead lap under green flag
101511 Bill Elliott Ford 398$18,8600134+2 laps

Timeline

Section reference: [3]

Standings after the race

PosDriverPoints [3] Differential
1 Increase2.svg Rusty Wallace 11240
2 Decrease2.svg Dale Earnhardt 1094-18
3 Increase2.svg Davey Allison 964-148
4 Increase2.svg Kyle Petty 944-168
5 Increase2.svg Morgan Shepherd 942-170
6 Decrease2.svg Geoffrey Bodine 940-172
7 Decrease2.svg Mark Martin 925-187
8 Decrease2.svg Dale Jarrett 874-238
9 Increase2.svg Jimmy Spencer 859-253
10 Increase2.svg Ernie Irvan 853-259

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References

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1993 Food City 500 		Winston Cup Series races
1971–2004		Succeeded by
1993 Hanes 500
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