1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)

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1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400
Race details
Race 23 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
DateSeptember 11, 1993
Official name 36th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400
Location Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.75 miles (1.21 km)
Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled distance 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 99.917 miles per hour (160.801 km/h)
Attendance 75,000
Pole position
Driver Bill Davis Racing
Time 22.130
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Laps 206
Winner
No. 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Television in the United States
Network TBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 23rd stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 11, 1993, before an audience of 75,000 in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 27th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth victory of the season. [1] [2] To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at. Richmond International Speedway.png
The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at.

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford Skoal
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac Miller Genuine Draft
02 T. W. Taylor Taylor Racing Ford Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Jeff Purvis 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 The Family Channel
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 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
39 Dick Trickle Roulo Brothers Racing Chevrolet Pedigree
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
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing
53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford Le Bleu Bottled Water
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Swanson
75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
80 Jimmy Horton Hover Motorsports Ford Hover Motorsports
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Bojangles

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 10, at 5:30 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, September 11, at 3:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-34 would be decided on time, [3] 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.

Bobby Labonte, driving for Bill Davis Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 22.130 and an average speed of 122.006 miles per hour (196.350 km/h) in the first round. [4]

Four drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
122 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 22.130122.006
228 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 22.173121.770
32 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 22.265121.267
417 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 22.291121.125
533 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 22.311121.017
61 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 22.313121.006
715 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 22.323120.951
83 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.336120.881
939 Dick Trickle Roulo Brothers Racing Chevrolet 22.343120.843
106 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 22.350120.805
1142 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 22.359120.757
1225 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.376120.665
1318 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 22.382120.633
1498 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 22.382120.633
1530 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 22.387120.606
1626 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 22.388120.600
175 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.390120.590
184 Jeff Purvis Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 22.400120.536
197 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 22.401120.530
2044 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 22.417120.444
Failed to lock in Round 1
2112 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 22.442120.310
2224 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.444120.299
2314 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 22.459120.219
248 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 22.473120.144
2527 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 22.533119.824
2611 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 22.545119.760
2741 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.557119.697
2840 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 22.572119.617
2921 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22.609119.421
3016 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 22.638119.268
3152 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 22.654119.184
3275 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 22.655119.179
3371 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 22.692118.985
3490 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 22.696118.964
Provisionals
3555 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford -*-*
3668 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford -*-*
Failed to qualify
3780 Jimmy Horton Hover Motorsports Ford -*-*
3845 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford -*-*
3953 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford -*-*
4002 T. W. Taylor Taylor Racing Ford -*-*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
132 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 400206running185$49,415
22611 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 4003running175$54,665
383 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4000running165$35,780
4175 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4000running160$26,505
51626 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 4000running155$21,580
6106 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 400155running155$21,105
7417 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 40016running151$18,505
82314 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 4000running142$14,405
91142 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 4000running138$16,205
102224 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4000running134$14,205
11533 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 3990running130$16,305
121225 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3980running127$12,905
13122 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 39812running129$13,755
141318 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 3980running121$14,955
153016 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 3980running118$12,805
16184 Jeff Purvis Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 3980running115$16,380
172527 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 3980running112$11,880
1861 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 3980running109$11,630
191530 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 3970running106$11,505
202741 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3970running103$8,980
21197 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 3970running100$15,930
223555 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 3970running97$11,255
233371 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 3960running94$6,430
24248 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 3950running91$11,055
25939 Dick Trickle Roulo Brothers Racing Chevrolet 3950running88$6,355
263152 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 3910running85$6,330
273490 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 3830crash82$6,305
281498 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 3500running79$10,880
292044 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 3030running76$7,830
302921 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2840running73$10,755
313668 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 2640engine70$6,155
322840 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 1550engine67$7,655
333275 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 1300crash64$6,125
34715 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 1190head gasket61$14,105
352112 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 800crash58$10,605
36228 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 578engine60$17,105
Failed to qualify
3780 Jimmy Horton Hover Motorsports Ford
3845 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford
3953 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford
4002 T. W. Taylor Taylor Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. McKee, Sandra (September 12, 1993). "Wallace wins Miller 400 at Richmond". The Baltimore Sun. p. 299. Retrieved January 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Macenka, Joe (September 12, 1993). "Angry after penalty, Wallace storms back to win, snap Martin's win streak". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 9. Retrieved January 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "NASCAR Today". The Charlotte Observer . September 10, 1993. p. 18. Retrieved January 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. Macenka, Joe (September 11, 1993). "Labonte Gets First Pole". The Times-Tribune. p. 14. Retrieved January 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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