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The 1993 season of the NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series (now NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series) consisted of 19 races run between February and October in different parts of the United States.
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The 1993 season of the NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series (now NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series) consisted of 19 races run between February and October in different parts of the United States.
| 1993 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Schedule | |||||||
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| Date | Race | Site | Winners | ||||
| Top Fuel | Funny Car | Pro Stock | Pro Stock Motorcycle | ||||
| February 4–7 (original weekend) / 12-13 (rescheduled weekend) | Chief Auto Parts Winternationals | Pomona, California | Joe Amato | John Force | Warren Johnson | N/A | |
| February 23–26 | Motorcraft Ford Nationals | Phoenix, Ariz. | Eddie Hill | Cruz Pedregon | Mark Pawuk | N/A | |
| March 4–7 | Slick 50 Nationals | Houston, Texas | Ed McCulloch | John Force | Bob Glidden | Ron Ayers | |
| March 18–21 | Motorcraft Ford Gatornationals | Gainesville, Fla | Eddie Hill | John Force | Warren Johnson | John Smith | |
| April 1–4 | Winston Invitational | Rockingham, NC | Scott Kalitta | Al Hofmann | Warren Johnson | N/A | |
| April 22–25 | Fram Southern Nationals | Atlanta, Ga. | Eddie Hill | John Force | Warren Johnson | Dave Schultz | |
| May 13–16 | Goody's Mid-South Nationals Presented By TNN | Memphis, Tenn. | Joe Amato | John Force | Scott Geoffrion | N/A | |
| May 20–23 | Mopar Parts Nationals | Englishtown, N.J. | Kenny Bernstein | John Force | Warren Johnson | John Myers | |
| June 10–13 | Oldsmobile Springnationals | Columbus, Ohio | Doug Herbert | Gordie Bonin | Warren Johnson | John Myers | |
| June 24–27 | Western Auto Nationals | Topeka, Kan. | Eddie Hill | John Force | Warren Johnson | N/A | |
| July 22–25 | Mopar Parts Mile-High NHRA Nationals | Denver, Colo. | Mike Dunn | Cruz Pedregon | Bob Glidden | Dave Schultz | |
| July 29-August 1 | Autolite Nationals | Sonoma, Calif. | Eddie Hill | Tom Hoover | Rickie Smith | N/A | |
| August 5–8 | Jolly Rancher Northwest Nationals | Seattle, Wash. | Tommy Johnson Jr. | John Force | Kurt Johnson | N/A | |
| August 19–22 | Champion Auto Stores Nationals | Brainerd, Minn. | Eddie Hill | Chuck Etchells | Warren Johnson | Dave Schultz | |
| September 3–6 | U.S. Nationals | Indianapolis, Ind. | Pat Austin | John Force | Warren Johnson | Dave Schultz | |
| September 16–19 | Pioneer Keystone Nationals | Reading, Pa. | Shelly Anderson | John Force | Kurt Johnson | Dave Schultz | |
| September 30-October 3 | Sears Craftsman Nationals | Topeka, Kan. | Scott Kalitta | Chuck Etchells | Larry Morgan | N/A | |
| October 14–17 | Chief Auto Parts Nationals | Dallas, Texas | Mike Dunn | John Force | Kurt Johnson | N/A | |
| October 28–31 | Winston Finals | Pomona, California | Rance McDaniel | Jim Epler | Warren Johnson | Dave Schultz | |
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