1993 Pepsi 400

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1993 Pepsi 400
Race details
Race 15 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1993 Pepsi 400 program cover.
DateJuly 3, 1993
Official name 35th Annual Pepsi 400
Location Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed 151.755 miles per hour (244.226 km/h)
Attendance 102,000
Pole position
Driver Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Time 47.287
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 110
Winner
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1993 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 3, 1993, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to fend off the field on the final restart with nine to go to take his 57th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season. [1] [2] To fill out the top three, Stavola Brothers Racing driver Sterling Marlin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Daytona International Speedway.svg
The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
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 The Family Channel
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 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
20 Bobby Hamilton Moroso Racing Ford FINA
21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford Maxwell House
23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile SplitFire Spark Plugs
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
29 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Chevrolet Linro Motorsports
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
31 Stan Fox Folsom Racing Chevrolet Seal-Tech
32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet Active Trucking
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
35 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet Rain-X
37 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford Naturally Fresh Foods
40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac Skoal Bandit
41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Dirt Devil
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Manheim Auctions
44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac Mello Yello
45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford STP
48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac Kraft, Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet Rumple Furniture
51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet BS&S Motorsports
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford NAPA Auto Parts
53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford Le Bleu Bottled Water
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
59 Andy Belmont Andy Belmont Racing Ford Skip's Boots
62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford Belden Asphalt
65 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Chevrolet Aroneck Racing
68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Raines Kennels
73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile Barkdoll Racing
75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
77 Mike Potter Gray Racing Ford Kenova Golf Course Construction
82 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford Stahl Racing
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford Purex
85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford Safety-Kleen
86 Mark Thompson Gray Racing Ford Phoenix Air
89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Ford Evinrude Outboard Motors
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
95 Jeremy Mayfield Sadler Brothers Racing Ford Shoney's
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Bojangles
99 Brad Teague Ball Motorsports Ford Traffic Engineering Services

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, July 1, at 2:30 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 Friday, July 2, at 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 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 provisionals 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.

Ernie Irvan, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 47.287 and an average speed of 190.327 miles per hour (306.302 km/h) in the first round. [4]

20 drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
14 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 47.287190.327
242 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 47.361190.030
328 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 47.400189.873
498 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 47.565189.215
53 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.652188.869
611 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 47.656188.853
733 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 47.707188.652
817 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 47.716188.616
944 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 47.725188.580
105 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 47.742188.513
1130 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 47.764188.426
121 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 47.778188.371
1318 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 47.855188.068
1455 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 47.858188.056
1527 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 47.897187.903
1626 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 47.917187.825
172 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 47.944187.719
186 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 47.949187.699
197 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 47.954187.680
2021 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 47.978187.586
Failed to lock in Round 1
2115 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 48.024187.406
228 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 48.024187.406
2368 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 48.053187.293
2471 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 48.070187.227
2590 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 48.090187.149
2622 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 48.099187.114
2724 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.101187.106
2812 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 48.108187.079
2916 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 48.122187.025
3020 Bobby Hamilton Moroso Racing Ford 48.131186.990
3114 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 48.183186.788
3240 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 48.194186.745
3351 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 48.219186.648
3452 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 48.245186.548
3541 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.349186.147
369 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford 48.459185.724
3753 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford 48.480185.644
3875 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 48.683184.869
3932 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 48.807184.400
4037 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford 48.992183.703
Provisional
4125 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.297182.567
Failed to qualify
4245 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford 49.126183.202
4362 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford 49.260182.704
4429 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Chevrolet -*-*
450 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford -*-*
4631 Stan Fox Folsom Racing Chevrolet -*-*
4749 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet -*-*
4835 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet -*-*
4965 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Chevrolet -*-*
5048 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac -*-*
5173 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet -*-*
5259 Andy Belmont Andy Belmont Racing Ford -*-*
5377 Mike Potter Gray Racing Ford -*-*
5486 Mark Thompson Gray Racing Ford -*-*
5582 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford -*-*
5683 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford -*-*
5785 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford -*-*
5889 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Ford -*-*
5995 Jeremy Mayfield Sadler Brothers Racing Ford -*-*
6023 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile -*-*
6199 Brad Teague Ball Motorsports Ford -*-*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
153 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160110running185$75,940
2228 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 16020running175$46,000
34125 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1604running170$37,125
4105 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1601running165$28,250
52724 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1603running160$24,625
6186 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1604running155$23,550
714 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 1605running151$29,100
81318 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 1603running147$21,150
93114 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 1600running138$18,050
101455 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 1600running134$19,500
11944 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1600running130$15,490
122590 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 1600running127$10,260
13817 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 1602running129$19,770
142021 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1600running121$14,930
152368 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 1600running118$9,940
16121 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 1600running115$14,300
173020 Bobby Hamilton Moroso Racing Ford 1600running112$9,085
18172 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 1600running109$16,870
191626 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 1601running111$13,555
20611 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 1590running103$19,140
21733 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 1590running100$17,170
221130 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 1590running97$12,900
233351 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 1590running94$7,860
24498 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 1585running96$13,010
253541 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1580running88$9,290
263875 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 1580running85$7,470
272471 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1581running87$7,325
283240 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 1570running79$9,305
294037 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford 1570running76$7,110
30369 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford 1570running73$7,515
31328 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 1490running70$17,810
323753 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford 1140ignition67$6,930
33242 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 1051fatigue69$15,900
34197 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 590crash61$17,270
352916 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 550engine58$11,415
363452 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 370engine55$6,810
372115 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 300engine52$14,780
383932 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 220crash49$6,765
392812 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 210crash46$11,305
401527 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 210crash43$11,240
412622 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 210crash40$8,215
Failed to qualify
4245 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford
4362 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford
4429 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Chevrolet
450 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford
4631 Stan Fox Folsom Racing Chevrolet
4749 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet
4835 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet
4965 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Chevrolet
5048 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac
5173 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet
5259 Andy Belmont Andy Belmont Racing Ford
5377 Mike Potter Gray Racing Ford
5486 Mark Thompson Gray Racing Ford
5582 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford
5683 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford
5785 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford
5889 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Ford
5995 Jeremy Mayfield Sadler Brothers Racing Ford
6023 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile
6199 Brad Teague Ball Motorsports Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. Harris, Mike (July 4, 1993). "Earnhardt outruns Marlin to capture Pepsi 400". Journal and Courier. p. 20. Retrieved January 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Zizzo, Mike (July 4, 1993). "Earnhardt holds off Marlin to take Pepsi 400". The Daily Item. p. 30. Retrieved January 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer . July 1, 1994. p. 25. Retrieved January 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. Harris, Mike (July 2, 1993). "Irvan takes Pepsi 400 pole, sliding by Kyle Petty". The Times and Democrat. p. 14. Retrieved January 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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