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1993 Coca-Cola 600

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1993 Coca-Cola 600
Race details
Race 11 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1993 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date May 30, 1993
Official name 34th Annual Coca-Cola 600
Location Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Average speed 145.504 miles per hour (234.166 km/h)
Attendance 162,000
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 30.448
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 152
Winner
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network TBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

The 1993 Coca-Cola 600 was the 11th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 30, 1993, before an audience of 162,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to overcome two penalties throughout the race and come back to win his 55th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
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
8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Raybestos
9 Chad Little Melling Racing Ford Orkin
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 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
32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet Active Trucking
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
38 Bobby Hamilton Akins Motorsports Ford Holgate Toys
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
48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac Rumple Furniture
49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet BS&S Motorsports
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford Hurley Limo
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
64 Johnny Chapman Bahre Racing Chevrolet Bahre Racing
65 Jerry O'Neil O'Neil Racing Oldsmobile O'Neil Racing
66 Mike Wallace Owen Racing Pontiac Duron Paint
68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Pronto Auto Parts
75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford Purex
84 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Racing Ford Circle Bar Truck Corral
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 Wednesday, May 26, at 7:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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 Thursday, May 27, at 2:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-40 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 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.

Ken Schrader, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.448 and an average speed of 177.352 miles per hour (285.420 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Seven drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.448 177.352
2 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 30.486 177.130
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 30.538 176.829
4 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 30.598 176.482
5 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 30.656 176.148
6 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 30.667 176.085
7 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 30.698 175.907
8 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 30.702 175.884
9 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 30.724 175.758
10 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 30.753 175.593
11 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 30.791 175.376
12 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.808 175.279
13 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 30.866 174.950
14 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.877 174.887
15 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 30.897 174.774
16 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 30.905 174.729
17 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 30.909 174.706
18 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 30.927 174.605
19 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 30.944 174.509
20 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.977 174.323
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.996 174.216
22 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.013 174.121
23 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 31.025 174.053
24 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 31.048 173.924
25 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 31.051 173.907
26 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 31.110 173.578
27 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 31.123 173.505
28 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 31.142 173.399
29 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 31.161 173.294
30 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 31.175 173.216
31 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 31.186 173.155
32 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 31.252 172.789
33 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 31.264 172.723
34 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford 31.284 172.612
35 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 31.298 172.535
36 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 31.323 172.397
37 66 Mike Wallace Owen Racing Pontiac 31.402 171.964
38 9 Chad Little Melling Racing Ford 31.469 171.597
39 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 31.493 171.467
40 20 Joe Ruttman Moroso Racing Ford 31.533 171.249
Provisional
41 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet -* -*
Failed to qualify
42 85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford -* -*
43 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
44 84 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Racing Ford -* -*
45 38 Bobby Hamilton Akins Motorsports Ford -* -*
46 65 Jerry O'Neil O'Neil Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
47 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
48 64 Johnny Chapman Bahre Racing 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 14 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 152 running 185 $156,650
2 21 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 3 running 175 $79,050
3 32 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 400 114 running 170 $73,100
4 1 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 38 running 165 $91,550
5 19 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 400 42 running 160 $46,600
6 30 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 400 0 running 150 $35,300
7 27 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 400 0 running 146 $28,700
8 13 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 400 4 running 147 $24,300
9 12 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 399 5 running 143 $25,250
10 5 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 399 19 running 139 $32,600
11 31 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 399 0 running 130 $26,300
12 22 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 398 0 running 127 $18,225
13 6 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 398 0 running 124 $18,800
14 35 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 398 0 running 121 $21,700
15 10 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 398 0 running 118 $22,650
16 28 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 398 0 running 115 $11,570
17 11 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 398 0 running 112 $10,880
18 25 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 398 0 running 109 $19,100
19 36 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 395 0 running 106 $9,500
20 26 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 394 0 running 103 $14,750
21 34 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford 393 1 running 105 $8,650
22 37 66 Mike Wallace Owen Racing Pontiac 392 0 running 97 $8,325
23 24 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 392 0 running 94 $10,000
24 7 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 392 0 running 91 $13,200
25 39 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 388 0 running 88 $7,480
26 18 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 376 0 running 85 $12,150
27 15 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 364 0 running 82 $7,150
28 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 355 22 engine 84 $20,710
29 8 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 353 0 accident 76 $14,880
30 23 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 342 0 running 73 $18,750
31 4 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 334 0 running 70 $13,900
32 9 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 330 0 engine 67 $8,600
33 29 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 273 0 engine 64 $11,050
34 38 9 Chad Little Melling Racing Ford 263 0 rotor 61 $6,900
35 40 20 Joe Ruttman Moroso Racing Ford 231 0 engine 58 $6,350
36 16 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 182 0 engine 55 $10,875
37 20 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 164 0 engine 52 $11,310
38 33 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 107 0 engine 49 $6,225
39 41 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 44 0 engine 46 $6,200
40 17 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 28 0 engine 43 $10,700
41 2 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 5 0 engine 40 $15,675
Failed to qualify
42 85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford
43 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac
44 84 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Racing Ford
45 38 Bobby Hamilton Akins Motorsports Ford
46 65 Jerry O'Neil O'Neil Racing Oldsmobile
47 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet
48 64 Johnny Chapman Bahre Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Foreman Jr., Tom (May 31, 1993). "Earnhardt overcomes penalties to win Coca-Cola 600". The Morning Call. p. 19. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Hummer, Steve (May 31, 1993). "Showing grime pays, Earnhardt's bottom line is winning at all costs". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 44. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "600 pole night". The Charlotte Observer. May 26, 1993. p. 55. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Zier, Patrick (May 27, 1993). "Schrader sets record". The Messenger. p. 10. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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