1993 Miller Genuine Draft 500
Race details
Race 17 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace.
The 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace.
Date July 18, 1993
Official name 21st Annual Miller Genuine Draft 500
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 133.343 miles per hour (214.595 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 55.237
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 71
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 Motor Racing Network

The 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 500 was the 17th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 18, 1993, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to defend the field on the final restart with 11 to go to take his 58th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fifth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace and Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would finish second and third, respectively.

The race weekend was marred by the death of Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison, who had died in a helicopter crash on July 13. En route to Talladega Superspeedway to watch friends race on July 12, he would crash his helicopter while trying to land. Due to a critical head injury, he would die the next morning.[3][4]

Background

The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

Entry list

  • (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
02 T. W. Taylor Taylor Racing Ford Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
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 Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford Purolator
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
29 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 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
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford NAPA Auto Parts
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet Bell Motors
57 Bob Schacht Bob Schacht Motorsports Oldsmobile Bob Schacht Motorsports
62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing
68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet York Springs Auto Auction
75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford Triad Motorsports
85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford Burger King "I Love This Place!"
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Bojangles
99 John Krebs Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Diamond Ridge Motorsports

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 16, at 3:00 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, July 17, at 10:30 AM 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,[5] 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.

Ken Schrader, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 55.237 and an average speed of 162.934 miles per hour (262.217 km/h) in the first round.[6]

Four drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 55.237 162.934
2 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 55.338 162.637
3 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 55.447 162.317
4 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 55.466 162.262
5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 55.473 162.241
6 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 55.518 162.110
7 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 55.614 161.830
8 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 55.831 161.201
9 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 55.868 161.094
10 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 55.882 161.054
11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 55.925 160.930
12 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 55.928 160.921
13 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 55.951 160.855
14 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 55.965 160.815
15 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 56.011 160.683
16 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 56.021 160.654
17 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 56.079 160.488
18 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 56.080 160.485
19 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 56.086 160.468
20 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 56.109 160.402
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 56.145 160.299
22 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 56.197 160.151
23 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 56.207 160.122
24 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 56.242 160.023
25 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 56.306 159.841
26 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 56.414 159.535
27 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 56.443 159.453
28 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 56.450 159.433
29 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 56.488 159.326
30 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 56.548 159.157
31 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 56.621 158.952
32 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 56.658 158.848
33 02 T. W. Taylor Taylor Racing Ford 56.875 158.242
34 38 Bobby Hamilton Akins Motorsports Ford 57.046 157.767
35 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 57.140 157.508
36 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 57.367 156.885
37 85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford 57.626 156.180
38 29 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 57.647 156.123
39 62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford 57.734 155.887
40 99 John Krebs Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 57.864 155.537
Failed to qualify
41 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford -* -*
42 78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford -* -*
43 56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
44 57 Bob Schacht Bob Schacht Motorsports Oldsmobile -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 71 running 185 $66,795
2 18 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 200 6 running 175 $35,145
3 2 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 200 0 running 165 $39,720
4 8 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 0 running 160 $26,345
5 10 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 200 14 running 160 $25,940
6 1 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 6 running 155 $28,040
7 15 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 200 0 running 146 $17,765
8 23 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 200 47 running 147 $19,915
9 21 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 200 12 running 143 $19,665
10 27 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 200 1 running 139 $22,815
11 3 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 130 $15,615
12 13 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 200 3 running 132 $17,565
13 5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 0 running 124 $17,365
14 16 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 200 5 running 126 $14,865
15 7 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 200 1 running 123 $12,915
16 32 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 115 $14,065
17 22 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 199 0 running 112 $13,765
18 28 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 109 $10,565
19 34 38 Bobby Hamilton Akins Motorsports Ford 199 0 running 106 $8,515
20 14 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 199 0 running 103 $8,940
21 25 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 198 0 running 100 $10,015
22 36 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 97 $8,065
23 30 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 197 0 running 94 $10,215
24 24 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 195 0 running 91 $12,565
25 37 85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford 193 0 running 88 $7,865
26 35 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 183 0 crash 85 $7,815
27 19 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 174 26 running 87 $16,765
28 12 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 174 0 running 79 $12,315
29 9 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 173 0 rear end 76 $12,240
30 31 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 171 0 running 73 $7,615
31 4 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 157 8 engine 75 $17,165
32 26 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 103 0 engine 67 $7,515
33 17 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 101 0 engine 64 $11,965
34 38 29 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 88 0 crash 61 $7,340
35 40 99 John Krebs Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 86 0 crash 58 $7,265
36 29 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 72 0 engine 55 $11,715
37 20 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49 0 engine 52 $9,615
38 39 62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford 46 0 brakes 49 $7,075
39 6 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 42 0 engine 46 $16,440
40 33 02 T. W. Taylor Taylor Racing Ford 26 0 clutch 43 $6,965
Failed to qualify
41 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford
42 78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford
43 56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet
44 57 Bob Schacht Bob Schacht Motorsports Oldsmobile
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

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  2. Higgins, Tom (July 19, 1993). "Earnhardt honors Allison after victory". Muncie Evening Press. p. 16. Retrieved January 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. Coble, Don (July 13, 1993). "Allisons' mettle tested again". The Tennessean. p. 20. Retrieved January 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. Bolton, Mike (July 14, 1993). "Allison's hometown in a state of shock". The Morning Call. p. 35. Retrieved January 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. July 17, 1993. p. 17. Retrieved January 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. Owen, Mike (July 17, 1993). "Schrader breaks own track record for 15th career pole". The Paducah Sun. p. 16. Retrieved January 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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