1993 Coca-Cola 600
Race details | |||||
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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. | |||||
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 |
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
The 1993 Coca-Cola 600 was the 11th
Background
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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
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
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
Race results
Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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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
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Bobby Allison Motorsports
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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
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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
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Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 109 | $19,100 |
19 | 36 | 75 | Dick Trickle | Butch Mock Motorsports
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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
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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
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Ford | 376 | 0 | running | 85 | $12,150 |
27 | 15 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing
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Ford | 364 | 0 | running | 82 | $7,150 |
28 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing
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Ford | 355 | 22 | engine | 84 | $20,710 |
29 | 8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South
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Pontiac | 353 | 0 | accident | 76 | $14,880 |
30 | 23 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Chevrolet | ||||||
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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