1993 Daytona 500

The 1993 Daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 14, 1993, before an audience of 150,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete.

1993 Daytona 500 By STP
Race details
Race 1 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Daytona 500 program cover, featuring Davey Allison and Bobby Allison.
The 1993 Daytona 500 program cover, featuring Davey Allison and Bobby Allison.
Date February 14, 1993
Official name 35th Annual Daytona 500 By STP
Location Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 500 laps, 400 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 154.972 miles per hour (249.403 km/h)
Attendance 150,000
Pole position
Driver
SABCO Racing
Time 47.512
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 107
Winner
No. 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

In the final laps of the race, Joe Gibbs Racing's Dale Jarrett, Hendrick Motorsports' Jeff Gordon and Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt engaged in a battle for the victory. Heading into two laps left in the race, Gordon was passed by Jarrett for second, allowing Jarrett to stay behind Earnhardt. Proceeding into the final lap, Earnhardt had let Jarrett get to the inside of his car, allowing Jarrett to pass Earnhardt for the lead by the time the two exited out of the second turn. Jarrett was then able to defend the rest of the field to take his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his only win of the season, and his first career Daytona 500 victory.[1][2] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Dale Earnhardt and Bud Moore Engineering's Geoff Bodine finished second and third, respectively.

Background
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
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
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 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Hooters
8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Raybestos
9 Chad Little Melling Racing Ford Mayflower Transit
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
23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile SplitFire
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 Steve Kinser Folsom Racing Chevrolet Folsom Racing
32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet Kanawha Insurance
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
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 Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
46 Al Unser Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline Synthetic
48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Ford Rumple Furniture
50 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Ford Slick 50
51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet Phoenix Construction
52 Jimmy Means[lower-alpha 1] Jimmy Means Racing Ford NAPA Auto Parts
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
66 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Bojangles
68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Southwest Technical Group
73 Stanley Smith Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet X-1R
75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Carolina Pottery
77 Mike Potter Gray Racing Ford Kenova Golf Course Construction
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford Purex
85 Dorsey Schroeder Mansion Motorsports Ford Burger King
89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Ford Evinrude Outboard Motors
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
95 Ken Ragan Sadler Brothers Racing Ford Shoney's
99 Brad Teague Ball Motorsports Chevrolet Ball Motorsports
Official entry list

Qualifying

Qualifying was set by the 1993 Gatorade Twin 125 Qualifiers. The top two positions were set by qualifying speeds held for the Twin 125 Qualifiers held on Saturday, February 6, with the top two qualifiers in the session earning the top two positions for the Daytona 500. The rest of the starting was set in the Twin 125 Qualifiers, held on Thursday, February 11, during two races. The top 14 finishers in the first race, excluding the pole position winner, set the inside row from rows two to 15, and the top 14 finishers in the second race, excluding the outside pole position winner, set the outside row from rows two to 15. The remaining non-qualifiers set positions 31-40 based on qualifying speeds from the first qualifying session held on Sunday. If needed, up to two extra provisionals were given to teams high enough in the previous season's owner's standings that did not qualify for the race by either qualifying speed or from the Twin 125 Qualifiers.

Kyle Petty, driving for SABCO Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 47.512 and an average speed of 154.972 miles per hour (249.403 km/h) in Saturday's session.[4]

13 drivers failed to qualify.

Full qualifying results
Pos. # Driver Team Make Reason
1 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Qualified on pole
2 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Qualified on outside pole
3 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet First in Twin 125 #1
4 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet First in Twin 125 #2
5 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Second in Twin 125 #1
6 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford Second in Twin 125 #2
7 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Fourth in Twin 125 #1
8 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Fourth in Twin 125 #2
9 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Fifth in Twin 125 #1
10 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Fifth in Twin 125 #2
11 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Sixth in Twin 125 #1
12 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Sixth in Twin 125 #2
13 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford Seventh in Twin 125 #1
14 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Seventh in Twin 125 #2
15 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac Eighth in Twin 125 #1
16 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Eighth in Twin 125 #2
17 9 Chad Little Melling Racing Ford Ninth in Twin 125 #1
18 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Ninth in Twin 125 #2
19 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet Tenth in Twin 125 #1
20 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford Tenth in Twin 125 #2
21 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 11th in Twin 125 #1
22 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 11th in Twin 125 #2
23 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 12th in Twin 125 #1
24 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 12th in Twin 125 #2
25 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 13th in Twin 125 #1
26 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 13th in Twin 125 #2
27 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford 14th in Twin 125 #1
28 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 14th in Twin 125 #2
29 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 15th in Twin 125 #1
30 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 15th in Twin 125 #2
31 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford Speed provisional (188.588)
32 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Speed provisional (188.344)
33 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford Speed provisional (188.332)
34 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac Speed provisional (188.107)
35 66 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Speed provisional (187.919)
36 20 Joe Ruttman Moroso Racing Ford Speed provisional (187.872)
37 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Speed provisional (187.707)
38 52 Jimmy Hensley Jimmy Means Ford Speed provisional (187.559)
39 89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Ford Speed provisional (187.426)
40 46 Al Unser Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Speed provisional (186.749)
41 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Owner's points provisional
Failed to qualify
42 85 Dorsey Schroeder Mansion Motorsports Ford 20th in Twin 125 #1
43 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Ford 16th in Twin 125 #2
44 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford 22nd in Twin 125 #1
45 29 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 18th in Twin 125 #2
46 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford 23rd in Twin 125 #1
47 77 Mike Potter Gray Racing Ford 19th in Twin 125 #2
48 73 Stanley Smith Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet 25th in Twin 125 #1
49 99 Brad Teague Ball Motorsports Chevrolet 20th in Twin 125 #2
50 31 Steve Kinser Folsom Racing Chevrolet 26th in Twin 125 #1
51 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 21st in Twin 125 #2
52 95 Ken Ragan Sadler Brothers Racing Ford 27th in Twin 125 #1
53 50 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Ford 22nd in Twin 125 #2
54 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile 27th in Twin 125 #2
Official Twin 125 Qualifiers results
Official starting lineup

Race results
Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 2 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 200 8 running 180 $238,200
2 4 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 107 running 180 $181,825
3 6 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 200 1 running 170 $141,450
4 18 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 200 7 running 165 $95,950
5 3 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 2 running 160 $111,150
6 23 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 0 running 150 $74,625
7 32 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 0 running 146 $62,350
8 7 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 14 running 147 $64,025
9 14 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 200 1 running 143 $54,225
10 22 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 200 0 running 134 $49,125
11 19 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 130 $47,750
12 31 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 200 0 running 127 $43,375
13 30 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 200 0 running 124 $42,130
14 13 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 200 0 running 121 $36,930
15 33 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 200 0 running 118 $38,975
16 28 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 200 0 running 115 $37,305
17 20 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 200 0 running 112 $36,585
18 26 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 109 $40,415
19 39 89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Ford 199 0 running 106 $28,645
20 25 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 199 0 running 103 $29,685
21 37 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 199 6 running 105 $36,780
22 16 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 97 $30,525
23 24 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 199 0 running 94 $27,820
24 17 9 Chad Little Melling Racing Ford 198 0 running 91 $27,965
25 29 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 88 $26,560
26 10 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 197 0 running 85 $42,405
27 27 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford 197 0 running 82 $27,775
28 11 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 197 1 running 84 $37,445
29 35 66 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 189 30 running 81 $29,165
30 12 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 177 0 running 73 $31,285
31 1 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 170 19 accident 75 $56,580
32 34 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 168 0 accident 67 $38,600
33 41 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 164 0 running 64 $25,470
34 15 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 163 1 accident 66 $26,315
35 9 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 157 3 accident 63 $28,960
36 40 46 Al Unser Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 157 0 accident 55 $23,005
37 8 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 148 0 accident 52 $40,275
38 36 20 Joe Ruttman Moroso Racing Ford 128 0 engine 49 $23,395
39 5 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 99 0 engine 46 $52,660
40 38 52 Jimmy Hensley Jimmy Means Ford 11 0 accident 43 $21,925
41 21 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 2 0 engine 40 $23,300
Failed to qualify
42 85 Dorsey Schroeder Mansion Motorsports Ford
43 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Ford
44 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford
45 29 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Chevrolet
46 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford
47 77 Mike Potter Gray Racing Ford
48 73 Stanley Smith Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet
49 99 Brad Teague Ball Motorsports Chevrolet
50 31 Steve Kinser Folsom Racing Chevrolet
51 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet
52 95 Ken Ragan Sadler Brothers Racing Ford
53 50 A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Ford
54 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile
Official race results

Standings after the race

Notes
  1. Means was involved in an accident during a Wednesday, February 10 practice session. The accident left Means with a fractured shoulder blade and a slight concussion. As doctors did not clear him to race, he was substituted by Jimmy Hensley for the Twin 125 Qualifiers and the race.[3]

References
  1. Higgins, Tom (February 15, 1993). "Jarrett delivers at Daytona". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1B, 6B. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. Fry, Darrell (February 15, 1993). "A real Super Sunday: Jarrett wins Daytona". Tampa Bay Times. pp. 1C, 7C. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Owens, Mike (February 12, 1993). "Twin 125s May Be Especially Frantic". Statesville Record & Landmark. pp. 4B. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. Higgins, Tom (February 7, 1992). "Petty wheels to Daytona pole". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 1D, 6B. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. open access
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