1993 Tyson Holly Farms 400
The 1993 Tyson Holly Farms 400 was the 26th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 44th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 3, 1993, before an audience of 45,500 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 29th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his eighth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan would finish second and third, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 26 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1993 Tyson Holly Farms 400 program cover, featuring Geoff Bodine. | |||
| Date | October 3, 1993 | ||
| Official name | 44th Annual Tyson Holly Farms 400 | ||
| Location | North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.625 mi (1.006 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km) | ||
| Average speed | 96.92 miles per hour (155.98 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 45,500 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Robert Yates Racing | ||
| Time | 19.266 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | |
| Laps | 181 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Background
North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi (1.006 km) and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 1, 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, October 2, at 11:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-32 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.
Ernie Irvan, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 19.266 and an average speed of 116.786 miles per hour (187.949 km/h) in the first round.[4]
Six drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Standings after the race
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References
- Higgins, Tom (October 4, 1993). "Wallace beats Earnhardt to flag by 1 1/2 seconds". Kenosha News. p. 23. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Foreman Jr., Rom (October 4, 1993). "Wallace narrows points gap with Holly Farms 400 win". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 33. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. October 1, 1993. p. 16. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Foreman Jr., Tom (October 2, 1993). "Irvan continues hot streak, races to pole". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 29. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.