The 1993 Budweiser 500 was the 12th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 6, 1993, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to defend a late-race charge by Joe Gibbs Racing driver Dale Jarrett to take his 56th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Jarrett and Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would finish second and third, respectively.

1993 Budweiser 500
Race details
Race 12 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Budweiser 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt.
The 1993 Budweiser 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt.
Date June 6, 1993
Official name 25th Annual Budweiser 500
Location Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 105.6 miles per hour (169.9 km/h)
Attendance 86,000
Pole position
Driver Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Time 23.756
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 226
Winner
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Dover Downs International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Dover Downs International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

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 Matchbox, White Rose Collectibles
8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Raybestos
9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford Melling Racing
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
28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
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 Hurley Limo
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet Bell Motors
68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Swanson
75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Carolina Pottery
80 Jimmy Horton Hover Motorsports Ford Hover Motorsports
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford Purex
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

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 4, 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, June 5, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-34 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; which was usually two. 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 Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 23.756 and an average speed of 151.541 miles per hour (243.882 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Three drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 23.756 151.541
2 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 23.937 150.395
3 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 23.965 150.219
4 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 23.971 150.181
5 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 23.982 150.113
6 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 23.990 150.063
7 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 23.999 150.006
8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24.024 149.850
9 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 24.078 149.514
10 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 24.079 149.508
11 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 24.104 149.353
12 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 24.112 149.303
13 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 24.139 149.136
14 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 24.174 148.920
15 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 24.181 148.877
16 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 24.207 148.717
17 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 24.210 148.699
18 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 24.215 148.668
19 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 24.216 148.662
20 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 24.227 148.595
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.941 150.370
22 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 24.062 149.613
23 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 24.081 149.495
24 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 24.162 148.994
25 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 24.179 148.890
26 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 24.246 148.478
27 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 24.270 148.331
28 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 24.279 148.276
29 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 24.322 148.014
30 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 24.341 147.899
31 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 24.425 147.390
32 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 24.471 147.113
33 38 Bobby Hamilton Akins Motorsports Ford 24.525 146.789
34 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 24.563 146.562
35 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 24.809 145.109
36 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford 24.822 145.033
Provisionals
37 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 27.548 130.681
38 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 25.238 142.642
Failed to qualify
39 80 Jimmy Horton Hover Motorsports Ford 24.842 144.916
40 85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford 24.943 144.329
41 56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 26.612 135.277
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 8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 226 running 185 $68,030
2 29 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 170 $42,435
3 3 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 69 running 170 $38,240
4 9 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 25 running 165 $28,100
5 12 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 2 running 160 $25,330
6 23 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 500 3 running 155 $20,700
7 13 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 499 0 running 146 $21,650
8 20 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 499 0 running 142 $18,050
9 16 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 498 0 running 138 $17,300
10 33 38 Bobby Hamilton Akins Motorsports Ford 495 0 running 134 $13,200
11 5 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 495 0 running 130 $13,050
12 32 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 491 0 running 127 $15,450
13 35 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 490 0 running 124 $12,950
14 25 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 488 0 running 121 $14,350
15 37 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 486 0 running 118 $14,200
16 2 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 459 51 running 120 $14,150
17 24 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 448 0 running 112 $18,950
18 21 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 440 0 running 109 $11,485
19 19 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 439 9 running 111 $10,300
20 26 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 429 0 running 103 $13,550
21 4 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 425 82 crash 105 $17,450
22 11 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 422 0 crash 97 $17,800
23 10 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 415 0 crash 94 $16,350
24 28 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 414 0 crash 91 $17,950
25 30 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 402 0 running 88 $8,100
26 38 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 372 0 engine 85 $8,050
27 31 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 370 7 engine 87 $12,600
28 34 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 319 0 engine 79 $7,950
29 7 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 243 5 crash 81 $15,900
30 17 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 238 0 engine 73 $7,850
31 6 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 206 0 crash 70 $12,375
32 1 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 153 13 engine 72 $22,840
33 22 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 145 0 crash 64 $12,240
34 36 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford 130 0 crash 61 $7,640
35 15 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 121 0 crash 58 $12,115
36 18 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 110 8 crash 60 $7,565
37 14 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 104 0 crash 52 $9,065
38 27 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 18 0 crash 49 $7,565
Failed to qualify
39 80 Jimmy Horton Hover Motorsports Ford
40 85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford
41 56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Owen, Mike (June 7, 1993). "Earnhardt holds off Jarrett at wire". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 11. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 7, 1993). "Earnhardt slays 'Monster'". The Anniston Star. p. 9. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. June 4, 1993. p. 21. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Owen, Mike (June 5, 1993). "Irvan, field shatter qualifying record at Dover". The Anniston Star. p. 13. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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