1993 Champion Spark Plug 400

The 1993 Champion Spark Plug 400 was the 20th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the eighth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 15, 1993, before an audience of 110,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Taking advantage of a blown engine on dominant driver Ricky Rudd's car, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would come to dominate the late stages of the race to take his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Wood Brothers Racing driver Morgan Shepherd and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively.

1993 Champion Spark Plug 400
Race details
Race 20 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Champion Spark Plug 400 program cover, featuring Harry Gant. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1993 Champion Spark Plug 400 program cover, featuring Harry Gant. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date August 15, 1993
Official name 24th Annual Champion Spark Plug 400
Location Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2 mi (3.2 km)
Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed 144.564 miles per hour (232.653 km/h)
Attendance 110,000
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 39.834
Most laps led
Driver Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 86
Winner
No. 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

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
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
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 Lake Speed Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 John Krebs Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Diamond Ridge Motorsports
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet Active Trucking
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
37 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford Naturally Fresh Foods
39 Dick Trickle Roulo Brothers Racing Chevrolet Pedigree
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 Terminal Trucking
48 Andy Genzman Genzman Racing Pontiac De's LP Gas
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford McGee Trucking
53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford Le Bleu Bottled Water
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford Belden Asphalt
68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Southwest Technical Group
75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
76 Ron Hornaday Jr. Spears Motorsports Chevrolet Spears Manufacturing
81 Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Racing Ford Van-K Karting Wheels
85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford Burger King "I Love This Place!"
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Cintas
89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Ford Evinrude
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
95 Jeremy Mayfield Sadler Brothers Racing Ford Shoney's
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, August 13, at 3:30 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, August 14 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,[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 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 39.834 and an average speed of 180.750 miles per hour (290.889 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Ten drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39.834 180.750
2 28 Lake Speed Robert Yates Racing Ford 39.943 180.257
3 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39.954 180.207
4 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 40.112 179.497
5 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 40.137 179.386
6 75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 40.199 179.109
7 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40.218 179.024
8 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 40.230 178.971
9 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40.281 178.744
10 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 40.348 178.448
11 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 40.357 178.408
12 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 40.399 178.222
13 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 40.418 178.138
14 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 40.420 178.130
15 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 40.445 178.020
16 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 40.449 178.002
17 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 40.456 177.971
18 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 40.488 177.830
19 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 40.515 177.712
20 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 40.525 177.668
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 40.452 177.989
22 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 40.487 177.835
23 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 40.560 177.515
24 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 40.572 177.462
25 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 40.601 177.336
26 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 40.603 177.327
27 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 40.614 177.279
28 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 40.622 177.244
29 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 40.668 177.043
30 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 40.692 176.939
31 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 40.706 176.878
32 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40.715 176.839
33 89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Ford 40.724 176.800
34 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 40.774 176.583
35 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 40.777 176.570
36 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford 40.811 176.423
37 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 40.833 176.328
38 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 40.875 176.147
39 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford 40.949 175.828
40 39 Dick Trickle Roulo Brothers Racing Chevrolet 40.992 175.644
Provisional
41 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 41.398 173.921
Failed to qualify
42 37 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford -* -*
43 95 Jeremy Mayfield Sadler Brothers Racing Ford -* -*
44 53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford -* -*
45 85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford -* -*
46 76 Ron Hornaday Jr. Spears Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
47 62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford -* -*
48 29 John Krebs Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
49 81 Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Racing Ford -* -*
50 02 T. W. Taylor Taylor Racing Ford -* -*
51 48 Andy Genzman Genzman Racing Pontiac -* -*
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 12 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 81 running 180 $76,645
2 4 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 0 running 170 $47,320
3 9 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 17 running 170 $34,745
4 27 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 160 $29,045
5 5 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 200 3 running 160 $27,990
6 10 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 200 4 running 155 $24,115
7 2 28 Lake Speed Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 2 running 151 $25,215
8 11 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 200 0 running 142 $17,565
9 7 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 138 $19,215
10 8 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 200 0 running 134 $25,115
11 18 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 200 0 running 130 $12,015
12 13 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 200 0 running 127 $11,615
13 30 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 124 $21,015
14 19 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 200 0 running 121 $16,615
15 15 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 200 0 running 118 $20,315
16 28 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 199 0 running 115 $15,960
17 34 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 199 0 running 112 $15,240
18 22 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 199 0 running 109 $17,540
19 32 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 106 $11,540
20 25 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 199 0 running 103 $14,690
21 17 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 199 0 running 100 $13,815
22 38 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 97 $8,815
23 14 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 199 0 running 94 $10,565
24 26 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 198 0 running 91 $16,615
25 31 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 198 0 running 88 $8,465
26 39 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford 196 0 running 85 $8,265
27 1 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 193 2 running 87 $16,965
28 29 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 191 0 running 79 $9,815
29 41 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 183 0 running 76 $12,665
30 20 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 162 0 crash 73 $17,015
31 35 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 157 0 running 70 $12,440
32 24 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 155 5 engine 72 $17,415
33 16 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 150 0 running 64 $12,315
34 37 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 139 0 crash 61 $12,240
35 3 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 125 86 engine 68 $14,590
36 33 89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Ford 108 0 crash 55 $7,640
37 21 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 95 0 rear end 52 $8,115
38 23 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 94 0 engine 49 $7,590
39 40 39 Dick Trickle Roulo Brothers Racing Chevrolet 79 0 rear end 46 $7,565
40 6 75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 15 0 crash 43 $7,515
41 36 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford 10 0 engine 40 $7,515
Failed to qualify
42 37 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford
43 95 Jeremy Mayfield Sadler Brothers Racing Ford
44 53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford
45 85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford
46 76 Ron Hornaday Jr. Spears Motorsports Chevrolet
47 62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford
48 29 John Krebs Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet
49 81 Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Racing Ford
50 02 T. W. Taylor Taylor Racing Ford
51 48 Andy Genzman Genzman Racing Pontiac
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (August 16, 1993). "Martin captures second race in row". Kenosha News. p. 23. Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 16, 1993). "Martin wins second straight". The Anniston Star. p. 9. Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. August 14, 1993. p. 11. Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Harris, Mike (August 14, 1993). "Stock car record". The Town Talk. p. 12. Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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