The 1993 Hanes 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 44th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 25, 1993, before an audience of 55,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate the race to take his 25th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his fourth victory of the season, and his third consecutive victory.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively.

1993 Hanes 500
Race details
Race 8 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Hanes 500 program cover.
The 1993 Hanes 500 program cover.
Date April 25, 1993
Official name 44th Annual Hanes 500
Location Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 356 laps, 187.256 mi (301.359 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Average speed 79.078 miles per hour (127.264 km/h)
Attendance 55,000
Pole position
Driver Bud Moore Engineering
Time 20.169
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Laps 409
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

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

Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

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 Bojangles
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
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 NAPA Auto Parts
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Swanson
75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Carolina Pottery
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, April 23, 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, April 24, at 12:30 PM 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.

Geoff Bodine, driving for Bud Moore Engineering, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.169 and an average speed of 93.887 miles per hour (151.096 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Two drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 20.169 93.887
2 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 20.246 93.530
3 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.257 93.479
4 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 20.291 93.322
5 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 20.301 93.276
6 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 20.321 93.184
7 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 20.372 92.951
8 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20.379 92.919
9 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford 20.386 92.887
10 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 20.396 92.842
11 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 20.403 92.810
12 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 20.406 92.796
13 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.407 92.792
14 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.414 92.760
15 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 20.419 92.737
16 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 20.467 92.520
17 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 20.494 92.398
18 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 20.499 92.375
19 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 20.522 92.272
20 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20.530 92.236
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.500 92.371
22 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 20.539 92.195
23 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 20.545 92.168
24 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 20.546 92.164
25 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 20.555 92.124
26 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 20.559 92.106
27 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 20.579 92.016
28 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.584 91.994
29 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20.628 91.798
30 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 20.631 91.784
31 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 20.681 91.562
32 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 20.735 91.324
Provisionals
33 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford -* -*
34 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet -* -*
Failed to qualify
35 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford -* -*
36 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford -* -*
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 5 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 500 409 running 185 $45,175
2 6 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 2 running 175 $49,725
3 11 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 165 $30,350
4 26 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 160 $28,800
5 4 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 499 0 running 155 $21,050
6 1 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 497 0 running 150 $26,150
7 18 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 497 0 running 146 $19,425
8 3 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 497 0 running 142 $11,975
9 19 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 497 0 running 138 $16,125
10 8 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 496 0 running 134 $18,525
11 17 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 496 0 running 130 $13,410
12 24 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 495 0 running 127 $7,325
13 7 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 495 0 running 124 $16,025
14 32 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 495 0 running 121 $6,525
15 34 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 494 0 running 118 $9,725
16 10 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 494 0 running 115 $12,225
17 20 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 490 0 running 112 $9,025
18 13 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 489 0 transmission 109 $11,530
19 29 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 489 0 crash 106 $11,025
20 28 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 484 0 running 103 $7,625
21 30 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 482 0 running 100 $10,325
22 21 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 453 1 engine 102 $10,625
23 31 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 451 0 running 94 $4,925
24 15 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 424 0 rear end 91 $4,875
25 27 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 408 0 running 88 $9,625
26 2 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 404 88 rear end 90 $12,425
27 16 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 381 0 running 82 $14,825
28 22 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 350 0 running 79 $9,175
29 14 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 310 0 running 76 $9,025
30 25 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 212 0 engine 73 $8,950
31 23 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 engine 70 $13,375
32 12 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 140 0 head gasket 67 $13,975
33 9 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford 40 0 oil pump 64 $5,925
34 33 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 18 0 crash 61 $8,900
Failed to qualify
35 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford
36 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (April 26, 1993). "Rusty Wallace feeling better before, after the race". The Herald. p. 28. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (April 26, 1993). "Wallace completes April NASCAR sweep with Hanes 500 win". The Daily Herald. p. 12. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. April 23, 1993. p. 14. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Harris, Mike (April 24, 1993). "Geoff Bodine smashes record en route to pole". Anderson Independent-Mail. p. 8. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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