The 1993 Hooters 500 was the 30th and final stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 14, 1993, in Hampton, Georgia, at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.522 miles (2.449 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 328 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would make a late-race charge to take the lead with four laps to go, securing his 31st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his 10th and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd and owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively.

1993 Hooters 500
Race details
Race 30 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Hooters 500 program cover, featuring a tribute to Alan Kulwicki, who had died in an airplane accident earlier in the year.
The 1993 Hooters 500 program cover, featuring a tribute to Alan Kulwicki, who had died in an airplane accident earlier in the year.
Date November 14, 1993
Official name 34th Annual Hooters 500
Location Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.522 mi (2.449 km)
Distance 328 laps, 499.216 mi (803.41 km)
Scheduled Distance 328 laps, 499.216 mi (803.41 km)
Average speed 125.221 miles per hour (201.524 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Leo Jackson Motorsports
Time 30.973
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Laps 189
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

Meanwhile, 10th-place finisher Dale Earnhardt would manage to win his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship, only needing a 34th-place finish or better to do so. With the championship, he was one championship away from tying Richard Petty's record of seven championships.[3]

Background

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The layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held.

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.522-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.

The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

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 Jimmy Hensley Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford The Family Channel
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 Lake Speed 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 Bobby Hamilton Moroso Racing Ford FINA
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 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
31 Neil Bonnett Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Mom 'n' Pop's
32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet Wheels Race Cards
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
37 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford Naturally Fresh Foods
40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac Dirt Devil
41 Dick Trickle 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 Kraft, Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
47 Billy Standridge Johnson Standridge Racing Ford Johnson Standridge Racing
48 Andy Genzman Genzman Racing Pontiac De's LP Gas
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
57 Bob Schacht Bob Schacht Motorsports Oldsmobile Bob Schacht Motorsports
61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet Total Petroleum
62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford Sons of Confederate Veterans
63 Norm Benning O'Neil Racing Oldsmobile O'Neil Racing
66 Mike Wallace Owen Racing Pontiac Duron Paint
68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Fresh Express
72 John Andretti Tex Racing Chevrolet Tex Racing
75 Todd Bodine* (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
84 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Racing Ford Circle Bar Truck Corral
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
95 Jeremy Mayfield Sadler Brothers Racing Ford Mac Tools
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Bojangles

*Driver switched to Phil Parsons for the race after Bodine was involved in a crash that would injure him in the preliminary Saturday race.[4]

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, November 12, at 1:00 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, November 13, 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 21-40 would be decided on time,[5] 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.

Harry Gant, driving for Leo Jackson Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.973 and an average speed of 176.902 miles per hour (284.696 km/h) in the first round.[6]

Ten drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 30.973 176.902
2 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 31.248 175.346
3 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 31.250 175.334
4 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 31.336 174.853
5 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 31.374 174.641
6 20 Bobby Hamilton Moroso Racing Ford 31.376 174.630
7 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 31.380 174.608
8 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 31.411 174.436
9 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford 31.423 174.369
10 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 31.458 174.175
11 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 31.483 174.037
12 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 31.534 173.755
13 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.543 173.706
14 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 31.569 173.563
15 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.580 173.502
16 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 31.597 173.409
17 4 Jimmy Hensley Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 31.633 173.212
18 41 Dick Trickle Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.636 173.195
19 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.667 173.026
20 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 31.700 172.845
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.503 173.926
22 75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 31.521 173.827
23 66 Mike Wallace Owen Racing Pontiac 31.570 173.557
24 37 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford 31.701 172.840
25 61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet 31.724 172.715
26 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 31.727 172.698
27 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 31.735 172.655
28 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 31.751 172.568
29 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 31.767 172.481
30 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 31.773 172.448
31 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 31.773 172.448
32 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 31.777 172.427
33 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 31.803 172.286
34 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 31.804 172.280
35 31 Neil Bonnett Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.812 172.237
36 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 31.832 172.129
37 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 31.873 171.907
38 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 31.879 171.875
39 02 T. W. Taylor Taylor Racing Ford 31.897 171.778
40 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 31.906 171.729
Provisionals
41 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac -* -*
42 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford -* -*
Failed to qualify
43 47 Billy Standridge Johnson Standridge Racing Ford -* -*
44 95 Jeremy Mayfield Sadler Brothers Racing Ford -* -*
45 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford -* -*
46 62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford -* -*
47 57 Bob Schacht Bob Schacht Motorsports Oldsmobile -* -*
48 72 John Andretti Tex Racing Chevrolet -* -*
49 63 Norm Benning O'Neil Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
50 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford -* -*
51 84 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Racing Ford -* -*
52 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 20 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 328 189 running 185 $93,100
2 13 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 328 5 running 175 $57,225
3 28 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 328 18 running 170 $40,175
4 8 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 328 7 running 165 $34,250
5 18 41 Dick Trickle Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 328 0 running 155 $24,300
6 31 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 328 2 running 155 $21,875
7 29 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 328 12 running 151 $23,380
8 4 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 328 0 running 142 $20,950
9 22 75 Phil Parsons Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 328 3 running 143 $11,725
10 19 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 327 2 running 139 $19,300
11 41 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 327 0 running 130 $18,575
12 7 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 327 0 running 127 $20,250
13 30 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 327 0 running 124 $15,625
14 32 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 327 4 running 126 $14,500
15 23 66 Mike Wallace Owen Racing Pontiac 326 0 running 118 $10,600
16 5 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 326 0 running 115 $14,900
17 34 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 326 0 running 112 $14,255
18 37 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 326 0 running 109 $8,315
19 27 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 325 0 running 106 $12,925
20 33 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 325 0 running 103 $16,310
21 6 20 Bobby Hamilton Moroso Racing Ford 325 0 running 100 $7,995
22 42 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 323 0 running 97 $12,455
23 36 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 323 0 running 94 $8,965
24 26 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 322 0 running 91 $6,700
25 17 4 Jimmy Hensley Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 308 0 running 88 $16,135
26 10 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 307 0 running 85 $14,420
27 21 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 293 0 running 82 $9,955
28 1 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 225 78 crash 84 $30,920
29 24 37 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford 223 0 crash 76 $6,175
30 40 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 214 0 crash 73 $8,200
31 15 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 193 6 crash 75 $8,710
32 16 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 184 2 engine 72 $10,720
33 38 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 156 0 crash 64 $10,430
34 39 02 T. W. Taylor Taylor Racing Ford 134 0 crash 61 $5,840
35 25 61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet 117 0 vibration 58 $5,775
36 9 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford 113 0 transmission 55 $5,710
37 3 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 105 0 engine 52 $10,170
38 14 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 crash 49 $5,640
39 11 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 28 0 crash 46 $15,015
40 2 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 19 0 crash 43 $8,600
41 12 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 19 0 crash 40 $5,600
42 35 31 Neil Bonnett Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3 0 engine 37 $5,600
Failed to qualify
43 47 Billy Standridge Johnson Standridge Racing Ford
44 95 Jeremy Mayfield Sadler Brothers Racing Ford
45 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford
46 62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford
47 57 Bob Schacht Bob Schacht Motorsports Oldsmobile
48 72 John Andretti Tex Racing Chevrolet
49 63 Norm Benning O'Neil Racing Oldsmobile
50 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford
51 84 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Racing Ford
52 48 Andy Genzman Genzman Racing Pontiac
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (November 15, 1993). "Earnhardt wraps up his sixth points title". Muncie Evening Press. p. 12. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Harris, Mike (November 15, 1993). "Wallace cruises in NASCAR event, but Earnhardt snares Winston title". The Star Press. p. 12. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Higgins, Tom (November 15, 1993). "After 6th title, Earnhardt has '94 in sight". The Charlotte Observer. p. 11. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Higgins, Tom (November 15, 1993). "Bodine returns to heal wounds". The Charlotte Observer. p. 11. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. November 12, 1993. p. 23. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ Williams, Charean (November 13, 1993). "Gant handles slick track in Atlanta". Evansville Press. p. 17. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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