1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)

The 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 14th 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 20, 1993, 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. In the final laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd would manage to take advantage of a fuel-stricken Mark Martin, coasting his car to the finish on fuel to take his 14th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan would finish second and third, respectively.

1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400
Race details
Race 14 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date June 20, 1993
Official name 25th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 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 148.484 miles per hour (238.962 km/h)
Pole position
Driver King Racing
Time 41.036
Most laps led
Driver Mark Martin Roush Racing
Laps 141
Winner
No. 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Neil Bonnett
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
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, USA Bobsled Project
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 Linro Motorsports
32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet Pennzoil
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Active Trucking
36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac Skoal Bandit
39 Jim Sauter Roulo Brothers Racing Chevrolet Almeda Auto Parts
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
48 Trevor Boys Hylton Motorsports Pontiac Rumple Furniture
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford Hurley Limo
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing
68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Marcis Auto Racing
75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
81 Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Racing Ford Van-K Karting Wheels
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford Purex
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 18, 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, June 19, 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,[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.

Brett Bodine, driving for King Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 41.036 and an average speed of 175.456 miles per hour (282.369 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 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 41.036 175.456
2 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41.178 174.851
3 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 41.197 174.770
4 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41.218 174.681
5 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 41.265 174.482
6 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 41.299 174.338
7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 41.304 174.317
8 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 41.311 174.288
9 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 41.374 174.022
10 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 41.378 174.006
11 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 41.380 173.997
12 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 41.424 173.812
13 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 41.461 173.657
14 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 41.527 173.381
15 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 41.529 173.373
16 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 41.603 173.064
17 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 41.625 172.973
18 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 41.652 172.861
19 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 41.699 172.666
20 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 41.705 172.641
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 41.513 173.440
22 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford 41.583 173.148
23 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41.662 172.819
24 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 41.711 172.616
25 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 41.750 172.455
26 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 41.754 172.439
27 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 41.785 172.311
28 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41.805 172.228
29 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 41.809 172.212
30 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 41.842 172.076
31 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 41.866 171.977
32 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 41.894 171.862
33 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 41.960 171.592
34 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 42.008 171.396
35 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 42.244 170.438
36 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 42.308 170.181
37 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 42.332 170.084
38 62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford 42.667 168.749
39 39 Jim Sauter Roulo Brothers Racing Chevrolet 42.787 168.275
40 36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 42.991 167.477
Provisional
41 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford -* -*
Failed to qualify
42 48 Trevor Boys Hylton Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
43 81 Jeff Davis Jeff Davis 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 2 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 19 running 180 $77,890
2 23 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 2 running 175 $44,915
3 5 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 200 5 running 170 $41,240
4 17 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 160 $29,590
5 15 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 200 0 running 155 $26,160
6 7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 141 running 160 $22,925
7 13 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 2 running 151 $21,460
8 12 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 200 0 running 142 $20,860
9 11 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 200 0 running 138 $23,710
10 37 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 134 $23,960
11 9 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 200 0 running 130 $17,960
12 29 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 200 0 running 127 $19,660
13 28 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 out of gas 124 $13,935
14 6 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 27 running 126 $16,385
15 32 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 199 0 running 118 $16,235
16 4 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 115 $15,460
17 18 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 199 0 running 112 $17,685
18 21 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 199 0 running 109 $14,950
19 14 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 106 $19,035
20 25 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 103 $14,470
21 16 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 198 3 running 105 $13,650
22 34 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 198 1 running 102 $8,685
23 26 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 197 0 running 94 $17,975
24 36 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 91 $8,465
25 27 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 197 0 running 88 $13,105
26 39 39 Jim Sauter Roulo Brothers Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 85 $8,195
27 30 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 197 0 running 82 $12,785
28 41 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 197 0 running 79 $8,075
29 33 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 196 0 running 76 $9,965
30 8 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 190 0 engine 73 $7,900
31 35 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 185 0 engine 70 $7,770
32 40 36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 184 0 running 67 $7,700
33 31 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 171 0 engine 64 $7,620
34 24 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 144 0 oil leak 61 $9,125
35 3 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 132 0 running 58 $18,900
36 19 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 104 0 engine 55 $8,985
37 10 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 91 0 valve 52 $11,930
38 22 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford 64 0 head gasket 49 $7,380
39 1 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 22 0 engine 46 $15,855
40 38 62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford 14 0 cylinder 43 $7,295
41 20 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 2 0 crash 40 $7,295
Failed to qualify
42 48 Trevor Boys Hylton Motorsports Pontiac
43 81 Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (June 21, 1993). "It's Miller time for Rudd". The Times. p. 17. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 21, 1993). "Rudd gives it the gas to take Miller 400 race". Journal Tribune. p. 17. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. June 18, 1993. p. 23. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Harris, Mike (June 19, 1993). "Brett Bodine hopes to move some luck to race day". The Morning Call. p. 50. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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