1993 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500

The 1993 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, March 14, 1993, but was postponed by nearly a week due to the 1993 Storm of the Century that affected a majority of the American East Coast.[1] The race was run on Saturday, March 20, 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. Depending on fuel mileage, Wood Brothers Racing driver Morgan Shepherd would manage to conserve enough fuel on the final green flag stint to take his fourth and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[2][3] To fill out the top three, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan and Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third, respectively.

1993 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500
Race details
Race 4 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1993 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date March 20, 1993
Official name 34th Annual Motorcraft Quality Parts 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 150.442 miles per hour (242.113 km/h)
Attendance 82,000
Pole position
Driver Penske Racing South
Time 30.653
Most laps led
Driver Mark Martin Roush Racing
Laps 140
Winner
No. 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers 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 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
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 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford Hooters
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
20 Joe Ruttman 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 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet Active Trucking
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
45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford Kraft, Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac Rumple Furniture
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford Hurley Limo
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
57 Bob Schacht Stringer Motorsports Oldsmobile Pronto Auto Parts
61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet Chesrown Racing
68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Southwest Technical Group
75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Carolina Pottery
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford Purex
84 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Racing Ford Circle Bar Truck Corral
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Bojangles

*Driver switched to Greg Sacks for the race due to Jones having prior commitments in the IMSA GT Championship.[4]

Qualifying

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Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 12, at 2:30 PM EST. Originally, the first 20 positions were going to be determined by first round qualifying, with positions 21-40 meant to be determined the following day on Saturday, March 13. However, due to a major snowstorm and nor'easter, the second round was cancelled. As a result, qualifying was set using the results from the first round.[5]

Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske Racing South, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.653 and an average speed of 178.749 miles per hour (287.669 km/h) in the first round.[6]

Four drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 30.653 178.749
2 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.693 178.516
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 30.717 178.377
4 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.796 177.919
5 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 30.817 177.798
6 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 30.846 177.631
7 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.873 177.475
8 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 30.924 177.183
9 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 30.928 177.160
10 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.931 177.143
11 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 30.956 176.977
12 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 30.968 176.931
13 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 30.980 176.862
14 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.001 176.743
15 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 31.004 176.726
16 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 31.055 176.435
17 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 31.056 176.430
18 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 31.088 176.248
19 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 31.094 176.214
20 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 31.097 176.197
21 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 31.099 176.186
22 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 31.127 176.027
23 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford 31.139 175.959
24 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 31.149 175.903
25 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.152 175.886
26 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 31.156 175.863
27 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 31.178 175.745
28 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 31.189 175.678
29 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 31.252 175.323
30 20 Joe Ruttman Moroso Racing Ford 31.257 175.295
31 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 31.338 174.842
32 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 31.373 174.647
33 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 31.443 174.258
34 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 31.485 174.026
35 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 31.488 174.009
36 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 31.496 173.965
37 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 31.588 173.458
38 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 31.673 172.993
39 57 Bob Schacht Stringer Motorsports Oldsmobile 31.695 172.873
40 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford 31.859 171.983
Failed to qualify
41 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford -* -*
42 84 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Racing Ford -* -*
43 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
44 61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet -* -*
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 7 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 328 46 running 180 $70,350
2 5 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 328 4 running 175 $45,950
3 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 328 71 running 170 $41,550
4 4 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 327 54 running 165 $32,000
5 14 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 327 0 running 155 $26,550
6 21 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 327 3 running 155 $23,575
7 27 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 327 5 running 151 $20,525
8 6 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 327 0 running 142 $17,625
9 15 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 326 0 running 138 $21,025
10 18 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 325 0 running 134 $22,125
11 2 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 325 0 running 130 $15,595
12 20 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 325 0 running 127 $17,575
13 31 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 325 0 running 124 $19,055
14 22 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 325 0 running 121 $16,635
15 19 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 324 0 running 118 $9,155
16 26 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 324 0 running 115 $10,895
17 11 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 324 0 running 112 $14,035
18 17 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 324 0 running 109 $9,915
19 9 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 321 0 running 106 $14,755
20 34 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 321 0 running 103 $14,685
21 16 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 321 0 running 100 $17,075
22 37 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 321 0 running 97 $18,865
23 40 9 Greg Sacks Melling Racing Ford 320 0 running 94 $10,305
24 24 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 317 0 running 91 $9,645
25 36 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 317 2 running 93 $12,540
26 23 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford 316 0 running 85 $9,285
27 32 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 309 0 running 82 $7,525
28 28 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 308 0 running 79 $7,455
29 10 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 288 3 running 81 $12,240
30 13 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 266 0 running 73 $11,780
31 33 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 247 0 running 70 $15,145
32 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 225 140 engine 77 $19,985
33 8 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 213 0 running 64 $11,540
34 38 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 186 0 engine 61 $8,480
35 35 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 157 0 camshaft 58 $16,720
36 29 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 133 0 crash 55 $18,030
37 12 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 131 0 crash 52 $6,865
38 30 20 Joe Ruttman Moroso Racing Ford 119 0 crash 49 $6,850
39 25 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29 0 valve 46 $8,325
40 39 57 Bob Schacht Stringer Motorsports Oldsmobile 6 0 engine 43 $6,785
Failed to qualify
41 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford
42 84 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Racing Ford
43 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac
44 61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Clarke, Liz (March 14, 1993). "Snow puts brakes on race, not fun". The Charlotte Observer. p. 51. Retrieved December 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Thompson, Chuck (March 21, 1993). "Shepherd wins Motorcraft as contenders run out of gas". Ledger-Enquirer. p. 23. Retrieved December 29, 2022.  
  3. ^ Harris, Mike (March 21, 1993). "Fuelish decision wise for Shepherd". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 15. Retrieved December 29, 2022.  
  4. ^ Thompson, Chuck (March 20, 1993). "Snowstorm slows NASCAR drivers". The Macon Telegraph. p. 41. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ Williams, Chuck (March 14, 1993). "Snow wins in Atlanta". Ledger-Enquirer. p. 19. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ Martin, Gerald (March 13, 1993). "Wallace edges out Earnhardt at Atlanta". The News and Observer. p. 24. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
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