1993 Pontiac Excitement 400

The 1993 Pontiac Excitement 400 was the third stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 39th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 7, 1993, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 19th and eventual final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace and owner-driver Alan Kulwicki would finish second and third, respectively.

1993 Pontiac Excitement 400
Race details
Race 3 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Pontiac Excitement 400 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1993 Pontiac Excitement 400 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date March 7, 1993
Official name 39th Annual Pontiac Excitement 400
Location Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 107.709 miles per hour (173.341 km/h)
Attendance 70,000
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 21.922
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Petty SABCO Racing
Laps 168
Winner
No. 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing
Television in the United States
Network TBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at.

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

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
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
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
52 Jimmy Hensley Jimmy Means Racing Ford Hurley Limo
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
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
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, March 4, 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, March 5, 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 21-34 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.

Ken Schrader, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 21.922 and an average speed of 123.164 miles per hour (198.213 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Three 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 21.922 123.164
2 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 21.942 123.052
3 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 21.976 122.861
4 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 21.982 122.828
5 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 21.986 122.805
6 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 22.007 122.688
7 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 22.048 122.460
8 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.063 122.377
9 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 22.067 122.355
10 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 22.090 122.227
11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.092 122.216
12 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 22.109 122.122
13 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 22.120 122.061
14 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 22.124 122.039
15 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.133 121.990
16 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 22.141 121.946
17 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 22.154 121.874
18 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 22.191 121.671
19 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 22.192 121.665
20 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Ford 22.254 121.327
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 22.184 121.709
22 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 22.267 121.256
23 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 22.267 121.256
24 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 22.280 121.185
25 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 22.288 121.141
26 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 22.298 121.087
27 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 22.346 120.827
28 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.350 120.805
29 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 22.360 120.751
30 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 22.368 120.708
31 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 22.414 120.460
32 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 22.419 120.434
33 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 22.486 120.075
34 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 22.495 120.027
Provisionals
35 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford -* -*
36 52 Jimmy Hensley Jimmy Means Racing Ford -* -*
Failed to qualify
37 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford -* -*
38 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
39 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 14 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 155 running 180 $70,125
2 13 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 400 0 running 170 $31,550
3 6 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 400 0 running 165 $39,225
4 9 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 400 0 running 160 $29,050
5 7 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 400 168 running 165 $21,600
6 8 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 0 running 150 $14,700
7 12 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 400 0 running 146 $18,150
8 5 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 400 51 running 147 $18,100
9 34 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 400 0 running 138 $17,300
10 11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 399 0 running 134 $17,000
11 10 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 399 0 running 130 $16,800
12 21 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 399 1 running 132 $13,300
13 24 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 398 0 running 124 $12,850
14 3 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 398 18 running 126 $12,650
15 15 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 398 0 running 118 $13,035
16 28 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 398 0 running 115 $9,275
17 16 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 397 0 running 112 $12,075
18 33 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 396 0 running 109 $11,825
19 17 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 396 0 running 106 $11,500
20 1 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 396 7 running 108 $15,325
21 27 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 395 0 running 100 $6,225
22 35 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford 395 0 running 97 $8,100
23 26 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 394 0 running 94 $10,975
24 19 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 394 0 running 91 $10,850
25 18 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 394 0 running 88 $7,700
26 32 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 394 0 running 85 $6,525
27 22 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 393 0 running 82 $7,600
28 30 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 392 0 running 79 $5,975
29 20 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Ford 382 0 running 76 $5,950
30 31 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 359 0 running 73 $5,920
31 23 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 337 0 running 70 $10,475
32 4 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 327 0 running 67 $10,445
33 25 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 227 0 engine 64 $16,260
34 36 52 Jimmy Hensley Jimmy Means Racing Ford 190 0 clutch 61 $5,850
35 2 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 68 0 engine 58 $11,375
36 29 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 54 0 engine 55 $7,350
Failed to qualify
37 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford
38 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet
39 61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (March 8, 1993). "Dominating Allison leaves foes behind at Richmond". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ McKee, Sandra (March 8, 1993). "Allison takes Richmond easily". The Baltimore Sun. p. 26. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "NASCAR Today". The Charlotte Observer. March 5, 1996. p. 27. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Harris, Mike (March 6, 1993). "Schrader burns up Richmond". The Messenger. p. 6. Retrieved December 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
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