The 1993 Slick 50 300 was the 16th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the inaugural iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 11, 1993, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. With the help of a fast final pit stop, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to pull away on the final restart with 27 to go to take his 26th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fifth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison would finish second and third, respectively.

1993 Slick 50 300
Race details
Race 16 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Slick 50 300 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1993 Slick 50 300 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date July 11, 1993
Official name Inaugural Annual Slick 50 300
Location Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.058 mi (1.704 km)
Distance 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km)
Scheduled Distance 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km)
Average speed 105.947 miles per hour (170.505 km/h)
Attendance 66,000
Pole position
Driver Roush Racing
Time 30.021
Most laps led
Driver Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing
Laps 123
Winner
No. 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

This would mark Allison's final race, as the following day he would be critically injured in a helicopter crash at Talladega Speedway and ultimately died early in the morning of July 13, 1993.

Background

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The layout of New Hampshire International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Jeff Burton FILMAR Racing Ford TIC Financial Systems
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 Purolator
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
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 Hurley Limo
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing
65 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Chevrolet Aroneck Racing
68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet AEL Rentals
75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford Purex
85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford Burger King "I Love This Place!"
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Dentyne
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, July 9, 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, July 10, 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 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.

Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.021 and an average speed of 126.871 miles per hour (204.179 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Clay Young was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 30.021 126.871
2 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 30.053 126.736
3 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.067 126.677
4 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.089 126.584
5 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 30.210 126.077
6 0 Jeff Burton FILMAR Racing Ford 30.214 126.061
7 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 30.223 126.023
8 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 30.232 125.986
9 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 30.234 125.977
10 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.263 125.857
11 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 30.291 125.740
12 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 30.292 125.736
13 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 30.311 125.657
14 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.350 125.496
15 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 30.360 125.455
16 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 30.371 125.409
17 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 30.379 125.376
18 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 30.407 125.261
19 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 30.408 125.257
20 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 30.408 125.257
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 30.414 125.232
22 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 30.419 125.211
23 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 30.428 125.174
24 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.430 125.166
25 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 30.503 124.866
26 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 30.559 124.638
27 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 30.572 124.585
28 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 30.623 124.377
29 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 30.678 124.154
30 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 30.701 124.061
31 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 30.734 123.928
32 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 30.763 123.811
33 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 30.811 123.618
34 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 30.881 123.338
35 85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford 30.899 123.266
36 65 Jerry O'Neil O'Neil Racing Chevrolet 30.987 122.916
37 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 31.044 122.690
38 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 31.151 122.269
39 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.179 122.159
40 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 31.231 121.956
Failed to qualify
41 62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford 31.959 119.178
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 33 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 300 106 running 180 $77,500
2 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 300 29 running 175 $74,800
3 7 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 300 38 running 170 $44,725
4 9 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 300 1 running 165 $33,850
5 10 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 running 155 $25,375
6 2 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 300 123 running 160 $25,550
7 3 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 3 running 151 $19,150
8 19 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 299 0 running 142 $20,700
9 18 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 299 0 running 138 $22,800
10 17 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 299 0 running 134 $16,350
11 13 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 299 0 running 130 $21,800
12 27 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 299 0 running 127 $20,300
13 23 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 299 0 running 124 $18,100
14 14 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 298 0 running 121 $17,900
15 8 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 298 0 running 118 $22,050
16 26 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 298 0 running 115 $17,350
17 29 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 298 0 running 112 $20,550
18 11 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 298 0 running 109 $16,950
19 22 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 298 0 running 106 $21,150
20 28 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 297 0 running 103 $11,800
21 25 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 297 0 running 100 $13,150
22 38 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 297 0 running 97 $16,050
23 12 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 297 0 running 94 $15,850
24 20 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 297 0 running 91 $15,700
25 32 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 296 0 running 88 $15,500
26 24 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 296 0 running 85 $15,300
27 31 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 293 0 running 82 $15,150
28 16 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 293 0 running 79 $12,025
29 35 85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford 286 0 running 76 $10,350
30 34 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 283 0 running 73 $10,250
31 5 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 280 0 engine 70 $14,700
32 30 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 280 0 brakes 67 $10,050
33 37 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 251 0 handling 64 $9,950
34 40 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 138 0 rear end 61 $9,850
35 21 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford 130 0 engine 58 $9,750
36 15 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 119 0 rocker arm 55 $9,650
37 6 0 Jeff Burton FILMAR Racing Ford 86 0 crash 52 $9,550
38 4 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14 0 engine 49 $14,975
39 39 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9 0 crash 46 $10,850
40 36 65 Jerry O'Neil O'Neil Racing Chevrolet 9 0 crash 43 $9,250
Failed to qualify
41 62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (July 12, 1993). "Perfect pit stop gives Wallace nod in Slick 50 300". Citizens' Voice. p. 47. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (July 12, 1993). "Wallace makes return to front". Ledger-Enquirer. p. 19. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. July 9, 1993. p. 17. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Harris, Mike (July 10, 1993). "Martin takes pole at Slick 50". St. Lucie News Tribune. p. 23. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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