1993 The Bud at The Glen

The 1993 The Bud at The Glen was the 19th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the eighth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 8, 1993, before an audience of 150,000 in Watkins Glen, New York, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.45-mile (3.94 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. On the final restart with three to go, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to climb to the front of the field, climbing back from earlier bad luck in the race to take his eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Bobby Allison Motorsports driver Jimmy Spencer would finish second and third, respectively.

1993 The Bud at The Glen
Race details
Race 19 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 The Bud at The Glen program cover.
The 1993 The Bud at The Glen program cover.
Date August 8, 1993
Official name 8th Annual The Bud at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International
Course Permanent racing facility
2.45 mi (3.943 km)
Distance 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km)
Scheduled Distance 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km)
Average speed 84.771 miles per hour (136.426 km/h)
Attendance 150,000
Pole position
Driver Roush Racing
Time 1:14.044
Most laps led
Driver Mark Martin Roush Racing
Laps 47
Winner
No. 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR uses.

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

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
05 Ed Ferree Ferree Racing Chevrolet Ferree Racing
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Tommy Kendall AK Racing Ford The Family Channel
8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Raybestos
9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford Tops Friendly Markets
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 Lake Speed Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Oma Kimbrough Linro Motorsports Chevrolet Linro Motorsports
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
39 Scott Lagasse Roulo Brothers Racing Chevrolet Pedigree
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 Scott Gaylord Jimmy Means Racing Oldsmobile Oliver Gravity Seperators
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
61 Davy Jones* Bill Stroppe Motorsports Ford Execulog
65 Jerry O'Neil O'Neil Racing Oldsmobile O'Neil Racing
68 Dorsey Schroeder TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Southwest Technical Group
75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
81 Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Racing Ford Van-K Karting Wheels
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Cintas
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Bojangles

*Withdrew due to a lack of preparation for the race.[3]

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 6, 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, August 7, 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 21-38 would be decided on time,[4] 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.

Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:14.044 and an average speed of 119.118 miles per hour (191.702 km/h) in the first round.[5]

Four drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1:14.044 119.118
2 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.780 117.946
3 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 1:14.814 117.892
4 28 Lake Speed Robert Yates Racing Ford 1:14.901 117.755
5 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:15.078 117.478
6 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 1:15.089 117.461
7 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 1:15.265 117.186
8 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 1:15.303 117.127
9 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.373 117.018
10 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 1:15.401 116.975
11 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.425 116.937
12 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.488 116.840
13 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.606 116.657
14 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 1:15.627 116.625
15 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 1:15.684 116.537
16 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 1:15.735 116.459
17 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 1:16.024 116.016
18 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.104 115.894
19 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 1:16.237 115.692
20 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.289 115.613
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 68 Dorsey Schroeder TriStar Motorsports Ford 1:16.326 115.557
22 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:16.348 115.524
23 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1:16.360 115.506
24 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 1:16.374 115.484
25 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.378 115.478
26 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 1:16.397 115.450
27 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 1:16.408 115.433
28 39 Scott Lagasse Roulo Brothers Racing Chevrolet 1:16.574 115.183
29 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford 1:16.597 115.148
30 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 1:16.742 114.931
31 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 1:16.847 114.774
32 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 1:16.938 114.638
33 7 Tommy Kendall AK Racing Ford 1:17.067 114.446
34 75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 1:17.159 114.309
35 05 Ed Ferree Ferree Racing Chevrolet 1:17.262 114.157
36 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 1:17.274 114.139
37 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 1:17.293 114.111
38 52 Scott Gaylord Jimmy Means Racing Oldsmobile 1:17.474 113.845
Failed to qualify
39 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1:17.611 113.644
40 65 Jerry O'Neil O'Neil Racing Oldsmobile 1:19.641 110.747
41 29 Oma Kimbrough Linro Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.895 109.030
42 81 Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Racing Ford 1:33.446 94.386
WD 61 Davy Jones Bill Stroppe Motorsports 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 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 90 47 running 185 $166,110
2 10 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 90 0 running 170 $37,045
3 32 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 90 0 running 165 $31,135
4 8 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 90 0 running 160 $28,075
5 2 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 155 $24,655
6 30 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 90 0 running 150 $18,190
7 24 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 90 0 running 146 $14,670
8 29 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford 90 0 running 142 $10,460
9 19 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 90 0 running 138 $12,210
10 18 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 134 $19,990
11 15 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 90 0 running 130 $13,930
12 26 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 90 0 running 127 $13,490
13 28 39 Scott Lagasse Roulo Brothers Racing Chevrolet 90 0 running 124 $7,800
14 25 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 121 $17,360
15 12 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 118 $17,420
16 16 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 90 8 running 120 $15,250
17 37 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 90 0 running 112 $12,330
18 5 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 26 running 114 $13,510
19 6 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 90 0 running 106 $16,105
20 27 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 89 0 running 103 $12,210
21 13 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 89 0 running 100 $6,535
22 23 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 89 0 running 97 $8,265
23 3 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 88 0 running 94 $11,070
24 9 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 87 0 running 91 $10,910
25 33 7 Tommy Kendall AK Racing Ford 85 0 running 88 $15,625
26 7 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 84 9 crash 90 $15,165
27 4 28 Lake Speed Robert Yates Racing Ford 79 0 running 82 $17,055
28 22 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 76 0 running 79 $10,595
29 38 52 Scott Gaylord Jimmy Means Racing Oldsmobile 75 0 running 76 $5,935
30 34 75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 67 0 oil leak 73 $5,875
31 11 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 64 0 engine 70 $7,290
32 14 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 61 0 clutch 67 $13,650
33 20 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 0 crash 64 $7,140
34 36 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 51 0 transmission 61 $10,055
35 17 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 42 0 engine 58 $5,470
36 35 05 Ed Ferree Ferree Racing Chevrolet 36 0 crash 55 $5,440
37 31 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 6 0 crash 52 $9,885
38 21 68 Dorsey Schroeder TriStar Motorsports Ford 0 0 crash 49 $5,350
Failed to qualify
39 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
40 65 Jerry O'Neil O'Neil Racing Oldsmobile
41 29 Oma Kimbrough Linro Motorsports Chevrolet
42 81 Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Racing Ford
WD 61 Davy Jones Bill Stroppe Motorsports Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Hawke, George (August 9, 1993). "Martin lugs home Bud trophy". Star-Gazette. p. 11. Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Read, Dennis (August 9, 1993). "Martin roars back to capture the Bud". The Ithaca Journal. p. 11. Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Coon, Charlie; Levanduski, Ron (August 8, 1993). "Davy Jones' team pulls out". Star-Gazette. p. 47. Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. August 6, 1993. p. 13. Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ Harris, Mike (August 7, 1993). "Martin takes Bud at the Glen pole". The Times and Democrat. p. 17. Retrieved January 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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