1993 Coca-Cola 600
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1993 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. | |||
| Date | May 30, 1993 | ||
| Official name | 34th Annual Coca-Cola 600 | ||
| Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| Average speed | 145.504 miles per hour (234.166 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 162,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 30.448 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 152 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
The 1993 Coca-Cola 600 was the 11th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 30, 1993, before an audience of 162,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to overcome two penalties throughout the race and come back to win his 55th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
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Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, May 26, at 7:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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 Thursday, May 27, at 2:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-40 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.
Ken Schrader, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.448 and an average speed of 177.352 miles per hour (285.420 km/h) in the first round.[4]
Seven drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
[edit]Race results
[edit]Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ^ Foreman Jr., Tom (May 31, 1993). "Earnhardt overcomes penalties to win Coca-Cola 600". The Morning Call. p. 19. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hummer, Steve (May 31, 1993). "Showing grime pays, Earnhardt's bottom line is winning at all costs". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 44. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "600 pole night". The Charlotte Observer. May 26, 1993. p. 55. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Zier, Patrick (May 27, 1993). "Schrader sets record". The Messenger. p. 10. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
