1993 Tyson Holly Farms 400

The 1993 Tyson Holly Farms 400 was the 26th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 44th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 3, 1993, before an audience of 45,500 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 29th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his eighth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan would finish second and third, respectively.

1993 Tyson Holly Farms 400
Race details
Race 26 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Tyson Holly Farms 400 program cover, featuring Geoff Bodine.
The 1993 Tyson Holly Farms 400 program cover, featuring Geoff Bodine.
Date October 3, 1993
Official name 44th Annual Tyson Holly Farms 400
Location North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
0.625 mi (1.006 km)
Distance 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Average speed 96.92 miles per hour (155.98 km/h)
Attendance 45,500
Pole position
Driver Robert Yates Racing
Time 19.266
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Laps 181
Winner
No. 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

The layout of North Wilkesboro Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi (1.006 km) and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing.

Entry list

  • (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 Jeff Purvis Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford Carolina Opry
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 Lake Speed 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 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
37 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford Naturally Fresh Foods
40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac Dirt Devil
41 Dick Trickle 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 Jimmy Means Racing
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Southwest Technical Group
72 John Andretti Tex Racing Chevrolet Stratagraph
75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford Triad Motorsports
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Bojangles

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 1, 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, October 2, 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 21-32 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.

Ernie Irvan, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 19.266 and an average speed of 116.786 miles per hour (187.949 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Six drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 19.266 116.786
2 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.284 116.677
3 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 19.326 116.423
4 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 19.365 116.189
5 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 19.375 116.129
6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 19.379 116.105
7 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 19.408 115.932
8 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 19.413 115.902
9 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 19.417 115.878
10 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.421 115.854
11 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 19.438 115.753
12 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.446 115.705
13 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 19.463 115.604
14 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 19.465 115.592
15 41 Dick Trickle Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.470 115.562
16 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.483 115.485
17 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 19.492 115.432
18 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 19.496 115.408
19 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 19.504 115.361
20 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 19.528 115.219
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19.541 115.143
22 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 19.541 115.143
23 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 19.545 115.119
24 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.551 115.084
25 75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 19.558 115.042
26 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 19.578 114.925
27 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 19.587 114.872
28 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 19.589 114.860
29 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 19.634 114.597
30 78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford 19.643 114.545
31 72 John Andretti Tex Racing Chevrolet 19.649 114.510
32 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 19.675 114.358
Provisionals
33 4 Jeff Purvis Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 19.684 114.306
34 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 19.773 113.792
Failed to qualify
35 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford -* -*
36 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
37 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet -* -*
38 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford -* -*
39 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford -* -*
40 37 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 11 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 400 181 running 185 $46,260
2 10 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 59 running 175 $46,285
3 1 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 0 running 165 $39,435
4 3 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 400 55 running 165 $20,085
5 2 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 23 running 160 $21,235
6 5 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 398 0 running 150 $21,235
7 4 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 398 53 running 151 $15,660
8 13 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 397 22 running 147 $12,805
9 24 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 397 2 running 143 $14,455
10 12 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 397 0 running 134 $14,560
11 7 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 397 0 running 130 $15,980
12 20 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 396 1 running 132 $9,730
13 17 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 396 0 running 124 $11,480
14 28 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 396 0 running 121 $11,130
15 29 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 395 1 running 123 $11,230
16 6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 395 0 running 115 $13,455
17 19 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 395 0 running 112 $13,355
18 8 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 394 0 running 109 $15,530
19 9 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 394 0 running 106 $10,305
20 27 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 391 3 running 108 $10,680
21 26 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 390 0 running 100 $9,980
22 32 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 388 0 running 97 $5,080
23 25 75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 382 0 running 94 $4,930
24 31 72 John Andretti Tex Racing Chevrolet 380 0 running 91 $7,880
25 33 4 Jeff Purvis Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 380 0 running 88 $14,530
26 30 78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford 372 0 running 85 $4,780
27 22 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 364 0 running 82 $6,955
28 14 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 359 0 running 79 $9,290
29 18 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 341 0 running 76 $9,230
30 15 41 Dick Trickle Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 340 0 running 73 $5,830
31 23 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 256 0 handling 70 $13,605
32 21 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 252 0 running 67 $8,705
33 34 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 246 0 running 64 $5,730
34 16 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 117 0 handling 61 $5,655
Failed to qualify
35 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford
36 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac
37 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
38 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford
39 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford
40 37 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. Higgins, Tom (October 4, 1993). "Wallace beats Earnhardt to flag by 1 1/2 seconds". Kenosha News. p. 23. Retrieved January 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. Foreman Jr., Rom (October 4, 1993). "Wallace narrows points gap with Holly Farms 400 win". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 33. Retrieved January 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. October 1, 1993. p. 16. Retrieved January 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. Foreman Jr., Tom (October 2, 1993). "Irvan continues hot streak, races to pole". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 29. Retrieved January 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com. open access
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