The 1993 Bud 500 was the 21st stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 33rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 28, 1993, before a crowd of 72,500 in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to make a late-race charge on the dominant Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace, passing him for the lead with 13 to go, completing a comeback victory from two laps down earlier in the race. The victory was Martin's tenth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his third victory of the season, and his third consecutive victory.[1][2] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Wallace and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

1993 Bud 500
Race details
Race 21 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Bud 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott.
The 1993 Bud 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott.
Date August 28, 1993
Official name 33rd Annual Bud 500
Location Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Average speed 88.172 miles per hour (141.899 km/h)
Attendance 72,500
Pole position
Driver Roush Racing
Time 15.805
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Laps 409
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 Performance Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

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 Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford The Family Channel
8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Raybestos
9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford Melling Racing
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
20 Bobby Hamilton Moroso Racing Ford FINA
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
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
45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford Terminal Trucking
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford NAPA Auto Parts
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 Tri-City Aviation
75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Bojangles

Qualifying

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Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was scheduled to be held on Friday, August 27, at 5:30 PM EST. However, due to rain, the first round was cancelled, and qualifying was condensed into one round,[3] which was held on Saturday, August 28, at 1:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 1-32 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 15.805 and an average speed of 121.405 miles per hour (195.382 km/h).[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 15.805 121.405
2 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 15.909 120.611
3 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.950 120.301
4 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 16.009 119.858
5 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 16.011 119.843
6 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 16.014 119.820
7 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 16.034 119.671
8 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 16.039 119.633
9 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 16.043 119.604
10 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 16.054 119.522
11 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 16.060 119.477
12 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 16.067 119.425
13 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 16.097 119.202
14 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 16.118 119.047
15 20 Bobby Hamilton Moroso Racing Ford 16.123 119.010
16 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 16.142 118.870
17 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 16.162 118.723
18 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 16.165 118.701
19 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 16.169 118.672
20 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 16.182 118.576
21 28 Lake Speed Robert Yates Racing Ford 16.205 118.408
22 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 16.206 118.401
23 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 16.206 118.401
24 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 16.220 118.298
25 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 16.246 118.109
26 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 16.264 117.978
27 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 16.283 117.841
28 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 16.309 117.653
29 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 16.324 117.545
30 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 16.328 117.516
31 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 16.332 117.487
32 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 16.350 117.358
Provisionals
33 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet -* -*
34 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
Failed to qualify
35 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford -* -*
36 75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford -* -*
37 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford -* -*
38 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford -* -*
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 500 67 running 180 $80,125
2 2 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 500 409 running 180 $31,875
3 19 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 165 $32,325
4 10 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 160 $28,150
5 12 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 500 1 running 160 $22,000
6 9 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 500 0 running 150 $22,075
7 13 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 500 0 running 146 $16,925
8 11 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 500 0 running 142 $18,925
9 23 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 499 0 running 138 $12,600
10 24 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 498 0 running 134 $17,600
11 14 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 498 0 running 130 $19,300
12 31 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 497 0 running 127 $8,900
13 16 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 497 0 running 124 $14,550
14 25 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 497 0 running 121 $11,300
15 4 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 495 0 running 118 $12,500
16 21 28 Lake Speed Robert Yates Racing Ford 493 0 running 115 $18,350
17 29 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 484 0 running 112 $8,300
18 27 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 483 0 running 109 $8,250
19 28 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 483 0 running 106 $8,240
20 8 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 466 0 running 103 $11,450
21 22 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 437 0 running 100 $13,000
22 3 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 414 0 running 97 $13,900
23 30 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 374 0 running 94 $12,750
24 26 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 354 0 running 91 $12,575
25 32 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 325 0 running 88 $12,430
26 34 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 316 0 engine 85 $17,650
27 7 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 292 0 handling 82 $12,325
28 6 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 274 0 crash 79 $9,250
29 17 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 246 0 running 76 $17,450
30 20 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 207 23 handling 78 $16,600
31 33 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 199 0 rear end 70 $15,600
32 5 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 83 0 crash 67 $12,150
33 15 20 Bobby Hamilton Moroso Racing Ford 30 0 crash 64 $7,600
34 18 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 30 0 crash 61 $12,125
Failed to qualify
35 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford
36 75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford
37 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford
38 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 29, 1993). "Martin Bud 500 Winner". The Times-Tribune. p. 44. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Macenka, Joe (August 29, 1993). "Wallace dominates, but Martin wins race". The Anniston Star. p. 24. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Blake, Ben W. (August 28, 1993). "Trials rained out; NASCAR alters rules on bodies". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. 7. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. August 27, 1993. p. 21. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "Martin sets mark, claims pole for Bristol 500 race". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 29, 1993. p. 11. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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