The 1993 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 3, 1993, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to fend off the field on the final restart with nine to go to take his 57th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Stavola Brothers Racing driver Sterling Marlin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively.

1993 Pepsi 400
Race details
Race 15 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Pepsi 400 program cover.
The 1993 Pepsi 400 program cover.
Date July 3, 1993
Official name 35th Annual Pepsi 400
Location Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed 151.755 miles per hour (244.226 km/h)
Attendance 102,000
Pole position
Driver Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Time 47.287
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 110
Winner
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford Masters Inn Economy
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 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
23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile SplitFire Spark Plugs
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
29 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Chevrolet Linro Motorsports
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
31 Stan Fox Folsom Racing Chevrolet Seal-Tech
32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet Active Trucking
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
35 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet Rain-X
37 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford Naturally Fresh Foods
40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac Skoal Bandit
41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Dirt Devil
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Manheim Auctions
44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac Mello Yello
45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford STP
48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac Kraft, Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce
49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet Rumple Furniture
51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet BS&S Motorsports
52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford NAPA Auto Parts
53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford Le Bleu Bottled Water
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
59 Andy Belmont Andy Belmont Racing Ford Skip's Boots
62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford Belden Asphalt
65 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Chevrolet Aroneck Racing
68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Raines Kennels
73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Oldsmobile Barkdoll Racing
75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
77 Mike Potter Gray Racing Ford Kenova Golf Course Construction
82 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford Stahl Racing
83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford Purex
85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford Safety-Kleen
86 Mark Thompson Gray Racing Ford Phoenix Air
89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Ford Evinrude Outboard Motors
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
95 Jeremy Mayfield Sadler Brothers Racing Ford Shoney's
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Bojangles
99 Brad Teague Ball Motorsports Ford Traffic Engineering Services

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, July 1, at 2:30 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 Friday, July 2, at 1:00 PM 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 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.

Ernie Irvan, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 47.287 and an average speed of 190.327 miles per hour (306.302 km/h) in the first round.[4]

20 drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 47.287 190.327
2 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 47.361 190.030
3 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 47.400 189.873
4 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 47.565 189.215
5 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.652 188.869
6 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 47.656 188.853
7 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 47.707 188.652
8 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 47.716 188.616
9 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 47.725 188.580
10 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 47.742 188.513
11 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 47.764 188.426
12 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 47.778 188.371
13 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 47.855 188.068
14 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 47.858 188.056
15 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 47.897 187.903
16 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 47.917 187.825
17 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 47.944 187.719
18 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 47.949 187.699
19 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 47.954 187.680
20 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 47.978 187.586
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 48.024 187.406
22 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 48.024 187.406
23 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 48.053 187.293
24 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 48.070 187.227
25 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 48.090 187.149
26 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 48.099 187.114
27 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.101 187.106
28 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 48.108 187.079
29 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 48.122 187.025
30 20 Bobby Hamilton Moroso Racing Ford 48.131 186.990
31 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 48.183 186.788
32 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 48.194 186.745
33 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 48.219 186.648
34 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 48.245 186.548
35 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.349 186.147
36 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford 48.459 185.724
37 53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford 48.480 185.644
38 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 48.683 184.869
39 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 48.807 184.400
40 37 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford 48.992 183.703
Provisional
41 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.297 182.567
Failed to qualify
42 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford 49.126 183.202
43 62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford 49.260 182.704
44 29 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
45 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford -* -*
46 31 Stan Fox Folsom Racing Chevrolet -* -*
47 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
48 35 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
49 65 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Chevrolet -* -*
50 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
51 73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet -* -*
52 59 Andy Belmont Andy Belmont Racing Ford -* -*
53 77 Mike Potter Gray Racing Ford -* -*
54 86 Mark Thompson Gray Racing Ford -* -*
55 82 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford -* -*
56 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford -* -*
57 85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford -* -*
58 89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Ford -* -*
59 95 Jeremy Mayfield Sadler Brothers Racing Ford -* -*
60 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile -* -*
61 99 Brad Teague Ball 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 5 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 110 running 185 $75,940
2 22 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 160 20 running 175 $46,000
3 41 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 4 running 170 $37,125
4 10 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 1 running 165 $28,250
5 27 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 3 running 160 $24,625
6 18 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 160 4 running 155 $23,550
7 1 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 160 5 running 151 $29,100
8 13 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 160 3 running 147 $21,150
9 31 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 160 0 running 138 $18,050
10 14 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 160 0 running 134 $19,500
11 9 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 160 0 running 130 $15,490
12 25 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 160 0 running 127 $10,260
13 8 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 160 2 running 129 $19,770
14 20 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 160 0 running 121 $14,930
15 23 68 Greg Sacks TriStar Motorsports Ford 160 0 running 118 $9,940
16 12 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 160 0 running 115 $14,300
17 30 20 Bobby Hamilton Moroso Racing Ford 160 0 running 112 $9,085
18 17 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 160 0 running 109 $16,870
19 16 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 160 1 running 111 $13,555
20 6 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 159 0 running 103 $19,140
21 7 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 159 0 running 100 $17,170
22 11 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 159 0 running 97 $12,900
23 33 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 159 0 running 94 $7,860
24 4 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 158 5 running 96 $13,010
25 35 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 158 0 running 88 $9,290
26 38 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 158 0 running 85 $7,470
27 24 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 158 1 running 87 $7,325
28 32 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 157 0 running 79 $9,305
29 40 37 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford 157 0 running 76 $7,110
30 36 9 P. J. Jones (R) Melling Racing Ford 157 0 running 73 $7,515
31 3 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 149 0 running 70 $17,810
32 37 53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford 114 0 ignition 67 $6,930
33 2 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 105 1 fatigue 69 $15,900
34 19 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 59 0 crash 61 $17,270
35 29 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 55 0 engine 58 $11,415
36 34 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 37 0 engine 55 $6,810
37 21 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 30 0 engine 52 $14,780
38 39 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet 22 0 crash 49 $6,765
39 28 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 21 0 crash 46 $11,305
40 15 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 21 0 crash 43 $11,240
41 26 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 21 0 crash 40 $8,215
Failed to qualify
42 45 Rich Bickle Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford
43 62 Clay Young Jimmy Means Racing Ford
44 29 Kerry Teague Linro Motorsports Chevrolet
45 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford
46 31 Stan Fox Folsom Racing Chevrolet
47 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet
48 35 Bill Venturini Venturini Motorsports Chevrolet
49 65 Jerry O'Neil Aroneck Racing Chevrolet
50 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac
51 73 Phil Barkdoll Barkdoll Racing Chevrolet
52 59 Andy Belmont Andy Belmont Racing Ford
53 77 Mike Potter Gray Racing Ford
54 86 Mark Thompson Gray Racing Ford
55 82 Mark Stahl Stahl Racing Ford
56 83 Lake Speed Speed Racing Ford
57 85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford
58 89 Jim Sauter Mueller Brothers Racing Ford
59 95 Jeremy Mayfield Sadler Brothers Racing Ford
60 23 Eddie Bierschwale B&B Racing Oldsmobile
61 99 Brad Teague Ball Motorsports Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (July 4, 1993). "Earnhardt outruns Marlin to capture Pepsi 400". Journal and Courier. p. 20. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Zizzo, Mike (July 4, 1993). "Earnhardt holds off Marlin to take Pepsi 400". The Daily Item. p. 30. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. July 1, 1994. p. 25. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Harris, Mike (July 2, 1993). "Irvan takes Pepsi 400 pole, sliding by Kyle Petty". The Times and Democrat. p. 14. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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