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.
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| Race 15 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 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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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
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
editQualifying 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
editRace results
editStandings after the race
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References
edit- ^ Harris, Mike (July 4, 1993). "Earnhardt outruns Marlin to capture Pepsi 400". Journal and Courier. p. 20. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. July 1, 1994. p. 25. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
