1993 Tyson Holly Farms 400 Explained
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 0.625miles 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.
Background
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 0.625miles 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.
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 116.786mph in the first round.[4]
Six drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
| Fin | St | | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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| 1 | 11 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 400 | 181 | running | 185 | $46,260 |
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| 2 | 10 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 59 | running | 175 | $46,285 |
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| 3 | 1 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 165 | $39,435 |
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| 4 | 3 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 400 | 55 | running | 165 | $20,085 |
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| 5 | 2 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 23 | running | 160 | $21,235 |
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| 6 | 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 150 | $21,235 |
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| 7 | 4 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 53 | running | 151 | $15,660 |
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| 8 | 13 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 397 | 22 | running | 147 | $12,805 |
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| 9 | 24 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 2 | running | 143 | $14,455 |
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| 10 | 12 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 134 | $14,560 |
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| 11 | 7 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 130 | $15,980 |
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| 12 | 20 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 396 | 1 | running | 132 | $9,730 |
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| 13 | 17 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 124 | $11,480 |
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| 14 | 28 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 396 | 0 | running | 121 | $11,130 |
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| 15 | 29 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 395 | 1 | running | 123 | $11,230 |
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| 16 | 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 395 | 0 | running | 115 | $13,455 |
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| 17 | 19 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 395 | 0 | running | 112 | $13,355 |
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| 18 | 8 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 394 | 0 | running | 109 | $15,530 |
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| 19 | 9 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 394 | 0 | running | 106 | $10,305 |
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| 20 | 27 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 391 | 3 | running | 108 | $10,680 |
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| 21 | 26 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 390 | 0 | running | 100 | $9,980 |
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| 22 | 32 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 388 | 0 | running | 97 | $5,080 |
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| 23 | 25 | 75 | Todd Bodine (R) | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 382 | 0 | running | 94 | $4,930 |
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| 24 | 31 | 72 | John Andretti | Tex Racing | Chevrolet | 380 | 0 | running | 91 | $7,880 |
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| 25 | 33 | 4 | Jeff Purvis | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 380 | 0 | running | 88 | $14,530 |
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| 26 | 30 | 78 | Jay Hedgecock | Triad Motorsports | Ford | 372 | 0 | running | 85 | $4,780 |
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| 27 | 22 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 364 | 0 | running | 82 | $6,955 |
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| 28 | 14 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 359 | 0 | running | 79 | $9,290 |
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| 29 | 18 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 341 | 0 | running | 76 | $9,230 |
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| 30 | 15 | 41 | Dick Trickle | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 340 | 0 | running | 73 | $5,830 |
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| 31 | 23 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 256 | 0 | handling | 70 | $13,605 |
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| 32 | 21 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 252 | 0 | running | 67 | $8,705 |
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| 33 | 34 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 246 | 0 | running | 64 | $5,730 |
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| 34 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | handling | 61 | $5,655 |
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| Failed to qualify |
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| 35 | | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | |
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| 36 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac |
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| 37 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet |
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| 38 | 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford |
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| 39 | 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford |
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| 40 | 37 | Loy Allen Jr. | TriStar Motorsports | Ford |
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| Official race results | |
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Standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 3,877 |
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | 3,805 (-72) |
| 3 | Dale Jarrett | 3,571 (-306) |
| 4 | Mark Martin | 3,527 (–523) |
| 5 | Morgan Shepherd | 3,354 (–587) |
| 1 | 6 | Kyle Petty | 3,290 (–593) |
| 1 | 7 | Ken Schrader | 3,284 (–685) |
| 1 | 8 | Ernie Irvan | 3,192 (–727) |
| 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 3,150 (–821) |
| 3 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | 3,056 (–828) |
| Official driver's standings | |
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- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
Notes and References
- News: Higgins . Tom . October 4, 1993 . Wallace beats Earnhardt to flag by 1 1/2 seconds . 23 . Kenosha News . January 17, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Foreman Jr. . Rom . October 4, 1993 . Wallace narrows points gap with Holly Farms 400 win . 33 . The Montgomery Advertiser . January 14, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
- News: October 1, 1993 . NASCAR today . 16 . . January 17, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Foreman Jr. . Tom . October 2, 1993 . Irvan continues hot streak, races to pole . 29 . Messenger-Inquirer . January 17, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
