1993 Bud 500

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}{{Short description|21st race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}

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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.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=August 29, 1993 |title=Martin Bud 500 Winner |pages=44 |work=The Times-Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116412122/martin-bud-500-winner/ |access-date=January 14, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Macenka |first=Joe |date=August 29, 1993 |title=Wallace dominates, but Martin wins race |pages=24 |work=The Anniston Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116413300/wallace-dominates-but-martin-wins-race/ |access-date=January 14, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Wallace and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

File:Bristol_Motor_Speedway_map.png, 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.

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(R) denotes rookie driver.

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1993 Bud 500

Background

= Entry list =

Qualifying

= Full qualifying results =

Race results

Standings after the race

References