1993 Coca-Cola 600

{{Short description|11th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}

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The 1993 Coca-Cola 600 was the 11th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 30, 1993, before an audience of 162,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to overcome two penalties throughout the race and come back to win his 55th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.{{Cite news |last=Foreman Jr. |first=Tom |date=May 31, 1993 |title=Earnhardt overcomes penalties to win Coca-Cola 600 |pages=19 |work=The Morning Call |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115976949/earnhardt-overcomes-penalties-to-win/ |access-date=January 7, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Hummer |first=Steve |date=May 31, 1993 |title=Showing grime pays, Earnhardt's bottom line is winning at all costs |pages=44 |work=The Atlanta Constitution |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115977427/showing-grime-pays-earnhardts-bottom/ |access-date=January 7, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.

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1993 Coca-Cola 600

Background

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Qualifying

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Race results

Standings after the race

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