1993 First Union 400

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

{{NASCAR race season infobox|Type=NASWINSTON|Details ref=|Year=1993|Race_No=7|Season_No=30|Image=1993_First_Union_400.jpeg|Caption=The 1993 First Union 400 program cover, featuring Davey Allison.|Official name=43rd Annual First Union 400|Location=North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina|Distance_laps=400|Course_mi=0.625|Course_km=1.006|Distance_mi=250|Distance_km=402.336|Avg={{convert|92.602|mph|km/h}}|Pole_Driver=Brett Bodine|Pole_Team=King Racing|Pole_Time=19.228|Most_Driver=Sterling Marlin|Most_Team=Stavola Brothers Racing|Most_laps=190|Car=2|First_Driver=Rusty Wallace|First_Team=Penske Racing South|Network=ESPN|Announcers=Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons|Scheduled_laps=400|Scheduled_mi=250|Scheduled_km=402.336|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Race_Name=First Union 400|Date=April 18|Attendance=45,000}}The 1993 First Union 400 was the seventh stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 18, 1993, before an audience of 45,000 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a {{Convert|0.625|mi|km}} 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 pull away in the final one-fourth of the race to take his 24th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.{{Cite news |last=Droschak |first=David |date=April 19, 1993 |title=Patient Wallace rolls to victory |pages=27 |work=Sun-Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115620191/patient-wallace-rolls-to-victory/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Gerald |date=April 19, 1993 |title=Good times return for racing's bad boy |pages=33 |work=The News and Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115625447/good-times-return-for-racings-bad-boy/ |access-date=January 2, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} To fill out the top three, SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

File:NorthWilkesboroSpeedwayMap.svg, the venue where the race was held.]]

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 {{convert|0.625|mi|km|abbr=on}} 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.

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1993 First Union 400

Background

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Qualifying

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Race results

Standings after the race

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