1993 GM Goodwrench 500

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

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=NASWINSTON|Avg={{convert|124.486|mph|km/h}}|Official_name=28th Annual GM Goodwrench 500|Announcers=Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett|Network=TNN|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Most_laps=203|Most_Driver=Rusty Wallace|First_Driver=Rusty Wallace|Most_Team=Penske Racing South|First_Team=Penske Racing South|Car=2|Pole_Team=Roush Racing|Pole_Driver=Mark Martin|Date=February 28|Location=Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway|Course_km=1.637|Course_mi=1.017|Distance_km=805.257|Scheduled_km=805.257|Scheduled_mi=500.364|Scheduled_laps=492|Distance_laps=492|Season_No=30|Race_No=2|Race_Name=GM Goodwrench 500|Year=1993|Pole_Time=24.482|Distance_mi=500.364|Caption=The 1993 GM Goodwrench 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.|Image=1993 GM Goodwrench 500.jpeg|Attendance=37,900}}

The 1993 GM Goodwrench 500 was the second stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 28, 1993, in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a {{Convert|1.017|mi|km}} permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 492 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 22nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Mike |date=March 1, 1993 |title=Finally, Rusty Wallace has his day in the sun |pages=11 |work=The Gettysburg Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115271585/finally-rusty-wallace-has-his-day-in/ |access-date=December 27, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Stinson |first=Tom |date=March 1, 1993 |title=Wallace outruns Earnhardt |pages=15 |work=The Macon Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115271780/wallace-outruns-earnhardt/ |access-date=December 27, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School.{{cite web |date= |title=Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc |url=http://www.fasttrackracing.com/ |accessdate=July 16, 2012 |publisher=Fasttrackracing.com}}

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1993 GM Goodwrench 500

Background

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Qualifying

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Race results

Standings after the race

References