1993 Goody's 500

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}{{Short description|25th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}

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The 1993 Goody's 500 was the 25th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 45th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 26, 1993, before an audience of 56,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a {{Convert|0.526|mi|km}} permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan would manage to dominate the majority of the race to take his eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=September 27, 1993 |title=Irvan rolls to victory, aids Wallace |pages=19 |work=The Lima News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116615472/irvan-rolls-to-victory-aids-wallace/ |access-date=January 16, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Mike |date=September 27, 1993 |title=NASCAR Duel Heating Up |pages=18 |work=Rutland Daily Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116615633/nascar-duel-heating-up/ |access-date=January 16, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} Meanwhile, second-place finisher, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace made a considerable points gain, cutting down on driver's championship leader Dale Earnhardt lead by 99 points, making the points deficit 82 points. To fill out the top three, Bobby Allison Motorsports driver Jimmy Spencer would finish third.

Background

File:Martinsville_Speedway_track_map.png, the venue where the race was held.]]

Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

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1993 Goody's 500

Background

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Qualifying

= Full qualifying results =

Race results

Standings after the race

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