1993 Hooters 500

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}{{Short description|30th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}

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The 1993 Hooters 500 was the 30th and final stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 14, 1993, in Hampton, Georgia, at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a {{Convert|1.522|mi|km}} permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 328 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would make a late-race charge to take the lead with four laps to go, securing his 31st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his 10th and final victory of the season.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=November 15, 1993 |title=Earnhardt wraps up his sixth points title |pages=12 |work=Muncie Evening Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116775804/earnhardt-wraps-up-his-sixth-points/ |access-date=January 19, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Mike |date=November 15, 1993 |title=Wallace cruises in NASCAR event, but Earnhardt snares Winston title |pages=12 |work=The Star Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116776012/wallace-cruises-in-nascar-event-but/ |access-date=January 19, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd and owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively.

Meanwhile, 10th-place finisher Dale Earnhardt would manage to win his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship, only needing a 34th-place finish or better to do so. With the championship, he was one championship away from tying Richard Petty's record of seven championships.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=November 15, 1993 |title=After 6th title, Earnhardt has '94 in sight |pages=11 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116775542/after-6th-title-earnhardt-has-94-in/ |access-date=January 19, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}

Background

File:Atlanta_International_Speedway.svg, the circuit where the race was held.]]

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.522-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.

The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of {{convert|1.54|mi|km|adj=on}} where before it was {{convert|1.522|mi|km|adj=on}}. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

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(R) - denotes rookie driver.

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1993 Hooters 500

Background

= Entry list =

Qualifying

= Full qualifying results =

Race results

Standings after the race

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