1993 Mello Yello 500

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}{{Short description|27th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}

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The 1993 Mello Yello 500 was the 27th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 10, 1993, before an audience of 110,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan would complete a dominant performance, leading 328 laps to take his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=October 11, 1993 |title=Irvan right at home with first win on home track |pages=25 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116665190/irvan-right-at-home-with-first-win-on/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Mike |date=October 11, 1993 |title=Irvan far from mellow following victory in 500 |pages=12 |work=The Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116665298/irvan-far-from-mellow-following-victory/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt 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 Mello Yello 500

Background

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Qualifying

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Race results

Standings after the race

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