1993 Pepsi 400

{{Short description|15th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=NASWINSTON|Official_name=35th Annual Pepsi 400|Caption=The 1993 Pepsi 400 program cover.|Date=July 3|Avg={{convert|151.755|mph|km/h}}|Season_No=30|Race_No=15|Scheduled_laps=160|Course_km=4.0|Distance_laps=160|Distance_km=643.737|Course_mi=2.5|Scheduled_km=643.737|Scheduled_mi=400|Race_Name=Pepsi 400|Location=Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway|Announcers=Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Network=ESPN|First_Team=Richard Childress Racing|First_Driver=Dale Earnhardt|Pole_Team=Morgan-McClure Motorsports|Most_Team=Richard Childress Racing|Pole_Driver=Ernie Irvan|Most_Driver=Dale Earnhardt|Most_laps=110|Car=3|Year=1993|Distance_mi=400|Pole_Time=47.287|Image=1993_Pepsi_400.jpeg|Attendance=102,000}}

The 1993 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 3, 1993, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to fend off the field on the final restart with nine to go to take his 57th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Mike |date=July 4, 1993 |title=Earnhardt outruns Marlin to capture Pepsi 400 |pages=20 |work=Journal and Courier |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116148771/earnhardt-outruns-marlin-to-capture/ |access-date=January 10, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Zizzo |first=Mike |date=July 4, 1993 |title=Earnhardt holds off Marlin to take Pepsi 400 |pages=30 |work=The Daily Item |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116150907/earnhardt-holds-off-marlin-to-take/ |access-date=January 10, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} To fill out the top three, Stavola Brothers Racing driver Sterling Marlin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.

= Entry list =

(R) denotes rookie driver.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Sponsor

0

|H. L. Waters Racing

|Masters Inn Economy

1

|Precision Products Racing

2

|Penske Racing South

|Miller Genuine Draft

3

|Dale Earnhardt

|Richard Childress Racing

|GM Goodwrench Service Plus

4

|Morgan–McClure Motorsports

5

|Hendrick Motorsports

6

7

|The Family Channel

8

|Sterling Marlin

|Stavola Brothers Racing

9

|P. J. Jones (R)

|Melling Racing

|Melling Racing

11

|Junior Johnson & Associates

12

|Bobby Allison Motorsports

14

|Kellogg's Frosted Flakes

15

|Bud Moore Engineering

16

|Wally Dallenbach Jr.

17

|Darrell Waltrip

|Darrell Waltrip Motorsports

18

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|Interstate Batteries

20

|Bobby Hamilton

21

|Morgan Shepherd

|Wood Brothers Racing

22

|Bobby Labonte (R)

|Bill Davis Racing

23

|Eddie Bierschwale

|SplitFire Spark Plugs

24

|Jeff Gordon (R)

|Hendrick Motorsports

25

|Hendrick Motorsports

26

27

|Junior Johnson & Associates

28

|Robert Yates Racing

|Texaco, Havoline

29

|Linro Motorsports

|Linro Motorsports

30

|Michael Waltrip

31

32

|Active Motorsports

|Active Trucking

33

|Leo Jackson Motorsports

35

|Bill Venturini

|Venturini Motorsports

37

|TriStar Motorsports

|Naturally Fresh Foods

40

|Kenny Wallace (R)

41

|Larry Hedrick Motorsports

42

|Manheim Auctions

44

|Petty Enterprises

45

|Terminal Trucking Motorsports

48

|Hylton Motorsports

|Kraft, Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce

49

|BS&S Motorsports

|Rumple Furniture

51

|Phoenix Racing

|BS&S Motorsports

52

|Jimmy Means Racing

|NAPA Auto Parts

53

|Petty Brothers Racing

|Le Bleu Bottled Water

55

|RaDiUs Motorsports

|USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions

59

|Andy Belmont Racing

62

|Jimmy Means Racing

|Belden Asphalt

65

|Aroneck Racing

|Aroneck Racing

68

|TriStar Motorsports

71

|Marcis Auto Racing

|Raines Kennels

73

|Barkdoll Racing

|Barkdoll Racing

75

|Butch Mock Motorsports

|Factory Stores of America

77

|Kenova Golf Course Construction

82

83

85

|Mansion Motorsports

86

89

|Mueller Brothers Racing

|Evinrude Outboard Motors

90

|Bobby Hillin Jr.

|Donlavey Racing

95

|Jeremy Mayfield

|Sadler Brothers Racing

98

|Cale Yarborough Motorsports

99

|Ball Motorsports

|Traffic Engineering Services

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, July 1, at 2:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Friday, July 2, at 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,{{Cite news |date=July 1, 1994 |title=NASCAR today |pages=25 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116151263/nascar-today |access-date=January 10, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two provisionals were given. If needed, a past champion who did not qualify on either time or provisionals could use a champion's provisional, adding one more spot to the field.

Ernie Irvan, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 47.287 and an average speed of {{Convert|190.327|mph|km/h}} in the first round.{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Mike |date=July 2, 1993 |title=Irvan takes Pepsi 400 pole, sliding by Kyle Petty |pages=14 |work=The Times and Democrat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116151483/irvan-takes-pepsi-400-pole-sliding-by/ |access-date=January 10, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}

20 drivers would fail to qualify.

= Full qualifying results =

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!Pos.

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Time

!Speed

1

|4

|Morgan–McClure Motorsports

|47.287

|190.327

2

|42

|47.361

|190.030

3

|28

|Robert Yates Racing

|47.400

|189.873

4

|98

|Cale Yarborough Motorsports

|47.565

|189.215

5

|3

|Dale Earnhardt

|Richard Childress Racing

|47.652

|188.869

6

|11

|Junior Johnson & Associates

|47.656

|188.853

7

|33

|Leo Jackson Motorsports

|47.707

|188.652

8

|17

|Darrell Waltrip

|Darrell Waltrip Motorsports

|47.716

|188.616

9

|44

|Petty Enterprises

|47.725

|188.580

10

|5

|Hendrick Motorsports

|47.742

|188.513

11

|30

|Michael Waltrip

|47.764

|188.426

12

|1

|Precision Products Racing

|47.778

|188.371

13

|18

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|47.855

|188.068

14

|55

|RaDiUs Motorsports

|47.858

|188.056

15

|27

|Junior Johnson & Associates

|47.897

|187.903

16

|26

|47.917

|187.825

17

|2

|Penske Racing South

|47.944

|187.719

18

|6

|47.949

|187.699

19

|7

|47.954

|187.680

20

|21

|Morgan Shepherd

|Wood Brothers Racing

|47.978

|187.586

colspan="7" |Failed to lock in Round 1

21

|15

|Bud Moore Engineering

|48.024

|187.406

22

|8

|Sterling Marlin

|Stavola Brothers Racing

|48.024

|187.406

23

|68

|TriStar Motorsports

|48.053

|187.293

24

|71

|Marcis Auto Racing

|48.070

|187.227

25

|90

|Bobby Hillin Jr.

|Donlavey Racing

|48.090

|187.149

26

|22

|Bobby Labonte (R)

|Bill Davis Racing

|48.099

|187.114

27

|24

|Jeff Gordon (R)

|Hendrick Motorsports

|48.101

|187.106

28

|12

|Bobby Allison Motorsports

|48.108

|187.079

29

|16

|Wally Dallenbach Jr.

|48.122

|187.025

30

|20

|Bobby Hamilton

|48.131

|186.990

31

|14

|48.183

|186.788

32

|40

|Kenny Wallace (R)

|48.194

|186.745

33

|51

|Phoenix Racing

|48.219

|186.648

34

|52

|Jimmy Means Racing

|48.245

|186.548

35

|41

|Larry Hedrick Motorsports

|48.349

|186.147

36

|9

|P. J. Jones (R)

|Melling Racing

|48.459

|185.724

37

|53

|Petty Brothers Racing

|48.480

|185.644

38

|75

|Butch Mock Motorsports

|48.683

|184.869

39

|32

|Active Motorsports

|48.807

|184.400

40

|37

|TriStar Motorsports

|48.992

|183.703

colspan="7" |Provisional

41

|25

|Hendrick Motorsports

|49.297

|182.567

colspan="7" |Failed to qualify

42

|45

|Terminal Trucking Motorsports

|49.126

|183.202

43

|62

|Jimmy Means Racing

|49.260

|182.704

44

|29

|Linro Motorsports

| -*

| -*

45

|0

|H. L. Waters Racing

| -*

| -*

46

|31

| -*

| -*

47

|49

|BS&S Motorsports

| -*

| -*

48

|35

|Bill Venturini

|Venturini Motorsports

| -*

| -*

49

|65

|Aroneck Racing

| -*

| -*

50

|48

|Hylton Motorsports

| -*

| -*

51

|73

|Barkdoll Racing

| -*

| -*

52

|59

|Andy Belmont Racing

| -*

| -*

53

|77

| -*

| -*

54

|86

| -*

| -*

55

|82

| -*

| -*

56

|83

| -*

| -*

57

|85

|Mansion Motorsports

| -*

| -*

58

|89

|Mueller Brothers Racing

| -*

| -*

59

|95

|Jeremy Mayfield

|Sadler Brothers Racing

| -*

| -*

60

|23

|Eddie Bierschwale

| -*

| -*

61

|99

|Ball Motorsports

| -*

| -*

colspan="7" |[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116102391/nascar-qualifying/ Official first round qualifying results]

colspan="7" |[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116102492/nascar-lineup/ Official starting lineup]

Race results

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!Fin

!St

!#

!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Laps

!Led

!Status

!Pts

!Winnings

1

|5

|3

|Dale Earnhardt

|Richard Childress Racing

|160

|110

|running

|185

|$75,940

2

|22

|8

|Sterling Marlin

|Stavola Brothers Racing

|160

|20

|running

|175

|$46,000

3

|41

|25

|Hendrick Motorsports

|160

|4

|running

|170

|$37,125

4

|10

|5

|Hendrick Motorsports

|160

|1

|running

|165

|$28,250

5

|27

|24

|Jeff Gordon (R)

|Hendrick Motorsports

|160

|3

|running

|160

|$24,625

6

|18

|6

|160

|4

|running

|155

|$23,550

7

|1

|4

|Morgan–McClure Motorsports

|160

|5

|running

|151

|$29,100

8

|13

|18

|Joe Gibbs Racing

|160

|3

|running

|147

|$21,150

9

|31

|14

|160

|0

|running

|138

|$18,050

10

|14

|55

|RaDiUs Motorsports

|160

|0

|running

|134

|$19,500

11

|9

|44

|Petty Enterprises

|160

|0

|running

|130

|$15,490

12

|25

|90

|Bobby Hillin Jr.

|Donlavey Racing

|160

|0

|running

|127

|$10,260

13

|8

|17

|Darrell Waltrip

|Darrell Waltrip Motorsports

|160

|2

|running

|129

|$19,770

14

|20

|21

|Morgan Shepherd

|Wood Brothers Racing

|160

|0

|running

|121

|$14,930

15

|23

|68

|TriStar Motorsports

|160

|0

|running

|118

|$9,940

16

|12

|1

|Precision Products Racing

|160

|0

|running

|115

|$14,300

17

|30

|20

|Bobby Hamilton

|160

|0

|running

|112

|$9,085

18

|17

|2

|Penske Racing South

|160

|0

|running

|109

|$16,870

19

|16

|26

|160

|1

|running

|111

|$13,555

20

|6

|11

|Junior Johnson & Associates

|159

|0

|running

|103

|$19,140

21

|7

|33

|Leo Jackson Motorsports

|159

|0

|running

|100

|$17,170

22

|11

|30

|Michael Waltrip

|159

|0

|running

|97

|$12,900

23

|33

|51

|Phoenix Racing

|159

|0

|running

|94

|$7,860

24

|4

|98

|Cale Yarborough Motorsports

|158

|5

|running

|96

|$13,010

25

|35

|41

|Larry Hedrick Motorsports

|158

|0

|running

|88

|$9,290

26

|38

|75

|Butch Mock Motorsports

|158

|0

|running

|85

|$7,470

27

|24

|71

|Marcis Auto Racing

|158

|1

|running

|87

|$7,325

28

|32

|40

|Kenny Wallace (R)

|157

|0

|running

|79

|$9,305

29

|40

|37

|TriStar Motorsports

|157

|0

|running

|76

|$7,110

30

|36

|9

|P. J. Jones (R)

|Melling Racing

|157

|0

|running

|73

|$7,515

31

|3

|28

|Robert Yates Racing

|149

|0

|running

|70

|$17,810

32

|37

|53

|Petty Brothers Racing

|114

|0

|ignition

|67

|$6,930

33

|2

|42

|105

|1

|fatigue

|69

|$15,900

34

|19

|7

|59

|0

|crash

|61

|$17,270

35

|29

|16

|Wally Dallenbach Jr.

|55

|0

|engine

|58

|$11,415

36

|34

|52

|Jimmy Means Racing

|37

|0

|engine

|55

|$6,810

37

|21

|15

|Bud Moore Engineering

|30

|0

|engine

|52

|$14,780

38

|39

|32

|Active Motorsports

|22

|0

|crash

|49

|$6,765

39

|28

|12

|Bobby Allison Motorsports

|21

|0

|crash

|46

|$11,305

40

|15

|27

|Junior Johnson & Associates

|21

|0

|crash

|43

|$11,240

41

|26

|22

|Bobby Labonte (R)

|Bill Davis Racing

|21

|0

|crash

|40

|$8,215

colspan="11" |Failed to qualify

42

! rowspan="20" |

|45

|Terminal Trucking Motorsports

! colspan="5" rowspan="20" |

43

|62

|Jimmy Means Racing

44

|29

|Linro Motorsports

45

|0

|H. L. Waters Racing

46

|31

47

|49

|BS&S Motorsports

48

|35

|Bill Venturini

|Venturini Motorsports

49

|65

|Aroneck Racing

50

|48

|Hylton Motorsports

51

|73

|Barkdoll Racing

52

|59

|Andy Belmont Racing

53

|77

54

|86

55

|82

56

|83

57

|85

|Mansion Motorsports

58

|89

|Mueller Brothers Racing

59

|95

|Jeremy Mayfield

|Sadler Brothers Racing

60

|23

|Eddie Bierschwale

61

|99

|Ball Motorsports

colspan="11" |[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116100283/saturdays-results/ Official race results]

Standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| Dale Earnhardt

| style="text-align:center;"| 2,342

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 2,091 (-251)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| Rusty Wallace

| style="text-align:center;"| 1,997 (-345)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| Morgan Shepherd

| style="text-align:center;"| 1,991 (–351)

align="left"| 10px 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| style="text-align:center;"| 1,977 (–365)

align="left"| 10px 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

| style="text-align:center;"| 1,946 (–396)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| Davey Allison

| style="text-align:center;"| 1,934 (–408)

align="left"| 10px 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| style="text-align:center;"| 1,905 (–437)

align="left"| 10px 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 9

| style="text-align:center;"| 1,889 (–453)

align="left"| 10px 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 10

| style="text-align:center;"| 1,873 (–469)

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!colspan="9"|[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116151750/winston-cup-standings/ Official driver's standings]

Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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References

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