1993 Slick 50 500

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Phoenix International Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor

1 |Rick Mast |Precision Products Racing |Ford |Skoal

2 |Rusty Wallace |Penske Racing South |Pontiac |Miller Genuine Draft

3 |Dale Earnhardt |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |GM Goodwrench Service Plus

4 |Jimmy Hensley |Morgan–McClure Motorsports |Chevrolet |Kodak

5 |Ricky Rudd |Hendrick Motorsports |Chevrolet |Tide

6 |Mark Martin |Roush Racing |Ford |Valvoline

7 |Geoff Bodine |Geoff Bodine Racing |Ford |The Family Channel

8 |Sterling Marlin |Stavola Brothers Racing |Ford |Raybestos

11 |Bill Elliott |Junior Johnson & Associates |Ford |Budweiser

12 |Jimmy Spencer |Bobby Allison Motorsports |Ford |Meineke

13 |Stan Fox |Folsom Racing |Chevrolet |Carrier

14 |Terry Labonte |Hagan Racing |Chevrolet |Kellogg's Frosted Flakes

15 |Lake Speed |Bud Moore Engineering |Ford |Motorcraft

16 |Wally Dallenbach Jr. |Roush Racing |Ford |Keystone

17 |Darrell Waltrip |Darrell Waltrip Motorsports |Chevrolet |Western Auto

18 |Dale Jarrett |Joe Gibbs Racing |Chevrolet |Interstate Batteries

20 |Dirk Stephens |Craigen Racing |Ford |Mark's Drywall

21 |Morgan Shepherd |Wood Brothers Racing |Ford |Citgo

22 |Bobby Labonte (R) |Bill Davis Racing |Ford |Maxwell House

24 |Jeff Gordon (R) |Hendrick Motorsports |Chevrolet |DuPont

25 |Ken Schrader |Hendrick Motorsports |Chevrolet |Kodiak

26 |Brett Bodine |King Racing |Ford |Quaker State

27 |Hut Stricklin |Junior Johnson & Associates |Ford |McDonald's

28 |Ernie Irvan |Robert Yates Racing |Ford |Texaco, Havoline

29 |Steve Grissom |Diamond Ridge Motorsports |Chevrolet |Diamond Ridge Motorsports

30 |Michael Waltrip |Bahari Racing |Pontiac |Pennzoil

33 |Harry Gant |Leo Jackson Motorsports |Chevrolet |Skoal Bandit

36 |Butch Gilliland |Gilliland Racing |Chevrolet |Gear Engineering

39 |Chuck Bown |Roulo Brothers Racing |Chevrolet |Pedigree

40 |Kenny Wallace (R) |SABCO Racing |Pontiac |Dirt Devil

41 |Dick Trickle |Larry Hedrick Motorsports |Chevrolet |Manheim Auctions

42 |Kyle Petty |SABCO Racing |Pontiac |Mello Yello

44 |Rick Wilson |Petty Enterprises |Pontiac |STP

48 |Jack Sellers |Sellers Racing |Chevrolet |Bear Automotive

50 |Mike Chase |JTC Racing |Chevrolet |Star Race Computers

51 |Rick Scribner |Scribner Racing |Chevrolet |All-Pro Auto Parts

52 |Scott Gaylord |Jimmy Means Racing |Ford |Oliver Gravity Separators

55 |Ted Musgrave |RaDiUs Motorsports |Ford |USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions

58 |Wayne Jacks |Jacks Motorsports |Pontiac |Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino

61 |Rick Carelli |Chesrown Racing |Chevrolet |Chesrown Racing

68 |Loy Allen Jr. |TriStar Motorsports |Ford |Country Time

71 |Terry Fisher |Marcis Auto Racing |Pontiac |Exide

72 |John Andretti |Tex Racing |Chevrolet |Tex Racing

75 |Todd Bodine (R) |Butch Mock Motorsports |Ford |Factory Stores of America

76 |Ron Hornaday Jr. |Spears Motorsports |Chevrolet |Spears Manufacturing

81 |Jeff Davis |Jeff Davis Racing |Ford |Van-K Karting Wheels

86 |Rich Woodland Jr. |Woodland Racing |Oldsmobile |National Cold Storage

90 |Bobby Hillin Jr. |Donlavey Racing |Ford |Heilig-Meyers

98 |Derrike Cope |Cale Yarborough Motorsports |Ford |Bojangles

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 29, at 6:00 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 Saturday, October 30, at 3:00 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=October 29, 1993 |title=NASCAR today |pages=23 |work=The Charlotte Observer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116730800/nascar-today/ |access-date=January 18, 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; which was one for cars in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and two extra provisionals for the NASCAR Winston West Series. 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.

Bill Elliott, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, would win the pole, setting a time of 27.803 and an average speed of {{Convert|129.482|mph|km/h}} in the first round.{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Mike |date=October 30, 1993 |title=Elliott Smashes Record |pages=10 |work=The Times-Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116730916/elliott-smashes-record/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}

Six drivers would fail to qualify.

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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;"| 4,387
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Rusty Wallace | style="text-align:center;"| 4,261 (-126)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Mark Martin | style="text-align:center;"| 4,047 (-340)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | Dale Jarrett | style="text-align:center;"| 3,849 (–538)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | Morgan Shepherd | style="text-align:center;"| 3,735 (–652)
align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | Kyle Petty | style="text-align:center;"| 3,730 (–657)
align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | Ernie Irvan | style="text-align:center;"| 3,707 (–680)
align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | Ken Schrader | style="text-align:center;"| 3,633 (–754)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | Bill Elliott | style="text-align:center;"| 3,609 (–778)
align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | Ricky Rudd | style="text-align:center;"| 3,469 (–918)
class="sortbottom" !colspan="9"|[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116731047/winston-cup-standings/ Official driver's standings]

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

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