# 1993 Save Mart Supermarkets 300K

The 1993 Save Mart Supermarkets 300K was the tenth stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the fourth race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston West Series season, and the fifth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 16, 1993, at the Grand Prix layout of Sears Point Raceway, a 2.52 miles (4.06 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 74 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Bud Moore Engineering driver Geoff Bodine would manage to fend off numerous challenges for the lead from Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd to take his 15th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Irvan and Rudd would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Sears Point Raceway is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Watkins Glen International. The standard road course at Sears Point Raceway is a 12-turn course that is 2.52 miles (4.06 km) long; the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypassed turns 5 and 6, shortening the course to 1.95 miles (3.14 km). The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout. In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn, 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 miles (3.20 km).

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | 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 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | Kodak |
| 04 | Hershel McGriff | TTC Motorsports | Chevrolet | TTC Motorsports |
| 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tide |
| 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | Valvoline |
| 7 | Tommy Kendall | AK Racing | Ford | The Family Channel |
| 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | Raybestos |
| 9 | P. J. Jones (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | Melling Racing |
| 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | Budweiser |
| 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | Meineke |
| 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Frosted Flakes |
| 15 | Geoff Bodine | 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 | Pepsi |
| 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 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | Texaco, Havoline |
| 29 | John Krebs | 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 |
| 37 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | Chevrolet | Chesrown Racing |
| 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | Dirt Devil |
| 41 | Phil Parsons | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Manheim Auctions |
| 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | Mello Yello |
| 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | STP |
| 48 | Jack Sellers | Emerson Racing | Chevrolet | Coca-Cola |
| 50 | Mike Chase | JTC Racing | Chevrolet | Star Race Computers |
| 52 | Scott Gaylord | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | Oliver Gravity Separators |
| 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions |
| 56 | Tony Hunt | Hunt Racing | Chevrolet | Shaver, Boring Business Systems |
| 58 | Wayne Jacks | Jacks Motorsports | Pontiac | Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino |
| 68 | Dorsey Schroeder | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | Country Time |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Pronto Auto Parts |
| 73 | Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Ford | Nevada City Spring Water |
| 75 | Dick Trickle | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | Carolina Pottery |
| 76 | Bill Sedgwick | Spears Motorsports | Chevrolet | Spears Manufacturing |
| 81 | Jeff Davis | Jeff Davis Racing | Ford | Van-K Karting Wheels |
| 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Heilig-Meyers |
| 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | Bojangles |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, May 14, at 6:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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, May 15, 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 26-40 would be decided on time, 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.
Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:38.783 and an average speed of 91.838 miles per hour (147.799 km/h) in the first round.
Five drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:38.783 | 91.838 |
| 2 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:39.081 | 91.561 |
| 3 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 1:39.170 | 91.479 |
| 4 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:39.398 | 91.269 |
| 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 1:39.569 | 91.113 |
| 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 1:39.606 | 91.079 |
| 7 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 1:39.617 | 91.069 |
| 8 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:39.782 | 90.918 |
| 9 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 1:39.836 | 90.869 |
| 10 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 1:39.902 | 90.809 |
| 11 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 1:40.206 | 90.533 |
| 12 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:40.241 | 90.502 |
| 13 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:40.287 | 90.460 |
| 14 | 9 | P. J. Jones (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 1:40.294 | 90.454 |
| 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:40.324 | 90.427 |
| 16 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 1:40.328 | 90.423 |
| 17 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 1:40.453 | 90.311 |
| 18 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 1:40.512 | 90.258 |
| 19 | 68 | Dorsey Schroeder | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 1:40.727 | 90.065 |
| 20 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 1:40.810 | 89.991 |
| 21 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 1:40.940 | 89.875 |
| 22 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 1:41.047 | 89.780 |
| 23 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:41.057 | 89.771 |
| 24 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 1:41.195 | 89.649 |
| 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 1:41.197 | 89.647 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 26 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 1:40.814 | 89.987 |
| 27 | 36 | Butch Gilliland | Gilliland Racing | Chevrolet | 1:41.235 | 89.613 |
| 28 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Ford | 1:41.251 | 89.599 |
| 29 | 29 | John Krebs | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:41.266 | 89.586 |
| 30 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 1:41.274 | 89.579 |
| 31 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 1:41.291 | 89.564 |
| 32 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 1:41.349 | 89.512 |
| 33 | 7 | Tommy Kendall | AK Racing | Ford | 1:41.412 | 89.457 |
| 34 | 76 | Bill Sedgwick | Spears Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:41.498 | 89.381 |
| 35 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:41.949 | 88.986 |
| 36 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 1:42.240 | 88.732 |
| 37 | 41 | Phil Parsons | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:42.441 | 88.558 |
| 38 | 75 | Dick Trickle | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 1:42.737 | 88.303 |
| 39 | 20 | Dirk Stephens | Craigen Racing | Ford | 1:42.824 | 88.228 |
| 40 | 81 | Jeff Davis | Jeff Davis Racing | Ford | 1:42.840 | 88.215 |
| Winston Cup provisional |||||||
| 41 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| Winston West provisionals |||||||
| 42 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | TTC Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 43 | 37 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 44 | 50 | Mike Chase | JTC Racing | Chevrolet | 1:43.726 | 87.461 |
| 45 | 58 | Wayne Jacks | Jacks Motorsports | Pontiac | 1:43.948 | 87.274 |
| 46 | 56 | Tony Hunt | Hunt Racing | Chevrolet | 1:44.147 | 87.108 |
| 47 | 48 | Jack Sellers | Emerson Racing | Chevrolet | 1:48.978 | 83.246 |
| 48 | 52 | Scott Gaylord | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | - | - |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 74 | 30 | running | 180 | $66,510 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 2 | running | 175 | $41,190 |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 165 | $29,590 |
| 4 | 8 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 160 | $22,415 |
| 5 | 18 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | running | 155 | $22,715 |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 33 | running | 160 | $27,790 |
| 7 | 7 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 146 | $17,465 |
| 8 | 20 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | running | 142 | $13,665 |
| 9 | 10 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 138 | $17,015 |
| 10 | 36 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 134 | $17,415 |
| 11 | 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 130 | $10,215 |
| 12 | 23 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 74 | 2 | running | 132 | $14,315 |
| 13 | 32 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 124 | $16,610 |
| 14 | 12 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 121 | $13,310 |
| 15 | 9 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 73 | 0 | crash | 118 | $18,160 |
| 16 | 41 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 73 | 0 | crash | 115 | $7,965 |
| 17 | 17 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 73 | 0 | running | 112 | $17,590 |
| 18 | 11 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 73 | 0 | running | 109 | $12,340 |
| 19 | 35 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | running | 106 | $16,315 |
| 20 | 38 | 75 | Dick Trickle | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 73 | 0 | running | 103 | $7,840 |
| 21 | 43 | 37 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | running | 100 | $7,190 |
| 22 | 33 | 7 | Tommy Kendall | AK Racing | Ford | 73 | 0 | running | 97 | $16,565 |
| 23 | 16 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 73 | 6 | running | 99 | $12,040 |
| 24 | 26 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 73 | 0 | running | 91 | $12,420 |
| 25 | 14 | 9 | P. J. Jones (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 73 | 0 | running | 88 | $8,810 |
| 26 | 34 | 76 | Bill Sedgwick | Spears Motorsports | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | running | 85 | $8,140 |
| 27 | 22 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 73 | 0 | running | 82 | $11,665 |
| 28 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | running | 79 | $8,540 |
| 29 | 31 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 72 | 0 | running | 76 | $11,505 |
| 30 | 39 | 20 | Dirk Stephens | Craigen Racing | Ford | 72 | 0 | running | 73 | $6,900 |
| 31 | 28 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Schmitt Racing | Ford | 71 | 0 | running | 70 | $6,815 |
| 32 | 27 | 36 | Butch Gilliland | Gilliland Racing | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | running | 67 | $6,765 |
| 33 | 19 | 68 | Dorsey Schroeder | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 69 | 0 | accident | 64 | $8,265 |
| 34 | 29 | 29 | John Krebs | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | transmission | 61 | $6,690 |
| 35 | 13 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | engine | 58 | $16,465 |
| 36 | 21 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 66 | 0 | running | 55 | $6,665 |
| 37 | 37 | 41 | Phil Parsons | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | rear end | 52 | $8,160 |
| 38 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 64 | 1 | transmission | 54 | $15,615 |
| 39 | 24 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 61 | 0 | running | 46 | $11,085 |
| 40 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | rear end | 43 | $15,260 |
| 41 | 30 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 57 | 0 | rear end | 40 | $6,560 |
| 42 | 40 | 81 | Jeff Davis | Jeff Davis Racing | Ford | 46 | 0 | accident | 37 | $6,560 |
| 43 | 42 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | TTC Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | engine | 34 | $6,560 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 44 | | 50 | Mike Chase | JTC Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 45 | | 58 | Wayne Jacks | Jacks Motorsports | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 46 | | 56 | Tony Hunt | Hunt Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 47 | | 48 | Jack Sellers | Emerson Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 48 | | 52 | Scott Gaylord | Jimmy Means Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 1,526 |
| 1 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 1,506 (-20) |
| | 3 | Davey Allison | 1,408 (-118) |
| 1 | 4 | Kyle Petty | 1,363 (–163) |
| 2 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | 1,352 (–174) |
| 2 | 6 | Dale Jarrett | 1,333 (–193) |
| 1 | 7 | Morgan Shepherd | 1,287 (–239) |
| 2 | 8 | Ernie Irvan | 1,275 (–251) |
| 3 | 9 | Mark Martin | 1,234 (–292) |
| 1 | 10 | Jeff Gordon | 1,207 (–319) |
| Official driver's standings ||||