# 1993 Pepsi 400

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. 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

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.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Ford | Masters Inn Economy |
| 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 |
| 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tide |
| 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | Valvoline |
| 7 | Jimmy Hensley | 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 | Bobby Hamilton | Moroso Racing | Ford | FINA |
| 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | Citgo |
| 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | Maxwell House |
| 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | B&B Racing | Oldsmobile | SplitFire Spark Plugs |
| 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 | Kerry Teague | Linro Motorsports | Chevrolet | Linro Motorsports |
| 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | Pennzoil |
| 31 | Stan Fox | Folsom Racing | Chevrolet | Seal-Tech |
| 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | Active Trucking |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit |
| 35 | Bill Venturini | Venturini Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rain-X |
| 37 | Loy Allen Jr. | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | Naturally Fresh Foods |
| 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit |
| 41 | Phil Parsons | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dirt Devil |
| 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | Manheim Auctions |
| 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | Mello Yello |
| 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | STP |
| 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | Kraft, Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce |
| 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rumple Furniture |
| 51 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | BS&S Motorsports |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 53 | Ritchie Petty | Petty Brothers Racing | Ford | Le Bleu Bottled Water |
| 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions |
| 59 | Andy Belmont | Andy Belmont Racing | Ford | Skip's Boots |
| 62 | Clay Young | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | Belden Asphalt |
| 65 | Jerry O'Neil | Aroneck Racing | Chevrolet | Aroneck Racing |
| 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | Country Time |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Raines Kennels |
| 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Barkdoll Racing | Oldsmobile | Barkdoll Racing |
| 75 | Dick Trickle | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | Factory Stores of America |
| 77 | Mike Potter | Gray Racing | Ford | Kenova Golf Course Construction |
| 82 | Mark Stahl | Stahl Racing | Ford | Stahl Racing |
| 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Ford | Purex |
| 85 | Ken Bouchard | Mansion Motorsports | Ford | Safety-Kleen |
| 86 | Mark Thompson | Gray Racing | Ford | Phoenix Air |
| 89 | Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Ford | Evinrude Outboard Motors |
| 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Heilig-Meyers |
| 95 | Jeremy Mayfield | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | Shoney's |
| 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | Bojangles |
| 99 | Brad Teague | Ball Motorsports | Ford | 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, 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 190.327 miles per hour (306.302 km/h) in the first round.
20 drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.287 | 190.327 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 47.361 | 190.030 |
| 3 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 47.400 | 189.873 |
| 4 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 47.565 | 189.215 |
| 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 47.652 | 188.869 |
| 6 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 47.656 | 188.853 |
| 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.707 | 188.652 |
| 8 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.716 | 188.616 |
| 9 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 47.725 | 188.580 |
| 10 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.742 | 188.513 |
| 11 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 47.764 | 188.426 |
| 12 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 47.778 | 188.371 |
| 13 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 47.855 | 188.068 |
| 14 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 47.858 | 188.056 |
| 15 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 47.897 | 187.903 |
| 16 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 47.917 | 187.825 |
| 17 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 47.944 | 187.719 |
| 18 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 47.949 | 187.699 |
| 19 | 7 | Jimmy Hensley | AK Racing | Ford | 47.954 | 187.680 |
| 20 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 47.978 | 187.586 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 48.024 | 187.406 |
| 22 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 48.024 | 187.406 |
| 23 | 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 48.053 | 187.293 |
| 24 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 48.070 | 187.227 |
| 25 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 48.090 | 187.149 |
| 26 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 48.099 | 187.114 |
| 27 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.101 | 187.106 |
| 28 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 48.108 | 187.079 |
| 29 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 48.122 | 187.025 |
| 30 | 20 | Bobby Hamilton | Moroso Racing | Ford | 48.131 | 186.990 |
| 31 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 48.183 | 186.788 |
| 32 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 48.194 | 186.745 |
| 33 | 51 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 48.219 | 186.648 |
| 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 48.245 | 186.548 |
| 35 | 41 | Phil Parsons | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.349 | 186.147 |
| 36 | 9 | P. J. Jones (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 48.459 | 185.724 |
| 37 | 53 | Ritchie Petty | Petty Brothers Racing | Ford | 48.480 | 185.644 |
| 38 | 75 | Dick Trickle | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 48.683 | 184.869 |
| 39 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.807 | 184.400 |
| 40 | 37 | Loy Allen Jr. | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 48.992 | 183.703 |
| Provisional |||||||
| 41 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49.297 | 182.567 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 42 | 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | 49.126 | 183.202 |
| 43 | 62 | Clay Young | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 49.260 | 182.704 |
| 44 | 29 | Kerry Teague | Linro Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 45 | 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 46 | 31 | Stan Fox | Folsom Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 47 | 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 48 | 35 | Bill Venturini | Venturini Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 49 | 65 | Jerry O'Neil | Aroneck Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 50 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 51 | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Barkdoll Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 52 | 59 | Andy Belmont | Andy Belmont Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 53 | 77 | Mike Potter | Gray Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 54 | 86 | Mark Thompson | Gray Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 55 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Stahl Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 56 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 57 | 85 | Ken Bouchard | Mansion Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 58 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 59 | 95 | Jeremy Mayfield | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 60 | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | B&B Racing | Oldsmobile | -* | -* |
| 61 | 99 | Brad Teague | Ball Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 110 | running | 185 | $75,940 |
| 2 | 22 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 160 | 20 | running | 175 | $46,000 |
| 3 | 41 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 4 | running | 170 | $37,125 |
| 4 | 10 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 1 | running | 165 | $28,250 |
| 5 | 27 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 3 | running | 160 | $24,625 |
| 6 | 18 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 160 | 4 | running | 155 | $23,550 |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 5 | running | 151 | $29,100 |
| 8 | 13 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 3 | running | 147 | $21,150 |
| 9 | 31 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 138 | $18,050 |
| 10 | 14 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 134 | $19,500 |
| 11 | 9 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 160 | 0 | running | 130 | $15,490 |
| 12 | 25 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 127 | $10,260 |
| 13 | 8 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 2 | running | 129 | $19,770 |
| 14 | 20 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 121 | $14,930 |
| 15 | 23 | 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 118 | $9,940 |
| 16 | 12 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 115 | $14,300 |
| 17 | 30 | 20 | Bobby Hamilton | Moroso Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 112 | $9,085 |
| 18 | 17 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 160 | 0 | running | 109 | $16,870 |
| 19 | 16 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 160 | 1 | running | 111 | $13,555 |
| 20 | 6 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 159 | 0 | running | 103 | $19,140 |
| 21 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | running | 100 | $17,170 |
| 22 | 11 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 159 | 0 | running | 97 | $12,900 |
| 23 | 33 | 51 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | running | 94 | $7,860 |
| 24 | 4 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 158 | 5 | running | 96 | $13,010 |
| 25 | 35 | 41 | Phil Parsons | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | running | 88 | $9,290 |
| 26 | 38 | 75 | Dick Trickle | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 158 | 0 | running | 85 | $7,470 |
| 27 | 24 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 158 | 1 | running | 87 | $7,325 |
| 28 | 32 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 157 | 0 | running | 79 | $9,305 |
| 29 | 40 | 37 | Loy Allen Jr. | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 157 | 0 | running | 76 | $7,110 |
| 30 | 36 | 9 | P. J. Jones (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 157 | 0 | running | 73 | $7,515 |
| 31 | 3 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 149 | 0 | running | 70 | $17,810 |
| 32 | 37 | 53 | Ritchie Petty | Petty Brothers Racing | Ford | 114 | 0 | ignition | 67 | $6,930 |
| 33 | 2 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 105 | 1 | fatigue | 69 | $15,900 |
| 34 | 19 | 7 | Jimmy Hensley | AK Racing | Ford | 59 | 0 | crash | 61 | $17,270 |
| 35 | 29 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 55 | 0 | engine | 58 | $11,415 |
| 36 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 37 | 0 | engine | 55 | $6,810 |
| 37 | 21 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 30 | 0 | engine | 52 | $14,780 |
| 38 | 39 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | crash | 49 | $6,765 |
| 39 | 28 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 21 | 0 | crash | 46 | $11,305 |
| 40 | 15 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 21 | 0 | crash | 43 | $11,240 |
| 41 | 26 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 21 | 0 | crash | 40 | $8,215 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 42 | | 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 43 | | 62 | Clay Young | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 44 | | 29 | Kerry Teague | Linro Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 45 | | 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 46 | | 31 | Stan Fox | Folsom Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 47 | | 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 48 | | 35 | Bill Venturini | Venturini Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 49 | | 65 | Jerry O'Neil | Aroneck Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 50 | | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 51 | | 73 | Phil Barkdoll | Barkdoll Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 52 | | 59 | Andy Belmont | Andy Belmont Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 53 | | 77 | Mike Potter | Gray Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 54 | | 86 | Mark Thompson | Gray Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 55 | | 82 | Mark Stahl | Stahl Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 56 | | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 57 | | 85 | Ken Bouchard | Mansion Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 58 | | 89 | Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 59 | | 95 | Jeremy Mayfield | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 60 | | 23 | Eddie Bierschwale | B&B Racing | Oldsmobile | | | | | |
| 61 | | 99 | Brad Teague | Ball Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,342 |
| | 2 | Dale Jarrett | 2,091 (-251) |
| | 3 | Rusty Wallace | 1,997 (-345) |
| 1 | 4 | Morgan Shepherd | 1,991 (–351) |
| 2 | 5 | Ken Schrader | 1,977 (–365) |
| 2 | 6 | Kyle Petty | 1,946 (–396) |
| 1 | 7 | Davey Allison | 1,934 (–408) |
| 2 | 8 | Jeff Gordon | 1,905 (–437) |
| 2 | 9 | Ernie Irvan | 1,889 (–453) |
| 2 | 10 | Mark Martin | 1,873 (–469) |
| Official driver's standings ||||