# 1993 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500

The 1993 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, March 14, 1993, but was postponed by nearly a week due to the 1993 Storm of the Century that affected a majority of the American East Coast. The race was run on Saturday, March 20, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.522 miles (2.449 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 328 laps to complete. Depending on fuel mileage, Wood Brothers Racing driver Morgan Shepherd would manage to conserve enough fuel on the final green flag stint to take his fourth and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan and Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.522-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.
The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

### 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 |
| 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tide |
| 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | Valvoline |
| 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | Hooters |
| 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 | Joe Ruttman | Moroso Racing | Ford | FINA |
| 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 |
| 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | Pennzoil |
| 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | Active Trucking |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit |
| 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 |
| 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | Kraft, Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce |
| 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | Hurley Limo |
| 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions |
| 57 | Bob Schacht | Stringer Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Pronto Auto Parts |
| 61 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | Chevrolet | Chesrown Racing |
| 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | Country Time |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Southwest Technical Group |
| 75 | Dick Trickle | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | Carolina Pottery |
| 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Ford | Purex |
| 84 | Rick Crawford | Circle Bar Racing | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral |
| 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Heilig-Meyers |
| 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | Bojangles |
*Driver switched to Greg Sacks for the race due to Jones having prior commitments in the IMSA GT Championship.

## Qualifying

Qualifying was originally scheduled to be split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 12, at 2:30 PM EST. Originally, the first 20 positions were going to be determined by first round qualifying, with positions 21-40 meant to be determined the following day on Saturday, March 13. However, due to a major snowstorm and nor'easter, the second round was cancelled. As a result, qualifying was set using the results from the first round.
Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske Racing South, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.653 and an average speed of 178.749 miles per hour (287.669 km/h) in the first round.
Four drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 30.653 | 178.749 |
| 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.693 | 178.516 |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.717 | 178.377 |
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.796 | 177.919 |
| 5 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.817 | 177.798 |
| 6 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 30.846 | 177.631 |
| 7 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.873 | 177.475 |
| 8 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 30.924 | 177.183 |
| 9 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 30.928 | 177.160 |
| 10 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.931 | 177.143 |
| 11 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 30.956 | 176.977 |
| 12 | 75 | Dick Trickle | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 30.968 | 176.931 |
| 13 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 30.980 | 176.862 |
| 14 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.001 | 176.743 |
| 15 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 31.004 | 176.726 |
| 16 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.055 | 176.435 |
| 17 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 31.056 | 176.430 |
| 18 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 31.088 | 176.248 |
| 19 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 31.094 | 176.214 |
| 20 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 31.097 | 176.197 |
| 21 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 31.099 | 176.186 |
| 22 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 31.127 | 176.027 |
| 23 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 31.139 | 175.959 |
| 24 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 31.149 | 175.903 |
| 25 | 41 | Phil Parsons | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.152 | 175.886 |
| 26 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 31.156 | 175.863 |
| 27 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 31.178 | 175.745 |
| 28 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Ford | 31.189 | 175.678 |
| 29 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 31.252 | 175.323 |
| 30 | 20 | Joe Ruttman | Moroso Racing | Ford | 31.257 | 175.295 |
| 31 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 31.338 | 174.842 |
| 32 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.373 | 174.647 |
| 33 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 31.443 | 174.258 |
| 34 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 31.485 | 174.026 |
| 35 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.488 | 174.009 |
| 36 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 31.496 | 173.965 |
| 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 31.588 | 173.458 |
| 38 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 31.673 | 172.993 |
| 39 | 57 | Bob Schacht | Stringer Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 31.695 | 172.873 |
| 40 | 9 | P. J. Jones (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 31.859 | 171.983 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 41 | 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 42 | 84 | Rick Crawford | Circle Bar Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 43 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 44 | 61 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 328 | 46 | running | 180 | $70,350 |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 328 | 4 | running | 175 | $45,950 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 328 | 71 | running | 170 | $41,550 |
| 4 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 327 | 54 | running | 165 | $32,000 |
| 5 | 14 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 327 | 0 | running | 155 | $26,550 |
| 6 | 21 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 327 | 3 | running | 155 | $23,575 |
| 7 | 27 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 327 | 5 | running | 151 | $20,525 |
| 8 | 6 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 327 | 0 | running | 142 | $17,625 |
| 9 | 15 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 326 | 0 | running | 138 | $21,025 |
| 10 | 18 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 134 | $22,125 |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 130 | $15,595 |
| 12 | 20 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 127 | $17,575 |
| 13 | 31 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 124 | $19,055 |
| 14 | 22 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 325 | 0 | running | 121 | $16,635 |
| 15 | 19 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 324 | 0 | running | 118 | $9,155 |
| 16 | 26 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 324 | 0 | running | 115 | $10,895 |
| 17 | 11 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 324 | 0 | running | 112 | $14,035 |
| 18 | 17 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 324 | 0 | running | 109 | $9,915 |
| 19 | 9 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 321 | 0 | running | 106 | $14,755 |
| 20 | 34 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 321 | 0 | running | 103 | $14,685 |
| 21 | 16 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | 100 | $17,075 |
| 22 | 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 321 | 0 | running | 97 | $18,865 |
| 23 | 40 | 9 | Greg Sacks | Melling Racing | Ford | 320 | 0 | running | 94 | $10,305 |
| 24 | 24 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 317 | 0 | running | 91 | $9,645 |
| 25 | 36 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 317 | 2 | running | 93 | $12,540 |
| 26 | 23 | 68 | Bobby Hamilton | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 316 | 0 | running | 85 | $9,285 |
| 27 | 32 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 309 | 0 | running | 82 | $7,525 |
| 28 | 28 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Ford | 308 | 0 | running | 79 | $7,455 |
| 29 | 10 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 288 | 3 | running | 81 | $12,240 |
| 30 | 13 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 266 | 0 | running | 73 | $11,780 |
| 31 | 33 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | running | 70 | $15,145 |
| 32 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 225 | 140 | engine | 77 | $19,985 |
| 33 | 8 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 213 | 0 | running | 64 | $11,540 |
| 34 | 38 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | engine | 61 | $8,480 |
| 35 | 35 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | camshaft | 58 | $16,720 |
| 36 | 29 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | crash | 55 | $18,030 |
| 37 | 12 | 75 | Dick Trickle | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 131 | 0 | crash | 52 | $6,865 |
| 38 | 30 | 20 | Joe Ruttman | Moroso Racing | Ford | 119 | 0 | crash | 49 | $6,850 |
| 39 | 25 | 41 | Phil Parsons | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | valve | 46 | $8,325 |
| 40 | 39 | 57 | Bob Schacht | Stringer Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 6 | 0 | engine | 43 | $6,785 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 41 | | 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 42 | | 84 | Rick Crawford | Circle Bar Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 43 | | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 44 | | 61 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 619 |
| 2 | 2 | Geoff Bodine | 600 (-19) |
| 2 | 3 | Rusty Wallace | 592 (-27) |
| 3 | 4 | Dale Jarrett | 560 (–59) |
| 5 | 5 | Jeff Gordon | 536 (–83) |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | 533 (–86) |
| 7 | 7 | Ernie Irvan | 527 (–92) |
| 9 | 8 | Morgan Shepherd | 510 (–109) |
| 1 | 9 | Davey Allison | 509 (–110) |
| 3 | 10 | Hut Stricklin | 501 (–118) |
| Official driver's standings ||||