# 1993 Coca-Cola 600

The 1993 Coca-Cola 600 was the 11th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 30, 1993, before an audience of 162,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to overcome two penalties throughout the race and come back to win his 55th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.

### 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 | Jimmy Hensley | AK Racing | Ford | Bojangles |
| 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | Raybestos |
| 9 | Chad Little | Melling Racing | Ford | Orkin |
| 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 |
| 38 | Bobby Hamilton | Akins Motorsports | Ford | Holgate Toys |
| 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 |
| 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture |
| 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | BS&S Motorsports |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | Hurley Limo |
| 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions |
| 64 | Johnny Chapman | Bahre Racing | Chevrolet | Bahre Racing |
| 65 | Jerry O'Neil | O'Neil Racing | Oldsmobile | O'Neil Racing |
| 66 | Mike Wallace | Owen Racing | Pontiac | Duron Paint |
| 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | Country Time |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Pronto Auto Parts |
| 75 | Dick Trickle | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | Factory Stores of America |
| 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Ford | Purex |
| 84 | Rick Crawford | Circle Bar Racing | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral |
| 85 | Ken Bouchard | Mansion Motorsports | Ford | Safety-Kleen |
| 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 Wednesday, May 26, at 7:00 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 Thursday, May 27, at 2:30 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; up to two 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.
Ken Schrader, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.448 and an average speed of 177.352 miles per hour (285.420 km/h) in the first round.
Seven drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.448 | 177.352 |
| 2 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 30.486 | 177.130 |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.538 | 176.829 |
| 4 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 30.598 | 176.482 |
| 5 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 30.656 | 176.148 |
| 6 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 30.667 | 176.085 |
| 7 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.698 | 175.907 |
| 8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 30.702 | 175.884 |
| 9 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 30.724 | 175.758 |
| 10 | 7 | Jimmy Hensley | AK Racing | Ford | 30.753 | 175.593 |
| 11 | 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 30.791 | 175.376 |
| 12 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.808 | 175.279 |
| 13 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 30.866 | 174.950 |
| 14 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.877 | 174.887 |
| 15 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Ford | 30.897 | 174.774 |
| 16 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 30.905 | 174.729 |
| 17 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.909 | 174.706 |
| 18 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 30.927 | 174.605 |
| 19 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.944 | 174.509 |
| 20 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.977 | 174.323 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.996 | 174.216 |
| 22 | 41 | Phil Parsons | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.013 | 174.121 |
| 23 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 31.025 | 174.053 |
| 24 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 31.048 | 173.924 |
| 25 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.051 | 173.907 |
| 26 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 31.110 | 173.578 |
| 27 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 31.123 | 173.505 |
| 28 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 31.142 | 173.399 |
| 29 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 31.161 | 173.294 |
| 30 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 31.175 | 173.216 |
| 31 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.186 | 173.155 |
| 32 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 31.252 | 172.789 |
| 33 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 31.264 | 172.723 |
| 34 | 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | 31.284 | 172.612 |
| 35 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 31.298 | 172.535 |
| 36 | 75 | Dick Trickle | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 31.323 | 172.397 |
| 37 | 66 | Mike Wallace | Owen Racing | Pontiac | 31.402 | 171.964 |
| 38 | 9 | Chad Little | Melling Racing | Ford | 31.469 | 171.597 |
| 39 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.493 | 171.467 |
| 40 | 20 | Joe Ruttman | Moroso Racing | Ford | 31.533 | 171.249 |
| Provisional |||||||
| 41 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 42 | 85 | Ken Bouchard | Mansion Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 43 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 44 | 84 | Rick Crawford | Circle Bar Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 45 | 38 | Bobby Hamilton | Akins Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 46 | 65 | Jerry O'Neil | O'Neil Racing | Oldsmobile | -* | -* |
| 47 | 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 48 | 64 | Johnny Chapman | Bahre Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 14 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 152 | running | 185 | $156,650 |
| 2 | 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 3 | running | 175 | $79,050 |
| 3 | 32 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 114 | running | 170 | $73,100 |
| 4 | 1 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 38 | running | 165 | $91,550 |
| 5 | 19 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 42 | running | 160 | $46,600 |
| 6 | 30 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 150 | $35,300 |
| 7 | 27 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 146 | $28,700 |
| 8 | 13 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 400 | 4 | running | 147 | $24,300 |
| 9 | 12 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 399 | 5 | running | 143 | $25,250 |
| 10 | 5 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 399 | 19 | running | 139 | $32,600 |
| 11 | 31 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 130 | $26,300 |
| 12 | 22 | 41 | Phil Parsons | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 127 | $18,225 |
| 13 | 6 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 398 | 0 | running | 124 | $18,800 |
| 14 | 35 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 398 | 0 | running | 121 | $21,700 |
| 15 | 10 | 7 | Jimmy Hensley | AK Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 118 | $22,650 |
| 16 | 28 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 115 | $11,570 |
| 17 | 11 | 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 112 | $10,880 |
| 18 | 25 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 109 | $19,100 |
| 19 | 36 | 75 | Dick Trickle | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 395 | 0 | running | 106 | $9,500 |
| 20 | 26 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 394 | 0 | running | 103 | $14,750 |
| 21 | 34 | 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | 393 | 1 | running | 105 | $8,650 |
| 22 | 37 | 66 | Mike Wallace | Owen Racing | Pontiac | 392 | 0 | running | 97 | $8,325 |
| 23 | 24 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 392 | 0 | running | 94 | $10,000 |
| 24 | 7 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 91 | $13,200 |
| 25 | 39 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | running | 88 | $7,480 |
| 26 | 18 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 376 | 0 | running | 85 | $12,150 |
| 27 | 15 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Ford | 364 | 0 | running | 82 | $7,150 |
| 28 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 355 | 22 | engine | 84 | $20,710 |
| 29 | 8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 353 | 0 | accident | 76 | $14,880 |
| 30 | 23 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 342 | 0 | running | 73 | $18,750 |
| 31 | 4 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 334 | 0 | running | 70 | $13,900 |
| 32 | 9 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 330 | 0 | engine | 67 | $8,600 |
| 33 | 29 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 273 | 0 | engine | 64 | $11,050 |
| 34 | 38 | 9 | Chad Little | Melling Racing | Ford | 263 | 0 | rotor | 61 | $6,900 |
| 35 | 40 | 20 | Joe Ruttman | Moroso Racing | Ford | 231 | 0 | engine | 58 | $6,350 |
| 36 | 16 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 182 | 0 | engine | 55 | $10,875 |
| 37 | 20 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | engine | 52 | $11,310 |
| 38 | 33 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 107 | 0 | engine | 49 | $6,225 |
| 39 | 41 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | engine | 46 | $6,200 |
| 40 | 17 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 28 | 0 | engine | 43 | $10,700 |
| 41 | 2 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 5 | 0 | engine | 40 | $15,675 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 42 | | 85 | Ken Bouchard | Mansion Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 43 | | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 44 | | 84 | Rick Crawford | Circle Bar Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 45 | | 38 | Bobby Hamilton | Akins Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 46 | | 65 | Jerry O'Neil | O'Neil Racing | Oldsmobile | | | | | |
| 47 | | 49 | Stanley Smith | BS&S Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 48 | | 64 | Johnny Chapman | Bahre Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 1,711 |
| | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 1,582 (-129) |
| 3 | 3 | Dale Jarrett | 1,503 (-208) |
| 1 | 4 | Geoff Bodine | 1,491 (–220) |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Petty | 1,484 (–227) |
| 3 | 6 | Davey Allison | 1,481 (–230) |
| 1 | 7 | Ernie Irvan | 1,435 (–276) |
| 1 | 8 | Morgan Shepherd | 1,430 (–281) |
| 1 | 9 | Jeff Gordon | 1,382 (–329) |
| 1 | 10 | Ken Schrader | 1,357 (–354) |
| Official driver's standings ||||