# 1993 AC Delco 500

The 1993 AC Delco 500 was the 28th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 24, 1993, in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 492 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to continue his championship pursuit on driver's championship leader, Dale Earnhardt, cutting down his lead to 72 points. The victory was Wallace's 30th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his ninth victory of the season. To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Earnhardt and Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School.

### 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 |
| 02 | T. W. Taylor | Taylor Racing | Ford | Children's Miracle Network Hospitals |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus |
| 4 | Joe Nemechek | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | Kodak |
| 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tide |
| 05 | Ed Ferree | Ferree Racing | Chevrolet | Cars & Credit |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | Pennzoil |
| 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | Active Trucking |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit |
| 37 | Loy Allen Jr. | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | Naturally Fresh Foods |
| 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 |
| 47 | Billy Standridge | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | Johnson Standridge Racing |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | Jimmy Means Racing |
| 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions |
| 56 | Jerry Hill | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bell Motors |
| 63 | Norm Benning | O'Neil Racing | Oldsmobile | O'Neil Racing |
| 65 | Jerry O'Neil | O'Neil Racing | Chevrolet | O'Neil Racing |
| 66 | Mike Wallace | Owen Racing | Ford | FDP Brakes |
| 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | Country Time |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Terramite |
| 72 | John Andretti | Tex Racing | Chevrolet | Tex Racing |
| 75 | Todd Bodine (R) | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | Factory Stores of America |
| 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 Thursday, October 21, 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 Saturday, October 22, 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 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.
Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 24.679 and an average speed of 148.353 miles per hour (238.751 km/h) in the first round.
Four drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 24.679 | 148.353 |
| 2 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.719 | 148.113 |
| 3 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 24.724 | 148.083 |
| 4 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 24.798 | 147.641 |
| 5 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.821 | 147.504 |
| 6 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 24.932 | 146.847 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.934 | 146.836 |
| 8 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 24.937 | 146.818 |
| 9 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.955 | 146.712 |
| 10 | 41 | Dick Trickle | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.973 | 146.606 |
| 11 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 25.040 | 146.214 |
| 12 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 25.062 | 146.086 |
| 13 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 25.072 | 146.027 |
| 14 | 4 | Joe Nemechek | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.083 | 145.963 |
| 15 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 25.135 | 145.661 |
| 16 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.161 | 145.511 |
| 17 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 25.164 | 145.494 |
| 18 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 25.185 | 145.372 |
| 19 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 25.187 | 145.361 |
| 20 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 25.197 | 145.303 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 24.966 | 146.647 |
| 22 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 25.081 | 145.975 |
| 23 | 75 | Todd Bodine (R) | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 25.228 | 145.124 |
| 24 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 25.236 | 145.078 |
| 25 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 25.246 | 145.021 |
| 26 | 02 | T. W. Taylor | Taylor Racing | Ford | 25.248 | 145.010 |
| 27 | 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 25.261 | 144.935 |
| 28 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 25.269 | 144.889 |
| 29 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 25.304 | 144.689 |
| 30 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 25.321 | 144.591 |
| 31 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 25.381 | 144.250 |
| 32 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 25.403 | 144.125 |
| 33 | 66 | Mike Wallace | Owen Racing | Ford | 25.426 | 143.994 |
| 34 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Ford | 25.452 | 143.847 |
| 35 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.453 | 143.842 |
| 36 | 37 | Loy Allen Jr. | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 25.466 | 143.768 |
| 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 25.479 | 143.695 |
| 38 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 25.686 | 142.537 |
| 39 | 72 | John Andretti | Tex Racing | Chevrolet | 25.708 | 142.415 |
| 40 | 56 | Jerry Hill | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25.987 | 140.886 |
| Provisional |||||||
| 41 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 42 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 43 | 63 | Norm Benning | O'Neil Racing | Oldsmobile | -* | -* |
| 44 | 65 | Jerry O'Neil | O'Neil Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 45 | 05 | Ed Ferree | Ferree Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 18 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 492 | 179 | running | 185 | $52,850 |
| 2 | 22 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 492 | 14 | running | 175 | $49,550 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 165 | $35,675 |
| 4 | 9 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 492 | 139 | running | 165 | $29,225 |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 491 | 3 | running | 160 | $33,150 |
| 6 | 3 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 491 | 86 | running | 155 | $24,800 |
| 7 | 16 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | 146 | $21,350 |
| 8 | 2 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 491 | 7 | running | 147 | $17,900 |
| 9 | 10 | 41 | Dick Trickle | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 138 | $14,550 |
| 10 | 19 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 490 | 0 | running | 134 | $22,500 |
| 11 | 8 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 490 | 0 | running | 130 | $16,150 |
| 12 | 25 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 490 | 0 | running | 127 | $16,350 |
| 13 | 6 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 490 | 0 | running | 124 | $18,250 |
| 14 | 5 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 121 | $15,350 |
| 15 | 24 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | 118 | $15,500 |
| 16 | 31 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 115 | $17,150 |
| 17 | 13 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 112 | $14,450 |
| 18 | 29 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 489 | 0 | running | 109 | $16,050 |
| 19 | 17 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 106 | $13,550 |
| 20 | 15 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 489 | 56 | running | 108 | $14,750 |
| 21 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | 100 | $11,350 |
| 22 | 12 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 485 | 0 | running | 97 | $10,150 |
| 23 | 14 | 4 | Joe Nemechek | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 485 | 0 | running | 94 | $17,400 |
| 24 | 20 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 485 | 0 | running | 91 | $14,950 |
| 25 | 23 | 75 | Todd Bodine (R) | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 485 | 0 | running | 88 | $7,625 |
| 26 | 28 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 482 | 0 | running | 85 | $9,100 |
| 27 | 34 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Ford | 478 | 5 | running | 87 | $7,400 |
| 28 | 32 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 469 | 0 | running | 79 | $11,875 |
| 29 | 37 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 467 | 1 | running | 81 | $7,200 |
| 30 | 21 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 454 | 1 | rear end | 78 | $15,675 |
| 31 | 30 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 430 | 0 | handling | 70 | $11,450 |
| 32 | 27 | 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 416 | 0 | running | 67 | $6,800 |
| 33 | 38 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 415 | 0 | running | 64 | $6,700 |
| 34 | 35 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 304 | 0 | crash | 61 | $6,600 |
| 35 | 11 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 281 | 0 | ignition | 58 | $15,125 |
| 36 | 33 | 66 | Mike Wallace | Owen Racing | Ford | 246 | 0 | engine | 55 | $6,475 |
| 37 | 41 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 181 | 0 | handling | 52 | $7,950 |
| 38 | 40 | 56 | Jerry Hill | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | engine | 49 | $6,425 |
| 39 | 39 | 72 | John Andretti | Tex Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | crash | 46 | $6,425 |
| 40 | 26 | 02 | T. W. Taylor | Taylor Racing | Ford | 120 | 1 | crash | 48 | $6,400 |
| 41 | 36 | 37 | Loy Allen Jr. | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 8 | 0 | crash | 40 | $6,400 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 42 | | 47 | Billy Standridge | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 43 | | 63 | Norm Benning | O'Neil Racing | Oldsmobile | | | | | |
| 44 | | 65 | Jerry O'Neil | O'Neil Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 45 | | 05 | Ed Ferree | Ferree Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 4,222 |
| | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 4,150 (-72) |
| | 3 | Mark Martin | 3,862 (-360) |
| | 4 | Dale Jarrett | 3,734 (–488) |
| | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | 3,605 (–617) |
| 1 | 6 | Ken Schrader | 3,569 (–653) |
| 1 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 3,560 (–662) |
| | 8 | Ernie Irvan | 3,532 (–690) |
| | 9 | Bill Elliott | 3,449 (–773) |
| 1 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | 3,319 (–903) |
| Official driver's standings ||||