# 1993 Hooters 500

The 1993 Hooters 500 was the 30th and final stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 14, 1993, 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. In the final laps of the race, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would make a late-race charge to take the lead with four laps to go, securing his 31st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his 10th and final victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd and owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively.
Meanwhile, 10th-place finisher Dale Earnhardt would manage to win his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship, only needing a 34th-place finish or better to do so. With the championship, he was one championship away from tying Richard Petty's record of seven championships.

## 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 |
| 02 | T. W. Taylor | Taylor Racing | Ford | Children's Miracle Network Hospitals |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus |
| 4 | Jimmy Hensley | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | Kodak |
| 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tide |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 31 | Neil Bonnett | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Mom 'n' Pop's |
| 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | Wheels Race Cards |
| 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 |
| 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | Kraft, Bull's-Eye Barbecue Sauce |
| 47 | Billy Standridge | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | Johnson Standridge Racing |
| 48 | Andy Genzman | Genzman Racing | Pontiac | De's LP Gas |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | Jimmy Means Racing |
| 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions |
| 57 | Bob Schacht | Bob Schacht Motorsports | Oldsmobile | Bob Schacht Motorsports |
| 61 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | Chevrolet | Total Petroleum |
| 62 | Clay Young | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | Sons of Confederate Veterans |
| 63 | Norm Benning | 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 | Fresh Express |
| 72 | John Andretti | Tex Racing | Chevrolet | Tex Racing |
| 75 | Todd Bodine* (R) | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | Factory Stores of America |
| 84 | Rick Crawford | Circle Bar Racing | Ford | Circle Bar Truck Corral |
| 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Heilig-Meyers |
| 95 | Jeremy Mayfield | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | Mac Tools |
| 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | Bojangles |
*Driver switched to Phil Parsons for the race after Bodine was involved in a crash that would injure him in the preliminary Saturday race.

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, November 12, at 1:00 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, November 13, at 11:00 AM 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.
Harry Gant, driving for Leo Jackson Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.973 and an average speed of 176.902 miles per hour (284.696 km/h) in the first round.
Ten drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.973 | 176.902 |
| 2 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 31.248 | 175.346 |
| 3 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 31.250 | 175.334 |
| 4 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 31.336 | 174.853 |
| 5 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 31.374 | 174.641 |
| 6 | 20 | Bobby Hamilton | Moroso Racing | Ford | 31.376 | 174.630 |
| 7 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 31.380 | 174.608 |
| 8 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 31.411 | 174.436 |
| 9 | 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | 31.423 | 174.369 |
| 10 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 31.458 | 174.175 |
| 11 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 31.483 | 174.037 |
| 12 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 31.534 | 173.755 |
| 13 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.543 | 173.706 |
| 14 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.569 | 173.563 |
| 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.580 | 173.502 |
| 16 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 31.597 | 173.409 |
| 17 | 4 | Jimmy Hensley | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.633 | 173.212 |
| 18 | 41 | Dick Trickle | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.636 | 173.195 |
| 19 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 31.667 | 173.026 |
| 20 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 31.700 | 172.845 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.503 | 173.926 |
| 22 | 75 | Todd Bodine (R) | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 31.521 | 173.827 |
| 23 | 66 | Mike Wallace | Owen Racing | Pontiac | 31.570 | 173.557 |
| 24 | 37 | Loy Allen Jr. | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 31.701 | 172.840 |
| 25 | 61 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | Chevrolet | 31.724 | 172.715 |
| 26 | 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 31.727 | 172.698 |
| 27 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 31.735 | 172.655 |
| 28 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.751 | 172.568 |
| 29 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 31.767 | 172.481 |
| 30 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 31.773 | 172.448 |
| 31 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 31.773 | 172.448 |
| 32 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 31.777 | 172.427 |
| 33 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 31.803 | 172.286 |
| 34 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 31.804 | 172.280 |
| 35 | 31 | Neil Bonnett | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 31.812 | 172.237 |
| 36 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 31.832 | 172.129 |
| 37 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 31.873 | 171.907 |
| 38 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 31.879 | 171.875 |
| 39 | 02 | T. W. Taylor | Taylor Racing | Ford | 31.897 | 171.778 |
| 40 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 31.906 | 171.729 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 41 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 42 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 43 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 44 | 95 | Jeremy Mayfield | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 45 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 46 | 62 | Clay Young | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 47 | 57 | Bob Schacht | Bob Schacht Motorsports | Oldsmobile | -* | -* |
| 48 | 72 | John Andretti | Tex Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 49 | 63 | Norm Benning | O'Neil Racing | Oldsmobile | -* | -* |
| 50 | 9 | P. J. Jones (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 51 | 84 | Rick Crawford | Circle Bar Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 52 | 48 | Andy Genzman | Genzman Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 20 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 328 | 189 | running | 185 | $93,100 |
| 2 | 13 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 328 | 5 | running | 175 | $57,225 |
| 3 | 28 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 328 | 18 | running | 170 | $40,175 |
| 4 | 8 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 328 | 7 | running | 165 | $34,250 |
| 5 | 18 | 41 | Dick Trickle | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | running | 155 | $24,300 |
| 6 | 31 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 328 | 2 | running | 155 | $21,875 |
| 7 | 29 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 328 | 12 | running | 151 | $23,380 |
| 8 | 4 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 142 | $20,950 |
| 9 | 22 | 75 | Phil Parsons | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 328 | 3 | running | 143 | $11,725 |
| 10 | 19 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 327 | 2 | running | 139 | $19,300 |
| 11 | 41 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 327 | 0 | running | 130 | $18,575 |
| 12 | 7 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 327 | 0 | running | 127 | $20,250 |
| 13 | 30 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 327 | 0 | running | 124 | $15,625 |
| 14 | 32 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 327 | 4 | running | 126 | $14,500 |
| 15 | 23 | 66 | Mike Wallace | Owen Racing | Pontiac | 326 | 0 | running | 118 | $10,600 |
| 16 | 5 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 326 | 0 | running | 115 | $14,900 |
| 17 | 34 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 326 | 0 | running | 112 | $14,255 |
| 18 | 37 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 109 | $8,315 |
| 19 | 27 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 106 | $12,925 |
| 20 | 33 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 103 | $16,310 |
| 21 | 6 | 20 | Bobby Hamilton | Moroso Racing | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 100 | $7,995 |
| 22 | 42 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 323 | 0 | running | 97 | $12,455 |
| 23 | 36 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 323 | 0 | running | 94 | $8,965 |
| 24 | 26 | 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 322 | 0 | running | 91 | $6,700 |
| 25 | 17 | 4 | Jimmy Hensley | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 308 | 0 | running | 88 | $16,135 |
| 26 | 10 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 307 | 0 | running | 85 | $14,420 |
| 27 | 21 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 0 | running | 82 | $9,955 |
| 28 | 1 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 225 | 78 | crash | 84 | $30,920 |
| 29 | 24 | 37 | Loy Allen Jr. | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 223 | 0 | crash | 76 | $6,175 |
| 30 | 40 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 214 | 0 | crash | 73 | $8,200 |
| 31 | 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 193 | 6 | crash | 75 | $8,710 |
| 32 | 16 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 184 | 2 | engine | 72 | $10,720 |
| 33 | 38 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 156 | 0 | crash | 64 | $10,430 |
| 34 | 39 | 02 | T. W. Taylor | Taylor Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | crash | 61 | $5,840 |
| 35 | 25 | 61 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | vibration | 58 | $5,775 |
| 36 | 9 | 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | 113 | 0 | transmission | 55 | $5,710 |
| 37 | 3 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 105 | 0 | engine | 52 | $10,170 |
| 38 | 14 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | crash | 49 | $5,640 |
| 39 | 11 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 28 | 0 | crash | 46 | $15,015 |
| 40 | 2 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 19 | 0 | crash | 43 | $8,600 |
| 41 | 12 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 19 | 0 | crash | 40 | $5,600 |
| 42 | 35 | 31 | Neil Bonnett | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | engine | 37 | $5,600 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 43 | | 47 | Billy Standridge | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 44 | | 95 | Jeremy Mayfield | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 45 | | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 46 | | 62 | Clay Young | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 47 | | 57 | Bob Schacht | Bob Schacht Motorsports | Oldsmobile | | | | | |
| 48 | | 72 | John Andretti | Tex Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 49 | | 63 | Norm Benning | O'Neil Racing | Oldsmobile | | | | | |
| 50 | | 9 | P. J. Jones (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 51 | | 84 | Rick Crawford | Circle Bar Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 52 | | 48 | Andy Genzman | Genzman Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 4,526 |
| | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 4,446 (-80) |
| | 3 | Mark Martin | 4,150 (-376) |
| | 4 | Dale Jarrett | 4,000 (–526) |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Petty | 3,860 (–666) |
| 1 | 6 | Ernie Irvan | 3,834 (–692) |
| 2 | 7 | Morgan Shepherd | 3,807 (–719) |
| 1 | 8 | Bill Elliott | 3,774 (–752) |
| 1 | 9 | Ken Schrader | 3,715 (–811) |
| | 10 | Ricky Rudd | 3,644 (–882) |
| Official driver's standings ||||