# 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)

The 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 23rd stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 11, 1993, before an audience of 75,000 in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 27th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

### 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 | Jeff Purvis | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit |
| 39 | Dick Trickle | Roulo Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | Pedigree |
| 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 |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | Jimmy Means Racing |
| 53 | Ritchie Petty | Petty Brothers Racing | Ford | Le Bleu Bottled Water |
| 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions |
| 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | Country Time |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Swanson |
| 75 | Todd Bodine (R) | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | Factory Stores of America |
| 80 | Jimmy Horton | Hover Motorsports | Ford | Hover Motorsports |
| 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 Friday, September 10, at 5:30 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, September 11, at 3:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-34 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.
Bobby Labonte, driving for Bill Davis Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 22.130 and an average speed of 122.006 miles per hour (196.350 km/h) in the first round.
Four drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 22.130 | 122.006 |
| 2 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 22.173 | 121.770 |
| 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 22.265 | 121.267 |
| 4 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.291 | 121.125 |
| 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.311 | 121.017 |
| 6 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 22.313 | 121.006 |
| 7 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 22.323 | 120.951 |
| 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 22.336 | 120.881 |
| 9 | 39 | Dick Trickle | Roulo Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 22.343 | 120.843 |
| 10 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 22.350 | 120.805 |
| 11 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 22.359 | 120.757 |
| 12 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.376 | 120.665 |
| 13 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 22.382 | 120.633 |
| 14 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 22.382 | 120.633 |
| 15 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 22.387 | 120.606 |
| 16 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 22.388 | 120.600 |
| 17 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.390 | 120.590 |
| 18 | 4 | Jeff Purvis | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.400 | 120.536 |
| 19 | 7 | Jimmy Hensley | AK Racing | Ford | 22.401 | 120.530 |
| 20 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 22.417 | 120.444 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 22.442 | 120.310 |
| 22 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.444 | 120.299 |
| 23 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 22.459 | 120.219 |
| 24 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 22.473 | 120.144 |
| 25 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 22.533 | 119.824 |
| 26 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 22.545 | 119.760 |
| 27 | 41 | Phil Parsons | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.557 | 119.697 |
| 28 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 22.572 | 119.617 |
| 29 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 22.609 | 119.421 |
| 30 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 22.638 | 119.268 |
| 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 22.654 | 119.184 |
| 32 | 75 | Todd Bodine (R) | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 22.655 | 119.179 |
| 33 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 22.692 | 118.985 |
| 34 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 22.696 | 118.964 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 35 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 36 | 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 37 | 80 | Jimmy Horton | Hover Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 38 | 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 39 | 53 | Ritchie Petty | Petty Brothers Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 40 | 02 | T. W. Taylor | Taylor Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 400 | 206 | running | 185 | $49,415 |
| 2 | 26 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 400 | 3 | running | 175 | $54,665 |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 0 | running | 165 | $35,780 |
| 4 | 17 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 0 | running | 160 | $26,505 |
| 5 | 16 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 155 | $21,580 |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 400 | 155 | running | 155 | $21,105 |
| 7 | 4 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 16 | running | 151 | $18,505 |
| 8 | 23 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 0 | running | 142 | $14,405 |
| 9 | 11 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 400 | 0 | running | 138 | $16,205 |
| 10 | 22 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 0 | running | 134 | $14,205 |
| 11 | 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 130 | $16,305 |
| 12 | 12 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 127 | $12,905 |
| 13 | 1 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 398 | 12 | running | 129 | $13,755 |
| 14 | 13 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 121 | $14,955 |
| 15 | 30 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 118 | $12,805 |
| 16 | 18 | 4 | Jeff Purvis | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 115 | $16,380 |
| 17 | 25 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 112 | $11,880 |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 109 | $11,630 |
| 19 | 15 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 397 | 0 | running | 106 | $11,505 |
| 20 | 27 | 41 | Phil Parsons | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 103 | $8,980 |
| 21 | 19 | 7 | Jimmy Hensley | AK Racing | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 100 | $15,930 |
| 22 | 35 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 97 | $11,255 |
| 23 | 33 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | running | 94 | $6,430 |
| 24 | 24 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 395 | 0 | running | 91 | $11,055 |
| 25 | 9 | 39 | Dick Trickle | Roulo Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | 88 | $6,355 |
| 26 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 391 | 0 | running | 85 | $6,330 |
| 27 | 34 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 383 | 0 | crash | 82 | $6,305 |
| 28 | 14 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 350 | 0 | running | 79 | $10,880 |
| 29 | 20 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 303 | 0 | running | 76 | $7,830 |
| 30 | 29 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 284 | 0 | running | 73 | $10,755 |
| 31 | 36 | 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 264 | 0 | engine | 70 | $6,155 |
| 32 | 28 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 155 | 0 | engine | 67 | $7,655 |
| 33 | 32 | 75 | Todd Bodine (R) | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 130 | 0 | crash | 64 | $6,125 |
| 34 | 7 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 119 | 0 | head gasket | 61 | $14,105 |
| 35 | 21 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 80 | 0 | crash | 58 | $10,605 |
| 36 | 2 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 57 | 8 | engine | 60 | $17,105 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 37 | | 80 | Jimmy Horton | Hover Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 38 | | 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 39 | | 53 | Ritchie Petty | Petty Brothers Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 40 | | 02 | T. W. Taylor | Taylor Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 3,544 |
| | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 3,260 (-284) |
| | 3 | Mark Martin | 3,227 (-317) |
| | 4 | Dale Jarrett | 3,108 (–436) |
| | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | 3,011 (–533) |
| | 6 | Kyle Petty | 2,870 (–674) |
| | 7 | Ken Schrader | 2,851 (–693) |
| 3 | 8 | Bill Elliott | 2,780 (–764) |
| 1 | 9 | Jeff Gordon | 2,762 (–782) |
| 2 | 10 | Ernie Irvan | 2,752 (–792) |
| Official driver's standings ||||