The 1993 First Union 400 was the seventh stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 18, 1993, before an audience of 45,000 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to pull away in the final one-fourth of the race to take his 24th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively.

1993 First Union 400
Race details
Race 7 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 First Union 400 program cover, featuring Davey Allison.
The 1993 First Union 400 program cover, featuring Davey Allison.
Date April 18, 1993
Official name 43rd Annual First Union 400
Location North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
0.625 mi (1.006 km)
Distance 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Average speed 92.602 miles per hour (149.028 km/h)
Attendance 45,000
Pole position
Driver King Racing
Time 19.228
Most laps led
Driver Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing
Laps 190
Winner
No. 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of North Wilkesboro Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi (1.006 km) and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing.

Entry list

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  • (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
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 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
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 NAPA Auto Parts
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
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
78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford Triad Motorsports
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Bojangles

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 16, at 2:00 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, April 17, at 12:15 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-32 would be decided on time,[3] 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.

Brett Bodine, driving for King Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 19.228 and an average speed of 117.017 miles per hour (188.321 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Five drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 19.228 117.017
2 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 19.284 116.677
3 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 19.310 116.520
4 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.345 116.309
5 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 19.358 116.231
6 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 19.361 116.213
7 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.373 116.141
8 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 19.374 116.135
9 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 19.378 116.111
10 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.379 116.105
11 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.404 115.955
12 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 19.407 115.938
13 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 19.413 115.902
14 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 19.429 115.806
15 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 19.434 115.776
16 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 19.441 115.735
17 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19.443 115.723
18 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 19.448 115.693
19 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 19.450 115.681
20 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 19.472 115.551
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.130 117.616
22 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 19.317 116.478
23 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 19.380 116.099
24 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 19.399 115.985
25 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 19.459 115.628
26 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 19.472 115.551
27 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 19.473 115.545
28 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.475 115.533
29 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford 19.525 115.237
30 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 19.552 115.078
31 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 19.571 114.966
32 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 19.601 114.790
Provisionals
33 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 19.802 113.625
34 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 19.847 113.367
Failed to qualify
35 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
36 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet -* -*
37 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
38 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
39 78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 9 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 400 120 running 180 $43,535
2 22 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 400 0 running 170 $29,210
3 4 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 58 running 170 $40,235
4 27 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 0 running 160 $28,285
5 23 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 400 2 running 160 $25,935
6 6 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 400 0 running 150 $18,235
7 10 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 0 running 146 $14,960
8 17 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 400 1 running 147 $12,805
9 8 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 400 190 running 148 $13,880
10 15 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 398 0 running 134 $18,860
11 3 4 Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 398 3 running 135 $15,780
12 13 7 Jimmy Hensley AK Racing Ford 398 0 running 127 $13,330
13 19 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 398 0 running 124 $14,780
14 14 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 397 0 running 121 $11,430
15 24 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 396 1 running 123 $6,930
16 21 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 396 0 running 115 $13,130
17 1 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 396 24 running 117 $18,355
18 28 41 Phil Parsons Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 395 0 running 109 $7,505
19 25 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 395 0 running 106 $10,330
20 20 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 394 0 running 103 $10,130
21 33 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 394 0 running 100 $10,030
22 5 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 393 0 running 97 $9,855
23 26 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 393 0 running 94 $6,580
24 31 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 393 0 running 91 $9,530
25 30 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 391 0 running 88 $5,580
26 32 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 388 0 running 85 $4,430
27 34 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Racing Ford 388 0 running 82 $4,755
28 2 15 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford 369 0 running 79 $13,690
29 29 68 Bobby Hamilton TriStar Motorsports Ford 359 0 running 76 $6,255
30 18 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 357 0 running 73 $8,805
31 12 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 340 0 running 70 $12,205
32 11 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 311 1 engine 72 $12,155
33 16 75 Dick Trickle Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 199 0 engine 64 $4,155
34 7 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25 0 crash 61 $4,180
Failed to qualify
35 49 Stanley Smith BS&S Motorsports Chevrolet
36 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
37 32 Jimmy Horton Active Motorsports Chevrolet
38 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac
39 78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Droschak, David (April 19, 1993). "Patient Wallace rolls to victory". Sun-Journal. p. 27. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Martin, Gerald (April 19, 1993). "Good times return for racing's bad boy". The News and Observer. p. 33. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. April 16, 1993. p. 26. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Droschak, David (April 17, 1993). "Brett Bodine takes the pole for First Union 400". The Times and Democrat. p. 20. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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