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The 1993 Mello Yello 500 was the 27th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 10, 1993, before an audience of 110,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan would complete a dominant performance, leading 328 laps to take his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 27 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1993 Mello Yello 500 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. | |||
| Date | October 10, 1993 | ||
| Official name | 34th Annual Mello Yello 500 | ||
| Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
| Average speed | 154.537 miles per hour (248.703 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 110,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 30.391 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | |
| Laps | 328 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
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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.
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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, October 6, at 4:45 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 Thursday, October 7, at 12:00 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,[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.
Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 30.391 and an average speed of 177.684 miles per hour (285.955 km/h) in the first round.[4]
Eight drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 334 | 328 | running | 185 | $146,450 |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 334 | 2 | running | 175 | $67,900 |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 334 | 3 | running | 170 | $56,900 |
| 4 | 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 334 | 0 | running | 160 | $42,950 |
| 5 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 334 | 1 | running | 160 | $56,875 |
| 6 | 15 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 334 | 0 | running | 150 | $32,750 |
| 7 | 31 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 334 | 0 | running | 146 | $28,500 |
| 8 | 8 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 333 | 0 | running | 142 | $24,500 |
| 9 | 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 332 | 0 | running | 138 | $25,400 |
| 10 | 5 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 332 | 0 | running | 134 | $29,050 |
| 11 | 36 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 332 | 0 | running | 130 | $20,200 |
| 12 | 13 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 331 | 0 | running | 127 | $20,425 |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 331 | 0 | running | 124 | $23,150 |
| 14 | 16 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 331 | 0 | running | 121 | $15,050 |
| 15 | 10 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 331 | 0 | running | 118 | $14,800 |
| 16 | 22 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 331 | 0 | running | 115 | $13,025 |
| 17 | 34 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 331 | 0 | running | 112 | $12,200 |
| 18 | 12 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 331 | 0 | running | 109 | $11,600 |
| 19 | 24 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | running | 106 | $16,625 |
| 20 | 37 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 330 | 0 | running | 103 | $6,650 |
| 21 | 26 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 329 | 0 | running | 100 | $10,800 |
| 22 | 27 | 41 | Dick Trickle | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 329 | 0 | running | 97 | $7,575 |
| 23 | 23 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 329 | 0 | running | 94 | $10,310 |
| 24 | 33 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 91 | $10,050 |
| 25 | 11 | 4 | Joe Nemechek | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 88 | $14,880 |
| 26 | 38 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 85 | $13,160 |
| 27 | 20 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 324 | 0 | running | 82 | $9,645 |
| 28 | 41 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 324 | 0 | running | 79 | $7,010 |
| 29 | 30 | 95 | Jeremy Mayfield | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | 324 | 0 | running | 76 | $4,830 |
| 30 | 35 | 52 | Mike Wallace | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 323 | 0 | running | 73 | $4,745 |
| 31 | 40 | 72 | John Andretti | Tex Racing | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | 70 | $4,630 |
| 32 | 6 | 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 314 | 0 | running | 67 | $5,250 |
| 33 | 39 | 19 | Chad Little | Mark Rypien Motorsports | Ford | 314 | 0 | running | 64 | $4,475 |
| 34 | 32 | 65 | Jerry O'Neil | O'Neil Racing | Chevrolet | 311 | 0 | oil pressure | 61 | $4,450 |
| 35 | 42 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 304 | 0 | running | 58 | $5,975 |
| 36 | 18 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 302 | 0 | running | 55 | $5,925 |
| 37 | 28 | 20 | Bobby Hamilton | Moroso Racing | Ford | 299 | 0 | running | 52 | $4,390 |
| 38 | 29 | 85 | Jim Sauter | Mansion Motorsports | Ford | 265 | 0 | engine | 49 | $4,380 |
| 39 | 14 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 253 | 0 | engine | 46 | $8,870 |
| 40 | 19 | 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | 252 | 0 | handling | 43 | $4,365 |
| 41 | 25 | 29 | Andy Hillenburg | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 242 | 0 | fatigue | 40 | $4,365 |
| 42 | 17 | 75 | Todd Bodine (R) | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 140 | 0 | crash | 37 | $5,365 |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
| 43 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
| 44 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | ||||||
| 45 | 37 | Loy Allen Jr. | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | ||||||
| 46 | 35 | Bill Venturini | Venturini Motorsports | Chevrolet | ||||||
| 47 | 63 | Norm Benning | O'Neil Racing | Oldsmobile | ||||||
| 48 | 99 | Brad Teague | Ball Motorsports | Chevrolet | ||||||
| 49 | 58 | Jeff McClure | McClure Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
| 50 | 02 | T. W. Taylor | Taylor Racing | Ford | ||||||
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