1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)
| Race details | |||
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| Race 23 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
.jpeg) The 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. | |||
| Date | September 11, 1993 | ||
| Official name | 36th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400 | ||
| Location | Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.75 mi (1.21 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Average speed | 99.917 miles per hour (160.801 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 75,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Bill Davis Racing | ||
| Time | 22.130 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | |
| Laps | 206 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
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.[1][2] 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
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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
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
[edit]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,[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.
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.[4]
Four drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
[edit]Race results
[edit]Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ^ McKee, Sandra (September 12, 1993). "Wallace wins Miller 400 at Richmond". The Baltimore Sun. p. 299. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Macenka, Joe (September 12, 1993). "Angry after penalty, Wallace storms back to win, snap Martin's win streak". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 9. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NASCAR Today". The Charlotte Observer. September 10, 1993. p. 18. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Macenka, Joe (September 11, 1993). "Labonte Gets First Pole". The Times-Tribune. p. 14. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.