1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 14 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 | June 20, 1993 | ||
| Official name | 25th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400 | ||
| Location | Cambridge Township, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Average speed | 148.484 miles per hour (238.962 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | King Racing | ||
| Time | 41.036 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 141 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Neil Bonnett | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 20, 1993, in Cambridge Township, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a 2 miles (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd would manage to take advantage of a fuel-stricken Mark Martin, coasting his car to the finish on fuel to take his 14th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a 2 miles (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Cambridge Township, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS' oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 18, at 3:30 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, June 19, 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,[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 provisionals 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, won the pole, setting a time of 41.036 and an average speed of 175.456 mph (282.369 km/h) in the first round.[4]
Two drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 19 | running | 180 | $77,890 |
| 2 | 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 2 | running | 175 | $44,915 |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 5 | running | 170 | $41,240 |
| 4 | 17 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 160 | $29,590 |
| 5 | 15 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 155 | $26,160 |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 141 | running | 160 | $22,925 |
| 7 | 13 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 2 | running | 151 | $21,460 |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 142 | $20,860 |
| 9 | 11 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 138 | $23,710 |
| 10 | 37 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 134 | $23,960 |
| 11 | 9 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 130 | $17,960 |
| 12 | 29 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 127 | $19,660 |
| 13 | 28 | 41 | Phil Parsons | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | out of gas | 124 | $13,935 |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 27 | running | 126 | $16,385 |
| 15 | 32 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 118 | $16,235 |
| 16 | 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 115 | $15,460 |
| 17 | 18 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 112 | $17,685 |
| 18 | 21 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 109 | $14,950 |
| 19 | 14 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 106 | $19,035 |
| 20 | 25 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 103 | $14,470 |
| 21 | 16 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 198 | 3 | running | 105 | $13,650 |
| 22 | 34 | 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 198 | 1 | running | 102 | $8,685 |
| 23 | 26 | 7 | Jimmy Hensley | AK Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 94 | $17,975 |
| 24 | 36 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 91 | $8,465 |
| 25 | 27 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 88 | $13,105 |
| 26 | 39 | 39 | Jim Sauter | Roulo Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 85 | $8,195 |
| 27 | 30 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 82 | $12,785 |
| 28 | 41 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 79 | $8,075 |
| 29 | 33 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 196 | 0 | running | 76 | $9,965 |
| 30 | 8 | 83 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Ford | 190 | 0 | engine | 73 | $7,900 |
| 31 | 35 | 75 | Dick Trickle | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 185 | 0 | engine | 70 | $7,770 |
| 32 | 40 | 36 | H. B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 184 | 0 | running | 67 | $7,700 |
| 33 | 31 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 171 | 0 | engine | 64 | $7,620 |
| 34 | 24 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 144 | 0 | oil leak | 61 | $9,125 |
| 35 | 3 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 132 | 0 | running | 58 | $18,900 |
| 36 | 19 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 104 | 0 | engine | 55 | $8,985 |
| 37 | 10 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 91 | 0 | valve | 52 | $11,930 |
| 38 | 22 | 9 | P. J. Jones (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 64 | 0 | head gasket | 49 | $7,380 |
| 39 | 1 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 22 | 0 | engine | 46 | $15,855 |
| 40 | 38 | 62 | Clay Young | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | cylinder | 43 | $7,295 |
| 41 | 20 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | crash | 40 | $7,295 |
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Standings after the race
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References
- ↑ Harris, Mike (June 21, 1993). "It's Miller time for Rudd". The Times. p. 17. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Higgins, Tom (June 21, 1993). "Rudd gives it the gas to take Miller 400 race". Journal Tribune. p. 17. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. June 18, 1993. p. 23. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Harris, Mike (June 19, 1993). "Brett Bodine hopes to move some luck to race day". The Morning Call. p. 50. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.