The 1993 Slick 50 500 was the 29th and penultimate stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the 14th and final race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston West Series season, and the sixth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 31, 1993, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 312 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his 12th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fifth and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan and SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty would finish second and third, respectively.

1993 Slick 50 500
Race details
Race 29 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Slick 50 500 program cover.
The 1993 Slick 50 500 program cover.
Date October 31, 1993
Official name 6th Annual Slick 50 500
Location Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Scheduled Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Average speed 100.375 miles per hour (161.538 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Junior Johnson & Associates
Time 27.803
Most laps led
Driver Mark Martin Roush Racing
Laps 212
Winner
No. 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Heading into the final race of the season, the 1993 Hooters 500, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt was the heavy favorite to win the championship, only needing a 34th place or better to win the driver's championship.[3][4]

Background

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The layout of Phoenix International Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Phoenix International Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

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 Jimmy Hensley Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine 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
13 Stan Fox Folsom Racing Chevrolet Carrier
14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
15 Lake Speed 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
20 Dirk Stephens Craigen Racing Ford Mark's Drywall
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
29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Diamond Ridge Motorsports
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
36 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Chevrolet Gear Engineering
39 Chuck Bown Roulo Brothers Racing Chevrolet Pedigree
40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac Dirt Devil
41 Dick Trickle Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Manheim Auctions
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Mello Yello
44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
48 Jack Sellers Sellers Racing Chevrolet Bear Automotive
50 Mike Chase JTC Racing Chevrolet Star Race Computers
51 Rick Scribner Scribner Racing Chevrolet All-Pro Auto Parts
52 Scott Gaylord Jimmy Means Racing Ford Oliver Gravity Separators
55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
58 Wayne Jacks Jacks Motorsports Pontiac Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino
61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet Chesrown Racing
68 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford Country Time
71 Terry Fisher Marcis Auto Racing Pontiac Exide
72 John Andretti Tex Racing Chevrolet Tex Racing
75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
76 Ron Hornaday Jr. Spears Motorsports Chevrolet Spears Manufacturing
81 Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Racing Ford Van-K Karting Wheels
86 Rich Woodland Jr. Woodland Racing Oldsmobile National Cold Storage
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, October 29, at 6:00 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, October 30, 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 21-40 would be decided on time,[5] 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; which was one for cars in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and two extra provisionals for the NASCAR Winston West Series. 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.

Bill Elliott, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, would win the pole, setting a time of 27.803 and an average speed of 129.482 miles per hour (208.381 km/h) in the first round.[6]

Six drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 27.803 129.482
2 41 Dick Trickle Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.827 129.371
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 27.877 129.139
4 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.877 129.139
5 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 27.894 129.060
6 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 27.899 129.037
7 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 27.901 129.028
8 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.957 128.769
9 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.968 128.719
10 39 Chuck Bown Roulo Brothers Racing Chevrolet 27.977 128.677
11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.998 128.581
12 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 28.001 128.567
13 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 28.068 128.260
14 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 28.073 128.237
15 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 28.097 128.128
16 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 28.098 128.123
17 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 28.099 128.118
18 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 28.136 127.950
19 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 28.139 127.936
20 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 28.157 127.855
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 28.057 128.310
22 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.176 127.768
23 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 28.214 127.596
24 76 Ron Hornaday Jr. Spears Motorsports Chevrolet 28.215 127.592
25 61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet 28.238 127.488
26 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 28.252 127.425
27 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 28.261 127.384
28 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 28.261 127.384
29 4 Jimmy Hensley Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 28.269 127.348
30 75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 28.277 127.312
31 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 28.294 127.235
32 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 28.318 127.128
33 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 28.357 126.953
34 72 John Andretti Tex Racing Chevrolet 28.357 126.953
35 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 28.390 126.805
36 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 28.400 126.761
37 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 28.426 126.645
38 50 Mike Chase JTC Racing Chevrolet 28.481 126.400
39 86 Rich Woodland Jr. Woodland Racing Oldsmobile 28.759 125.178
40 68 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford 28.836 124.844
Winston Cup provisional
41 71 Terry Fisher Marcis Auto Racing Pontiac -* -*
Winston West provisionals
42 20 Dirk Stephens Craigen Racing Ford -* -*
43 58 Wayne Jacks Jacks Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
Failed to qualify
44 52 Scott Gaylord Jimmy Means Racing Ford -* -*
45 36 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Chevrolet -* -*
46 13 Stan Fox Folsom Racing Chevrolet -* -*
47 48 Jack Sellers Sellers Racing Chevrolet -* -*
48 81 Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Racing Ford -* -*
49 51 Rick Scribner Scribner Racing Chevrolet -* -*
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 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 312 212 running 185 $67,035
2 5 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 312 6 running 175 $44,155
3 27 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 312 9 running 170 $28,430
4 11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 312 2 running 165 $29,980
5 1 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 312 1 running 160 $31,655
6 4 5 Ricky Rudd Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 0 running 150 $21,120
7 21 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 312 0 running 146 $21,820
8 20 22 Bobby Labonte (R) Bill Davis Racing Ford 312 2 running 147 $14,620
9 23 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 312 2 running 143 $16,020
10 13 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 312 6 running 139 $17,770
11 22 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 312 0 running 130 $14,820
12 15 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 311 16 running 132 $17,520
13 16 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 311 0 running 124 $16,220
14 26 14 Terry Labonte Hagan Racing Chevrolet 311 0 running 121 $13,720
15 36 55 Ted Musgrave RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 311 0 running 118 $13,420
16 14 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 311 0 running 115 $15,320
17 32 40 Kenny Wallace (R) SABCO Racing Pontiac 310 0 running 112 $9,920
18 35 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 310 0 running 109 $7,095
19 6 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Pontiac 310 1 running 111 $15,495
20 37 44 Rick Wilson Petty Enterprises Pontiac 309 0 running 103 $9,260
21 25 61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet 309 0 running 100 $6,685
22 24 76 Ron Hornaday Jr. Spears Motorsports Chevrolet 307 0 running 97 $6,660
23 31 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 306 0 running 94 $11,535
24 10 39 Chuck Bown Roulo Brothers Racing Chevrolet 306 0 running 91 $6,610
25 30 75 Todd Bodine (R) Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 305 0 running 88 $6,585
26 40 68 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford 305 0 running 85 $6,560
27 17 12 Jimmy Spencer Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 305 0 running 82 $11,385
28 12 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 300 0 running 79 $11,260
29 18 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 260 0 running 76 $6,485
30 7 8 Sterling Marlin Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 255 4 crash 78 $11,110
31 2 41 Dick Trickle Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 254 3 trail arm 75 $9,535
32 29 4 Jimmy Hensley Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 242 0 handling 67 $15,760
33 8 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 236 0 running 64 $10,710
34 33 16 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Roush Racing Ford 234 0 rear end 61 $10,660
35 9 24 Jeff Gordon (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 195 48 handling 63 $7,610
36 28 27 Hut Stricklin Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 157 0 handling 55 $10,560
37 41 71 Terry Fisher Marcis Auto Racing Pontiac 132 0 engine 52 $6,040
38 39 86 Rich Woodland Jr. Woodland Racing Oldsmobile 114 0 engine 49 $6,030
39 38 50 Mike Chase JTC Racing Chevrolet 87 0 engine 46 $6,015
40 34 72 John Andretti Tex Racing Chevrolet 49 0 crash 43 $5,980
41 43 58 Wayne Jacks Jacks Motorsports Pontiac 48 0 engine 40 $5,980
42 42 20 Dirk Stephens Craigen Racing Ford 24 0 engine 37 $5,980
43 19 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 14 0 crash 34 $15,380
Failed to qualify
44 52 Scott Gaylord Jimmy Means Racing Ford
45 36 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Chevrolet
46 13 Stan Fox Folsom Racing Chevrolet
47 48 Jack Sellers Sellers Racing Chevrolet
48 81 Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Racing Ford
49 51 Rick Scribner Scribner Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (November 1, 1993). "Earnhardt very close to '93 championship". The Indianapolis Star. p. 29. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Armijo, Mark (November 1, 1993). "Martin drives monster NASCAR race". Arizona Republic. p. 27. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Higgins, Tom (November 1, 1993). "Gamble on tires leaves Wallace flat". The Charlotte Observer. p. 14. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Harris, Mike (November 1, 1993). "Flat tire ends Wallace's hopes". Daily World. p. 7. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. October 29, 1993. p. 23. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ Harris, Mike (October 30, 1993). "Elliott Smashes Record". The Times-Tribune. p. 10. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
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