1993 First Union 400
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1993 First Union 400
| Race details | |||
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| Race 7 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season | |||
 First yellow (caution) flag incident of the 1993 First Union 400 |
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| Date | April 18, 1993 | ||
| Location | North Wilkesboro Speedway (North Wilkesboro, North Carolina) | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 0.625 mi (1.005 km) |
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| Distance | 400 laps, 266.5 mi (402.3 km) | ||
| Weather | Low of 48.9 °F (9.4 °C); high of 79.9 °F (26.6 °C)[1] Average wind speed: 7.02 miles per hour (11.30 km/h)[1] Total precipitation: 0 inches (0 ft) with a visibility of 22.9 miles (36.9 km)[1] |
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| Avg Speed | 92.602 miles per hour (149.028 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brett Bodine | Kenny Bernstein | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers | |
| Laps | 190 | ||
| Winner | |||
| 8 |
Rusty Wallace[2] |
Roger Penske | |
| Television | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Jerry Punch Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber |
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The 1993 First Union 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on April 18, 1993 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in the American community of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.[3][4]
Summary
Rusty Wallace managed to defeat Kyle Petty by a margin of 1.66 seconds with four cautions handed out for 38 laps.[3][4] The race took two hours and forty-one minutes to reach its full conclusion with vehicles going an average of 92.602 miles per hour (149.028 km/h).[3][4] Brett Bodine achieved the pole position with a speed of 117.017 miles per hour (188.321 km/h).[3][4]
Other finishers in the top ten included: Ken Schrader, Davey Allison, Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte, Ricky Rudd, Morgan Shepherd, Sterling Marlin, and Bill Elliott.[3][4][5][6] The winning driver drove a Pontiac machine to the finish line.[3][4][5] Jeff Gordon (the future husband of Ingrid Vandebosch) would acquire a last-place finish during this racing event.[3][4][5][6] Out of the 34-car grid, only three of them would fail to finish the race due to engine issues and a one-man crash by Jeff Gordon.[3][4][5][6] Stanley Smith failed to qualify for this race.[3]
Rusty Wallace would retain the championship points lead after this race.[3] The winner would win $43,535 in total winnings ($66,182.86 in today's money) while the last place driver would walk away with a mere $4,180 ($6,354.53 in today's money).[3][4][6] Most of the entries were either Ford or Chevrolet; Pontiac only fielded six entries for the race.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Weather at the 1993 First Union 400 race". Almanac. http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/NC/North%20Wilkesboro/1993-04-13. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^ "1993 First Union 400 winner summary". Jacobs USA. http://jacobsusa.com/cjsspeed/nascar/drivers/rusty_wallace.shtml. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "1993 First Union 400 racing results". Racing Reference. http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1993_First_Union_400/W. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "1993 First Union 400 racing results (second reference)". Stat Sheet. http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1993_First_Union_400/W. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ a b c d e "1993 First Union 400 racing results (third reference)". Motor Racing Network. http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?RaceID=541&SubSeriesID=1&YearID=19. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ a b c d "1993 First Union 400 racing results (fourth reference)". Everything Stock Car. http://www.everythingstockcar.com/1394r-1993-first-union-400-nascar-race.html. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
| Preceded by 1993 Food City 500 |
Winston Cup Series races 1971–2004 |
Succeeded by 1993 Hanes 500 |
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