1993 Coca-Cola 600
The 1993 Coca-Cola 600, the 34th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 30, 1993 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested at 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 11th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing won the race.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
| Date | May 30, 1993 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures averaging around 73.1 °F (22.8 °C); wind speeds up to 13.8 miles per hour (22.2 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 145.504 mph (234.166 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 152 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier, & Neil Bonnett | ||
For the first time, the race was moved to a late afternoon start, and ended under the lights. The race was no longer to be held at the same time as the Indianapolis 500.
Background
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 Winston, as well as the Mello Yello 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).
Top 10 results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 3 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford |
| 7 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford |
| 8 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Bill Davis Racing | Ford |
| 9 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 10 | 15 | Geoffrey Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford |
Race statistics
- Time of race: 4:07:25
- Average Speed: 145.504 miles per hour (234.166 km/h)
- Pole Speed: 177.352
- Cautions: 7 for 33 laps
- Margin of Victory: 3.73 sec
- Lead changes: 29
- Percent of race run under caution: 8.2%
- Average green flag run: 45.9 laps