1993 Champion Spark Plug 400
# 1993 Champion Spark Plug 400

The 1993 Champion Spark Plug 400 was the 20th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the eighth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 15, 1993, before an audience of 110,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Taking advantage of a blown engine on dominant driver Ricky Rudd's car, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would come to dominate the late stages of the race to take his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Wood Brothers Racing driver Morgan Shepherd and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's 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.

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | Skoal |
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | Miller Genuine Draft |
| 02 | T. W. Taylor | Taylor Racing | Ford | Children's Miracle Network Hospitals |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus |
| 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | Kodak |
| 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Frosted Flakes |
| 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | Valvoline |
| 7 | Jimmy Hensley | AK Racing | Ford | Purolator |
| 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | Raybestos |
| 9 | P. J. Jones (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | Melling Racing |
| 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | Budweiser |
| 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | Meineke |
| 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Frosted Flakes |
| 15 | Geoff Bodine | 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 |
| 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 | Lake Speed | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | Texaco, Havoline |
| 29 | John Krebs | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | Diamond Ridge Motorsports |
| 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | Pennzoil |
| 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | Active Trucking |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit |
| 37 | Loy Allen Jr. | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | Naturally Fresh Foods |
| 39 | Dick Trickle | Roulo Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | Pedigree |
| 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | Dirt Devil |
| 41 | Phil Parsons | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Manheim Auctions |
| 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | Mello Yello |
| 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | STP |
| 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | Terminal Trucking |
| 48 | Andy Genzman | Genzman Racing | Pontiac | De's LP Gas |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | McGee Trucking |
| 53 | Ritchie Petty | Petty Brothers Racing | Ford | Le Bleu Bottled Water |
| 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | USAir, Jasper Engines & Transmissions |
| 62 | Clay Young | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | Belden Asphalt |
| 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | Country Time |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Southwest Technical Group |
| 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 |
| 85 | Ken Bouchard | Mansion Motorsports | Ford | Burger King "I Love This Place!" |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Cintas |
| 89 | Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Ford | Evinrude |
| 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Heilig-Meyers |
| 95 | Jeremy Mayfield | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | Shoney's |
| 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | Bojangles |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 13, 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, August 14 at 10:30 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, 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.

Ken Schrader, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 39.834 and an average speed of 180.750 miles per hour (290.889 km/h) in the first round.

Ten drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.834 | 180.750 |
| 2 | 28 | Lake Speed | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 39.943 | 180.257 |
| 3 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.954 | 180.207 |
| 4 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 40.112 | 179.497 |
| 5 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 40.137 | 179.386 |
| 6 | 75 | Todd Bodine (R) | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 40.199 | 179.109 |
| 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40.218 | 179.024 |
| 8 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 40.230 | 178.971 |
| 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.281 | 178.744 |
| 10 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 40.348 | 178.448 |
| 11 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 40.357 | 178.408 |
| 12 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 40.399 | 178.222 |
| 13 | 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 40.418 | 178.138 |
| 14 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 40.420 | 178.130 |
| 15 | 7 | Jimmy Hensley | AK Racing | Ford | 40.445 | 178.020 |
| 16 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 40.449 | 178.002 |
| 17 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 40.456 | 177.971 |
| 18 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 40.488 | 177.830 |
| 19 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 40.515 | 177.712 |
| 20 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.525 | 177.668 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.452 | 177.989 |
| 22 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 40.487 | 177.835 |
| 23 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.560 | 177.515 |
| 24 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.572 | 177.462 |
| 25 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 40.601 | 177.336 |
| 26 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 40.603 | 177.327 |
| 27 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 40.614 | 177.279 |
| 28 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 40.622 | 177.244 |
| 29 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 40.668 | 177.043 |
| 30 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.692 | 176.939 |
| 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 40.706 | 176.878 |
| 32 | 41 | Phil Parsons | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.715 | 176.839 |
| 33 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Ford | 40.724 | 176.800 |
| 34 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 40.774 | 176.583 |
| 35 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 40.777 | 176.570 |
| 36 | 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | 40.811 | 176.423 |
| 37 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 40.833 | 176.328 |
| 38 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 40.875 | 176.147 |
| 39 | 9 | P. J. Jones (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 40.949 | 175.828 |
| 40 | 39 | Dick Trickle | Roulo Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 40.992 | 175.644 |
| Provisional |||||||
| 41 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 41.398 | 173.921 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 42 | 37 | Loy Allen Jr. | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 43 | 95 | Jeremy Mayfield | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 44 | 53 | Ritchie Petty | Petty Brothers Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 45 | 85 | Ken Bouchard | Mansion Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 46 | 76 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Spears Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 47 | 62 | Clay Young | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 48 | 29 | John Krebs | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 49 | 81 | Jeff Davis | Jeff Davis Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 50 | 02 | T. W. Taylor | Taylor Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 51 | 48 | Andy Genzman | Genzman Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 12 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 81 | running | 180 | $76,645 |
| 2 | 4 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 170 | $47,320 |
| 3 | 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 17 | running | 170 | $34,745 |
| 4 | 27 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 160 | $29,045 |
| 5 | 5 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 3 | running | 160 | $27,990 |
| 6 | 10 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Pontiac | 200 | 4 | running | 155 | $24,115 |
| 7 | 2 | 28 | Lake Speed | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 200 | 2 | running | 151 | $25,215 |
| 8 | 11 | 22 | Bobby Labonte (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 142 | $17,565 |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 138 | $19,215 |
| 10 | 8 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 134 | $25,115 |
| 11 | 18 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 130 | $12,015 |
| 12 | 13 | 68 | Greg Sacks | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 127 | $11,615 |
| 13 | 30 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 124 | $21,015 |
| 14 | 19 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 121 | $16,615 |
| 15 | 15 | 7 | Jimmy Hensley | AK Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 118 | $20,315 |
| 16 | 28 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 115 | $15,960 |
| 17 | 34 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 112 | $15,240 |
| 18 | 22 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 109 | $17,540 |
| 19 | 32 | 41 | Phil Parsons | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 106 | $11,540 |
| 20 | 25 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 103 | $14,690 |
| 21 | 17 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 100 | $13,815 |
| 22 | 38 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 97 | $8,815 |
| 23 | 14 | 40 | Kenny Wallace (R) | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 94 | $10,565 |
| 24 | 26 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 91 | $16,615 |
| 25 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 88 | $8,465 |
| 26 | 39 | 9 | P. J. Jones (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 85 | $8,265 |
| 27 | 1 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 193 | 2 | running | 87 | $16,965 |
| 28 | 29 | 44 | Rick Wilson | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 191 | 0 | running | 79 | $9,815 |
| 29 | 41 | 14 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 76 | $12,665 |
| 30 | 20 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | crash | 73 | $17,015 |
| 31 | 35 | 16 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 157 | 0 | running | 70 | $12,440 |
| 32 | 24 | 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 155 | 5 | engine | 72 | $17,415 |
| 33 | 16 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 64 | $12,315 |
| 34 | 37 | 27 | Hut Stricklin | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 139 | 0 | crash | 61 | $12,240 |
| 35 | 3 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 86 | engine | 68 | $14,590 |
| 36 | 33 | 89 | Jim Sauter | Mueller Brothers Racing | Ford | 108 | 0 | crash | 55 | $7,640 |
| 37 | 21 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | rear end | 52 | $8,115 |
| 38 | 23 | 32 | Jimmy Horton | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | engine | 49 | $7,590 |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | Dick Trickle | Roulo Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | rear end | 46 | $7,565 |
| 40 | 6 | 75 | Todd Bodine (R) | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 15 | 0 | crash | 43 | $7,515 |
| 41 | 36 | 45 | Rich Bickle | Terminal Trucking Motorsports | Ford | 10 | 0 | engine | 40 | $7,515 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 42 | | 37 | Loy Allen Jr. | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 43 | | 95 | Jeremy Mayfield | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 44 | | 53 | Ritchie Petty | Petty Brothers Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 45 | | 85 | Ken Bouchard | Mansion Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 46 | | 76 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Spears Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 47 | | 62 | Clay Young | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 48 | | 29 | John Krebs | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 49 | | 81 | Jeff Davis | Jeff Davis Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 50 | | 02 | T. W. Taylor | Taylor Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 51 | | 48 | Andy Genzman | Genzman Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 3,049 |
| | 2 | Dale Jarrett | 2,790 (-259) |
| | 3 | Rusty Wallace | 2,725 (-324) |
| | 4 | Mark Martin | 2,707 (–342) |
| | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | 2,672 (–377) |
| | 6 | Kyle Petty | 2,539 (–510) |
| | 7 | Ken Schrader | 2,490 (–559) |
| | 8 | Ernie Irvan | 2,447 (–602) |
| | 9 | Geoff Bodine | 2,425 (–624) |
| | 10 | Jeff Gordon | 2,423 (–626) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
