1993 Slick 50 500
# 1993 Slick 50 500

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. To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan and SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty would finish second and third, respectively.

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.

## Background

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

* (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

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, 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.

Six drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| 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

| 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

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 4,387 |
| | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 4,261 (-126) |
| | 3 | Mark Martin | 4,047 (-340) |
| | 4 | Dale Jarrett | 3,849 (–538) |
| | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | 3,735 (–652) |
| 1 | 6 | Kyle Petty | 3,730 (–657) |
| 1 | 7 | Ernie Irvan | 3,707 (–680) |
| 2 | 8 | Ken Schrader | 3,633 (–754) |
| | 9 | Bill Elliott | 3,609 (–778) |
| | 10 | Ricky Rudd | 3,469 (–918) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
