1993 Miller Genuine Draft 500
17th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 500 was the 17th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 18, 1993, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to defend the field on the final restart with 11 to go to take his 58th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fifth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace and Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 17 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | July 18, 1993 | ||
Official name | 21st Annual Miller Genuine Draft 500 | ||
Location | Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
Average speed | 133.343 miles per hour (214.595 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
Time | 55.237 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
Laps | 71 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The race weekend was marred by the death of Robert Yates Racing driver Davey Allison, who had died in a helicopter crash on July 13. En route to Talladega Superspeedway to watch friends race on July 12, he would crash his helicopter while trying to land. Due to a critical head injury, he would die the next morning.[3][4]