1993 Mello Yello 500
27th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1993 Mello Yello 500 was the 27th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 10, 1993, before an audience of 110,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan would complete a dominant performance, leading 328 laps to take his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.
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Race details | |||
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Race 27 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | October 10, 1993 | ||
Official name | 34th Annual Mello Yello 500 | ||
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
Average speed | 154.537 miles per hour (248.703 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 110,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
Time | 30.391 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | |
Laps | 328 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
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