1993 Mello Yello 500

Race 27 of 30

Charlotte
334 laps
Time of race: 3:14:31
Average speed of winner: 154.537 mph
Margin of victory: 1.83 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 11 laps
Lap leaders: Gordon pole, Irvan 1-64, Gordon 65, Irvan 66-161, Earnhardt 162-164, Irvan 165-210, Martin 211, Irvan 212-272, Martin 273, Irvan 274-334

Race notes: First pole for Jeff Gordon. Debut for Jeremy Mayfield. Finale for Jerry O'Neil.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Ernie Irvan	28	Havoline	Ford	Yates	McReynolds		334	5	328	running	147450	185
2	7	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Hmiel		334	2	2	running	67900	175
3	9	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Petree		334	1	3	running	56900	170
4	21	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Genuine Draft	Pontiac	Penske	Buddy Parrott		334	0	0	running	42950	160
5	1	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	177.684	334	1	1	running	56875	160
6	15	Jimmy Spencer	12	Meineke	Ford	Allison	Fennig		334	0	0	running	32750	150
7	35	Kyle Petty	42	Mello Yello	Pontiac	SABCO	Pemberton		334	0	0	running	28500	146
8	8	Ricky Rudd	5	Tide	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart		333	0	0	running	24500	142
9	4	Ken Schrader	25	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Howes		332	0	0	running	25400	138
10	5	Bill Elliott	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Beam		332	0	0	running	29050	134
11	36	Lake Speed	15	Motorcraft	Ford	Moore	Wingo		332	0	0	running	20200	130
12	13	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Leo Jackson			331	0	0	running	20425	127
13	3	Geoff Bodine	7	Family Channel	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Andrews		331	0	0	running	23150	124
14	16	Morgan Shepherd	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood		331	0	0	running	15050	121
15	10	Brett Bodine	26	Quaker State	Ford	Bernstein	Richeson		331	0	0	running	14800	118
16	22	Terry Labonte	14	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hagan			331	0	0	running	13025	115
17	34	Sterling Marlin	8	Raybestos Brakes	Ford	Stavola Brothers			331	0	0	running	12200	112
18	12	Rick Mast	1	Skoal Classic	Ford	Richard Jackson			331	0	0	running	11600	109
19	24	Darrell Waltrip	17	Western Auto	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Dodson		330	0	0	running	16625	106
20	37	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	90	Heilig-Meyers	Ford	Donlavey			330	0	0	running	6650	103
21	26	Ted Musgrave	55	Jasper Engines	Ford	Ray DeWitt			329	0	0	running	10800	100
22	27	Dick Trickle	41	Manheim Auctions	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Richert		329	0	0	running	7575	97
23	23	Hut Stricklin	27	McDonald's	Ford	Johnson	Mike Hill		329	0	0	running	10310	94
24	33	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	16	Keystone Beer	Ford	Roush	Comstock		328	0	0	running	10050	91
25	11	Joe Nemechek	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover		326	0	0	running	14880	88
26	38	Dale Jarrett	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Makar		325	0	0	running	13160	85
27	20	Michael Waltrip	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt		324	0	0	running	9645	82
28	41	Bobby Labonte	22	Maxwell House	Ford	Bill Davis	Brewer		324	0	0	running	7010	79
29	30	Jeremy Mayfield	95	MAC Tools	Ford	Sadler Brothers			324	0	0	running	4830	76
30	35	Mike Wallace	52	Duron	Ford	Means			323	0	0	running	4725	73
31	40	John Andretti	72	Tex Racing	Chevrolet	Tex Powell			323	0	0	running	4630	70
32	6	Greg Sacks	68	Country Time	Ford	Mark Smith			314	0	0	running	5250	67
33	39	Chad Little	19	Kleenex	Ford	ppc			314	0	0	running	4475	64
34	32	Jerry O'Neil	65	O'Neil Racing	Chevrolet	O Neil			311	0	0	oil pressure	4450	61
35	42	Kenny Wallace	40	Dirt Devil	Pontiac	SABCO	Hammond		304	0	0	running	5975	58
36	18	Rick Wilson	44	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis		302	0	0	running	5925	55
37	28	Bobby Hamilton	20	Fina Lube	Ford	Mark Smith			299	0	0	running	4390	52
38	29	Jim Sauter	85	Burger King	Ford	Thee Dixon			265	0	0	engine	4380	49
39	14	Derrike Cope	98	Bojangles'	Ford	Yarborough			253	0	0	engine	8870	46
40	19	Rich Bickle	45	Kraft Bullseye	Ford	Isenhour			252	0	0	handling	4365	43
41	25	Andy Hillenburg	29	Diamond Ridge	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge			242	0	0	fatigue	4365	40
42	17	Todd Bodine	75	Factory Stores of America	Ford	Mock			140	0	0	accident	5365	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	4047	27	2	6	15	18
2	Rusty Wallace	3965	27	3	8	17	19
3	Mark Martin	3702	27	4	4	10	17
4	Dale Jarrett	3656	27	0	1	13	17
5	Morgan Shepherd	3475	27	0	1	3	15
6	Kyle Petty	3436	27	1	1	8	14
7	Ken Schrader	3422	27	6	0	9	14
8	Ernie Irvan	3377	27	4	3	11	12
9	Bill Elliott	3284	27	1	0	3	12
10	Jeff Gordon	3209	27	1	0	7	11
11	Ricky Rudd	3198	27	0	1	8	12
12	Jimmy Spencer	3191	27	0	0	5	10
13	Harry Gant	3143	27	0	0	3	11
14	Geoff Bodine	3124	27	1	1	2	8
15	Sterling Marlin	3038	27	0	0	1	8
16	Darrell Waltrip	3017	27	0	0	3	7
17	Brett Bodine	3003	26	2	0	3	9
18	Terry Labonte	2917	27	0	0	0	10
19	Michael Waltrip	2884	27	0	0	0	3
20	Bobby Labonte	2851	27	1	0	0	5
21	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	2783	27	0	0	1	4
22	Rick Mast	2698	27	0	0	1	4
23	Kenny Wallace	2656	27	0	0	0	3
24	Hut Stricklin	2623	27	0	0	1	2
25	Ted Musgrave	2514	26	0	0	2	4