Race details | |||
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Race 7 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | April 18, 1993 | ||
Official name | 43rd Annual First Union 400 | ||
Location | North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.625 mi (1.006 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km) | ||
Average speed | 92.602 miles per hour (149.028 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 45,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | King Racing | ||
Time | 19.228 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Sterling Marlin | Stavola Brothers Racing | |
Laps | 190 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 1993 First Union 400 was the seventh stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 18, 1993, before an audience of 45,000 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to pull away in the final one-fourth of the race to take his 24th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, SABCO Racing driver Kyle Petty and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively.