| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1993 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Davey Allison. | |||
| Date | May 2, 1993 | ||
| Official name | 24th Annual Winston 500 | ||
| Location | Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.66 mi (4.28 km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Average speed | 155.412 miles per hour (250.111 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 145,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 49.783 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 102 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | Ernie Irvan | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | |
| 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 Winston 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 2, 1993, before an audience of 145,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. After a rain-delay late into the race, NASCAR officials determined to let the race finish under a two-lap shootout. In a late-race charge, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Ernie Irvan would manage to charge from fourth to first on the final lap to take his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Bobby Allison Motorsports driver Jimmy Spencer and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively.
At the finish of the race, Rusty Wallace would suffer a major crash while crossing the finish line. Coming to the finish, Dale Earnhardt would send Wallace into an airborne spin, sending Wallace into a series of flips and tumbles, crossing the finish line in sixth. With the car destroyed, Wallace was transferred to a Birmingham, Alabama hospital where he was diagnosed with a concussion and a broken left wrist.[3]
- ^ Newberry, Paul (May 3, 1993). "Irvan charges to checkered flag in wild Winston finish". Indiana Gazette. p. 21. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McAdory, Joe (May 3, 1993). "Irvan wins, Wallace crashes". News-Journal. p. 31. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Higgins, Tom (May 3, 1993). "Wallace avoids trouble - but it catches up". The Charlotte Observer. p. 26. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
