1993 The Winston

1993 The Winston
Race details[1]
Race 2 of 2 exhibition races in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Date May 22, 1993 (1993-05-22)
Location Concord, North Carolina
Course Charlotte Motor Speedway
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 70 laps, 105 mi (169 km)
Weather Temperatures around 58.8 °F (14.9 °C), with winds gusting to 10.01 miles per hour (16.11 km/h)[2]
Average speed 132.678 mph (213.525 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Morgan–McClure Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Ernie Irvan Morgan–McClure Motorsports
Laps 30
Winner
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Mike Joy, Neil Bonnett, and Buddy Baker

The 1993 edition of The Winston was a stock car racing competition that took place on May 22, 1993. Held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, the 70-lap race was an exhibition race in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Ernie Irvan of Morgan–McClure Motorsports won the pole and led the most laps, but it was Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing who won the race and became the first three-time All-Star Race winner. This was also the final appearance of Davey Allison at The Winston, as he died from injuries sustained in a helicopter crash on July 13, 1993.[3][4]

  1. ^ "1993 The Winston". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Weather information for the 1993 The Winston". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Earnhardt First to Win The Winston 3 Times". The Washington Post. May 23, 1993. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Fuller, Marissa (August 29, 2019). "NASCAR in 1993: Key story lines, moments". NASCAR. Retrieved September 27, 2023.