1993 Winston 500
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The 1993 Winston 500 was held on May 2, 1993 at Talladega Superspeedway
and was the 10th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Rusty Wallace
flipped for the second time that season across the finish line. Dale Earnhardt tapped him into a spin, which caused Rusty's car to get airborne and cross the finish line on its nose. It then landed and flipped 6 times on the grass.
Failed to qualify: 9
-P. J. Jones, 48-James Hylton
, 0-Delma Cowart
, 31-Steve Kinser
, 62-Ben Hess, 71-Dave Marcis
, 73-Phil Barkdoll
, 65-Jerry O'Neil
, 49-Stanley Smith.
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, United States. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base just outside the small city of Lincoln. It was constructed by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family, in...
and was the 10th race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Rusty Wallace
Rusty Wallace
Russell William Wallace, Jr. is a past NASCAR Winston Cup Champion, currently a broadcaster on ESPN, car owner in the Nationwide Series, and a co-host of NASCAR Angels.-Early racing career:...
flipped for the second time that season across the finish line. Dale Earnhardt tapped him into a spin, which caused Rusty's car to get airborne and cross the finish line on its nose. It then landed and flipped 6 times on the grass.
Top Ten
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- 2-Rusty WallaceRusty WallaceRussell William Wallace, Jr. is a past NASCAR Winston Cup Champion, currently a broadcaster on ESPN, car owner in the Nationwide Series, and a co-host of NASCAR Angels.-Early racing career:...
- 28-Davey AllisonDavey AllisonDavid Carl "Davey" Allison was a NASCAR driver. He was best known for driving the #28 Texaco-Havoline Ford for Robert Yates Racing in the Winston Cup Series. Born in Hollywood, Florida, he was the eldest of four children born to Bobby Allison and wife Judy...
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- 7AK RacingAK Racing is a former NASCAR Winston Cup Series team. It was originally owned by Bill Terry before he sold it to rookie driver Alan Kulwicki, who controlled and raced for the team until his death in 1993. Kulwicki won five races as an owner-driver...
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Post-race season's points positions
- 2-Rusty Wallace - 1452 Points
- 3-Dale Earnhardt - 1366 Points
- 28-Davey Allison - 1286 Points
- 4-Kyle PettyKyle PettyKyle Eugene Petty is a former American NASCAR driver and is currently a co-host for NASCAR RaceDay and panel member for NASCAR Smarts which are both on SPEED. He also commentates for TNT in the summer. He is the son of racer Richard Petty, grandson of racer Lee Petty, and father of the late Adam...
- 1211 Points - 18-Dale Jarrett - 1209 Points
Failed to qualify: 9
Melling Racing
Melling Racing was a NASCAR team that ran from 1982 to 2002. The team won the 1988 championship with driver Bill Elliott.-History:Owner Harry Melling first became involved in NASCAR when his company Melling Tool sponsored Benny Parsons in 1979. The team began in 1982 with driver Bill Elliott by...
-P. J. Jones, 48-James Hylton
James Hylton
James Harvey Hylton is a part-time race car driver. He is a two-time winner in NASCAR and competes in the ARCA RE/MAX Series,finishing 16th in points in 2006. He made headlines while attempting to qualify for the 2007 Daytona 500 at age 72...
, 0-Delma Cowart
Delma Cowart
Delma Cowart , is a retired NASCAR and ARCA driver.-Career:Cowart made his maiden voyage into NASCAR by qualifying for the 1981 Daytona 500 with sponsor Heyward Grooms.-Tracks:...
, 31-Steve Kinser
Steve Kinser
Steve Kinser , is a professional sprint car racer. He has won 20 championships in the World of Outlaws series, and currently drives the #11 Bass Pro Shops car. Kinser left the World of Outlaws in 2006 to compete with the National Sprint Tour series, but returned to the World of Outlaws for the...
, 62-Ben Hess, 71-Dave Marcis
Dave Marcis
Dave Marcis is a retired driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit whose career spanned five decades. Marcis won five times over this tenure, twice at Richmond, including his final win in 1982...
, 73-Phil Barkdoll
Phil Barkdoll
Phil Barkdoll is a former NASCAR owner-driver from Phoenix, Arizona who only ran at two tracks in his entire career: Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.-NASCAR career:...
, 65-Jerry O'Neil
Jerry O'Neil
Jerry O'Neil is an United States NASCAR race car driver from Auburn, New York. He competed in 16 NASCAR Winston Cup Series races in his career between 1990 and 1993....
, 49-Stanley Smith.