1993 TranSouth 500 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1993 TranSouth 500
Name of Track:	Darlington Raceway
Date:	March 28th

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.

Looks Like An Egg

It was the first superspeedway built with NASCAR racing in mind and is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.

Largest Field of Racers

Darlington has an interesting history. When the 1.366 mile long track first opened over a half-century ago, it was not uncommon for there to be 80 or more entrants in a race; this was curtailed over the years as NASCAR adopted a more uniform set of guidelines with regard to the number of cars which could qualify for a race.

Flip-Flop

In recent years the track has been reconfigured; what was the front stretch is now the back stretch, and the turns have been renumbered accordingly. Seating has been increased to approximately 60,000; it has been limited by the proximity of a railroad track to the facility, a highway behind the back stretch, and the still-present pond.

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1993 TranSouth 500 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1993 TranSouth 500, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Dale Earnhardt	3	1	$64,815	367	running	GM Goodwrench
2	Mark Martin	6	6	$38,875	367	running	Valvoline
3	Dale Jarrett	18	4	$30,685	367	running	Interstate Batteries
4	Ken Schrader	25	16	$23,125	367	running	Kodiak
5	Rusty Wallace	2	3	$20,400	366	running	Miller Genuine Draft
6	Alan Kulwicki	7	14	$25,725	366	running	Hooters
7	Kyle Petty	42	15	$17,345	366	running	Mello Yello
8	Geoffrey Bodine	15	2	$17,515	366	running	Motorcraft
9	Terry Labonte	14	17	$14,435	366	running	Kellogg's
10	Morgan Shepherd	21	8	$16,930	365	running	Citgo
11	Davey Allison	28	9	$18,325	365	running	Havoline
12	Brett Bodine	26	19	$13,995	364	running	Quaker State
14	Bill Elliott	11	28	$17,910	363	running	Budweiser
15	Rick Mast	1	31	$13,505	363	running	Skoal Classic
16	Darrell Waltrip	17	25	$17,135	363	running	Western Auto
17	Derrike Cope	98	23	$12,680	360	running	Bojangles'
18	Bobby Labonte	22	36	$8,545	353	running	Maxwell House
19	Ricky Rudd	5	13	$12,100	353	running	Tide
20	Dick Trickle	75	32	$7,270	348	running	Carolina Pottery
21	Sterling Marlin	8	18	$11,600	346	running	Raybestos Brakes
22	Ernie Irvan	4	7	$16,080	315	heating	Kodak Film
23	Bobby Hamilton	68	27	$8,260	311	engine	Country Time
24	Jeff Gordon	24	5	$7,740	275	handling	DuPont Auto Finishes
25	Dave Marcis	71	34	$7,970	258	engine	1-900-73-Races
26	Rick Wilson	44	30	$7,755	250	engine	STP
29	Jimmy Spencer	12	11	$10,370	212	crash	Meineke Mufflers
30	Ted Musgrave	55	12	$10,310	188	engine	Jasper Engines
32	Kenny Wallace	40	26	$5,640	169	h gasket	Dirt Devil
33	Michael Waltrip	30	21	$10,130	148	heating	Pennzoil
34	James Hylton	48	37	$5,545	62	quit	Rumple Furniture
35	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	90	29	$0	52	engine	Heilig-Meyers
36	Phil Parsons	41	24	$7,000	48	camshaft	Manheim Auctions
37	Harry Gant	33	20	$14,460	20	engine	Skoal Bandit
39	Norm Benning	63	39	$5,410	1	quit	O'Neil Racing