1993 Gatorade 200 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1993 Gatorade 200
Name of Track:	Darlington Raceway
Date:	September 4th

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 Gatorade 200 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1993 Gatorade 200, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Mark Martin	60	3	$27,785	147	running	Winn-Dixie
2	Randy LaJoie	20	24	$8,185	147	running	Fina Lube
3	Chad Little	23	16	$8,210	147	running	Bayer Select
4	Joe Nemechek	87	5	$9,635	147	running	Dentyne
5	Steve Grissom	31	23	$8,260	147	running	Channellock
6	Tracy Leslie	72	22	$7,035	147	running	Detroit Gasket
7	Ed Berrier	22	10	$3,135	147	running	Embers Charcoal
8	Mike Wallace	9	35	$4,710	147	running	FDP Brakes
9	Ricky Craven	99	1	$5,060	147	running	DuPont
10	Rick Mast	0	29	$2,935	147	running	Skoal Classic
11	Bobby Dotter	8	20	$4,060	147	running	Tedder Hardware
12	David Green	44	33	$5,660	147	running	Slim Jim
13	Ken Schrader	52	7	$2,485	146	running	Morema, Inc.
14	Joe Bessey	97	37	$4,260	146	running	Auto Palace
15	Tim Fedewa	55	30	$3,710	146	running	Banana Boat
16	Jason Keller	57	28	$2,410	145	running	Racing Collectibles
17	Nathan Buttke	66	34	$2,385	145	running	Buttke Dairy Farms
18	Terry Labonte	14	38	$2,360	145	running	MW Windows
20	Chuck Bown	63	8	$3,710	144	running	Nescafe / Nestea
21	Hermie Sadler	25	18	$3,360	144	running	Virginia Is For Lovers
22	Sterling Marlin	48	11	$2,235	144	running	Cappio Iced Cappucino
23	Ward Burton	2	2	$5,215	144	running	Hardee's
24	Jeff Burton	8	6	$4,980	144	running	Baby Ruth
25	Dave Rezendes	79	32	$2,195	144	running	Lipton Tea
26	Rodney Combs	1	14	$3,185	143	running	Race Daze
27	Todd Bodine	34	13	$4,485	143	running	Fiddle Faddle
28	Robert Pressley	59	12	$4,475	142	engine	Alliance Training Centers
31	Tommy Houston	6	40	$4,445	109	heating	Rose's Stores
32	Harry Gant	7	9	$2,085	108	engine	French's Mustard
33	Jack Sprague	74	19	$2,675	97	engine	Staff America
34	Michael Waltrip	30	17	$2,065	93	engine	Pennzoil
35	Robert Huffman	39	27	$2,055	91	running	ATS, Inc.
36	Jim Bown	98	25	$2,035	89	crash	Pugh Oil
37	Rick Wilson	75	15	$2,025	86	crash	Food Country USA
38	Bill Elliott	11	4	$2,015	55	ignition	Budweiser
39	Jimmy Spencer	10	31	$2,000	47	engine	Kimberly Clark
40	Dale Earnhardt	3	21	$1,975	36	trans	GM Goodwrench
42	Richard Lasater	5	41	$2,575	3	crash	High Point Bedding