*With the win, [[Jeff Gordon]] became the first rookie ever to win a qualifying race, only to be surpassed by Denny Hamlin in 2006. In the second race, defending [[1992 Indianapolis 500|Indy 500]] winner [[Al Unser, Jr.]] (entering his first NASCAR race) wrecked on lap 10, but still managed to qualify for the Daytona 500 based on speed.
== Daytona 500 by STP =={{main|1993 Daytona 500}}
The 1993 [[Daytona 500|Daytona 500 by STP]] was held February 14 at [[Daytona International Speedway]]. [[Kyle Petty]]'s [[Mello Yello]]-sponsored [[Felix Sabates#NASCAR|#42]] won the [[Pole position|pole]], putting a Petty on the [[Daytona 500]] pole for the first time since [[1966 Daytona 500|1966]], and only the second time ever. [[Kyle Petty|Kyle]] was also the first [[North Carolina]] driver to win the 500 pole since [[Benny Parsons]] in [[1982 Daytona 500|1982]]. His father [[Richard Petty|Richard]] waved the [[Racing flags#Summary|green flag]] in the first race held since his retirement. [[Dale Jarrett]] took the checkered flag after a last lap pass over [[Dale Earnhardt]] who led 107 laps, the most by far.
Top Ten Results
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== Pepsi 400 ==
The [[Coke Zero 400|Pepsi 400]] was held July 3 at [[Daytona International Speedway]]. [[Ernie Irvan]] won the pole.
Top Ten Results
# [[Richard Childress Racing|3]]-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# [[Stavola Brothers Racing|8]]-[[Sterling Marlin]]
# [[Hendrick Motorsports|25]]-[[Ken Schrader]]
# [[Hendrick Motorsports|5]]-[[Ricky Rudd]]
# [[Hendrick Motorsports|24]]-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# [[Roush Racing|6]]-[[Mark Martin (racecar driver)|]]
# [[...|4]]-[[Ernie Irvan]]
# [[Joe Gibbs Racing|18]]-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# [[Billy Hagan|14]]-[[Terry Labonte]]
# [[Jasper Motorsports|55]]-[[Ted Musgrave]]
Failed to qualify: 45-[[Rich Bickle]], 62-[[Clay Young]], 29-[[Kerry Teague]], 0-[[Delma Cowart]], 31-[[Stan Fox]], 49-[[Stanley Smith (NASCAR)|]], 35-[[Bill Venturini]], 65-[[Jerry O'Neil]], [[James Hylton|48-James Hylton]], 73-[[Phil Barkdoll]], 79-[[Andy Belmont]], 77-[[Mike Potter (NASCAR)|]], 86-[[Mark Thompson (NASCAR)|]], 82-[[Mark Stahl]], [[Lake Speed|83-Lake Speed]], 85-[[Ken Bouchard]], 89-[[Jim Sauter (NASCAR)|]], [[Sadler Brothers Racing|95]]-[[Jeremy Mayfield]], 23-[[Eddie Bierschwale]], 99-[[Brad Teague]]== Slick 50 300 ==
The [[...|Slick 50 300]] was the first race held at [[New Hampshire International Speedway]] (July 11). [[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|]] won the pole. This was the last race for [[Davey Allison]], who would die from injuries suffered in a helicopter accident during the next week.
Top Ten Results
# [[Team Penske|2]]-[[Rusty Wallace]]
# [[Roush Racing|6]]-[[Mark Martin (racecar driver)|]]
# [[Robert Yates Racing|28]]-[[Davey Allison]]
# [[Joe Gibbs Racing|18]]-[[Dale Jarrett]]
# [[Hendrick Motorsports|5]]-[[Ricky Rudd]]
# [[Stavola Brothers Racing|8]]-[[Sterling Marlin]]
# [[Hendrick Motorsports|24]]-[[Jeff Gordon]]
# [[Team SABCO|42]]-[[Kyle Petty]], 1 Lap down
# [[...|11]]-[[Bill Elliott]], 1 Lap down
# [[Bill Davis Racing|22]]-[[Bobby Labonte]], 1 Lap down
Failed to qualify: 62-[[Clay Young]]
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* [[Dick Trickle]] relieved Wallace in the car. Wallace had broken his scapula during testing at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] in preparation for next year's inaugural running of the [[Brickyard 400]].
Failed to qualify: [[Jasper Motorsports|55]]-[[Ted Musgrave]], [[RahMoc Enterprises|75]]-[[Todd Bodine]], [[Melling Racing|9]]-[[P.J. Jones]], 45-[[Rich Bickle]]== Mountain Dew Southern 500 ==
The [[Southern 500 (1950-2004)|Mountain Dew Southern 500]] was held September 5 at [[Darlington Raceway]]. [[Ken Schrader]] won the pole. [[Ernie Irvan]] negotiated out of his contract with [[Morgan-McClure Motorsports]] in order to take over the #28 [[Texaco]]-[[Havoline]] [[Ford]] for [[Robert Yates Racing]]. [[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|]] won his fourth race in a row.
Top Ten Results
# [[Roush Racing|6]]-[[Mark Martin (racecar driver)|]]
# [[King Racing|26]]-[[Brett Bodine]]
# [[Team Penske|2]]-[[Rusty Wallace]]
# [[Richard Childress Racing|3]]-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# [[Robert Yates Racing|28]]-[[Ernie Irvan]], 1 Lap down
# [[Hendrick Motorsports|5]]-[[Ricky Rudd]], 1 Lap down
# [[Leo Jackson Motorsports|33]]-[[Harry Gant]], 1 Lap down
# [[Wood Brothers Racing|21]]-[[Morgan Shepherd]], 2 Laps down
# [[Hendrick Motorsports|25]]-[[Ken Schrader]], 2 Laps down
# [[Team SABCO|40]]-[[Kenny Wallace]], 3 Laps down
Failed to qualify: 48-[[Trevor Boys]], 56-[[Jerry Hill (NASCAR driver)|]], 29-[[Jeff McClure]]
*This was [[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|]]'s 4th consecutive victory, tying the Modern-era record for most consecutive victories.
*The race was shortened by 15 laps. The start of the race had been delayed by more than 3 hours. As the race came towards the end the teams were told on a restart with 25 laps to go that there would only be 10 laps remaining due to darkness
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Failed to qualify: 47-[[Billy Standridge]], 63-[[Norm Benning]], 65-[[Jerry O'Neil]], 05-[[Ed Ferree]]== Slick 50 500 ==
The [[Checker Auto Parts 500|Slick 50 500]] was held October 31 at [[Phoenix International Raceway]]. [[Bill Elliott]] won the pole.
Top Ten Results
# [[Roush Racing|6]]-[[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|]]
# [[Robert Yates Racing|28]]-[[Ernie Irvan]]
# [[Team SABCO|42]]-[[Kyle Petty]]
# [[Richard Childress Racing|3]]-[[Dale Earnhardt]]
# [[...|11]]-[[Bill Elliott]]
# [[Hendrick Motorsports|5]]-[[Ricky Rudd]]
# [[...|17]]-[[Darrell Waltrip]]
# [[Bill Davis Racing|22]]-[[Bobby Labonte]]
# 30-[[Michael Waltrip]]
# [[...|1]]-[[Rick Mast]]
Failed to qualify: [[Means Racing|52]]-[[Scott Gaylord]], 36-[[Butch Gilliland]], 13-[[Stan Fox]], 48-[[Jack Sellers]], 81-[[Jeff Davis (race car driver)|]], 51-[[Rick Scribner]]== Hooters 500 ==
The [[Pep Boys Auto 500|Hooters 500]] was held November 14 at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]]. [[Harry Gant]] won the pole. In this race, [[Dale Earnhardt]] clinched his sixth championship, only needing a 34th place finish or better to claim the title; he finished 10th. [[...|1989 champion]] [[Rusty Wallace]] gave his maximum effort in his 300th start but was still 80 points short of the [[Sprint Cup (trophy)|Winston Cup Championship]].
During practice, [[Dale Earnhardt]], [[Ken Schrader]], and [[Jeff Gordon]] all had crashes. However, all three were uninjured and qualified for the race.
