Race 27 of 30 in the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 Mello Yello 500 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date
October 10, 1993
Official name
34th Annual Mello Yello 500
Location
Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance
334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Scheduled Distance
334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Average speed
154.537 miles per hour (248.703 km/h)
Attendance
110,000
Pole position
Driver
Jeff Gordon
Hendrick Motorsports
Time
30.391
Most laps led
Driver
Ernie Irvan
Robert Yates Racing
Laps
328
Winner
No. 28
Ernie Irvan
Robert Yates Racing
Television in the United States
Network
TBS
Announcers
Ken Squier, Neil Bonnett
Radio in the United States
Radio
Performance Racing Network
Motor car race
The 1993 Mello Yello 500 was the 27th stock car race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 10, 1993, before an audience of 110,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan would complete a dominant performance, leading 328 laps to take his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.
^Higgins, Tom (October 11, 1993). "Irvan right at home with first win on home track". The Charlotte Observer. p. 25. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Harris, Mike (October 11, 1993). "Irvan far from mellow following victory in 500". The Tribune. p. 12. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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