1993 Winchester 400
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Winchester 400
The Winchester 400 is a 400-lap short-track stock car race held each fall at the Winchester Speedway, approximately east of Indianapolis, Indiana. Held annually since 1970, the race has served as a launching point for the careers of several young drivers including former winners Rusty Wallace and...
motor race (run yearly since 1970) was held under All-Pro Series sanction on October 3, 1993, at the Winchester Speedway
Winchester Speedway
Winchester Speedway is a half-mile paved oval motor racetrack in White River Township, Randolph County, just outside Winchester, Indiana, approximately northeast of Indianapolis. It seats 4000 spectators. It is also known as the "World's Fastest 1/2 mile"....
, Indiana
Indiana
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(USA).
Mike Cope
Mike Cope
Mike Cope , is a retired NASCAR driver. He became famous during the mid-1990s one of the best drivers in the Slim Jim All-Pro Series. In the late-90s he started a five year tour in the high levels of NASCAR...
became the second different winner of the Winchester 400 in as many years under the All-Pro Series sanction, by claiming the 24th running of the annual event. Starting from the 14th position, the win was Cope's fifth of the season in the series and the first of his career at one of the most treacherous tracks in Motorsports.
Hal Goodson won the pole for the event and would lead the field for the first 87 circuits. While Goodson was sailing along up front, Cope was working steadily forward from his seventh-row starting position to run third by lap 74. Cope completed his run through the field when he passed Goodson for the lead on lap 88. Once in front, Cope would control the field until lap 182, when Gary Bradberry
Gary Bradberry
Gary Bradberry is a race car driver. He raced in the NASCAR All-Pro Series, and had top-ten points finishes from 1990-1993. After that, Bradberry made the jump to major NASCAR leagues...
utilized fresh tires from a caution pit stop to charge by and into the lead. Shortly after losing the lead on lap 203, Bradberry began to slow and eventually retired with engine problems on lap 233.
Over the second half of the race, Jody Ridley
Jody Ridley
Jody Ridley is a former NASCAR driver. He won the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award and one race at Dover International Speedway the next year, the only Cup victory for Donlavey Racing....
, Goodson, and Cope all spent time at the front of the field. During the final round of pit stops, Cope was penalized by Series officials and placed at the tail of the running order. Working his way through lapped traffic, Cope finally caught and passed Ridley for the lead on lap 369. Once in front, Cope was never headed and held off the Georgia veteran by one-half car length to post the victory and claim and event-record $13,000 winner’s purse. Scot Walters
Scot Walters
Scot Walters is an American stock car racer from Cornelius, North Carolina. He competed in NASCAR from 1997 to 1999 in the Camping World Truck Series, as well as one Nationwide Series race in 1998.-NASCAR career:...
came home third, three laps behind the lead duo with Billy Bigley, Jr. eleven laps behind in fourth followed by Royce Mason.
Table of results
| Results of the 24th Annual Featherlite Trailers Winchester 400 | ||||||||
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| Pos | Start | Car # | Driver/Hometown | Sponsor/Make | Laps | Winnings (in US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) |
Status | |
| 1 | 14 | 25 | Mike Cope Mike Cope Mike Cope , is a retired NASCAR driver. He became famous during the mid-1990s one of the best drivers in the Slim Jim All-Pro Series. In the late-90s he started a five year tour in the high levels of NASCAR... / Weeki Wachee Springs, FL |
Greater Tampa Bay Auto Auction / Oldsmobile | 400 | $13,000 | running | |
| 2 | 9 | 98 | Jody Ridley Jody Ridley Jody Ridley is a former NASCAR driver. He won the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award and one race at Dover International Speedway the next year, the only Cup victory for Donlavey Racing.... / Chatsworth, GA |
Ford Motorsport Sportswear/Fel-Pro / Ford | 400 | $8,550 | running | |
| 3 | 16 | 55 | Scot Walters Scot Walters Scot Walters is an American stock car racer from Cornelius, North Carolina. He competed in NASCAR from 1997 to 1999 in the Camping World Truck Series, as well as one Nationwide Series race in 1998.-NASCAR career:... / Owensboro, KY |
Roadrunner Video / Ford | 397 | $5,300 | running | |
| 4 | 13 | 28 | Billy Bigley, Jr. / Naples, FL | Turbo Blue/Bilstein Shocks / Chevrolet | 389 | $4,900 | running | |
| 5 | 10 | 6 | Royce Mason / Fort Wayne, IN | C & P Machine/Mid-West Drywall / Oldsmobile | 388 | $3,600 | running | |
| 6 | 18 | 34 | Scott Keyser / Evansville, IN | AFCO Shocks / Oldsmobile | 385 | $3,000 | running | |
| 7 | 23 | 26 | Keith White / Higginsville, MO | Miller Genuine Draft / Chevrolet | 374 | $3,000 | running | |
| 8 | 25 | 24 | Phill Cline | Dupont / Chevrolet | 371 | $2,225 | running | |
| 9 | 21 | 19 | Scotty Lovelady / Hartselle, AL | Aluminum Race Products/Lovelady / Pontiac | 358 | $2,350 | running | |
| 10 | 7 | 14 | Rick Crawford / Mobile, AL | Holliday/Big 10/Circle Bar Motel & RV Park / Ford | 347 | $2,250 | running | |
| 11 | 15 | 4 | Ron Young / Conyers, GA | Wegner Engines / Chevrolet | 343 | $2,050 | running | |
| 12 | 24 | 86 | Don Trapp | Shakey’s Buffet/Albany Paint / Chrysler | 326 | $1,350 | running | |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Brian Rievley / Alexandria, IN | W.R. Martin/Metal Center/A-1 Engines / Chevrolet | 317 | $1,750 | running | |
| 14 | 22 | 22 | Brad Payne / Owensboro, KY | Mr. Turkey/U.S. Army / Ford | 349 | $1,450 | running | |
| 15 | 19 | 48 | David Probst / Slidell, AL | Duncan/Lamarco, Inc. / Ford | 299 | $1,650 | running | |
| 16 | 1 | 16 | Hal Goodson / Darlington, SC | Downtown Radio Service/Goodson Construction / Ford | 266 | $2,100 | accident | |
| 17 | 5 | 78 | Gary Bradberry Gary Bradberry Gary Bradberry is a race car driver. He raced in the NASCAR All-Pro Series, and had top-ten points finishes from 1990-1993. After that, Bradberry made the jump to major NASCAR leagues... / Chelsea, AL |
Bradberry Racing / Oldsmobile | 233 | $1,550 | engine | |
| 18 | 4 | 44 | David Green David Green (NASCAR) David A. Green is a NASCAR driver. He won the Nationwide Series championship in 1994. His two younger brothers, Jeff and Mark have also competed in the NASCAR circuit... / Owensboro, KY |
Slim Jim/Port City Chassis / Oldsmobile | 230 | $1,000 | rear end | |
| 19 | 20 | 17 | George Ingole / Lakeland, FL | Peachtree Inn of Muncie / Chevrolet | 186 | $1,375 | rear end | |
| 20 | 8 | 85 | Tim Steele / Marne, MI | H.S. Die/ExCel Industries, Inc. / Pontiac | 168 | $950 | overheating | |
| 21 | 12 | 60 | Chuck Knight | Edmonson Steel/National HotShot Trucking / Chevrolet | 128 | $1,325 | rocker arm | |
| 22 | 26 | 10 | Scott Eggman / Indianapolis, IN | Schmidt’s Competition Engines / Pontiac | 115 | $900 | rear end | |
| 23 | 17 | 52 | Tammy Jo Kirk Tammy Jo Kirk Tammy Jo Kirk is a racecar and motorcycle racer. She was the first woman to race in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and later returned to NASCAR to run the Busch Series. She has not driven in NASCAR since 2003.... / Dalton, GA |
Cope Companies/Sunoco / Chevrolet | 104 | $1,375 | valve | |
| 24 | 2 | 31 | Bobby Blount / Walkerton, IN | USA Inc./K-Motion Engines / Oldsmobile | 100 | $850 | rear end | |
| 25 | 27 | 38 | Mike Bryant / Fort Wayne, IN | Bryant’s Auto Parts / Buick | 31 | $825 | overheating | |
| 26 | 6 | 2 | Brian Ross / Plymouth, IN | Ultra Tech Engines/Dillon/Sweet Mfg. / Oldsmobile | 20 | $800 | engine | |
| 27 | 11 | 12 | Scott Neal / Middletown, IN | WAXT Radio / Pontiac | 4 | $775 | piston | |
Race statistics
- Average Speed: 83.92 mi/h
- Margin of Victory: 1/2 car length
- Time of Race: Two hours, 22 minutes and 59 seconds
- Lead Changes: 7 among 4 drivers
- Lap Leaders: Hal Goodson 1-87; Mike Cope 88-181; Gary Bradberry 182-203; Jody Ridley 204; Goodson 205-254; Cope 255-347; Ridley 348-368; Cope 369-400.
- Cautions: 6 for 40 laps
- Entries: 27 Qualifiers: 27