Tyson Holly Farms 400 was held October 2 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The No. 27 of Jimmy Spencer won his first career Winston Cup pole. Top ten results 7-Geoff Bodine 5-Terry Labonte, 1 lap down 1-Rick Mast, 1 lap down 2-Rusty Wallace, 1 lap down 6-Mark Martin, 2 laps down 11-Bill Elliott, 2 laps down 3-Dale Earnhardt, 2 laps down 24-Jeff Gordon, 2 laps down 16-Ted Musgrave, 3 laps down 28-Kenny Wallace, 3 laps down Failed to qualify: 90-Mike Wallace, 19-Loy Allen Jr., 55-Tim Fedewa, 52-Brad Teague, 18-Dale Jarrett, 75-Todd Bodine This is the last time that a driver won a Winston Cup race by a lap or more. Mello Yello 500 The Mello Yello 500 was held October 9 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The No. 31 of Ward Burton won the pole. Top ten results 18-Dale Jarrett 21-Morgan Shepherd 3-Dale Earnhardt 25-Ken Schrader 15-Lake Speed 26-Brett Bodine 5-Terry Labonte 12-Derrike Cope 17-Darrell Waltrip 30-Michael Waltrip, 1 lap down, accident* Failed to qualify: 71-Dave Marcis, 9-Phil Parsons, 67-Ken Bouchard, 55-Butch Miller, 02-Brad Noffsinger, 52-Brad Teague, 78-Pancho Carter, 53-Kirk Shelmerdine, 84-Norm Benning, 95-Ben Hess, 45-Rich Bickle, 0-Delma Cowart Dale Jarrett won after failing to qualify for the previous race at North Wilkesboro. This would be the first time that a driver failed to qualify for a race and then go on to win the next race. Former NASCAR Winston Cup champion Cale Yarborough served as a commentator for TBS. On the final lap of the race, Michael Waltrip, Darrell Waltrip, and Bobby Hillin Jr. crashed, Darrell was the only driver of the 3 to finish the last lap. Hillin finished 15th, 3 laps down to the winner AC Delco 500 The AC Delco 500 was held October 23 at North Carolina Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the pole. Top ten results 3-Dale Earnhardt 1-Rick Mast 21-Morgan Shepherd 10-Ricky Rudd 5-Terry Labonte 11-Bill Elliott 6-Mark Martin 32-Dick Trickle 31-Ward Burton, 1 lap down 15-Lake Speed, 1 lap down Failed to qualify: 02-Brad Noffsinger, 52-Brad Teague, 84-Norm Benning Dale Earnhardt clinched his 7th and final NASCAR Winston Cup Championship with 2 races to go, tying him with Richard Petty for most championships of all time. In the Bob Latford Winston Cup points system, a driver can clinch the championship with 2 races to go if he has a 370+ point lead over 2nd, and Dale Earnhardt did just that by having a 448-point lead