The 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 45th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 22nd modern-era Cup season. The season began on February 7 and ended on November 14. Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing won the title, the sixth of his career. 1993 was marked by the deaths of two Winston Cup drivers, though neither were on-track in any form. 1992 Champion Alan Kulwicki was killed on April 1 in a plane crash near Blountville, Tennessee. He was travelling to Bristol International Raceway in a corporate jet belonging to his sponsor, Hooters. Davey Allison died on July 13, a day after a helicopter crash at Talladega Superspeedway left him with a severe head trauma. The accidents robbed the sport two of its brightest young stars and denied Kulwicki the chance to defend his 1992 title. The season also saw the introduction of electronic scoring, giving instantaneous interval numbers. This was the first season without NASCAR legend Richard Petty since 1957. Teams and drivers Complete schedule Limited schedule Schedule Race scheduled for March 14, but postponed due to the 1993 Storm of the Century. Races Busch Clash The Busch Clash, an invitational event for all pole winners of the previous season, was held February 7 at Daytona International Speedway. Ernie Irvan drew the pole. Top ten results 3-Dale Earnhardt 25-Ken Schrader 4-Ernie Irvan 6-Mark Martin 5-Ricky Rudd 28-Davey Allison 42-Kyle Petty 8-Sterling Marlin 11-Bill Elliott 7-Alan Kulwicki Gatorade 125s The Gatorade 125s, qualifying races for the Daytona 500, were held February 11 at Daytona International Speedway. Kyle Petty and Dale Jarrett won the poles for both races, respectively. Race one: top ten results 24-Jeff Gordon 11-Bill Elliott 42-Kyle Petty 25-Ken Schrader 90-Bobby Hillin Jr. 28-Davey Allison 83-Lake Speed 44-Rick Wilson 9-Chad Little 14-Terry Labonte Race two: top ten results 3-Dale Earnhardt 15-Geoff Bodine 18-Dale Jarrett 4-Ernie Irvan 7-Alan Kulwicki 5-Ricky Rudd 8-Sterling Marlin 41-Phil Parsons 27-Hut Stricklin 26-Brett Bodine With the win, Jeff Gordon became the first rookie ever to win a qualifying race, only to be matched by Denny Hamlin in 2006. In the second race, defending Indy 500 winner Al Unser Jr. (entering his first and only NASCAR race) wrecked on lap 10, but still managed to qualify for the Daytona 500 based on speed. Daytona 500 by STP The 1993 Daytona 500 by STP was held February 14 at Daytona