| 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |
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The 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 20 and ended on Sunday November 13. Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing was crowned champion at season's end, winning consecutive Winston Cups for the third time in his career and tying Richard Petty for the record of most top-level NASCAR championships with seven.
One of the highlights of the season occurred on August 6. The series made a highly publicized first visit to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Inaugural Brickyard 400.
The Busch Clash was held February 13 at Daytona International Speedway. Ken Schrader drew for the pole. In practice Neil Bonnett had a tire failure in turn 3 and hit the wall head-on. Bonnett died of massive head injuries.
Top Ten results
The Gatorade 125s, the qualifying races for the Daytona 500, were held February 17 at Daytona International Speedway.
Race One: Top Ten Results
Race Two: Top Ten Results
The Daytona 500 was held in Daytona International Speedway. Loy Allen Jr won the pole.
Top Ten Results
The Goodwrench 500 was held February 27 at North Carolina Speedway. The #7 of Geoff Bodine was on the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 31-Ward Burton, 48-James Hylton, 99-Danny Sullivan, 61-Rick Carelli, 95-Jeremy Mayfield, 48-Jerry Hill, 02-T.W. Taylor
The Pontiac Excitement 400 was held March 6 at Richmond International Raceway. The #16 of Ted Musgrave won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 19-Loy Allen Jr., 45-Rich Bickle, 71-Dave Marcis, 43-Wally Dallenbach Jr., 23-Hut Stricklin, 47-Billy Standridge, 61-Rick Carelli, 02-T.W. Taylor, ??-Mike Wallace
The Purolator 500 was held March 13 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The #19 of Loy Allen Jr. won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 43-Wally Dallenbach Jr., 20-Buddy Baker, 61-Rick Carelli, 47-Billy Standridge, 89-Jim Sauter, 80-Jimmy Horton, 99-Danny Sullivan, 95-Jeremy Mayfield
The TranSouth Financial 400 was held March 27 at Darlington Raceway. Bill Elliott won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 19-Loy Allen Jr., 61-Rick Carelli, 47-Billy Standridge, 02-Curtis Markham, 57-Bob Schacht, 84-Norm Benning, 36-H.B. Bailey, 59-Andy Belmont
The Food City 500 was held April 10 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The #12 of Chuck Bown won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify (or "Watching on TV" as said on ESPN: 14-John Andretti, 55-Jimmy Hensley, 19-Loy Allen Jr., 95-Jeremy Mayfield, 52-Brad Teague
The First Union 400 was held April 17 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Ernie Irvan won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify (or "Seeing Granny" as said on ESPN): 29-Steve Grissom, 31-Ward Burton, 9-Rich Bickle, 41-Joe Nemechek, 19-Loy Allen Jr., 55-Jimmy Hensley, 90-Mike Wallace, 02-Curtis Markham, 52-Mike Skinner, 62-Freddie Query
The Hanes 500 was held April 24 at Martinsville Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 43-Wally Dallenbach Jr., 90-Mike Wallace, 71-Dave Marcis, 19-Loy Allen Jr., 02-Curtis Markham, 89-Jim Bown, 52-Mike Skinner, 33-Harry Gant
The Save Mart Supermarkets 300 was held May 15 at Sears Point International Raceway. Ernie Irvan won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify (or "Crushin' Grapes," as referred to on ESPN): 52-Scott Gaylord, 55-Jimmy Hensley, 32-Dick Trickle, 48w-Jack Sellers, 19-Loy Allen Jr., 86w-Rich Woodland Jr.
The Coca-Cola 600 was held May 29 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 55-Jimmy Hensley, 71-Dave Marcis, 44-Bobby Hillin Jr., 89-Jim Sauter
The Budweiser 500 was held June 5 at Dover International Speedway. Ernie Irvan won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 84-Norm Benning, 59-Andy Belmont
The UAW-GM Teamwork 500 was held June 12 at Pocono Raceway. Rusty Wallace won the pole. Chuck Bown was injured in a crash with Sterling Marlin and was out for the season.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 47-Billy Standridge, 59-Andy Belmont
The Miller Genuine Draft 400 was held June 19 at Michigan International Speedway. The #19 of Loy Allen Jr. was on the pole. Tim Steele replaced the injured Chuck Bown in the #12 for Bobby Allison Motorsports.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 71-Dave Marcis, 90-Mike Wallace, 80-Jimmy Horton, 52-Brad Teague, 34-Bob Brevak, 47-Billy Standridge, 32-Dick Trickle, 36-H.B. Bailey, 61-Rick Carelli, 43-Wally Dallenbach Jr.
The Pepsi 400 was held July 2 at Daytona International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the pole. Jimmy Spencer passed Ernie Irvan on the last lap (the only lap he led) to score his first Winston Cup win.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify(Flippin' Burgers as on ESPN): 52-Brad Teague, 20-Bobby Hillin Jr., 80-Joe Ruttman, 43-Wally Dallenbach Jr., 47-Billy Standridge, 0-Delma Cowart
The Slick 50 300 was held July 10 at New Hampshire International Speedway. The #28 of Ernie Irvan was on the pole. Ricky Rudd scored the first win for his own team, Rudd Performance Motorsports.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 19-Loy Allen Jr., 43-Wally Dallenbach Jr., 54-Robert Pressley, 62-Joe Bessey, 38-Jamie Aube
The Miller Genuine Draft 500 was held July 17 at Pocono Raceway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 55-Jimmy Hensley, 32-Dick Trickle, 99-Phil Parsons, 65-Jerry O'Neil
The DieHard 500 was held July 24 at Talladega Superspeedway. The #3 of Dale Earnhardt won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 45-Rich Bickle, 32-Dick Trickle, 53-Ritchie Petty, 02-Derrike Cope, 31-Ward Burton, 95-Ben Hess, 47-Billy Standridge, 80-Joe Ruttman, 0-Delma Cowart, 89-Ronnie Sanders
The Bud At The Glen was held August 14 at Watkins Glen International Raceway. Mark Martin won the pole. Derrike Cope made his debut in the #12 Ford after Tim Steele was fired after failing to qualify (by quite a lot of time) for the previous Saturday's Brickyard 400.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 00-Scott Gaylord, 19-Loy Allen Jr., 98-Jeremy Mayfield, 90-Mike Wallace, 50-Brian Bonner
The GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 was held August 21 at Michigan International Speedway. Geoff Bodine won the pole. During the weekend for this race, Ernie Irvan wrecked his #28 in Turn 2 for a practice run, and suffered near-fatal head, chest, and lung injuries. The team withdrew from the race. Other changes included John Andretti replacing Wally Dallenbach Jr. in the #43 STP Pontiac at Petty Enterprises and started on the front row for the first time since Richard Petty did in 1992 at Daytona.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 40-Bobby Hamilton, 23-Hut Stricklin, 55-Jimmy Hensley, 54-Robert Pressley, 59-Andy Belmont, 82-Laura Lane, 52-Brad Teague, 34-Bob Brevak
The Goody's 500 was held August 27 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Harry Gant won the pole. Kenny Wallace began his duties driving in substitution for the injured Ernie Irvan, a role that lasted the rest of the season.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 95-Jeff Green, 27-Jimmy Spencer, 71-Dave Marcis, 19-Loy Allen Jr., 55-Jimmy Hensley, 14-Phil Parsons
The Mountain Dew Southern 500 was held September 4 at Darlington Raceway. The #7 of Geoff Bodine won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 61-Rick Carelli, 57-Bob Schacht
The Miller Genuine Draft 400 was held September 10 at Richmond International Raceway. The #16 of Ted Musgrave won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 47-Billy Standridge, 51-Dirk Stephens, 80-Joe Ruttman, 9-Phil Parsons, 52-Brad Teague, 01-Billy Ogle, Jr., 8-Jeff Burton
The SplitFire Spark Plug 500 was held September 18 at Dover International Speedway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 84-Norm Benning, 79-Doug French, 47-Billy Standridge
The Goody's 500 was held September 25 at Martinsville Speedway. Ted Musgrave won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 71-Dave Marcis, 20-Bobby Hillin Jr., 19-Loy Allen Jr., 55-Tim Fedewa, 98-Jeremy Mayfield
The Tyson Holly Farms 400 was held October 2 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The #27 of Jimmy Spencer won his first career Winston Cup pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: 90-Mike Wallace, 19-Loy Allen Jr., 55-Tim Fedewa, 52-Brad Teague, 18-Dale Jarrett, 75-Todd Bodine
The Mello Yello 500 was held October 9 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The #31 of Ward Burton won the pole. Dale Jarrett won despite failing to qualify the previous week.
Top Ten Results
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
The AC Delco 500 was held October 23 at North Carolina Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the pole. Dale Earnhardt clinched his 7th Winston Cup championship by winning the race.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 02-Brad Noffsinger, 52-Brad Teague, 84-Norm Benning
The Slick 50 500 was held October 30 at Phoenix International Raceway. Sterling Marlin won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 51-Jeff Purvis, 02-Brad Noffsinger, 00-Scott Gaylord, 07-Doug George, 81w-Jeff Davis, 90w-Joe Heath, 86w-Rich Woodland Jr., 92w-John Krebs, 22w-St. James Davis, 95w-Lance Wade, 58w-Wayne Jacks
The Hooters 500 was held November 13 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The #77 of Greg Sacks won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to Qualify: 55-Tim Fedewa, 98-Jeremy Mayfield, 64-Gary Wright, 47-Billy Standridge, 32-Dick Trickle, 45-Rich Bickle, 71-Dave Marcis, 80-Joe Ruttman, 35-Bill Venturini, 53-Brad Teague, 61-Rick Carelli, 34-Bob Brevak, 50-Brian Bonner
Jeff Burton, driving the #8 Ford for Stavola Brothers Racing, was named Rookie of the Year for 1994, posting two top-five finishes. He was followed by fellow Busch Series graduates Steve Grissom and Joe Nemechek, each of whom had three top-ten finishes. Loy Allen Jr., despite three poles, struggled to find consistency and finished far back in the standings, while Jeremy Mayfield and John Andretti bounced around different rides throughout the season. Mike Wallace (who started the year at Atlanta in March) and Jeff's older brother Ward were plagued by qualifying troubles all season long. Billy Standridge and Rich Bickle ran partial schedules and were not a factor.
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