1994 First Union 400

Seventh race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 1994 7 31 1994_First_Union_400.jpeg The 1994 First Union 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. 44th Annual First Union 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 400 0.625 1.006 250 402.336 95.816 mph km/h Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing 18.905 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing 320 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 400 250 402.336 Motor Racing Network First Union 400 April 17 50,500 The 1994 First Union 400 was the seventh stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 44th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 17, 1994, in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 mi km oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. In a late-race charge, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would make a pass for the lead with 30 to go and hold off the field to take his 12th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his first victory of the season, and his first win in 135 races, having not won since the 1989 Talladega DieHard 500.Foreman Jr. Tom April 18, 1994 Labonte gets back on track 39 Tallahassee Democrat https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113599618/labonte-gets-back-on-track/ November 25, 2022 Newspapers.com Luther Bill April 18, 1994 Labonte first in '400' after 135 also-rans 21 Kenosha News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113600161/labonte-first-in-400-after-135/ November 25, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace and Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of North Wilkesboro Speedway, the venue where the race was held. North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi km on and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord02Curtis MarkhamTaylor RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord8Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord9Rich BickleMelling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord14John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet15Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac23Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingFord27Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet32Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet40Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac41Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac52Mike SkinnerJimmy Means RacingFord55Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord62Freddie QueryGray RacingFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford78Jay HedgecockTriad MotorsportsFord90Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord95Jeremy Mayfield (R)Sadler Brothers RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 15, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, April 16, at 12:15 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-34 would be decided on time,April 15, 1996 NASCAR today 34 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113600662/nascar-today/ November 25, 2022 Newspapers.com and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; which was usually two. If needed, a past champion who did not qualify on either time or provisionals could use a champion's provisional, adding one more spot to the field. Ernie Irvan, driving for Robert Yates Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 18.905 and an average speed of 119.016 mph km/h on in the first round.Foreman Jr. Tom April 16, 1994 Irvan leads convoy of record-breakers 13 The Item https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113600694/irvan-leads-convoy-of-record-breakers/ November 25, 2022 Newspapers.com Ten drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord18.905119.016226Brett BodineKing RacingFord18.934118.834316Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord18.939118.802411Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord18.987118.50257Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord19.011118.353677Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford19.024118.27274Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet19.030118.234827Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord19.054118.085925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.064118.023105Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.070117.9861195Jeremy Mayfield (R)Sadler Brothers RacingFord19.079117.9311224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.085117.894136Mark MartinRoush RacingFord19.092117.8501423Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord19.099117.8071521Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord19.106117.764162Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord19.107117.758171Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord19.157117.4511830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac19.169117.377193Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.192117.2362071Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet19.196117.212Failed to lock in Round 12112Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord19.197117.2062298Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord19.218117.0782314John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet19.226117.0292440Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac19.238116.9562510Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord19.255116.8532675Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord19.257116.8412743Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac19.261116.8162842Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac19.275116.7322915Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord19.280116.7013033Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet19.286116.6653118Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19.311116.5143278Jay HedgecockTriad MotorsportsFord19.318116.4723317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet19.339116.3453432Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet19.379116.105Provisionals358Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord -* -*3622Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac -* -*Failed to qualify3729Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3831Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*399Rich BickleMelling RacingFord -* -*4041Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4119Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord -* -*4255Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord -* -*4390Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord -* -*4402Curtis MarkhamTaylor RacingFord -* -*4552Mike SkinnerJimmy Means RacingFord -* -*4662Freddie QueryGray RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1105Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40029running180$61,6402162Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord40038running175$42,2153128Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord400320running175$41,56542842Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac4000running160$32,1655193Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4000running155$26,74062510Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord4005running155$8,390757Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord3990running146$16,56583033Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3990running142$16,8509925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3986running143$15,02510171Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3970running134$16,130111830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3970running130$13,525122915Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord3970running127$15,97513136Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3970running124$17,650142440Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac3972running126$12,875151224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3960running118$13,100162743Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac3960running115$8,4751774Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3960running112$15,42518411Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3950running109$12,175192675Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord3950running106$8,025201423Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3950running103$5,95021316Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3950running100$11,800221521Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3950running97$15,15023226Brett BodineKing RacingFord3950running94$11,525243432Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet3940running91$5,000253118Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3940running88$16,275263622Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac3940running85$11,225272298Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3930running82$7,050283317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet3900running79$10,985292071Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3880running76$6,800301195Jeremy Mayfield (R)Sadler Brothers RacingFord3880running73$5,325312314John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet3860running70$10,75032827Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3530running67$6,22533358Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord3520handling64$9,70034677Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford3520running61$4,225352112Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord2740engine58$8,200363278Jay HedgecockTriad MotorsportsFord530rear end55$4,700Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 1,119 10px 2 Ernie Irvan 1,099 (-20) 10px 3 Mark Martin 1,008 (-111) 10px 4 Ken Schrader 981 (–138) 10px 5 Lake Speed 939 (–180) 10px 4 6 Rusty Wallace 886 (–233) 10px 5 7 Terry Labonte 880 (–239) 10px 8 Ricky Rudd 879 (–240) 10px 3 9 Sterling Marlin 869 (–250) 10px 1 10 Kyle Petty 865 (–254)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1994 Food City 500 1994 Hanes 500 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at North Wilkesboro Speedway Category:April 1994 sports events in the United States Category:1994 in sports in North Carolina