1994 Winston Select 500

Ninth race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 4.28 The 1994 Winston Select 500 program cover. 49.540 Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt 150,000 Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network ESPN Robert Yates Racing 3 78 Ernie Irvan Ernie Irvan 157.478 mph km/h Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway Robert Yates Racing 804.8 188 31 9 Winston Select 500 2.66 1994 5 1 1994 500.08 25th Annual Winston Select 500 1994 Winston Select 500.jpeg The 1994 Winston Select 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 1, 1994, before an audience of 150,000 in Lincoln, Alabama, at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 mi km on permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would make a charge to the front with six to go, defending the lead for the final five laps to take his 62nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.Harris Mike May 2, 1994 Earnhardt wins a Talladega classic 18 Intelligencer Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115823402/earnhardt-wins-a-talladega-classic/ January 5, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom May 2, 1994 After 30 lead changes, Earnhardt scrambles into first place 26 Muncie Evening Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115823663/after-30-lead-changes-earnhardt/ January 5, 2023 Newspapers.com Earnhardt dedicated his win to the late Ayrton Senna, who lost his life earlier that day in a crash at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan and Bahari Racing driver Michael Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66 mi km -long mid tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5 mi km -long mid tri-oval. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord02Ronnie SandersTaylor RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord8Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord9Rich Bickle (R)Melling 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 EnterprisesPontiac51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet52Kirk ShelmerdineJimmy Means RacingFord53Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord55Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford80Jimmy HortonHover MotorsportsFord89Jim SauterMueller RacingFord90Mike 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 29, at 4:00 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 30, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,April 29, 1994 NASCAR today 28 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115833458/nascar-today/ January 5, 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; up to two provisionals were given. 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, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.540 and an average speed of 193.298 mph km/h in the first round.Harris Mike April 30, 1994 Irvan captures Talladega pole 4 Daily Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115833766/irvan-captures-talladega-pole/ January 5, 2023 Newspapers.com Seven drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord49.540193.298219Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord49.567193.193375Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord49.649192.87443Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.687192.726527Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord49.837192.146677Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford49.861192.054725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.929191.792830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac49.972191.627918Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet50.008191.489104Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet50.022191.4361129Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet50.150190.9471221Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord50.176190.8481333Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet50.184190.8181412Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord50.310190.340156Mark MartinRoush RacingFord50.321190.2981617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet50.343190.2151716Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord50.407189.9741815Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord50.439189.8531990Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord50.441189.846202Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord50.499189.628Failed to lock in Round 1215Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.208190.7272271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet50.420189.925237Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord50.473189.7252495Jeremy Mayfield (R)Sadlers Brothers RacingFord50.544189.459251Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord50.547189.4472623Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord50.591189.2832742Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac50.599189.2532826Brett BodineKing RacingFord50.613189.2002955Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord50.652189.0553011Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord50.655189.0443198Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord50.659189.0293251Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet50.669188.9913310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord50.680188.950348Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord50.684188.9353543Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac50.708188.8463614John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet50.755188.6713741Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.782188.5713832Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet50.789188.5453940Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac50.792188.5344024Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.892188.163Provisionals4122Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac51.023187.6804252Kirk ShelmerdineJimmy Means RacingFord51.099187.401Failed to qualify4353Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord50.904188.1194489Jim SauterMueller RacingFord50.977187.849459Rich Bickle (R)Melling RacingFord51.016187.7064680Jimmy HortonHover MotorsportsFord51.052187.5734702Ronnie SandersTaylor RacingFord52.010184.1184831Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet52.634181.936490Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord56.325170.013Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet18864running180$94,8652128Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord18878running180$67,9903830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1880running165$50,9954527Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord18814running165$32,5705725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1881running160$33,5406677Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford1881running155$19,90571815Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord1880running146$28,3008104Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet18810running147$26,85091221Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord1881running143$25,550101129Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1880running134$18,600111716Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord1880running130$20,495123940Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac1881running132$21,915132742Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1880running124$23,185141617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1880running121$19,005151990Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord1880running118$15,325162271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1885running120$14,235172826Brett BodineKing RacingFord1880running112$17,420182623Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord1870running109$10,180193011Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1870running106$16,79020251Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord1870running103$17,13021918Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1860running100$20,860224122Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac1860running97$15,940231333Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet1840running94$15,730244024Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1843running96$15,525253310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord1800running88$9,045264252Kirk ShelmerdineJimmy Means RacingFord1790running85$11,265271412Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord1680running82$15,11028375Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord16010running84$11,155293614John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet1280engine76$14,800302955Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord1210crash73$10,745313198Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1150crash70$10,11532215Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1120crash67$19,06033202Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord1120crash64$20,730343543Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac1120crash61$8,500353251Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet1120crash58$8,470363832Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet1120crash55$8,440372495Jeremy Mayfield (R)Sadlers Brothers RacingFord1100crash52$8,36038156Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1030crash49$20,10639348Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord1020crash46$12,25040219Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord1020crash43$8,72041237Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord760crash40$12,220423741Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet750engine37$8,720Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Ernie Irvan 1,454 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt 1,429 (-25) 10px 3 Mark Martin 1,227 (-227) 10px 1 4 Ken Schrader 1,211 (–243) 10px 1 5 Lake Speed 1,158 (–296) 10px 2 6 Morgan Shepherd 1,144 (–310) 10px 3 7 Rusty Wallace 1,135 (–319) 10px 2 8 Sterling Marlin 1,098 (–356) 10px 2 9 Ricky Rudd 1,094 (–360) 10px 1 10 Kyle Petty 1,074 (–380)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1994 Hanes 500 1994 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Winston Select 500 Winston Select 500 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Category:May 1994 sports events in the United States