1994 Coca-Cola 600

11th race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series April 2023 NASWINSTON 1994 5 29 965.606 139.445 mph km/h Hendrick Motorsports TBS Rusty Wallace Performance Racing Network Ken Squier, Richard Petty Penske Racing South Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 187 31 Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway 29.762 400 2.41 1.5 11 35th Annual Coca-Cola 600 24 Coca-Cola 600 1994 600 Jeff Gordon 1994 Coca-Cola 600.jpeg The 1994 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The 1994 Coca-Cola 600 was the 11th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 29, 1994, in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. Gambling with a two-tire stop 20 laps from the end of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to fend off the field for the final 20 laps of the race to take his first victory of the season and his first career win in a points-paying NASCAR Winston Cup Series race.Higgins Tom May 30, 1994 Young gun bags 600 win (Part 1) 15 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122947568/young-gun-bags-600-win-part-1/ April 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom May 30, 1994 Young gun bags 600 win (Part 2) 22 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122947689/young-gun-bags-600-win-part-2/ April 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Martin Gerald May 30, 1994 Gordon dials winning number (Part 1) 33 The News & Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122947808/gordon-dials-winning-number-part-1/ April 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Martin Gerald May 30, 1994 Gordon dials winning number (Part 2) 38 The News & Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122947843/gordon-dials-winning-number-part-2/ April 16, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace and owner-driver Geoff Bodine would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports (SMI) with Marcus Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord02Jeremy Mayfield (R)Taylor 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 MotorsportsFord20Randy LaJoieMoroso RacingFord21Morgan 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 EnterprisesPontiac44Bobby Hillin Jr.Charles Hardy RacingFord47Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord52Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord55Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford89Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingFord90Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, May 25, at 7:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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 Thursday, May 26, at 2:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-40 would be decided on time,May 24, 1994 600 pole night 16 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122948559/600-week-schedule/ April 16, 2023 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 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. Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, won the pole, setting a time of 29.762 and an average speed of 181.439 mph km/h on in the first round.Higgins Tom May 26, 1994 Gordon picks up pieces, wins pole (Part 1) 23 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122948686/gordon-picks-up-pieces-wins-pole-part/ April 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom May 26, 1994 Gordon picks up pieces, wins pole (Part 2) 28 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122948701/gordon-picks-up-pieces-wins-pole-part/ April 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Four drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.762181.439241Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.958180.25237Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord29.994180.036425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.028179.832526Brett BodineKing RacingFord30.112179.330677Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford30.125179.25371Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord30.127179.241831Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet30.225178.660914John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet30.245178.542105Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.247178.530116Mark MartinRoush RacingFord30.252178.5011243Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac30.255178.4831310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord30.268178.4061428Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord30.269178.400158Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord30.287178.2941618Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet30.288178.2881721Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord30.337178.0001833Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet30.396177.6551902Jeremy Mayfield (R)Taylor RacingFord30.398177.6432012Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord30.403177.614Failed to lock in Round 1212Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord30.420177.5152298Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord30.421177.5092340Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac30.442177.387243Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.457177.2992522Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac30.459177.288269Rich BickleMelling RacingFord30.503177.0322720Randy LaJoieMoroso RacingFord30.503177.0322829Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30.515176.9622917Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet30.522176.9223030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac30.537176.8353175Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord30.537176.835324Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet30.571176.6383327Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord30.594176.5053447Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord30.617176.3733590Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord30.644176.2173632Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet30.661176.1203719Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord30.663176.1083852Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord30.660176.0743915Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord30.670176.0684023Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord30.710175.838Provisionals4142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac -* -*4216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord -* -*Champion's Provisional4311Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord -* -*Failed to qualify4455Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord -* -*4571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*4644Bobby Hillin Jr.Charles Hardy RacingFord -* -*4789Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40016running180$196,5002212Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord400187running180$88,075337Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord400101running170$75,50041618Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet4009running165$54,60051428Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord40023running160$47,80061310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord40010running155$28,70071833Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3990running146$32,50083175Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord3980running142$26,4009243Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3970running138$37,950103030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3970running134$26,800113719Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord3970running130$22,700124023Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3960running127$18,700132012Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3960running124$22,600143915Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord3960running121$24,50015324Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3950running118$23,850164216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3950running115$18,950172340Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac3940running112$17,900182298Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3940running109$13,040193327Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3940running106$12,300202720Randy LaJoieMoroso RacingFord3930running103$9,815211902Jeremy Mayfield (R)Taylor RacingFord3930running100$9,300224311Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3930running97$14,950233590Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord3900running94$10,52524425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3880running91$16,620251243Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac3840running88$9,800264142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3790running85$18,40027677Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford3780running82$7,950281721Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3540running79$17,11029158Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord3490running76$13,080302917Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet3360running73$12,8503171Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord27646vibration75$13,35032116Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2700handling67$18,45033241Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2610accident64$13,05034269Rich BickleMelling RacingFord2350handling61$6,50035105Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2200accident58$16,75036914John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet2200crankshaft55$11,05037831Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet1890accident52$6,850383632Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet1860accident49$6,325392829Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1740accident46$6,300402522Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac1560rear end43$10,275413852Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord1480rocker arm40$6,27542526Brett BodineKing RacingFord1478accident42$8,975433447Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord1260overheating34$6,275Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Ernie Irvan 1,799 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt 1,737 (-62) 10px 3 3 Rusty Wallace 1,470 (-329) 10px 4 Ken Schrader 1,440 (–359) 10px 2 5 Mark Martin 1,436 (–363) 10px 1 6 Morgan Shepherd 1,374 (–425) 10px 1 7 Ricky Rudd 1,370 (–429) 10px 1 8 Lake Speed 1,346 (–453) 10px 1 9 Ted Musgrave 1,301 (–498) 10px 2 10 Michael Waltrip 1,297 (–502)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1994 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 1994 Budweiser 500 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 Coca-Cola 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Category:May 1994 sports events in the United States