1994 Budweiser 500

November 202212th race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 804.672 26th Annual Budweiser 500 The 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott. Motor Racing Network TNN Penske Racing South Robert Yates Racing Rusty Wallace Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ernie Irvan 313 2 804.672 Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway 500 500 500 102.529 mph km/h June 5 23.691 1.6 1 Budweiser 500 1994 31 12 500 Mike Joy, Dick Berggren, Kenny Wallace 1994_Budweiser_500.jpeg 94,000 The 1994 Budweiser 500 was the 12th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 45th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 5, 1994, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace was able to defend against a late race charge against Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan to take his 34th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series and his third victory of the season.Brinster Dick June 6, 1994 Wallace holds off Irvan for Budweiser 500 win 11 The Times and Democrat https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113865772/wallace-holds-off-irvan-for-budweiser/ November 30, 2022 Newspapers.com Treffinger Dave June 6, 1994 Wallace wins Budweiser 500 in final 100 laps 36 Courier-Post https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113866500/wallace-wins-budweiser-500-in-final-100/ November 30, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Ernie Irvan and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Dover International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports. The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord8Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers 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 EnterprisesPontiac47Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord52Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord55Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord59Andy BelmontAndy Belmont RacingFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford84Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingOldsmobile90Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 3, 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, June 4, 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 21-34 would be decided on time,June 3, 1996 NASCAR today 23 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113866701/nascar-today/ November 30, 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 23.691 and an average speed of 151.956 mph km/h on in the first round.Brinster Dick June 6, 1994 Irvan grabs pole position for Budweiser 500 14 The Times and Democrat https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113866786/irvan-grabs-pole-position-for-budweiser/ November 30, 2022 Newspapers.com Two drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord23.691151.95627Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord23.724151.745341Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.774151.426422Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac23.956150.276511Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord24.019149.88162Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord24.049149.694716Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord24.099149.384840Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac24.109149.322921Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord24.113149.2971055Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord24.124149.2291131Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet24.135149.1611275Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord24.181148.8771318Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet24.184148.859143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet24.236148.5391529Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet24.237148.5331617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet24.244148.490171Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord24.245148.4841810Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord24.249148.4601932Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet24.251148.4472025Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.258148.404Failed to lock in Round 12126Brett BodineKing RacingFord24.009149.944225Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.043149.7322324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.160149.0072498Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord24.212148.6872547Billy StandridgeJohnson Standridge RacingFord24.213148.680268Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord24.258148.4052743Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac24.273148.3132827Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord24.278148.2822971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet24.292148.197304Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet24.293148.1913142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac24.306148.112326Mark MartinRoush RacingFord24.315148.0573314John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet24.361147.7773430Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac24.375147.6923512Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord24.439147.3063677Greg SacksJasper MotorsportsFord24.485147.0293733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet24.489147.0053823Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord24.510146.8793919Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord24.520146.8194015Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord24.562146.568Provisionals4190Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord -* -*4252Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord -* -*Failed to qualify4384Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingOldsmobile -* -*4459Andy BelmontAndy Belmont RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings162Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord500150running180$70,6052128Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord500313running180$54,83032025Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5000running165$35,6054326Mark MartinRoush RacingFord5001running165$29,76552324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5000running155$33,57061617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet4990running150$22,36573430Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4992running151$20,5158304Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4980running142$22,41593823Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord4980running138$17,165102743Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac4970running134$16,865113142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac4970running130$21,615124015Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord4970running127$20,115134190Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord4960running124$14,01514341Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet4960running121$13,115153919Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord4950running118$9,665161275Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord4940running115$12,065171055Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord4931running117$8,965182971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4905running114$11,650191810Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord4890running106$11,46520422Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac4820crash103$15,965213512Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord4820running100$15,165223314John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet4820running97$12,615232498Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord4810running94$10,965243677Greg SacksJasper MotorsportsFord4760running91$10,81525921Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord4440crash88$19,46526225Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4380running85$18,415271529Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet4280running82$10,56528143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4250running79$22,065291318Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet4240running76$19,66530171Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord4020handling73$14,31531511Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3970engine70$14,165322126Brett BodineKing RacingFord37614running72$14,60533268Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord3650running64$13,55534840Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac3590crash61$12,00535716Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3580crash58$11,805362547Billy StandridgeJohnson Standridge RacingFord3390running55$7,780371131Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet2180crash52$7,780381932Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet1710crash49$7,780392827Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord950crash46$7,780404252Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord840axle43$7,7804127Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord6814crash45$12,180423733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet140crash37$12,180Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Ernie Irvan 1,979 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt 1,816 (-163) 10px 3 Rusty Wallace 1,650 (-329) 10px 4 Ken Schrader 1,605 (–374) 10px 5 Mark Martin 1,601 (–378) 10px 1 6 Ricky Rudd 1,476 (–503) 10px 1 7 Lake Speed 1,473 (–506) 10px 2 8 Morgan Shepherd 1,462 (–517) 10px 1 9 Michael Waltrip 1,448 (–531) 10px 1 10 Sterling Marlin 1,434 (–545)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1994 Coca-Cola 600 1994 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway Category:June 1994 sports events in the United States Category:1994 in sports in Delaware