1994 Save Mart Supermarkets 300

Tenth race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON The 1994 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 program cover. Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network ESPN Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Robert Yates Racing Ernie Irvan Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing 68 77.458 mph km/h May 15 31 Sonoma, California, Sears Point Raceway 10 28 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 186.48 4.06 300.11 300.11 74 74 2.52 1994 1:39.132 186.48 6th Annual Save Mart Supermarkets 300 1994_Save_Mart_Supermarkets_300.jpeg 94,157 The 1994 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 was the 10th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the third race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Transcontinental Series, and the sixth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 15, 1994, at the Grand Prix layout of Sears Point Raceway, a 2.52 mi km permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 74 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan would manage to dominate the race to take his 12th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season.Schiffmann William May 16, 1994 Irvan's road-racing prowess shows as he dominates, wins 18 Messenger-Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113760468/irvans-road-racing-prowess-shows-as-he/ November 28, 2022 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom May 16, 1994 Irvan speeds to convincing victory in Save Mart 300 16 Evansville Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113760511/irvan-speeds-to-convincing-victory-in/ November 28, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Geoff Bodine, driving for his own Geoff Bodine Racing, and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Sears Point Raceway used by NASCAR at the time. Sears Point Raceway is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Watkins Glen International. The standard road course at Sears Point Raceway is a 12-turn course that is 2.52 mi km long;Sears Point http://www.gt-racing.co.uk/circuits/northamerica/searspoint.html 2021-11-13 www.gt-racing.co.uk the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypassed turns 5 and 6, shortening the course to 1.95 mi km. The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout.2011-06-07 Passing is tough in Chute chronicle.augusta.com http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/06/28/oth_232051.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20110607182441/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/06/28/oth_232051.shtml 2011-06-07 2021-11-13 In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn, 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 mi km.2007-09-29 SEARS POINT BREAKS GROUND ON MODIFIED CHUTE - RacingWest http://www.racingwest.com/news/story.php3/2094/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20070929002246/http://www.racingwest.com/news/story.php3/2094/index.htm 2007-09-29 2021-11-13 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 RacingFord9John KrebsDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet09Charlie O'BrienO'Brien RacingPontiac10Ricky 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 MotorsportsFord20Gary CollinsVenable 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 MotorsportsChevrolet36Butch GillilandGilliland RacingChevrolet37Doug GeorgeOlson Technology RacingFord38Tobey ButlerBill Stroppe MotorsportsFord40Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac41Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac48Jack SellersSellers RacingChevrolet50Mike ChaseJTC RacingChevrolet52Scott GaylordJimmy Means RacingFord55Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord58Wayne JacksJacks MotorsportsPontiac61Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord76Ron Hornaday Jr.Spears MotorsportsChevrolet77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford81Jeff DavisJeff Davis RacingFord86Rich Woodland Jr.Gilliland RacingOldsmobile90Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord90WJoe HeathHeath RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 22, at 6:30 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 Saturday, April 23, at 1:00 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 13, 1996 NASCAR today 34 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113761110/nascar-today/ November 28, 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 two for cars in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and one extra provisional for the NASCAR Winston West Series. 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 1:39.132 and an average speed of 91.514 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom May 14, 1994 Irvan stays course for Sears Point pole 13 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113761205/irvan-stays-course-for-sears-point-pole/ November 28, 2022 12 drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord1:39.13291.51426Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1:39.28491.374310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord1:39.47091.20343Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:39.87290.83655Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:39.90590.806624Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:39.92990.784743Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac1:40.04590.679825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:40.47890.288930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1:40.55990.2161042Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1:40.58790.1911111Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1:40.63990.144122Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord1:40.66490.122134Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1:40.86489.9431436Butch GillilandGilliland RacingChevrolet1:40.92389.8901516Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord1:41.02089.8041633Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet1:41.16689.6741798Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1:41.23689.6121876Ron Hornaday Jr.Spears MotorsportsChevrolet1:41.29389.5621921Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord1:41.30389.5532018Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1:41.35389.509218Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord1:41.39589.4722222Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac1:41.47989.3982326Brett BodineKing RacingFord1:41.76789.145241Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord1:41.80989.1082527Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1:41.84189.080Failed to lock in Round 1267Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord1:39.64291.0462731Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet1:40.89889.9132890Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord1:41.25289.5982915Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord1:41.64989.2483040Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac1:41.87389.0523175Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord1:42.12388.8343241Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:42.12888.8303317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1:42.13088.828349John KrebsDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1:42.15688.8053550Mike ChaseJTC RacingChevrolet1:42.39688.5973661Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet1:42.48088.5253723Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord1:42.54188.4723814John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet1:42.66088.3693971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1:42.75388.2894029Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1:42.76788.277Winston Cup provisionals4112Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord -* -*4277Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports, Inc.Ford -* -*Winston West provisional4320Gary CollinsVenable RacingFord -* -*Failed to qualify4452Scott GaylordJimmy Means RacingFord1:42.80888.2424532Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet1:42.83188.2224681Jeff DavisJeff Davis RacingFord1:42.96188.1114737Doug GeorgeOlson Technology RacingFord1:42.97288.1024855Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord1:43.31887.8074909Charlie O'BrienO'Brien RacingPontiac1:43.54587.6145090WJoe HeathHeath RacingFord1:45.36586.1015119Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord1:45.41286.0625238Tobey ButlerBill Stroppe MotorsportsFord1:46.79184.9515348Jack SellersSellers RacingChevrolet1:51.20281.5815458Wayne JacksJacks MotorsportsPontiac - -5586Rich Woodland Jr.Gilliland RacingOldsmobile - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1128Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord7468running185$78,8102267Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord740running170$45,640343Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet743running170$37,8254743Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac740running160$24,9205122Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord740running155$25,97061516Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord740running150$20,37071921Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord741running151$22,020826Mark MartinRoush RacingFord740running142$24,1209825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet740running138$18,170101633Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet740running134$19,815111042Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac740running130$16,755122018Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet740running127$20,755132326Brett BodineKing RacingFord740running124$16,35514310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord740running121$9,15515218Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord740running118$16,70516930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac740running115$15,005172222Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac740running112$14,730183317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet740running109$14,580193814John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet740running106$14,955203723Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord740running103$8,480214112Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord730running100$14,230223241Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet730running97$10,105232890Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord730running94$9,980244277Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports, Inc.Ford731running96$7,610253971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet730running88$9,900262527Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord730running85$9,780271436Butch GillilandGilliland RacingChevrolet720running82$7,7552855Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet720running79$17,68029134Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet720running76$17,470301111Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord710running73$13,540313550Mike ChaseJTC RacingChevrolet700running70$7,355322915Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord700running67$17,305333040Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac680transmission64$13,25534241Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord620transmission61$13,230354029Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet610rear end58$7,205362731Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet600running55$7,19537624Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet590rearend52$12,675383175Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord560running49$7,155391876Ron Hornaday Jr.Spears MotorsportsChevrolet530running46$7,125404320Gary CollinsVenable RacingFord430running43$7,100413661Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet240engine40$7,10042349John KrebsDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet181accident42$8,100431798Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord180accident34$8,600Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Ernie Irvan 1,639 10px 2 Dale Earnhardt 1,599 (-40) 10px 3 Mark Martin 1,369 (-270) 10px 4 Ken Schrader 1,349 (–290) 10px 1 5 Morgan Shepherd 1,295 (–344) 10px 1 6 Rusty Wallace 1,290 (–349) 10px 2 7 Lake Speed 1,225 (–414) 10px 1 8 Ricky Rudd 1,215 (–424) 10px 1 9 Kyle Petty 1,204 (–435) 10px 1 10 Ted Musgrave 1,186 (–453)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1994 Winston Select 500 1994 Coca-Cola 600 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1994 Valvoline/Pit Lube 200 NASCAR Winston Transcontinental Series 1994 1994 Valencia Dodge 200 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 Category:NASCAR races at Sonoma Raceway Category:May 1994 sports events in the United States Category:1994 in sports in California