1994 Goody's 500 (Martinsville)

26th race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Ridgeway, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway 263 20.117 0.526 2 423.257 423.257 500 500 263 77.139 mph km/h September 25 26 31 1994 Goody's 500 368 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ted Musgrave Roush Racing ESPN Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 46th Annual Goody's 500 0.847 The 1994 Goody's 500 program cover, featuring Ernie Irvan. 1994_Goody's_500_(Martinsville).jpeg 57,000 The 1994 Goody's 500 was the 26th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 46th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 25, 1994, in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his 39th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his eighth and final victory of the season.Harris Mike September 26, 1994 Wallace coasts to win 11 The Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114901242/wallace-coasts-to-win/ December 20, 2022 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom September 26, 1994 Wallace holds off rival 21 Kenosha News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114901301/wallace-holds-off-rival/ December 20, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. 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 & AssociatesFord12Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord15Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord20Bobby Hillin Jr.Moroso RacingFord21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac23Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingFord27Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord28Kenny WallaceRobert Yates RacingFord29Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet32Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet40Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac41Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43John Andretti (R)Petty EnterprisesPontiac52Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord55Tim FedewaRaDiUs MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford90Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord98Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 23, 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, September 24, at 12:30 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,September 23, 1994 NASCAR today 15 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114901374/nascar-today/ December 20, 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. Ted Musgrave, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.117 and an average speed of 94.129 mph km/h in the first round.Martin Gerald September 24, 1994 No. 1 and wanting to stay 27 The News and Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114901431/no-1-and-wanting-to-stay/ December 20, 2022 Newspapers.com Five drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed116Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord20.11794.12927Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord20.17893.84538Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord20.18093.835443John Andretti (R)Petty EnterprisesPontiac20.23593.58056Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.23893.567624Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.27193.41472Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord20.29693.299818Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet20.30293.27294Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet20.30693.2531011Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord20.31893.1981117Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet20.34193.0931228Kenny WallaceRobert Yates RacingFord20.34793.0651310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord20.34893.0611425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.35193.0471515Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord20.36193.0011642Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac20.36892.969175Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.38692.8871831Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet20.38892.8781912Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord20.39892.833203Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.40192.818Failed to lock in Round 12123Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord20.43192.6832222Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac20.43492.6692321Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord20.43992.6462433Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet20.44292.6332526Brett BodineKing RacingFord20.45292.5882641Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.46092.5512732Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet20.46192.5472827Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord20.46392.5382940Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac20.47892.4703029Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet20.50992.3303130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac20.52692.2543252Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord20.56192.0973375Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord20.80391.0253477Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford20.82390.938Provisionals351Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord21.09589.7653690Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord21.10089.744Failed to qualify3771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*3820Bobby Hillin Jr.Moroso RacingFord -* -*3919Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord -* -*4055Tim FedewaRaDiUs MotorsportsFord -* -*4198Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings172Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord500368running185$69,1252203Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50010running175$42,40031011Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord5000running165$29,52541228Kenny WallaceRobert Yates RacingFord5000running160$30,6505818Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet5000running155$26,77561425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5000running150$18,775794Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4990running146$20,07582433Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet4990running142$16,9759116Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord4990running138$21,275101117Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet4990running134$17,82511624Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49914running135$19,810123029Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet4980running127$13,025132940Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac4980running124$13,72514175Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4980running121$16,525152321Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord49718running123$16,7751656Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4960running115$18,425171912Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord4950running112$13,2251827Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord49456running114$14,630193130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4921running111$11,975202827Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4921running108$8,42521443John Andretti (R)Petty EnterprisesPontiac4920running100$8,075222641Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet4910running97$7,375232123Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord49121running99$7,225241642Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac4910running91$15,875251310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord4900running88$10,975263477Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford4860running85$6,775273252Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord4760running82$4,625283690Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord4500running79$6,52529351Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3880crash76$10,425302526Brett BodineKing RacingFord3810engine73$9,875312222Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac3130running70$8,375322732Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet2320rear end67$4,375333375Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord1320crash64$4,875341515Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord8911crash66$14,375351831Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet670overheating58$4,3753638Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord360engine55$10,375Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 3,970 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 3,753 (-217) 10px 3 Mark Martin 3,543 (-427) 10px 1 4 Ken Schrader 3,454 (–516) 10px 1 5 Ricky Rudd 3,407 (–563) 10px 6 Morgan Shepherd 3,334 (–636) 10px 7 Jeff Gordon 3,186 (–784) 10px 1 8 Bill Elliott 3,131 (–839) 10px 1 9 Darrell Waltrip 3,093 (–877) 10px 1 10 Terry Labonte 3,073 (–897)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1994 SplitFire Spark Plug 500 1994 Tyson Holly Farms 400 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:September 1994 sports events in the United States Category:1994 in sports in Virginia