1994 TranSouth Financial 400

Fifth race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON March 27 166 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt 3 ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network 31 Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway 5 132.432 mph km/h 38th Annual TranSouth Financial 400 TranSouth Financial 400 1994 293 293 644.12 644.12 400.238 2.198 1.366 29.704 400.238 The 1994 TranSouth Financial 400 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. 1994_TranSouth_Financial_400.jpeg The 1994 TranSouth Financial 400 was the fifth stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 27, 1994, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 mi km permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 293 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to dominate the majority of the race to take his 60th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Harris Mike March 28, 1994 Earnhardt snaps 16-race drought 14 The Indianapolis Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113470482/earnhardt-snaps-16-race-drought/ November 22, 2022 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom March 28, 1994 Earnhardt's win not without challenge 12 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113470522/earnhardts-win-not-without-challenge/ November 22, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Junior Johnson driver Bill Elliott would finish in the respective positions.1994 TranSouth Financial 400 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1994_TranSouth_Financial_400/W/ www.racing-reference.info Background thumb|The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord02Curtis MarkhamTaylor RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord8Jeff BurtonStavola 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 MotorsportsChevrolet36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac40Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac41Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac47Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord52Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord55Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord57Bob SchachtBalough RacingFord59Andy BelmontAndy Belmont RacingFord61Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet71Dave 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, March 4, at 11:30 AM 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, March 5, at 12:15 PM 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,March 24, 1996 NASCAR today 25 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113470846/nascar-today/ November 22, 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. Bill Elliott, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, won the pole, setting a time of 29.704 and an average speed of 165.553 mph km/h on in the first round.Martin Gerald March 26, 1994 Elliott takes pole, one-lap record at Darlington 33 The News and Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113470994/elliott-takes-pole-one-lap-record-at/ November 22, 2022 Newspapers.com Eight drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed111Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord29.704165.55324Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet29.751165.29236Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.758165.253412Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord29.798165.031526Brett BodineKing RacingFord29.810164.965625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.811164.95977Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord29.863164.67282Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord29.894164.50193Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.898164.479101Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord29.909164.4191128Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29.944164.2271298Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord29.947164.2101324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.016163.8331418Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet30.017163.8271523Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord30.022163.8001622Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac30.043163.6851721Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord30.046163.6691814John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet30.054163.6251955Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord30.064163.5712016Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord30.083163.468Failed to lock in Round 12133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet30.085163.457228Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord30.102163.3652390Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord30.103163.359245Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.105163.3482510Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord30.105163.3482671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet30.138163.1692727Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord30.163163.0342829Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30.212162.7702941Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.235162.6463030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac30.310162.243319Rich BickleMelling RacingFord30.310162.2433240Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac30.335162.1103342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac30.337162.0993452Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord30.340162.0833515Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord30.349162.0353617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet30.359161.9823743Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac30.379161.8753831Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet30.404161.7423932Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet30.448161.5084077Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford30.530161.074Provisional4175Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord -* -*Failed to qualify4219Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord -* -*4361Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet -* -*4447Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord -* -*4502Curtis MarkhamTaylor RacingFord -* -*4657Bob SchachtBalough RacingFord -* -*4784Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingOldsmobile -* -*4836H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac -* -*4959Andy BelmontAndy Belmont RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings193Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet293166running185$70,190236Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2937running175$47,8353111Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2935running170$35,28541418Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2939running165$27,55053515Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord2930running155$26,30061128Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29324running155$22,8757625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2934running151$18,39582133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet2920running142$17,26592510Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord2920running138$9,260102016Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord2920running134$18,405113342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac2910running130$19,40012412Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord2910running127$15,470131955Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord2910running124$11,185142829Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet2910running121$9,280153030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac2900running118$15,025161298Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord2900running115$10,405171523Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord2900running112$7,250182390Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord2900running109$10,415192941Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2900running106$9,67020228Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord2860running103$14,040213831Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet2850running100$6,670224175Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord2830running97$9,05023319Rich BickleMelling RacingFord2820running94$6,430243452Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord2790running91$9,335253240Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac2770running88$12,490263617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2740running85$12,275272727Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2710engine82$8,110282671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet2694running84$7,950293932Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet2590running76$5,865304077Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford2503running78$5,805311324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2360engine70$11,745321721Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord2350running67$15,7103382Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord21856running69$17,8503424Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet19715engine66$16,76535245Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1950engine58$15,58036526Brett BodineKing RacingFord1950engine55$11,04537101Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord1780engine52$9,530381814John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet1700engine49$9,510391622Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac1380crash46$9,4804077Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord1340engine43$9,357413743Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac1310engine40$5,857Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Ernie Irvan 860 10px 2 2 Dale Earnhardt 779 (-81) 10px 1 3 Mark Martin 779 (-81) 10px 5 4 Ken Schrader 688 (–192) 10px 3 5 Ricky Rudd 657 (–203) 10px 4 6 Lake Speed 647 (–213) 10px 3 7 Morgan Shepherd 640 (–220) 10px 1 8 Jeff Gordon 615 (–245) 10px 3 9 Sterling Marlin 614 (–246) 10px 5 10 Terry Labonte 609 (–251)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1994 Purolator 500 1994 Food City 500 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway Category:March 1994 sports events in the United States Category:1994 in sports in South Carolina