1994 Purolator 500

Fourth race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway 499.216 30.405 1.522 2.449 803.41 803.41 499.216 328 328 1994 Purolator 500 35th Annual Purolator 500 4 31 Motor Racing Network March 13 ABC Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons 28 TriStar Motorsports Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing 207 Loy Allen Jr. 146.136 mph km/h 1994_Purolator_500.jpeg The 1994 Purolator 500 program cover, featuring Morgan Shepherd, Bill Elliott, and David Pearson. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. 102,000 The 1994 Purolator 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 13, 1994, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.522 mi km permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 328 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan would manage to complete a dominant performance for the majority of the race to take his 11th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his second victory of the season, and his second straight victory.Harris Mike March 14, 1994 Irvan Captures Atlanta Victory 16 Valley News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113417895/irvan-captures-atlanta-victory/ November 21, 2022 Newspapers.com Thompson Chuck March 14, 1994 Irvan breaks new ground with second straight NASCAR win 21 Muncie Evening Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113417949/irvan-breaks-new-ground-with-second/ November 21, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Wood Brothers Racing driver Morgan Shepherd and owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held. Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.522-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960. The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54 mi km on where before it was 1.522 mi km on. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. 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 Burton (R)Stavola 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 MotorsportsFord20Buddy BakerMoroso 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 EnterprisesPontiac47Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet55Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord61Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford80Jimmy HortonHover MotorsportsFord89Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingFord90Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord95Jeremy Mayfield (R)Sadler Brothers RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Danny SullivanVirtue RacingChevrolet Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 11, at 2:30 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, March 12, at 10:30 AM 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 10, 1996 NASCAR today 31 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113418138/nascar-today/ November 21, 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. Loy Allen Jr., driving for TriStar Motorsports, won the pole, setting a time of 30.405 and an average speed of 180.207 mph km/h on in the first round.Harris Mike March 12, 1994 Rookie Allen races to 2nd pole 17 Messenger-Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113418240/rookie-allen-races-to-2nd-pole/ November 21, 2022 Newspapers.com Eight drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord30.405180.20727Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord30.469179.82935Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.510179.58746Mark MartinRoush RacingFord30.541179.405541Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.554179.32869Rich Bickle (R)Melling RacingFord30.560179.293728Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord30.566179.258831Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet30.605179.030912Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord30.606179.0241077Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford30.626178.9071133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet30.669178.656122Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord30.681178.586138Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord30.691178.5281421Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord30.724178.3361526Brett BodineKing RacingFord30.725178.330163Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.744178.2201724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.752178.1741802Curtis MarkhamTaylor RacingFord30.833177.7061975Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord30.847177.6252032Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet30.871177.487Failed to lock in Round 12111Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord30.885177.4072210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord30.897177.338234Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet30.902177.3092425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.910177.2632527Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord30.927177.1662614John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet30.950177.0342742Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac30.966176.9422851Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet31.009176.6972998Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord31.031176.5723022Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac31.033176.5603129Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet31.043176.5043230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31.054176.4413340Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac31.069176.3563415Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord31.076176.3163516Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord31.100176.1803618Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet31.112176.112371Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord31.114176.1013871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet31.118176.0783923Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord31.121176.0614017Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet31.135175.982Provisionals4155Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord -* -*4290Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord -* -*Failed to qualify4343Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac -* -*4461Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet -* -*4520Buddy BakerMoroso RacingFord -* -*4647Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord -* -*4789Jim SauterMueller Brothers RacingFord -* -*4880Jimmy HortonHover MotorsportsFord -* -*4999Danny SullivanVirtue RacingChevrolet -* -*5095Jeremy Mayfield (R)Sadler Brothers RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1728Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord328207running185$86,10021421Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3281running175$48,30034017Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet32814running170$44,4504138Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord32887running165$32,600546Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3270running155$30,30063415Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord3270running150$24,85071077Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford3270running146$14,05081724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3260running142$21,55092210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3260running138$12,350102527Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3260running134$17,500113516Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3260running130$18,52012163Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3250running127$24,550132742Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3250running124$21,5801435Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3259running126$21,360153022Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac3250running118$17,880162425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3250running115$17,270173923Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3250running112$10,06018541Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3240running109$13,440193340Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac3220running106$16,630203129Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet3210running103$10,310212851Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet3210running100$9,60022119Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord3210running97$18,240233230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3210running94$16,03024122Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3200running91$21,49525234Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3180running88$19,19026371Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3140running85$11,635274290Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord3140running82$11,425282032Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet3110rear end79$8,955294155Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord2920running76$11,140301133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet2880running73$14,905311526Brett BodineKing RacingFord2870running70$14,745322111Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2840engine67$14,585331975Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord2840engine64$10,490342998Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord2150crash61$9,955353618Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2052engine63$19,820363871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1220engine55$10,3803769Rich Bickle (R)Melling RacingFord1010engine52$8,3653827Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord738engine54$14,150391802Curtis MarkhamTaylor RacingFord320crash46$8,32540831Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet240engine43$8,28541912Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord60engine40$12,285422614John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet50crash37$12,785Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Ernie Irvan 705 10px 2 2 Mark Martin 604 (-101) 10px 1 3 Dale Earnhardt 594 (-111) 10px 5 4 Morgan Shepherd 571 (–132) 10px 5 Terry Labonte 551 (–154) 10px 3 6 Sterling Marlin 549 (–156) 10px 7 Jeff Gordon 544 (–161) 10px 3 8 Ricky Rudd 519 (–186) 10px 3 9 Ken Schrader 517 (–188) 10px 4 10 Lake Speed 492 (–213)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1994 Pontiac Excitement 400 1994 TranSouth Financial 400 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway Category:March 1994 sports events in the United States Category:1994 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)