1994 Slick 50 500

30th race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 1994 10 30 The 1994 Slick 50 500 program cover, featuring Jeff Gordon. Morgan–McClure Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Terry Labonte 112 Sterling Marlin TNN Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, David Pearson 5 Motor Racing Network 107.463 mph km/h 31 Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix International Raceway 30 502.115 312 1.609 1 7th Annual Slick 50 500 Slick 50 500 1994 27.728 312 96,000 1994 Slick 50 500.jpeg The 1994 Slick 50 500 was the 30th and penultimate stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the 30th and penultimate race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Transcontinental Series, and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 30, 1994, before an audience of 96,000 in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 312 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 14th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season.Higgins Tom October 31, 1994 Labonte captures Slick 50 crown 12 The Daily Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117013590/labonte-captures-slick-50-crown/ January 22, 2023 Newspapers.com Harris Mike October 31, 1994 'Forgotten' Labonte is back in the picture 9 The Messenger https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117013814/forgotten-labonte-is-back-in-the/ January 22, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Phoenix International Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Phoenix International Raceway is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation. The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake00Scott GaylordOliver RacingFord1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord02Brad NoffsingerTaylor RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord06P. J. JonesUltra MotorsportsFord7Geoff 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 MotorsportsFord21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac22WSt. James DavisSt. James RacingPontiac23Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingFord27Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet32Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37Doug GeorgeOlson Technology RacingFord39Rich BickleRoulo Brothers RacingChevrolet40Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac41Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43John Andretti (R)Petty EnterprisesPontiac50Mike ChaseJTC RacingChevrolet51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet58Wayne JacksJacks MotorsportsPontiac61Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord76Ron Hornaday Jr.Spears MotorsportsChevrolet77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford81Jeff DavisJeff Davis RacingFord86Rich Woodland Jr.Woodland RacingChevrolet90Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord90WJoe HeathHeath RacingFord92John KrebsKrebs RacingChevrolet95Lance WadeWade RacingFord98Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 28, at 6:00 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, October 29, at 4:00 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,October 28, 1994 NASCAR today 24 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117014111/nascar-today/ January 22, 2023 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. Sterling Marlin, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 27.728 and an average speed of 129.833 mph km/h in the first round.Harris Mike October 29, 1994 Marlin wins 'Slick' pole 7 The Messenger https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117014284/marlin-wins-slick-pole/ January 22, 2023 Newspapers.com 11 drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet27.728129.83322Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord27.866129.190311Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord27.905129.009410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord27.911128.981518Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet27.927128.90866Mark MartinRoush RacingFord27.980128.663725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.000128.57183Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.002128.562926Brett BodineKing RacingFord28.017128.4931015Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord28.043128.3741128Kenny WallaceRobert Yates RacingFord28.068128.2601216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord28.078128.2141321Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord28.086128.1781424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.110128.0681542Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac28.114128.0501641Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.118128.0321743John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac28.121128.0181817Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet28.152127.877195Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.164127.8232027Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord28.192127.696Failed to lock in Round 1211Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord28.158127.8502212Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord28.194127.6872375Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord28.200127.6602433Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet28.212127.6052530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac28.221127.5652690Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord28.251127.4292731Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet28.268127.3522822Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac28.281127.2942940Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac28.289127.2583077Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford28.299127.2133123Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord28.321127.1143261Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet28.335127.0513329Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet28.343127.0153471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet28.343127.0153532Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet28.377126.863368Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord28.410126.716377Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord28.419126.6763876Ron Hornaday Jr.Spears MotorsportsChevrolet28.441126.5783939Rich BickleRoulo Brothers RacingChevrolet28.460126.4934006P. J. JonesUltra MotorsportsFord28.464126.476Winston Cup provisionals4198Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord -* -*4219Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord -* -*Winston West provisional4350Mike ChaseJTC RacingChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4451Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet -* -*4502Brad NoffsingerTaylor RacingFord -* -*4600Scott GaylordOliver RacingFord -* -*4737Doug GeorgeOlson Technology RacingFord -* -*4881Jeff DavisJeff Davis RacingFord -* -*4990WJoe HeathHeath RacingFord -* -*5086Rich Woodland Jr.Woodland RacingChevrolet -* -*5192John KrebsKrebs RacingChevrolet -* -*5222WSt. James DavisSt. James RacingPontiac -* -*5395Lance WadeWade RacingFord -* -*5458Wayne JacksJacks MotorsportsPontiac -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1195Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet312112running185$67,885266Mark MartinRoush RacingFord31284running175$46,155314Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3127running170$40,33041424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3111running165$26,78051216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3110running155$25,40561542Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3110running150$24,3707410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord31199running151$20,2208377Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord3110running142$20,5209518Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3104running143$21,920101817Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet3100running134$19,770112940Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac3100running130$16,820121321Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3100running127$19,02013926Brett BodineKing RacingFord3100running124$15,920141015Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord3100running121$18,52015725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3100running118$15,470162822Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac3102running120$14,8201722Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3100running112$20,420181128Kenny WallaceRobert Yates RacingFord3100running109$19,195193471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3100running106$10,295204198Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3090running103$11,560212731Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet3090running100$7,685223329Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet3090running97$9,760232433Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3080running94$13,635243123Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3080running91$9,485251641Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3060running88$9,335263077Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford3060running85$9,23527368Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord3060running82$13,110282690Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord3040running79$8,985294006P. J. JonesUltra MotorsportsFord3030running76$6,960302212Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3030running73$12,935314350Mike ChaseJTC RacingChevrolet3020running70$6,910322375Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord2980running67$8,135333261Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet2970engine64$7,710343876Ron Hornaday Jr.Spears MotorsportsChevrolet2971running66$6,58535311Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2752clutch63$11,860362530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac2630running55$10,535373939Rich BickleRoulo Brothers RacingChevrolet1440engine52$6,515382027Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1160crash49$6,505393532Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet970engine46$6,4904083Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet910engine43$19,575414219Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord670transmission40$5,82542211Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord310engine37$10,325431743John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac310crash34$6,825Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 4,519 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 4,140 (-379) 10px 3 Mark Martin 4,065 (-454) 10px 4 Ken Schrader 3,930 (–589) 10px 5 Ricky Rudd 3,929 (–590) 10px 6 Morgan Shepherd 3,879 (–640) 10px 7 Terry Labonte 3,734 (–785) 10px 1 8 Jeff Gordon 3,658 (–861) 10px 1 9 Darrell Waltrip 3,588 (–931) 10px 2 10 Bill Elliott 3,568 (–951)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1994 AC Delco 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1994 Hooters 500 19941994 Spears Manufacturing 300 NASCAR Winston Transcontinental Series 1994 1994 Winter Heat #2 Slick 50 500 Slick 50 500 Slick 50 500 Category:NASCAR races at Phoenix Raceway Category:October 1994 sports events in the United States