1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)

24th race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway 300 21.765 237 Terry Labonte Ted Musgrave 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports Roush Racing TBS Motor Racing Network Ken Squier, Chuck Bown 400 400 300 482.803 482.803 0.75 1.21 1994 24 31 The 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. September 10 104.156 mph km/h Miller Genuine Draft 400 37th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400 1994_Miller_Genuine_Draft_400_(Richmond).jpeg The 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 24th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 10, 1994, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. On lap 373 of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would make a late-race pass for the lead and hold the field off to take his 13th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Higgins Tom September 12, 1994 Labonte waits patiently, then blasts past field at Richmond 12 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114853439/labonte-waits-patiently-then-blasts/ December 19, 2022 Newspapers.com Macenka Joe September 12, 1994 Labonte grabbing veteran status 21 Sun-Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114853570/labonte-grabbing-veteran-status/ December 19, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at. Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It Known as "America's premier short track". Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord01Billy Ogle Jr.Ogle RacingChevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord8Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord9Phil ParsonsMelling 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 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 EnterprisesPontiac47Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord51Dirk StephensWhitcomb RacingFord52Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford80Joe RuttmanHover MotorsportsFord90Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord95Jeff GreenSadler Brothers RacingFord98Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 9, at 5:30 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, September 10, at 2:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-36 would be decided on time,September 9, 1994 NASCAR today 22 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114853610/nascar-today/ December 19, 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, won the pole, setting a time of 21.765 and an average speed of 124.052 mph km/h on in the first round.Macenka Joe September 10, 1994 Musgrave races to pole for Miller 400 10 Bennington Banner https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114853674/musgrave-races-to-pole-for-miller-400/ December 19, 2022 Newspapers.com Seven drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed116Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord21.765124.052223Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord21.808123.80835Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.820123.740422Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac21.827123.70052Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord21.836123.649677Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford21.844123.604740Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac21.845123.598829Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet21.860123.51397Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord21.891123.3381025Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.898123.299111Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord21.902123.276123Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.907123.2481324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.909123.237146Mark MartinRoush RacingFord21.914123.2091531Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet21.936123.0851675Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord21.943123.0461728Kenny WallaceRobert Yates RacingFord21.959122.9561812Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord21.963122.9341943John Andretti (R)Petty EnterprisesPontiac21.973122.8782030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac21.987122.800Failed to lock in Round 1214Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet21.990122.7832271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet22.007122.6882327Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord22.035122.5322442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac22.044122.4822518Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet22.050122.4492690Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord22.051122.4432726Brett BodineKing RacingFord22.055122.4212821Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22.068122.3492917Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet22.081122.2773032Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet22.088122.2383133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet22.121122.0563210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord22.126122.0283341Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.128122.0173495Jeff GreenSadler Brothers RacingFord22.129122.0123519Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord22.165121.814Provisionals3615Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord -* -*3798Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord -* -*Champion's Provisional3811Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord -* -*Failed to qualify3947Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord -* -*4051Dirk StephensWhitcomb RacingFord -* -*4180Joe RuttmanHover MotorsportsFord -* -*429Phil ParsonsMelling RacingFord -* -*4352Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord -* -*4401Billy Ogle Jr.Ogle RacingChevrolet -* -*458Jeff Burton* (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord22.000122.727Official first round qualifying results *Time disallowed due to the car's roll cage having unapproved drilled holes.Blake Ben W. September 11, 1994 J. Burton's car disqualified because of illegal roll cage 46 Richmond Times-Dispatch https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114853239/j-burtons-car-disqualified-because-of/ December 19, 2022 Newspapers.com Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings135Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet400237running185$67,76521324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4002running175$40,3653123Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40041running170$38,830452Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord40090running165$30,78053210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord4000running155$26,7056146Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4000running150$22,7807829Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet4000running146$19,38082726Brett BodineKing RacingFord3990running142$16,58091025Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3990running138$16,280102917Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet3995running139$18,280111943John Andretti (R)Petty EnterprisesPontiac3990running130$11,680123032Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet3990running127$10,85513214Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3980running124$17,705142821Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3980running121$17,605153811Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3970running118$14,855162518Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3970running115$18,83017116Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3971running117$18,6301897Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord3970running109$13,980191812Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3960running106$13,855201675Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord3960running103$10,380213615Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord3960running100$17,180223133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3950running97$13,655232690Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord3940running94$9,48024422Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac3940running91$13,355251531Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet3940running88$7,005262030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3930running85$13,18027677Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford3930running82$9,055283341Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3920running79$8,930292271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3880running76$8,90530223Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3845running78$8,355313519Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord3830running70$6,805321728Kenny WallaceRobert Yates RacingFord3640rear end67$18,38033111Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3100rear end64$10,77534740Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac30219engine66$11,255352327Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1590ignition58$6,755363495Jeff GreenSadler Brothers RacingFord420transmission55$6,755373798Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord290crash52$6,755382442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac220oil pump49$17,755Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 3,620 10px 1 2 Rusty Wallace 3,388 (-232) 10px 1 3 Mark Martin 3,317 (-303) 10px 4 Ricky Rudd 3,210 (–410) 10px 1 5 Ken Schrader 3,139 (–481) 10px 1 6 Morgan Shepherd 3,077 (–543) 10px 2 7 Ernie Irvan 3,026 (–594) 10px 1 8 Jeff Gordon 2,921 (–699) 10px 1 9 Bill Elliott 2,887 (–733) 10px 10 Michael Waltrip 2,829 (–791)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. 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