1994 Mello Yello 500

28th race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON October 9 806.281 806.281 145.922 mph km/h A.G. Dillard Motorsports TBS Geoff Bodine Performance Racing Network Ken Squier, Chuck Bown, Cale Yarborough Geoff Bodine Racing Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing 202 31 Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway 29.070 170,000 501 334 334 2.41 1.5 28 35th Annual Mello Yello 500 18 Mello Yello 500 1994 501 Ward Burton 1994_Mello_Yello_500.jpeg The 1994 Mello Yello 500 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The 1994 Mello Yello 500 was the 28th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 9, 1994, in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. In the final restart of the race with four to go, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Dale Jarrett would manage to defend the field for the next three laps before a caution on the final lap ended the race, handing Jarrett the victory.Higgins Tom October 10, 1994 Dales have good day at Charlotte 19 Evansville Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115031129/dales-have-good-day-at-charlotte/ December 23, 2022 Newspapers.com Macenka Joe October 10, 1994 Jarrett wins Mello Yello 500, Earnhardt one step closer to fourth title in five years 13 The Park City Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115075752/jarrett-wins-mello-yello-500-earnhardt/ December 23, 2022 Newspapers.com The victory was Jarrett's third NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory of his career and his only victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Wood Brothers Racing driver Morgan Shepherd and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively. Heading into the 1994 AC Delco 500, Dale Earnhardt was the extremely heavy favorite to win the driver's championship, only needing to be ahead of second-place driver, Rusty Wallace by 371 points at the finish of the race to mathematically clinch the championship.Clarke Liz October 10, 1994 Wallace's point race hope hurt 10 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115076069/wallaces-point-race-hope-hurt/ December 23, 2022 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord02Brad NoffsingerTaylor RacingFord3Dale 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 MotorsportsFord20Jimmy HensleyMoroso 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 RacingPontiac43John Andretti (R)Petty EnterprisesPontiac44Bobby Hillin Jr.Charles Hardy RacingFord45Rich Bickle (R)Terminal Trucking MotorsportsFord47Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord52Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord53Kirk ShelmerdineJimmy Means RacingFord54Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet55Butch MillerRaDiUs MotorsportsFord67Ken BouchardCunningham RacingFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford78Pancho CarterTriad MotorsportsFord80Joe RuttmanHover MotorsportsFord84Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingOldsmobile90Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord95Ben HessSadler Brothers RacingFord98Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, October 5, at 7:00 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 Thursday, October 6, at 1:30 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 5, 1994 NASCAR today 106 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115076347/nascar-today/ December 23, 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. Ward Burton, driving for A.G. Dillard Motorsports, won the pole, setting a time of 29.070 and an average speed of 185.759 mph km/h on in the first round.Higgins Tom October 6, 1994 'Incredible lap' puts rookie first 26 Evansville Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115076525/incredible-lap-puts-rookie-first/ December 23, 2022 Newspapers.com 12 drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed131Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet29.070185.759230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac29.295184.332343John Andretti (R)Petty EnterprisesPontiac29.368183.874441Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.375183.830524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.423183.53067Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord29.450183.362712Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord29.506183.014826Brett BodineKing RacingFord29.521182.92195Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.522182.9141032Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet29.551182.7351125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.605182.402126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.652182.1131390Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord29.658182.0761477Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford29.680181.941152Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord29.695181.8491610Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord29.746181.5371775Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord29.765181.4211833Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet29.787181.287191Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord29.801181.2022022Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac29.801181.202Failed to lock in Round 12128Kenny WallaceRobert Yates RacingFord29.713181.7392218Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.806181.172234Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet29.817181.1052415Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord29.829181.0322527Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord29.835180.9952640Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac29.854180.8802721Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord29.855180.8742811Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord29.859180.8502916Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord29.870180.7833080Joe RuttmanHover MotorsportsFord29.870180.783318Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord29.888180.6753298Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord29.894180.6383323Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord29.909180.5483419Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord29.911180.5363517Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet29.918180.4933644Bobby Hillin Jr.Charles Hardy RacingFord29.923180.4633747Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord29.928180.433383Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.932180.4093920Jimmy HensleyMoroso RacingFord29.988180.0724054Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet30.020179.880Provisionals4142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac -* -*4229Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*449Phil ParsonsMelling RacingFord -* -*4567Ken BouchardCunningham RacingFord -* -*4655Butch MillerRaDiUs MotorsportsFord -* -*4702Brad NoffsingerTaylor RacingFord -* -*4852Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord -* -*4978Pancho CarterTriad MotorsportsFord -* -*5053Kirk ShelmerdineJimmy Means RacingFord -* -*5184Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingOldsmobile -* -*5295Ben HessSadler Brothers RacingFord -* -*5345Rich Bickle (R)Terminal Trucking MotorsportsFord -* -*540Delma CowartH. 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Waters RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings12218Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3344running180$106,80022721Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord33415running175$71,9003383Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3346running170$66,00041125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33413running165$47,80052415Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord3340running155$42,9256826Brett BodineKing RacingFord33413running155$37,450795Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3340running146$32,8508712Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3340running142$28,10093517Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet33411running143$29,20010230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3330crash134$31,45011441Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3330running130$19,30012191Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3330running127$19,700131032Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet3330running124$14,500142128Kenny WallaceRobert Yates RacingFord3321running126$22,100153644Bobby Hillin Jr.Charles Hardy RacingFord3312crash123$9,750162527Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3310running115$10,800171390Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord3310running112$10,600182916Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3310running109$13,500192640Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac3300running106$13,100203298Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3300running103$9,350213323Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3300running100$8,350221833Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3290running97$12,070233080Joe RuttmanHover MotorsportsFord3280running94$5,69024343John Andretti (R)Petty EnterprisesPontiac32830running96$11,12525318Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord3280running88$11,390264229Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet3270running85$7,265273419Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord3250running82$5,15028524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3243crash84$16,730291610Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3240crash76$10,420304142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3081running78$16,015314054Robert PressleyLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3030running70$4,7203267Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord290202engine77$31,340332811Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2890running64$8,565343747Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord2770running61$4,540351477Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford2661engine63$4,51536234Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2572engine60$14,49037152Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord2561timing chain57$16,680381775Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord1990handling49$4,47039126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1560engine46$16,260403920Jimmy HensleyMoroso RacingFord760crash43$4,45541131Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet2929crash45$29,655422022Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac40crash37$8,455Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 4,291 10px 2 Rusty Wallace 3,970 (-321) 10px 3 Mark Martin 3,744 (-547) 10px 4 Ken Schrader 3,740 (–551) 10px 5 Ricky Rudd 3,613 (–678) 10px 6 Morgan Shepherd 3,582 (–709) 10px 7 Jeff Gordon 3,412 (–879) 10px 1 8 Terry Labonte 3,389 (–902) 10px 1 9 Darrell Waltrip 3,360 (–931) 10px 2 10 Bill Elliott 3,350 (–941)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1994 Tyson Holly Farms 400 1994 AC Delco 500 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Category:October 1994 sports events in the United States Category:1994 in sports in North Carolina