1994 DieHard 500

18th race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 4.28 The 1994 DieHard 500 program cover 49.496 Junior Johnson & Associates Jimmy Spencer Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Richard Petty Motor Racing Network CBS Robert Yates Racing 27 90 Ernie Irvan Dale Earnhardt 163.217 mph km/h Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway Richard Childress Racing 804.8 804.8 188 188 500.08 31 18 DieHard 500 2.66 July 24 1994 500.08 26th Annual DieHard 500 1994 DieHard 500.jpeg The 1994 DieHard 500 was the 18th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 24, 1994, in Lincoln, Alabama, at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 mi km on permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. In the final nineteen laps of the race, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Jimmy Spencer would manage to hold off the field to take his second and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Harris Mike July 25, 1994 Spencer's late rush wins DieHard 14 Arizona Republic https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114387886/spencers-late-rush-wins-diehard/ December 10, 2022 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom July 25, 1994 Spencer beats Elliott in Talladega thriller 21 The Bradenton Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114388013/spencer-beats-elliott-in-talladega/ December 10, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, teammate Bill Elliott and Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan would finish second and third, respectively. With his third place finish, Irvan would regain the points lead in the overall driver's standings.Tutor Phillip July 25, 1994 Despite parking car early, Earnhardt's attitude upbeat 14 The Anniston Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114388076/despite-parking-car-early-earnhardts/ December 10, 2022 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66 mi km -long mid tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5 mi km -long mid tri-oval. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord02Derrike CopeTaylor RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord8Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Tim SteeleBobby Allison MotorsportsFord14John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet15Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord20Bobby Hillin Jr.Moroso 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 EnterprisesPontiac44Kenny WallaceCharles Hardy RacingFord45Rich Bickle (R)Terminal Trucking MotorsportsFord47Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet52Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord53Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord55Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford80Joe RuttmanHover MotorsportsFord89Ronnie SandersMueller RacingFord90Mike 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 Friday, July 22, at 4:00 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, July 23, at 11:45 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,July 21, 1994 NASCAR today 20 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114388186/nascar-today/ December 10, 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. Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 49.496 and an average speed of 193.470 mph km/h on in the first round.Coble Don July 23, 1994 Earnhardt, Spencer to do battle in DieHard 500 19 The Courier-News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114388292/earnhardt-spencer-to-do-battle-in/ December 10, 2022 Newspapers.com Ten drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.496193.470227Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord49.615193.006319Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord49.677192.765425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.779192.370528Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord49.790192.32866Mark MartinRoush RacingFord49.923191.815775Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord49.999191.52484Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet50.013191.470930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac50.039191.3711043Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac50.071191.2481111Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord50.130191.023125Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.177190.8441318Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet50.179190.8371490Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord50.184190.8181524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.187190.8061644Kenny WallaceCharles Hardy RacingFord50.203190.7461716Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord50.221190.6771815Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord50.250190.5671926Brett BodineKing RacingFord50.297190.389207Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord50.314190.325Failed to lock in Round 12114John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet50.205190.7382217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet50.313190.3292342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac50.371190.1092429Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet50.402189.9922598Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord50.461189.770262Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord50.481189.6952712Tim SteeleBobby Allison MotorsportsFord50.492189.6542810Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord50.493189.6502977Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford50.494189.6463051Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet50.516189.5643121Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord50.560189.3993220Bobby Hillin Jr.Moroso RacingFord50.576189.3393333Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet50.609189.2153471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet50.610189.2123522Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac50.628189.1443655Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord50.632189.1293723Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord50.638189.107381Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord50.673188.976398Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord50.680188.9504052Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord50.684188.935Provisionals4140Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac50.885188.1894241Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.731188.760Failed to qualify4345Rich Bickle (R)Terminal Trucking MotorsportsFord50.726188.7794432Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet50.802188.4974553Ritchie PettyPetty Brothers RacingFord50.842188.3484602Derrike CopeTaylor RacingFord50.919188.0634731Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet51.057187.5554895Ben HessSadler Brothers RacingFord51.171187.1374947Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord51.496185.9565080Joe RuttmanHover MotorsportsFord51.570185.689510Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord52.715181.6565289Ronnie SandersMueller RacingFord - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1227Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord18821running180$81,45021111Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord18814running175$52,4453528Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord18890running175$47,1304425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1888running165$33,530584Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1887running160$32,675666Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1880running150$29,55072810Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord1881running151$19,35081043Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac1880running142$17,70091644Kenny WallaceCharles Hardy RacingFord1880running138$13,37010125Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1880running134$25,25011930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1880running130$19,830123522Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac1880running127$21,450131490Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord1880running124$16,130141815Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord1881running126$21,960153121Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord1881running123$22,13516775Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord1880running115$14,450171926Brett BodineKing RacingFord1870running112$18,185182429Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1870running109$14,480192342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1870running106$22,20020381Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord1860running103$18,110213333Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet1860running100$17,180224140Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac1860running97$16,950233220Bobby Hillin Jr.Moroso RacingFord1850running94$10,470242217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1850running91$16,640253723Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord1840running88$12,21026398Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord1840running85$16,035273471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1840running82$12,040284052Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord1840running79$9,985292977Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford1740crash76$11,325303655Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord1650crash73$9,780311524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1490engine70$19,660322598Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1400wheel bearing67$9,59033207Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord1360engine64$13,5203413Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8041engine66$30,725354241Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet750ignition58$9,430363051Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet710engine55$9,39537319Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord664engine57$9,781382712Tim SteeleBobby Allison MotorsportsFord540quit49$13,345391318Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet340piston46$20,690402114John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet280crash43$14,525411716Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord240crash40$13,22842262Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord80piston37$21,425Official race results Media Television The Diehard 500 was covered by CBS in the United States. Ken Squier, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Ned Jarrett and 1974 race winner Richard Petty called the race from the broadcast booth. Mike Joy, David Hobbs and Dick Berggren handled pit road for the television side. CBS Booth announcers Pit reporters Lap-by-lap Color-commentators Ken Squier Ned Jarrett Richard Petty Mike Joy David Hobbs Dick Berggren Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 Ernie Irvan 2,739 10px 1 2 Dale Earnhardt 2,723 (-16) 10px 1 3 Mark Martin 2,481 (-258) 10px 1 4 Rusty Wallace 2,450 (–289) 10px 1 5 Ken Schrader 2,382 (–357) 10px 1 6 Morgan Shepherd 2,348 (–391) 10px 7 Ricky Rudd 2,339 (–400) 10px 8 Michael Waltrip 2,152 (–587) 10px 1 9 Lake Speed 2,091 (–648) 10px 1 10 Jeff Gordon 2,078 (–661)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 500 1994 Brickyard 400 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Category:July 1994 sports events in the United States Category:1994 in sports in Alabama