1994 Miller Genuine Draft 500

17th race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Geoff Bodine Racing 31 17 Ken Squier, Barry Dodson 156 TBS Motor Racing Network 136.075 mph km/h Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Geoff Bodine Racing 7 Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway 804.672 804.672 500 200 200 4.0 2.5 22nd Annual Miller Genuine Draft 500 Miller Genuine Draft 500 54.922 1994 500 July 17 1994_Miller_Genuine_Draft_500.jpeg The 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 500 was the 17th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 17, 1994, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Geoff Bodine, driving for his own Geoff Bodine Racing team, would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his 16th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Brinster Dick July 18, 1994 Hoosier tires deliver win 12 The Advocate-Messenger https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114256948/hoosier-tires-deliver-win/ December 7, 2022 Newspapers.com McKee Sandra July 18, 1994 Bodine easily wins Miller 500 20 The Baltimore Sun https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114257165/bodine-easily-wins-miller-500/ December 7, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, A.G. Dillard Motorsports driver Ward Burton and Larry Hedrick Motorsports driver Joe Nemechek would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports or NASCAR. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli. Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick 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 RacingFord9Rich Bickle (R)Melling 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 MotorsportsFord21Morgan 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 RacingFord55Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord57Bob SchachtBalough RacingFord65Jerry O'NeilO'Neil RacingChevrolet71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford90Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord98Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Phil ParsonsJ&J RacingOldsmobile Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 15, at 3:00 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 16, 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,July 15, 1994 NASCAR today 22 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114257314/nascar-today/ December 7, 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. Geoff Bodine, driving for his own Geoff Bodine Racing team, won the pole, setting a time of 54.922 and an average speed of 163.869 mph km/h on in the first round.Coble Don July 16, 1994 Geoff takes Miller pole 11 Star-Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114257489/geoff-takes-miller-pole/ December 7, 2022 Newspapers.com Four drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord54.922163.869231Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet55.118163.286377Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford55.274162.82548Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord55.392162.478528Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord55.395162.470610Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord55.440162.338724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55.468162.256819Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord55.513162.124925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55.515162.118102Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord55.519162.1071141Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet55.525162.089126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord55.539162.0481322Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac55.575161.9431426Brett BodineKing RacingFord55.641161.7511533Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet55.663161.6871640Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac55.682161.6321718Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet55.690161.609184Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet55.699161.5831911Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord55.768161.383203Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet55.782161.342Failed to lock in Round 12143Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac55.794161.3082247Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord55.795161.3052398Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord55.821161.230241Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord55.894161.0192590Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord55.919160.9472617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet55.929160.9182702Derrike CopeTaylor RacingFord55.982160.766285Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55.999160.7172912Tim SteeleBobby Allison MotorsportsFord56.003160.7063057Bob SchachtBalough RacingFord56.105160.4143175Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord56.130160.3423216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord56.181160.1973321Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord56.203160.1343471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet56.209160.1173523Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord56.249160.0033614John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet56.262159.9663742Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac56.286159.898389Rich Bickle (R)Melling RacingFord56.348159.7223929Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet56.389159.6064015Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord56.396159.586Provisionals4130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac -* -*4227Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord -* -*Failed to qualify4355Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord -* -*4432Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4599Phil ParsonsJ&J RacingOldsmobile -* -*4665Jerry O'NeilO'Neil RacingChevrolet -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings117Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord200156running185$103,2702231Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet2006running175$39,72031141Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running165$29,790448Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord20016running165$29,64053321Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord2000running155$30,6356610Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord2000running150$17,2607203Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running146$26,2108724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1990running142$21,7609102Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord19912running143$24,460101718Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1990running134$24,510113175Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord1991running135$13,71012184Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1990running127$20,160131322Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac1990running124$17,160144130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1980running121$16,86015285Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1980running118$19,910162143Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac1980running115$19,360171911Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1980running112$16,16018819Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord1980running109$9,260192702Derrike CopeTaylor RacingFord1980running106$9,110204015Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord1970running103$19,365212398Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1970running100$11,960223523Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord1970running97$11,260231640Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac1960running94$15,060244227Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1960running91$10,910253614John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet1961running93$12,460263471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1960running85$10,710273742Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1900running82$19,360282617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1890running79$14,810293929Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1780running76$10,360302590Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord1760running73$10,21031126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1742engine75$21,460323216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord1560running67$14,110332912Tim SteeleBobby Allison MotorsportsFord1530running64$13,51034389Rich Bickle (R)Melling RacingFord1520engine61$7,935351426Brett BodineKing RacingFord1450transmission58$11,86036377Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford1430engine55$7,78537528Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord1361timing chain57$19,310381533Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet1115oil line54$12,67039925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1050overheating46$11,63540241Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord1020overheating43$12,060412247Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord770rear end40$7,560423057Bob SchachtBalough RacingFord110transmission37$7,560Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt 2,657 10px 2 Ernie Irvan 2,564 (-93) 10px 3 Rusty Wallace 2,413 (-244) 10px 4 Mark Martin 2,331 (–326) 10px 1 5 Morgan Shepherd 2,225 (–432) 10px 1 6 Ken Schrader 2,217 (–440) 10px 7 Ricky Rudd 2,188 (–469) 10px 8 Michael Waltrip 2,022 (–635) 10px 1 9 Jeff Gordon 2,008 (–649) 10px 1 10 Lake Speed 1,965 (–692)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1994 Slick 50 300 1994 DieHard 500 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway Category:July 1994 sports events in the United States Category:1994 in sports in Pennsylvania