1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)

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1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400
Race details
Race 24 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
DateSeptember 10, 1994
Official name 37th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400
Location Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.75 miles (1.21 km)
Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled distance 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 104.156 miles per hour (167.623 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Roush Racing
Time 21.765
Most laps led
Driver Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 237
Winner
No. 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network TBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Chuck Bown
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

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. [1] [2] To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at. Richmond International Speedway.png
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 hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford Skoal
01 Billy Ogle Jr. Ogle Racing Chevrolet Diecast Digest
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller Genuine Draft
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford Exide
8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Raybestos
9 Phil Parsons Melling Racing Ford Melling Racing
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford Mane 'n Tail
15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford Ford Quality Care
16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford The Family Channel
17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Western Auto
18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford Hooters
21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Maxwell House
23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford Smokin' Joe's
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford Quaker State
27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford McDonald's
28 Kenny Wallace Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Raybestos
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet Hardee's
32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet Active Motorsports
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac Kendall
41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Meineke
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Mello Yello
43 John Andretti (R) Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
47 Billy Standridge (R) Johnson Standridge Racing Ford Johnson Standridge Racing
51 Dirk Stephens Whitcomb Racing Ford Greased Lightning Degreaser
52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford NAPA Auto Parts
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Olive Garden
75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford US Airways
80 Joe Ruttman Hover Motorsports Ford Hover Motorsports
90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
95 Jeff Green Sadler Brothers Racing Ford Shoney's Inn
98 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Fingerhut

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, [3] 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, would win the pole, setting a time of 21.765 and an average speed of 124.052 miles per hour (199.642 km/h) in the first round. [4]

Seven drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
116 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 21.765124.052
223 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 21.808123.808
35 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.820123.740
422 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 21.827123.700
52 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 21.836123.649
677 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 21.844123.604
740 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 21.845123.598
829 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 21.860123.513
97 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 21.891123.338
1025 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.898123.299
111 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 21.902123.276
123 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.907123.248
1324 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.909123.237
146 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 21.914123.209
1531 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 21.936123.085
1675 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 21.943123.046
1728 Kenny Wallace Robert Yates Racing Ford 21.959122.956
1812 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 21.963122.934
1943 John Andretti (R) Petty Enterprises Pontiac 21.973122.878
2030 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 21.987122.800
Failed to lock in Round 1
214 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 21.990122.783
2271 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 22.007122.688
2327 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 22.035122.532
2442 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 22.044122.482
2518 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 22.050122.449
2690 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 22.051122.443
2726 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 22.055122.421
2821 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22.068122.349
2917 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 22.081122.277
3032 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 22.088122.238
3133 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 22.121122.056
3210 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 22.126122.028
3341 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.128122.017
3495 Jeff Green Sadler Brothers Racing Ford 22.129122.012
3519 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford 22.165121.814
Provisionals
3615 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford -*-*
3798 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford -*-*
Champion's Provisional
3811 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford -*-*
Failed to qualify
3947 Billy Standridge (R) Johnson Standridge Racing Ford -*-*
4051 Dirk Stephens Whitcomb Racing Ford -*-*
4180 Joe Ruttman Hover Motorsports Ford -*-*
429 Phil Parsons Melling Racing Ford -*-*
4352 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford -*-*
4401 Billy Ogle Jr. Ogle Racing Chevrolet -*-*
458 Jeff Burton* (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 22.000122.727
Official first round qualifying results

*Time disallowed due to the car's roll cage having unapproved drilled holes. [5]

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
135 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400237running185$67,765
21324 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4002running175$40,365
3123 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40041running170$38,830
452 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 40090running165$30,780
53210 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 4000running155$26,705
6146 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 4000running150$22,780
7829 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 4000running146$19,380
82726 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 3990running142$16,580
91025 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3990running138$16,280
102917 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 3995running139$18,280
111943 John Andretti (R) Petty Enterprises Pontiac 3990running130$11,680
123032 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 3990running127$10,855
13214 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 3980running124$17,705
142821 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 3980running121$17,605
153811 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 3970running118$14,855
162518 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 3970running115$18,830
17116 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 3971running117$18,630
1897 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 3970running109$13,980
191812 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 3960running106$13,855
201675 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 3960running103$10,380
213615 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 3960running100$17,180
223133 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 3950running97$13,655
232690 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 3940running94$9,480
24422 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 3940running91$13,355
251531 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 3940running88$7,005
262030 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 3930running85$13,180
27677 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 3930running82$9,055
283341 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3920running79$8,930
292271 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 3880running76$8,905
30223 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 3845running78$8,355
313519 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford 3830running70$6,805
321728 Kenny Wallace Robert Yates Racing Ford 3640rear end67$18,380
33111 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 3100rear end64$10,775
34740 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 30219engine66$11,255
352327 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 1590ignition58$6,755
363495 Jeff Green Sadler Brothers Racing Ford 420transmission55$6,755
373798 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 290crash52$6,755
382442 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 220oil pump49$17,755
Failed to qualify
3947 Billy Standridge (R) Johnson Standridge Racing Ford
4051 Dirk Stephens Whitcomb Racing Ford
4180 Joe Ruttman Hover Motorsports Ford
429 Phil Parsons Melling Racing Ford
4352 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford
4401 Billy Ogle Jr. Ogle Racing Chevrolet
458 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. Higgins, Tom (September 12, 1994). "Labonte waits patiently, then blasts past field at Richmond". The Charlotte Observer . p. 12. Retrieved December 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Macenka, Joe (September 12, 1994). "Labonte grabbing veteran status". Sun-Journal. p. 21. Retrieved December 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer . September 9, 1994. p. 22. Retrieved December 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. Macenka, Joe (September 10, 1994). "Musgrave races to pole for Miller 400". Bennington Banner. p. 10. Retrieved December 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. Blake, Ben W. (September 11, 1994). "J. Burton's car disqualified because of illegal roll cage". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. 46. Retrieved December 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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