1994 Slick 50 300

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1994 Slick 50 300
Race details
Race 16 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1994 Slick 50 300 program cover, featuring Harry Gant.
DateJuly 10, 1994
Official name 2nd Annual Slick 50 300
Location Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.704 km (1.058 miles)
Distance 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km)
Scheduled distance 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km)
Average speed 87.599 miles per hour (140.977 km/h)
Attendance 72,000
Pole position
Driver Robert Yates Racing
Time 29.944
Most laps led
Driver Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing
Laps 176
Winner
No. 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Kenny Wallace
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1994 Slick 50 300 was the 16th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 10, 1994, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. On the final restart of the race with eight laps to go, Ricky Rudd, driving for his own Rudd Performance Motorsports team would manage to hold off the field to take his 15th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. [1] [2] Meanwhile, second-place finisher, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would retake the overall driver's championship lead after a poor finish from then-points leader Ernie Irvan. [3] To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would finish third.

Contents

Background

The layout of New Hampshire International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. New Hampshire Motor Speedway.PNG
The layout of New Hampshire International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford Skoal
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller Genuine Draft
02 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Taylor Racing Ford Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
03 Jamie Aube Doug Innis Racing Chevrolet Budweiser
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 Rich Bickle (R) Melling Racing Ford Melling Racing
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
12 Tim Steele Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford Bobby Allison Motorsports
14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet Hagan Racing
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
20 Randy LaJoie Moroso Racing Ford FINA
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 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Diamond Ridge Motorsports
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet Hardee's
32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet SkyBox International
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
34 Mike McLaughlin Team 34 Chevrolet Coors Extra Gold
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 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
54 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Manheim Auctions
55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford RaDiUs Motorsports
62 Joe Bessey Gray Racing Ford Kenova Golf Construction
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Southwest Technical Group
75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford US Airways
90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Fingerhut

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 8, at 3:30 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, July 9, at 11:00 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, [4] 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.

Ernie Irvan, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.944 and an average speed of 127.197 miles per hour (204.704 km/h) in the first round. [5] In the second round, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would manage to beat his time with a time of 29.755; however, since the time was in the second round, Elliott would only garner the 21st starting position. [6]

Fiver drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
128 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 29.944127.197
224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.018126.884
310 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 30.075126.643
422 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 30.109126.500
525 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.122126.446
616 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 30.153126.316
74 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 30.204126.103
898 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 30.260125.869
921 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.276125.803
106 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 30.279125.790
115 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.296125.720
1230 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 30.343125.525
1327 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 30.343125.525
1417 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 30.402125.281
1575 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 30.402125.281
167 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 30.416125.224
1771 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 30.426125.182
182 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 30.430125.166
1920 Randy LaJoie Moroso Racing Ford 30.445125.104
2055 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 30.451125.080
Failed to lock in Round 1
2111 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 29.755128.005
221 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 29.764127.967
2326 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 29.810127.769
2414 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 29.852127.589
2529 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 29.946127.189
269 Rich Bickle (R) Melling Racing Ford 30.006126.935
2777 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 30.033126.820
283 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.085126.601
2932 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 30.095126.559
3023 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 30.108126.505
3118 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 30.153126.316
3233 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 30.169126.249
3331 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 30.169126.249
3415 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 30.177126.215
3541 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.200126.119
3690 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 30.219126.040
3702 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Taylor Racing Ford 30.220126.036
3840 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 30.247125.923
398 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 30.275125.807
4034 Mike McLaughlin Team 34 Chevrolet 30.286125.761
Provisionals
4142 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 30.527124.768
4212 Tim Steele Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 30.361125.450
Failed to qualify
4319 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford -*-*
4443 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac -*-*
4554 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet -*-*
4662 Joe Bessey Gray Racing Ford -*-*
4703 Jamie Aube Doug Innis Racing Chevrolet -*-*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
1310 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 30055running180$91,875
2283 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30029running175$68,000
3182 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 3000running165$38,975
4106 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 3000running160$33,625
51575 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 3000running155$21,850
6921 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 3000running150$21,275
7616 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 3002running151$20,475
84142 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 3000running142$25,975
9221 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 30012running143$20,175
1074 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 3004running139$25,125
11115 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3000running130$22,675
122326 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 3000running127$19,775
13422 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 3001running129$19,575
143118 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 3000running121$23,775
153415 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 3000running118$22,625
162111 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 3000running115$19,925
173233 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 3000running112$18,625
181771 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 3003running114$14,425
193541 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2990running106$15,225
201920 Randy LaJoie Moroso Racing Ford 2990running103$12,175
21269 Rich Bickle (R) Melling Racing Ford 2990running100$11,400
224034 Mike McLaughlin Team 34 Chevrolet 2990running97$11,300
231417 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 2990running94$17,800
24525 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2980running91$17,700
252777 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 2980running88$13,500
263702 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Taylor Racing Ford 2980running85$11,400
272414 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 2940running82$14,800
283690 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 2910crash79$13,100
292055 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 2880crash76$10,600
30128 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 284176crash83$31,600
31167 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 2848crash75$16,700
321327 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 2810running67$12,500
332529 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 2790crash64$12,300
342932 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 2520running61$12,100
35898 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 2460crash58$12,000
363023 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 2270running55$11,400
371230 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 1801oil pump57$13,800
38398 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 1680engine49$13,700
39224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1609crash51$22,100
403840 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 1220crash43$13,500
414212 Tim Steele Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 1030crash40$13,500
423331 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 1000electrical37$9,500
Failed to qualify
4319 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford
4443 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac
4554 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet
4662 Joe Bessey Gray Racing Ford
4703 Jamie Aube Doug Innis Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. Harris, Mike (July 11, 1994). "Rudd edges Earnhardt". The Ithaca Journal. p. 14. Retrieved December 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Lessels, Allen (July 11, 1994). "Rudd finally earns a victory all his own". Daily Press. p. 42. Retrieved December 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "2nd means first for Earnhardt". The La Crosse Tribune. July 11, 1994. p. 24. Retrieved December 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer . July 8, 1994. p. 18. Retrieved December 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. Harris, Mike (July 9, 1994). "Irvan not entirely happy with showing". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 28. Retrieved December 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. Higgins, Tom (July 10, 1994). "Elliott sets mark in 2nd-round run of 128.005 mph". The Charlotte Observer. p. 103. Retrieved December 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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