1994 Goody's 500 (Bristol)

The 1994 Goody's 500 was the 22nd stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 24, 1994, in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In the final 36 laps of the race, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace was able to fend off Roush Racing driver Mark Martin to claim his 37th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Mark Martin and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

1994 Goody's 500
Race details
Race 22 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1994 Goody's 500 program cover, featuring Mark Martin.
The 1994 Goody's 500 program cover, featuring Mark Martin.
Date August 27, 1994
Official name 34th Annual Goody's 500
Location Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Average speed 91.363 miles per hour (147.034 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Leo Jackson Motorsports
Time 15.451
Most laps led
Driver Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing
Laps 168
Winner
No. 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford Skoal
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
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
14 Phil Parsons Hagan Racing Chevrolet Bryant Heating & Cooling
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 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 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
52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford NAPA Auto Parts
55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford RaDiUs Motorsports
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Terramite
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
95 Jeff Green Sadler Brothers Racing Ford Shoney's Inn
98 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Fingerhut

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 26, at 4:30 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, August 27, at 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-34 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.

Harry Gant, driving for Leo Jackson Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 15.451 and an average speed of 124.186 miles per hour (199.858 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Six drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 15.451 124.186
2 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 15.469 124.042
3 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.478 123.970
4 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 15.523 123.610
5 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.538 123.491
6 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 15.570 123.237
7 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 15.572 123.221
8 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 15.578 123.174
9 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 15.581 123.150
10 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 15.588 123.095
11 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 15.613 122.898
12 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.619 122.850
13 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 15.626 122.795
14 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.638 122.701
15 28 Kenny Wallace Robert Yates Racing Ford 15.638 122.701
16 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 15.640 122.685
17 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 15.670 122.451
18 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 15.675 122.411
19 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 15.682 122.357
20 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 15.686 122.326
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 15.690 122.294
22 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 15.712 122.123
23 43 John Andretti (R) Petty Enterprises Pontiac 15.712 122.123
24 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 15.724 122.030
25 98 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 15.737 121.929
26 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 15.742 121.890
27 90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 15.743 121.883
28 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 15.769 121.682
29 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 15.793 121.497
30 29 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 15.797 121.466
31 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.807 121.389
32 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 15.838 121.152
33 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 15.858 120.999
34 52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford 15.866 120.938
Provisionals
35 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford -* -*
36 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford -* -*
Failed to qualify
37 95 Jeff Green Sadler Brothers Racing Ford -* -*
38 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford -* -*
39 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet -* -*
40 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford -* -*
41 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford -* -*
42 14 Phil Parsons Hagan Racing Chevrolet -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 4 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 500 105 running 180 $53,015
2 8 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 42 running 175 $35,915
3 14 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 25 running 170 $33,265
4 16 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 160 $28,730
5 11 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 500 0 running 155 $22,275
6 24 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 150 $21,265
7 28 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 500 2 running 151 $17,965
8 36 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 500 0 running 142 $15,465
9 1 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 499 88 running 143 $23,540
10 9 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 499 0 running 134 $19,040
11 18 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 499 0 running 130 $16,340
12 33 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 499 0 running 127 $16,540
13 15 28 Kenny Wallace Robert Yates Racing Ford 499 1 running 129 $20,490
14 22 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 497 0 running 121 $15,540
15 32 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 497 0 running 118 $19,935
16 19 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 496 0 running 115 $15,085
17 6 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 496 0 running 112 $10,935
18 21 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 495 0 running 109 $18,285
19 31 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 494 0 running 106 $14,775
20 20 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 490 0 running 103 $16,285
21 25 98 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 486 0 running 100 $10,935
22 34 52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford 478 0 running 97 $8,085
23 2 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 456 168 engine 104 $17,235
24 27 90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 455 0 running 91 $10,060
25 35 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 409 0 crash 88 $17,915
26 29 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 388 19 crash 90 $19,285
27 13 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 373 0 rear end 82 $9,862
28 17 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 298 0 crash 79 $13,810
29 5 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 286 14 crash 81 $9,285
30 23 43 John Andretti (R) Petty Enterprises Pontiac 261 0 crash 73 $7,735
31 10 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 258 0 crash 70 $11,735
32 12 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 222 36 crash 72 $17,735
33 3 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 115 0 crash 64 $18,035
34 30 29 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 108 0 overheating 61 $7,735
35 26 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 86 0 crash 58 $7,735
36 7 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 49 0 engine 55 $7,735
Failed to qualify
37 95 Jeff Green Sadler Brothers Racing Ford
38 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford
39 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
40 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford
41 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford
42 14 Phil Parsons Hagan Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 28, 1994). "Wallace wins duel in Goody's 500". Sunday News. p. 32. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Harris, Mike (August 29, 1994). "Pit efficiency paved Wallace's Goody 500 win". The Stuart News. p. 30. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. August 26, 1994. p. 16. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Harris, Mike (August 27, 1994). "Gant grabs Goody's pole". The Anniston Star. p. 13. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
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