1994 Goodwrench 500
Race details
Race 2 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1994 Goodwrench 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
The 1994 Goodwrench 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
Date February 27, 1994
Official name 29th Annual Goodwrench 500
Location Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.017 mi (1.637 km)
Distance 492 laps, 500.364 mi (805.257 km)
Scheduled Distance 492 laps, 500.364 mi (805.257 km)
Average speed 125.239 miles per hour (201.553 km/h)
Attendance 45,000
Pole position
Driver Geoff Bodine Racing
Time 24.132
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Laps 347
Winner
No. 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Glenn Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1994 Goodwrench 500 was the second stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 27, 1994, in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 492 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate the majority of the race to take his 32nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin and Precision Products Racing driver Rick Mast would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

The layout of North Carolina Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School.[3]

Entry list

  • (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
02 T. W. Taylor Taylor Racing Ford Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
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 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 Chuck Bown 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
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 ATS Wood Recycling
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 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
47 Billy Standridge (R) Johnson Standridge Racing Ford Johnson Standridge Racing
48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac Rumple Furniture
52 Mike Skinner Jimmy Means Racing Ford NAPA Auto Parts
55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford Petron Plus
56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet Bell Motor Company
61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet Total Petroleum
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Southwest Technical Group, Terramite
75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
77 Greg Sacks Jasper Motorsports Ford US Airways
90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
95 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Sadler Brothers Racing Ford Shoney's
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Fingerhut
99 Danny Sullivan SABCO Racing Pontiac Kraft

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, February 25, at 2:30 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, February 26, at 11:30 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,[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.

Geoff Bodine, driving for his own Geoff Bodine Racing team, would win the pole, setting a time of 24.132 and an average speed of 151.716 miles per hour (244.163 km/h) in the first round.[5]

Seven drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 24.132 151.716
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 24.149 151.609
3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 24.186 151.377
4 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 24.236 151.065
5 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 24.255 150.946
6 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 24.298 150.679
7 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 24.314 150.580
8 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 24.337 150.438
9 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 24.384 150.148
10 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 24.399 150.055
11 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 24.403 150.031
12 29 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 24.406 150.012
13 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 24.419 149.932
14 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 24.419 149.932
15 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 24.440 149.804
16 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 24.447 149.761
17 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 24.469 149.626
18 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 24.488 149.510
19 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24.510 149.376
20 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 24.512 149.364
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 24.528 149.266
22 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac 24.529 149.260
23 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 24.567 149.029
24 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 24.567 149.029
25 12 Chuck Bown Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 24.569 149.017
26 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 24.573 148.993
27 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 24.574 148.987
28 47 Billy Standridge (R) Johnson Standridge Racing Ford 24.590 148.890
29 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 24.599 148.835
30 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 24.614 148.745
31 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 24.640 148.588
32 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 24.641 148.582
33 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 24.650 148.527
34 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 24.651 148.521
35 14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 24.658 148.479
36 9 Rich Bickle (R) Melling Racing Ford 24.686 148.311
37 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 24.709 148.173
38 52 Mike Skinner Jimmy Means Racing Ford 24.763 147.850
39 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 24.788 147.701
40 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 24.801 147.623
Provisionals
41 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet -* -*
42 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford -* -*
Failed to qualify
43 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
44 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
45 99 Danny Sullivan SABCO Racing Pontiac -* -*
46 61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet -* -*
47 95 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Sadler Brothers Racing Ford -* -*
48 56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
49 02 T. W. Taylor Taylor Racing Ford -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 15 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 492 347 running 185 $52,885
2 21 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 492 54 running 175 $48,935
3 16 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 492 0 running 165 $36,085
4 2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 491 62 running 165 $28,986
5 6 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 491 0 running 155 $26,410
6 4 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 491 2 running 155 $20,535
7 19 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 491 16 running 151 $25,785
8 7 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 490 6 running 147 $22,635
9 13 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 489 0 running 138 $18,935
10 31 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 489 0 running 134 $19,410
11 34 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 489 0 running 130 $12,885
12 26 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 489 0 running 127 $13,735
13 5 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 488 0 running 124 $17,435
14 29 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 488 0 running 121 $10,035
15 1 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 487 4 running 123 $22,685
16 11 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 486 1 running 120 $19,635
17 27 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 486 0 running 112 $19,435
18 41 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 485 0 running 109 $20,635
19 20 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 484 0 running 106 $15,985
20 39 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 484 0 running 103 $17,285
21 37 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 484 0 running 100 $18,610
22 33 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 484 0 running 97 $11,185
23 9 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 483 0 running 94 $14,935
24 35 14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 480 0 running 91 $15,285
25 25 12 Chuck Bown Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 480 0 running 88 $14,535
26 24 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 478 0 running 85 $8,025
27 22 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac 478 0 running 82 $10,225
28 30 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 477 0 running 79 $7,875
29 32 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 477 0 running 76 $9,900
30 12 29 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 475 0 running 73 $7,650
31 38 52 Mike Skinner Jimmy Means Racing Ford 469 0 running 70 $9,550
32 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 462 0 crash 67 $13,500
33 18 90 Bobby Hillin Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 456 0 running 64 $9,250
34 14 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 427 0 running 61 $8,700
35 40 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 418 0 valve 58 $7,100
36 23 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 396 0 crash 55 $7,025
37 17 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 376 0 running 52 $10,975
38 10 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 358 0 crash 49 $10,960
39 8 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 336 0 running 46 $11,925
40 42 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford 228 0 crash 43 $6,900
41 36 9 Rich Bickle (R) Melling Racing Ford 122 0 engine 40 $6,900
42 28 47 Billy Standridge (R) Johnson Standridge Racing Ford 55 0 crash 37 $7,400
Failed to qualify
43 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet
44 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac
45 99 Danny Sullivan SABCO Racing Pontiac
46 61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet
47 95 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Sadler Brothers Racing Ford
48 56 Jerry Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet
49 02 T. W. Taylor Taylor Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. Higgins, Tom (February 28, 1994). "It takes Wallace just two races to prove point". York Daily Record. p. 28. Retrieved December 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. Harris, Mike (February 28, 1994). "It's a habit for Wallace, who rolls at Rockingham". The Buffalo News. p. 11. Retrieved December 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. "Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc". Fasttrackracing.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  4. "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. February 25, 1994. p. 18. Retrieved December 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. Higgins, Tom (February 26, 1994). "Bodine in fast company". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 9. Retrieved December 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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