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. To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Mark Martin and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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

(R) denotes rookie driver.

#DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord8Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord14Phil ParsonsHagan 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 & AssociatesFord28Kenny WallaceRobert Yates RacingFord29Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet32Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet40Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac41Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43John Andretti (R)Petty EnterprisesPontiac52Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord55Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford90Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord95Jeff GreenSadler Brothers RacingFord98Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord

Qualifying 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, 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, won the pole, setting a time of 15.451 and an average speed of in the first round.

Six drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet15.451124.18627Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord15.469124.04235Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.478123.97042Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord15.523123.610541 (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.538123.491632Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet15.570123.237731Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet15.572123.22186Mark MartinRoush RacingFord15.578123.17491Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord15.581123.1501022Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac15.588123.0951111Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord15.613122.8981224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.619122.8501377Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford15.626122.795143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.638122.7011528Kenny WallaceRobert Yates RacingFord15.638122.7011617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet15.640122.6851740Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac15.670122.4511816Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord15.675122.4111912Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord15.682122.357208Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord15.686122.326Failed to lock in Round 12121Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord15.690122.2942226Brett BodineKing RacingFord15.712122.1232343John Andretti (R)Petty EnterprisesPontiac15.712122.123244Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet15.724122.0302598Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord15.737121.9292623Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord15.742121.8902790Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord15.743121.8832830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac15.769121.6822918Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet15.793121.4973029Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet15.797121.4663125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.807121.3893242Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac15.838121.1523310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord15.858120.9993452Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord15.866120.938Provisionals3515Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord -* -*3675Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord -* -*Failed to qualify3795Jeff GreenSadler Brothers RacingFord -* -*3827Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord -* -*3971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*4019Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord -* -*4155Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord -* -*4214Phil ParsonsHagan RacingChevrolet -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup

Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings142Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord500105running180$53,015286Mark MartinRoush RacingFord50042running175$35,9153143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50025running170$33,26541617Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet5000running160$28,73051111Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord5000running155$22,2756244Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5000running150$21,26572830Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac5002running151$17,96583675Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord5000running142$15,4659133Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet49988running143$23,5401091Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord4990running134$19,040111816Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord4990running130$16,340123310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord4990running127$16,540131528Kenny WallaceRobert Yates RacingFord4991running129$20,490142226Brett BodineKing RacingFord4970running121$15,540153242Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac4970running118$19,935161912Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord4960running115$15,08517632Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet4960running112$10,935182121Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord4950running109$18,285193125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4940running106$14,77520208Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord4900running103$16,285212598Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord4860running100$10,935223452Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord4780running97$8,0852327Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord456168engine104$17,235242790Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord4550running91$10,060253515Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord4090crash88$17,915262918Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet38819crash90$19,285271377Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford3730rear end82$9,862281740Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac2980crash79$13,81029541 (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet28614crash81$9,285302343John Andretti (R)Petty EnterprisesPontiac2610crash73$7,735311022Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac2580crash70$11,735321224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22236crash72$17,7353335Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1150crash64$18,035343029Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1080overheating61$7,735352623Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord860crash58$7,73536731Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet490engine55$7,735Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Dale Earnhardt 3,275 1 2 Mark Martin 3,074 (-201) 1 3 Rusty Wallace 3,072 (-203) 2 4 Ernie Irvan 3,026 (–249) 5 Ken Schrader 2,924 (–351) 6 Ricky Rudd 2,890 (–385) 7 Morgan Shepherd 2,791 (–484) 8 Jeff Gordon 2,669 (–606) 9 Michael Waltrip 2,596 (–679) 1 10 Bill Elliott 2,589 (–686)Official driver's standings

Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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