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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.
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	Harry Gant	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

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.

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, 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.

Six drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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.

References

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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