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.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 22 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
.jpeg) 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
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,[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
Race results
Standings after the race
- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.