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1994 Slick 50 500

30th race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

30th race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1994 Slick 50 500 was the 30th and penultimate stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the 30th and penultimate race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Transcontinental Series, and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 30, 1994, before an audience of 96,000 in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 312 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 14th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Phoenix International Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
00Scott GaylordOliver RacingFordOliver Gravity Separators
1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFordSkoal
2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFordMiller Genuine Draft
02Brad NoffsingerTaylor RacingFordTaylor Racing
3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench Service Plus
4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevroletKodak
5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevroletKellogg's Frosted Flakes
6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordValvoline
06P. J. JonesUltra MotorsportsFordUltra Wheels
7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFordExide
8Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFordRaybestos
10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFordTide
11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordBudweiser
12Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFordMane 'n Tail
15Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFordFord Quality Care
16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFordThe Family Channel
17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevroletWestern Auto
18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletInterstate Batteries
19Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFordHooters
21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo
22Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiacMaxwell House
22WSt. James DavisSt. James RacingPontiacSt. James Racing
23Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFordSmokin' Joe's
24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletDuPont
25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletKodiak
26Brett BodineKing RacingFordQuaker State
27Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordMcDonald's
28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFordTexaco, Havoline
29Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevroletDiamond Ridge Motorsports
30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacPennzoil
31Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevroletHardee's
32Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevroletManheim Auctions
33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevroletSkoal Bandit
37Doug GeorgeOlson Technology RacingFordOlson Technology
39Rich BickleRoulo Brothers RacingChevroletPedigree
40Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiacKendall
41Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevroletMeineke
42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiacMello Yello
43John Andretti (R)Petty EnterprisesPontiacSTP
50Mike ChaseJTC RacingChevroletStar Race Computers
51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevroletCountry Time
58Wayne JacksJacks MotorsportsPontiacImperial Palace
61Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevroletTotal Petroleum
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletProdigy
75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFordFactory Stores of America
76Ron Hornaday Jr.Spears MotorsportsChevroletSpears Manufacturing
77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.FordUS Airways
81Jeff DavisJeff Davis RacingFordPetron Plus
86Rich Woodland Jr.Woodland RacingChevroletWoodland Duck Farms
90Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFordHeilig-Meyers
90WJoe HeathHeath RacingFordCoors
92John KrebsKrebs RacingChevroletChannellock
95Lance WadeWade RacingFordJ. R. Edgett Excavating
98Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFordFingerhut

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 28, at 6:00 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, October 29, at 4:00 PM 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, 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; which was two for cars in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and one extra provisional for the NASCAR Winston West Series. 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.

Sterling Marlin, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 27.728 and an average speed of 129.833 mph in the first round.

11 drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed1234567891011121314151617181920Failed to lock in Round 12122232425262728293031323334353637383940Winston Cup provisionals4142Winston West provisional43Failed to qualify4445464748495051525354Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet27.728129.833
2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord27.866129.190
11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord27.905129.009
10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord27.911128.981
18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet27.927128.908
6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord27.980128.663
25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.000128.571
3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.002128.562
26Brett BodineKing RacingFord28.017128.493
15Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord28.043128.374
28Kenny WallaceRobert Yates RacingFord28.068128.260
16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord28.078128.214
21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord28.086128.178
24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.110128.068
42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac28.114128.050
41Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.118128.032
43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac28.121128.018
17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet28.152127.877
5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.164127.823
27Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord28.192127.696
1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord28.158127.850
12Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord28.194127.687
75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord28.200127.660
33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet28.212127.605
30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac28.221127.565
90Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord28.251127.429
31Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet28.268127.352
22Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac28.281127.294
40Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac28.289127.258
77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford28.299127.213
23Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord28.321127.114
61Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet28.335127.051
29Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet28.343127.015
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet28.343127.015
32Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet28.377126.863
8Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord28.410126.716
7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord28.419126.676
76Ron Hornaday Jr.Spears MotorsportsChevrolet28.441126.578
39Rich BickleRoulo Brothers RacingChevrolet28.460126.493
06P. J. JonesUltra MotorsportsFord28.464126.476
98Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord-*-*
19Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord-*-*
50Mike ChaseJTC RacingChevrolet-*-*
51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet-*-*
02Brad NoffsingerTaylor RacingFord-*-*
00Scott GaylordOliver RacingFord-*-*
37Doug GeorgeOlson Technology RacingFord-*-*
81Jeff DavisJeff Davis RacingFord-*-*
90WJoe HeathHeath RacingFord-*-*
86Rich Woodland Jr.Woodland RacingChevrolet-*-*
92John KrebsKrebs RacingChevrolet-*-*
22WSt. James DavisSt. James RacingPontiac-*-*
95Lance WadeWade RacingFord-*-*
58Wayne JacksJacks MotorsportsPontiac-*-*

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243Failed to qualify4445464748495051525354Official race results
195Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet312112running185$67,885
66Mark MartinRoush RacingFord31284running175$46,155
14Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3127running170$40,330
1424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3111running165$26,780
1216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3110running155$25,405
1542Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac3110running150$24,370
410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord31199running151$20,220
377Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord3110running142$20,520
518Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3104running143$21,920
1817Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet3100running134$19,770
2940Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac3100running130$16,820
1321Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3100running127$19,020
926Brett BodineKing RacingFord3100running124$15,920
1015Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord3100running121$18,520
725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3100running118$15,470
2822Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac3102running120$14,820
22Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3100running112$20,420
1128Kenny WallaceRobert Yates RacingFord3100running109$19,195
3471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3100running106$10,295
4198Jeremy Mayfield (R)Cale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3090running103$11,560
2731Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet3090running100$7,685
3329Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet3090running97$9,760
2433Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3080running94$13,635
3123Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3080running91$9,485
1641Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3060running88$9,335
3077Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford3060running85$9,235
368Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord3060running82$13,110
2690Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord3040running79$8,985
4006P. J. JonesUltra MotorsportsFord3030running76$6,960
2212Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3030running73$12,935
4350Mike ChaseJTC RacingChevrolet3020running70$6,910
2375Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord2980running67$8,135
3261Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet2970engine64$7,710
3876Ron Hornaday Jr.Spears MotorsportsChevrolet2971running66$6,585
311Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2752clutch63$11,860
2530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac2630running55$10,535
3939Rich BickleRoulo Brothers RacingChevrolet1440engine52$6,515
2027Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1160crash49$6,505
3532Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet970engine46$6,490
83Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet910engine43$19,575
4219Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord670transmission40$5,825
211Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord310engine37$10,325
1743John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac310crash34$6,825
51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet
02Brad NoffsingerTaylor RacingFord
00Scott GaylordOliver RacingFord
37Doug GeorgeOlson Technology RacingFord
81Jeff DavisJeff Davis RacingFord
90WJoe HeathHeath RacingFord
86Rich Woodland Jr.Woodland RacingChevrolet
92John KrebsKrebs RacingChevrolet
22WSt. James DavisSt. James RacingPontiac
95Lance WadeWade RacingFord
58Wayne JacksJacks MotorsportsPontiac

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsOfficial driver's standings
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]1Dale Earnhardt4,519
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]2Rusty Wallace4,140 (-379)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]3Mark Martin4,065 (-454)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]4Ken Schrader3,930 (–589)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]5Ricky Rudd3,929 (–590)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]6Morgan Shepherd3,879 (–640)
[[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]7Terry Labonte3,734 (–785)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 18Jeff Gordon3,658 (–861)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 19Darrell Waltrip3,588 (–931)
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 210Bill Elliott3,568 (–951)
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

References

  1. Higgins, Tom. (October 31, 1994). "Labonte captures Slick 50 crown". The Daily Herald.
  2. Harris, Mike. (October 31, 1994). "'Forgotten' Labonte is back in the picture". The Messenger.
  3. (October 28, 1994). "NASCAR today". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  4. Harris, Mike. (October 29, 1994). "Marlin wins 'Slick' pole". The Messenger.
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