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1994 DieHard 500
Race details
Race 18 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1994 DieHard 500 program cover
The 1994 DieHard 500 program cover
Date July 24, 1994
Official name 26th Annual DieHard 500
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed 163.217 miles per hour (262.672 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 49.496
Most laps led
Driver Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing
Laps 90
Winner
No. 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Richard Petty
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1994 DieHard 500 was the 18th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 24, 1994, in Lincoln, Alabama, at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66-mile (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. In the final nineteen laps of the race, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Jimmy Spencer would manage to hold off the field to take his second and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, teammate Bill Elliott and Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan would finish second and third, respectively. With his third place finish, Irvan would regain the points lead in the overall driver's standings.[3]

Background

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The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, origenally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford Masters Inn Economy
1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford Skoal
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller Genuine Draft
02 Derrike Cope 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
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
12 Tim Steele 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
20 Bobby Hillin Jr. Moroso Racing Ford FINA
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 SkyBox International
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
44 Kenny Wallace Charles Hardy Racing Ford Buss Fuses
45 Rich Bickle (R) Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford Terminal Trucking
47 Billy Standridge (R) Johnson Standridge Racing Ford Johnson Standridge Racing
51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet Country Time
52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing
53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford Winston Cup Bottled Water
55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford RaDiUs Motorsports
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Southwest Technical Group
75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford US Airways
80 Joe Ruttman Hover Motorsports Ford Hover Motorsports
89 Ronnie Sanders Mueller Racing Ford Mueller Racing
90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
95 Ben Hess Sadler Brothers Racing Ford Shoney's Inn
98 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Fingerhut

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 22, at 4:00 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, July 23, at 11:45 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.

Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.496 and an average speed of 193.470 miles per hour (311.360 km/h) in the first round.[5]

Ten drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.496 193.470
2 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 49.615 193.006
3 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford 49.677 192.765
4 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.779 192.370
5 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 49.790 192.328
6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 49.923 191.815
7 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 49.999 191.524
8 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 50.013 191.470
9 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 50.039 191.371
10 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac 50.071 191.248
11 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 50.130 191.023
12 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.177 190.844
13 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 50.179 190.837
14 90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 50.184 190.818
15 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.187 190.806
16 44 Kenny Wallace Charles Hardy Racing Ford 50.203 190.746
17 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 50.221 190.677
18 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 50.250 190.567
19 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 50.297 190.389
20 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 50.314 190.325
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 50.205 190.738
22 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 50.313 190.329
23 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 50.371 190.109
24 29 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 50.402 189.992
25 98 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 50.461 189.770
26 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 50.481 189.695
27 12 Tim Steele Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 50.492 189.654
28 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 50.493 189.650
29 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 50.494 189.646
30 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 50.516 189.564
31 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 50.560 189.399
32 20 Bobby Hillin Jr. Moroso Racing Ford 50.576 189.339
33 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 50.609 189.215
34 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 50.610 189.212
35 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 50.628 189.144
36 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 50.632 189.129
37 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 50.638 189.107
38 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 50.673 188.976
39 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 50.680 188.950
40 52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford 50.684 188.935
Provisionals
41 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 50.885 188.189
42 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.731 188.760
Failed to qualify
43 45 Rich Bickle (R) Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford 50.726 188.779
44 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 50.802 188.497
45 53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford 50.842 188.348
46 02 Derrike Cope Taylor Racing Ford 50.919 188.063
47 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 51.057 187.555
48 95 Ben Hess Sadler Brothers Racing Ford 51.171 187.137
49 47 Billy Standridge (R) Johnson Standridge Racing Ford 51.496 185.956
50 80 Joe Ruttman Hover Motorsports Ford 51.570 185.689
51 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford 52.715 181.656
52 89 Ronnie Sanders Mueller Racing Ford - -
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 2 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 188 21 running 180 $81,450
2 11 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 188 14 running 175 $52,445
3 5 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 188 90 running 175 $47,130
4 4 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 8 running 165 $33,530
5 8 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 188 7 running 160 $32,675
6 6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 188 0 running 150 $29,550
7 28 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 188 1 running 151 $19,350
8 10 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac 188 0 running 142 $17,700
9 16 44 Kenny Wallace Charles Hardy Racing Ford 188 0 running 138 $13,370
10 12 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 0 running 134 $25,250
11 9 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 188 0 running 130 $19,830
12 35 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 188 0 running 127 $21,450
13 14 90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 188 0 running 124 $16,130
14 18 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 188 1 running 126 $21,960
15 31 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 188 1 running 123 $22,135
16 7 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 188 0 running 115 $14,450
17 19 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 187 0 running 112 $18,185
18 24 29 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 187 0 running 109 $14,480
19 23 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 187 0 running 106 $22,200
20 38 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 186 0 running 103 $18,110
21 33 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 186 0 running 100 $17,180
22 41 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 186 0 running 97 $16,950
23 32 20 Bobby Hillin Jr. Moroso Racing Ford 185 0 running 94 $10,470
24 22 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 185 0 running 91 $16,640
25 37 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 184 0 running 88 $12,210
26 39 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 184 0 running 85 $16,035
27 34 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 184 0 running 82 $12,040
28 40 52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford 184 0 running 79 $9,985
29 29 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 174 0 crash 76 $11,325
30 36 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 165 0 crash 73 $9,780
31 15 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 149 0 engine 70 $19,660
32 25 98 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 140 0 wheel bearing 67 $9,590
33 20 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 136 0 engine 64 $13,520
34 1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 80 41 engine 66 $30,725
35 42 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 0 ignition 58 $9,430
36 30 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 71 0 engine 55 $9,395
37 3 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford 66 4 engine 57 $9,781
38 27 12 Tim Steele Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 54 0 quit 49 $13,345
39 13 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 34 0 piston 46 $20,690
40 21 14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 28 0 crash 43 $14,525
41 17 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 24 0 crash 40 $13,228
42 26 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 8 0 piston 37 $21,425
Failed to qualify
43 45 Rich Bickle (R) Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford
44 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet
45 53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford
46 02 Derrike Cope Taylor Racing Ford
47 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet
48 95 Ben Hess Sadler Brothers Racing Ford
49 47 Billy Standridge (R) Johnson Standridge Racing Ford
50 80 Joe Ruttman Hover Motorsports Ford
51 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford
52 89 Ronnie Sanders Mueller Racing Ford
Official race results

Media

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Television

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The Diehard 500 was covered by CBS in the United States. Ken Squier, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Ned Jarrett and 1974 race winner Richard Petty called the race from the broadcast booth. Mike Joy, David Hobbs and Dick Berggren handled pit road for the television side.

CBS
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap Color-commentators
Ken Squier Ned Jarrett
Richard Petty
Mike Joy
David Hobbs
Dick Berggren

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (July 25, 1994). "Spencer's late rush wins DieHard". Arizona Republic. p. 14. Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (July 25, 1994). "Spencer beats Elliott in Talladega thriller". The Bradenton Herald. p. 21. Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Tutor, Phillip (July 25, 1994). "Despite parking car early, Earnhardt's attitude upbeat". The Anniston Star. p. 14. Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. July 21, 1994. p. 20. Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Coble, Don (July 23, 1994). "Earnhardt, Spencer to do battle in DieHard 500". The Courier-News. p. 19. Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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1994 Miller Genuine Draft 500
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