The 1994 Hanes 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 45th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 24, 1994, in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would be able to defend Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan to complete a comeback from a speeding penalty midway through the race, retaking the lead on lap 433. The race was Wallace's 33rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Ernie Irvan and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively. With his second-place finish, Irvan was able to regain the overall points lead in the driver's championship from Dale Earnhardt.

1994 Hanes 500
Race details
Race 8 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1994 Hanes 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace.
The 1994 Hanes 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace.
Date April 24, 1994
Official name 45th Annual Hanes 500
Location Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 356 laps, 187.256 mi (301.359 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Average speed 76.7 miles per hour (123.4 km/h)
Attendance 59,000
Pole position
Driver Penske Racing South
Time 20.374
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Laps 317
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 Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford Skoal
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller Genuine Draft
02 Curtis Markham 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 Chuck Bown Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford Bobby Allison Motorsports
14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet Grand Piano & Furniture
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
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 Active Motorsports
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
52 Mike Skinner Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing
55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford Petron Plus
63 Jim Bown Kieper Racing Chevrolet Wholesale Truck Parts
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
78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford Hauser Rental
90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Fingerhut

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 22, at 3:00 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, April 23, at 12:30 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; which was usually two. 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.

Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske Racing South, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.374 and an average speed of 92.942 miles per hour (149.576 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Eight drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 20.374 92.942
2 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 20.401 92.819
3 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 20.426 92.705
4 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 20.463 92.538
5 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 20.471 92.502
6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20.501 92.366
7 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 20.508 92.335
8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.512 92.317
9 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 20.514 92.308
10 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 20.515 92.303
11 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 20.563 92.088
12 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 20.571 92.052
13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.587 91.980
14 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 20.592 91.958
15 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 20.602 91.913
16 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 20.608 91.887
17 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.610 91.878
18 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 20.633 91.775
19 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 20.658 91.664
20 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 20.662 91.647
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 20.613 91.864
22 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 20.675 91.589
23 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 20.676 91.584
24 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 20.686 91.540
25 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 20.704 91.461
26 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 20.739 91.306
27 14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 20.748 91.267
28 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 20.754 91.240
29 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.761 91.209
30 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.779 91.130
31 78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford 20.832 90.899
32 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20.847 90.833
33 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 20.848 90.829
34 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 20.858 90.785
Provisionals
35 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford -* -*
36 12 Chuck Bown Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford -* -*
Failed to qualify
37 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac -* -*
38 90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford -* -*
39 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet -* -*
40 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford -* -*
41 02 Curtis Markham Taylor Racing Ford -* -*
42 63 Jim Bown Kieper Racing Chevrolet -* -*
43 52 Mike Skinner Jimmy Means Racing Ford -* -*
44 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
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 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 500 317 running 185 $173,675
2 5 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 76 running 175 $41,750
3 6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 27 running 170 $33,425
4 16 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 500 9 running 165 $23,050
5 32 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 500 0 running 155 $23,875
6 12 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 500 0 running 150 $14,775
7 36 12 Chuck Bown Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 500 0 running 146 $24,575
8 11 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 499 0 running 142 $16,875
9 10 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 499 0 running 138 $16,175
10 28 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 499 0 running 134 $17,725
11 8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 499 0 running 130 $21,060
12 19 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 498 0 running 127 $6,825
13 15 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 498 0 running 124 $13,725
14 23 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 497 0 running 121 $7,525
15 30 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 497 0 running 118 $16,675
16 33 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 497 0 running 115 $6,825
17 7 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 496 0 running 112 $13,225
18 4 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 495 0 running 109 $8,630
19 22 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 495 0 running 106 $11,975
20 26 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 495 0 running 103 $5,825
21 20 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 494 0 running 100 $16,475
22 29 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 493 0 running 97 $7,575
23 24 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 493 0 running 94 $7,425
24 35 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 489 0 running 91 $11,275
25 31 78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford 484 0 running 88 $4,775
26 9 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 483 0 running 85 $15,675
27 2 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 474 0 running 82 $16,625
28 14 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 473 0 rear end 79 $6,825
29 18 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 472 0 running 76 $4,425
30 25 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 467 0 running 73 $14,375
31 17 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 438 0 running 70 $10,575
32 34 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 400 0 running 67 $4,375
33 13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 394 0 running 64 $10,475
34 3 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 385 71 crash 66 $12,375
35 27 14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 351 0 engine 58 $10,375
36 21 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 286 0 clutch 55 $10,875
Failed to qualify
37 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac
38 90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford
39 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
40 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford
41 02 Curtis Markham Taylor Racing Ford
42 63 Jim Bown Kieper Racing Chevrolet
43 52 Mike Skinner Jimmy Means Racing Ford
44 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (April 25, 1994). "The Pits". Centre Daily Times. p. 15. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (April 25, 1994). "Wallace eases to victory in Hanes 500". The Daily Herald. p. 10. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. April 22, 1996. p. 24. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Harris, Mike (April 23, 1994). "Ford's pole streak still alive". The Daily News-Journal. p. 13. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
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