1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)

The 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 19, 1994, in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to come back from a slow pit stop, passing the leader with five to go in the race. Wallace would be able to hold onto the lead to take his 36th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his fifth victory of the season, and his third consecutive victory.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.

1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400
Race details
Race 14 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date June 19, 1994
Official name 26th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400
Location Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2 mi (3.2 km)
Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed 125.022 miles per hour (201.203 km/h)
Pole position
Driver TriStar Motorsports
Time 39.858
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Laps 83
Winner
No. 18 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

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 Jeremy Mayfield (R) 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
07 Robby Gordon Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford Kranefuss-Haas Racing
8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Raybestos
9 Rich Bickle (R) Melling Racing Ford Melling Racing
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
12 Tim Steele Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford Teletron
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
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 ATS Wood Recycling
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
34 Bob Brevak Brevak Racing Ford Scaffidi Truck Centers
36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts
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 Bobby Hillin Jr. Charles Hardy Racing Ford Buss Fases
47 Billy Standridge 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
55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford RaDiUs Motorsports
61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet Total Petroleum
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 Jimmy Horton Hover Motorsports Ford Hover Motorsports
81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford TIC Financial
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, June 17, at 3:30 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, June 18, at 11:00 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,[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.

Loy Allen Jr., driving for TriStar Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 39.858 and an average speed of 180.641 miles per hour (290.714 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Ten drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford 39.858 180.641
2 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 40.078 179.650
3 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 40.087 179.609
4 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40.090 179.596
5 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 40.095 179.574
6 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 40.199 179.109
7 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40.221 179.011
8 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 40.257 178.851
9 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 40.381 178.302
10 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 40.408 178.183
11 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 40.416 178.147
12 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 40.474 177.892
13 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 40.487 177.835
14 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 40.533 177.633
15 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 40.537 177.616
16 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 40.555 177.537
17 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40.578 177.436
18 02 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Taylor Racing Ford 40.602 177.331
19 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 40.622 177.244
20 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 40.647 177.135
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 40.462 177.945
22 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 40.534 177.629
23 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 40.628 177.218
24 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40.644 177.148
25 9 Rich Bickle (R) Melling Racing Ford 40.670 177.035
26 44 Bobby Hillin Jr. Charles Hardy Racing Ford 40.687 176.961
27 29 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 40.688 176.956
28 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 40.710 176.861
29 12 Tim Steele Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 40.718 176.826
30 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 40.743 176.717
31 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40.747 176.700
32 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 40.768 176.609
33 14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 40.772 176.592
34 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 40.777 176.570
35 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 40.810 176.427
36 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 40.810 176.427
37 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 40.849 176.259
38 07 Robby Gordon Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 40.889 176.086
39 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 40.934 175.893
40 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 41.072 175.302
Provisionals
41 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 41.437 173.758
42 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 41.114 175.123
Failed to qualify
43 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 41.086 175.242
44 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac 41.124 175.080
45 90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 41.169 174.889
46 52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford 41.230 174.630
47 80 Jimmy Horton Hover Motorsports Ford 41.230 174.630
48 34 Bob Brevak Brevak Racing Ford 41.422 173.821
49 47 Billy Standridge (R) Johnson Standridge Racing Ford 41.527 173.381
50 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 41.572 173.193
51 36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac 41.848 172.051
52 61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet 42.381 169.887
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 5 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 200 83 running 185 $66,980
2 24 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 18 running 175 $55,905
3 8 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 3 running 170 $42,330
4 6 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 200 0 running 160 $31,430
5 12 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 0 running 155 $31,025
6 31 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 150 $25,300
7 17 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 146 $20,450
8 11 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 200 0 running 142 $22,350
9 40 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 200 0 running 138 $23,400
10 34 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 134 $22,750
11 3 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 200 0 running 130 $20,250
12 7 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 62 running 132 $22,175
13 16 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 199 0 running 124 $18,725
14 35 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 121 $22,675
15 30 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 199 0 running 118 $18,025
16 26 44 Bobby Hillin Jr. Charles Hardy Racing Ford 199 0 running 115 $10,500
17 41 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 199 0 running 112 $21,275
18 23 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 199 9 running 114 $22,640
19 22 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 198 0 running 106 $9,825
20 4 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 197 18 running 108 $20,610
21 32 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 197 0 running 100 $16,590
22 39 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 197 0 running 97 $11,875
23 21 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 197 0 running 94 $12,165
24 1 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford 197 7 running 96 $14,055
25 18 02 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Taylor Racing Ford 197 0 running 88 $8,945
26 27 29 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 85 $11,185
27 13 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 178 0 transmission 82 $8,725
28 2 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 178 0 rear end 79 $15,965
29 15 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 135 0 engine 76 $8,555
30 25 9 Rich Bickle (R) Melling Racing Ford 134 0 overheating 73 $8,490
31 36 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 131 0 crash 70 $10,560
32 10 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 122 0 handling 67 $14,390
33 9 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 116 0 crash 64 $10,210
34 20 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 engine 61 $18,140
35 37 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 98 0 engine 58 $14,070
36 33 14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 94 0 overheating 55 $12,025
37 14 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 91 0 handling 52 $9,490
38 38 07 Robby Gordon Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 69 0 crash 49 $7,965
39 29 12 Tim Steele Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 61 0 crash 46 $11,940
40 28 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 44 0 rocker arm 43 $17,880
41 42 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 18 0 engine 40 $12,380
42 19 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 2 0 engine 37 $7,880
Failed to qualify
43 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
44 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac
45 90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford
46 52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford
47 80 Jimmy Horton Hover Motorsports Ford
48 34 Bob Brevak Brevak Racing Ford
49 47 Billy Standridge (R) Johnson Standridge Racing Ford
50 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet
51 36 H. B. Bailey Bailey Racing Pontiac
52 61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (June 20, 1994). "Chalk up another win for Wallace". Times-Advocate. p. 19. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 20, 1994). "Wallace threads way from 11th". Kenosha News. p. 19. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. June 17, 1994. p. 31. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 18, 1994). "Allen slips by, slides into Michigan top spot". The Charlotte Observer. p. 20. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
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