The 1994 Slick 50 300 was the 16th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 10, 1994, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. On the final restart of the race with eight laps to go, Ricky Rudd, driving for his own Rudd Performance Motorsports team would manage to hold off the field to take his 15th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] Meanwhile, second-place finisher, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would retake the overall driver's championship lead after a poor finish from then-points leader Ernie Irvan.[3] To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would finish third.

1994 Slick 50 300
Race details
Race 16 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1994 Slick 50 300 program cover, featuring Harry Gant.
The 1994 Slick 50 300 program cover, featuring Harry Gant.
Date July 10, 1994
Official name 2nd Annual Slick 50 300
Location Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.058 mi (1.704 km)
Distance 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km)
Scheduled Distance 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km)
Average speed 87.599 miles per hour (140.977 km/h)
Attendance 72,000
Pole position
Driver Robert Yates Racing
Time 29.944
Most laps led
Driver Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing
Laps 176
Winner
No. 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Kenny Wallace
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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

New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

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
03 Jamie Aube Doug Innis Racing Chevrolet Budweiser
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
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 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 Randy LaJoie 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
34 Mike McLaughlin Team 34 Chevrolet Coors Extra Gold
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
54 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Manheim Auctions
55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford RaDiUs Motorsports
62 Joe Bessey Gray Racing Ford Kenova Golf Construction
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
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, July 8, 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, July 9, 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,[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.

Ernie Irvan, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.944 and an average speed of 127.197 miles per hour (204.704 km/h) in the first round.[5] In the second round, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would manage to beat his time with a time of 29.755; however, since the time was in the second round, Elliott would only garner the 21st starting position.[6]

Fiver drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 29.944 127.197
2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.018 126.884
3 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 30.075 126.643
4 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 30.109 126.500
5 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.122 126.446
6 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 30.153 126.316
7 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 30.204 126.103
8 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 30.260 125.869
9 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.276 125.803
10 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 30.279 125.790
11 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.296 125.720
12 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 30.343 125.525
13 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 30.343 125.525
14 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 30.402 125.281
15 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 30.402 125.281
16 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 30.416 125.224
17 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 30.426 125.182
18 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 30.430 125.166
19 20 Randy LaJoie Moroso Racing Ford 30.445 125.104
20 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 30.451 125.080
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 29.755 128.005
22 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 29.764 127.967
23 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 29.810 127.769
24 14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 29.852 127.589
25 29 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 29.946 127.189
26 9 Rich Bickle (R) Melling Racing Ford 30.006 126.935
27 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 30.033 126.820
28 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.085 126.601
29 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 30.095 126.559
30 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 30.108 126.505
31 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 30.153 126.316
32 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 30.169 126.249
33 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 30.169 126.249
34 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 30.177 126.215
35 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.200 126.119
36 90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 30.219 126.040
37 02 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Taylor Racing Ford 30.220 126.036
38 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 30.247 125.923
39 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 30.275 125.807
40 34 Mike McLaughlin Team 34 Chevrolet 30.286 125.761
Provisionals
41 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 30.527 124.768
42 12 Tim Steele Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 30.361 125.450
Failed to qualify
43 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford -* -*
44 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac -* -*
45 54 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
46 62 Joe Bessey Gray Racing Ford -* -*
47 03 Jamie Aube Doug Innis Racing 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 3 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 300 55 running 180 $91,875
2 28 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 29 running 175 $68,000
3 18 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 300 0 running 165 $38,975
4 10 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 300 0 running 160 $33,625
5 15 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 300 0 running 155 $21,850
6 9 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 300 0 running 150 $21,275
7 6 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 300 2 running 151 $20,475
8 41 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 300 0 running 142 $25,975
9 22 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 300 12 running 143 $20,175
10 7 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 300 4 running 139 $25,125
11 11 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 running 130 $22,675
12 23 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 300 0 running 127 $19,775
13 4 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 300 1 running 129 $19,575
14 31 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 300 0 running 121 $23,775
15 34 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 300 0 running 118 $22,625
16 21 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 300 0 running 115 $19,925
17 32 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 running 112 $18,625
18 17 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 300 3 running 114 $14,425
19 35 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 299 0 running 106 $15,225
20 19 20 Randy LaJoie Moroso Racing Ford 299 0 running 103 $12,175
21 26 9 Rich Bickle (R) Melling Racing Ford 299 0 running 100 $11,400
22 40 34 Mike McLaughlin Team 34 Chevrolet 299 0 running 97 $11,300
23 14 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 299 0 running 94 $17,800
24 5 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 298 0 running 91 $17,700
25 27 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 298 0 running 88 $13,500
26 37 02 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Taylor Racing Ford 298 0 running 85 $11,400
27 24 14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 294 0 running 82 $14,800
28 36 90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 291 0 crash 79 $13,100
29 20 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 288 0 crash 76 $10,600
30 1 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 284 176 crash 83 $31,600
31 16 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 284 8 crash 75 $16,700
32 13 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 281 0 running 67 $12,500
33 25 29 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 279 0 crash 64 $12,300
34 29 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 252 0 running 61 $12,100
35 8 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 246 0 crash 58 $12,000
36 30 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 227 0 running 55 $11,400
37 12 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 180 1 oil pump 57 $13,800
38 39 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 168 0 engine 49 $13,700
39 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 9 crash 51 $22,100
40 38 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 122 0 crash 43 $13,500
41 42 12 Tim Steele Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 103 0 crash 40 $13,500
42 33 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 electrical 37 $9,500
Failed to qualify
43 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford
44 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac
45 54 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet
46 62 Joe Bessey Gray Racing Ford
47 03 Jamie Aube Doug Innis Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (July 11, 1994). "Rudd edges Earnhardt". The Ithaca Journal. p. 14. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Lessels, Allen (July 11, 1994). "Rudd finally earns a victory all his own". Daily Press. p. 42. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "2nd means first for Earnhardt". The La Crosse Tribune. July 11, 1994. p. 24. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. July 8, 1994. p. 18. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ Harris, Mike (July 9, 1994). "Irvan not entirely happy with showing". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 28. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ Higgins, Tom (July 10, 1994). "Elliott sets mark in 2nd-round run of 128.005 mph". The Charlotte Observer. p. 103. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
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