1994 Goodwrench 500
# 1994 Goodwrench 500

The 1994 Goodwrench 500 was the second stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 27, 1994, in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 492 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate the majority of the race to take his 32nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin and Precision Products Racing driver Rick Mast would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School.

### Entry list

* (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 | T. W. Taylor | 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 |
| 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 | Chuck Bown | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 47 | Billy Standridge (R) | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | Johnson Standridge Racing |
| 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | Rumple Furniture |
| 52 | Mike Skinner | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | Petron Plus |
| 56 | Jerry Hill | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bell Motor Company |
| 61 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | Chevrolet | Total Petroleum |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Southwest Technical Group, Terramite |
| 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | Factory Stores of America |
| 77 | Greg Sacks | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | US Airways |
| 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Heilig-Meyers |
| 95 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | Shoney's |
| 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | Fingerhut |
| 99 | Danny Sullivan | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | Kraft |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, February 25, at 2:30 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, February 26, at 11:30 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, 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.

Geoff Bodine, driving for his own Geoff Bodine Racing team, would win the pole, setting a time of 24.132 and an average speed of 151.716 miles per hour (244.163 km/h) in the first round.

Seven drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 24.132 | 151.716 |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 24.149 | 151.609 |
| 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.186 | 151.377 |
| 4 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 24.236 | 151.065 |
| 5 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 24.255 | 150.946 |
| 6 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 24.298 | 150.679 |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 24.314 | 150.580 |
| 8 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 24.337 | 150.438 |
| 9 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.384 | 150.148 |
| 10 | 40 | Bobby Hamilton | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 24.399 | 150.055 |
| 11 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 24.403 | 150.031 |
| 12 | 29 | Steve Grissom (R) | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.406 | 150.012 |
| 13 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.419 | 149.932 |
| 14 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 24.419 | 149.932 |
| 15 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 24.440 | 149.804 |
| 16 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 24.447 | 149.761 |
| 17 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.469 | 149.626 |
| 18 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 24.488 | 149.510 |
| 19 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 24.510 | 149.376 |
| 20 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 24.512 | 149.364 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.528 | 149.266 |
| 22 | 43 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 24.529 | 149.260 |
| 23 | 41 | Joe Nemechek (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.567 | 149.029 |
| 24 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 24.567 | 149.029 |
| 25 | 12 | Chuck Bown | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 24.569 | 149.017 |
| 26 | 27 | Jimmy Spencer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 24.573 | 148.993 |
| 27 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.574 | 148.987 |
| 28 | 47 | Billy Standridge (R) | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | 24.590 | 148.890 |
| 29 | 32 | Dick Trickle | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.599 | 148.835 |
| 30 | 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | 24.614 | 148.745 |
| 31 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 24.640 | 148.588 |
| 32 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 24.641 | 148.582 |
| 33 | 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 24.650 | 148.527 |
| 34 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 24.651 | 148.521 |
| 35 | 14 | John Andretti (R) | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 24.658 | 148.479 |
| 36 | 9 | Rich Bickle (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 24.686 | 148.311 |
| 37 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 24.709 | 148.173 |
| 38 | 52 | Mike Skinner | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 24.763 | 147.850 |
| 39 | 8 | Jeff Burton (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 24.788 | 147.701 |
| 40 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 24.801 | 147.623 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 41 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 42 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 43 | 31 | Ward Burton (R) | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 44 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 45 | 99 | Danny Sullivan | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 46 | 61 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 47 | 95 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 48 | 56 | Jerry Hill | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 49 | 02 | T. W. Taylor | Taylor Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 15 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 492 | 347 | running | 185 | $52,885 |
| 2 | 21 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 492 | 54 | running | 175 | $48,935 |
| 3 | 16 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 165 | $36,085 |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 491 | 62 | running | 165 | $28,986 |
| 5 | 6 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 491 | 0 | running | 155 | $26,410 |
| 6 | 4 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 491 | 2 | running | 155 | $20,535 |
| 7 | 19 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 491 | 16 | running | 151 | $25,785 |
| 8 | 7 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 490 | 6 | running | 147 | $22,635 |
| 9 | 13 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | 138 | $18,935 |
| 10 | 31 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 489 | 0 | running | 134 | $19,410 |
| 11 | 34 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 130 | $12,885 |
| 12 | 26 | 27 | Jimmy Spencer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 127 | $13,735 |
| 13 | 5 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 488 | 0 | running | 124 | $17,435 |
| 14 | 29 | 32 | Dick Trickle | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | 121 | $10,035 |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 487 | 4 | running | 123 | $22,685 |
| 16 | 11 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 486 | 1 | running | 120 | $19,635 |
| 17 | 27 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 486 | 0 | running | 112 | $19,435 |
| 18 | 41 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 485 | 0 | running | 109 | $20,635 |
| 19 | 20 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 484 | 0 | running | 106 | $15,985 |
| 20 | 39 | 8 | Jeff Burton (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 484 | 0 | running | 103 | $17,285 |
| 21 | 37 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 484 | 0 | running | 100 | $18,610 |
| 22 | 33 | 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 484 | 0 | running | 97 | $11,185 |
| 23 | 9 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 94 | $14,935 |
| 24 | 35 | 14 | John Andretti (R) | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 480 | 0 | running | 91 | $15,285 |
| 25 | 25 | 12 | Chuck Bown | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 480 | 0 | running | 88 | $14,535 |
| 26 | 24 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 478 | 0 | running | 85 | $8,025 |
| 27 | 22 | 43 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 478 | 0 | running | 82 | $10,225 |
| 28 | 30 | 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | 477 | 0 | running | 79 | $7,875 |
| 29 | 32 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 477 | 0 | running | 76 | $9,900 |
| 30 | 12 | 29 | Steve Grissom (R) | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 73 | $7,650 |
| 31 | 38 | 52 | Mike Skinner | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 469 | 0 | running | 70 | $9,550 |
| 32 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 462 | 0 | crash | 67 | $13,500 |
| 33 | 18 | 90 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 456 | 0 | running | 64 | $9,250 |
| 34 | 14 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 427 | 0 | running | 61 | $8,700 |
| 35 | 40 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 418 | 0 | valve | 58 | $7,100 |
| 36 | 23 | 41 | Joe Nemechek (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | crash | 55 | $7,025 |
| 37 | 17 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 376 | 0 | running | 52 | $10,975 |
| 38 | 10 | 40 | Bobby Hamilton | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 358 | 0 | crash | 49 | $10,960 |
| 39 | 8 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 336 | 0 | running | 46 | $11,925 |
| 40 | 42 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 228 | 0 | crash | 43 | $6,900 |
| 41 | 36 | 9 | Rich Bickle (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 122 | 0 | engine | 40 | $6,900 |
| 42 | 28 | 47 | Billy Standridge (R) | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | 55 | 0 | crash | 37 | $7,400 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 43 | | 31 | Ward Burton (R) | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 44 | | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Motorsports | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 45 | | 99 | Danny Sullivan | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 46 | | 61 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 47 | | 95 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 48 | | 56 | Jerry Hill | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 49 | | 02 | T. W. Taylor | Taylor Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Sterling Marlin | 355 |
| | 2 | Ernie Irvan | 335 (-20) |
| 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 302 (-53) |
| | 4 | Mark Martin | 294 (–61) |
| | 5 | Terry Labonte | 282 (–73) |
| 1 | 6 | Morgan Shepherd | 280 (–75) |
| 1 | 7 | Ricky Rudd | 272 (–83) |
| 3 | 8 | Ken Schrader | 272 (–83) |
| 1 | 9 | Geoff Bodine | 258 (–97) |
| | 10 | Rick Mast | 247 (–108) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
