1994 Pepsi 400
# 1994 Pepsi 400

The 1994 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 2, 1994, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In a last-lap battle to the finish, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Jimmy Spencer would manage to best out Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan in one of the closest NASCAR Winston Cup Series finishes in history, besting Irvan by eight one-thousandths of a second. The win was Spencer's first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish third.

## Background

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.

### Entry list

* (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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Olive Garden |
| 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 |
| 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Heilig-Meyers |
| 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | Fingerhut |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Thursday, June 30, 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 Friday, July 1, at 1:00 PM 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.

Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 47.037 and an average speed of 191.339 miles per hour (307.930 km/h) in the first round.

Six drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 47.037 | 191.339 |
| 2 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 47.153 | 190.868 |
| 3 | 27 | Jimmy Spencer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 47.225 | 190.577 |
| 4 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.452 | 189.665 |
| 5 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 47.499 | 189.478 |
| 6 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.662 | 188.830 |
| 7 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 47.662 | 188.830 |
| 8 | 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | 47.680 | 188.758 |
| 9 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.690 | 188.719 |
| 10 | 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 47.773 | 188.391 |
| 11 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 47.775 | 188.383 |
| 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47.783 | 188.352 |
| 13 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 47.928 | 187.782 |
| 14 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 47.935 | 187.754 |
| 15 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 47.940 | 187.735 |
| 16 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 47.982 | 187.570 |
| 17 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 48.000 | 187.500 |
| 18 | 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 48.023 | 187.410 |
| 19 | 51 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 48.039 | 187.348 |
| 20 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 48.077 | 187.200 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 29 | Steve Grissom (R) | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.077 | 187.200 |
| 22 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 48.127 | 187.005 |
| 23 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 48.158 | 186.885 |
| 24 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 48.176 | 186.815 |
| 25 | 32 | Dick Trickle | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.179 | 186.803 |
| 26 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.184 | 186.784 |
| 27 | 8 | Jeff Burton (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 48.211 | 186.679 |
| 28 | 14 | John Andretti (R) | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 48.237 | 186.579 |
| 29 | 12 | Tim Steele | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 48.245 | 186.548 |
| 30 | 02 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Taylor Racing | Ford | 48.255 | 186.509 |
| 31 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 48.306 | 186.312 |
| 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 48.314 | 186.281 |
| 33 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 48.315 | 186.278 |
| 34 | 9 | Rich Bickle (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 48.318 | 186.266 |
| 35 | 53 | Ritchie Petty | Petty Brothers Racing | Ford | 48.353 | 186.131 |
| 36 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 48.361 | 186.100 |
| 37 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.399 | 185.954 |
| 38 | 41 | Joe Nemechek (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.405 | 185.931 |
| 39 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 48.468 | 185.690 |
| 40 | 31 | Ward Burton (R) | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.480 | 185.644 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 41 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 49.249 | 182.745 |
| 42 | 40 | Bobby Hamilton | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 48.535 | 185.433 |
| Champion's Provisional |||||||
| 43 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 48.759 | 184.581 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 44 | 52 | Brad Teague | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 45 | 20 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Moroso Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 46 | 80 | Joe Ruttman | Hover Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 47 | 43 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 48 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 49 | 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | 27 | Jimmy Spencer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 160 | 1 | running | 180 | $75,880 |
| 2 | 5 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 160 | 86 | running | 180 | $50,275 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 31 | running | 170 | $50,050 |
| 4 | 15 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 160 | 3 | running | 165 | $36,575 |
| 5 | 6 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 155 | $30,150 |
| 6 | 7 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 160 | 9 | running | 155 | $25,875 |
| 7 | 17 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 146 | $19,675 |
| 8 | 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 19 | running | 147 | $25,175 |
| 9 | 24 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 138 | $24,275 |
| 10 | 33 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 134 | $25,825 |
| 11 | 11 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 130 | $24,265 |
| 12 | 18 | 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 127 | $16,570 |
| 13 | 23 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 160 | 0 | running | 124 | $19,180 |
| 14 | 16 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 121 | $18,840 |
| 15 | 9 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 118 | $21,850 |
| 16 | 22 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 115 | $18,310 |
| 17 | 31 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 160 | 3 | running | 117 | $13,985 |
| 18 | 27 | 8 | Jeff Burton (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 109 | $18,080 |
| 19 | 43 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 106 | $19,240 |
| 20 | 34 | 9 | Rich Bickle (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 103 | $11,025 |
| 21 | 25 | 32 | Dick Trickle | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | running | 100 | $12,655 |
| 22 | 14 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 159 | 0 | running | 97 | $16,435 |
| 23 | 39 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 159 | 0 | running | 94 | $12,165 |
| 24 | 42 | 40 | Bobby Hamilton | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 159 | 0 | running | 91 | $15,945 |
| 25 | 37 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | running | 88 | $15,725 |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 159 | 0 | running | 85 | $21,655 |
| 27 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | running | 82 | $11,310 |
| 28 | 4 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 158 | 6 | running | 84 | $20,190 |
| 29 | 41 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 158 | 0 | running | 76 | $15,095 |
| 30 | 30 | 02 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Taylor Racing | Ford | 158 | 0 | running | 73 | $9,500 |
| 31 | 26 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | running | 70 | $14,445 |
| 32 | 10 | 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 157 | 0 | running | 67 | $8,915 |
| 33 | 21 | 29 | Steve Grissom (R) | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | running | 64 | $8,885 |
| 34 | 36 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 156 | 0 | running | 61 | $19,855 |
| 35 | 28 | 14 | John Andretti (R) | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | running | 58 | $12,825 |
| 36 | 40 | 31 | Ward Burton (R) | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | running | 55 | $8,795 |
| 37 | 8 | 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | 145 | 1 | running | 57 | $8,766 |
| 38 | 19 | 51 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | crash | 49 | $8,750 |
| 39 | 38 | 41 | Joe Nemechek (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | crash | 46 | $8,745 |
| 40 | 2 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 101 | 1 | engine | 48 | $8,705 |
| 41 | 35 | 53 | Ritchie Petty | Petty Brothers Racing | Ford | 73 | 0 | overheating | 40 | $8,705 |
| 42 | 20 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 46 | 0 | engine | 37 | $8,705 |
| 43 | 29 | 12 | Tim Steele | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 20 | 0 | vibration | 34 | $12,705 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 44 | | 52 | Brad Teague | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 45 | | 20 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Moroso Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 46 | | 80 | Joe Ruttman | Hover Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 47 | | 43 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 48 | | 47 | Billy Standridge | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 49 | | 0 | Delma Cowart | H. L. Waters Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Ernie Irvan | 2,424 |
| | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,336 (-88) |
| | 3 | Rusty Wallace | 2,105 (-319) |
| | 4 | Mark Martin | 2,096 (–328) |
| | 5 | Ken Schrader | 2,085 (–344) |
| | 6 | Morgan Shepherd | 1,920 (–504) |
| | 7 | Ricky Rudd | 1,858 (–566) |
| | 8 | Michael Waltrip | 1,844 (–580) |
| | 9 | Jeff Gordon | 1,814 (–609) |
| 2 | 10 | Lake Speed | 1,744 (–680) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
