1994 The Bud at The Glen
# 1994 The Bud at The Glen

The 1994 The Bud at The Glen was the 20th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the ninth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 14, 1994, in Watkins Glen, New York, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.45-mile (3.94 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to dominate the majority of the race to take his 13th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 00 | Scott Gaylord | Oliver Racing | Ford | Oliver Gravity Separators |
| 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | Skoal |
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | Miller Genuine Draft |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus |
| 03 | Butch Leitzinger | Butch Leitzinger Racing | Chevrolet | Bobcat |
| 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 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | Mane 'n Tail |
| 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 |
| 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Team 34 | Chevrolet | Coors Extra Gold |
| 39 | Scott Lagasse | Roulo Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | Pedigree |
| 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 |
| 50 | Brian Bonner | A. J. Foyt Racing | Ford | Copenhagen |
| 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | RaDiUs Motorsports |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Mr. Salt |
| 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | Factory Stores of America |
| 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | US Airways |
| 88 | P. J. Jones | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | Tops Friendly Markets |
| 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Heilig-Meyers |
| 98 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | Fingerhut |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 12, 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, August 12, 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 21-38 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.

Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:14.540 and an average speed of 118.326 miles per hour (190.427 km/h) in the first round.

Five drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 1:14.540 | 118.326 |
| 2 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:14.616 | 118.205 |
| 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:14.671 | 118.118 |
| 4 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 1:14.782 | 117.943 |
| 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 1:14.817 | 117.888 |
| 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:14.898 | 117.760 |
| 7 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 1:14.994 | 117.609 |
| 8 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 1:15.204 | 117.281 |
| 9 | 43 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 1:15.226 | 117.247 |
| 10 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:15.256 | 117.200 |
| 11 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:15.350 | 117.054 |
| 12 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 1:15.421 | 116.944 |
| 13 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:15.475 | 116.860 |
| 14 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.541 | 116.758 |
| 15 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 1:15.543 | 116.755 |
| 16 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 1:15.690 | 116.528 |
| 17 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 1:15.728 | 116.469 |
| 18 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 1:15.774 | 116.399 |
| 19 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 1:15.782 | 116.386 |
| 20 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 1:15.798 | 116.362 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 1:15.970 | 116.098 |
| 22 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:16.004 | 116.047 |
| 23 | 41 | Joe Nemechek (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:16.048 | 115.979 |
| 24 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 1:16.097 | 115.905 |
| 25 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:16.186 | 115.769 |
| 26 | 39 | Scott Lagasse | Roulo Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 1:16.209 | 115.734 |
| 27 | 27 | Tommy Kendall | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 1:16.217 | 115.722 |
| 28 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Team 34 | Chevrolet | 1:16.227 | 115.707 |
| 29 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 1:16.351 | 115.519 |
| 30 | 31 | Ward Burton (R) | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:16.369 | 115.492 |
| 31 | 40 | Bobby Hamilton | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 1:16.770 | 114.889 |
| 32 | 29 | Steve Grissom (R) | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:16.785 | 114.866 |
| 33 | 32 | Dick Trickle | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:16.974 | 114.584 |
| 34 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 1:17.098 | 114.400 |
| 35 | 88 | P. J. Jones | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | 1:17.350 | 114.027 |
| 36 | 8 | Jeff Burton (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:17.385 | 113.976 |
| 37 | 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 1:17.612 | 113.642 |
| 38 | 03 | Butch Leitzinger | Butch Leitzinger Racing | Chevrolet | 1:17.885 | 113.244 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 39 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 40 | 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 41 | 00 | Scott Gaylord | Oliver Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 42 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 43 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 44 | 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 45 | 50 | Brian Bonner | A. J. Foyt Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 90 | 75 | running | 185 | $85,100 |
| 2 | 4 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 90 | 0 | running | 170 | $42,015 |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 5 | running | 170 | $39,605 |
| 4 | 2 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | running | 160 | $26,245 |
| 5 | 7 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 90 | 3 | running | 160 | $20,875 |
| 6 | 10 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | running | 150 | $22,810 |
| 7 | 13 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 5 | running | 151 | $18,890 |
| 8 | 23 | 41 | Joe Nemechek (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | running | 142 | $16,980 |
| 9 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | running | 138 | $19,950 |
| 10 | 25 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | running | 134 | $18,910 |
| 11 | 14 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | running | 130 | $20,250 |
| 12 | 8 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 90 | 0 | running | 127 | $15,810 |
| 13 | 21 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 90 | 2 | running | 129 | $18,420 |
| 14 | 9 | 43 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 90 | 0 | running | 121 | $16,280 |
| 15 | 24 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 90 | 0 | running | 118 | $11,340 |
| 16 | 11 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 90 | 0 | running | 115 | $17,870 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 90 | 0 | running | 112 | $19,950 |
| 18 | 12 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 89 | 0 | running | 109 | $14,430 |
| 19 | 29 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 89 | 0 | running | 106 | $14,175 |
| 20 | 19 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 89 | 0 | running | 103 | $14,630 |
| 21 | 34 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | running | 100 | $9,655 |
| 22 | 27 | 27 | Tommy Kendall | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 88 | 0 | running | 97 | $9,435 |
| 23 | 32 | 29 | Steve Grissom (R) | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 88 | 0 | running | 94 | $9,740 |
| 24 | 30 | 31 | Ward Burton (R) | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 88 | 0 | running | 91 | $6,880 |
| 25 | 36 | 8 | Jeff Burton (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 88 | 0 | running | 88 | $13,145 |
| 26 | 22 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 88 | 0 | running | 85 | $16,785 |
| 27 | 28 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Team 34 | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | running | 82 | $6,675 |
| 28 | 16 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 87 | 0 | running | 79 | $12,915 |
| 29 | 15 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 86 | 0 | running | 76 | $12,755 |
| 30 | 18 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 86 | 0 | running | 73 | $8,595 |
| 31 | 38 | 03 | Butch Leitzinger | Butch Leitzinger Racing | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | oil leak | 70 | $6,330 |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | Dick Trickle | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | running | 67 | $8,265 |
| 33 | 37 | 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 75 | 0 | running | 64 | $6,205 |
| 34 | 31 | 40 | Bobby Hamilton | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 70 | 0 | running | 61 | $12,145 |
| 35 | 35 | 88 | P. J. Jones | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | 67 | 0 | fumes | 58 | $6,085 |
| 36 | 26 | 39 | Scott Lagasse | Roulo Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | running | 55 | $6,055 |
| 37 | 20 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 59 | 0 | running | 52 | $18,000 |
| 38 | 39 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 32 | 0 | crash | 49 | $11,465 |
| 39 | 40 | 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | 7 | 0 | engine | 46 | $5,965 |
| 40 | 17 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 5 | 0 | engine | 43 | $9,965 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 41 | | 00 | Scott Gaylord | Oliver Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 42 | | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 43 | | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 44 | | 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 45 | | 50 | Brian Bonner | A. J. Foyt Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 3,053 |
| | 2 | Ernie Irvan | 3,026 (-27) |
| | 3 | Rusty Wallace | 2,727 (-326) |
| | 4 | Mark Martin | 2,724 (–329) |
| | 5 | Ken Schrader | 2,688 (–365) |
| 1 | 6 | Ricky Rudd | 2,629 (–424) |
| 1 | 7 | Morgan Shepherd | 2,597 (–456) |
| 1 | 8 | Jeff Gordon | 2,401 (–652) |
| 1 | 9 | Michael Waltrip | 2,397 (–656) |
| | 10 | Lake Speed | 2,343 (–710) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
