1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)
# 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)

The 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 24th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 10, 1994, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. On lap 373 of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would make a late-race pass for the lead and hold the field off to take his 13th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | Skoal |
| 01 | Billy Ogle Jr. | Ogle Racing | Chevrolet | Diecast Digest |
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | Miller Genuine Draft |
| 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 | Phil Parsons | Melling Racing | Ford | Melling Racing |
| 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 | Kenny Wallace | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | Texaco, Havoline |
| 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | Raybestos |
| 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 |
| 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 | John Andretti (R) | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | STP |
| 47 | Billy Standridge (R) | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | Johnson Standridge Racing |
| 51 | Dirk Stephens | Whitcomb Racing | Ford | Greased Lightning Degreaser |
| 52 | Brad Teague | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 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 |
| 95 | Jeff Green | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | Shoney's Inn |
| 98 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | Fingerhut |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 9, at 5:30 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, September 10, at 2:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-36 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.

Ted Musgrave, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 21.765 and an average speed of 124.052 miles per hour (199.642 km/h) in the first round.

Seven drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 21.765 | 124.052 |
| 2 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 21.808 | 123.808 |
| 3 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.820 | 123.740 |
| 4 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 21.827 | 123.700 |
| 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 21.836 | 123.649 |
| 6 | 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | 21.844 | 123.604 |
| 7 | 40 | Bobby Hamilton | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 21.845 | 123.598 |
| 8 | 29 | Steve Grissom (R) | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.860 | 123.513 |
| 9 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 21.891 | 123.338 |
| 10 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.898 | 123.299 |
| 11 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 21.902 | 123.276 |
| 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 21.907 | 123.248 |
| 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.909 | 123.237 |
| 14 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 21.914 | 123.209 |
| 15 | 31 | Ward Burton (R) | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.936 | 123.085 |
| 16 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 21.943 | 123.046 |
| 17 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 21.959 | 122.956 |
| 18 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 21.963 | 122.934 |
| 19 | 43 | John Andretti (R) | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 21.973 | 122.878 |
| 20 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 21.987 | 122.800 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.990 | 122.783 |
| 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 22.007 | 122.688 |
| 23 | 27 | Jimmy Spencer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 22.035 | 122.532 |
| 24 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 22.044 | 122.482 |
| 25 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 22.050 | 122.449 |
| 26 | 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 22.051 | 122.443 |
| 27 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 22.055 | 122.421 |
| 28 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 22.068 | 122.349 |
| 29 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.081 | 122.277 |
| 30 | 32 | Dick Trickle | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.088 | 122.238 |
| 31 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.121 | 122.056 |
| 32 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 22.126 | 122.028 |
| 33 | 41 | Joe Nemechek (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.128 | 122.017 |
| 34 | 95 | Jeff Green | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | 22.129 | 122.012 |
| 35 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 22.165 | 121.814 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 36 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | -* | -* |
| 37 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| Champion's Provisional |||||||
| 38 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 39 | 47 | Billy Standridge (R) | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 40 | 51 | Dirk Stephens | Whitcomb Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 41 | 80 | Joe Ruttman | Hover Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 42 | 9 | Phil Parsons | Melling Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 43 | 52 | Brad Teague | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 44 | 01 | Billy Ogle Jr. | Ogle Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 45 | 8 | Jeff Burton* (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 22.000 | 122.727 |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||

*Time disallowed due to the car's roll cage having unapproved drilled holes.

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 237 | running | 185 | $67,765 |
| 2 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 2 | running | 175 | $40,365 |
| 3 | 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 41 | running | 170 | $38,830 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 400 | 90 | running | 165 | $30,780 |
| 5 | 32 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 155 | $26,705 |
| 6 | 14 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 150 | $22,780 |
| 7 | 8 | 29 | Steve Grissom (R) | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 0 | running | 146 | $19,380 |
| 8 | 27 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 142 | $16,580 |
| 9 | 10 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 138 | $16,280 |
| 10 | 29 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 5 | running | 139 | $18,280 |
| 11 | 19 | 43 | John Andretti (R) | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 399 | 0 | running | 130 | $11,680 |
| 12 | 30 | 32 | Dick Trickle | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 127 | $10,855 |
| 13 | 21 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 124 | $17,705 |
| 14 | 28 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 121 | $17,605 |
| 15 | 38 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 118 | $14,855 |
| 16 | 25 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 115 | $18,830 |
| 17 | 1 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 397 | 1 | running | 117 | $18,630 |
| 18 | 9 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 109 | $13,980 |
| 19 | 18 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 106 | $13,855 |
| 20 | 16 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 103 | $10,380 |
| 21 | 36 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 100 | $17,180 |
| 22 | 31 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | 97 | $13,655 |
| 23 | 26 | 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 394 | 0 | running | 94 | $9,480 |
| 24 | 4 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 394 | 0 | running | 91 | $13,355 |
| 25 | 15 | 31 | Ward Burton (R) | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 88 | $7,005 |
| 26 | 20 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 393 | 0 | running | 85 | $13,180 |
| 27 | 6 | 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 82 | $9,055 |
| 28 | 33 | 41 | Joe Nemechek (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | running | 79 | $8,930 |
| 29 | 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | running | 76 | $8,905 |
| 30 | 2 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 384 | 5 | running | 78 | $8,355 |
| 31 | 35 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 383 | 0 | running | 70 | $6,805 |
| 32 | 17 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 364 | 0 | rear end | 67 | $18,380 |
| 33 | 11 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 310 | 0 | rear end | 64 | $10,775 |
| 34 | 7 | 40 | Bobby Hamilton | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 302 | 19 | engine | 66 | $11,255 |
| 35 | 23 | 27 | Jimmy Spencer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 159 | 0 | ignition | 58 | $6,755 |
| 36 | 34 | 95 | Jeff Green | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | 42 | 0 | transmission | 55 | $6,755 |
| 37 | 37 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 29 | 0 | crash | 52 | $6,755 |
| 38 | 24 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 22 | 0 | oil pump | 49 | $17,755 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 39 | | 47 | Billy Standridge (R) | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 40 | | 51 | Dirk Stephens | Whitcomb Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 41 | | 80 | Joe Ruttman | Hover Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 42 | | 9 | Phil Parsons | Melling Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 43 | | 52 | Brad Teague | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 44 | | 01 | Billy Ogle Jr. | Ogle Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 45 | | 8 | Jeff Burton (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 3,620 |
| 1 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 3,388 (-232) |
| 1 | 3 | Mark Martin | 3,317 (-303) |
| | 4 | Ricky Rudd | 3,210 (–410) |
| 1 | 5 | Ken Schrader | 3,139 (–481) |
| 1 | 6 | Morgan Shepherd | 3,077 (–543) |
| 2 | 7 | Ernie Irvan | 3,026 (–594) |
| 1 | 8 | Jeff Gordon | 2,921 (–699) |
| 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 2,887 (–733) |
| | 10 | Michael Waltrip | 2,829 (–791) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
