1994 Miller Genuine Draft 500
# 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 500

The 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 500 was the 17th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 17, 1994, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Geoff Bodine, driving for his own Geoff Bodine Racing team, would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his 16th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. To fill out the top three, A.G. Dillard Motorsports driver Ward Burton and Larry Hedrick Motorsports driver Joe Nemechek would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

### 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 | Derrike Cope | 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 | 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 | 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 (R) | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | Johnson Standridge Racing |
| 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | RaDiUs Motorsports |
| 57 | Bob Schacht | Balough Racing | Ford | Kenova Golf Construction |
| 65 | Jerry O'Neil | O'Neil Racing | Chevrolet | X-1R |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Precision Restaurant Services |
| 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 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | Fingerhut |
| 99 | Phil Parsons | J&J Racing | Oldsmobile | Matchbox |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 15, 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, July 16, at 10:30 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 54.922 and an average speed of 163.869 miles per hour (263.722 km/h) in the first round.

Four drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 54.922 | 163.869 |
| 2 | 31 | Ward Burton (R) | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.118 | 163.286 |
| 3 | 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | 55.274 | 162.825 |
| 4 | 8 | Jeff Burton (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 55.392 | 162.478 |
| 5 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 55.395 | 162.470 |
| 6 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 55.440 | 162.338 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.468 | 162.256 |
| 8 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 55.513 | 162.124 |
| 9 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.515 | 162.118 |
| 10 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 55.519 | 162.107 |
| 11 | 41 | Joe Nemechek (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.525 | 162.089 |
| 12 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 55.539 | 162.048 |
| 13 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 55.575 | 161.943 |
| 14 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 55.641 | 161.751 |
| 15 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.663 | 161.687 |
| 16 | 40 | Bobby Hamilton | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 55.682 | 161.632 |
| 17 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 55.690 | 161.609 |
| 18 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.699 | 161.583 |
| 19 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 55.768 | 161.383 |
| 20 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 55.782 | 161.342 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 43 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 55.794 | 161.308 |
| 22 | 47 | Billy Standridge (R) | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | 55.795 | 161.305 |
| 23 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 55.821 | 161.230 |
| 24 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 55.894 | 161.019 |
| 25 | 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 55.919 | 160.947 |
| 26 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.929 | 160.918 |
| 27 | 02 | Derrike Cope | Taylor Racing | Ford | 55.982 | 160.766 |
| 28 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.999 | 160.717 |
| 29 | 12 | Tim Steele | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 56.003 | 160.706 |
| 30 | 57 | Bob Schacht | Balough Racing | Ford | 56.105 | 160.414 |
| 31 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 56.130 | 160.342 |
| 32 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 56.181 | 160.197 |
| 33 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 56.203 | 160.134 |
| 34 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 56.209 | 160.117 |
| 35 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 56.249 | 160.003 |
| 36 | 14 | John Andretti (R) | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 56.262 | 159.966 |
| 37 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 56.286 | 159.898 |
| 38 | 9 | Rich Bickle (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 56.348 | 159.722 |
| 39 | 29 | Steve Grissom (R) | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.389 | 159.606 |
| 40 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 56.396 | 159.586 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 41 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 42 | 27 | Jimmy Spencer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 43 | 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 44 | 32 | Dick Trickle | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 45 | 99 | Phil Parsons | J&J Racing | Oldsmobile | -* | -* |
| 46 | 65 | Jerry O'Neil | O'Neil Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 200 | 156 | running | 185 | $103,270 |
| 2 | 2 | 31 | Ward Burton (R) | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 6 | running | 175 | $39,720 |
| 3 | 11 | 41 | Joe Nemechek (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 165 | $29,790 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | Jeff Burton (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 16 | running | 165 | $29,640 |
| 5 | 33 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 155 | $30,635 |
| 6 | 6 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 150 | $17,260 |
| 7 | 20 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 146 | $26,210 |
| 8 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 142 | $21,760 |
| 9 | 10 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 199 | 12 | running | 143 | $24,460 |
| 10 | 17 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 134 | $24,510 |
| 11 | 31 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 1 | running | 135 | $13,710 |
| 12 | 18 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 127 | $20,160 |
| 13 | 13 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 124 | $17,160 |
| 14 | 41 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 121 | $16,860 |
| 15 | 28 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 118 | $19,910 |
| 16 | 21 | 43 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 115 | $19,360 |
| 17 | 19 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 112 | $16,160 |
| 18 | 8 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 109 | $9,260 |
| 19 | 27 | 02 | Derrike Cope | Taylor Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 106 | $9,110 |
| 20 | 40 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 103 | $19,365 |
| 21 | 23 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 100 | $11,960 |
| 22 | 35 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 97 | $11,260 |
| 23 | 16 | 40 | Bobby Hamilton | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 196 | 0 | running | 94 | $15,060 |
| 24 | 42 | 27 | Jimmy Spencer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 91 | $10,910 |
| 25 | 36 | 14 | John Andretti (R) | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 1 | running | 93 | $12,460 |
| 26 | 34 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 85 | $10,710 |
| 27 | 37 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 190 | 0 | running | 82 | $19,360 |
| 28 | 26 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | 79 | $14,810 |
| 29 | 39 | 29 | Steve Grissom (R) | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | 76 | $10,360 |
| 30 | 25 | 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 176 | 0 | running | 73 | $10,210 |
| 31 | 12 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 174 | 2 | engine | 75 | $21,460 |
| 32 | 32 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 156 | 0 | running | 67 | $14,110 |
| 33 | 29 | 12 | Tim Steele | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 153 | 0 | running | 64 | $13,510 |
| 34 | 38 | 9 | Rich Bickle (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 152 | 0 | engine | 61 | $7,935 |
| 35 | 14 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 145 | 0 | transmission | 58 | $11,860 |
| 36 | 3 | 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | 143 | 0 | engine | 55 | $7,785 |
| 37 | 5 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 136 | 1 | timing chain | 57 | $19,310 |
| 38 | 15 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 111 | 5 | oil line | 54 | $12,670 |
| 39 | 9 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | overheating | 46 | $11,635 |
| 40 | 24 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 102 | 0 | overheating | 43 | $12,060 |
| 41 | 22 | 47 | Billy Standridge (R) | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | 77 | 0 | rear end | 40 | $7,560 |
| 42 | 30 | 57 | Bob Schacht | Balough Racing | Ford | 11 | 0 | transmission | 37 | $7,560 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 43 | | 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 44 | | 32 | Dick Trickle | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 45 | | 99 | Phil Parsons | J&J Racing | Oldsmobile | | | | | |
| 46 | | 65 | Jerry O'Neil | O'Neil Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,657 |
| | 2 | Ernie Irvan | 2,564 (-93) |
| | 3 | Rusty Wallace | 2,413 (-244) |
| | 4 | Mark Martin | 2,331 (–326) |
| 1 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | 2,225 (–432) |
| 1 | 6 | Ken Schrader | 2,217 (–440) |
| | 7 | Ricky Rudd | 2,188 (–469) |
| | 8 | Michael Waltrip | 2,022 (–635) |
| 1 | 9 | Jeff Gordon | 2,008 (–649) |
| 1 | 10 | Lake Speed | 1,965 (–692) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
