# 1994 Hanes 500

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The **1994 Hanes 500** was the eighth [stock car race](/source/Stock_car_racing) of the [1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series](/source/1994_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series) season and the 45th iteration of the [event](/source/Hanes_500_(Spring_Martinsville)). The race was held on Sunday, April 24, 1994, in [Martinsville, Virginia](/source/Martinsville,_Virginia) at [Martinsville Speedway](/source/Martinsville_Speedway), a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, [Penske Racing South](/source/Penske_Racing_South) driver [Rusty Wallace](/source/Rusty_Wallace) would be able to defend [Robert Yates Racing](/source/Robert_Yates_Racing) driver [Ernie Irvan](/source/Ernie_Irvan) to complete a comeback from a speeding penalty midway through the race, retaking the lead on lap 433. The race was Wallace's 33rd career [NASCAR Winston Cup Series](/source/NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series) victory and his second victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Ernie Irvan and [Roush Racing](/source/RFK_Racing) driver [Mark Martin](/source/Mark_Martin) would finish second and third, respectively. With his second-place finish, Irvan was able to regain the overall points lead in the driver's championship from [Dale Earnhardt](/source/Dale_Earnhardt).

## Background

**Martinsville Speedway** is a [NASCAR](/source/NASCAR)-owned stock car racing track located in [Henry County](/source/Henry_County,_Virginia), in [Ridgeway, Virginia](/source/Ridgeway,_Virginia), just to the south of [Martinsville](/source/Martinsville,_Virginia). At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the [NASCAR Cup Series](/source/NASCAR_Cup_Series). The track was also one of the first paved [oval tracks](/source/Oval_track_racing) in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by [H. Clay Earles](/source/H._Clay_Earles). It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

### Entry list

- **(R)** denotes rookie driver.

Driver Team Make 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 02 Curtis Markham Taylor Racing Ford 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 12 Chuck Bown Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac 52 Mike Skinner Jimmy Means Racing Ford 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 63 Jim Bown Kieper Racing Chevrolet 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford 90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 22, at 3:00 PM [EST](/source/Eastern_Time_Zone). 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, April 23, at 12:30 PM [EST](/source/Eastern_Time_Zone). As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-34 would be decided on time,[3] 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; which was usually two. 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.

[Rusty Wallace](/source/Rusty_Wallace), driving for [Penske Racing South](/source/Penske_Racing_South), won the pole, setting a time of 20.374 and an average speed of 92.942 mph (149.576 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Eight drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

Pos. Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 20.374 92.942 2 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 20.401 92.819 3 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 20.426 92.705 4 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 20.463 92.538 5 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 20.471 92.502 6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20.501 92.366 7 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 20.508 92.335 8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.512 92.317 9 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 20.514 92.308 10 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 20.515 92.303 11 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 20.563 92.088 12 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 20.571 92.052 13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.587 91.980 14 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 20.592 91.958 15 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 20.602 91.913 16 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 20.608 91.887 17 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.610 91.878 18 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 20.633 91.775 19 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 20.658 91.664 20 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 20.662 91.647 Failed to lock in Round 1 21 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 20.613 91.864 22 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 20.675 91.589 23 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 20.676 91.584 24 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 20.686 91.540 25 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 20.704 91.461 26 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 20.739 91.306 27 14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 20.748 91.267 28 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 20.754 91.240 29 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.761 91.209 30 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.779 91.130 31 78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford 20.832 90.899 32 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20.847 90.833 33 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 20.848 90.829 34 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 20.858 90.785 Provisionals 35 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford -* -* 36 12 Chuck Bown Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford -* -* Failed to qualify 37 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac -* -* 38 90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford -* -* 39 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet -* -* 40 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford -* -* 41 02 Curtis Markham Taylor Racing Ford -* -* 42 63 Jim Bown Kieper Racing Chevrolet -* -* 43 52 Mike Skinner Jimmy Means Racing Ford -* -* 44 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet -* -* Official first round qualifying results Official starting lineup

## Race results

Fin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 500 317 running 185 $173,675 2 5 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 76 running 175 $41,750 3 6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 27 running 170 $33,425 4 16 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 500 9 running 165 $23,050 5 32 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 500 0 running 155 $23,875 6 12 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 500 0 running 150 $14,775 7 36 12 Chuck Bown Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 500 0 running 146 $24,575 8 11 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 499 0 running 142 $16,875 9 10 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 499 0 running 138 $16,175 10 28 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 499 0 running 134 $17,725 11 8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 499 0 running 130 $21,060 12 19 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 498 0 running 127 $6,825 13 15 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 498 0 running 124 $13,725 14 23 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 497 0 running 121 $7,525 15 30 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 497 0 running 118 $16,675 16 33 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 497 0 running 115 $6,825 17 7 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 496 0 running 112 $13,225 18 4 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 495 0 running 109 $8,630 19 22 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 495 0 running 106 $11,975 20 26 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 495 0 running 103 $5,825 21 20 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 494 0 running 100 $16,475 22 29 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 493 0 running 97 $7,575 23 24 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 493 0 running 94 $7,425 24 35 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 489 0 running 91 $11,275 25 31 78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford 484 0 running 88 $4,775 26 9 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 483 0 running 85 $15,675 27 2 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 474 0 running 82 $16,625 28 14 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 473 0 rear end 79 $6,825 29 18 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 472 0 running 76 $4,425 30 25 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 467 0 running 73 $14,375 31 17 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 438 0 running 70 $10,575 32 34 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 400 0 running 67 $4,375 33 13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 394 0 running 64 $10,475 34 3 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 385 71 crash 66 $12,375 35 27 14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 351 0 engine 58 $10,375 36 21 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 286 0 clutch 55 $10,875 Official race results

## Standings after the race

**Drivers' Championship standings**

Pos Driver Points 1 1 Ernie Irvan 1,274 1 2 Dale Earnhardt 1,249 (-25) 3 Mark Martin 1,178 (-96) 3 4 Rusty Wallace 1,071 (–203) 1 5 Ken Schrader 1,051 (–223) 1 6 Lake Speed 1,012 (–262) 1 7 Ricky Rudd 1,006 (–268) 3 8 Morgan Shepherd 1,001 (–273) 2 9 Terry Labonte 998 (–276) 1 10 Sterling Marlin 951 (–323) Official driver's standings

- **Note**: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

## References

1. Harris, Mike (April 25, 1994). ["The Pits"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113697271/the-pits/). *Centre Daily Times*. p. 15. Retrieved November 27, 2022. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. Higgins, Tom (April 25, 1994). ["Wallace eases to victory in Hanes 500"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113698686/wallace-eases-to-victory-in-hanes-500/). *The Daily Herald*. p. 10. Retrieved November 27, 2022. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["NASCAR today"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113699303/nascar-today/). *[The Charlotte Observer](/source/The_Charlotte_Observer)*. April 22, 1996. p. 24. Retrieved November 27, 2022. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. Harris, Mike (April 23, 1994). ["Ford's pole streak still alive"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113699393/fords-pole-streak-still-alive/). *The Daily News-Journal*. p. 13. Retrieved November 27, 2022. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

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