# 1994 Save Mart Supermarkets 300

The 1994 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 was the 10th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the third race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the sixth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 15, 1994, at the Grand Prix layout of Sears Point Raceway, a 2.52 miles (4.06 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 74 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan would manage to dominate the race to take his 12th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Geoff Bodine, driving for his own Geoff Bodine Racing, and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Sears Point Raceway is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Watkins Glen International. The standard road course at Sears Point Raceway is a 12-turn course that is 2.52 miles (4.06 km) long; the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypassed turns 5 and 6, shortening the course to 1.95 miles (3.14 km). The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout. In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn, 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 miles (3.20 km).

### 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 |
| 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 | John Krebs | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | Channellock |
| 09 | Charlie O'Brien | O'Brien Racing | Pontiac | Qantas |
| 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | Tide |
| 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | Budweiser |
| 12 | Chuck Bown | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | |
| 14 | John Andretti (R) | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | |
| 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 | Gary Collins | Venable Racing | Ford | Venable Racing |
| 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 |
| 36 | Butch Gilliland | Gilliland Racing | Chevrolet | Gilliland Racing |
| 37 | Doug George | Olson Technology Racing | Ford | Olson Technology |
| 38 | Tobey Butler | Bill Stroppe Motorsports | Ford | American Racing Wheels |
| 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 |
| 48 | Jack Sellers | Sellers Racing | Chevrolet | Bear Automotive |
| 50 | Mike Chase | JTC Racing | Chevrolet | Star Race Computers |
| 52 | Scott Gaylord | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | Jimmy Means Racing |
| 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | Petron Plus |
| 58 | Wayne Jacks | Jacks Motorsports | Pontiac | Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino |
| 61 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | Chevrolet | Total Petroleum |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Health Management |
| 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | Factory Stores of America |
| 76 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Spears Motorsports | Chevrolet | Spears Manufacturing |
| 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | US Airways |
| 81 | Jeff Davis | Jeff Davis Racing | Ford | Van-K Wheels |
| 86 | Rich Woodland Jr. | Gilliland Racing | Oldsmobile | Gilliland Racing |
| 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Heilig-Meyers |
| 90W | Joe Heath | Heath Racing | Ford | Miller |
| 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | Fingerhut |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 22, at 6:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-40 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; which was two for cars in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and one extra provisional for the NASCAR Winston West Series. 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.
Ernie Irvan, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:39.132 and an average speed of 91.514 miles per hour (147.278 km/h) in the first round.
12 drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 1:39.132 | 91.514 |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 1:39.284 | 91.374 |
| 3 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 1:39.470 | 91.203 |
| 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:39.872 | 90.836 |
| 5 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:39.905 | 90.806 |
| 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:39.929 | 90.784 |
| 7 | 43 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 1:40.045 | 90.679 |
| 8 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:40.478 | 90.288 |
| 9 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 1:40.559 | 90.216 |
| 10 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 1:40.587 | 90.191 |
| 11 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 1:40.639 | 90.144 |
| 12 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 1:40.664 | 90.122 |
| 13 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:40.864 | 89.943 |
| 14 | 36 | Butch Gilliland | Gilliland Racing | Chevrolet | 1:40.923 | 89.890 |
| 15 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 1:41.020 | 89.804 |
| 16 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:41.166 | 89.674 |
| 17 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 1:41.236 | 89.612 |
| 18 | 76 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Spears Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:41.293 | 89.562 |
| 19 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:41.303 | 89.553 |
| 20 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 1:41.353 | 89.509 |
| 21 | 8 | Jeff Burton (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:41.395 | 89.472 |
| 22 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 1:41.479 | 89.398 |
| 23 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 1:41.767 | 89.145 |
| 24 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 1:41.809 | 89.108 |
| 25 | 27 | Jimmy Spencer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 1:41.841 | 89.080 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 26 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 1:39.642 | 91.046 |
| 27 | 31 | Ward Burton (R) | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:40.898 | 89.913 |
| 28 | 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 1:41.252 | 89.598 |
| 29 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 1:41.649 | 89.248 |
| 30 | 40 | Bobby Hamilton | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 1:41.873 | 89.052 |
| 31 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 1:42.123 | 88.834 |
| 32 | 41 | Joe Nemechek (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:42.128 | 88.830 |
| 33 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:42.130 | 88.828 |
| 34 | 9 | John Krebs | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:42.156 | 88.805 |
| 35 | 50 | Mike Chase | JTC Racing | Chevrolet | 1:42.396 | 88.597 |
| 36 | 61 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | Chevrolet | 1:42.480 | 88.525 |
| 37 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 1:42.541 | 88.472 |
| 38 | 14 | John Andretti (R) | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 1:42.660 | 88.369 |
| 39 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 1:42.753 | 88.289 |
| 40 | 29 | Steve Grissom (R) | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:42.767 | 88.277 |
| Winston Cup provisionals |||||||
| 41 | 12 | Chuck Bown | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 42 | 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports, Inc. | Ford | -* | -* |
| Winston West provisional |||||||
| 43 | 20 | Gary Collins | Venable Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 44 | 52 | Scott Gaylord | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 1:42.808 | 88.242 |
| 45 | 32 | Dick Trickle | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:42.831 | 88.222 |
| 46 | 81 | Jeff Davis | Jeff Davis Racing | Ford | 1:42.961 | 88.111 |
| 47 | 37 | Doug George | Olson Technology Racing | Ford | 1:42.972 | 88.102 |
| 48 | 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 1:43.318 | 87.807 |
| 49 | 09 | Charlie O'Brien | O'Brien Racing | Pontiac | 1:43.545 | 87.614 |
| 50 | 90W | Joe Heath | Heath Racing | Ford | 1:45.365 | 86.101 |
| 51 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 1:45.412 | 86.062 |
| 52 | 38 | Tobey Butler | Bill Stroppe Motorsports | Ford | 1:46.791 | 84.951 |
| 53 | 48 | Jack Sellers | Sellers Racing | Chevrolet | 1:51.202 | 81.581 |
| 54 | 58 | Wayne Jacks | Jacks Motorsports | Pontiac | - | - |
| 55 | 86 | Rich Woodland Jr. | Gilliland Racing | Oldsmobile | - | - |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 74 | 68 | running | 185 | $78,810 |
| 2 | 26 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 170 | $45,640 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 3 | running | 170 | $37,825 |
| 4 | 7 | 43 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | running | 160 | $24,920 |
| 5 | 12 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 155 | $25,970 |
| 6 | 15 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 150 | $20,370 |
| 7 | 19 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 74 | 1 | running | 151 | $22,020 |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 142 | $24,120 |
| 9 | 8 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 138 | $18,170 |
| 10 | 16 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 134 | $19,815 |
| 11 | 10 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | running | 130 | $16,755 |
| 12 | 20 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 127 | $20,755 |
| 13 | 23 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 124 | $16,355 |
| 14 | 3 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 121 | $9,155 |
| 15 | 21 | 8 | Jeff Burton (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 118 | $16,705 |
| 16 | 9 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | running | 115 | $15,005 |
| 17 | 22 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | running | 112 | $14,730 |
| 18 | 33 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 109 | $14,580 |
| 19 | 38 | 14 | John Andretti (R) | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 106 | $14,955 |
| 20 | 37 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 103 | $8,480 |
| 21 | 41 | 12 | Chuck Bown | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 73 | 0 | running | 100 | $14,230 |
| 22 | 32 | 41 | Joe Nemechek (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | running | 97 | $10,105 |
| 23 | 28 | 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 73 | 0 | running | 94 | $9,980 |
| 24 | 42 | 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports, Inc. | Ford | 73 | 1 | running | 96 | $7,610 |
| 25 | 39 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | running | 88 | $9,900 |
| 26 | 25 | 27 | Jimmy Spencer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 73 | 0 | running | 85 | $9,780 |
| 27 | 14 | 36 | Butch Gilliland | Gilliland Racing | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | running | 82 | $7,755 |
| 28 | 5 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | running | 79 | $17,680 |
| 29 | 13 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | running | 76 | $17,470 |
| 30 | 11 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 71 | 0 | running | 73 | $13,540 |
| 31 | 35 | 50 | Mike Chase | JTC Racing | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | running | 70 | $7,355 |
| 32 | 29 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 70 | 0 | running | 67 | $17,305 |
| 33 | 30 | 40 | Bobby Hamilton | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 68 | 0 | transmission | 64 | $13,255 |
| 34 | 24 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 62 | 0 | transmission | 61 | $13,230 |
| 35 | 40 | 29 | Steve Grissom (R) | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 61 | 0 | rear end | 58 | $7,205 |
| 36 | 27 | 31 | Ward Burton (R) | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | running | 55 | $7,195 |
| 37 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | rearend | 52 | $12,675 |
| 38 | 31 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 56 | 0 | running | 49 | $7,155 |
| 39 | 18 | 76 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Spears Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | running | 46 | $7,125 |
| 40 | 43 | 20 | Gary Collins | Venable Racing | Ford | 43 | 0 | running | 43 | $7,100 |
| 41 | 36 | 61 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | engine | 40 | $7,100 |
| 42 | 34 | 9 | John Krebs | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 18 | 1 | accident | 42 | $8,100 |
| 43 | 17 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 18 | 0 | accident | 34 | $8,600 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 44 | | 52 | Scott Gaylord | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 45 | | 32 | Dick Trickle | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 46 | | 81 | Jeff Davis | Jeff Davis Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 47 | | 37 | Doug George | Olson Technology Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 48 | | 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 49 | | 09 | Charlie O'Brien | O'Brien Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 50 | | 90W | Joe Heath | Heath Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 51 | | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 52 | | 38 | Tobey Butler | Bill Stroppe Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 53 | | 48 | Jack Sellers | Sellers Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 54 | | 58 | Wayne Jacks | Jacks Motorsports | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 55 | | 86 | Rich Woodland Jr. | Gilliland Racing | Oldsmobile | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Ernie Irvan | 1,639 |
| | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 1,599 (-40) |
| | 3 | Mark Martin | 1,369 (-270) |
| | 4 | Ken Schrader | 1,349 (–290) |
| 1 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | 1,295 (–344) |
| 1 | 6 | Rusty Wallace | 1,290 (–349) |
| 2 | 7 | Lake Speed | 1,225 (–414) |
| 1 | 8 | Ricky Rudd | 1,215 (–424) |
| 1 | 9 | Kyle Petty | 1,204 (–435) |
| 1 | 10 | Ted Musgrave | 1,186 (–453) |
| Official driver's standings ||||