# 1994 Hanes 500

The 1994 Hanes 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 45th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 24, 1994, in Martinsville, Virginia at 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 driver Rusty Wallace would be able to defend Robert Yates Racing driver 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 victory and his second victory of the season. To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Ernie Irvan and Roush Racing driver 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.

## Background

Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by 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 | Sponsor |
| 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | Skoal |
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | Miller Genuine Draft |
| 02 | Curtis Markham | 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 |
| 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | Tide |
| 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | Budweiser |
| 12 | Chuck Bown | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | Bobby Allison Motorsports |
| 14 | John Andretti (R) | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | Grand Piano & Furniture |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 52 | Mike Skinner | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | Jimmy Means Racing |
| 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | Petron Plus |
| 63 | Jim Bown | Kieper Racing | Chevrolet | Wholesale Truck Parts |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Southwest Technical Group |
| 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | Factory Stores of America |
| 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | US Airways |
| 78 | Jay Hedgecock | Triad Motorsports | Ford | Hauser Rental |
| 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Heilig-Meyers |
| 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 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, April 23, at 12:30 PM EST. 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, 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, driving for Penske Racing South, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.374 and an average speed of 92.942 miles per hour (149.576 km/h) in the first round.
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 |
| 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 race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | 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 ||||