# 1994 Slick 50 300

The 1994 Slick 50 300 was the 16th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 10, 1994, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. On the final restart of the race with eight laps to go, Ricky Rudd, driving for his own Rudd Performance Motorsports team would manage to hold off the field to take his 15th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. Meanwhile, second-place finisher, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would retake the overall driver's championship lead after a poor finish from then-points leader Ernie Irvan. To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would finish third.

## Background

New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

### 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 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Taylor Racing | Ford | Children's Miracle Network Hospitals |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus |
| 03 | Jamie Aube | Doug Innis Racing | Chevrolet | Budweiser |
| 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 |
| 20 | Randy LaJoie | Moroso Racing | Ford | FINA |
| 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 |
| 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Team 34 | Chevrolet | Coors Extra Gold |
| 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 |
| 54 | Robert Pressley | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Manheim Auctions |
| 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | RaDiUs Motorsports |
| 62 | Joe Bessey | Gray Racing | Ford | Kenova Golf Construction |
| 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 |
| 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, July 8, at 3:30 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, July 9, at 11:00 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.
Ernie Irvan, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.944 and an average speed of 127.197 miles per hour (204.704 km/h) in the first round. In the second round, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would manage to beat his time with a time of 29.755; however, since the time was in the second round, Elliott would only garner the 21st starting position.
Fiver drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 29.944 | 127.197 |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.018 | 126.884 |
| 3 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 30.075 | 126.643 |
| 4 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 30.109 | 126.500 |
| 5 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.122 | 126.446 |
| 6 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.153 | 126.316 |
| 7 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.204 | 126.103 |
| 8 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 30.260 | 125.869 |
| 9 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.276 | 125.803 |
| 10 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.279 | 125.790 |
| 11 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.296 | 125.720 |
| 12 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 30.343 | 125.525 |
| 13 | 27 | Jimmy Spencer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 30.343 | 125.525 |
| 14 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.402 | 125.281 |
| 15 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 30.402 | 125.281 |
| 16 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 30.416 | 125.224 |
| 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 30.426 | 125.182 |
| 18 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 30.430 | 125.166 |
| 19 | 20 | Randy LaJoie | Moroso Racing | Ford | 30.445 | 125.104 |
| 20 | 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 30.451 | 125.080 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 29.755 | 128.005 |
| 22 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 29.764 | 127.967 |
| 23 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 29.810 | 127.769 |
| 24 | 14 | John Andretti (R) | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 29.852 | 127.589 |
| 25 | 29 | Steve Grissom (R) | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.946 | 127.189 |
| 26 | 9 | Rich Bickle (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 30.006 | 126.935 |
| 27 | 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | 30.033 | 126.820 |
| 28 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.085 | 126.601 |
| 29 | 32 | Dick Trickle | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.095 | 126.559 |
| 30 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 30.108 | 126.505 |
| 31 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 30.153 | 126.316 |
| 32 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.169 | 126.249 |
| 33 | 31 | Ward Burton (R) | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.169 | 126.249 |
| 34 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 30.177 | 126.215 |
| 35 | 41 | Joe Nemechek (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.200 | 126.119 |
| 36 | 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 30.219 | 126.040 |
| 37 | 02 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Taylor Racing | Ford | 30.220 | 126.036 |
| 38 | 40 | Bobby Hamilton | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 30.247 | 125.923 |
| 39 | 8 | Jeff Burton (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.275 | 125.807 |
| 40 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Team 34 | Chevrolet | 30.286 | 125.761 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 41 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 30.527 | 124.768 |
| 42 | 12 | Tim Steele | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 30.361 | 125.450 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 43 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 44 | 43 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 45 | 54 | Robert Pressley | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 46 | 62 | Joe Bessey | Gray Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 47 | 03 | Jamie Aube | Doug Innis Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 300 | 55 | running | 180 | $91,875 |
| 2 | 28 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 29 | running | 175 | $68,000 |
| 3 | 18 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 165 | $38,975 |
| 4 | 10 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 160 | $33,625 |
| 5 | 15 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 155 | $21,850 |
| 6 | 9 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 150 | $21,275 |
| 7 | 6 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 300 | 2 | running | 151 | $20,475 |
| 8 | 41 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 300 | 0 | running | 142 | $25,975 |
| 9 | 22 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 300 | 12 | running | 143 | $20,175 |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 4 | running | 139 | $25,125 |
| 11 | 11 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 130 | $22,675 |
| 12 | 23 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 127 | $19,775 |
| 13 | 4 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 300 | 1 | running | 129 | $19,575 |
| 14 | 31 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 121 | $23,775 |
| 15 | 34 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 118 | $22,625 |
| 16 | 21 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 115 | $19,925 |
| 17 | 32 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 112 | $18,625 |
| 18 | 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 3 | running | 114 | $14,425 |
| 19 | 35 | 41 | Joe Nemechek (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | running | 106 | $15,225 |
| 20 | 19 | 20 | Randy LaJoie | Moroso Racing | Ford | 299 | 0 | running | 103 | $12,175 |
| 21 | 26 | 9 | Rich Bickle (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 299 | 0 | running | 100 | $11,400 |
| 22 | 40 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Team 34 | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | running | 97 | $11,300 |
| 23 | 14 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | running | 94 | $17,800 |
| 24 | 5 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | running | 91 | $17,700 |
| 25 | 27 | 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | 298 | 0 | running | 88 | $13,500 |
| 26 | 37 | 02 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Taylor Racing | Ford | 298 | 0 | running | 85 | $11,400 |
| 27 | 24 | 14 | John Andretti (R) | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | running | 82 | $14,800 |
| 28 | 36 | 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 291 | 0 | crash | 79 | $13,100 |
| 29 | 20 | 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 288 | 0 | crash | 76 | $10,600 |
| 30 | 1 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 284 | 176 | crash | 83 | $31,600 |
| 31 | 16 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 284 | 8 | crash | 75 | $16,700 |
| 32 | 13 | 27 | Jimmy Spencer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 281 | 0 | running | 67 | $12,500 |
| 33 | 25 | 29 | Steve Grissom (R) | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 279 | 0 | crash | 64 | $12,300 |
| 34 | 29 | 32 | Dick Trickle | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | running | 61 | $12,100 |
| 35 | 8 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 246 | 0 | crash | 58 | $12,000 |
| 36 | 30 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 227 | 0 | running | 55 | $11,400 |
| 37 | 12 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 180 | 1 | oil pump | 57 | $13,800 |
| 38 | 39 | 8 | Jeff Burton (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 168 | 0 | engine | 49 | $13,700 |
| 39 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 9 | crash | 51 | $22,100 |
| 40 | 38 | 40 | Bobby Hamilton | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 122 | 0 | crash | 43 | $13,500 |
| 41 | 42 | 12 | Tim Steele | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 103 | 0 | crash | 40 | $13,500 |
| 42 | 33 | 31 | Ward Burton (R) | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | electrical | 37 | $9,500 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 43 | | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 44 | | 43 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 45 | | 54 | Robert Pressley | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 46 | | 62 | Joe Bessey | Gray Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 47 | | 03 | Jamie Aube | Doug Innis Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 2,511 |
| 1 | 2 | Ernie Irvan | 2,507 (-4) |
| | 3 | Rusty Wallace | 2,270 (-241) |
| | 4 | Mark Martin | 2,256 (–255) |
| | 5 | Ken Schrader | 2,171 (–340) |
| | 6 | Morgan Shepherd | 2,070 (–441) |
| | 7 | Ricky Rudd | 2,038 (–473) |
| | 8 | Michael Waltrip | 1,901 (–610) |
| 2 | 9 | Ted Musgrave | 1,887 (–624) |
| 1 | 10 | Jeff Gordon | 1,866 (–645) |
| Official driver's standings ||||