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Atlanta 1994 recap
PUROLATOR 500, Atlanta, Ga. -- Ernie Irvan established himself as the hottest driver of the early part of the 1994 season as he sped to his second straight victory, taking the 328-lapper at the 1.522-mile Atlanta Motor Speedway. With the win, ...
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PUROLATOR 500, Atlanta, Ga. -- Ernie Irvan established himself as the hottest driver of the early part of the 1994 season as he sped to his second straight victory, taking the 328-lapper at the 1.522-mile Atlanta Motor Speedway. With the win, Irvan gave Goodyear a victory in the race many figured would belong to Hoosier Tire.
Irvan led 98 of the final 120 laps, and rookie Jeff Burton ended up forth. Morgan Shepherd, the event's defending champion, came up .3ths short at the end and finished second. Darrell Waltrip came up to take third place, followed by Burton and mark martin in fifth. Irvan's victory tightened his grip on first place in the Winston Cup point standings, which he led by 101 points over Mark Martin, who took second place away from Dale Earnhardt. Earnhardt finished 12th in the race.
FIN STR CAR# DRIVER LAPS STATUS
1 7 28 Ernie Irvan 328 Running
2 14 21 Morgan Shepherd 328 Running
3 40 17 Darrell Waltrip 328 Running
4 13 8 Jeff Burton 328 Running
5 4 6 Mark Martin 327 Running
6 34 15 Lake Speed 327 Running
7 10 77 Greg Sacks 327 Running
8 17 24 Jeff Gordon 326 Running
9 22 10 Ricky Rudd 326 Running
10 25 27 Jimmy Spencer 326 Running
11 35 16 Ted Musgrave 326 Running
12 16 3 Dale Earnhardt 325 Running
13 27 42 Kyle Petty 325 Running
14 3 5 Terry Labonte 325 Running
15 30 22 Bobby Labonte 325 Running
16 24 25 Ken Schrader 325 Running
17 39 23 Hut Stricklin 325 Running
18 5 41 Joe Nemechek 324 Running
19 33 40 Bobby Hamilton 322 Running
20 31 29 Steve Grissom 321 Running
21 28 51 Jeff Purvis 321 Running
22 1 19 Loy Allen Jr. 321 Running
23 32 30 Michael Waltrip 321 Running
24 12 2 Rusty Wallace 320 Running
25 23 4 Sterling Marlin 318 Running
26 37 1 Rick Mast 314 Running
27 42 90 Mike Wallace 314 Running
28 20 32 Dick Trickle 311 Rear End
29 41 55 Jimmy Hensley 292 Running
30 11 33 Harry Gant 288 Running
31 15 26 Brett Bodine 287 Running
32 21 11 Bill Elliott 284 Engine
33 19 75 Todd Bodine 284 Engine
34 29 98 Derrike Cope 215 Accident
35 36 18 Dale Jarrett 205 Engine
36 38 71 Dave Marcis 122 Engine
37 6 9 Rich Bickle 101 Engine
38 2 7 Geoff Bodine 73 Engine
39 18 02 Curtis Markham 32 Accident
40 8 31 Ward Burton 24 Engine
41 9 12 Chuck Bown 6 Engine
42 26 14 John Andretti 5 Accident
Time of race: 3 hours, 24 minutes, 58 seconds Average Speed: 146.136 MPH Margin of Victory: .35 seconds Busch Pole Award: Loy Allen, Hooters Ford, 180.207 MPH (30.405 seconds) - Track Record Caution Flags: 5 for 27 laps Lead Changes: 19 among 7 drivers Geoff Bodine Terry Labonte Ernie Irvan Jeff Burton Morgan Shepherd Darrell Waltrip Dale Jarrett
SOURCE:
1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Media Guide
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