Darlington 1994 recap
1994 TRANSOUTH FINANCIAL 400, Darlington, S.C. Dale Earnhardt scored his ninth victory on Winston Cup racing's oldest superspeedway and ended a 16-race winless streak. Earnhardt won a newly reconstructed 400-mile race, down from 500 for the ...
1994 TRANSOUTH FINANCIAL 400, Darlington, S.C.
Dale Earnhardt scored his ninth victory on Winston Cup racing's oldest superspeedway and ended a 16-race winless streak. Earnhardt won a newly reconstructed 400-mile race, down from 500 for the first time since 1972. Of note, it was also Earnhardt's sixth victory in the spring event at Darlington and overall, he was just one win short of David Pearson's record 10 wins at the treacherous 1.366- mile egg-shaped track.
Earnhardt, who led 166 laps, dominated the race to put himself within one win of David Pearson's record 10 wins at the treacherous 1.366- mile egg-shaped track. He beat Mark Martin to the finish line by 7.4 seconds. Bill Elliott finished third, with Dale Jarrett fourth and Lake Speed fifth. The victory allowed Earnhardt to tie Mark Martin for second place in the Winston Cup point standings, 81 points behind leader Ernie Irvan, who finished sixth.
1994 BOX SCORES OF TRANSOUTH FINANCIAL 400
FIN ST CAR # DRIVER LAPS STATUS 1 9 3 Dale Earnhardt 293 Running 2 3 6 Mark Martin 293 Running 3 1 11 Bill Elliott 293 Running 4 14 18 Dale Jarrett 293 Running 5 35 15 Lake Speed 293 Running 6 11 28 Ernie Irvan 293 Running 7 6 25 Ken Schrader 293 Running 8 21 33 Harry Gant 292 Running 9 25 10 Ricky Rudd 292 Running 10 20 16 Ted Musgrave 292 Running 11 32 42 Kyle Petty 291 Running 12 4 12 Chuck Bown 291 Running 13 19 55 Jimmy Hensley 291 Running 14 28 29 Steve Grissom 291 Running 15 30 30 Michael Waltrip 290 Running 16 12 98 Derrike Cope 290 Running 17 15 23 Hut Stricklin 290 Running 18 23 90 Mike Wallace 290 Running 19 29 41 Joe Nemechek 290 Running 20 22 8 Jeff Burton 286 Running 21 38 31 Ward Burton 285 Running 22 41 75 Todd Bodine 283 Running 23 31 9 Rick Bickle 282 Running 24 34 52 Brad Teague 279 Running 25 32 40 Bobby Hamilton 277 Running 26 36 17 Darrell Waltrip 274 Running 27 27 27 Jimmy Spencer 271 Engine 28 26 71 Dave Marcis 269 Running 29 39 32 Dick Trickle 259 Running 30 40 77 Greg Sacks 250 Running 31 13 24 Jeff Gordon 236 Engine 32 17 21 Morgan Shepherd 235 Running 33 8 2 Rusty Wallace 218 Running 34 2 4 Sterling Marlin 197 Engine 35 24 5 Terry Labonte 195 Engine 36 5 26 Brett Bodine 195 Engine 37 10 1 Rick Mast 178 Engine 38 18 14 John Andretti 170 Engine 39 16 22 Bobby Labonte 138 Accident 40 7 7 Geoff Bodine 134 Engine 41 37 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr. 131 Engine
Time of Race: 3 Hours,1 minute, 20 seconds Average Speed: 132.432 mph Margin of Victory: 7.4 seconds Caution Flags: 5 for 26 laps Lead changes: 28 lead changes among 10 drivers Bill Elliott, Dale Earnhardt, Mark Martin, Dale Jarrett, Ernie Irvan, Dave Marcis, Greg Sacks, Rusty Wallace, Sterling Marlin, and ken Schrader.
SOURCE:
1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Media Guide
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