1994 Tyson Holly Farms 400

1994 Tyson Holly Farms 400
Race details
Race 27 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1994 Tyson Holly Farms 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace.
The 1994 Tyson Holly Farms 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace.
Date October 2, 1994
Official name 45th Annual Tyson Holly Farms 400
Location North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
0.625 mi (1.006 km)
Distance 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Average speed 98.522 miles per hour (158.556 km/h)
Attendance 54,000
Pole position
Driver Junior Johnson & Associates
Time 18.978
Most laps led
Driver Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing
Laps 334
Winner
No. 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1994 Tyson Holly Farms 400 was the 27th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 45th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 2, 1994, in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. In a dominant performance, owner-driver Geoff Bodine would manage to lap the entire field at race's end to take his 17th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte and Precision Products Racing driver Rick Mast would finish second and third, respectively.

Bodine's performance remains the last time a driver has managed to lap the field in a race.[3]

Background

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The layout of North Wilkesboro Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi (1.006 km) and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing.

Entry list

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  • (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 Phil Parsons Melling Racing Ford Melling Racing
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford Mane 'n Tail
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 Kenny Wallace 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 John Andretti (R) Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing
55 Tim Fedewa RaDiUs Motorsports Ford RaDiUs Motorsports
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Olive Garden
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
95 Jeff Green Sadler Brothers Racing Ford Shoney's
98 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Fingerhut

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 30, 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, October 1, at 12:00 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,[4] 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.

Jimmy Spencer, driving for Junior Johnson & Associates, would win the pole, setting a time of 18.978 and an average speed of 118.558 miles per hour (190.801 km/h) in the first round.[5]

Six drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 18.978 118.558
2 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 18.979 118.552
3 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.007 118.377
4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 19.028 118.247
5 95 Jeff Green Sadler Brothers Racing Ford 19.029 118.241
6 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 19.041 118.166
7 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 19.046 118.135
8 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 19.059 118.054
9 28 Kenny Wallace Robert Yates Racing Ford 19.069 117.993
10 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.069 117.993
11 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 19.082 117.912
12 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.087 117.881
13 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 19.103 117.783
14 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 19.107 117.758
15 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 19.120 117.678
16 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 19.128 117.629
17 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 19.136 117.579
18 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 19.142 117.543
19 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 19.151 117.487
20 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 19.170 117.371
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 19.016 118.321
22 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 19.176 117.334
23 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 19.177 117.328
24 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 19.184 117.285
25 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 19.191 117.242
26 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 19.196 117.212
27 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.198 117.200
28 43 John Andretti (R) Petty Enterprises Pontiac 19.207 117.145
29 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 19.211 117.120
30 9 Phil Parsons Melling Racing Ford 19.221 117.059
31 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 19.224 117.041
32 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.229 117.011
33 29 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 19.236 116.968
34 98 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 19.263 116.804
Provisionals
35 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19.319 116.466
36 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 19.271 116.756
Failed to qualify
37 90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 19.277 116.719
38 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.280 116.701
39 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford 19.305 116.550
40 52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford 19.377 116.117
41 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 19.414 115.896
42 55 Tim Fedewa RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 19.527 115.225
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 18 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 400 334 running 185 $61,440
2 10 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 0 running 170 $39,365
3 17 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 399 0 running 165 $32,590
4 19 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 399 0 running 160 $23,590
5 4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 398 0 running 155 $24,090
6 2 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 398 4 running 155 $15,940
7 3 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 398 38 running 151 $21,315
8 12 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 398 0 running 142 $16,875
9 29 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 397 0 running 138 $15,950
10 9 28 Kenny Wallace Robert Yates Racing Ford 397 0 running 134 $20,355
11 26 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 397 0 running 130 $13,550
12 8 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 396 0 running 127 $13,200
13 7 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 396 0 running 124 $12,950
14 27 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 396 0 running 121 $12,725
15 20 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 395 0 running 118 $12,950
16 31 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 394 0 running 115 $8,225
17 28 43 John Andretti (R) Petty Enterprises Pontiac 394 0 running 112 $9,050
18 21 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 394 8 running 114 $7,550
19 16 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 394 0 running 106 $11,850
20 33 29 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 394 0 running 103 $7,725
21 13 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 393 0 running 100 $11,500
22 25 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 392 0 running 97 $7,375
23 1 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 392 5 running 99 $13,425
24 6 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 391 0 running 91 $6,950
25 36 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 391 0 running 88 $14,925
26 22 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 388 0 running 85 $15,925
27 34 98 Jeremy Mayfield (R) Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 387 0 running 82 $6,800
28 14 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 381 11 running 84 $10,210
29 5 95 Jeff Green Sadler Brothers Racing Ford 354 0 running 76 $4,700
30 35 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 343 0 crash 73 $14,350
31 24 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 339 0 engine 70 $14,300
32 23 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 324 0 crash 67 $9,275
33 15 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 298 0 rear end 64 $8,225
34 32 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 274 0 rear end 61 $4,250
35 11 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 268 0 running 58 $4,225
36 30 9 Phil Parsons Melling Racing Ford 264 0 engine 55 $4,250
Failed to qualify
37 90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford
38 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
39 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford
40 52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford
41 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford
42 55 Tim Fedewa RaDiUs Motorsports Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (October 3, 1994). "Geoff Bodine covers field in 400". The Daily Item. p. 11. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Price, Mike (October 3, 1994). "Geoff Bodine's victory is part of a crazy year". Intelligencer Journal. p. 19. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Zeller, Bob (October 2, 1994). "Bodine laps field at Holly Farms". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 1994. p. 15. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Harris, Mike (October 1, 1994). "Spencer on pole for first time". Citizens' Voice. p. 55. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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