1994 Mountain Dew Southern 500

The 1994 Mountain Dew Southern 500, the 45th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 4, 1994 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested at 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the 23rd race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Bill Elliott of Junior Johnson & Associates won the race snapping a winless streak dating back to the 1992 Hooters 500 at Atlanta.

1994 Mountain Dew Southern 500
Race details
Race 23 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Date September 4, 1994 (1994-September-04)
Official name Mountain Dew Southern 500
Location Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching up to 79.9 °F (26.6 °C); wind speeds up to 17.2 miles per hour (27.7 km/h)[1]
Average speed 127.952 miles per hour (205.919 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Geoff Bodine Racing
Most laps led
Driver Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 127
Winner
No. 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Lap-by-lap: Jerry Punch
Color analyst: Ned Jarrett
Color analyst: Benny Parsons
Pit reporter: Marty Reid
Pit reporter: John Kernan

Top 10 results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord
2 3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
3 21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord
4 10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord
5 4Sterling MarlinMorgan-McClure MotorsportsChevrolet
6 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
7 2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord
8 8Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord
9 18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
10 5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet

Race statistics

  • Time of race: 3:55:05
  • Average Speed: 127.952 miles per hour (205.919 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 166.998
  • Cautions: 6 for 42 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 6.39 sec
  • Lead changes: 28
  • Percent of race run under caution: 11.4%
  • Average green flag run: 46.4 laps

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References

  1. Weather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. Race statistics at Race Database
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