1994 Daytona 500

Race 1 of 31

Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 3:11:10
Average speed of winner: 156.931 mph
Margin of victory: 0.19 sec.
Lead changes: 33 among 14 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
Lap leaders: Allen pole, Irvan 1-10, Earnhardt 11, Irvan 12-23, Earnhardt 24-25, Gordon 26-27, Earnhardt 28-37, Irvan 38-47, Earnhardt 48-57, Irvan 58, Earnhardt 59-66, G. Bodine 67, T. Bodine 68-74, Irvan 75-79, Earnhardt 80-81, Gordon 82-86, Little 87, Martin 88-89, Earnhardt 90-95, Shepherd 96-102, T. Labonte 103, Earnhardt 104, Martin 105-106, Earnhardt 107-110, Irvan 111-134, Jarrett 135-136, Hamilton 137, Jarrett 138, Hamilton 139, Earnhardt 140-141, Cope 142-148, Marlin 149-157, Irvan 158-179, Marlin 180-200

Race notes: First win for Sterling Marlin. First pole for Loy Allen, Jr. Debut for Robert Pressley.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover		200	2	30	running	253275	180
2	3	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	McReynolds		200	7	84	running	190750	180
3	9	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart		200	1	1	running	138475	170
4	6	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham		200	2	7	running	112525	165
5	12	Morgan Shepherd	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood		200	1	7	running	92805	160
6	31	Greg Sacks	77	USAir/Jasper Engines	Ford	Ulrich			200	0	0	running	70480	150
7	2	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Petree		200	10	46	running	110340	151
8	20	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Ingle		200	0	0	running	56465	142
9	8	Bill Elliott	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Beam		200	0	0	running	65615	138
10	13	Ken Schrader	25	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Howes		200	0	0	running	59565	134
11	39	Geoff Bodine	7	Exide Batteries	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Andrews		200	1	1	running	52065	135
12	23	Bobby Hamilton	40	Kendall	Pontiac	SABCO			200	2	2	running	51265	132
13	7	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Hmiel		199	2	4	out of gas	65670	129
14	22	Lake Speed	15	Quality Care	Ford	Moore	Wingo		199	0	0	running	50530	121
15	25	Jimmy Hensley	55	Petron Plus	Ford	Ray DeWitt			199	0	0	running	42315	118
16	42	Bobby Labonte	22	Maxwell House	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey		199	0	0	running	43195	115
17	18	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis		199	0	0	running	39175	112
18	34	Joe Ruttman	9	Melling Engine Parts	Ford	Melling			199	0	0	running	34005	109
19	28	Jimmy Horton	80	Hover Motorsports	Ford	Hover			199	0	0	running	33485	106
20	29	Dick Trickle	32	ATS Wood Recycling	Chevrolet	Dean Myers			198	0	0	running	33475	103
21	16	Derrike Cope	98	Fingerhut	Ford	Yarborough			198	1	7	running	36220	105
22	1	Loy Allen, Jr.	19	Hooters	Ford	Mark Smith		190.158	198	0	0	running	43515	97
23	37	Chuck Bown	12	Relife	Ford	Allison	Fennig		198	0	0	running	36860	94
24	33	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	90	Heilig-Meyers	Ford	Donlavey			198	0	0	running	29955	91
25	27	Dave Marcis	71	STG/Tork Auto Wipes	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis		198	0	0	running	31150	88
26	35	Jeff Burton	8	Raybestos Brakes	Ford	Stavola Brothers			197	0	0	running	37145	85
27	30	Rick Mast	1	Skoal Classic	Ford	Richard Jackson	Hamlin		197	0	0	running	36540	82
28	32	Darrell Waltrip	17	Western Auto	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Dodson		197	0	0	running	35435	79
29	17	Chad Little	97	Tracy Lawrence	Ford	ppc			196	1	1	running	30805	81
30	40	Jeremy Mayfield	95	Sadler Racing	Ford	Sadler Brothers			195	0	0	out of gas	27645	73
31	14	Michael Waltrip	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt		194	0	0	running	36545	70
32	10	Brett Bodine	26	Quaker State	Ford	Bernstein	Richeson		185	0	0	running	39865	67
33	38	Hut Stricklin	23	Smokin' Joe's	Ford	Carter	Carter		174	0	0	running	28235	64
34	36	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Leo Jackson			165	0	0	running	34630	61
35	41	Dale Jarrett	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Makar		146	2	3	engine	38325	63
36	11	Todd Bodine	75	Factory Stores of America	Ford	Mock	Selberg		79	1	7	accident	35870	60
37	21	Jimmy Spencer	27	McDonald's	Ford	Johnson	Mike Hill		79	0	0	accident	28790	52
38	24	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel	Ford	Roush	Comstock		79	0	0	accident	32360	49
39	26	Kyle Petty	42	Mello Yello	Pontiac	SABCO	Long		64	0	0	accident	39075	46
40	19	Robert Pressley	54	Manheim Auctions	Chevrolet	Leo Jackson			62	0	0	accident	28490	43
41	4	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Genuine Draft	Ford	Penske	Buddy Parrott		61	0	0	accident	57865	40
42	15	John Andretti	14	Financial World	Chevrolet	Hagan			47	0	0	accident	32365	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Sterling Marlin	180	1	0	1	1	1
2	Ernie Irvan	180	1	0	0	1	1
3	Terry Labonte	170	1	0	0	1	1
4	Jeff Gordon	165	1	0	0	1	1
5	Morgan Shepherd	160	1	0	0	1	1
6	Dale Earnhardt	151	1	0	0	0	1
7	Greg Sacks	150	1	0	0	0	1
8	Ricky Rudd	142	1	0	0	0	1
9	Bill Elliott	138	1	0	0	0	1
10	Geoff Bodine	135	1	0	0	0	0
11	Ken Schrader	134	1	0	0	0	1
12	Bobby Hamilton	132	1	0	0	0	0
13	Mark Martin	129	1	0	0	0	0
14	Lake Speed	121	1	0	0	0	0
15	Jimmy Hensley	118	1	0	0	0	0
16	Bobby Labonte	115	1	0	0	0	0
17	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	112	1	0	0	0	0
18	Joe Ruttman	109	1	0	0	0	0
19	Jimmy Horton	106	1	0	0	0	0
20	Derrike Cope	105	1	0	0	0	0
21	Dick Trickle	103	1	0	0	0	0
22	Loy Allen, Jr.	97	1	1	0	0	0
23	Chuck Bown	94	1	0	0	0	0
24	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	91	1	0	0	0	0
25	Dave Marcis	88	1	0	0	0	0