1994 DieHard 500

Race 18 of 31

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:03:50
Average speed of winner: 163.173 mph
Margin of victory: 0.025 sec.
Lead changes: 24 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 21 laps
Lap leaders: Earnhardt pole, Spencer 1-2, Earnhardt 3-4, Marlin 5-6, Earnhardt 7-9, Marlin 10-11, Earnhardt 12-13, Schrader 14-16, Marlin 17-19, Elliott 20-23, Allen 24-27, Irvan 28-32, Elliott 33-37, Earnhardt 38-48, Speed 49, Earnhardt 50-72, Irvan 73-77, Shepherd 78, Rudd 79, Irvan 80-137, Schrader 138-142, Irvan 143-161, Elliott 162-166, Irvan 167-169, Spencer 170-188

Race notes: Last win for Jimmy Spencer. Finale for Tim Steele. Ernie Irvan took the points lead from Dale Earnhardt.

Video links: Part 1 (Command/Starting grid), Part 2 (Start), Part 3 (1st and 2nd cautions), Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9 (3rd caution), Part 10 (4th caution), Part 11 (5th caution), Part 12 (Finish), Part 13 (Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Jimmy Spencer	27	McDonald's	Ford	Johnson	Mike Hill		188	2	21	running	81450	180
2	11	Bill Elliott	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Beam		188	3	14	running	52445	175
3	4	Ernie Irvan	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	McReynolds		188	5	90	running	47130	175
4	5	Ken Schrader	25	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Howes		188	2	8	running	33530	165
5	8	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover		188	3	7	running	32675	160
6	6	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Hmiel		188	0	0	running	29550	150
7	28	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Ingle		188	1	1	running	19350	151
8	10	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis		188	0	0	running	17700	142
9	16	Kenny Wallace	44	Bussmann Fuses	Ford	Charles Hardy			188	0	0	running	13370	138
10	12	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart		188	0	0	running	25250	134
11	9	Michael Waltrip	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt		188	0	0	running	19830	130
12	35	Bobby Labonte	22	Maxwell House	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey		188	0	0	running	21450	127
13	14	Mike Wallace	90	Heilig-Meyers	Ford	Donlavey			188	0	0	running	16130	124
14	18	Lake Speed	15	Quality Care	Ford	Moore	Wingo		188	1	1	running	21960	126
15	31	Morgan Shepherd	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood		188	1	1	running	22135	123
16	7	Todd Bodine	75	Factory Stores of America	Ford	Mock	Selberg		188	0	0	running	14450	115
17	19	Brett Bodine	26	Quaker State	Ford	Bernstein	Richeson		187	0	0	running	18185	112
18	24	Steve Grissom	29	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge			187	0	0	running	14480	109
19	23	Kyle Petty	42	Mello Yello	Pontiac	SABCO	Long		187	0	0	running	22200	106
20	38	Rick Mast	1	Skoal Classic	Ford	Richard Jackson	Hamlin		186	0	0	running	18110	103
21	33	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Leo Jackson			186	0	0	running	17180	100
22	42	Bobby Hamilton	40	Kendall	Pontiac	SABCO			186	0	0	running	16950	97
23	32	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	20	Fina Lube	Ford	Moroso			185	0	0	running	10470	94
24	22	Darrell Waltrip	17	Western Auto	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Peterson		185	0	0	running	16640	91
25	37	Hut Stricklin	23	Smokin' Joe's	Ford	Carter	Carter		184	0	0	running	12210	88
26	39	Jeff Burton	8	Raybestos Brakes	Ford	Stavola Brothers			184	0	0	running	16035	85
27	34	Dave Marcis	71	STG	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis		184	0	0	running	12040	82
28	40	Brad Teague	52	Means Racing	Ford	Means			184	0	0	running	9985	79
29	29	Greg Sacks	77	USAir/Jasper Engines	Ford	Ulrich			174	0	0	accident	11325	76
30	36	Jimmy Hensley	55	Radius Motorsports	Ford	Ray DeWitt			165	0	0	accident	9780	73
31	15	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham		149	0	0	engine	19660	70
32	25	Jeremy Mayfield	98	Fingerhut	Ford	Yarborough			140	0	0	wheel bearing	9590	67
33	20	Geoff Bodine	7	Exide Batteries	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Andrews		136	0	0	engine	13520	64
34	1	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Petree	193.470	80	5	41	engine	30725	66
35	41	Joe Nemechek	41	Meineke	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Richert		75	0	0	ignition	9430	58
36	30	Jeff Purvis	51	Country Time	Chevrolet	Finch			71	0	0	engine	9395	55
37	3	Loy Allen, Jr.	19	Hooters	Ford	Mark Smith			66	1	4	engine	9781	57
38	27	Tim Steele	12	ReLife	Ford	Allison	Fennig		54	0	0	fatigue	13345	49
39	13	Dale Jarrett	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Makar		34	0	0	engine	20690	46
40	21	John Andretti	14	Financial World	Chevrolet	Hagan			28	0	0	accident	14525	43
41	17	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel	Ford	Roush	Comstock		24	0	0	accident	13228	40
42	26	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Genuine Draft	Ford	Penske	Buddy Parrott		8	0	0	piston	21425	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Ernie Irvan	2739	18	5	3	12	14
2	Dale Earnhardt	2723	18	2	3	10	14
3	Mark Martin	2481	18	0	0	9	12
4	Rusty Wallace	2450	18	2	5	10	12
5	Ken Schrader	2382	18	0	0	6	12
6	Morgan Shepherd	2348	18	0	0	6	10
7	Ricky Rudd	2339	18	0	1	2	9
8	Michael Waltrip	2152	18	0	0	2	6
9	Lake Speed	2091	18	0	0	2	5
10	Jeff Gordon	2078	18	1	1	4	8
11	Sterling Marlin	2054	18	0	1	3	7
12	Kyle Petty	2049	18	0	0	2	4
13	Terry Labonte	2004	18	0	1	2	4
14	Ted Musgrave	1994	18	1	0	0	5
15	Bill Elliott	1986	18	1	0	2	5
16	Darrell Waltrip	1917	18	0	0	2	4
17	Dale Jarrett	1905	18	0	0	2	4
18	Geoff Bodine	1888	18	2	1	4	6
19	Bobby Labonte	1855	18	0	0	0	1
20	Todd Bodine	1843	18	0	0	1	4
21	Rick Mast	1831	18	0	0	1	6
22	Jimmy Spencer	1792	18	0	2	3	4
23	Brett Bodine	1769	18	0	0	0	3
24	Hut Stricklin	1675	17	0	0	0	1
25	Jeff Burton	1657	18	0	0	2	2