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1994 Pontiac Excitement 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 3 of 31
Sunday, March 6, 1994 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:03:03
Average speed: 98.334 mph
Pole speed: 123.474 mph

Cautions: 8 for 51 laps
Margin of victory: 1.7 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 15

Glossary 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1994 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	7	28	Ernie Irvan	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	400	71175	running	189	185
2	12	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Genuine Draft (Roger Penske)	Ford	400	39575	running	96	175
3	8	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	34000	running	2	170
4	9	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	400	29550	running	10	165
5	19	42	Kyle Petty	Mello Yello (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	400	26500	running	0	155
6	2	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline / Reese's (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	23150	running	27	155
7	4	1	Rick Mast	Skoal Classic (Richard Jackson)	Ford	400	9725	running	30	151
8	13	26	Brett Bodine	Quaker State (Kenny Bernstein)	Ford	400	16525	running	0	142
9	37	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	20825	running	1	143
10	22	18	Dale Jarrett	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	399	21825	running	0	134
11	16	25	Ken Schrader	Kodiak (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	399	15325	running	0	130
12	26	11	Bill Elliott	Budweiser (Junior Johnson)	Ford	399	15025	running	0	127
13	1	16	Ted Musgrave	The Family Channel (Jack Roush)	Ford	399	19375	running	45	129
14	30	15	Lake Speed	Quality Care (Bud Moore)	Ford	399	17575	running	0	121
15	32	21	Morgan Shepherd	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	398	17835	running	0	118
16	27	17	Darrell Waltrip	Western Auto (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	398	14500	running	0	115
17	3	12	Chuck Bown	Smokin' Joe's (Bobby Allison)	Ford	398	14300	running	0	112
18	34	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	398	7250	running	0	109
19	6	4	Sterling Marlin	Kodak Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	397	17225	running	0	106
20	25	8	Jeff Burton	Raybestos Brakes (Stavola Brothers)	Ford	397	15350	running	0	103
21	11	41	Joe Nemechek	Meineke (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	397	9850	running	0	100
22	10	27	Jimmy Spencer	McDonald's (Junior Johnson)	Ford	397	9725	running	0	97
23	15	29	Steve Grissom	Diamond Ridge (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	396	7550	running	0	94
24	31	22	Bobby Labonte	Maxwell House (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	396	13525	running	0	91
25	14	75	Todd Bodine	Factory Stores (Butch Mock)	Ford	396	9375	running	0	88
26	36	90	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	390	9250	running	0	85
27	18	95	Jeremy Mayfield	Shoney's Inns (Sadler Brothers)	Ford	390	6925	running	0	82
28	21	77	Greg Sacks	USAir (D.K. Ulrich)	Ford	385	7400	running	0	79
29	33	98	Derrike Cope	Fingerhut (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	381	9075	running	0	76
30	24	14	John Andretti	Financial World (Billy Hagan)	Chevrolet	355	12945	engine	0	73
31	5	30	Michael Waltrip	Pennzoil (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	328	12825	running	0	70
32	17	7	Geoffrey Bodine	Exide Batteries (Geoffrey Bodine)	Ford	301	12800	engine	0	67
33	35	40	Bobby Hamilton	Kendall (Felix Sabates)	Pontiac	180	12285	engine	0	64
34	28	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Leo Jackson)	Chevrolet	72	11775	crash	0	61
35	29	31	Ward Burton	Hardee's (Alan Dillard, Jr.)	Chevrolet	71	6775	piston	0	58
36	23	55	Jimmy Hensley	Petron Plus (Ray DeWitt)	Ford	50	7275	engine	0	55
37	20	32	Dick Trickle	Mett's Tours (Dean Myers)	Chevrolet	1	6775	crash	0	52

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Jeremy Mayfield	95	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
38	Loy Allen, Jr.	19	Hooters	Tri-Star Motorsports	Ford
39	Rich Bickle	45	Orkin Pest Control	Gene Isenhour	Ford
40	Dave Marcis	71	STG	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet
41	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	43	STP	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac
42	Hut Stricklin	23	Smokin' Joe's	Travis Carter	Ford
43	Billy Standridge	47	Standridge Auto Sales	Berendt Johnson	Ford
44	Rick Carelli	61	Total Petroleum	Marshall Chesrown	Chevrolet
45	T.W. Taylor	02	Children's Miracle Network	T.W. Taylor	Ford
46	Mike Wallace	66	FDP Brakes	Barry Owen	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	13	11	#7,32,33 accident turn 2
	14	143	130
	144	151	8	oil on track
	152	188	37
	189	193	5	#15,75 accident frontstretch
	194	208	15
	209	213	5	#22 spun turn 4
	214	273	60
	274	278	5	#30 accident turn 3
	279	311	33
	312	317	6	debris
	318	348	31
	349	355	7	debris
	356	377	22
	378	381	4	#41 spun frontstretch
	382	400	19
Percent of race run under caution: 12.8% Average green flag run: 38.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ted Musgrave	1	45	45
Rick Mast	46	75	30
Mark Martin	76	102	27
Dale Earnhardt	103	103	1
Jeff Gordon	104	105	2
Ernie Irvan	106	144	39
Dale Earnhardt	145	153	9
Ernie Irvan	154	209	56
Rusty Wallace	210	282	73
Ernie Irvan	283	308	26
Rusty Wallace	309	309	1
Ernie Irvan	310	311	2
Rusty Wallace	312	333	22
Ernie Irvan	334	378	45
Terry Labonte	379	379	1
Ernie Irvan	380	400	21

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Ernie Irvan	520
2	Dale Earnhardt	467	-53
3	Sterling Marlin	461	-59
4	Mark Martin	449	-71
5	Terry Labonte	425	-95
6	Jeff Gordon	402	-118
6	Ken Schrader	402	-118
8	Rusty Wallace	400	-120
9	Rick Mast	398	-122
9	Morgan Shepherd	398	-122
11	Ricky Rudd	381	-139
12	Brett Bodine	364	-156
13	Kyle Petty	348	-172
14	Lake Speed	342	-178
15	Geoffrey Bodine	325	-195
16	Bobby Labonte	312	-208
17	Bill Elliott	311	-209
18	Greg Sacks	308	-212
19	Dale Jarrett	306	-214
20	Ted Musgrave	302	-218
21	Chuck Bown	294	-226