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1994 NASCAR Cup Series


The 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 46th season of professional in the United States and the 23rd modern-era Cup series. The season began on Sunday February 20 and ended on Sunday November 13. Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing was crowned champion at season's end, winning consecutive Winston Cups for the third time in his career and tying Richard Petty for the record of most top-level NASCAR championships with seven. One of the highlights of the season occurred on August 6. The series made a highly publicized first visit to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Inaugural Brickyard 400.

The Busch Clash was held February 13 at Daytona International Speedway. Ken Schrader drew for the pole. Two days earlier, in Daytona 500 practice Neil Bonnett had a tire failure in turn 3 and hit the wall head-on. Bonnett died of massive head injuries.

Top ten results

The Gatorade 125s, the qualifying races for the Daytona 500, were held February 19 at Daytona International Speedway.

Race one: top ten results

Race two: top ten results

The Daytona 500 was held in Daytona International Speedway. Loy Allen Jr won the pole.

Top ten results

The Goodwrench 500 was held February 27 at North Carolina Speedway. The No. 7 of Geoff Bodine was on the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: 31-Ward Burton, 48-James Hylton, 99-Danny Sullivan, 61-Rick Carelli, 95-Jeremy Mayfield, 48-Jerry Hill, 02-T. W. Taylor


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