1994 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 explained

Type:NASWINSTON
Date:June 12
Network:TNN
Most Driver:Rusty Wallace
Most Laps:141
First Driver:Rusty Wallace
Most Team:Penske Racing South
First Team:Penske Racing South
Car:2
Pole Team:Penske Racing South
Pole Driver:Rusty Wallace
Pole Time:54.692
Avg:128.801mph
Radio:Motor Racing Network
Official Name:13th Annual UAW-GM Teamwork 500
Location:Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Distance Laps:200
Scheduled Laps:200
Race Name:UAW-GM Teamwork 500
Year:1994
Season No:31
Race No:13
Course Km:4.0
Course Mi:2.5
Scheduled Mi:500
Scheduled Km:804.672
Distance Km:804.672
Distance Mi:500
Announcers:Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Kenny Wallace

The 1994 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 was the 13th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 12, 1994, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a one-lap shootout to the finish, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would be able to fend off the rest of the field to complete a dominant race performance. The win was Wallace's 35th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win, his fourth victory of the season, and his second consecutive victory.[1] [2] To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

Entry list

DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFordSkoal
2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFordMiller Genuine Draft
3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench Service Plus
4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevroletKodak
5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevroletKellogg's Frosted Flakes
6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordValvoline
7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFordExide
8Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFordRaybestos
9Rich Bickle (R)Melling RacingFordMelling Racing
10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFordTide
11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordBudweiser
12Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFordPrecision Restaurant Services
14John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevroletHagan Racing
15Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFordFord Quality Care
16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFordThe Family Channel
17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevroletWestern Auto
18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletInterstate Batteries
19Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFordHooters
21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo
22Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiacMaxwell House
23Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFordSmokin' Joe's
24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletDuPont
25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevroletKodiak
26Brett BodineKing RacingFordQuaker State
27Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFordMcDonald's
28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFordTexaco, Havoline
29Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevroletDiamond Ridge Motorsports
30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiacPennzoil
31Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevroletHardee's
32Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevroletATS Wood Recycling
33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevroletSkoal Bandit
40Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiacKendall
41Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevroletMeineke
42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiacMello Yello
43Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiacSTP
47Billy StandridgeJohnson Standridge RacingFordJohnson Standridge Racing
52Bob KeselowskiJimmy Means RacingFordJimmy Means Racing
55Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFordPetron Plus
59Andy BelmontAndy Belmont RacingFordMetal Arrester
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletSouthwest Technical Group
75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFordFactory Stores of America
77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.FordUS Airways
90Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFordHeilig-Meyers
98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFordFingerhut

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 10, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, June 11, at 10:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-40 would be decided on time,[3] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to two provisionals were given. If needed, a past champion who did not qualify on either time or provisionals could use a champion's provisional, adding one more spot to the field.

Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske Racing South, would win the pole, setting a time of 54.692 and an average speed of 164.558mph in the first round.[4]

Full qualifying results

Pos.DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
12Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord54.692164.558
210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord54.844164.102
36Mark MartinRoush RacingFord54.945163.800
424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55.036163.529
525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55.103163.330
626Brett BodineKing RacingFord55.172163.126
728Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord55.221162.981
832Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet55.296162.760
916Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord55.380162.514
1030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac55.383162.505
1141Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet55.410162.426
1217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet55.434162.355
1343Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac55.496162.174
1442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac55.529162.077
155Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55.538162.051
1611Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord55.538162.051
1755Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord55.542162.040
184Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet55.594161.888
193Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet55.670161.667
2077Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford55.682161.632
Failed to lock in Round 1
2114John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet55.746161.447
2218Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet55.823161.224
2323Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord55.830161.204
2433Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet55.851161.143
2531Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet55.858161.123
2621Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord55.859161.120
2722Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac55.896161.013
2875Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord56.058160.548
2927Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord56.083160.476
307Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord56.137160.322
3119Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord56.168160.234
3240Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac56.286159.898
3315Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord56.343159.736
3471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet56.368159.665
358Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord56.378159.637
3698Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord56.378159.637
3729Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet56.422159.512
3890Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord56.567159.103
391Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord56.678158.792
409Rich Bickle (R)Melling RacingFord56.963157.997
Provisionals
4112Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord-*-*
4252Bob KeselowskiJimmy Means RacingFord-*-*
Failed to qualify
4347Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord-*-*
4459Andy BelmontAndy Belmont RacingFord-*-*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinStDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
112Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord200141running185$84,525
2193Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2006running175$46,425
3525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2003running170$33,400
42621Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord2001running165$24,900
536Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2001running160$30,400
6424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2002running155$23,505
7728Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord20026running151$23,705
8626Brett BodineKing RacingFord2000running142$19,405
9391Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2002running143$18,405
101611Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2000running134$20,155
111030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac2000running130$17,355
121442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1990running127$20,805
132323Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord1990running124$12,805
142875Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord1990running121$12,505
15916Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord1990running118$16,555
162433Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet1990running115$15,905
171343Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac1981crash117$11,705
18155Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1980running109$18,905
19307Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord1980running106$15,355
202218Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1985running108$20,680
21210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord19811running105$10,850
22358Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord1970running97$16,650
233315Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord1970running94$18,150
242077Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford1970running91$10,400
252722Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac1970running88$14,250
263729Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1960running85$10,600
273240Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac1950running82$13,950
28409Rich Bickle (R)Melling RacingFord1950running79$7,900
291755Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord1951running81$7,850
301217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1940running73$13,800
313119Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord1930running70$7,750
321141Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1800running67$9,200
333471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1700running64$7,600
34832Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet1670running61$7,525
352114John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet1640engine58$11,450
363890Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord1390engine55$7,375
372927Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord690crash52$7,300
38184Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet560crash49$17,260
394112Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord550crash46$11,225
403698Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord540engine43$7,150
414252Bob KeselowskiJimmy Means RacingFord170engine40$7,150
422531Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet160crash37$7,150
Failed to qualify
4347Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord
4459Andy BelmontAndy Belmont RacingFord
Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1Ernie Irvan2,130
2Dale Earnhardt1,991 (-139)
3Rusty Wallace1,835 (-295)
4Ken Schrader1,775 (–355)
5Mark Martin1,761 (–369)
26Morgan Shepherd1,627 (–503)
17Ricky Rudd1,581 (–549)
18Michael Waltrip1,578 (–552)
29Lake Speed1,567 (–563)
110Kyle Petty1,546 (–584)
Official driver's standings

Notes and References

  1. News: Harris . Mike . June 13, 1994 . Wallace outduels Earnhardt at Pocono . 16 . Centre Daily Times . December 3, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Higgins . Tom . June 13, 1994 . Wins keep coming for Wallace team . 11 . . December 3, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: June 3, 1994 . NASCAR today . 57 . . December 3, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Harris . Mike . June 11, 1994 . Wallace takes pole for Teamwork 500 . 16 . The Times and Democrat . December 3, 2022 . Newspapers.com.