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1994 UAW-GM Teamwork 500

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1994 UAW-GM Teamwork 500
Race details
Race 13 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1994 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
The 1994 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
Date June 12, 1994
Official name 13th Annual UAW-GM Teamwork 500
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 128.801 miles per hour (207.285 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Penske Racing South
Time 54.692
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Laps 141
Winner
No. 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Kenny Wallace
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

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

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The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford Skoal
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller Genuine Draft
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford Exide
8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Raybestos
9 Rich Bickle (R) Melling Racing Ford Melling Racing
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Budweiser
12 Chuck Bown Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford Precision Restaurant Services
14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet Hagan Racing
15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford Ford Quality Care
16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford The Family Channel
17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Western Auto
18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford Hooters
21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Maxwell House
23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford Smokin' Joe's
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford Quaker State
27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford McDonald's
28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Diamond Ridge Motorsports
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet Hardee's
32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet ATS Wood Recycling
33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac Kendall
41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Meineke
42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Mello Yello
43 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
47 Billy Standridge Johnson Standridge Racing Ford Johnson Standridge Racing
52 Bob Keselowski Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing
55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford Petron Plus
59 Andy Belmont Andy Belmont Racing Ford Metal Arrester
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Southwest Technical Group
75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford US Airways
90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Fingerhut

Qualifying

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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 164.558 miles per hour (264.830 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 54.692 164.558
2 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 54.844 164.102
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 54.945 163.800
4 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 55.036 163.529
5 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 55.103 163.330
6 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 55.172 163.126
7 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 55.221 162.981
8 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 55.296 162.760
9 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 55.380 162.514
10 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 55.383 162.505
11 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 55.410 162.426
12 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 55.434 162.355
13 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac 55.496 162.174
14 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 55.529 162.077
15 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 55.538 162.051
16 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 55.538 162.051
17 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 55.542 162.040
18 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 55.594 161.888
19 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 55.670 161.667
20 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 55.682 161.632
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 55.746 161.447
22 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 55.823 161.224
23 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 55.830 161.204
24 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 55.851 161.143
25 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 55.858 161.123
26 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 55.859 161.120
27 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 55.896 161.013
28 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 56.058 160.548
29 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 56.083 160.476
30 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 56.137 160.322
31 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford 56.168 160.234
32 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 56.286 159.898
33 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 56.343 159.736
34 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 56.368 159.665
35 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 56.378 159.637
36 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 56.378 159.637
37 29 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 56.422 159.512
38 90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 56.567 159.103
39 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 56.678 158.792
40 9 Rich Bickle (R) Melling Racing Ford 56.963 157.997
Provisionals
41 12 Chuck Bown Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford -* -*
42 52 Bob Keselowski Jimmy Means Racing Ford -* -*
Failed to qualify
43 47 Billy Standridge (R) Johnson Standridge Racing Ford -* -*
44 59 Andy Belmont Andy Belmont Racing Ford -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 200 141 running 185 $84,525
2 19 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 6 running 175 $46,425
3 5 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 3 running 170 $33,400
4 26 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 1 running 165 $24,900
5 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 1 running 160 $30,400
6 4 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 2 running 155 $23,505
7 7 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 26 running 151 $23,705
8 6 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 200 0 running 142 $19,405
9 39 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 200 2 running 143 $18,405
10 16 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 200 0 running 134 $20,155
11 10 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 200 0 running 130 $17,355
12 14 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 199 0 running 127 $20,805
13 23 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 199 0 running 124 $12,805
14 28 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 199 0 running 121 $12,505
15 9 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 199 0 running 118 $16,555
16 24 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 115 $15,905
17 13 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Pontiac 198 1 crash 117 $11,705
18 15 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 109 $18,905
19 30 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 198 0 running 106 $15,355
20 22 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 198 5 running 108 $20,680
21 2 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 198 11 running 105 $10,850
22 35 8 Jeff Burton (R) Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 197 0 running 97 $16,650
23 33 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 197 0 running 94 $18,150
24 20 77 Greg Sacks U.S. Motorsports Inc. Ford 197 0 running 91 $10,400
25 27 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 197 0 running 88 $14,250
26 37 29 Steve Grissom (R) Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 85 $10,600
27 32 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 195 0 running 82 $13,950
28 40 9 Rich Bickle (R) Melling Racing Ford 195 0 running 79 $7,900
29 17 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 195 1 running 81 $7,850
30 12 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 194 0 running 73 $13,800
31 31 19 Loy Allen Jr. (R) TriStar Motorsports Ford 193 0 running 70 $7,750
32 11 41 Joe Nemechek (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 180 0 running 67 $9,200
33 34 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 170 0 running 64 $7,600
34 8 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 167 0 running 61 $7,525
35 21 14 John Andretti (R) Hagan Racing Chevrolet 164 0 engine 58 $11,450
36 38 90 Mike Wallace (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 139 0 engine 55 $7,375
37 29 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 69 0 crash 52 $7,300
38 18 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 56 0 crash 49 $17,260
39 41 12 Chuck Bown Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 55 0 crash 46 $11,225
40 36 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 54 0 engine 43 $7,150
41 42 52 Bob Keselowski Jimmy Means Racing Ford 17 0 engine 40 $7,150
42 25 31 Ward Burton (R) A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 16 0 crash 37 $7,150
Failed to qualify
43 47 Billy Standridge (R) Johnson Standridge Racing Ford
44 59 Andy Belmont Andy Belmont Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (June 13, 1994). "Wallace outduels Earnhardt at Pocono". Centre Daily Times. p. 16. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (June 13, 1994). "Wins keep coming for Wallace team". The Charlotte Observer. p. 11. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "NASCAR today". The Charlotte Observer. June 3, 1994. p. 57. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Harris, Mike (June 11, 1994). "Wallace takes pole for Teamwork 500". The Times and Democrat. p. 16. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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