1994 Coca-Cola 600 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1994 Coca-Cola 600 |
| Name of Track: | Lowe's Motor Speedway |
| Date: | May 29th |
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte.
First NASCAR Night RaceIt features a 1.5 mile long quad-oval track that seats 167,000 people, with room for 50,000 more spectators in the infield. Constructed in 1959, it was the first speedway to host nighttime racing (in 1992) and to offer year-round residences (in 1984) with 52 condominiums now available over turn one. It is presently owned by, and is the main facility of, Speedway Motorsports, Inc.,/p> The Center Of NASCAR
The speedway is considered the center of NASCAR, with 90% of NASCAR teams being based within 50 miles.
Along with the main oval, the speedway also has a 2.25 mile road course in the infield, an 0.6 mile kart course in the infield, a quarter-mile oval using part of the front stretch and pit road, and an 0.2 mile oval outside turn three. Also, across U.S. Highway 29 from the speedway is a 0.4 mile dirt track, opened in May 2000.
LevigationThe surface of the circuit had started to wear from its last paving in mid-1994, resulting in the track's treatment in a diamond-grinding process to smooth out bumps in 2005 and caused major tire problems during both NASCAR Nextel Cup Series events there, with a record 22 cautions at the showcase Coca-Cola 600, making it the first Nextel Cup Series event to go more than five hours (excluding red flags) in 25 years. Speed increases were also a result of the repaving. After the problem with the tires, speedway officials promptly announced that they plan to repave with a new generation asphalt.
Lowes Motor Speedway The Busiest VenueThe facility is considered one of the busiest sports venues in the country, with typically over 380 events a year. Along with many races, the speedway also hosts the Food Lion Auto Fair twice a year, one of the nation's largest car shows. Movies and commercials are filmed there, like Days of Thunder, and it is a popular tourist stop and testing grounds.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.1994 Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1994 Coca-Cola 600, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | 1 | $196,500 | 400 | 0 | running | DuPont |
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | 21 | $88,075 | 400 | 0 | running | Miller Genuine Draft |
| 3 | Geoffrey Bodine | 7 | 3 | $75,500 | 400 | 0 | running | Exide Batteries |
| 4 | Dale Jarrett | 18 | 16 | $54,600 | 400 | 0 | running | Interstate Batteries |
| 5 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | 14 | $47,800 | 400 | 0 | running | Texaco Havoline |
| 6 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | 13 | $28,700 | 400 | 0 | running | Tide |
| 7 | Harry Gant | 33 | 18 | $32,500 | 399 | 0 | running | Skoal Bandit |
| 8 | Todd Bodine | 75 | 31 | $26,400 | 398 | 0 | running | Factory Stores |
| 9 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 24 | $37,950 | 397 | 0 | running | GM Goodwrench |
| 10 | Michael Waltrip | 30 | 30 | $26,800 | 397 | 0 | running | Pennzoil |
| 11 | Loy Allen, Jr. | 19 | 37 | $0 | 397 | 0 | running | Hooters |
| 13 | Chuck Bown | 12 | 20 | $22,600 | 396 | 0 | running | Allison Motorsports |
| 14 | Lake Speed | 15 | 39 | $24,500 | 396 | 0 | running | Quality Care |
| 15 | Sterling Marlin | 4 | 32 | $23,850 | 395 | 0 | running | Kodak Film |
| 16 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | 42 | $18,950 | 395 | 0 | running | The Family Channel |
| 17 | Bobby Hamilton | 40 | 23 | $17,900 | 394 | 0 | running | Kendall |
| 18 | Derrike Cope | 98 | 22 | $13,040 | 394 | 0 | running | Fingerhut |
| 19 | Jimmy Spencer | 27 | 33 | $12,300 | 394 | 0 | running | McDonald's |
| 20 | Randy LaJoie | 20 | 27 | $9,815 | 393 | 0 | running | Fina Lube |
| 21 | Jeremy Mayfield | 2 | 19 | $9,300 | 393 | 0 | running | Children's Miracle Network |
| 22 | Bill Elliott | 11 | 43 | $14,950 | 393 | 0 | running | Budweiser |
| 23 | Mike Wallace | 90 | 35 | $10,525 | 390 | 0 | running | Heilig-Meyers |
| 24 | Ken Schrader | 25 | 4 | $16,620 | 388 | 0 | running | Kodiak |
| 26 | Kyle Petty | 42 | 41 | $18,400 | 379 | 0 | running | Mello Yello |
| 27 | Greg Sacks | 77 | 6 | $7,950 | 378 | 0 | running | USAir |
| 28 | Morgan Shepherd | 21 | 17 | $17,110 | 354 | 0 | running | Citgo |
| 29 | Jeff Burton | 8 | 15 | $13,080 | 349 | 0 | running | Raybestos Brakes |
| 30 | Darrell Waltrip | 17 | 29 | $12,850 | 336 | 0 | running | Western Auto |
| 31 | Rick Mast | 1 | 7 | $13,350 | 276 | 0 | vibration | Skoal Classic |
| 32 | Mark Martin | 6 | 11 | $18,450 | 270 | 0 | handling | Valvoline |
| 33 | Joe Nemechek | 41 | 2 | $13,050 | 261 | 0 | crash | Meineke |
| 34 | Rich Bickle | 9 | 26 | $6,500 | 235 | 0 | handling | Orkin Pest Control |
| 35 | Terry Labonte | 5 | 10 | $16,750 | 220 | 0 | crash | Kellogg's |
| 36 | John Andretti | 14 | 9 | $11,050 | 220 | 0 | crankshaft | Bryant Heating & Cooling |
| 37 | Ward Burton | 31 | 8 | $6,850 | 189 | 0 | crash | Hardee's |
| 38 | Dick Trickle | 32 | 36 | $6,325 | 186 | 0 | crash | Active Trucking |
| 39 | Steve Grissom | 29 | 28 | $6,300 | 174 | 0 | crash | Diamond Ridge |
| 40 | Bobby Labonte | 22 | 25 | $10,275 | 156 | 0 | rear end | Maxwell House |
| 41 | Brad Teague | 52 | 38 | $6,275 | 148 | 0 | rocker arm | Means Racing |
| 42 | Brett Bodine | 26 | 5 | $8,975 | 147 | 0 | crash | Quaker State |
