1994 SplitFire 200 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1994 SplitFire 200 |
| Name of Track: | Dover International Speedway |
| Date: | September 17th |
Dover International Speedway
Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware.
The Monster MileDover International Speedway is unusual in several respects. It is a concrete track; most NASCAR tracks are asphalt. It is co-located with a horse racing track, Dover Downs, and in fact is sometimes also referred to by this name. It is also exactly one mile long; technically this means that it is neither a superspeedway nor a short track.
The speedway is also notoriously hard on cars, and its standard nickname is The Monster Mile. The horse track is part of an extensive entertainment complex including other forms of gambling; at one time both it and the speedway were owned by the publicly-traded Dover Downs Entertainment, but they have since been split into two separate enterprises, partly at the encouragement of NASCAR.
500 Miles Is Too LongAt one time the NASCAR Cup races held here were 500 miles long until a NASCAR rules change limited 500 mile races to being held only at tracks over a mile in length; the current Nextel Cup races here are 400 miles long.
Dover also hosted Indy Racing League races in 1998 and 1999 won by Scott Sharp and Greg Ray.
Dover International Speedway OwnershipIn February 2002, Dover Downs Entertainmnet changed its name to Dover Motorsports following the spin-off of its gaming operations to its existing shareholders. As a result, the name of the track was changed from Dover Downs International Speedway to Dover International Speedway.
Dover Motorsports (formerly Dover Downs Entertainment) which owns Dover International Speedway also owns several other racing facilities, including Nashville Superspeedway. It has been suggested that one of the two current Cup races held there could be shifted to Nashville but this seems unlikely as both current Cup races at Dover are easily sold out.
The Dover ownership is one of only three publicly-held ownership groups of NASCAR tracks, the other two being International Speedway Corporation, controlled by NASCAR's founding France family and owners of the Talladega and Daytona tracks, among others, and Speedway Motorsports, Inc., led by Bruton Smith and H. A. "Humpy" Wheeler, which owns Lowe's Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway, among others. Aside from these three ownership groups, NASCAR tracks are privately held by one or a few individuals.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.1994 SplitFire 200 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1994 SplitFire 200, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | 74 | 20 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | Staff America |
| 2 | Harry Gant | 7 | 1 | $10,490 | 200 | 0 | running | Manheim Auctions |
| 3 | Ricky Craven | 2 | 2 | $9,615 | 200 | 0 | running | DuPont Refinishes |
| 4 | Jason Keller | 57 | 22 | $6,390 | 200 | 0 | running | Budget Gourmet |
| 5 | Hermie Sadler | 25 | 41 | $8,165 | 200 | 0 | running | Virginia Is For Lovers |
| 6 | Randy LaJoie | 20 | 17 | $5,540 | 200 | 0 | running | Fina Lube |
| 7 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 99 | 18 | $0 | 199 | 0 | running | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning |
| 8 | Phil Parsons | 29 | 16 | $4,440 | 199 | 0 | running | Matchbox |
| 9 | Terry Labonte | 14 | 11 | $4,235 | 199 | 0 | running | MW Windows |
| 10 | Joe Bessey | 97 | 32 | $5,235 | 199 | 0 | running | Shoppers Food Warehouse |
| 11 | Dale Jarrett | 32 | 35 | $2,910 | 199 | 0 | running | Shoe World |
| 12 | Dennis Setzer | 59 | 26 | $6,085 | 199 | 0 | running | Alliance Traning Centers |
| 13 | Elton Sawyer | 38 | 15 | $6,010 | 198 | 0 | running | Ford Motor Credit |
| 14 | Dick Trickle | 64 | 12 | $3,585 | 198 | 0 | running | Dura Lube |
| 15 | Chad Little | 23 | 23 | $4,260 | 198 | 0 | running | Bayer Select |
| 16 | David Green | 44 | 9 | $5,835 | 198 | 0 | running | Slim Jim |
| 17 | Tim Fedewa | 55 | 25 | $4,060 | 197 | 0 | running | D-R Racing |
| 18 | Kenny Wallace | 8 | 7 | $5,185 | 197 | 0 | running | TIC Financial Systems |
| 19 | Doug Heveron | 75 | 34 | $4,010 | 197 | 0 | running | Food Country USA |
| 20 | Jim Bown | 63 | 33 | $4,010 | 196 | 0 | running | Lysol |
| 22 | Larry Pearson | 92 | 14 | $3,935 | 188 | 0 | engine | Stanley Tools |
| 23 | Tracy Leslie | 72 | 31 | $5,660 | 186 | 0 | engine | Detroit Gasket |
| 24 | Rodney Combs | 43 | 21 | $3,885 | 181 | 0 | engine | French's Mustard |
| 25 | Bobby Labonte | 33 | 3 | $3,235 | 174 | 0 | engine | Dentyne |
| 26 | Dave Rezendes | 79 | 6 | $2,810 | 171 | 0 | ignition | Lipton Tea |
| 27 | Brian Donley | 95 | 42 | $3,185 | 170 | 0 | running | Laugeni Painting |
| 28 | Mike McLaughlin | 34 | 13 | $5,510 | 145 | 0 | crash | Fiddle Faddle |
| 29 | Kevin Lepage | 71 | 8 | $3,755 | 129 | 0 | crash | Vermont Teddy Bear |
| 31 | Bobby Dotter | 8 | 36 | $3,745 | 112 | 0 | ignition | DeWalt Industrial Tools |
| 32 | Troy Beebe | 93 | 39 | $3,140 | 105 | 0 | engine | Taco Bell |
| 33 | Mike Wallace | 9 | 10 | $3,135 | 93 | 0 | oil pump | FDP Brakes |
| 34 | Jeff Green | 76 | 24 | $3,135 | 85 | 0 | engine | PNC Bank |
| 35 | Tommy Houston | 6 | 37 | $3,735 | 57 | 0 | engine | Red Devil Enamels |
| 36 | George Crenshaw | 7 | 29 | $3,135 | 56 | 0 | handling | Campbell's Soup |
| 37 | Tommy Ellis | 5 | 28 | $3,135 | 54 | 0 | handling | Moen Faucets |
| 39 | Steve Grissom | 31 | 4 | $3,635 | 34 | 0 | engine | Channellock |
| 40 | Robert Pressley | 35 | 5 | $3,735 | 23 | 0 | crash | Cincinnati Milacron |
| 41 | Michael Waltrip | 3 | 19 | $3,135 | 22 | 0 | engine | GM Goodwrench |


