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The 1994 Slick 50 300 was the 16th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 10, 1994, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. On the final restart of the race with eight laps to go, Ricky Rudd, driving for his own Rudd Performance Motorsports team would manage to hold off the field to take his 15th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] Meanwhile, second-place finisher, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would retake the overall driver's championship lead after a poor finish from then-points leader Ernie Irvan.[3] To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would finish third.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 16 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1994 Slick 50 300 program cover, featuring Harry Gant. | |||
| Date | July 10, 1994 | ||
| Official name | 2nd Annual Slick 50 300 | ||
| Location | Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire International Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.058 mi (1.704 km) | ||
| Distance | 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km) | ||
| Average speed | 87.599 miles per hour (140.977 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 72,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Robert Yates Racing | ||
| Time | 29.944 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | |
| Laps | 176 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNN | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Kenny Wallace | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
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New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 8, at 3:30 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, July 9, at 11:00 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,[4] 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.
Ernie Irvan, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.944 and an average speed of 127.197 miles per hour (204.704 km/h) in the first round.[5] In the second round, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would manage to beat his time with a time of 29.755; however, since the time was in the second round, Elliott would only garner the 21st starting position.[6]
Fiver drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 300 | 55 | running | 180 | $91,875 |
| 2 | 28 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 29 | running | 175 | $68,000 |
| 3 | 18 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 165 | $38,975 |
| 4 | 10 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 160 | $33,625 |
| 5 | 15 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 155 | $21,850 |
| 6 | 9 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 150 | $21,275 |
| 7 | 6 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 300 | 2 | running | 151 | $20,475 |
| 8 | 41 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 300 | 0 | running | 142 | $25,975 |
| 9 | 22 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 300 | 12 | running | 143 | $20,175 |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 4 | running | 139 | $25,125 |
| 11 | 11 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 130 | $22,675 |
| 12 | 23 | 26 | Brett Bodine | King Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 127 | $19,775 |
| 13 | 4 | 22 | Bobby Labonte | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 300 | 1 | running | 129 | $19,575 |
| 14 | 31 | 18 | Dale Jarrett | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 121 | $23,775 |
| 15 | 34 | 15 | Lake Speed | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 118 | $22,625 |
| 16 | 21 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 115 | $19,925 |
| 17 | 32 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 112 | $18,625 |
| 18 | 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 3 | running | 114 | $14,425 |
| 19 | 35 | 41 | Joe Nemechek (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | running | 106 | $15,225 |
| 20 | 19 | 20 | Randy LaJoie | Moroso Racing | Ford | 299 | 0 | running | 103 | $12,175 |
| 21 | 26 | 9 | Rich Bickle (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 299 | 0 | running | 100 | $11,400 |
| 22 | 40 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Team 34 | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | running | 97 | $11,300 |
| 23 | 14 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | running | 94 | $17,800 |
| 24 | 5 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | running | 91 | $17,700 |
| 25 | 27 | 77 | Greg Sacks | U.S. Motorsports Inc. | Ford | 298 | 0 | running | 88 | $13,500 |
| 26 | 37 | 02 | Jeremy Mayfield (R) | Taylor Racing | Ford | 298 | 0 | running | 85 | $11,400 |
| 27 | 24 | 14 | John Andretti (R) | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet | 294 | 0 | running | 82 | $14,800 |
| 28 | 36 | 90 | Mike Wallace (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 291 | 0 | crash | 79 | $13,100 |
| 29 | 20 | 55 | Jimmy Hensley | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 288 | 0 | crash | 76 | $10,600 |
| 30 | 1 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 284 | 176 | crash | 83 | $31,600 |
| 31 | 16 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 284 | 8 | crash | 75 | $16,700 |
| 32 | 13 | 27 | Jimmy Spencer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 281 | 0 | running | 67 | $12,500 |
| 33 | 25 | 29 | Steve Grissom (R) | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 279 | 0 | crash | 64 | $12,300 |
| 34 | 29 | 32 | Dick Trickle | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | running | 61 | $12,100 |
| 35 | 8 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 246 | 0 | crash | 58 | $12,000 |
| 36 | 30 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 227 | 0 | running | 55 | $11,400 |
| 37 | 12 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 180 | 1 | oil pump | 57 | $13,800 |
| 38 | 39 | 8 | Jeff Burton (R) | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 168 | 0 | engine | 49 | $13,700 |
| 39 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 9 | crash | 51 | $22,100 |
| 40 | 38 | 40 | Bobby Hamilton | SABCO Racing | Pontiac | 122 | 0 | crash | 43 | $13,500 |
| 41 | 42 | 12 | Tim Steele | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 103 | 0 | crash | 40 | $13,500 |
| 42 | 33 | 31 | Ward Burton (R) | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | electrical | 37 | $9,500 |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
| 43 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. (R) | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | ||||||
| 44 | 43 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | ||||||
| 45 | 54 | Robert Pressley | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | ||||||
| 46 | 62 | Joe Bessey | Gray Racing | Ford | ||||||
| 47 | 03 | Jamie Aube | Doug Innis Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
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