1994 Mello Yello 500

Race 28 of 31

Charlotte
334 laps
Time of race: 3:26:00
Average speed of winner: 145.920 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 30 among 16 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 34 laps
Lap leaders: W. Burton 1-29, Andretti 30-31, Petty 32, Andretti 33-60, Sacks 61, G. Bodine 62-83, Earnhardt 84, G. Bodine 85, Earnhardt 86, G. Bodine 87-140, Marlin 141, Shepherd 142, K. Wallace 143, D. Waltrip 144-145, Hillin 146-147, G. Bodine 148-162, Earnhardt 163-166, G. Bodine 167-222, Gordon 223-225, Marlin 226, Shepherd 227, D. Waltrip 228-231, G. Bodine 232-253, R. Wallace 254, G. Bodine 255-286, B. Bodine 287-299, Schrader 300-312, Shepherd 313, D. Waltrip 314-318, Shepherd 319-330, Jarrett 331-334

Race notes: First pole for Ward Burton.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Start), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12 (Gordon/Rudd crash), Part 13 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	22	Dale Jarrett	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Makar		334	1	4	running	106800	180
2	27	Morgan Shepherd	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood		334	4	15	running	71900	175
3	38	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Petree		334	3	6	running	66000	170
4	11	Ken Schrader	25	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Howes		334	1	13	running	47800	165
5	24	Lake Speed	15	Quality Care	Ford	Moore	Wingo		334	0	0	running	42925	155
6	8	Brett Bodine	26	Quaker State	Ford	Bernstein	Richeson		334	1	13	running	37450	155
7	9	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart		334	0	0	running	32850	146
8	7	Derrike Cope	12	Straight Arrow	Ford	Allison	Fennig		334	0	0	running	28100	142
9	35	Darrell Waltrip	17	Western Auto	Chevrolet	Waltrip	Peterson		334	3	11	running	29200	143
10	2	Michael Waltrip	30	Pennzoil	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt		333	0	0	accident	31450	134
11	4	Joe Nemechek	41	Meineke	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Richert		333	0	0	running	19300	130
12	19	Rick Mast	1	Skoal Classic	Ford	Richard Jackson	Hamlin		333	0	0	running	19700	127
13	10	Dick Trickle	32	Sky Box International	Chevrolet	Dean Myers			333	0	0	running	14500	124
14	21	Kenny Wallace	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	McReynolds		332	1	1	running	22100	126
15	36	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	44	Bussmann Fuses	Ford	Charles Hardy			331	1	2	running	9750	123
16	25	Jimmy Spencer	27	McDonald's	Ford	Johnson	Mike Hill		331	0	0	running	10800	115
17	13	Mike Wallace	90	Heilig-Meyers	Ford	Donlavey			331	0	0	running	10600	112
18	29	Ted Musgrave	16	The Family Channel	Ford	Roush	Comstock		331	0	0	running	13500	109
19	26	Bobby Hamilton	40	Kendall	Pontiac	SABCO			330	0	0	accident	13100	106
20	32	Jeremy Mayfield	98	Fingerhut	Ford	Yarborough			330	0	0	running	9350	103
21	33	Hut Stricklin	23	Smokin' Joe's	Ford	Carter	Carter		330	0	0	running	8350	100
22	18	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Leo Jackson			329	0	0	running	12070	97
23	30	Joe Ruttman	80	Park Ohio Industries	Ford	Hover			328	0	0	running	5690	94
24	3	John Andretti	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis		328	2	30	running	11125	96
25	31	Jeff Burton	8	Raybestos Brakes	Ford	Stavola Brothers			328	0	0	running	11390	88
26	42	Steve Grissom	29	DieHard Racing	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge			327	0	0	running	7265	85
27	34	Loy Allen, Jr.	19	Hooters	Ford	Mark Smith			325	0	0	running	5150	82
28	5	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham		324	1	3	accident	16730	84
29	16	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Ingle		324	0	0	accident	10420	76
30	41	Kyle Petty	42	Mello Yello	Pontiac	SABCO	Long		308	1	1	running	16015	78
31	40	Robert Pressley	54	Manheim Auctions	Chevrolet	Leo Jackson			303	0	0	running	4720	70
32	6	Geoff Bodine	7	Exide Batteries	Ford	Geoff Bodine	Andrews		290	7	202	engine	31340	77
33	28	Bill Elliott	11	Budweiser	Ford	Johnson	Beam		289	0	0	running	8565	64
34	37	Billy Standridge	47	WCW/Dura Lube	Ford	Berendt Johnson			277	0	0	running	4540	61
35	14	Greg Sacks	77	USAir/Jasper Engines	Ford	Ulrich			266	1	1	engine	4515	63
36	23	Sterling Marlin	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Glover		257	2	2	engine	14490	60
37	15	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Genuine Draft	Ford	Penske	Buddy Parrott		256	1	1	timing chain	16680	57
38	17	Todd Bodine	75	Factory Stores of America	Ford	Mock	Selberg		199	0	0	handling	4470	49
39	12	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Hmiel		156	0	0	engine	16260	46
40	39	Jimmy Hensley	20	Fina Lube	Ford	Moroso			76	0	0	accident	4455	43
41	1	Ward Burton	31	Hardee's	Chevrolet	Dillard	Lopez	185.759	29	1	29	accident	29655	45
42	20	Bobby Labonte	22	Maxwell House	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey		4	0	0	accident	8455	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	4291	28	2	3	18	23
2	Rusty Wallace	3970	28	2	8	17	20
3	Mark Martin	3744	28	1	1	13	17
4	Ken Schrader	3740	28	0	0	9	18
5	Ricky Rudd	3613	28	0	1	5	13
6	Morgan Shepherd	3582	28	0	0	8	14
7	Jeff Gordon	3412	28	1	2	6	13
8	Terry Labonte	3389	28	0	2	4	11
9	Darrell Waltrip	3360	28	0	0	4	12
10	Bill Elliott	3350	28	1	1	6	11
11	Michael Waltrip	3238	28	0	0	2	9
12	Lake Speed	3145	28	0	0	3	7
13	Ted Musgrave	3119	28	3	0	0	7
14	Sterling Marlin	3104	28	0	1	4	10
15	Geoff Bodine	3041	28	5	3	7	9
16	Kyle Petty	3037	28	0	0	2	6
17	Ernie Irvan	3026	20	5	3	13	15
18	Rick Mast	2939	28	1	0	3	9
19	Dale Jarrett	2890	27	0	1	4	7
20	Brett Bodine	2866	28	0	0	1	6
21	Bobby Labonte	2787	28	0	0	1	2
22	Todd Bodine	2711	27	0	0	1	6
23	Harry Gant	2492	27	1	0	0	7
24	Bobby Hamilton	2464	27	0	0	0	1
25	Jeff Burton	2444	27	0	0	2	3