1994 Budweiser 500

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}{{Short description|12th race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}

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The 1994 Budweiser 500 was the 12th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 45th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 5, 1994, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace was able to defend against a late race charge against Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan to take his 34th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series and his third victory of the season.{{Cite news |last=Brinster |first=Dick |date=June 6, 1994 |title=Wallace holds off Irvan for Budweiser 500 win |pages=11 |work=The Times and Democrat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113865772/wallace-holds-off-irvan-for-budweiser/ |access-date=November 30, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Treffinger |first=Dave |date=June 6, 1994 |title=Wallace wins Budweiser 500 in final 100 laps |pages=36 |work=Courier-Post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113866500/wallace-wins-budweiser-500-in-final-100/ |access-date=November 30, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Ernie Irvan and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

File:Dover_International_Speedway.svg, the venue where the race was held.]]

Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

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1994 Budweiser 500

Background

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Qualifying

= Full qualifying results =

Race results

Standings after the race

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