1994 Pepsi 400

{{Short description|15th race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=NASWINSTON|Official_name=36th Annual Pepsi 400|Caption=The 1994 Pepsi 400 program cover.|Date=July 2|Avg={{convert|155.558|mph|km/h}}|Season_No=31|Race_No=15|Scheduled_laps=160|Course_km=4.0|Distance_laps=160|Distance_km=643.737|Course_mi=2.5|Scheduled_km=643.737|Scheduled_mi=400|Race_Name=Pepsi 400|Location=Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway|Announcers=Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Network=ESPN|First_Team=Junior Johnson & Associates|First_Driver=Jimmy Spencer|Pole_Team=Richard Childress Racing|Most_Team=Robert Yates Racing|Pole_Driver=Dale Earnhardt|Most_Driver=Ernie Irvan|Most_laps=86|Car=27|Year=1994|Distance_mi=400|Pole_Time=47.037|Image=1994_Pepsi_400.jpeg|Attendance=100,000}}

The 1994 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 2, 1994, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In a last-lap battle to the finish, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Jimmy Spencer would manage to best out Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan in one of the closest NASCAR Winston Cup Series finishes in history, besting Irvan by eight one-thousandths of a second. The win was Spencer's first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.{{Cite news |last=Hembree |first=Mike |date=July 3, 1994 |title=One lap proves good enough for Spencer |pages=11 |work=The Greenville News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114182198/one-lap-proves-good-enough-for-spencer/ |access-date=December 6, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Mike |date=July 3, 1994 |title=Spencer slips past Irvan at Daytona |pages=19 |work=The Times-Mail |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114182314/spencer-slips-past-irvan-at-daytona/ |access-date=December 6, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish third.

Background

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

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.{{Cite web |date=2010-08-11 |title=NASCAR.COM : Tracks |url=http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811053515/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ |archive-date=2010-08-11 |access-date=2021-10-17}} The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.{{Cite web |date=2010-08-30 |title=Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing |url=http://www.speedway-guide.com/Daytona-International-Speedway.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830050250/http://www.speedway-guide.com/Daytona-International-Speedway.html |archive-date=2010-08-30 |access-date=2021-10-17}}

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1994 Pepsi 400

Background

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Qualifying

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Race results

Standings after the race

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