The race weekend was marred when on Saturday, a near-fatal crash involving championship contender Ernie Irvan would occur in the race's first Saturday practice session. Irvan would suffer a basilar skull fracture and a collapsed lung, and it would take over a year for Irvan to get back into the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.[3]
The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
*Withdrew due to injuries sustained in the race weekend's second practice.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 19, 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, August 20, at 10:30 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.
Geoff Bodine, driving for his own Geoff Bodine Racing team, would win the pole, setting a time of 39.761 and an average speed of 181.082 miles per hour (291.423 km/h) in the first round.[5]
Eight drivers would fail to qualify, in addition to one withdrawn entry.
At around 8:40 AM EST, nearing the end of the first practice session that occurred on Saturday, Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan was told to go for a practice run of 10 laps. The weather was extremely foggy and hazy according to Irvan's crew chief Larry McReynolds. In an interview for a documentary, McReynolds would say that Irvan would have a tendency to run a couple extra laps in order to "feel the car out". Irvan had completed his 10 lap run when he decided to run one more lap, as McReynolds had anticipated.[6] According to the driver behind Irvan, Ted Musgrave, when Irvan exited the second turn of the track, Irvan's car would suffer a right front tire at around 170 miles per hour (270 km/h). Musgrave would then say that Irvan tried to lock the brakes up in vain, as the car careened towards the outside wall. In another report by Ricky Rudd's crew chief, Bill Ingle, he had seen Irvan's car slip onto its left side before flipping back onto all four wheels and stopping.[7]
When first responders had arrived at the crash scene, they saw Irvan's mouth filled and spilling with blood, along with his nose also spilling blood; with this, his brain could not get enough oxygen in order to live. The doctor at the scene, Dr. John Maino, ordered an emergency tracheotomy to be performed on Irvan while he was in the car. The kit Maino had was missing his surgical knife, so he used a pocket knife in order to perform the tracheotomy, which was successful. After inserting a tube to let air into Irvan's system,[8] he was airlifted to the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ypsilanti, Michigan where the doctor at the hospital, Dr. Errol Erlandson had reported that Irvan had suffered "severe major injuries in two organ areas, either of which could be fatal."[9] Erlandson would report that Irvan had suffered a skull fracture along with bruised lungs that had filled with fluid.[10] According to Ernie's wife, Kim, the doctor gave a 10-15% chance of survival to live through the night.[6] He would manage to make it through the night, but was unconscious for the next two days in critical condition. On Monday, his medication was reduced when he would regain some consciousness, with Irvan being able to move all of his extremities; but he was still in critical condition.[11] After around a month of recovery, Erlandson had reported that the condition of Irvan had been upgraded to "good", with his lungs back to normal and his brain recovering fast in a "miraculous" recovery. With this report, Irvan was allowed to head back to his home in Charlotte, North Carolina and enter the Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation for further recovery.[12]
One week later, Irvan would make his first public appearance, making a news conference. In the conference, Irvan stated that he had hopes of returning to racing at the 1995 Daytona 500, and stated that his rehabilitation had been going well.[13] While he would not be featured on the entry list for that year's Daytona 500, he would eventually be cleared to race on September 5, and would eventually race his first NASCAR Winston Cup Series race in the 1995 Tyson Holly Farms 400.[14][15]
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^Harris, Mike (August 22, 1994). "Competitor on Bodine's mind during winning ride". The Indianapolis Star. p. 28. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (August 22, 1994). "The long run". Evansville Press. p. 19. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Irvan clings to life". Wausau Daily Herald. August 21, 1994. p. 33. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (August 20, 1994). "Geoff Bodine survives Andretti's bid to take Goodwrench pole". The Times and Democrat. p. 18. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abMiracles Happen! The Ernie Irvan Comeback, February 21, 2021, retrieved December 12, 2022
^Clarke, Liz; Higgins, Tom (August 21, 1994). "Practice crash leaves driver with head, lung injuries". The Charlotte Observer. p. 143. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^Dalton, Kyle (January 30, 2021). "Ernie Irvan Saved From Drowning in His Own Blood by Pocketknife and Emergency Tracheotomy After Horrifying NASCAR Accident". Sportscasting. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
^Higgins, Tom (August 21, 1994). "Irvan's rise didn't follow normal path". The Charlotte Observer. p. 143. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"NASCAR's Irvan Injured in Crash : Motor racing: Driver is in critical condition with head and lung injuries after hitting the wall during practice at the Michigan International Speedway". Los Angeles Times. August 21, 1994. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
^Clarke, Liz (August 24, 1994). "Doctors encouraged by driver's progress". The Charlotte Observer. p. 15. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^Clarke, Liz (September 16, 1994). "Ernie Irvan's race for recovery turns toward home". The Charlotte Observer. p. 12. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^Clarke, Liz (September 23, 1994). "One miracle to go". The Charlotte Observer. p. 11. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^Caldwell, Clayton (June 11, 2009). "Ernie Irvan's Most Memorable Moment". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
^Higgins, Tom (October 2, 1995). "Irvan's outing answers some critics". The Charlotte Observer. p. 15. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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The 1994 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 was the 21st stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 25th iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday August 21 1994 in Brooklyn Michigan at Michigan International Speedway a two mile 3 2 km moderate banked D shaped speedway The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete At race s end Geoff Bodine driving for his own Geoff Bodine Racing team would manage to dominate the race to take his 17th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season 1 2 To fill out the top three Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Precision Products Racing driver Rick Mast would finish second and third respectively 1994 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400Race detailsRace 21 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1994 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 program cover featuring Dale Earnhardt DateAugust 21 1994Official name25th Annual GM Goodwrench Dealer 400LocationBrooklyn Michigan Michigan International SpeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility2 mi 3 2 km Distance200 laps 400 mi 643 737 km Scheduled Distance200 laps 400 mi 643 737 km Average speed139 914 miles per hour 225 170 km h Pole positionDriverGeoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingTime39 761Most laps ledDriverGeoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingLaps160WinnerNo 7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkESPNAnnouncersBob Jenkins Ned Jarrett Benny ParsonsRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing Network The race weekend was marred when on Saturday a near fatal crash involving championship contender Ernie Irvan would occur in the race s first Saturday practice session Irvan would suffer a basilar skull fracture and a collapsed lung and it would take over a year for Irvan to get back into the NASCAR Winston Cup Series 3 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Qualifying 2 1 Full qualifying results 3 Ernie Irvan practice crash 4 Race results 5 Standings after the race 6 ReferencesBackground Edit The layout of Michigan International Speedway the venue where the race was held The race was held at Michigan International Speedway a two mile 3 2 km moderate banked D shaped speedway located in Brooklyn Michigan The track is used primarily for NASCAR events It is known as a sister track to Texas World Speedway as MIS s oval design was a direct basis of TWS with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking by open wheel standards the 18 degree banking is modest by stock car standards Entry list Edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford Skoal2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller Genuine Draft02 Jeff Purvis Taylor Racing Ford Kendall3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg s Frosted Flakes6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford Exide8 Jeff Burton R Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Raybestos9 Phil Parsons Melling Racing Ford Farmer Peet10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford Budweiser12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford Mane n Tail15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford Ford Quality Care16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford The Family Channel17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Western Auto18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries19 Loy Allen Jr R TriStar Motorsports Ford Hooters21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Maxwell House23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford Smokin Joe s24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford Quaker State27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford McDonald s28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco Havoline29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Diamond Ridge Motorsports30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil31 Ward Burton A G Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet Hardee s32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet Active Motorsports33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit34 Bob Brevak Brevak Racing Ford Scaffidi Truck Centers40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac Kendall41 Joe Nemechek R Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Meineke42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Mello Yello43 John Andretti R Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP44 Bobby Hillin Jr Charles Hardy Racing Ford Buss Fuses45 Rich Bickle R Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford Terminal Trucking47 Billy Standridge R Johnson Standridge Racing Ford Johnson Standridge Racing52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing54 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Manheim Auctions55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford RaDiUs Motorsports59 Andy Belmont Andy Belmont Racing Ford Metal Arrester61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet Total Petroleum71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Terramite75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America77 Greg Sacks U S Motorsports Inc Ford US Airways82 Laura Lane Miskotten Racing Ford Adesa Auto Auction90 Mike Wallace R Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig Meyers98 Jeremy Mayfield R Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Fingerhut Withdrew due to injuries sustained in the race weekend s second practice Qualifying EditQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Friday August 19 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 August 20 at 10 30 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 Geoff Bodine driving for his own Geoff Bodine Racing team would win the pole setting a time of 39 761 and an average speed of 181 082 miles per hour 291 423 km h in the first round 5 Eight drivers would fail to qualify in addition to one withdrawn entry Full qualifying results Edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 39 761 181 0822 43 John Andretti R Petty Enterprises Pontiac 39 770 181 0413 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40 012 179 9464 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 40 012 179 9465 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 40 025 179 8886 41 Joe Nemechek R Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40 030 179 8657 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 40 076 179 6598 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 40 093 179 5829 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 40 105 179 52910 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 40 123 179 44811 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40 150 179 32812 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 40 162 179 27413 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 40 182 179 18514 19 Loy Allen Jr R TriStar Motorsports Ford 40 194 179 13115 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 40 271 178 78916 77 Greg Sacks U S Motorsports Inc Ford 40 290 178 70417 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40 291 178 70018 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 40 291 178 70019 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40 310 178 656Failed to lock in Round 120 29 Steve Grissom R Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 40 034 179 84721 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 40 132 179 40822 45 Rich Bickle R Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford 40 278 178 75823 02 Jeff Purvis Taylor Racing Ford 40 305 178 63824 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 40 373 178 33725 47 Billy Standridge R Johnson Standridge Racing Ford 40 396 178 23526 31 Ward Burton R A G Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 40 400 178 21827 90 Mike Wallace R Donlavey Racing Ford 40 403 178 20528 8 Jeff Burton R Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 40 405 178 19629 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 40 410 178 17430 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 40 410 178 17431 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 40 438 178 05032 44 Bobby Hillin Jr Charles Hardy Racing Ford 40 439 178 04633 9 Phil Parsons Melling Racing Ford 40 443 178 02834 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 40 446 178 01535 61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet 40 481 177 86136 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 40 524 177 67237 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 40 545 177 58038 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 40 591 177 37939 98 Jeremy Mayfield R Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 40 642 177 157Provisionals40 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 41 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford Failed to qualify or withdrew42 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 40 691 176 94343 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 40 790 176 51444 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 40 793 176 50145 54 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 40 869 176 17346 59 Andy Belmont Andy Belmont Racing Ford 41 103 175 17047 82 Laura Lane Miskotten Racing Ford 41 387 173 96848 52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford 41 847 172 05549 34 Bob Brevak Brevak Racing Ford WD 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 40 295 178 682Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineupErnie Irvan practice crash EditAt around 8 40 AM EST nearing the end of the first practice session that occurred on Saturday Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan was told to go for a practice run of 10 laps The weather was extremely foggy and hazy according to Irvan s crew chief Larry McReynolds In an interview for a documentary McReynolds would say that Irvan would have a tendency to run a couple extra laps in order to feel the car out Irvan had completed his 10 lap run when he decided to run one more lap as McReynolds had anticipated 6 According to the driver behind Irvan Ted Musgrave when Irvan exited the second turn of the track Irvan s car would suffer a right front tire at around 170 miles per hour 270 km h Musgrave would then say that Irvan tried to lock the brakes up in vain as the car careened towards the outside wall In another report by Ricky Rudd s crew chief Bill Ingle he had seen Irvan s car slip onto its left side before flipping back onto all four wheels and stopping 7 When first responders had arrived at the crash scene they saw Irvan s mouth filled and spilling with blood along with his nose also spilling blood with this his brain could not get enough oxygen in order to live The doctor at the scene Dr John Maino ordered an emergency tracheotomy to be performed on Irvan while he was in the car The kit Maino had was missing his surgical knife so he used a pocket knife in order to perform the tracheotomy which was successful After inserting a tube to let air into Irvan s system 8 he was airlifted to the St Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ypsilanti Michigan where the doctor at the hospital Dr Errol Erlandson had reported that Irvan had suffered severe major injuries in two organ areas either of which could be fatal 9 Erlandson would report that Irvan had suffered a skull fracture along with bruised lungs that had filled with fluid 10 According to Ernie s wife Kim the doctor gave a 10 15 chance of survival to live through the night 6 He would manage to make it through the night but was unconscious for the next two days in critical condition On Monday his medication was reduced when he would regain some consciousness with Irvan being able to move all of his extremities but he was still in critical condition 11 After around a month of recovery Erlandson had reported that the condition of Irvan had been upgraded to good with his lungs back to normal and his brain recovering fast in a miraculous recovery With this report Irvan was allowed to head back to his home in Charlotte North Carolina and enter the Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation for further recovery 12 One week later Irvan would make his first public appearance making a news conference In the conference Irvan stated that he had hopes of returning to racing at the 1995 Daytona 500 and stated that his rehabilitation had been going well 13 While he would not be featured on the entry list for that year s Daytona 500 he would eventually be cleared to race on September 5 and would eventually race his first NASCAR Winston Cup Series race in the 1995 Tyson Holly Farms 400 14 15 Race results EditFin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 1 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 200 160 running 185 89 5952 13 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 4 running 175 50 3203 9 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 200 7 running 170 38 3204 7 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 200 2 running 165 34 0705 5 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 200 0 running 155 28 4156 40 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 200 0 running 150 36 6907 4 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 199 13 running 151 23 0158 17 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 142 24 6409 30 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 199 1 running 143 21 19010 15 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 199 0 running 134 17 94011 19 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 130 17 69012 21 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 199 0 running 127 17 19013 29 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 199 0 running 124 21 79014 10 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 199 0 running 121 18 19015 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 198 8 engine 123 21 56516 27 90 Mike Wallace R Donlavey Racing Ford 198 0 running 115 14 24017 2 43 John Andretti R Petty Enterprises Pontiac 198 0 running 112 13 69018 24 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 197 0 running 109 16 59019 20 29 Steve Grissom R Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 running 106 11 81520 41 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 197 5 running 108 12 64021 6 41 Joe Nemechek R Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 100 11 66522 14 19 Loy Allen Jr R TriStar Motorsports Ford 196 0 running 97 9 36523 39 98 Jeremy Mayfield R Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 196 0 running 94 11 36524 38 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 189 0 running 91 15 16525 18 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 179 0 engine 88 15 01526 36 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 168 0 running 85 18 81527 35 61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet 162 0 wheel bearing 82 8 76528 23 02 Jeff Purvis Taylor Racing Ford 139 0 engine 79 8 71529 26 31 Ward Burton R A G Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 133 0 running 76 8 61530 31 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 133 0 running 73 19 96531 33 9 Phil Parsons Melling Racing Ford 132 0 running 70 8 41532 16 77 Greg Sacks U S Motorsports Inc Ford 126 0 engine 67 9 86533 28 8 Jeff Burton R Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 121 0 running 64 12 31534 12 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 112 0 engine 61 18 26535 22 45 Rich Bickle R Terminal Trucking Motorsports Ford 106 0 engine 58 8 21536 37 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 76 0 engine 55 8 19037 11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 54 0 crash 52 22 91538 8 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 54 0 running 49 8 14039 25 47 Billy Standridge R Johnson Standridge Racing Ford 0 0 crash 46 8 11540 32 44 Bobby Hillin Jr Charles Hardy Racing Ford 0 0 crash 43 8 06541 34 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 0 0 crash 40 8 565Failed to qualify42 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac43 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford44 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford45 54 Robert Pressley Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet46 59 Andy Belmont Andy Belmont Racing Ford47 82 Laura Lane Miskotten Racing Ford48 52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford49 34 Bob Brevak Brevak Racing FordWD 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing FordOfficial race resultsStandings after the race EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points 1 Dale Earnhardt 3 105 2 Ernie Irvan 3 026 79 1 3 Mark Martin 2 899 206 1 4 Rusty Wallace 2 892 213 5 Ken Schrader 2 818 287 6 Ricky Rudd 2 763 342 7 Morgan Shepherd 2 682 423 8 Jeff Gordon 2 524 581 9 Michael Waltrip 2 518 587 10 Lake Speed 2 467 638 Official driver s standingsNote Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings References Edit Harris Mike August 22 1994 Competitor on Bodine s mind during winning ride The Indianapolis Star p 28 Retrieved December 12 2022 via Newspapers com Higgins Tom August 22 1994 The long run Evansville Press p 19 Retrieved December 12 2022 via Newspapers com Irvan clings to life Wausau Daily Herald August 21 1994 p 33 Retrieved December 12 2022 via Newspapers com NASCAR today The Charlotte Observer August 18 1994 p 26 Retrieved December 12 2022 via Newspapers com Higgins Tom August 20 1994 Geoff Bodine survives Andretti s bid to take Goodwrench pole The Times and Democrat p 18 Retrieved December 12 2022 via Newspapers com a b Miracles Happen The Ernie Irvan Comeback February 21 2021 retrieved December 12 2022 Clarke Liz Higgins Tom August 21 1994 Practice crash leaves driver with head lung injuries The Charlotte Observer p 143 Retrieved December 12 2022 via Newspapers com Dalton Kyle January 30 2021 Ernie Irvan Saved From Drowning in His Own Blood by Pocketknife and Emergency Tracheotomy After Horrifying NASCAR Accident Sportscasting Retrieved December 12 2022 Higgins Tom August 21 1994 Irvan s rise didn t follow normal path The Charlotte Observer p 143 Retrieved December 12 2022 via Newspapers com NASCAR s Irvan Injured in Crash Motor racing Driver is in critical condition with head and lung injuries after hitting the wall during practice at the Michigan International Speedway Los Angeles Times August 21 1994 Retrieved December 12 2022 Clarke Liz August 24 1994 Doctors encouraged by driver s progress The Charlotte Observer p 15 Retrieved December 12 2022 via Newspapers com Clarke Liz September 16 1994 Ernie Irvan s race for recovery turns toward home The Charlotte Observer p 12 Retrieved December 12 2022 via Newspapers com Clarke Liz September 23 1994 One miracle to go The Charlotte Observer p 11 Retrieved December 12 2022 via Newspapers com Caldwell Clayton June 11 2009 Ernie Irvan s Most Memorable Moment Bleacher Report Retrieved December 12 2022 Higgins Tom October 2 1995 Irvan s outing answers some critics The Charlotte Observer p 15 Retrieved November 15 2022 via Newspapers com Previous race 1994 The Bud at The Glen NASCAR Winston Cup Series1994 season Next race 1994 Goody s 500 Bristol Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1994 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 amp oldid 1170233624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
