Sears Point Raceway is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Watkins Glen International. The standard road course at Sears Point Raceway is a 12-turn course that is 2.52 miles (4.06 km) long;[3] the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypassed turns 5 and 6, shortening the course to 1.95 miles (3.14 km). The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout.[4] In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn, 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 miles (3.20 km).[5]
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 22, at 6:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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, April 23, at 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-40 would be decided on time,[6] 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; which was two for cars in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and one extra provisional for the NASCAR Winston West Series. 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 1:39.132 and an average speed of 91.514 miles per hour (147.278 km/h) in the first round.[7]
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
Referencesedit
^Schiffmann, William (May 16, 1994). "Irvan's road-racing prowess shows as he dominates, wins". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 18. Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (May 16, 1994). "Irvan speeds to convincing victory in Save Mart 300". Evansville Press. p. 16. Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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The 1994 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 was the 10th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season the third race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston West Series and the sixth iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday May 15 1994 at the Grand Prix layout of Sears Point Raceway a 2 52 miles 4 06 km permanent road course layout The race took the scheduled 74 laps to complete At race s end Robert Yates Racing driver Ernie Irvan would manage to dominate the race to take his 12th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season 1 2 To fill out the top three Geoff Bodine driving for his own Geoff Bodine Racing and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third respectively 1994 Save Mart Supermarkets 300Race detailsRace 10 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1994 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 program cover DateMay 15 1994Official name6th Annual Save Mart Supermarkets 300LocationSonoma California Sears Point RacewayCoursePermanent racing facility2 52 mi 4 06 km Distance74 laps 186 48 mi 300 11 km Scheduled Distance74 laps 186 48 mi 300 11 km Average speed77 458 miles per hour 124 657 km h Attendance94 157Pole positionDriverErnie IrvanRobert Yates RacingTime1 39 132Most laps ledDriverErnie IrvanRobert Yates RacingLaps68WinnerNo 28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkESPNAnnouncersBob Jenkins Ned Jarrett Benny ParsonsRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing Network Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Qualifying 2 1 Full qualifying results 3 Race results 4 Standings after the race 5 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp The layout of Sears Point Raceway used by NASCAR at the time Sears Point Raceway is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races the other being Watkins Glen International The standard road course at Sears Point Raceway is a 12 turn course that is 2 52 miles 4 06 km long 3 the track was modified in 1998 adding the Chute which bypassed turns 5 and 6 shortening the course to 1 95 miles 3 14 km The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race and was criticized by many drivers who preferred the full layout 4 In 2001 it was replaced with a 70 degree turn 4A bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1 99 miles 3 20 km 5 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 Draft3 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 John Krebs Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Channellock09 Charlie O Brien O Brien Racing Pontiac Qantas10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford Budweiser12 Chuck Bown Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford14 John Andretti R Hagan Racing Chevrolet15 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 Hooters20 Gary Collins Venable Racing Ford Venable Racing21 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 Bandit36 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Chevrolet Gilliland Racing37 Doug George Olson Technology Racing Ford Olson Technology38 Tobey Butler Bill Stroppe Motorsports Ford American Racing Wheels40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac Kendall41 Joe Nemechek R Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Meineke42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac Mello Yello43 Wally Dallenbach Jr Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP48 Jack Sellers Sellers Racing Chevrolet Bear Automotive50 Mike Chase JTC Racing Chevrolet Star Race Computers52 Scott Gaylord Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford Petron Plus58 Wayne Jacks Jacks Motorsports Pontiac Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet Total Petroleum71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Health Management75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America76 Ron Hornaday Jr Spears Motorsports Chevrolet Spears Manufacturing77 Greg Sacks U S Motorsports Inc Ford US Airways81 Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Racing Ford Van K Wheels86 Rich Woodland Jr Gilliland Racing Oldsmobile Gilliland Racing90 Mike Wallace R Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig Meyers90W Joe Heath Heath Racing Ford Miller98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford FingerhutQualifying editQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Friday April 22 at 6 30 PM EST Each driver would have one lap to set a time During the first round the top 25 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 April 23 at 1 00 PM EST As with the first round each driver would have one lap to set a time For this specific race positions 26 40 would be decided on time 6 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 which was two for cars in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and one extra provisional for the NASCAR Winston West Series 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 1 39 132 and an average speed of 91 514 miles per hour 147 278 km h in the first round 7 12 drivers would fail to qualify Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 1 39 132 91 5142 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1 39 284 91 3743 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 1 39 470 91 2034 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1 39 872 90 8365 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1 39 905 90 8066 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1 39 929 90 7847 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1 40 045 90 6798 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1 40 478 90 2889 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 1 40 559 90 21610 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 1 40 587 90 19111 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 1 40 639 90 14412 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 1 40 664 90 12213 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 1 40 864 89 94314 36 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Chevrolet 1 40 923 89 89015 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 1 41 020 89 80416 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 1 41 166 89 67417 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 1 41 236 89 61218 76 Ron Hornaday Jr Spears Motorsports Chevrolet 1 41 293 89 56219 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1 41 303 89 55320 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 1 41 353 89 50921 8 Jeff Burton R Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 1 41 395 89 47222 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 1 41 479 89 39823 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 1 41 767 89 14524 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 1 41 809 89 10825 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 1 41 841 89 080Failed to lock in Round 126 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 1 39 642 91 04627 31 Ward Burton R A G Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 1 40 898 89 91328 90 Mike Wallace R Donlavey Racing Ford 1 41 252 89 59829 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 1 41 649 89 24830 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 1 41 873 89 05231 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 1 42 123 88 83432 41 Joe Nemechek R Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1 42 128 88 83033 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 1 42 130 88 82834 9 John Krebs Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 1 42 156 88 80535 50 Mike Chase JTC Racing Chevrolet 1 42 396 88 59736 61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet 1 42 480 88 52537 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 1 42 541 88 47238 14 John Andretti R Hagan Racing Chevrolet 1 42 660 88 36939 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1 42 753 88 28940 29 Steve Grissom R Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 1 42 767 88 277Winston Cup provisionals41 12 Chuck Bown Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 42 77 Greg Sacks U S Motorsports Inc Ford Winston West provisional43 20 Gary Collins Venable Racing Ford Failed to qualify44 52 Scott Gaylord Jimmy Means Racing Ford 1 42 808 88 24245 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet 1 42 831 88 22246 81 Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Racing Ford 1 42 961 88 11147 37 Doug George Olson Technology Racing Ford 1 42 972 88 10248 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 1 43 318 87 80749 09 Charlie O Brien O Brien Racing Pontiac 1 43 545 87 61450 90W Joe Heath Heath Racing Ford 1 45 365 86 10151 19 Loy Allen Jr R TriStar Motorsports Ford 1 45 412 86 06252 38 Tobey Butler Bill Stroppe Motorsports Ford 1 46 791 84 95153 48 Jack Sellers Sellers Racing Chevrolet 1 51 202 81 58154 58 Wayne Jacks Jacks Motorsports Pontiac 55 86 Rich Woodland Jr Gilliland Racing Oldsmobile Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineupRace results editFin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 1 28 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 74 68 running 185 78 8102 26 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 74 0 running 170 45 6403 4 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 74 3 running 170 37 8254 7 43 Wally Dallenbach Jr Petty Enterprises Pontiac 74 0 running 160 24 9205 12 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 74 0 running 155 25 9706 15 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 74 0 running 150 20 3707 19 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 74 1 running 151 22 0208 2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 74 0 running 142 24 1209 8 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 74 0 running 138 18 17010 16 33 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 74 0 running 134 19 81511 10 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 74 0 running 130 16 75512 20 18 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 74 0 running 127 20 75513 23 26 Brett Bodine King Racing Ford 74 0 running 124 16 35514 3 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 74 0 running 121 9 15515 21 8 Jeff Burton R Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 74 0 running 118 16 70516 9 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 74 0 running 115 15 00517 22 22 Bobby Labonte Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 74 0 running 112 14 73018 33 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 74 0 running 109 14 58019 38 14 John Andretti R Hagan Racing Chevrolet 74 0 running 106 14 95520 37 23 Hut Stricklin Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 74 0 running 103 8 48021 41 12 Chuck Bown Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 73 0 running 100 14 23022 32 41 Joe Nemechek R Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 73 0 running 97 10 10523 28 90 Mike Wallace R Donlavey Racing Ford 73 0 running 94 9 98024 42 77 Greg Sacks U S Motorsports Inc Ford 73 1 running 96 7 61025 39 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 73 0 running 88 9 90026 25 27 Jimmy Spencer Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 73 0 running 85 9 78027 14 36 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Chevrolet 72 0 running 82 7 75528 5 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 72 0 running 79 17 68029 13 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 72 0 running 76 17 47030 11 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 71 0 running 73 13 54031 35 50 Mike Chase JTC Racing Chevrolet 70 0 running 70 7 35532 29 15 Lake Speed Bud Moore Engineering Ford 70 0 running 67 17 30533 30 40 Bobby Hamilton SABCO Racing Pontiac 68 0 transmission 64 13 25534 24 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 62 0 transmission 61 13 23035 40 29 Steve Grissom R Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 61 0 rear end 58 7 20536 27 31 Ward Burton R A G Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 60 0 running 55 7 19537 6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 59 0 rearend 52 12 67538 31 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 56 0 running 49 7 15539 18 76 Ron Hornaday Jr Spears Motorsports Chevrolet 53 0 running 46 7 12540 43 20 Gary Collins Venable Racing Ford 43 0 running 43 7 10041 36 61 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing Chevrolet 24 0 engine 40 7 10042 34 9 John Krebs Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 18 1 accident 42 8 10043 17 98 Derrike Cope Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 18 0 accident 34 8 600Failed to qualify44 52 Scott Gaylord Jimmy Means Racing Ford45 32 Dick Trickle Active Motorsports Chevrolet46 81 Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Racing Ford47 37 Doug George Olson Technology Racing Ford48 55 Jimmy Hensley RaDiUs Motorsports Ford49 09 Charlie O Brien O Brien Racing Pontiac50 90W Joe Heath Heath Racing Ford51 19 Loy Allen Jr R TriStar Motorsports Ford52 38 Tobey Butler Bill Stroppe Motorsports Ford53 48 Jack Sellers Sellers Racing Chevrolet54 58 Wayne Jacks Jacks Motorsports Pontiac55 86 Rich Woodland Jr Gilliland Racing OldsmobileOfficial race resultsStandings after the race editDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points nbsp 1 Ernie Irvan 1 639 nbsp 2 Dale Earnhardt 1 599 40 nbsp 3 Mark Martin 1 369 270 nbsp 4 Ken Schrader 1 349 290 nbsp 1 5 Morgan Shepherd 1 295 344 nbsp 1 6 Rusty Wallace 1 290 349 nbsp 2 7 Lake Speed 1 225 414 nbsp 1 8 Ricky Rudd 1 215 424 nbsp 1 9 Kyle Petty 1 204 435 nbsp 1 10 Ted Musgrave 1 186 453 Official driver s standingsNote Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings References edit Schiffmann William May 16 1994 Irvan s road racing prowess shows as he dominates wins Messenger Inquirer p 18 Retrieved November 28 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Higgins Tom May 16 1994 Irvan speeds to convincing victory in Save Mart 300 Evansville Press p 16 Retrieved November 28 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Sears Point www gt racing co uk Retrieved 2021 11 13 Passing is tough in Chute chronicle augusta com 2011 06 07 Archived from the original on 2011 06 07 Retrieved 2021 11 13 SEARS POINT BREAKS GROUND ON MODIFIED CHUTE RacingWest 2007 09 29 Archived from the original on 2007 09 29 Retrieved 2021 11 13 NASCAR today The Charlotte Observer May 13 1996 p 34 Retrieved November 28 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Higgins Tom May 14 1994 Irvan stays course for Sears Point pole The Charlotte Observer p 13 Retrieved November 28 2022 nbsp Previous race 1994 Winston Select 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1994 season Next race 1994 Coca Cola 600 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1994 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 amp oldid 1144981431, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
