1994 Slick 50 300
16th race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1994 Slick 50 300 was the 16th 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 Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. On the final restart of the race with eight laps to go, Ricky Rudd, driving for his own Rudd Performance Motorsports team would manage to hold off the field to take his 15th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] Meanwhile, second-place finisher, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would retake the overall driver's championship lead after a poor finish from then-points leader Ernie Irvan.[3] To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would finish third.
Race details | |||
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Race 16 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
![]() The 1994 Slick 50 300 program cover, featuring Harry Gant. | |||
Date | July 10, 1994 | ||
Official name | 2nd Annual Slick 50 300 | ||
Location | Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire International Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.058 mi (1.704 km) | ||
Distance | 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km) | ||
Average speed | 87.599 miles per hour (140.977 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 72,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Robert Yates Racing | ||
Time | 29.944 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | |
Laps | 176 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TNN | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Kenny Wallace | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |