1994 Mountain Dew Southern 500

1994 Mountain Dew Southern 500

Race details
Race 23 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
1994 Southern 500 program cover
Date	September 4, 1994 (1994-September-04)
Official name	Mountain Dew Southern 500
Location	Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance	367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km)
Weather	Temperatures reaching up to 79.9 °F (26.6 °C); wind speeds up to 17.2 miles per hour (27.7 km/h)[1]
Average speed	127.952 miles per hour (205.919 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Geoffrey Bodine	Geoff Bodine Racing
Most laps led
Driver	Ken Schrader	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	127
Winner
No. 11	Bill Elliott	Junior Johnson & Associates
Television in the United States
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Lap-by-lap: Jerry Punch Color analyst: Ned Jarrett Color analyst: Benny Parsons Pit reporter: Marty Reid Pit reporter:

The 1994 Mountain Dew Southern 500, the 45th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 4, 1994 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested at 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the 23rd race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Bill Elliott of Junior Johnson & Associates won the race snapping a winless streak dating back to the 1992 Hooters 500 at Atlanta.

Top 10 results[]

Race statistics[]

• Time of race: 3:55:05
• Average Speed: 127.952 miles per hour (205.919 km/h)
• Pole Speed: 166.998
• Cautions: 6 for 42 laps
• Margin of Victory: 6.39 sec
• Lead changes: 28
• Percent of race run under caution: 11.4%
• Average green flag run: 46.4 laps

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