The 1994 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 was the 13th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 12, 1994, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a one-lap shootout to the finish, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would be able to fend off the rest of the field to complete a dominant race performance. The win was Wallace's 35th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win, his fourth victory of the season, and his second consecutive victory. To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts one annual NASCAR Cup Series race, as well as one O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race. The track also formerly hosted an IndyCar Series race and NASCAR Truck Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports or NASCAR. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

Entry list

(R) denotes rookie driver.

#DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord8Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord9Rich Bickle (R)Melling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord14John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet15Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac23Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Brett BodineKing RacingFord27Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord28Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord29Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet32Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet40Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac41Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac47Billy StandridgeJohnson Standridge RacingFord52Bob KeselowskiJimmy Means RacingFord55Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord59Andy BelmontAndy Belmont RacingFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford90Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord

Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 10, at 3:00 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, June 11, 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, 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.

Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske Racing South, won the pole, setting a time of 54.692 and an average speed of in the first round.

Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord54.692164.558210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord54.844164.10236Mark MartinRoush RacingFord54.945163.800424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55.036163.529525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55.103163.330626Brett BodineKing RacingFord55.172163.126728Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord55.221162.981832Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet55.296162.760916Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord55.380162.5141030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac55.383162.5051141Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet55.410162.4261217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet55.434162.3551343Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac55.496162.1741442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac55.529162.077155Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55.538162.0511611Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord55.538162.0511755Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord55.542162.040184Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet55.594161.888193Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet55.670161.6672077Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford55.682161.632Failed to lock in Round 12114John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet55.746161.4472218Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet55.823161.2242323Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord55.830161.2042433Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet55.851161.1432531Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet55.858161.1232621Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord55.859161.1202722Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac55.896161.0132875Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord56.058160.5482927Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord56.083160.476307Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord56.137160.3223119Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord56.168160.2343240Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac56.286159.8983315Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord56.343159.7363471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet56.368159.665358Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord56.378159.6373698Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord56.378159.6373729Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet56.422159.5123890Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord56.567159.103391Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord56.678158.792409Rich Bickle (R)Melling RacingFord56.963157.997Provisionals4112Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord -* -*4252Bob KeselowskiJimmy Means RacingFord -* -*Failed to qualify4347Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord -* -*4459Andy BelmontAndy Belmont RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup

Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings112Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord200141running185$84,5252193Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2006running175$46,4253525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2003running170$33,40042621Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord2001running165$24,900536Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2001running160$30,4006424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2002running155$23,5057728Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord20026running151$23,7058626Brett BodineKing RacingFord2000running142$19,4059391Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2002running143$18,405101611Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2000running134$20,155111030Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac2000running130$17,355121442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1990running127$20,805132323Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord1990running124$12,805142875Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord1990running121$12,50515916Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord1990running118$16,555162433Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet1990running115$15,905171343Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac1981crash117$11,70518155Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1980running109$18,90519307Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord1980running106$15,355202218Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1985running108$20,68021210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord19811running105$10,85022358Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord1970running97$16,650233315Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord1970running94$18,150242077Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford1970running91$10,400252722Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac1970running88$14,250263729Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1960running85$10,600273240Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac1950running82$13,95028409Rich Bickle (R)Melling RacingFord1950running79$7,900291755Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord1951running81$7,850301217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1940running73$13,800313119Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord1930running70$7,750321141Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1800running67$9,200333471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1700running64$7,60034832Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet1670running61$7,525352114John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet1640engine58$11,450363890Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord1390engine55$7,375372927Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord690crash52$7,30038184Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet560crash49$17,260394112Chuck BownBobby Allison MotorsportsFord550crash46$11,225403698Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord540engine43$7,150414252Bob KeselowskiJimmy Means RacingFord170engine40$7,150422531Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet160crash37$7,150Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Ernie Irvan 2,130 2 Dale Earnhardt 1,991 (-139) 3 Rusty Wallace 1,835 (-295) 4 Ken Schrader 1,775 (–355) 5 Mark Martin 1,761 (–369) 2 6 Morgan Shepherd 1,627 (–503) 1 7 Ricky Rudd 1,581 (–549) 1 8 Michael Waltrip 1,578 (–552) 2 9 Lake Speed 1,567 (–563) 1 10 Kyle Petty 1,546 (–584)Official driver's standings

Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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