The 1994 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 19, 1994, in Cambridge Township, 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. In the final laps of the race, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to come back from a slow pit stop, passing the leader with five to go in the race. Wallace would be able to hold onto the lead to take his 36th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his fifth victory of the season, and his third consecutive victory. To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Cambridge Township, 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 (R) denotes rookie driver.

#DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord02Jeremy Mayfield (R)Taylor RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord07Robby GordonKranefuss-Haas RacingFord8Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord9Rich Bickle (R)Melling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Tim SteeleBobby 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 MotorsportsChevrolet34Bob BrevakBrevak RacingFord36H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac40Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac41Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac43Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac44Bobby Hillin Jr.Charles Hardy RacingFord47Billy StandridgeJohnson Standridge RacingFord51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet52Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord55Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord61Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford80Jimmy HortonHover MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord90Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord98Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord

Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 17, 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, June 18, at 11:00 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.

Loy Allen Jr., driving for TriStar Motorsports, won the pole, setting a time of 39.858 and an average speed of in the first round.

Ten drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord39.858180.64127Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord40.078179.650311Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord40.087179.60945Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40.090179.59652Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord40.095179.574610Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord40.199179.109724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40.221179.01186Mark MartinRoush RacingFord40.257178.851977Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford40.381178.3021026Brett BodineKing RacingFord40.408178.1831130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac40.416178.1471221Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord40.474177.8921351Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet40.487177.8351498Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord40.533177.6331531Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet40.537177.616161Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord40.555177.5371741Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet40.578177.4361802Jeremy Mayfield (R)Taylor RacingFord40.602177.3311955Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord40.622177.244204Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet40.647177.135Failed to lock in Round 12127Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord40.462177.9452281Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord40.534177.6292328Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord40.628177.218243Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40.644177.148259Rich Bickle (R)Melling RacingFord40.670177.0352644Bobby Hillin Jr.Charles Hardy RacingFord40.687176.9612729Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet40.688176.9562815Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord40.710176.8612912Tim SteeleBobby Allison MotorsportsFord40.718176.8263022Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac40.743176.7173125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40.747176.700328Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord40.768176.6093314John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet40.772176.5923417Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet40.777176.5703518Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet40.810176.4273675Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord40.810176.4273733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet40.849176.2593807Robby GordonKranefuss-Haas RacingFord40.889176.0863923Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord40.934175.8934016Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord41.072175.302Provisionals4142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac41.437173.7584240Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac41.114175.123Failed to qualify4371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet41.086175.2424443Wally Dallenbach Jr.Petty EnterprisesPontiac41.124175.0804590Mike Wallace (R)Donlavey RacingFord41.169174.8894652Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord41.230174.6304780Jimmy HortonHover MotorsportsFord41.230174.6304834Bob BrevakBrevak RacingFord41.422173.8214947Billy Standridge (R)Johnson Standridge RacingFord41.527173.3815032Dick TrickleActive MotorsportsChevrolet41.572173.1935136H. B. BaileyBailey RacingPontiac41.848172.0515261Chesrown RacingChevrolet42.381169.887Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup

Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings152Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord20083running185$66,9802243Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20018running175$55,905386Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2003running170$42,3304610Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord2000running160$31,43051221Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord2000running155$31,02563125Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running150$25,30071741Joe Nemechek (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running146$20,45081130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac2000running142$22,35094016Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord2000running138$23,400103417Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2000running134$22,75011311Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2000running130$20,25012724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20062running132$22,17513161Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord1990running124$18,725143518Dale JarrettJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1990running121$22,675153022Bobby LabonteBill Davis RacingPontiac1990running118$18,025162644Bobby Hillin Jr.Charles Hardy RacingFord1990running115$10,500174142Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac1990running112$21,275182328Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord1999running114$22,640192281Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord1980running106$9,8252045Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19718running108$20,61021328Jeff Burton (R)Stavola Brothers RacingFord1970running100$16,590223923Hut StricklinTravis Carter EnterprisesFord1970running97$11,875232127Jimmy SpencerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1970running94$12,16524119Loy Allen Jr. (R)TriStar MotorsportsFord1977running96$14,055251802Jeremy Mayfield (R)Taylor RacingFord1970running88$8,945262729Steve Grissom (R)Diamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1960running85$11,185271351Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet1780transmission82$8,7252827Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord1780rear end79$15,965291531Ward Burton (R)A.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet1350engine76$8,55530259Rich Bickle (R)Melling RacingFord1340overheating73$8,490313675Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord1310crash70$10,560321026Brett BodineKing RacingFord1220handling67$14,39033977Greg SacksU.S. Motorsports Inc.Ford1160crash64$10,21034204Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1100engine61$18,140353733Harry GantLeo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet980engine58$14,070363314John Andretti (R)Hagan RacingChevrolet940overheating55$12,025371498Derrike CopeCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord910handling52$9,490383807Robby GordonKranefuss-Haas RacingFord690crash49$7,965392912Tim SteeleBobby Allison MotorsportsFord610crash46$11,940402815Lake SpeedBud Moore EngineeringFord440rocker arm43$17,880414240Bobby HamiltonSABCO RacingPontiac180engine40$12,380421955Jimmy HensleyRaDiUs MotorsportsFord20engine37$7,880Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Ernie Irvan 2,244 2 Dale Earnhardt 2,166 (-78) 3 Rusty Wallace 2,020 (-224) 1 4 Mark Martin 1,931 (–313) 1 5 Ken Schrader 1,925 (–319) 6 Morgan Shepherd 1,782 (–462) 7 Ricky Rudd 1,741 (–503) 8 Michael Waltrip 1,728 (–524) 2 9 Jeff Gordon 1,668 (–576) 10 Kyle Petty 1,658 (–586)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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