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The '''1994 Winston Select 500''' was held on May 1, 1994 at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]] in [[Talladega, Alabama]]. |
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It was the ninth race of the [[1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] season, the race is better known by a very scary crash occurred after halfway when [[Mark Martin]]'s #6 car, without brakes, hit the inside retaining wall and crashed through two guardrails, through a catchfence and into a third guardrail. He was only slightly injured. [[Dale Earnhardt]] won the race and paid tribute to [[Formula One]] driver [[Ayrton Senna]], who [[Death of Ayrton Senna|died]] earlier in the day (European Time) at the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]] while leading. [[Ernie Irvan]] won the pole. |
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Temperatures for this event would reach as high as {{convert|81.9|F|C|disp=or}}; with wind speeds reaching up to {{convert|9.9|mph|km/h|disp=or}}.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/AL/Talladega/1994-05-01 | title = 1994 Winston Select 500 weather information | publisher = The Old Farmers' Almanac | date = | accessdate = 2013-06-10}}</ref> |
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==Top Ten Results== |
==Top Ten Results== |
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Revision as of 16:31, 10 June 2013
The 1994 Winston Select 500 was held on May 1, 1994 at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama.
It was the ninth race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the race is better known by a very scary crash occurred after halfway when Mark Martin's #6 car, without brakes, hit the inside retaining wall and crashed through two guardrails, through a catchfence and into a third guardrail. He was only slightly injured. Dale Earnhardt won the race and paid tribute to Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, who died earlier in the day (European Time) at the San Marino Grand Prix while leading. Ernie Irvan won the pole.
Temperatures for this event would reach as high as 81.9 °F or 27.7 °C; with wind speeds reaching up to 9.9 miles per hour or 15.9 kilometres per hour.[1]
Top Ten Results
- 3-Dale Earnhardt
- 28-Ernie Irvan
- 30-Michael Waltrip
- 27-Jimmy Spencer
- 25-Ken Schrader
- 77-Greg Sacks
- 15-Lake Speed
- 4-Sterling Marlin
- 21-Morgan Shepherd
- 29-Steve Grissom
Failed to qualify (Flippin' Burgers)
The term Flippin' Burgers was used during the ESPN coverage as a reference of the following drivers who failed to qualified:
- 31-Ward Burton
- 9-Rich Bickle
- 80-Jimmy Horton
- 89-Jim Sauter
- 0-Delma Cowart
- 53-Ritchie Petty
- 02-Ronnie Sanders
References
- ^ "1994 Winston Select 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
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