This Race - 1994 Winston Select 500

Hello everyone! One of your three proud leaders of Nascar Amino, Tanor Campos, here and welcome to the triumphant return of This Race on NA! This series has been on hiatus ever since 2022, and today's special installment of This Race will return at the same place where the most recent RTR blog took center stage in Talladega, Alabama as the newest one will revisit a race that defined a season. The 1994 Winston Select 500 at Talladega Superspeedway showcased the two championship protagonists that went head to head throughout the race, but ultimately, Dale Earnhardt was able to get the upper hand on Erine Irvan and score the victory in AL. With that being said, I hope y'all enjoy the return installment of This Race involving the 1994 Winston Select 500 at Talladega and if you wish to keep up with any of my latest blogs on Nascar Amino then please consider ing my public blogging chatroom with any of my latest content on NA!

Pre-Race Notes

Erine Irvan would claim pole position after posting quickest time of 49.540 during time trials

Starting Grid

28 Erine Irvan Row 1 19 Loy Allen Jr

75 Todd Bodine Row 2 3 Dale Earnhardt

27 Jimmy Spencer Row 3 77 Greg Sacks

25 Ken Schrader Row 4 30 Michael Waltrip

18 Dale Jarrett Row 5 4 Sterling Marlin

29 Steve Grissom Row 6 21 Morgan Shepherd

33 Harry Gant Row 7 12 Chuck Bown

6 Mark Martin Row 8 17 Darrell Waltrip

16 Ted Musgrave Row 9 15 Lake Speed

90 Mike Wallace Row 10 2 Rusty Wallace

5 Terry Labonte Row 11 71 Dave Marcis

7 Geoff Bodine Row 12 95 Jermey Mayfield

1 Rick Mast Row 13 23 Hut Stricklin

42 Kyle Petty Row 14 26 Brett Bodine

55 Jimmy Hensley Row 15 11 Bill Elliott

98 Derrike Cope Row 16 51 Jeff Purvis

10 Ricky Rudd Row 17 8 Jeff Burton

43 Wally Dallenbach Jr Row 18 14 John Andretti

41 Joe Nemechek Row 19 32 Dick Trickle

40 Bobby Hamilton Row 20 24 Jeff Gordon

22 Bobby Labonte Row 21 52 Kirk Shelmerdine

DNQS

Ward Burton, Rich Bickle, Jimmy Horton, Jim Sauter, Delma Cowart, Ritchie Petty, and Ronnie Sanders

Dropping To The Rear

None

Race Highlights

Erine Irvan would bring the field down to the green flag to get the Winston Select 500 at Talladega Superspeedway started and proceeded to lead the opening 17 laps of the race in his 28 RYR Ford!

Dale Earnhardt would try to make a on Erine Irvan for the top spot while having no drafting help from behind, but unfortunately, he fell back to 4th place.

The top 6 was able to pull away from the rest of the field while Erine Irvan remained in the race lead.

Dale Earnhardt would Erine Irvan on the lowside with help from Jimmy Spencer as the 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet took over the top spot and proceeded to lead the next 8 laps of the race.

The first caution of the race came out on lap 20 as Geoff Bodine pounded the wall, which caused significant damage to his 7 Geoff Bodine Racing Ford that immediately went behind the wall for repairs.

Everyone would come down pitroad for pitstops under the yellow flag, and Dale Earnhardt was able to win the race off that kept him out in front of the field.

Morgan Shepherd would suffer huge problems on pitroad as the 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford stalled on pitroad that ultimately cost him a lot of positions on the racetrack before his racecar regained power.

Todd Bodine, Dale Earnhardt, Erine Irvan, and Greg Sacks would all take turns at leading the field around Talladega Superspeedway during the next 7 laps.

Erine Irvan would Greg Sacks on the lowside with help from behind with Todd Bodine as the 28 Robert Yates Racing Ford took over the top spot and proceeded to lead the next 16 laps of the race.

Kirk Shelmerdine would lose a lap to race leader Erine Irvan after the 52 Jimmy Means Racing Ford fell out of the lead pack following the 1st caution of the race

The top 5 was trying to break away from the rest of the field while Erine Irvan remained in the race lead.

John Andretti made a daring move on the outside of Derrike Cope for position that almost put the 14 Hagan Racing Chevrolet into the wall but luckily ed the 98 Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford with no issues.

Dale Earnhardt would Erine Irvan on the lowside with help from behind by Ken Schrader as the 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet took over the top spot and proceeded to lead the 49th lap of the race.

Sterling Marlin would Dale Earnhardt on the lowside with help from behind by Jeff Gordon as the 4 Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet took over the top spot and proceeded to lead the next 3 laps.

Jeff Gordon would try to make a on Sterling Marlin for the top spot while having his teammate Terry Labonte drafting with him but unfortunately he fell back to 5th place during the race at Talladega.

Dale Earnhardt would Sterling Marlin on the lowside with help from behind by Todd Bodine as the 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet took over the top spot and proceeded to lead the next 3 laps.

Todd Bodine would Dale Earnhardt on the lowside with help from behind by Erine Irvan as the 75 Butch Mock Motorsports Ford took over the top spot and proceeded to lead the next 6 laps of the race.

Sterling Marlin would try to Todd Bodine on the lowside with help from behind by Michael Waltrip, but unfortunately, he fell back to 5th place in the race.

Dale Earnhardt would Todd Bodine on the lowside with help from behind by Greg Sacks as the 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet took over the top spot and proceeded to lead the 62nd lap of the race.

Todd Bodine would Dale Earnhardt on the lowside with help from behind by Greg Sacks as the 75 Butch Mock Motorsports Ford took over the top spot and proceeded to lead the next 3 laps of the race.

Dale Earnhardt would lead the 66th lap of the race before Jeff Gordon would get around the 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet with the help from behind by Terry Labonte which saw the 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet takeover the top spot and proceeded to lead the 3 laps of the race.

Bobby Labonte and Wally Dallenbach Jr. would come down pitroad for scheduled pitstops that officially kicked off the first wave of green flag pitstops.

Jeff Gordon would surrender the top spot in order to make his scheduled green flag pitstop, which allowed Erine Irvan, Ken Schrader, and Dave Marcis to take turns at leading the field during the next 6 laps.

Erine Irvan would cycle into the top spot after the first sequence of green flag pitstops concluded as the 28 Robert Yates Racing Ford was able to lead the next 29 laps of the race at Talladega Superspeedway.

The top 10 was able to pull away from the rest of the field while Erine Irvan remained in the race lead.

Dale Earnhardt would try to Erine Irvan on the lowside with help from behind by Jeff Gordon, but unfortunately, he fell back to 2nd place in the race.

The second caution of the race came out on lap 103 as a multi-car pileup involving 7 drivers occurred on the frontstretch and causing major damage to many cars.

All the lead lap cars would come down pitroad for pitstops under the yellow flag and Dale Earnhardt was able to win the race off which allowed the 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet to takeover the top spot and proceeded to lead the next 21 laps of the race.

The Nascar on ESPN broadcast would hold a moment of silence for F1 driver Ayrton Senna, who was killed in the Grand Prix of San Marino prior to the NCS race

The third caution of the race came out on as another multi-car pileup occurred on the frontstretch involving 11 drivers and causing major damage to many cars.

The top 4 was able to pull away from the rest of the field while Dale Earnhardt remained in the race lead.

Erine Irvan would Dale Earnhardt on the lowside with help from behind by Ken Schrader as the 28 Robert Yates Racing Ford took over the top spot and proceeded to lead the next 9 laps of the race.

The 14 Hagan Racing Chevrolet would unfortunately get pushed behind the wall after John Andretti reported a potential mechanical issue that ultimately ended his day early at Talladega Superspeedway

Dale Earnhardt would Erine Irvan on the lowside with help from behind by Ken Schrader as the 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet took over the top spot and proceeded to lead the next 20 laps.

Erine Irvan would fall down to 9th place after losing the top spot to Dale Earnhardt as the 28 Robert Yates Racing Ford nearly spun out due to handling issues.

Ken Schrader fell off the pace after suffering some sort of issue that ultimately dropped him out of the lead pack during a critical point of the race.

Dale Earnhardt would surrender the top spot in order to make what might potentially be the last cycle of green flag pitstops of the race, which ultimately got started by the 3 RCR Chevrolet and many other cars.

Morgan Shepherd, Erine Irvan, Dave Marcis, and Bobby Hamilton would take turns at leading the field around Talladega Superspeedway during the next 8 laps.

Jimmy Hensley returned back onto the racetrack after spending many laps behind the wall due to repairs as the 55 RaDiUs Motorsports Ford was able to run a few laps before ultimately retiring from the event.

The fourth and final caution of the race came out on lap 161 as Kirk Shelmerdine got into the wall that caused minor damage to his 52 Jimmy Means Racing Ford, which allowed him to continue racing.

Most of the lead lap cars would come down pitroad for one more pitstop during the yellow flag other than the 4 Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet that chose to stay out and takeover the top spot then proceeded to lead the next 7 laps of the race at Talladega.

Erine Irvan would spend an extensive amount of time on pitroad during the yellow flag as the 28 Robert Yates Racing team was fixing the spoiler that was bothering their driver throughout the race.

The top 9 was able to pull away from the rest of the field while Sterling Marlin remained in the race lead.

Dale Earnhardt and Michael Waltrip would make slight with each other while driving down the frontstretch, but luckily, neither drivers suffered any setbacks during the closing moments of the race.

Jimmy Spencer would Sterling Marlin on the lowside with help from behind by Lake Speed as the 27 Junior Johnson & Associates Ford took over the top spot and proceeded to lead the next 14 laps.

The top 5 was able to pull away from the rest of the field while Jimmy Spencer remained in the race lead.

Dale Earnhardt would Jimmy Spencer on the lowside with help from behind by Erine Irvan as the 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet took over the top spot with 5 laps to go at Talladega Superspeedway

Jimmy Spencer would try to Dale Earnhardt on the lowside after lap traffic forced both drivers to avoid hitting them, but unfortunately, his golden opportunity went to waste as the 27 Junior Johnson & Associates Ford fell down to 3rd place with 3 laps to go.

Dale Earnhardt would hold off hard charging Erine Irvan, who moved up from 4th to 2nd place during the final lap of the race as the 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet scored the win at Talladega Superspeedway!

Finishing Order

1st Dale Earnhardt - 64 Laps Led

2nd Erine Irvan - 78 Laps Led

3rd Michael Waltrip

4th Jimmy Spencer - 14 Laps Led

5th Ken Schrader - 1 Lap Led

6th Greg Sacks - 1 Lap Led

7th Lake Speed

8th Sterling Marlin - 10 Laps Led

9th Morgan Shepherd - 1 Lap Led

10th Steve Grissom

11th Ted Musgrave

12th Bobby Hamilton - 1 Lap Led

13th Kyle Petty

14th Darrell Waltrip

15th Mike Wallace

16th Dave Marcis - 5 Laps Led

17th Brett Bodine

18th Hut Stricklin - 1 Lap Down

19th Bill Elliott - 1 Lap Down

20th Rick Mast - 1 Lap Down

21st Dale Jarrett - 2 Laps Down

22nd Bobby Labonte - 2 Laps Down

23rd Harry Gant - 4 Laps Down

24th Jeff Gordon - 4 Laps Down/3 Laps Down

25th Ricky Rudd - 8 Laps Down

26th Kirk Shelmerdine - 9 Laps Down

27th Chuck Bown - 20 Laps Down

28th Todd Bodine - 28 Laps Down/10 Laps Led

29th John Andretti - Engine Failure

30th Jimmy Hensley - Accident

31st Derrike Cope - Accident

32nd Terry Labonte - Accident

33rd Rusty Wallace - Accident

34th Wally Dallenbach Jr. - Accident

35th Jeff Purvis - Accident

36th Dick Trickle - Accident

37th Jeremy Mayfield - Accident

38th Mark Martin - Accident

39th Jeff Burton - Accident

40th Loy Allen Jr. - Accident

41st Geoff Bodine - Accident

42nd Joe Nemechek - Engine Failure

Star Rating For This Race

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My Thoughts On This Race

This race at Talladega Superspeedway really established the main championship protagonists for the 1994 Nascar Cup Series season as Dale Earnhardt and Erine Irvan put on a clinic against the rest of the field that had no answers for the plate track masters. The action was intense from start to finish as everyone was able to make some noise throughout the race, and while several accidents took out a few possible contenders, it didn't stop the rest of the field from challenging for the race win in Talladega, Alabama. While this race will always get overshadowed by the events that occurred in different racing series, it did help everyone something positive to enjoy while blocking off the loss of Ayrton Senna earlier in the day.

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