| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 1994 Daytona 500 program cover | |||
| Date | February 20, 1994 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.02336 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures reaching up to 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds approaching 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 156.931 miles per hour (252.556 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | TriStar Motorsports | ||
| Qualifying race winners | |||
| Duel 1 Winner | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | |
| Duel 2 Winner | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | |
| Laps | 84 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier, Chris Economaki and Ned Jarrett | ||
| Nielsen Ratings |
9.6/26 (13.6 million viewers) | ||
The 1994 Daytona 500, the 36th running of the event, was held February 20 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Loy Allen Jr., ARCA graduate and Winston Cup rookie, driving the No. 19 for TriStar Motorsports, won the pole. Speedweeks 1994 was marked by tragedy when two drivers, Neil Bonnett and Rodney Orr, were killed in separate practice accidents for this race. Sterling Marlin in the Morgan-McClure Motorsports No. 4 won the race, the first win of his NASCAR career.
- ^ "Weather of the 1994 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-06-19.