1994 Slick 50 500

1994 Slick 50 500

Race details
Race 30 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1994 Slick 50 500 program cover, featuring Jeff Gordon.
Date	October 30, 1994
Official name	7th Annual Slick 50 500
Location	Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix International Raceway
Course	Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance	312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Scheduled Distance	312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Average speed	107.463 miles per hour (172.945 km/h)
Attendance	96,000
Pole position
Driver	Sterling Marlin	Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Time	27.728
Most laps led
Driver	Terry Labonte	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	112
Winner
No. 5	Terry Labonte	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	TNN
Announcers	Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 1994 Slick 50 500 was the 30th and penultimate stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the 30th and penultimate race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 30, 1994, before an audience of 96,000 in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 312 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 14th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season.^[1][2] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin would finish second and third, respectively.