The 1994 Brickyard 400 was carried live on television by ABC Sports. Paul Page, who was the announcer on ABC's Indianapolis 500 broadcasts, served as host, with ABC/ESPN's regular NASCAR announcer Bob Jenkins handling the play-by-play duties.

.Richard JacksonTime52.200Most laps ledDriverLaps93WinnerNo. 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsTelevision in the United StatesAnnouncersandThe 1994 was held on Saturday, August 6, 1994, at the. The race marked the nineteenth race of the season. It was the first race at the famous Speedway, and the first race of any kind held at the track besides the since the in 1916. The race featured the largest crowd in NASCAR history, and a then NASCAR record purse of $3.2 million.Second-year driver, 23-year-old from nearby, was cheered on by the hometown crowd to a popular win. It was his second career NASCAR Winston Cup win, and thrust the young Gordon into superstardom.The race was a culmination of decades of speculation and over two years of preparation.

While the event was looked on with enormous anticipation and significant media attention, the of the Indianapolis 500 and the Speedway was a concern to ownership, some from the community, and some fans. Despite some mild complaints, the event was considered a huge success and a financial —it ultimately bankrolled the formation of the. The race featured two former Indy 500 winners ( and ). Foyt came out of retirement to participate, which would be his final start. The #28 car being unloaded from the transporter in Gasoline Alley.The opened in 1909, and the first was held in.

It became a tradition that the Indianapolis 500 was the only race held at the track annually. With the exception of a in 1916, no other races were held at the track through 1993. As the began to grow in stature and popularity, speculation began to grow in the 1980s and early 1990s about the possibility of holding a race at Indy.On September 24, 1991, filmed a commercial for at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. While filming in the garage area, Foyt, and Speedway president decided to take Foyt's NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car for a few laps around the track. Foyt was the first driver to do so, and later on, George himself took a few laps. The event was not planned, and had no implications, but was an unusual sight, and stirred up some mild interest and speculation for the future.In December 1991, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway board of directors voted to pursue a second race at the Speedway, preferably a NASCAR Winston Cup event.

In March 1992, was invited to test cars at the Speedway. On June 22–23, 1992, nine top NASCAR Winston Cup series teams were invited to test at Indy. Although no official announcements were made, it was in fact an unofficial compatibility test to see if stock cars would be competitive at the circuit.

An estimated 10,000 spectators watched two days of history in the making.On April 14, 1993, Speedway President Tony George and president of NASCAR jointly announced the Inaugural Brickyard 400 would be held Saturday, August 6, 1994. A new race logo was also unveiled. Immediately, anticipation for the event grew, as many drivers contemplated one-off entries, and comparisons were already being made to NASCAR's biggest event, the. Signed on to broadcast the race live, and would cover practice and qualifying.1994 season won the at, immediately proceeding the 1994 Brickyard 400. Going into the race, the top five in championship points were as follows:Championship standings following the., 2,739 points., −16., −258., −289., −357NASCAR's 'tire war' was notable during the 1994 season. Both and tires were used by entrants. Many of the front-runners utilized Goodyear.

Among the top teams using Hoosier tires was.In order to attract more entries, the initial Brickyard 400 was concurrently included in the schedule. One provisional starting position would be available to the top driver in Winston West points that did not qualify on speed.

The points leader in Winston West standings entering the race was.Going into the race, conjecture amongst fans and media contemplated the possibility of an expanded field, a special qualifying format, a three-abreast starting grid, a celebrity pace car driver, or other changes for the race. However, NASCAR officials planned on treating the Brickyard 400 as any other points-paying race, with standard rules and regulations.Tire tests 1992 test On June 22–23, 1992, nine top NASCAR Winston Cup series teams were invited to Indy to participate in a tire test. Over the weekend, the teams had raced in the at. Although no official announcements were made, it was in fact an unofficial feasibility test to see if stock cars would be competitive at the circuit.

An estimated 20,000-25,000 spectators watched a rather exciting two days of history in the making. Took a few laps around the track in 's car on the second day. Covered the test.Top speedsPosNo.DriverCar makeEntrantSpeedMon.Tue.11.72160.62.32.26161.63—1161.2993 open test On August 16–17, 1993, thirty-five NASCAR teams took part in an official open test at Indy. It was held as the teams returned from the second race at, the. The top 35 teams in NASCAR points received invitations. Hosting the test in August mimicked the weather conditions expected for the race in 1994.

Several thousand spectators attended, and many announcements were made.(165.624 miles per hour (266.546 km/h)) set the fastest lap on Monday, while (167.467 miles per hour (269.512 km/h)) turned the fastest lap overall on Tuesday morning. On Monday, spun out and hit the inside wall. He was taken to Methodist Hospital for minor injuries. At noon on Tuesday, recently retired NASCAR legend took four fast laps by himself, and then donated his car to the. Later on Tuesday, during a session of 'drafting practice,' a full complement of over 30 cars took to the track, to simulate race condition. Spun in turn 1, and several cars crashed. No injuries were reported, but the incident drew the ire of some of the veterans who thought some drivers were pushing too hard.

ESPN covered the test, airing highlights of both days on.Some of the participants compared the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to, which was built to closely mimic Indy's layout. Only a handful of drivers in the field had actually before it closed (1980), and none of them felt they held any sort of measurable experience advantage.

Taking practice laps at the Open Test in 1993. Top ten speeds (combined sessions)PosNo.DriverCar makeEntrantSpeed1615.2567211 testing During the summer of 1994, private testing sessions conducted by the manufacturers were held. Ford teams tested in late June, with leading the first week with a lap at 170 miles per hour (270 km/h).

During the second week, turned the fastest unofficial lap at the Speedway at over 171 miles per hour (275 km/h). Was close behind at 170 miles per hour (270 km/h). Came out of retirement, shaking down and testing the #50 Ford.In early July, turned a lap at 168.659 miles per hour (271.430 km/h), but would later wreck his primary car. Chevrolet and Pontiac teams took to the track in mid-July. Blew an engine. Pole qualifying. The car of in the garage area during practice.Pole qualifying for the Inaugural Brickyard 400 was held on Thursday, August 4, 1994.

A NASCAR record 85 cars entered, for 43 starting positions. Drew the #1 qualifying attempt. Per the NASCAR rules in 1994, a one-lap qualifying attempt was utilized. The top 20 cars in pole qualifying were locked into the starting field. The remainder of the cars could stand on their time, or make a new attempt in second-round qualifying.Practice was held Thursday morning. Three incidents occurred, a crash by, a crash by, and brushed the wall.

Pressley and Steele would switch to back-up cars, while Jarrett's car was not seriously damaged. The practice session was followed by a heavy thunderstorm that pelted the Speedway. The rain stopped and the track dried, allowing qualifying to start nearly on time at 3 p.m.The entire qualifying line of 70 attempts was completed without a single incident. Only two drivers experienced trouble, one was, who blew an engine during his attempt. Took the provisional pole with a lap of 171.726 miles per hour (276.366 km/h), but his tenure was short-lived.

The very next car out to qualify was. Mast set a new stock car lap record of 172.414 miles per hour (277.473 km/h) to secure the pole position. Was one of the last cars to make an attempt, and qualified third.and regular, attempting his first NASCAR race, surprised many by qualifying 18th. Former Indy 500 winners and, however, did not make the top twenty., driving for, who picked 84th out of the 85 cars in line, pulled in when he felt something was wrong with the engine and ended the day with no speed.Pole qualifying results. Locked-in carsSPNo.DriverSpeed310.9825411111111169.065Failed to qualify in round 1Pos.No.DriverSpeed212357890123456789061w11111111111w111111w1w1w1w1w111w11w1w111no timeDid not make an attemptNo.Driver8486w90w91wSecond round qualifying.

The car of in the garage area during practice.Second-round qualifying was held Friday, August 5, 1994. The drivers who had failed to qualify by being inside the top 20 from the previous round were allowed to stand on their time from Thursday, or erase it and make a new attempt. Due to the expected length of the session, and the sensitive nature of how the track is known to react to changing weather conditions, for fairness, the qualifying draw order from the previous round was inverted for round two.

NASCAR subsequently adopted this policy for all races from that day forth until two-round qualifying was abolished at the end of the 2000 season.Five drivers stood on their times from Thursday, and all five hung on to qualify for the race., who had placed 26th Thursday, was among those who elected to re-qualify, and he wound up the fastest qualifier of the day. The decision was wise as Labonte's Thursday speed would not have help up Friday. Managed to qualify in 40th, the last car to make the field on speed.

After a miserable run on Thursday, found much-needed speed and placed 36th. (168.429 mph) and (168.003 mph) both failed to crack the top 40, but made the field as the provisional starters – the two highest placed entries in NASCAR points standing not already in the race. No competitors made the field on speed, but (166.312 mph) was awarded a special provisional for the highest entry in Winston West points standings (Chase was the Winston West points leader going into the race).Very few of the one-off entries by Indy car regulars made the field.

Surprised himself by placing 26th for his first (and only) career Winston Cup start. Popular Indy car owner who was noted for never failing to qualify one of his rookie drivers at the Indy 500 fell short as his driver, NASCAR veteran, ranked only 47th. After no major incidents on Thursday, Friday's qualifying saw wrecks or spins by four cars, including Daytona 500 polesitter.Among the drivers who chose not to make an qualifying attempt in the second round session was Ben Hess, who had been injured in an accident during a practice session earlier in the day., who had drawn the first spot in the qualifying order Thursday was, per the inverted order, the final car to make a qualifying attempt on Friday.

Bailey closed out time trials, gaining over 8 mph from his previous speed, but still fell far short of making the starting lineup. Qualifying carsSPNo.DriverSpeed223456789041168.9.9.8.672388168.6.6.5964115Provisional4233Provisional4350wProvisional.Stood on Thursday timeNon-qualifying carsPos.No.DriverSpeed4456789061w1w111111w11w11w1111w1w11111w11w11wcrash7695wspin7709crash7819crash7948wno speedDid not make an attemptNo.Driverw9590wQualifying notes A trio of brothers -, and made the field, a feat that had only been accomplished once in the history of the Indy 500. In, and all qualified for the 500. Another trio of brothers nearly did the same as and qualified, but ranked only 55th., son of winner, and the only driver entered who was a son of a former Indy 500 winner, did not complete a qualifying attempt.Race summary Pre-race. Pre-race ceremoniesPopular Indianapolis 500 fixture was invited to sing the national anthem, accompanied by the. Gave the traditional starting command.

Drove the pace car, and Doyle Ford served as flagman. The was performed by the, featuring four.All living former NASCAR were invited to participate in a pre-race parade around the track. Besides the former champions who qualified for the race (Earnhardt, Wallace, Elliott, Waltrip, and Labonte), those in attendance included,. Former winner was also in attendance.After the final practice session Friday evening, polesitter, as well as and, were among the teams that changed the engines in their cars. Start At the start, polesitter led into turn one. In turn four, Earnhardt brushed the wall, which allowed Mast to lead the first lap.

Earnhardt quickly began to slip in the standings. Meanwhile, passed Mast to take over the lead. On lap 3, lost a side window, bringing out the caution for debris.

Earnhardt pitted to check the damage, and fell to the rear of the field.The green came back out on lap 6. On lap 10, lost control and crashed hard in turn 3. He would become the first driver to drop out.First half.

Leads the field for a restart.The first half settled into a comfortable pace, with leading for several segments. The top five was battled among drivers including Gordon,. Attempted to charge through the field, and managed to lead laps during a sequence of green flag pit stops.ran out of fuel around lap 40. He attempted to stay out and lead a lap during green flag pit stops, but had to coast around a full lap, and lost several laps in the process. He made it back to the pits, and re-joined the race.Second half.

On lap 95, and crashed in turn 2, bringing out the caution. Under the yellow, took on only two tires, which allowed him to re-enter the track with the lead. The field lined up for the restart with brothers Brett and first and second, respectively. Brett got the jump and led down the backstretch on lap 100. In turn three, Geoff nudged Brett's rear bumper, which caused Brett to become, and Geoff took the lead.

In turn 4, however, Brett bumped Geoff in the rear bumper, and spun him out in front of the entire field. Geoff hit the outside wall, and collected. After the crash, Geoff suggested Brett spun him out on purpose, attributing the move to 'family problems' between the brothers. Brett later admitted he spun Geoff out on purpose, and the brothers feuded for nearly two years afterward.With out, the race came down to a battle between and, with holding on to a strong top five position.On lap 130, got high in turn 1 and hit the outside wall.

Swerved to avoid him, but Brabham spun and smacked into the side of Hensley's car. Brabham was out of the race, but Hensley limped back to the pits with damaged fenders and flat tires. During the caution the leaders made their final scheduled pit stops.

's pit crew led by Buddy Parrott, executed a 15.9 second pit stop, and he came out of the pits with the lead. And came out second and third. The top five was rounded out. By that point in the race, had worked all the way up to seventh.The green flag came back out on with 26 laps to. Held the lead into turn 1, but passed him going down the backstretch. The two ran side-by-side in turn four, down the main stretch, and into turn 1. Gordon finally got by, Irvan now in second, and Wallace slipped all the way back to 7th.Finish.

(#28) leading (#07).With 20 laps to go, led. Gordon was battling a loose condition, and decided to tuck in behind Irvan to improve his handling. As the laps dwindled down, Irvan and Gordon raced nose-to-tail, and began to pull away from the rest of the field. Gordon slipped by to re-take the lead on lap 145. Irvan stayed within reach, and on lap 149, attempted to pass Gordon for the lead on the backstretch.

Gordon stayed high in turn three, and the two went side-by-side into the turn. Exiting turn 4, Gordon held off the challenge.

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On lap 150, exiting turn two, Irvan tried the same move, and this time took the lead.With ten laps to go, Gordon tucked into second, and allowed Irvan to lead. Gordon's crew was instructing him to wait until the final 2–3 laps to make a pass attempt for the lead.With five laps to go, Irvan apparently ran over a piece of debris down the main stretch.

He slid high going into turn one, and Jeff Gordon immediately dove underneath to take the lead. Down the backstretch, Irvan's right front tire blew, and he was forced to the pits. Gordon pulled away with now in second. In the final four laps, Bodine began to close the gap, but Gordon held off the challenge and won the Inaugural Brickyard 400, his second career NASCAR Winston Cup victory. ABC Sports announcers Bob Jenkins and Benny Parsons described the finish thus:Jenkins: Years from today when 79 (the number of Indianapolis 500s run prior to this event) stock car races have been run here, we'll remember the name: Jeff Gordon, winner of the inaugural Brickyard 400!Parsons: Man, oh man, oh MAN!Jenkins: Jeff is screaming on his radio back to the pit crew, 'Oh my God, I did it! After dropping to last place early on, charged all the way to a fifth-place finish.

A dejected wound up a lap down in 17th place. Two weeks later, Irvan was involved in a at where he suffered a near-fatal head injury. 's second place with would be the final top five finish of his career. It was also the best finish for car owner at the Speedway. Bodine's second place came six days after had delivered King Racing their first Indy car victory at.Box score. During a pit stop. Race results PosSPNo.DriverCar makeEntrantLapsStatus1324160Running2726160Running3611160Running4122160Running523160Running62717160Running72325160Running81530160Running92575160Running101121160Running11810160Running12215160Running133716160Running1494160Running154115160Running16522160Running171728159Running181377159Running19388(R)159Running203041(R)159Running213544Charles Hardy159Running2211159Running232243159Running243240159Running253642159Running263198158Running273902T.

Taylor158Running282814(R)158Running29199157Running304050156Running313331(R)Alan G. Dillard, Jr.155Running322455Ray DeWitt155Running332699Chris Virtue152Running342951James Finch142Running35106140Running362023136Oil line374233133Running381807127Crash394799Crash40141899Crash41167192Crash424358(WW)Bill Strauser91Crash4334279Crash. (R) – denotes 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. (WW) – denotes NASCAR competitorRace statistics. Time of race – 3:01:51. Average speed – 131.977 miles per hour (212.396 km/h).

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