1994 Mountain Dew Southern 500
| Race details | |||
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| Race 23 of 31 in the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
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The 1994 Mountain Dew Southern 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. | |||
| Date | September 4, 1994 | ||
| Official name | 45th Annual Mountain Dew Southern 500 | ||
| Location | Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.366 miles (2.221 km) | ||
| Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km) | ||
| Average speed | 127.952 miles per hour (205.919 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 50,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Geoff Bodine Racing | ||
| Time | 29.447 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 127 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Jerry Punch, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1994 Mountain Dew Southern 500 was the 23rd stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 45th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 4, 1994, before an audience of 50,000 in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete. In the final stages of the race, Junior Johnson & Associates driver Bill Elliott would make a late-race charge to the lead, passing with 13 to go to take his 40th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Wood Brothers Racing driver Morgan Shepherd would finish second and third, respectively.