The 1994 Budweiser 500 was the 12th stock car race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 45th iteration of the event.

[1][2] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Ernie Irvan and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively.

In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995.

Ernie Irvan, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 23.691 and an average speed of 151.956 miles per hour (244.549 km/h) in the first round.