Race of the week- 1994 Slick 50 300 at New Hampshire

June 24, 2:09 PMAtlanta NASCAR ExaminerJeremy Dunn

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Last week’s featured race was the 1991 Banquet 300, and many fans agreed that NASCAR robbed ‘the Rooster’ of a victory.  Well, this week, Rudd is involved in the finish to the race of the week, but this time, no one was going to take this win away from him, not even ‘the Intimidator’. 

It was the second Winston Cup race held in Loudon, New Hampshire, as the track opened its doors to NASCAR’s top series in 1993. 

Dale Earnhardt was the leader when the field took the green flag with eight laps remaining in the 1994 Slick 50 300.  Rudd was in the second position, and very few expected him to wrestle the win away from the tenacious Earnhardt, even if he had the faster car.  Rusty Wallace was lurking in the third position, and based on the history of the trio of drivers, the driver in the fourth position was sitting pretty. 

Some of the best rivalries of the late 1980’s early 1990’s included Earnhardt vs Rudd, Wallace vs Rudd, Earnhardt vs Wallace.  However, there was no replay of the collision at North Wilkesboro five years earlier.

Rudd won the race as a driver/owner, but it was Dale Earnhardt and Richard Childress who celebrated the title.  In 1994, Earnhardt won his seventh and final Winston Cup championship.

Check out the bonus clip of  some of NASCAR's memorable confrontations.  Also, there is an extended version of the ending to the 1994 Slick 50 300, but the audio is not as good.

Previously featured races:

• 1998 Daytona 500
• 1983 Carolina 500 at Rockingham
• 1986 Miller High Life 400 at Richmond
• 2001 Cracker Barrel 500 at Atlanta
• 1989 Holly Farms 400 at North Wilkesboro
• 1990 Valleydale Meats 500 at Bristol
• 1999 Goody's 500 at Martinsville
• 2004 Samsung Radio Shack 500 at Texas
• 1963 Motor Trend 500 at Riverside
• 2007 Subway Fresh Fit 500k at Phoenix
• 1977 Winston 500 at Talladega
• 1998 Exide Batteries 400 at Richmond
• 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington
• 1987 The Winston at Charlotte
• 2005 Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte
• 1985 Delaware 500 at Dover
• 2000 Pocono 500 at Pocono
• 1982 Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan
• 1991 Banquet 300 at Sonoma