Run To The Finish
Geoff Bodine and Lake Speed crashed at Lap 159, collecting Bobby Hamilton, Chad Little, Robert Pressley, Jeff Purvis, and Morgan Shepherd. This prompted the final pit stops. 1993 Daytona 500 winner Dale Jarrett and crew chief Todd Parrott decided on a four-tire change, while the RCR duo of Earnhardt and Petree opted for two. Bud Moore, whose car and driver Wally Dallenbach Jr were not yet sponsored for the season, were going to gamble that their full tank of fuel from the previous caution would be enough to finish. Even so, Dallenbach kept the #15 in the lead pack in the waning laps. Earnhardt quickly dispatched new leader and last year's Rookie of the Year Ricky Craven. He lost the lead briefly to Ken Schrader, but at Lap 177 Jarrett passed him with four fresh tires. Earnhardt could keep up with Jarrett, but he could not repass him, resulting in Jarrett's second 500 win in four years, followed by Earnhardt, Schrader, Mark Martin, and Jeff Burton.
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