34th Daytona 500 By STP
Junior Johnson's stablemates, Bill Elliott and Sterling Marlin, controlled the front row, qualifying 1st–2nd, and leading 58 of the first 91 laps. But on lap 92, Elliott, Marlin, and Ernie Irvan went three wide coming out of turn two. Marlin, sandwiched in the middle, bounced off both his teammate and Irvan, and all three lost control in front of the entire field, triggering the "Big One". In all, 14 cars were eliminated from the event. Richard Petty, in his final Daytona 500, was among the cars spinning to the infield grass, but he was not heavily damanged, and was able to continue.
Davey Allison and Morgan Shepherd were among the few cars who slipped by unscathed. Allison led 95 of the final 100 laps to claim his first Daytona 500 victory, following in the footsteps of his father Bobby. Shepherd was a surprise second, while Geoff Bodine was third. Alan Kulwicki started 41st after a crash in the Twin 125s qualifying race, but fought his way up to a fourth place finish.
| Top Ten Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos |
Car No. |
Driver | Team | Laps | ||||
| 1 | 28 | Davey Allison | Robert Yates Racing | 200 | ||||
| 2 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | 200 | ||||
| 3 | 15 | Geoffrey Bodine | Bud Moore Engineering | 200 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | Alan Kulwicki | AK Racing | 200 | ||||
| 5 | 75 | Dick Trickle | RahMoc Enterprises | 200 | ||||
| 6 | 42 | Kyle Petty | SABCO Racing | 200 | ||||
| 7 | 94 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | 199 | ||||
| 8 | 55 | Ted Musgrave | RaDiUs Racing | 199 | ||||
| 9 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | 199 | ||||
| 10 | 9 | Phil Parsons | Melling Racing | 199 | ||||
- This would be the final Daytona 500 start for both Richard Petty and A. J. Foyt.
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