The
1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 20 and ended on Sunday November 13.
Dale Earnhardt of
Richard Childress Racing was crowned champion at season's end, winning consecutive Winston Cups for the third time in his career and tying
Richard Petty for the record of most top-level NASCAR championships with seven. One of the highlights of the season occurred on August 6. The series made a highly publicized first visit to the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the
Inaugural Brickyard 400.