The 1994 Mountain Dew Southern 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Darlington Raceway on September 4, 1994. Bill Elliott won his only race of the year and his last before a seven-year winless streak by holding off Dale Earnhardt by 6.39 seconds. Earnhardt, the points leader, left the track with a 227-point edge on Rusty Wallace (7th). Stats