1995 Food City 500
Race details | |||
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Race 6 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
The 1995 Food City 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. Artwork by Sam Bass. | |||
Date | April 2, 1995 | ||
Official name | 35th Annual Food City 500 | ||
Location | Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km) | ||
Distance | 342 laps, 182.286 mi (293.36 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km) | ||
Average speed | 92.011 miles per hour (148.077 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 76,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Roush Racing | |
Time | 15.399 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 205 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 1995 Food City 500 was the sixth stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 2, 1995, in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace and owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 31, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 20 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, April 1, at 12:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-32 would be decided on time,[3] and depending on who needed it, a select amount of positions were given to cars who had not otherwise qualified but were high enough in owner's points; up to four provisionals were given. If needed, a past champion who did not qualify on either time or provisionals could use a champion's provisional, adding one more spot to the field.
Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 15.399 and an average speed of 124.605 miles per hour (200.532 km/h) in the first round.[4]
Nine drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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1 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 205 | running | 185 | $67,645 |
2 | 9 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 500 | 101 | running | 175 | $42,045 |
3 | 12 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 165 | $35,845 |
4 | 17 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 500 | 2 | running | 165 | $28,631 |
5 | 13 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 155 | $32,260 |
6 | 19 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 150 | $27,660 |
7 | 21 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 146 | $28,060 |
8 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 499 | 155 | running | 147 | $44,860 |
9 | 31 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 138 | $25,055 |
10 | 18 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 134 | $24,605 |
11 | 34 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 130 | $17,955 |
12 | 24 | 22 | Randy LaJoie (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 497 | 0 | running | 127 | $21,105 |
13 | 4 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 124 | $15,430 |
14 | 20 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 121 | $10,980 |
15 | 30 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 118 | $20,530 |
16 | 23 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 495 | 0 | running | 115 | $14,755 |
17 | 28 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 495 | 0 | running | 112 | $10,705 |
18 | 6 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 495 | 0 | running | 109 | $19,455 |
19 | 8 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 106 | $10,645 |
20 | 32 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 103 | $20,536 |
21 | 35 | 31 | Ward Burton | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 489 | 0 | running | 100 | $10,380 |
22 | 33 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 489 | 0 | running | 97 | $18,930 |
23 | 11 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 488 | 0 | running | 94 | $24,980 |
24 | 26 | 77 | Davy Jones (R) | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 486 | 0 | running | 91 | $13,705 |
25 | 25 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 479 | 0 | running | 88 | $36,360 |
26 | 27 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 85 | $18,530 |
27 | 14 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 460 | 0 | running | 82 | $23,106 |
28 | 10 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 413 | 0 | running | 79 | $18,355 |
29 | 7 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 407 | 0 | running | 76 | $13,225 |
30 | 22 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 407 | 0 | running | 73 | $17,800 |
31 | 16 | 32 | Chuck Bown | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | 70 | $12,200 |
32 | 5 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 393 | 0 | running | 67 | $16,700 |
33 | 29 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 64 | $16,200 |
34 | 36 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | 61 | $9,200 |
35 | 3 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 276 | 37 | crash | 63 | $14,000 |
36 | 15 | 40 | Greg Sacks | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | 212 | 0 | engine | 55 | $13,700 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
37 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | ||||||
38 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | ||||||
39 | 26 | Steve Kinser | King Racing | Ford | ||||||
40 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Johnson Standridge Racing | Ford | ||||||
41 | 78 | Hut Stricklin | Triad Motorsports | Ford | ||||||
42 | 66 | Butch Miller | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | ||||||
43 | 52 | Brad Teague | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | ||||||
44 | 27 | Loy Allen Jr. | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | ||||||
45 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | ||||||
Official race results |
References
- ^ Higgins, Tom (April 3, 1995). "Jeff Gordon flashes to third series victory". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 38. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Macenka, Joe (April 3, 1995). "Gordon is well-rounded". Morning Sentinel. p. 18. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nuts and Bolts". The Charlotte Observer. March 31, 1995. p. 17. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Macenka, Joe (April 1, 1995). "Martin edges Gordon for pole at Bristol". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 15. Retrieved December 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Previous race: 1995 TranSouth Financial 400 | NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1995 season | Next race: 1995 First Union 400 |
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