1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Dover)

November 2022 12th race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASWINSTON 804.672 27th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 500 The 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. Motor Racing Network TNN Team SABCO Team SABCO Kyle Petty Kyle Petty Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon 271 42 804.672 Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway 500 500 500 119.88 mph km/h June 4 23.427 1.6 1 Miller Genuine Draft 500 1995 31 12 500 Mike Joy, Dick Berggren, Buddy Baker 1995_Miller_Genuine_Draft_500_(Dover).jpeg The 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 was the 12th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 4, 1995, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. Ending a two-year long winless drought, Team SABCO driver Kyle Petty would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his eighth and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Brinster Dick June 5, 1995 Petty ends long victory drought 25 The Indianapolis Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112453780/petty-ends-long-victory-drought/ November 3, 2022 Treffinger Dave June 5, 1995 Petty ends skid with Dover win 38 Courier-Post https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112455808/petty-ends-skid-with-dover-win/ November 3, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte and Roush Racing driver Ted Musgrave would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Dover International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports. The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord8Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord9Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord15Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Hut StricklinKing RacingFord27Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord28Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet32Chuck BownActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord40Greg SacksDick Brooks RacingPontiac41Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord79Doug FrenchWaters RacingChevrolet81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet90Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord94Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 2, 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, June 3, at 11:30 am EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21–38 would be decided on time,June 2, 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 22 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112456101/miller-genuine-draft-500/ November 3, 2022 Newspapers.com 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; which was usually four. 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. Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, won the pole, setting a time of 23.427 and an average speed of 153.669 mph km/h in the first round.Bryson Gene June 3, 1995 Gordon wins Miller pole 2 The News Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112456354/gordon-wins-miller-pole/ November 3, 2022 Newspapers.com Two drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.427153.669231Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet23.593152.588318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet23.685151.995437John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord23.696151.92454Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet23.722151.75867Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord23.750151.579741Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.810151.197887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet23.817151.153926Hut StricklinKing RacingFord23.829151.0761011Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord23.837151.0261123Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord23.851150.9371230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac23.860150.880136Mark MartinRoush RacingFord23.906150.5901443Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac23.907150.5841521Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord23.914150.539162Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord23.927150.458171Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord23.947150.3321828Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord23.973150.169195Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.979150.1312094Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord23.987150.081Failed to lock in Round 1218Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord23.726151.7322222Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac23.834151.045233Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.877150.7732415Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord23.990150.0632571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet24.016149.9002675Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord24.032149.8002727Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord24.066149.5892877Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord24.085149.4712910Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord24.097149.3963032Chuck BownActive MotorsportsChevrolet24.113149.2973190Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord24.114149.2913216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord24.130149.1923333Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet24.131149.180349Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord24.137149.1493581Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord24.141149.1243629Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet24.143149.1123742Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac24.144149.0073898Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord24.164148.982Provisionals3917Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4025Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4112Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord -* -*4240Greg SacksDick Brooks RacingPontiac -* -*Failed to qualify4379Doug FrenchWaters RacingChevrolet -* -*4419Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings13742Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac500271running185$77,6652318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet50018running175$61,55533216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord5002running170$43,3054926Hut StricklinKing RacingFord50023running165$35,6155233Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50010running160$45,5456124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet499132running155$37,890754Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4990running146$30,54081230Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4990running142$26,4409162Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord4990running138$31,49010887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet4991running139$19,440114025Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4980running130$24,540124112Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord4980running127$18,94013171Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord4980running124$23,540143190Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord4960running121$18,140152094Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord4960running118$18,940163629Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet4960running115$17,390173898Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord4960running112$17,165183581Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord4960running109$13,350193333Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet4950running106$22,865203917Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet4940running103$23,215211011Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4940running100$26,16522741Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet4880running97$17,015232222Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac4860running94$21,365241443Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac4780running91$16,21525218Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord4610running88$21,765261521Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord4490running85$20,9152767Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord4460running82$27,465284240Greg SacksDick Brooks RacingPontiac4450running79$17,815291123Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord4370running76$15,765302675Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord4360running73$20,215312910Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord4360running70$25,665322415Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord4270running67$17,605333032Chuck BownActive MotorsportsChevrolet4180running64$12,55534349Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord4050running61$12,50535136Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3920running58$26,305362571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3150crash55$12,28037195Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2900engine52$27,08038231Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet14943crash54$12,68039437John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord20crash46$13,280401828Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord20crash43$26,680412727Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord20crash40$20,280422877Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord20crash37$12,780Official race results References 1995 Coca-Cola 600 1995 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway Category:June 1995 sports events in the United States Category:1995 in sports in Delaware