1995 First Union 400

Seventh race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 1995 7 31 1995_First_Union_400.jpeg The 1995 First Union 400 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte. 45th Annual First Union 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 400 0.625 1.006 250 402.336 102.424 mph km/h Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 18.945 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing 227 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 400 250 402.336 Motor Racing Network First Union 400 April 9 56,000 The 1995 First Union 400 was the seventh stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 45th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 9, 1995, in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 mi km oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his 64th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Foreman Jr. Tom April 10, 1995 Earnhardt's first victory of season comes easily 11 Wausau Daily Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112199635/earnhardts-first-victory-of-season/ October 29, 2022 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom April 10, 1995 Earnhardt breezes to NASCAR win 12 The Daily Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112199669/earnhardt-breezes-to-nascar-win/ October 29, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of North Wilkesboro Speedway, the venue where the race was held. North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi km on and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing. 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 BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord15Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Steve KinserKing RacingFord27Jeff PurvisJunior 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 EnterprisesPontiac47Billy StandridgeStandridge MotorsportsFord52Randy MacDonaldJimmy Means RacingFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Davy Jones (R)Jasper MotorsportsFord78Jay HedgecockTriad MotorsportsFord81Kenny 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, March 24, at 2:30 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, March 25, at 10:00 AM 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,April 7, 1995 First Union 400 25 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112199713/first-union-400/ October 29, 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, would win the pole, setting a time of 18.945 and an average speed of 118.765 mph km/h in the first round.Foreman Jr. Tom April 8, 1995 Red-hot Gordon racks up another pole on tough track 14 Messenger-Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112199768/red-hot-gordon-racks-up-another-pole-on/ October 29, 2022 Newspapers.com Nine drivers would fail to qualify: Jeremy Mayfield, Kenny Wallace, Chuck Bown, Jay Hedgecock, Davy Jones, Billy Standridge, Jeff Purvis, Steve Kinser, and Randy MacDonald. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18.945118.765211Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord18.959118.677312Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord19.011118.353443Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac19.012118.34653Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.052118.09869Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord19.092117.85076Mark MartinRoush RacingFord19.106117.764887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet19.108117.752916Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord19.135117.5861021Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord19.140117.555112Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord19.154117.4691210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord19.166117.395131Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord19.175117.340148Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord19.175117.3401529Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet19.197117.2061694Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord19.197117.2061725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.207117.1451831Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet19.207117.1451915Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord19.208117.139204Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet19.210117.126Failed to lock in Round 12141Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.216117.0902217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet19.217117.0842330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac19.218117.0782442Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac19.218117.0782575Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord19.218117.0782690Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord19.222117.053277Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord19.248116.8952833Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet19.259116.8282923Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord19.262116.810305Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.268116.7743122Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac19.278116.7133240Greg SacksDick Brooks RacingPontiac19.296116.604Provisionals3328Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord19.298116.5923437John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord19.728114.0513518Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19.304116.5563671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet19.384116.075Failed to qualify3798Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord -* -*3881Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord -* -*3932Chuck BownActive MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4078Jay HedgecockTriad MotorsportsFord -* -*4177Davy Jones (R)Jasper MotorsportsFord -* -*4247Billy StandridgeStandridge MotorsportsFord -* -*4327Jeff PurvisJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord -* -*4426Steve KinserKing RacingFord -* -*4552Randy MacDonaldJimmy Means RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings153Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet400227running185$77,4002124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40095running175$61,625376Mark MartinRoush RacingFord40025running170$40,2504112Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord40056running165$29,63051529Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet4000running155$20,6556916Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3990running150$19,8557204Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3990running146$22,1058131Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3990running142$17,9159211Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3996running143$21,090102217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet3980running134$19,595113328Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3980running130$24,140121725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3980running127$16,84013443Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac3980running124$11,59014277Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord3980running121$21,815153518Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3980running118$16,86516305Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3970running115$21,815173437John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord39712running117$6,915182833Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3970running109$16,865191021Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3960running106$15,66520887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet3960running103$8,065212575Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord3950running100$15,390222330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3950running100$15,240233122Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac3940running97$15,490241831Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet3940running94$6,4652569Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord3940running88$6,61526148Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord3940running85$14,765272923Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3940running82$9,565281694Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord3930running79$6,225291210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3920running76$19,21530312Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3920running73$15,040312442Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac3742fatigue75$13,865321915Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord3690running67$14,740332141Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3600running64$8,715343671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3340running61$7,715353240Greg SacksDick Brooks RacingPontiac3250fatigue58$13,215362690Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord2260accident55$5,715Official race results References 1995 Food City 500 1995 Hanes 500 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at North Wilkesboro Speedway Category:April 1995 sports events in the United States Category:1995 in sports in North Carolina