1995 Goodwrench 500

Second race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 125.305 mph km/h 30th Annual Goodwrench 500 Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren TNN Motor Racing Network 329 Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports 24 Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon 1995 2 26 Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway 1.637 1.017 805.257 492 31 2 Goodwrench 500 1995 23.228 500.364 The 1995 Goodwrench 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. 1995 Goodwrench 500.jpeg 59,000 The 1995 Goodwrench 500 was the second stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 26, 1995, in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Motor Speedway, a 1.017 mi km permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 492 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Harris Mike February 27, 1995 Gordon's star grows brighter with Goodwrench 500 win 10 The Park City Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115243601/gordons-star-grows-brighter-with/ December 27, 2022 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom February 27, 1995 Gordon simply unsinkable at Rockingham 22 The Bradenton Herald https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115243627/gordon-simply-unsinkable-at-rockingham/ December 27, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of North Carolina Speedway, the venue where the race was held. North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School. Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc http://www.fasttrackracing.com/ July 16, 2012 Fasttrackracing.com 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 RacingChevrolet19Phil ParsonsTriStar MotorsportsFord21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Steve KinserKing RacingFord27Loy Allen Jr.Junior Johnson & AssociatesFord28Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet32Jimmy HensleyActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord40Greg SacksDick Brooks RacingPontiac41Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac47Billy StandridgeStandridge MotorsportsFord48James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac52Gary BradberryJimmy Means RacingFord66Ben HessRaDiUs MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Davy Jones (R)Jasper 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, February 24, at 2:00 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, February 25, 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,February 24, 1995 Nuts and Bolts 23 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115243684/nuts-and-bolts/ December 27, 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; 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. Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, won the pole, setting a time of 23.228 and an average speed of 157.620 mph km/h on in the first round.Harris Mike February 25, 1995 Gordon wins Goodwrench 500 pole 10 The Daily News-Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115243745/gordon-wins-goodwrench-500-pole/ December 27, 2022 Newspapers.com Five drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.228157.620210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord23.312157.052311Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord23.444156.16847Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord23.454156.101525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.520155.663612Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord23.528155.610737John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord23.554155.439841Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.604155.10991Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord23.613155.0501075Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord23.630154.9391130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac23.643154.8531221Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord23.652154.7951387Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet23.653154.7881415Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord23.665154.7091518Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet23.678154.625162Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord23.683154.5921743Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac23.694154.520188Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord23.695154.514196Mark MartinRoush RacingFord23.696154.5072022Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac23.739154.227Failed to lock in Round 12129Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet23.552155.452224Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet23.648154.821233Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.740154.2212494Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord23.746154.1822516Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord23.772154.0132628Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord23.776153.9872742Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac23.776153.9872823Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord23.785153.9292981Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord23.821153.696305Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.823153.6833190Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord23.826153.6643232Jimmy HensleyActive MotorsportsChevrolet23.851153.503339Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord23.866153.4073498Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord23.886153.2783540Greg SacksDick Brooks RacingPontiac23.940152.9323677Davy Jones (R)Jasper MotorsportsFord23.953152.8493717Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet23.959152.8113833Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet24.031152.353Provisionals3926Steve KinserKing RacingFord -* -*4027Loy Allen Jr.Junior Johnson & AssociatesFord -* -*4131Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4366Ben HessRaDiUs MotorsportsFord -* -*4452Gary BradberryJimmy Means RacingFord -* -*4548James HyltonHylton MotorsportsPontiac -* -*4647Billy StandridgeJohnson Standridge RacingFord -* -*4719Phil ParsonsTriStar MotorsportsFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet492329running185$167,60021518Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet49262running175$61,3503233Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49272running170$40,7404210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord4923running165$33,48052628Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord4910running155$34,07562129Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet4910running150$20,3007196Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4900running146$28,3258612Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord4890running142$18,42594131Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet4890running138$15,725102742Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac4890running134$26,250112494Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord4890running130$13,02512224Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4880running127$25,77513737John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord4880running124$12,52514311Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4870running121$25,425153190Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord4860running118$12,62516841Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet4860running115$17,225171130Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4850running112$20,925183498Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord4830running109$11,52519188Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord4830running106$21,275202981Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord4770running103$12,3752147Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord4740running100$25,475221415Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord4710running97$19,775234271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4620running94$10,62524162Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord4510engine91$25,725252022Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac4380running88$19,92526305Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4365running90$30,115273926Steve KinserKing RacingFord4360running82$18,915284027Loy Allen Jr.Junior Johnson & AssociatesFord4330running79$18,165291387Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet4170engine76$9,990302823Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord4170running73$13,540311075Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord4150running70$18,24032339Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord3760running67$9,690332516Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3640running64$17,940341221Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord2987engine66$17,7903591Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord2640handling58$17,590361743Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac2590engine55$9,315373677Davy Jones (R)Jasper MotorsportsFord2220crash52$9,275383717Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2190engine49$17,30539525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21714crash51$17,205403232Jimmy HensleyActive MotorsportsChevrolet1770crash43$9,205413540Greg SacksDick Brooks RacingPontiac1770crash40$18,205423833Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet380engine37$17,205Official race results References 1995 Daytona 500 1995 Pontiac Excitement 400 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Goodwrench 500 Goodwrench 500 Category:NASCAR races at Rockingham Speedway Category:February 1995 sports events in the United States