1995 Save Mart Supermarkets 300

Tenth race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON The 1995 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 program cover, featuring Ken Schrader and Mark Martin. Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network ESPN Ricky Rudd Richard Childress Racing Roush Racing Dale Earnhardt Mark Martin Rudd Performance Motorsports 66 70.681 mph km/h May 7 31 Sonoma, California, Sears Point Raceway 10 3 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 186.48 4.06 300.11 300.11 74 74 2.52 1995 1:38.467 186.48 7th Annual Save Mart Supermarkets 300 1995_Save_Mart_Supermarkets_300.jpegThe 1995 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 was the tenth stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, the third race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 7, 1995, at the Grand Prix layout of Sears Point Raceway, a 2.52 mi km permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 74 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to make a late-race pass on the leader with two laps to go to take his 65th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his second victory of the season, and his only career road course victory.Spander Art May 8, 1995 Earnhardt's one for the road 49 The San Francisco Examiner https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112415858/earnhardts-one-for-the-road/ November 2, 2022 Newspapers.comPeterson Anne M. May 8, 1995 Milestone win for Earnhardt 56 Citizens' Voice https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112415964/milestone-win-for-earnhardt/ November 2, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Sears Point Raceway used by NASCAR at the time. Sears Point Raceway is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Watkins Glen International. The standard road course at Sears Point Raceway is a 12-turn course that is 2.52 mi km long;Sears Point http://www.gt-racing.co.uk/circuits/northamerica/searspoint.html 2021-11-13 www.gt-racing.co.uk the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypassed turns 5 and 6, shortening the course to 1.95 mi km. The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout.2011-06-07 Passing is tough in Chute chronicle.augusta.com http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/06/28/oth_232051.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20110607182441/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/06/28/oth_232051.shtml 2011-06-07 2021-11-13 In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn, 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 mi km.2007-09-29 SEARS POINT BREAKS GROUND ON MODIFIED CHUTE - RacingWest http://www.racingwest.com/news/story.php3/2094/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20070929002246/http://www.racingwest.com/news/story.php3/2094/index.htm 2007-09-29 2021-11-13 Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake00WScott GaylordOliver RacingFord1Rick MastPrecision Products RacingPontiac2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord07Doug GeorgeOlson Technology RacingFord8Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord9Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord09Terry FisherFisher RacingPontiac10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord12Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord15Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Ernie CopeLew Miller RacingChevrolet21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac22WSt. James DavisSt. James RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Hut StricklinKing RacingFord27Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord28Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet33Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord38Butch GillilandStroppe MotorsportsFord40Greg SacksDick Brooks RacingPontiac41Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac45Wally Dallenbach Jr.Strauser RacingChevrolet64Garrett EvansWhite RacingChevrolet71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet72Dan ObristObrist RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Davy Jones (R)Jasper MotorsportsFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet90Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord90WJoe HeathHeath RacingFord91Ken PedersenKenny Shaw RacingFord94Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, May 5, at 6:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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, May 6, at 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-37 would be decided on time,May 5, 1995 Save Mart 300 28 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112416063/save-mart-300/ November 2, 2022 Newspapers.com and four spots would be determined by NASCAR Winston Cup Series provisionals, while two more additional provisionals would be given to teams in the Winston West Series. Ricky Rudd, driving for Rudd Performance Motorsports, won the pole, setting a time of 1:38.467 and an average speed of 92.132 mph km/h in the first round.Peterson Anne M. May 6, 1995 Rudd sets record in winning Save Mart pole 15 The Item https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112416164/rudd-sets-record-in-winning-save-mart/ November 2, 2022 Newspapers.com Eight drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed110Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord1:38.46792.13225Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:38.69791.91836Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1:38.91891.71243Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:39.05291.588524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:39.16891.48162Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord1:39.20891.444725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:39.22191.432842Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac1:39.40891.260928Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord1:39.49991.1771090Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord1:39.58191.102117Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord1:39.71390.9811216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord1:39.72390.9721330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1:39.83890.8671431Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet1:39.84790.8591512Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord1:40.45590.3091626Hut StricklinKing RacingFord1:40.53790.2351717Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1:40.56290.2131887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1:40.70090.0891994Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord1:40.73790.056204Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1:40.76890.0292143Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac1:40.76990.028229Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord1:40.78590.013238Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord1:40.80489.9962477Davy Jones (R)Jasper MotorsportsFord1:40.90489.9072537John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord1:40.98089.840Failed to lock in Round 12675Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord1:39.85090.8562721Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord1:40.44290.3212829Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1:40.54590.2282933Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet1:40.62190.1603022Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac1:40.64290.1413111Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1:40.93389.8813245Wally Dallenbach Jr.Strauser RacingChevrolet1:41.01089.8133338Butch GillilandStroppe MotorsportsFord1:41.08589.7463423Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord1:41.10489.7293591Ken PedersenKenny Shaw RacingFord1:41.17889.6643609Terry FisherFisher RacingPontiac1:41.24989.6013771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1:41.27089.582Winston Cup provisionals3818Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet -* -*391Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord -* -*4015Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord -* -*4141Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Winston West provisionals4207Doug GeorgeOlson Technology RacingFord -* -*4372Dan ObristObrist RacingChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4440Greg SacksDick Brooks RacingPontiac -* -*4598Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord -* -*4627Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord -* -*4700WScott GaylordOliver RacingFord -* -*4864Garrett EvansWhite RacingChevrolet -* -*4922WSt. James DavisSt. James RacingPontiac -* -*5019Ernie CopeLew Miller RacingChevrolet -* -*5190WJoe HeathHeath RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet742running180$74,860236Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7466running180$68,9153524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet740running165$41,6254110Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord744running165$39,870525Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet740running155$35,02061216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord740running150$26,4207204Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet740running146$27,67082675Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord740running142$24,4709725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet742running143$28,920101330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac740running134$17,215112537John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord740running130$12,405121512Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord740running127$16,305133818Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet740running124$23,050142143Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac740running121$15,405152721Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord740running118$19,90516391Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord740running115$19,455173423Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord740running11214,28018238Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord740running109$19,130191994Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord740running106$10,5052062Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord740running103$25,680211431Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet740running100$10,38022117Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord740running9724,95523928Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord740running9424,730244015Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord740running91$18,760254141Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet740running88$14,650262829Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet740running85$13,530273771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet740running82$10,20528842Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac740running79$18,330293111Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord740running76$23,120302933Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet730running73$18,690314207Doug GeorgeOlson Technology RacingFord730running70$10,005323022Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac700running67$17,955331626Hut StricklinKing RacingFord680running64$17,920341090Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord650rear end61$12,405351717Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet640running58$14,880362477Davy Jones (R)Jasper MotorsportsFord600crash55$9,865371887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet580running52$9,760383609Terry FisherFisher RacingPontiac570running49$9,760393245Wally Dallenbach Jr.Strauser RacingChevrolet410suspension46$9,76040229Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord320running43$9,760413591Ken PedersenKenny Shaw RacingFord250handling40$9,760423338Butch GillilandStroppe MotorsportsFord190engine37$9,760434372Dan ObristObrist RacingChevrolet70ignition34$9,760Official race results References 1995 Winston Select 500 1995 Coca-Cola 600 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1995 California 200 NASCAR Winston West Series 1995 1995 Mistic Premium Beverages 200 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 Category:NASCAR races at Sonoma Raceway Category:May 1995 sports events in the United States Category:1995 in sports in California