1995 Goody's 500 (Martinsville)

26th race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Ridgeway, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway 263 Set by 1995 owner's points 0.526 3 423.257 423.257 500 500 263 73.946 mph km/h September 24 26 31 1995 Goody's 500 253 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports ESPN Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 47th Annual Goody's 500 0.847 The 1995 Goody's 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace and Dale Earnhardt. 1995_Goody's_500_(Martinsville).jpeg The 1995 Goody's 500 was the 26th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 47th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 24, 1995, in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would make a late race pass on Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace with eight to go to take his 67th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season, while in the process cutting down his points deficit down to 275 points with points leader Jeff Gordon.Harris Mike September 25, 1995 Earnhardt triumphs, trims 34 points off Gordon's lead 7 Messenger-Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113048409/earnhardt-triumphs-trims-34-points-off/ November 14, 2022 Newspapers.com Martin Gerald September 25, 1995 Earnhardt just out for a Sunday ride 36 The News and Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113048645/earnhardt-just-out-for-a-sunday-ride/ November 14, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte and the aforementioned Wallace would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. 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 RacingChevrolet21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Hut StricklinKing RacingFord27Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord28Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac31Jimmy HensleyA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet32Greg SacksActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord40Rich BickleDick Brooks RacingPontiac41Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet90Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord94Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Two round of qualifying were scheduled to be held on Friday, September 22, and Saturday, September 23. However, Friday's sessions were cancelled due to rain, with both rounds then scheduled to commence on Saturday.Blake Ben W. September 23, 1995 Qualifying washed out, but rain tire is tested 37 Richmond Times-Dispatch https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113048854/qualifying-washed-out-but-rain-tire-is/ November 14, 2022 Newspapers.com However, Saturday's sessions would also be cancelled due to rain, leaving qualifying to be determined by a system of owner's points and postmarks on entry list blanks. The top 30 positions would be determined by the current 1995 owner's points, while the final six spots would be determined by a system of provisionals that included past winners, and finally postmarks.Higgins Tom September 24, 1995 Rain stalls qualifying, Irvan's plans 117 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113049040/rain-stalls-qualifying-irvans-plans/ November 14, 2022 Newspapers.com As a result, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would win the pole.Higgins Tom September 24, 1995 Showers grant Gordon a pole 117 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113049096/showers-grant-gordon-a-pole/ November 14, 2022 Newspapers.com Six drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMake124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet34Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet46Mark MartinRoush RacingFord516Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord62Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord75Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet818Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1021Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord1194Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord1243Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac1310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord1428Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord1525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1612Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord177Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord181Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord1937John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord2017Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2111Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord229Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord2329Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet2441Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2515Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord2633Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet2723Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord2842Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac2987Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet308Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFordProvisionals3127Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3222Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac3398Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3475Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord3526Hut StricklinKing RacingFord3690Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFordFailed to qualify3731Jimmy HensleyA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet3832Greg SacksActive MotorsportsChevrolet3940Rich BickleDick Brooks RacingPontiac4071Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4177Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord4281Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFordOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings123Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet500253running185$78,150275Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500164running175$45,600362Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord50053running170$42,40041243Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac5000running160$24,4505177Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord5000running155$32,10061194Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord5000running150$17,6007124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5003running151$25,15082017Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet5000running142$21,05091612Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord5000running138$15,350101428Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord50011running139$27,050112842Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac5000running130$18,6851246Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4990running127$22,900131937John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord4990running124$12,90014818Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet4990running121$21,600152515Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord4980running118$18,700163398Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord4970running115$12,400173690Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord4970running112$14,100182723Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord4960running109$11,605191021Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord4940running106$15,95020229Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord4940running103$12,500213222Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac4940running100$15,550222111Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4910running97$20,0502334Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4840brakes94$21,000243475Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord4790running91$15,25025930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4751running93$15,250262329Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet45813running90$9,850271310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord4500running82$19,70028181Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord4500running79$14,60029516Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord4340running76$14,500302987Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet4290running73$8,95031308Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord4010crash70$11,450321525Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3860running67$11,450333127Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3780rear end64$11,450342633Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3680crash61$13,050352441Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3242engine63$6,950363526Hut StricklinKing RacingFord2020brakes55$11,450Official race results References 1995 MBNA 500 1995 Tyson Holly Farms 400 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:September 1995 sports events in the United States Category:1995 in sports in Virginia