1995 Slick 50 300

16th race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Hendrick Motorsports Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren 107.029 mph km/h July 9 The 1995 Slick 50 300 program cover, featuring Ricky Rudd. Motor Racing Network 31 16 Mark Martin TNN Roush Racing Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire International Speedway 126 28 510.805 510.805 317.4 300 300 1.704 1.058 Slick 50 300 1995 29.568 317.4 3rd Annual Slick 50 300 1995_Slick_50_300.jpeg The 1995 Slick 50 300 was the 16th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 9, 1995, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058 mi km on permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fifth victory of the season.Brinster Dick July 10, 1995 Gordon, crew 'awesome' in Slick win 26 The Stuart News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112582974/gordon-crew-awesome-in-slick-win/ November 5, 2022 Newspapers.com Vega Michael July 10, 1995 He's the chief reason 42 The Boston Globe https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112583550/hes-the-chief-reason/ November 5, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Wood Brothers Racing driver Morgan Shepherd and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of New Hampshire International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports. 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 RacingFord22Jimmy HensleyBill 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 RacingFord40Rich BickleDick Brooks RacingPontiac41Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac49Eric SmithSmith RacingFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet90Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord94Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 7, at 4:00 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, July 8, at 11:00 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, July 7, 1995 Slick 50 300 24 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112526699/odds-dont-favor-sweep-at-daytona/ November 5, 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. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.568 and an average speed of 128.815 mph km/h.Higgins Tom July 8, 1995 Martin breaks track record 14 Messenger-Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112583840/martin-breaks-track-record/ November 5, 2022 Newspapers.com Eric Smith was the only driver to fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.568128.815233Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet29.707128.212387Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet29.745128.048494Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord29.828127.692518Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.851127.59461Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord29.851127.594710Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord29.882127.461842Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac29.893127.414930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac29.898127.3931025Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.899127.3891121Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord29.928127.2651215Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord29.981127.040135Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.982127.0361428Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29.984127.0281598Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord29.996126.9771626Hut StricklinKing RacingFord29.997126.9731716Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord30.002126.952183Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.006126.9351941Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.039126.795202Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord30.043126.778Failed to lock in Round 12124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.907127.355227Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord30.044126.7742312Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord30.047126.7612471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet30.054126.7322527Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord30.057126.7192643Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac30.077126.6352731Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet30.090126.5802875Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord30.103126.5262937John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord30.122126.446308Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord30.144126.354314Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet30.149126.3333217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet30.178126.2113340Rich BickleDick Brooks RacingPontiac30.178126.2113429Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30.198126.1283590Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord30.267125.840369Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord30.286125.7613777Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord30.297125.7153822Jimmy HensleyBill Davis RacingPontiac30.383125.360Provisionals3911Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord -* -*4023Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord -* -*4132Chuck BownActive MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4249Eric SmithSmith RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings12124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet300126running185$160,30021121Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3000running170$61,500316Mark MartinRoush RacingFord300124running170$54,6504135Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3003running165$37,9255710Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3000running155$35,1256202Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3001running155$30,92572312Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3000running146$26,12581716Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3000running142$24,5259314Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3000running138$27,925101025Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3000running134$28,0251161Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3000running130$24,025124023Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3000running127$20,82513233Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3000running124$27,12514930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac30018running126$23,42515518Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2992running123$28,425162643Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac2990running115$17,775173217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2990running112$22,57518494Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord2990running109$17,37519387Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet2990running106$15,175203777Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord2990running103$15,325213911Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2990running100$26,45022183Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29824running102$43,350232527Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2980running94$21,25024369Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord2980running91$16,65025308Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord2980running88$21,650261598Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord2970running85$16,250271626Hut StricklinKing RacingFord2970running82$17,825283429Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet2970running79$15,925292471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet2970running76$15,725301428Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord2960running73$26,925311941Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2960running70$15,925323590Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord2940running67$15,325332937John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord2922brakes69$14,725341215Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord2830running61$17,12535227Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord2650crash58$27,625362875Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord1990vibration55$16,92537842Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac1940engine52$26,825383340Rich BickleDick Brooks RacingPontiac1890engine49$26,575392731Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet1620crash46$11,575404132Chuck BownActive MotorsportsChevrolet980engine43$11,575413822Jimmy HensleyBill Davis RacingPontiac340crash40$16,575Official race results References 1995 Pepsi 400 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Pocono) 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Category:July 1995 sports events in the United States Category:1995 in sports in New Hampshire