1995 Tyson Holly Farms 400

27th race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 1995 27 31 1995_Tyson_Holly_Farms_400.jpeg The 1995 Tyson Holly Farms 400 program cover, featuring Enoch Staley. 46th Annual First Union 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina 400 0.625 1.006 250 402.336 102.998 mph km/h Ted Musgrave Roush Racing 19.004 Mark Martin Roush Racing 126 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 400 250 402.336 Motor Racing Network Tyson Holly Farms 400 October 1 The 1995 Tyson Holly Farms 400 was the 27th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 46th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 1, 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, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 17th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.Harris Mike October 2, 1995 Irvan 6th in return as Martin triumphs 9 Messenger-Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113087098/irvan-6th-in-return-as-martin-triumphs/ November 15, 2022 Newspapers.com Strubin John October 2, 1995 Irvan's return overshadows Martin's victory 49 Fort Worth Star-Telegram https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113087456/irvans-return-overshadows-martins/ November 15, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively. After a 36-race absence, the race marked the NASCAR Winston Cup Series return for Ernie Irvan, who had suffered major head and lung injuries in a practice session at the 1994 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400. Irvan would finish sixth in the race.Higgins Tom October 2, 1995 Irvan's outing answers some critics 15 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113086982/irvans-outing-answers-some-critics/ November 15, 2022 Newspapers.com 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 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 MotorsportsFord78Jay HedgecockTriad MotorsportsFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet88Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord90Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord94Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 29, at 3:00 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, September 30, at 12:00 PM EST.September 29, 1995 Tyson Holly Farms 400 24 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113087542/tyson-holly-farms-400/ November 15, 2022 Newspapers.com As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-32 would be decided on time, 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. Ted Musgrave, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 19.004 and an average speed of 118.396 mph km/h in the first round.Harris Mike September 30, 1995 Irvan steals the spotlight 24 Morning Sentinel https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113087860/irvan-steals-the-spotlight/ November 15, 2022 Newspapers.com Seven drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed116Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord19.004118.39626Mark MartinRoush RacingFord19.011118.353343Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac19.054118.085417Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet19.078117.937530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac19.098117.813628Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord19.113117.721788Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord19.126117.641825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.127117.635921Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord19.148117.506104Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet19.154117.469115Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.165117.4021240Rich BickleDick Brooks RacingPontiac19.169117.377133Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.188117.2611424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.216117.0901571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet19.225117.035167Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord19.239116.9501741Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.258116.835182Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord19.260116.8221931Jimmy HensleyA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet19.266116.7862023Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord19.276116.7252127Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord19.289116.6472218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19.298116.5922311Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord19.308116.5322410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord19.329116.4052526Hut StricklinKing RacingFord19.334116.375Failed to lock in Round 1261Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord19.158117.4442742Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac19.250116.8832887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet19.343116.3212915Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord19.350116.2793029Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet19.360116.2193177Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord19.361116.2133294Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord19.364116.195Provisionals3312Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord -* -*3437John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord -* -*359Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord -* -*3633Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify3775Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord -* -*3832Greg SacksActive MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3998Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord -* -*4022Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac -* -*418Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord -* -*4290Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord -* -*4378Jay HedgecockTriad MotorsportsFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord400126running185$71,5902182Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord4000running170$38,91531424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40012running170$33,0654115Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4000running160$28,59552410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord40058running160$31,6406788Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord40031running155$14,7157628Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord400108running151$24,7908825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3992running147$19,2009133Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3995running143$27,850103294Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord3990running134$17,53011167Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord3990running130$22,15012530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3990running127$16,825133312Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3990running124$11,60014417Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet3996running126$16,32515104Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3980running118$21,07516343Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac39826running120$11,025173437John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord3986running117$10,875182218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3986running114$19,700192915Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord3970running106$15,70020116Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord39612running108$26,100211741Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3950running100$11,225222311Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3950running97$19,47523921Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3950running94$14,925243177Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord3950running91$6,300252526Hut StricklinKing RacingFord3940running88$11,37526261Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3940running85$16,650271240Rich BickleDick Brooks RacingPontiac3942running87$11,100281571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3940running79$9,435291931Jimmy HensleyA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet3940running76$9,325302742Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac3930running73$13,925313029Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet3930running70$8,726322887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet3930running67$8,600333633Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3920running64$13,575342127Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3920running61$13,55035359Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord3910running58$8,075362023Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3900running55$5,550Official race results References 1995 Goody's 500 (Martinsville) 1995 UAW-GM Quality 500 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at North Wilkesboro Speedway Category:October 1995 sports events in the United States Category:1995 in sports in North Carolina