1995 Food City 500

Sixth race of the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Hendrick Motorsports 15.399 35th Annual Food City 500 The 1995 Food City 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. Artwork by Sam Bass. 31 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons ESPN 92.011 mph km/h 205 Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway Jeff Gordon 24 0.858 500 428.89 266.5 1995 4 2 0.533 Food City 500 1995 76,000 1995 Food City 500.jpeg The 1995 Food City 500 was the sixth stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 2, 1995, in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 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 fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.Higgins Tom April 3, 1995 Jeff Gordon flashes to third series victory 38 The Ottawa Citizen https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115162904/jeff-gordon-flashes-to-third-series/ December 25, 2022 Newspapers.com Macenka Joe April 3, 1995 Gordon is well-rounded 18 Morning Sentinel https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115162953/gordon-is-well-rounded/ December 25, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace and owner-driver Darrell Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks. 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 RacingChevrolet21Morgan 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 MotorsportsChevrolet32Chuck BownActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord40Greg SacksDick Brooks RacingPontiac41Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac47Billy StandridgeStandridge MotorsportsFord52Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord66Butch MillerRaDiUs MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Davy Jones (R)Jasper MotorsportsFord78Hut StricklinTriad 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, March 31, at 3:00 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, April 1, at 12:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-32 would be decided on time,March 31, 1995 Nuts and Bolts 17 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115163076/nuts-and-bolts/ December 25, 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. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 15.399 and an average speed of 124.605 mph km/h on in the first round.Macenka Joe April 1, 1995 Martin edges Gordon for pole at Bristol 15 Messenger-Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115163147/martin-edges-gordon-for-pole-at-bristol/ December 25, 2022 Newspapers.com Nine drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord15.399124.605224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.419124.444342Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac15.429124.363412Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord15.442124.259518Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet15.442124.259616Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord15.479123.961741Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.495123.833837John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord15.506123.74692Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord15.506123.746108Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord15.512123.698117Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord15.532123.5391217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet15.533123.5311310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord15.559123.3241411Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord15.563123.2921540Greg SacksDick Brooks RacingPontiac15.564123.2851632Chuck BownActive MotorsportsChevrolet15.567123.2611743Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac15.578123.1741833Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet15.585123.1181928Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord15.597123.0242094Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord15.599123.008Failed to lock in Round 1215Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.567123.2612215Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord15.603122.9762323Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord15.609122.9292422Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac15.619122.850253Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.624122.8112677Davy Jones (R)Jasper MotorsportsFord15.634122.7332725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.640122.685289Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord15.641122.6782975Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord15.654122.576301Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord15.662122.513314Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet15.665122.4903221Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord15.665122.490Provisionals3330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac -* -*3429Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3531Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify3798Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord -* -*3887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3926Steve KinserKing RacingFord -* -*4047Billy StandridgeJohnson Standridge RacingFord -* -*4178Hut StricklinTriad MotorsportsFord -* -*4266Butch MillerRaDiUs MotorsportsFord -* -*4352Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord -* -*4427Loy Allen Jr.Junior Johnson & AssociatesFord -* -*4590Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500205running185$67,645292Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord500101running175$42,04531217Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet5000running165$35,84541743Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac5002running165$28,63151310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord5000running155$32,26061928Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord5000running150$27,6607215Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4990running146$28,060816Mark MartinRoush RacingFord499155running147$44,8609314Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4990running138$25,055101833Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet4980running134$24,605113429Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet4980running130$17,955122422Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac4970running127$21,10513412Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord4960running124$15,430142094Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord4960running121$10,98015301Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord4960running118$20,530162323Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord4950running115$14,75517289Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord4950running112$10,70518616Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord4950running109$19,45519837John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord4920running106$10,645203221Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord4920running103$20,536213531Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet4890running100$10,380223330Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4890running97$18,93023117Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord4880running94$24,980242677Davy Jones (R)Jasper MotorsportsFord4860running91$13,70525253Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4790running88$36,360262725Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4750running85$18,530271411Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord4600running82$23,10628108Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord4130running79$18,35529741Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet4070running76$13,225302215Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord4070running73$17,800311632Chuck BownActive MotorsportsChevrolet3950running70$12,20032518Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3930running67$16,700332975Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord3920running64$16,200343671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3540running61$9,20035342Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac27637crash63$14,000361540Greg SacksDick Brooks RacingPontiac2120engine55$13,700Official race results References 1995 TranSouth Financial 400 1995 First Union 400 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Food City 500 Category:NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway Nascar Category:April 1995 sports events in the United States