1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500

23rd race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series January 2023 NASWINSTON 806.799 ESPN Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon 24 208 Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt 29.380 Kranefuss-Haas Racing John Andretti 121.231 mi/h km/h 501.322 367 2.198 1.366 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina The 1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500 program cover, featuring Bobby Labonte, Sterling Marlin, Bill Elliott, and Mark Martin. 1995 Southern 500 program cover and logo.jpg 31 23 1995 Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network Mountain Dew Southern 500 46th Annual Mountain Dew Southern 500 1995 9 3 The 1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500 was the 23rd stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 46th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 3, 1995, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 mi km permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete. On the final restart with nine to go, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to pull away from the field to take his eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth victory of the season.Iacobelli Pete September 4, 1995 Gordon edges out Earnhardt 12 Morning Sentinel https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116950545/gordon-edges-out-earnhardt/ January 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Woody Larry September 4, 1995 Gordon has positive spin on his mishap 21 The Tennessean https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116950664/gordon-has-positive-spin-on-his-mishap/ January 21, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends. 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 RacingChevrolet19Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord21Morgan 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 RacingPontiac31Greg SacksA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet32Ed BerrierActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord40Rich BickleDick Brooks RacingPontiac41Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac52Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord66Billy StandridgeJohnson Standridge RacingFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet88Gary BradberryBradberry RacingChevrolet90Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord94Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 24, at 2:30 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, March 25, at 10:00 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,September 1, 1995 Southern 500 31 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116950821/nuts-and-bolts/ January 21, 2023 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 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. John Andretti, driving for Kranefuss-Haas Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.380 and an average speed of 167.379 mph km/h in the first round.Higgins Tom September 2, 1995 John Andretti wins 1st pole 21 The Anniston Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116950959/john-andretti-wins-1st-pole/ January 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Three drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed137John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord29.380167.379210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord29.414167.18633Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.535166.501415Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord29.557166.377524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.559166.36664Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet29.611166.07379Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord29.682165.676822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac29.684165.66597Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord29.756165.2641026Hut StricklinKing RacingFord29.759165.2471123Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord29.767165.2031228Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29.771165.1811318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.803165.0041487Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet29.848164.7551533Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet29.870164.633165Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.884164.5561741Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.885164.5511817Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet29.887164.5401971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet29.887164.5402031Greg SacksA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet29.888164.534Failed to lock in Round 1212Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord29.642165.9002243Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac29.671165.7382311Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord29.768165.1982494Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord29.780165.1312530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac29.785165.103268Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord29.799165.0262798Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord29.810164.9652816Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord29.819164.9152990Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord29.845164.7713021Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord29.852164.7333112Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord29.853164.7273277Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord29.899164.4743319Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord29.913164.3973429Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet29.914164.3913527Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord29.921164.353366Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.952164.1833775Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord29.960164.1393825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.012163.854Provisionals391Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord -* -*4042Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac -* -*4140Rich BickleTeam SABCOPontiac -* -*4232Ed BerrierActive MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4366Billy StandridgeJohnson Standridge RacingFord -* -*4452Brad TeagueJimmy Means RacingFord -* -*4588Gary BradberryBradberry RacingChevrolet -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet36754running180$70,630233Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet367208running180$62,1553212Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3679running170$40,5804822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac3671running165$39,09052530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3671running160$28,8706210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord36737running155$34,86571026Hut StricklinKing RacingFord3670running146$20,62081318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3670running142$27,700979Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord3670running138$18,6701064Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3671running139$29,580113021Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3670running130$22,74012137John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord36741running132$24,445133277Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord3660running124$12,955142243Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac3650running121$16,965153112Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3630running118$17,77516268Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord3630running115$21,405171533Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3610running112$22,535181741Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3610running109$17,26019165Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3600running106$26,680204232Ed BerrierActive MotorsportsChevrolet3580running103$15,460214140Rich BickleTeam SABCOPontiac3520running100$16,375222816Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3500engine97$19,855233825Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3490running94$19,635244042Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac3470running91$19,360251487Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet3420running88$14,35026391Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3330running85$18,890273429Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet3330running82$13,680281228Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3310running79$24,870291123Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3250running76$13,360302798Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3220running73$13,300312311Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3190running70$23,115323527Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3130handling67$18,02533366Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3130running64$23,960343319Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord3090running61$9,9253597Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord3081running63$24,41536415Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord2920crash55$17,255371971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet2890running52$9,691382031Greg SacksA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet2640crash49$9,545392990Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord2640engine46$9,545401817Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2630crash43$14,545412494Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord2511crash45$10,545423775Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord14713crash42$14,545Official race results References 1995 Goody's 500 (Bristol) 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond) 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mountain Dew Southern 500 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway