1995 DieHard 500

18th race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 4.28 The 1995 DieHard 500 program cover. 49.307 Morgan-McClure Motorsports Sterling Marlin Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Richard Petty Motor Racing Network CBS Hendrick Motorsports 4 97 Jeff Gordon Sterling Marlin 173.188 mph km/h Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway Morgan-McClure Motorsports 804.8 804.8 188 188 500.08 31 18 DieHard 500 2.66 July 23 1995 500.08 27th Annual DieHard 500 1995_DieHard_500.jpeg The 1995 DieHard 500 was the 18th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 23, 1995, in Lincoln, Alabama, at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 mi km on permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. At race's end, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his fourth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season.Berger Ken July 24, 1995 Marlin conquers Talladega, claims pole-sitter bonus 9 The Park City Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112692983/marlin-conquers-talladega-claims/ November 7, 2022 Newspapers.com Estes Cary July 24, 1995 Marlin the big fish at Talladega 47 Citizens' Voice https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112696005/marlin-the-big-fish-at-talladega/ November 7, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively. On lap 139 of the race, a 13-car pileup started when Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon tapped the left rear of teammate Ken Schrader, sending Schrader airborne. Schrader proceeded to flip numerous times end over end. In the carnage, 12 other cars suffered damage. Schrader suffered a bruised right eye in the wreck.Higgins Tom July 24, 1995 Schrader took wild ride, but Gordon left shaken 25 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112693222/schrader-took-wild-ride-but-gordon/ November 7, 2022 Newspapers.com Background thumb|The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66 mi km mid -long tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5 mi km mid -long tri-oval. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake0Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord1Rick 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 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 RacingFord40Randy LaJoieDick Brooks RacingPontiac41Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingFord65Steve SeligmanO'Neil RacingChevrolet71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet90Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord94Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord97Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsFord98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 21, 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 22, at 11:45 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 21, 1995 DieHard 500 24 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112696122/diehard-500/ November 7, 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; 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. Sterling Marlin, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.307 and an average speed of 194.212 mph km/h in the first round.Berger Ken July 22, 1995 Marlin is fastest before storm hits 47 The Morning Call https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112696290/marlin-is-fastest-before-storm-hits/ November 7, 2022 Newspapers.com Three drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet49.307194.212218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet49.412193.799324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.427193.740425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.448193.65853Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.450193.650610Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord49.482193.525730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac49.494193.478817Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet49.506193.433937John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord49.518193.3841033Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet49.564193.205116Mark MartinRoush RacingFord49.570193.1811244Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet49.570193.1811328Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord49.582193.1351475Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord49.602193.0571519Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord49.630192.948161Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord49.665192.8121715Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord49.681192.7501840Randy LaJoieDick Brooks RacingPontiac49.705192.657197Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord49.746192.498209Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord49.782192.359Failed to lock in Round 12198Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord49.834192.1582297Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsFord49.845192.1162323Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord49.850192.0962421Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord49.860192.0582571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet49.870192.019262Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord49.894191.9272726Hut StricklinKing RacingFord49.907191.8772827Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord49.976191.6122941Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.006191.4973077Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord50.081191.2103129Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet50.094191.1613287Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet50.116191.0773316Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord50.135191.0043411Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord50.141190.9813590Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord50.170190.8713632Chuck BownActive MotorsportsChevrolet50.183190.822378Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord50.185190.814385Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50.191190.791Provisionals3943Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac -* -*4012Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord -* -*4142Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac -* -*4231Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Champion's Provisional4394Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord -* -*Failed to qualify4422Jimmy HensleyBill Davis RacingPontiac -* -*450Delma CowartH. L. Waters RacingFord -* -*4665Steve SeligmanO'Neil RacingChevrolet -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings114Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet18857running180$219,42521328Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord1880running170$65,895353Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet18820running170$57,10542421Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord1881running165$40,80554394Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord1884running160$32,32564142Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac1880running150$34,1007116Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1882running151$31,8758324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet18897running152$42,3759730Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1884running143$24,695102323Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord1870running134$22,925113316Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord1870running130$23,755123590Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord1870running127$18,375132198Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1870running124$18,055142827Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1870running121$21,885154012Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord1870running118$18,610163077Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord1870running115$13,57517161Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord1870running112$22,110182297Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsFord1860running109$14,105192571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1860running106$16,725204231Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet1860running103$18,135213943Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac1860running100$16,10522378Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord1860running97$20,875233287Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1860running94$12,47024197Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord1850running91$26,815253129Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet1850running88$15,585262941Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1850running85$16,060271033Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet1830running82$20,390283411Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord1810running79$24,820291475Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord1620crash76$19,75030262Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord1580crash73$26,88031218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1442crash75$25,09032425Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1380crash67$20,12033385Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1380crash64$26,24034937John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord1380crash61$11,39535209Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord1380crash58$11,365362726Hut StricklinKing RacingFord1261engine60$16,320373632Chuck BownActive MotorsportsChevrolet1070crash52$11,306381715Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord1030engine49$16,175391519Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord970engine46$11,175401840Randy LaJoieDick Brooks RacingPontiac960transmission43$16,17541610Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord680piston40$24,175421244Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet500engine37$11,17543817Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet450engine34$16,675Official race results Media Television The Diehard 500 was covered by CBS in the United States. Ken Squier, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Ned Jarrett and 1974 race winner Richard Petty called the race from the broadcast booth. Mike Joy, David Hobbs and Dick Berggren handled pit road for the television side. This would be the last race Richard Petty would call for CBS as he would be replaced by Buddy Baker from 1996. CBS Booth announcers Pit reporters Lap-by-lap Color-commentators Ken Squier Ned Jarrett Richard Petty Mike Joy David Hobbs Dick Berggren References 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Pocono) 1995 1995 Brickyard 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Category:July 1995 sports events in the United States Category:1995 in sports in Alabama