1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)

24th race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway 300 22.033 254 Rusty Wallace Dale Earnhardt 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Penske Racing South Richard Childress Racing TBS Motor Racing Network Ken Squier, Chad Little, Dick Berggren 400 400 300 482.803 482.803 0.75 1.21 1995 24 31 The 1995 Miller 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. September 9 104.459 mph km/h Miller Genuine Draft 400 38th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400 1995_Miller_Genuine_Draft_400_(Richmond).jpeg The 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 24th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 9, 1995, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate the majority of the race to take his 41st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Kurz Jr. Hank September 10, 1995 Fast-pitting Wallace triumphs 16 Messenger-Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112867290/fast-pitting-wallace-triumphs/ November 11, 2022 Newspapers.com Higgins Tom September 10, 1995 Wallace races away with Richmond win 47 The State https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112867470/wallace-races-away-with-richmond-win/ November 11, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at. Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races. 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 RacingPontiac31Greg SacksA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet32Ed BerrierActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord40Shane HallDick Brooks RacingPontiac41Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac49Eric SmithSmith RacingFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord78Jay HedgecockTriad MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet90Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord94Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord98Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 8, at 5:30 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, September 9, at 4:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-34 would be decided on time,September 8, 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 22 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112867633/miller-genuine-draft-400/ November 11, 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. Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 22.033 and an average speed of 122.543 mph km/h in the first round.Kurz Jr. Hank September 9, 1995 Earnhardt, Gordon finish 1-2 in Miller 400 qualifying 15 The Times and Democrat https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112867745/earnhardt-gordon-finish-1-2-in-miller/ November 11, 2022 Newspapers.com Six drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22.033122.543224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.049122.455325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.057122.410433Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet22.071122.33256Mark MartinRoush RacingFord22.076122.305671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet22.081122.27772Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord22.093122.21184Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet22.108122.128943Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac22.124122.0391016Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord22.129122.0121111Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord22.139121.9571210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord22.142121.9401381Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord22.142121.9401412Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord22.146121.9181517Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet22.152121.885161Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord22.154121.8741718Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet22.177121.7481887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet22.184121.7091930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac22.187121.693208Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord22.203121.605Failed to lock in Round 12142Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac22.218121.5232294Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord22.219121.518235Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.241121.3972422Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac22.273121.2232526Hut StricklinKing RacingFord22.276121.2072615Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord22.277121.2012728Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord22.287121.1472877Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord22.295121.1032975Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord22.320120.968307Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord22.347120.8223137John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord22.349120.8113227Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord22.358120.7623331Greg SacksA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet22.370120.6973421Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22.382120.633Provisionals359Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord -* -*3641Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3723Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord -* -*3898Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord -* -*Failed to qualify3932Ed BerrierActive MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4078Jay HedgecockTriad MotorsportsFord -* -*4140Shane HallDick Brooks RacingPontiac -* -*4229Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4390Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord -* -*4449Eric SmithSmith RacingFord -* -*Official first round qualifying results Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings172Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord400254running185$64,5152235Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4002running175$49,065313Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40073running170$54,00542728Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord4000running160$40,6055943Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac4005running160$26,8056224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40063running155$38,25573137John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord3991running151$24,75581210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3990running142$25,4559325Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3990running138$21,755101016Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3990running134$25,205112422Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac3980running130$20,60512161Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3980running127$20,30513208Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord3970running124$20,155142294Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord3972running126$14,9551556Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3970running118$25,955161111Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3970running115$23,780171718Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3970running112$23,680182615Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord3970running109$19,43019307Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord3970running106$25,205201381Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord3970running103$12,33021359Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord3960running100$14,230221517Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet3960running97$19,105233898Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3960running94$13,930242975Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord3960running91$18,805252142Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac3950running88$18,855261887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet3950running85$13,530273421Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3950running82$18,405281930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac3940running79$18,280293641Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3940running76$14,25530433Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3940running73$18,205313723Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3920running70$10,155322526Hut StricklinKing RacingFord3910running67$15,1303384Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3370rear end64$24,125341412Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3320rear end61$10,10535671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3150running58$10,105362877Bobby Hillin Jr.Jasper MotorsportsFord3130engine55$10,105373331Greg SacksA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet1880crash52$10,105383227Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord660crash49$18,105Official race results References 1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500 1995 MBNA 500 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Richmond Raceway Category:September 1995 sports events in the United States Category:1995 in sports in Virginia Category:1995 in Richmond, Virginia