1995 Purolator 500

Fourth race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway 499.216 29.605 1.522 2.449 803.41 328 1995 Purolator 500 36th Annual Purolator 500 4 31 Performance Racing Network 1995 3 12 ABC Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons 3 Richard Childress Racing Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 250 Dale Earnhardt 150.115 mph km/h 1995_Purolator_500.jpeg The 1995 Purolator 500 program cover, featuring Bill Elliott. The 1995 Purolator 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 12, 1995, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.522 mi km permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 328 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to dominate the majority of the race to take his fourth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Higgins Tom March 13, 1995 Gordon holds off late charge 22 Kenosha News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115214318/gordon-holds-off-late-charge/ December 26, 2022 Newspapers.com Harris Mike March 13, 1995 Mystery unsolved, but Gordon wins the Purolator 500 10 The Park City Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115214428/mystery-unsolved-but-gordon-wins-the/ December 26, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte and Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held. Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.522-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960. The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54 mi km on where before it was 1.522 mi km on. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. 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 RacingChevrolet19Phil ParsonsTriStar MotorsportsFord21Morgan 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 MotorsportsChevrolet32Jimmy HensleyActive MotorsportsChevrolet33Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet37John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord40Greg SacksDick Brooks RacingPontiac41Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet47Billy StandridgeStandridge MotorsportsFord52Gary BradberryJimmy Means RacingFord66Ben HessRaDiUs MotorsportsFord67Ken BouchardCunningham RacingFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord76Johnny ChapmanRaDiUs MotorsportsFord77Davy Jones (R)Jasper MotorsportsFord78Pancho CarterTriad 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, March 10, at 12:30 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 11, at 11:00 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,March 10, 1995 Nuts and Bolts 17 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115214582/nuts-and-bolts/ December 26, 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. Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, won the pole, setting a time of 29.605 and an average speed of 185.077 mph km/h on in the first round.McLaurin Jim March 11, 1995 Earnhardt gets pole, but wants perfection 30 The State https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115165013/earnhardt-gets-pole-but-wants/ December 26, 2022 Newspapers.com Eight cars would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed13Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.605185.077218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.610185.046324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.705184.454417Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet29.728184.31155Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.824183.718610Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord29.836183.64474Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet29.839183.625812Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord29.848183.570943Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac29.858183.5091015Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord29.865183.4661132Jimmy HensleyActive MotorsportsChevrolet29.933183.049122Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord29.970182.823136Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.978182.7741498Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord29.990182.7011537John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord30.028182.4701629Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30.072182.2031721Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord30.074182.1911828Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord30.083182.136191Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord30.113181.9552087Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet30.120181.912Failed to lock in Round 1219Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord30.073182.1972244Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet30.122181.9002326Steve KinserKing RacingFord30.133181.8342440Greg SacksTeam SABCOPontiac30.137181.8102577Davy Jones (R)Jasper MotorsportsFord30.137181.8102690Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord30.139181.7982716Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord30.173181.593288Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord30.173181.5932925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.179181.5573033Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet30.236181.2143111Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord30.238181.2023241Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.240181.1903371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet30.251181.125347Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord30.262181.0593594Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord30.277180.9693647Billy StandridgeJohnson Standridge RacingFord30.344180.5693775Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord30.370180.4153819Phil ParsonsTriStar MotorsportsFord30.378180.367Provisionals3930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac -* -*4042Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac -* -*4122Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac -* -*4223Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord -* -*Failed to qualify4331Ward BurtonTriStar MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4452Gary BradberryJimmy Means RacingFord -* -*4527Loy Allen Jr.Junior Johnson & AssociatesFord -* -*4667Ken BouchardCunningham RacingFord -* -*4776Johnny ChapmanRaDiUs MotorsportsFord -* -*4866Ben HessRaDiUs MotorsportsFord -* -*4981Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord -* -*5078Pancho CarterTriad MotorsportsFord -* -*Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet328250running185$104,9502218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3287running175$50,000355Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3282running170$44,150413Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32862running165$52,95051828Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3270running155$33,72561721Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3270running150$24,950774Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3270running146$27,2008610Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3270running142$26,2009136Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3260running138$26,50010122Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3260running134$28,10011191Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3260running130$20,870123241Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3250running127$18,35013812Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3250running124$15,030144042Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac3251running126$19,36015219Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord3240running118$11,580162087Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet3240running115$10,32017943Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac3240running112$14,310181629Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet3240running109$14,090192716Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3230running106$18,780201537John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord3230running103$11,060213775Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord3230running100$18,450221015Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord3220running97$18,290233111Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3220running94$22,580242577Davy Jones (R)Jasper MotorsportsFord3200running91$13,445253647Billy StandridgeJohnson Standridge RacingFord3070running88$9,540263594Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord3020engine85$9,285272925Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2984crash87$17,575283371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet2960running79$9,100292440Greg SacksTeam SABCOPontiac2720engine76$17,28530347Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord2630handling73$23,450313033Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet2580running70$16,990324223Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord2480running67$11,83033288Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord1910engine64$16,63534417Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet1872engine66$16,600353930Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac1470crash58$16,065361498Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1460crash55$8,540372244Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet1460crash52$8,525381132Jimmy HensleyActive MotorsportsChevrolet930engine49$8,445394122Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac670engine46$13,445402690Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord330engine43$9,445412326Steve KinserKing RacingFord90crash40$13,445423819Phil ParsonsTriStar MotorsportsFord90crash37$8,445Official race results References 1995 Pontiac Excitement 400 1995 TranSouth Financial 400 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Purolator 500 Category:NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway Category:1995 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)