1995 Coca-Cola 600

11th race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series January 2023 NASWINSTON 1995 5 28 965.606 151.952 mph km/h Hendrick Motorsports TBS Ken Schrader Performance Racing Network Ken Squier, Ernie Irvan, Richard Petty Hendrick Motorsports Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing 169 31 Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway 29.370 175,000 400 2.414 1.5 11 36th Annual Coca-Cola 600 18 Coca-Cola 600 1995 600 Jeff Gordon 1995 Coca-Cola 600.jpeg The 1995 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The 1995 Coca-Cola 600 was the 11th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 28, 1995, before an audience of 175,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would manage to dominate the late stages of the race with the help of changing his racing line according to Labonte. The victory was Labonte's first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Coble Don May 29, 1995 Bobby Labonte finds real groove at Coca-Cola 23 The Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116877573/bobby-labonte-finds-real-groove-at/ January 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Macenka Joe May 29, 1995 Bobby Labonte puts brakes on brother 47 Austin American-Statesman https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116908529/bobby-labonte-puts-brakes-on-brother/ January 21, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte and Bahari Racing driver Michael Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively. It was the first time the race finished in under four hours. Background thumb|The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president. 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 MotorsportsFord14Jimmy HensleyHagan RacingFord15Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord17Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord20Bobby Hillin Jr.Moroso RacingFord21Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord22Randy LaJoie (R)Bill 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 RacingFord40Greg SacksDick Brooks RacingPontiac41Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac43Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet67Johnny ChapmanRaDiUs MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Davy JonesJasper MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord87Joe 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 Wednesday, May 24, at 7:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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 Thursday, May 25, at 6:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-38 would be decided on time,May 23, 1995 Race week at Charlotte 12 The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116908733/race-week-at-charlotte/ 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 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. Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, won the pole, setting a time of 29.370 and an average speed of 183.861 mph km/h on in the first round.Macenka Joe May 25, 1995 Gordon grabs pole, seeks new nickname 15 The Advocate-Messenger https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116908911/gordon-grabs-pole-seeks-new-nickname/ January 21, 2023 Newspapers.com Six drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.370183.861218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.550182.741341Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.624182.285411Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord29.680181.941530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac29.732181.622625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.749181.51974Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet29.765181.421827Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord29.845180.935987Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet29.857180.8621021Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord29.860180.8441115Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord29.870180.7831226Hut StricklinKing RacingFord29.874180.759135Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.909180.5481475Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord29.910180.542151Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord29.933180.403169Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord29.933180.4031797Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsFord29.933180.4031810Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord29.953180.2821994Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord29.962180.228208Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord29.964180.216Failed to lock in Round 12117Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet29.968180.1922228Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29.979180.1262343Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac29.983180.102242Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord29.984180.0962533Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet29.986180.0842612Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord30.009179.9462716Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord30.048179.712287Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord30.095179.4322990Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord30.114179.3193031Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet30.115179.3133119Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord30.120179.283326Mark MartinRoush RacingFord30.143179.1463332Chuck BownActive MotorsportsChevrolet30.149179.110343Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.160179.0453571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet30.226178.6543637John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord30.241178.5663781Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord30.263178.4363823Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord30.269178.400Provisionals3929Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30.303178.2004042Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac30.333178.0244122Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac30.324178.0774298Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord30.349177.930Failed to qualify4340Greg SacksTeam SABCOPontiac30.278178.3474420Bobby Hillin Jr.Moroso RacingFord30.360177.8664514Jimmy HensleyHagan RacingFord30.379177.7544677Davy JonesJasper MotorsportsFord30.623176.3384744Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet30.885174.8424867Johnny ChapmanRaDiUs MotorsportsFord31.310172.469Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet40085running180$163,8502135Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4001running175$93,0503530Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac4009running170$70,650474Sterling MarlinMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet39931running165$62,70051810Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3993running160$49,0006343Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39938running155$52,50071226Hut StricklinKing RacingFord3990running146$30,0008169Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord3980running142$27,50092343Bobby HamiltonPetty EnterprisesPontiac3980running138$25,40010341Ricky Craven (R)Larry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3970running134$30,400111021Morgan ShepherdWood Brothers RacingFord3977running135$28,300122990Mike WallaceDonlavey RacingFord3970running127$20,800133929Steve GrissomDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet3970running124$21,50014151Rick MastPrecision Products RacingFord3970running121$23,300152716Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3970running118$23,300161115Dick TrickleBud Moore EngineeringFord3970running115$20,550173637John AndrettiKranefuss-Haas RacingFord3960running112$14,600182117Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet3960running109$18,750192612Derrike CopeBobby Allison MotorsportsFord3960running106$13,00020987Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet3950running103$11,350213332Chuck BownActive MotorsportsChevrolet3940running100$8,800224298Jeremy MayfieldCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3940running97$11,650234122Randy LaJoie (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac3930running94$16,725242533Robert Pressley (R)Leo Jackson MotorsportsChevrolet3930running91$15,82025827Elton SawyerJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord3920running88$16,30026287Geoff BodineGeoff Bodine RacingFord3910running85$22,000273823Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3900engine82$10,25028326Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3904running84$21,310294042Kyle PettyTeam SABCOPontiac3800running76$14,48030625Ken SchraderHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet358169engine83$40,300313781Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord3330rear end70$6,750322228Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3170engine67$21,05033124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28337suspension69$64,95034242Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord25810handling66$22,50035411Brett BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord2300accident58$21,950363119Loy Allen Jr.TriStar MotorsportsFord2250accident55$6,405373571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1590engine52$6,360381475Todd BodineButch Mock MotorsportsFord1466engine54$11,920391994Bill ElliottElliott-Hardy RacingFord1340accident46$6,32040208Jeff BurtonStavola Brothers RacingFord1340camshaft43$11,320413031Ward BurtonA.G. Dillard MotorsportsChevrolet710accident40$6,320421797Chad LittleMark Rypien MotorsportsFord90engine37$6,320Official race results References 1995 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Dover) NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1995 Coca-Cola 600 Coca-Cola 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway