The 1995 Hanes 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 39th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 23, 1995, in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race was shortened from its scheduled 500 laps to 356 laps due to impending darkness. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace was able to dominate the majority of the race when the race was called for darkness with delays of the race coming from a rain delay. The win was Wallace's 40th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Ted Musgrave and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively.

1995 Hanes 500
Race details
Race 8 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1995 Hanes 500 program cover.
The 1995 Hanes 500 program cover.
Date April 23, 1995
Official name 46th Annual Hanes 500
Location Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 356 laps, 187.256 mi (301.359 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Average speed 72.145 miles per hour (116.106 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 20.294
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Laps 175
Winner
No. 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac Skoal
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller Genuine Draft
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford Exide
8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Raybestos
9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford Spam
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Lowe's
12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford Mane 'n Tail
15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford Ford Quality Care
16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford The Family Channel
17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Western Auto
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Randy LaJoie (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac MBNA
23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Smokin' Joe's
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser
26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford Quaker State
27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford Hooters
28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Meineke
30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil
31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet Hardee's
32 Chuck Bown Active Motorsports Chevrolet Active Trucking
33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford Little Caesars, Kmart
40 Greg Sacks Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac Kendall
41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac Coors Light Silver Bullet
43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Olive Garden
75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
77 Davy Jones (R) Jasper Motorsports Ford US Airways, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford Equipment Supply Company
81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford TIC Financial Systems
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Burger King
90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford McDonald's
98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford RCA

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 21, at 3:00 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, April 22, at 12:15 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-32 would be decided on time,[3] 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.

Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.294 and an average speed of 93.308 miles per hour (150.165 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Seven drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 20.294 93.308
2 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 20.309 93.239
3 40 Greg Sacks Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 20.309 93.239
4 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 20.313 93.221
5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20.319 93.194
6 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20.336 93.116
7 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 20.345 93.074
8 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 20.376 92.933
9 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 20.380 92.915
10 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 20.387 92.883
11 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 20.391 92.864
12 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.400 92.824
13 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.428 92.696
14 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 20.433 92.674
15 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 20.464 92.533
16 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.467 92.520
17 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 20.471 92.502
18 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20.478 92.470
19 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 20.495 92.393
20 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.507 92.339
21 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 20.405 92.801
22 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 20.413 92.764
23 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 20.429 92.692
24 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 20.512 92.317
25 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.537 92.204
26 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 20.542 92.182
27 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 20.544 92.173
28 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 20.545 92.168
29 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 20.546 92.164
30 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 20.549 92.150
31 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 20.555 92.124
32 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 20.560 92.101
Provisionals
33 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford -* -*
34 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford -* -*
35 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac -* -*
36 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford -* -*
Failed to qualify
37 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford -* -*
38 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford -* -*
39 22 Randy LaJoie (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac -* -*
40 32 Chuck Bown Active Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
41 78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford -* -*
42 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford -* -*
43 77 Davy Jones (R) Jasper Motorsports Ford -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 15 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 356 175 running 185 $61,945
2 32 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 356 1 running 175 $46,295
3 12 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 356 9 running 170 $37,895
4 4 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 356 146 running 165 $42,695
5 5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 356 0 running 155 $33,195
6 13 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 356 0 running 150 $27,295
7 10 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 356 0 running 146 $26,595
8 6 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 356 0 running 142 $15,985
9 7 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 355 0 running 138 $20,285
10 1 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 355 0 running 134 $27,135
11 11 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 355 0 running 130 $22,420
12 14 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 355 0 running 127 $8,935
13 17 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 355 0 running 124 $21,715
14 30 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 355 0 running 121 $8,615
15 35 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 355 0 running 118 $18,215
16 19 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 355 0 running 115 $12,415
17 2 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 355 25 running 117 $20,115
18 25 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 355 0 running 109 $12,120
19 26 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 354 0 running 106 $10,965
20 9 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 354 0 running 103 $16,515
21 28 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 353 0 running 100 $7,165
22 3 40 Greg Sacks Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 353 0 running 97 $16,565
23 23 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 353 0 running 94 $7,015
24 21 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 353 0 running 91 $15,865
25 29 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 352 0 running 88 $6,865
26 24 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 351 0 running 85 $6,765
27 31 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 351 0 accident 82 $15,015
28 33 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 350 0 running 79 $9,815
29 20 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 331 0 running 76 $27,515
30 8 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 313 0 transmission 73 $19,465
31 18 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 309 0 running 70 $14,565
32 34 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 306 0 running 67 $6,465
33 27 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 271 0 running 64 $14,465
34 22 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 236 0 running 61 $15,365
35 36 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 55 0 engine 58 $21,065
36 16 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4 0 accident 55 $21,265
Failed to qualify
37 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford
38 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford
39 22 Randy LaJoie (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac
40 32 Chuck Bown Active Motorsports Chevrolet
41 78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford
42 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford
43 77 Davy Jones (R) Jasper Motorsports Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ {{Cite news |last=Macenka |first=Joe |date=April 24, 1995 |title=Musgrave punches it |pages=11 |work=Wausau Daily Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112248027/musgrave-punches-it/ |access-date=October 30, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}  }
  2. ^ Macenka, Joe (April 24, 1995). "Wallace wins, fuses short at Hanes 500". The Herald. p. 29. Retrieved October 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Hanes 500". The Charlotte Observer. April 21, 1995. p. 32. Retrieved October 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Higgins, Tom (April 22, 1995). "Bobby Labonte fastest in Martinsville". The Daily Item. p. 17. Retrieved October 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
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