1995 The Bud at The Glen

The 1995 The Bud at The Glen was the 20th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 11th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 13, 1995, in Watkins Glen, New York, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.45-mile (3.94 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to dominate the majority of the race to take his 16th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Bill Davis Racing driver Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively.

1995 The Bud at The Glen
Race details
Race 20 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1995 The Bud at The Glen program cover.
The 1995 The Bud at The Glen program cover.
Date August 13, 1995
Official name 10th Annual The Bud at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International
Course Permanent racing facility
2.45 mi (3.943 km)
Distance 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km)
Scheduled Distance 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km)
Average speed 103.03 miles per hour (165.81 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Roush Racing
Time 1:13.249
Most laps led
Driver Mark Martin Roush Racing
Laps 61
Winner
No. 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing
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 Watkins Glen International NASCAR uses.

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

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 Junior Johnson & Associates 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 Wally Dallenbach Jr. 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
33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford Little Caesars, Kmart
40 Butch Leitzinger 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
49 Eric Smith Smith Racing Ford 49 Express Pit Stop
61 David Murry Thompson Racing Ford Phoenix Air
68 Ron Fellows Canaska Racing Chevrolet Canaska Racing
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Olive Garden
75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford US Airways, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
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, August 11, at 2:00 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, August 12, at 10:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-36 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.

Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:13.249 and an average speed of 120.411 miles per hour (193.783 km/h).[4]

Three drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1:13.249 120.411
2 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 1:13.297 120.332
3 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.385 120.188
4 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 1:13.450 120.082
5 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.497 120.005
6 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 1:13.710 119.658
7 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 1:13.741 119.608
8 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 1:13.835 119.456
9 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 1:13.933 119.297
10 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:13.946 119.276
11 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 1:13.950 119.270
12 22 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 1:14.016 119.163
13 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 1:14.027 119.146
14 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.155 118.940
15 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:14.204 118.862
16 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.259 118.773
17 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 1:14.263 118.767
18 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 1:14.347 118.633
19 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.354 118.622
20 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 1:14.374 118.590
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 40 Butch Leitzinger Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 1:14.281 118.738
22 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.286 118.730
23 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 1:14.397 118.553
24 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 1:14.432 118.497
25 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 1:14.441 118.483
26 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 1:14.488 118.408
27 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.542 118.323
28 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 1:14.563 118.289
29 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1:14.592 118.243
30 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 1:14.610 118.215
31 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 1:14.633 118.178
32 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.700 118.072
33 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 1:14.793 117.925
34 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 1:15.077 117.479
35 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 1:15.079 117.476
36 68 Ron Fellows Canaska Racing Chevrolet 1:15.168 117.337
Provisionals
37 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1:15.275 117.170
38 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.190 117.303
39 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 1:16.472 115.336
40 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.978 116.086
Failed to qualify
41 61 David Murry Thompson Racing Ford 1:15.307 117.121
42 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 1:15.695 116.520
43 49 Eric Smith Smith Racing Ford 1:23.511 105.615
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 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 90 61 running 185 $95,290
2 12 22 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 90 21 running 175 $54,140
3 5 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 4 running 170 $42,205
4 7 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 90 0 running 160 $34,320
5 3 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 155 $36,325
6 11 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 90 0 running 150 $28,660
7 17 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 90 0 running 146 $19,340
8 27 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 142 $23,030
9 30 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 90 0 running 138 $29,500
10 14 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 134 $21,410
11 2 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 90 0 running 130 $16,100
12 21 40 Butch Leitzinger Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 90 0 running 127 $17,060
13 26 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 90 0 running 124 $20,570
14 6 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 90 2 running 126 $20,230
15 31 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 90 0 running 118 $16,040
16 28 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 90 0 running 115 $23,820
17 13 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 90 0 running 112 $25,100
18 18 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 90 0 running 109 $14,380
19 40 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 89 0 running 106 $14,125
20 23 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 89 0 running 103 $15,770
21 32 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 89 0 running 100 $23,105
22 38 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 89 0 running 97 $13,485
23 15 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 89 0 running 94 $30,890
24 29 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 89 0 running 91 $13,270
25 9 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 88 0 running 88 $13,295
26 4 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 88 1 running 90 $25,935
27 24 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 88 0 running 82 $9,625
28 39 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 88 0 running 79 $17,765
29 34 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 87 0 running 76 $17,505
30 10 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 85 0 running 73 $17,545
31 19 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 82 0 transmission 70 $9,280
32 35 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 74 0 transmission 67 $14,215
33 37 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 60 0 running 64 $12,155
34 22 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 57 1 transmission 66 $17,095
35 36 68 Ron Fellows Canaska Racing Chevrolet 40 0 cylinder 58 $9,035
36 16 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 34 0 engine 55 $13,940
37 33 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 32 0 oil leak 52 $13,940
38 25 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 30 0 transmission 49 $13,940
39 8 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 21 0 transmission 46 $13,940
40 20 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 20 0 valve 43 $13,940
Failed to qualify
41 61 David Murry Thompson Racing Ford
42 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford
43 49 Eric Smith Smith Racing Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Dobbin, Ben (August 14, 1995). "Turning up the heat". Citizens' Voice. p. 49. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 14, 1995). "Martin's pit stop is a winner". The Anniston Star. p. 14. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "The Bud at The Glen". The Charlotte Observer. August 11, 1995. p. 26. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Coon, Charlie (August 12, 1995). "He hits mark again!". Star-Gazette. p. 25. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
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