1995 Tyson Holly Farms 400

The 1995 Tyson Holly Farms 400 was the 27th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 46th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 1, 1995, in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) oval short track. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 17th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively.

1995 Tyson Holly Farms 400
Race details
Race 27 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1995 Tyson Holly Farms 400 program cover, featuring Enoch Staley.
The 1995 Tyson Holly Farms 400 program cover, featuring Enoch Staley.
Date October 1, 1995
Official name 46th Annual First Union 400
Location North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
0.625 mi (1.006 km)
Distance 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 250 mi (402.336 km)
Average speed 102.998 miles per hour (165.759 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Roush Racing
Time 19.004
Most laps led
Driver Mark Martin Roush Racing
Laps 126
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

After a 36-race absence, the race marked the NASCAR Winston Cup Series return for Ernie Irvan, who had suffered major head and lung injuries in a practice session at the 1994 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400. Irvan would finish sixth in the race.[3]

Background

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

North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about five miles east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi (1.006 km) and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing.

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 Ward Burton 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 Jimmy Hensley A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet Hardee's
32 Greg Sacks Active Motorsports Chevrolet FINA
33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford Little Caesars, Kmart
40 Rich Bickle 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 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford US Airways, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford Equipment Supply Company
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Burger King
88 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
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, September 29, at 3:00 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 Saturday, September 30, at 12:00 PM EST.[4] As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-32 would be decided on time, 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.

Ted Musgrave, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 19.004 and an average speed of 118.396 miles per hour (190.540 km/h) in the first round.[5]

Seven drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 19.004 118.396
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 19.011 118.353
3 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 19.054 118.085
4 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 19.078 117.937
5 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 19.098 117.813
6 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 19.113 117.721
7 88 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 19.126 117.641
8 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.127 117.635
9 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19.148 117.506
10 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 19.154 117.469
11 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.165 117.402
12 40 Rich Bickle Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 19.169 117.377
13 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.188 117.261
14 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.216 117.090
15 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 19.225 117.035
16 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 19.239 116.950
17 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.258 116.835
18 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 19.260 116.822
19 31 Jimmy Hensley A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 19.266 116.786
20 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 19.276 116.725
21 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 19.289 116.647
22 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.298 116.592
23 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 19.308 116.532
24 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 19.329 116.405
25 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 19.334 116.375
Failed to lock in Round 1
26 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 19.158 117.444
27 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 19.250 116.883
28 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 19.343 116.321
29 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 19.350 116.279
30 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 19.360 116.219
31 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 19.361 116.213
32 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 19.364 116.195
Provisionals
33 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford -* -*
34 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford -* -*
35 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford -* -*
36 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
Failed to qualify
37 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford -* -*
38 32 Greg Sacks Active Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
39 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford -* -*
40 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac -* -*
41 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford -* -*
42 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford -* -*
43 78 Jay Hedgecock Triad 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 2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 400 126 running 185 $71,590
2 18 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 400 0 running 170 $38,915
3 14 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 12 running 170 $33,065
4 11 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 0 running 160 $28,595
5 24 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 400 58 running 160 $31,640
6 7 88 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 31 running 155 $14,715
7 6 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 108 running 151 $24,790
8 8 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 2 running 147 $19,200
9 13 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 399 5 running 143 $27,850
10 32 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 399 0 running 134 $17,530
11 16 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 399 0 running 130 $22,150
12 5 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 399 0 running 127 $16,825
13 33 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 399 0 running 124 $11,600
14 4 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 399 6 running 126 $16,325
15 10 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 398 0 running 118 $21,075
16 3 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 398 26 running 120 $11,025
17 34 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 398 6 running 117 $10,875
18 22 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 398 6 running 114 $19,700
19 29 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 397 0 running 106 $15,700
20 1 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 396 12 running 108 $26,100
21 17 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 395 0 running 100 $11,225
22 23 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 395 0 running 97 $19,475
23 9 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 395 0 running 94 $14,925
24 31 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 395 0 running 91 $6,300
25 25 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 394 0 running 88 $11,375
26 26 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 394 0 running 85 $16,650
27 12 40 Rich Bickle Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 394 2 running 87 $11,100
28 15 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 394 0 running 79 $9,435
29 19 31 Jimmy Hensley A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 394 0 running 76 $9,325
30 27 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 393 0 running 73 $13,925
31 30 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 393 0 running 70 $8,726
32 28 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 393 0 running 67 $8,600
33 36 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 392 0 running 64 $13,575
34 21 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 392 0 running 61 $13,550
35 35 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 391 0 running 58 $8,075
36 20 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 390 0 running 55 $5,550
Failed to qualify
37 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford
38 32 Greg Sacks Active Motorsports Chevrolet
39 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford
40 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac
41 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford
42 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford
43 78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (October 2, 1995). "Irvan 6th in return as Martin triumphs". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 9. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Strubin, John (October 2, 1995). "Irvan's return overshadows Martin's victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 49. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Higgins, Tom (October 2, 1995). "Irvan's outing answers some critics". The Charlotte Observer. p. 15. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "Tyson Holly Farms 400". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1995. p. 24. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ Harris, Mike (September 30, 1995). "Irvan steals the spotlight". Morning Sentinel. p. 24. Retrieved November 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
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