1995 Winston Select 500

The 1995 Winston Select 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 30, 1995, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to complete a pass for the lead with two to go and defend the field to take his 15th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Wood Brothers Racing driver Morgan Shepherd would finish second and third, respectively.

1995 Winston Select 500
Race details
Race 9 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1995 Winston Select 500 program cover.
The 1995 Winston Select 500 program cover.
Date April 30, 1995
Official name 26th Annual Winston Select 500
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed 178.902 miles per hour (287.915 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 48.725
Most laps led
Driver Mark Martin Roush Racing
Laps 88
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 Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford Masters Inn Economy
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
19 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford HealthSource RI
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
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
44 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Ford Jackaroo Barby-Q-Sauce
47 Billy Standridge Standridge Motorsports Ford World Championship Wrestling
53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford Southern Pride Trucking
65 Steve Seligman O'Neil Racing Chevrolet O'Neil Racing
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Southwest Technical Group
75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
77 Davy Jones (R) Jasper Motorsports Ford US Airways, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
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 28, at 4:00 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 29, at 11:30 PM 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,[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.

Terry Labonte, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 48.725 and an average speed of 196.532 miles per hour (316.288 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Five drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.725 196.532
2 19 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford 48.863 195.977
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 48.925 195.728
4 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 48.941 195.664
5 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 48.956 195.604
6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.979 195.512
7 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 49.057 195.202
8 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 49.152 194.824
9 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 49.161 194.789
10 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 49.173 194.741
11 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 49.206 194.610
12 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 49.255 194.417
13 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 49.309 194.204
14 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 49.315 194.180
15 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 49.343 194.070
16 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.345 194.062
17 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 49.368 193.972
18 22 Randy LaJoie (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 49.429 193.732
19 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 49.436 193.705
20 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.458 193.619
21 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 49.484 193.517
22 77 Davy Jones (R) Jasper Motorsports Ford 49.490 193.494
23 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 49.543 193.287
24 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 49.622 192.979
25 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 49.667 192.804
26 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 49.693 192.703
27 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 49.723 192.587
28 44 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Ford 49.736 192.537
29 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 49.762 192.436
30 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 49.790 192.328
31 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 49.796 192.305
32 40 Greg Sacks Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 49.816 192.227
33 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 49.828 192.181
34 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 49.833 192.162
35 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 49.867 192.031
36 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 49.885 191.962
37 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 49.948 191.719
38 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.000 191.520
Provisionals
39 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
40 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford -* -*
41 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford -* -*
42 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
Failed to qualify
43 53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford -* -*
44 47 Billy Standridge Standridge Motorsports Ford -* -*
45 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
46 65 Steve Seligman O'Neil Racing Chevrolet -* -*
47 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing 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 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 188 88 running 185 $98,565
2 6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 12 running 175 $165,315
3 14 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 188 0 running 165 $62,145
4 21 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 188 5 running 165 $43,095
5 4 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 188 0 running 155 $40,115
6 24 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 188 0 running 150 $22,605
7 41 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 188 0 running 146 $38,700
8 12 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 188 0 running 142 $29,050
9 19 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 188 0 running 139 $22,650
10 2 19 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford 188 18 running 139 $20,350
11 11 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 188 0 running 136 $25,070
12 10 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 188 0 running 127 $24,490
13 18 22 Randy LaJoie (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 188 0 running 124 $24,960
14 33 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 188 0 running 121 $18,380
15 30 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 188 0 running 118 $18,950
16 15 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 188 0 running 115 $13,910
17 38 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 0 running 112 $17,295
18 9 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 188 0 running 109 $21,455
19 5 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 188 35 running 111 $27,240
20 35 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 188 9 running 108 $27,755
21 16 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 6 running 105 $34,735
22 26 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 187 0 running 97 $25,115
23 27 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 187 0 accident 94 $15,405
24 17 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 187 0 running 91 $20,400
25 37 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 187 0 running 88 $20,270
26 1 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 187 2 running 90 $26,540
27 31 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 187 0 running 82 $21,185
28 13 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 187 0 running 79 $24,730
29 28 44 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Ford 187 0 running 76 $11,575
30 40 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 187 0 running 73 $24,520
31 29 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 186 0 running 70 $19,365
32 42 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 186 0 running 67 $11,310
33 22 77 Davy Jones (R) Jasper Motorsports Ford 185 0 running 64 $14,280
34 36 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 185 0 running 61 $11,250
35 32 40 Greg Sacks Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 185 0 running 58 $18,720
36 23 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 185 0 running 55 $11,190
37 39 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 184 0 running 52 $11,126
38 8 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 180 0 running 49 $15,990
39 7 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 145 1 running 51 $23,990
40 20 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 137 12 engine 48 $15,990
41 34 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 65 0 accident 40 $10,990
42 25 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 64 0 accident 37 $10,990
Failed to qualify
43 53 Ritchie Petty Petty Brothers Racing Ford
44 47 Billy Standridge Standridge Motorsports Ford
45 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet
46 65 Steve Seligman O'Neil Racing Chevrolet
47 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Harris, Mike (May 1, 1995). "Martin squeezes out victory". Wausau Daily Herald. p. 13. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (May 1, 1995). "Martin edges Gordon for Talladega victory". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 7. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Winston Select 500". The Charlotte Observer. April 28, 1995. p. 37. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Higgins, Tom (April 29, 1995). "Labonte, Hendrick team roll to yet another pole for Winston 500". St. Lucie News Tribune. p. 48. Retrieved November 1, 2022.  
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