1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Dover)

1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500
Race details
Race 12 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date June 4, 1995
Official name 27th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 500
Location Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 119.88 miles per hour (192.93 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 23.427
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Petty Team SABCO
Laps 271
Winner
No. 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Mike Joy, Dick Berggren, Buddy Baker
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 was the 12th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 4, 1995, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. Ending a two-year long winless drought, Team SABCO driver Kyle Petty would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his eighth and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte and Roush Racing driver Ted Musgrave would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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

Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

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
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
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 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford US Airways, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
79 Doug French Waters Racing Chevrolet Aljo Custom Embroidary
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, June 2, 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, June 3, at 11:30 am 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.

Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 23.427 and an average speed of 153.669 miles per hour (247.306 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Two drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.427 153.669
2 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 23.593 152.588
3 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 23.685 151.995
4 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 23.696 151.924
5 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 23.722 151.758
6 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 23.750 151.579
7 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.810 151.197
8 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 23.817 151.153
9 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 23.829 151.076
10 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 23.837 151.026
11 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 23.851 150.937
12 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 23.860 150.880
13 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 23.906 150.590
14 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 23.907 150.584
15 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 23.914 150.539
16 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 23.927 150.458
17 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 23.947 150.332
18 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 23.973 150.169
19 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.979 150.131
20 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 23.987 150.081
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 23.726 151.732
22 22 Randy LaJoie (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 23.834 151.045
23 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.877 150.773
24 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 23.990 150.063
25 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 24.016 149.900
26 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 24.032 149.800
27 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 24.066 149.589
28 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 24.085 149.471
29 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 24.097 149.396
30 32 Chuck Bown Active Motorsports Chevrolet 24.113 149.297
31 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 24.114 149.291
32 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 24.130 149.192
33 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 24.131 149.180
34 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 24.137 149.149
35 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 24.141 149.124
36 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 24.143 149.112
37 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 24.144 149.007
38 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 24.164 148.982
Provisionals
39 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
40 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
41 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford -* -*
42 40 Greg Sacks Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac -* -*
Failed to qualify
43 79 Doug French Waters Racing Chevrolet -* -*
44 19 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar 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 37 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 500 271 running 185 $77,665
2 3 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 500 18 running 175 $61,555
3 32 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 500 2 running 170 $43,305
4 9 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 500 23 running 165 $35,615
5 23 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 10 running 160 $45,545
6 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 132 running 155 $37,890
7 5 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 499 0 running 146 $30,540
8 12 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 499 0 running 142 $26,440
9 16 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 499 0 running 138 $31,490
10 8 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 499 1 running 139 $19,440
11 40 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 498 0 running 130 $24,540
12 41 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 498 0 running 127 $18,940
13 17 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 498 0 running 124 $23,540
14 31 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 496 0 running 121 $18,140
15 20 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 496 0 running 118 $18,940
16 36 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 496 0 running 115 $17,390
17 38 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 496 0 running 112 $17,165
18 35 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 496 0 running 109 $13,350
19 33 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 495 0 running 106 $22,865
20 39 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 494 0 running 103 $23,215
21 10 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 494 0 running 100 $26,165
22 7 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 488 0 running 97 $17,015
23 22 22 Randy LaJoie (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 486 0 running 94 $21,365
24 14 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 478 0 running 91 $16,215
25 21 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 461 0 running 88 $21,765
26 15 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 449 0 running 85 $20,915
27 6 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 446 0 running 82 $27,465
28 42 40 Greg Sacks Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 445 0 running 79 $17,815
29 11 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 437 0 running 76 $15,765
30 26 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 436 0 running 73 $20,215
31 29 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 436 0 running 70 $25,665
32 24 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 427 0 running 67 $17,605
33 30 32 Chuck Bown Active Motorsports Chevrolet 418 0 running 64 $12,555
34 34 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 405 0 running 61 $12,505
35 13 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 392 0 running 58 $26,305
36 25 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 315 0 crash 55 $12,280
37 19 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 290 0 engine 52 $27,080
38 2 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 149 43 crash 54 $12,680
39 4 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 2 0 crash 46 $13,280
40 18 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 2 0 crash 43 $26,680
41 27 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 2 0 crash 40 $20,280
42 28 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 2 0 crash 37 $12,780
Failed to qualify
43 79 Doug French Waters Racing Chevrolet
44 19 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Brinster, Dick (June 5, 1995). "Petty ends long victory drought". The Indianapolis Star. p. 25. Retrieved November 3, 2022. Open access icon
  2. ^ Treffinger, Dave (June 5, 1995). "Petty ends skid with Dover win". Courier-Post. p. 38. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Miller Genuine Draft 500". The Charlotte Observer. June 2, 1995. p. 22. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Bryson, Gene (June 3, 1995). "Gordon wins Miller pole". The News Journal. p. 2. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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