North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School.[3]
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, February 24, 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, February 25, 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,[4] 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; up to four provisionals were given. 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 23.228 and an average speed of 157.620 miles per hour (253.665 km/h) in the first round.[5]
^Harris, Mike (February 27, 1995). "Gordon's star grows brighter with Goodwrench 500 win". The Park City Daily News. p. 10. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^Higgins, Tom (February 27, 1995). "Gordon simply unsinkable at Rockingham". The Bradenton Herald. p. 22. Retrieved December 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc". Fasttrackracing.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
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The 1995 Goodwrench 500 was the second stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 30th iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday February 26 1995 in Rockingham North Carolina at North Carolina Motor Speedway a 1 017 miles 1 637 km permanent high banked racetrack The race took the scheduled 393 laps to complete At race s end Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season 1 2 To fill out the top three Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third respectively 1995 Goodwrench 500Race detailsRace 2 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1995 Goodwrench 500 program cover featuring Dale Earnhardt DateFebruary 26 1995Official name30th Annual Goodwrench 500LocationRockingham North Carolina North Carolina SpeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility1 017 mi 1 637 km Distance492 laps 500 364 mi 805 257 km Scheduled Distance492 laps 500 364 mi 805 257 km Average speed125 305 miles per hour 201 659 km h Attendance59 000Pole positionDriverJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsTime23 228Most laps ledDriverJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsLaps329WinnerNo 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsTelevision in the United StatesNetworkTNNAnnouncersMike Joy Buddy Baker Dick BerggrenRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing NetworkContents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Qualifying 2 1 Full qualifying results 3 Race results 4 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp The layout of North Carolina Speedway the venue where the race was held North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat one mile oval on October 31 1965 In 1969 the track was extensively reconfigured to a high banked D shaped oval just over one mile in length In 1997 North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports and was renamed North Carolina Speedway Shortly thereafter the infield was reconfigured and competition on the infield road course mostly by the SCCA was discontinued Currently the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School 3 Entry list edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Pontiac Skoal2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller Genuine Draft3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg s Frosted Flakes6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford Exide8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford Raybestos9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford Spam10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Lowe s12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford Mane n Tail15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford Ford Quality Care16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford The Family Channel17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet Western Auto18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries19 Phil Parsons TriStar Motorsports Ford TriStar Motorsports21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo22 Randy LaJoie R Bill Davis Racing Pontiac MBNA23 Jimmy Spencer Haas Carter Motorsports Ford Smokin Joe s24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser26 Steve Kinser King Racing Ford Quaker State27 Loy Allen Jr Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford Hooters28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco Havoline29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Meineke30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac Pennzoil31 Ward Burton A G Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet Hardee s32 Jimmy Hensley Active Motorsports Chevrolet Active Trucking33 Robert Pressley R Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit37 John Andretti Kranefuss Haas Racing Ford Little Caesars Kmart40 Greg Sacks Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac Kendall41 Ricky Craven R Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac Coors Light Silver Bullet43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP47 Billy Standridge Standridge Motorsports Ford World Championship Wrestling48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac Rumple Furniture52 Gary Bradberry Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing66 Ben Hess RaDiUs Motorsports Ford DuraGloss71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Terramite75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America77 Davy Jones R Jasper Motorsports Ford US Airways Jasper Engines amp Transmissions81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford TIC Financial Systems87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Burger King90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig Meyers94 Bill Elliott Elliott Hardy Racing Ford McDonald s98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford RCAQualifying editQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Friday February 24 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 February 25 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 4 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 up to four provisionals were given 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 23 228 and an average speed of 157 620 miles per hour 253 665 km h in the first round 5 Five drivers would fail to qualify Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23 228 157 6202 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 23 312 157 0523 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 23 444 156 1684 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 23 454 156 1015 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23 520 155 6636 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 23 528 155 6107 37 John Andretti Kranefuss Haas Racing Ford 23 554 155 4398 41 Ricky Craven R Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23 604 155 1099 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 23 613 155 05010 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 23 630 154 93911 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 23 643 154 85312 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 23 652 154 79513 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 23 653 154 78814 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 23 665 154 70915 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 23 678 154 62516 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 23 683 154 59217 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 23 694 154 52018 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 23 695 154 51419 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 23 696 154 50720 22 Randy LaJoie R Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 23 739 154 227Failed to lock in Round 121 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 23 552 155 45222 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 23 648 154 82123 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23 740 154 22124 94 Bill Elliott Elliott Hardy Racing Ford 23 746 154 18225 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 23 772 154 01326 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 23 776 153 98727 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 23 776 153 98728 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 23 785 153 92929 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 23 821 153 69630 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23 823 153 68331 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 23 826 153 66432 32 Jimmy Hensley Active Motorsports Chevrolet 23 851 153 50333 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 23 866 153 40734 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 23 886 153 27835 40 Greg Sacks Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 23 940 152 93236 77 Davy Jones R Jasper Motorsports Ford 23 953 152 84937 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 23 959 152 81138 33 Robert Pressley R Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 24 031 152 353Provisionals39 26 Steve Kinser King Racing Ford 40 27 Loy Allen Jr Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 41 31 Ward Burton A G Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 42 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Failed to qualify43 66 Ben Hess RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 44 52 Gary Bradberry Jimmy Means Racing Ford 45 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac 46 47 Billy Standridge Johnson Standridge Racing Ford 47 19 Phil Parsons TriStar Motorsports Ford Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineupRace results editFin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 492 329 running 185 167 6002 15 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 492 62 running 175 61 3503 23 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 492 72 running 170 40 7404 2 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 492 3 running 165 33 4805 26 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 491 0 running 155 34 0756 21 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 491 0 running 150 20 3007 19 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 490 0 running 146 28 3258 6 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 489 0 running 142 18 4259 41 31 Ward Burton A G Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 489 0 running 138 15 72510 27 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 489 0 running 134 26 25011 24 94 Bill Elliott Elliott Hardy Racing Ford 489 0 running 130 13 02512 22 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 488 0 running 127 25 77513 7 37 John Andretti Kranefuss Haas Racing Ford 488 0 running 124 12 52514 3 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 487 0 running 121 25 42515 31 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 486 0 running 118 12 62516 8 41 Ricky Craven R Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 486 0 running 115 17 22517 11 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 485 0 running 112 20 92518 34 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 483 0 running 109 11 52519 18 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 483 0 running 106 21 27520 29 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 477 0 running 103 12 37521 4 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 474 0 running 100 25 47522 14 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 471 0 running 97 19 77523 42 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 462 0 running 94 10 62524 16 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 451 0 engine 91 25 72525 20 22 Randy LaJoie R Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 438 0 running 88 19 92526 30 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 436 5 running 90 30 11527 39 26 Steve Kinser King Racing Ford 436 0 running 82 18 91528 40 27 Loy Allen Jr Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 433 0 running 79 18 16529 13 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 417 0 engine 76 9 99030 28 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 417 0 running 73 13 54031 10 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 415 0 running 70 18 24032 33 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 376 0 running 67 9 69033 25 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 364 0 running 64 17 94034 12 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 298 7 engine 66 17 79035 9 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 264 0 handling 58 17 59036 17 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 259 0 engine 55 9 31537 36 77 Davy Jones R Jasper Motorsports Ford 222 0 crash 52 9 27538 37 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 219 0 engine 49 17 30539 5 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 217 14 crash 51 17 20540 32 32 Jimmy Hensley Active Motorsports Chevrolet 177 0 crash 43 9 20541 35 40 Greg Sacks Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 177 0 crash 40 18 20542 38 33 Robert Pressley R Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 38 0 engine 37 17 205Failed to qualify43 66 Ben Hess RaDiUs Motorsports Ford44 52 Gary Bradberry Jimmy Means Racing Ford45 48 James Hylton Hylton Motorsports Pontiac46 47 Billy Standridge Johnson Standridge Racing Ford47 19 Phil Parsons TriStar Motorsports FordOfficial race resultsReferences edit Harris Mike February 27 1995 Gordon s star grows brighter with Goodwrench 500 win The Park City Daily News p 10 Retrieved December 27 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Higgins Tom February 27 1995 Gordon simply unsinkable at Rockingham The Bradenton Herald p 22 Retrieved December 27 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Fast Track High Performance Driving School Inc Fasttrackracing com Retrieved July 16 2012 Nuts and Bolts The Charlotte Observer February 24 1995 p 23 Retrieved December 27 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Harris Mike February 25 1995 Gordon wins Goodwrench 500 pole The Daily News Journal p 10 Retrieved December 27 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Previous race 1995 Daytona 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1995 season Next race 1995 Pontiac Excitement 400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1995 Goodwrench 500 amp oldid 1129819821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
