Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 24, at 2:30 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, March 25, at 10:00 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; up to four 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.
John Andretti, driving for Kranefuss-Haas Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.380 and an average speed of 167.379 miles per hour (269.370 km/h) in the first round.[4]
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The 1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500 was the 23rd stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 46th iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday September 3 1995 in Darlington South Carolina at Darlington Raceway a 1 366 miles 2 198 km permanent egg shaped oval racetrack The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete On the final restart with nine to go Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to pull away from the field to take his eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth victory of the season 1 2 To fill out the top three Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third respectively 1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500Race detailsRace 23 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500 program cover feautring Bobby Labonte Sterling Marlin Bill Elliott and Mark Martin DateSeptember 3 1995Official name46th Annual Mountain Dew Southern 500LocationDarlington Raceway Darlington South CarolinaCoursePermanent racing facility1 366 mi 2 221 km Distance367 laps 501 322 mi 806 799 km Scheduled Distance367 laps 501 322 mi 806 799 km Average speed121 231 miles per hour 195 102 km h Pole positionDriverJohn AndrettiKranefuss Haas RacingTime29 380Most laps ledDriverDale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingLaps208WinnerNo 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsTelevision in the United StatesNetworkESPNAnnouncersBob Jenkins Ned Jarrett Benny ParsonsRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing Network Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Qualifying 2 1 Full qualifying results 3 Race results 4 ReferencesBackground Edit The layout of Darlington Raceway the venue where the race was held Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington South Carolina It is nicknamed The Lady in Black and The Track Too Tough to Tame by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as A NASCAR Tradition It is of a unique somewhat egg shaped design an oval with the ends of very different configurations a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars handling in a way that is effective at both ends 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 Junior Johnson amp Associates 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 Loy Allen Jr TriStar Motorsports Ford HealthSource RI21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo22 Ward Burton 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 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford Quaker State27 Elton Sawyer 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 Greg Sacks A G Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet Hardee s32 Ed Berrier Active Motorsports Chevrolet ATS Wood Recycling33 Robert Pressley R Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit37 John Andretti Kranefuss Haas Racing Ford Little Caesars Kmart40 Rich Bickle 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 STP52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford Jimmy Means Racing66 Billy Standridge Johnson Standridge Racing Ford Duragloss71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Terramite75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America77 Bobby Hillin Jr Jasper Motorsports Ford US Airways Jasper Engines amp Transmissions87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Burger King88 Gary Bradberry Bradberry Racing Chevrolet Bradberry Racing90 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 March 24 at 2 30 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 March 25 at 10 00 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 up to four 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 John Andretti driving for Kranefuss Haas Racing would win the pole setting a time of 29 380 and an average speed of 167 379 miles per hour 269 370 km h in the first round 4 Three drivers would fail to qualify Full qualifying results Edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 37 John Andretti Kranefuss Haas Racing Ford 29 380 167 3792 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 29 414 167 1863 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29 535 166 5014 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 29 557 166 3775 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29 559 166 3666 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 29 611 166 0737 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 29 682 165 6768 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 29 684 165 6659 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 29 756 165 26410 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 29 759 165 24711 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 29 767 165 20312 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 29 771 165 18113 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 29 803 165 00414 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 29 848 164 75515 33 Robert Pressley R Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 29 870 164 63316 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29 884 164 55617 41 Ricky Craven R Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29 885 164 55118 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 29 887 164 54019 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 29 887 164 54020 31 Greg Sacks A G Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 29 888 164 534Failed to lock in Round 121 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 29 642 165 90022 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 29 671 165 73823 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 29 768 165 19824 94 Bill Elliott Elliott Hardy Racing Ford 29 780 165 13125 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 29 785 165 10326 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 29 799 165 02627 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 29 810 164 96528 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 29 819 164 91529 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 29 845 164 77130 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29 852 164 73331 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 29 853 164 72732 77 Bobby Hillin Jr Jasper Motorsports Ford 29 899 164 47433 19 Loy Allen Jr TriStar Motorsports Ford 29 913 164 39734 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 29 914 164 39135 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 29 921 164 35336 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29 952 164 18337 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 29 960 164 13938 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30 012 163 854Provisionals39 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 40 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 41 40 Rich Bickle Team SABCO Pontiac 42 32 Ed Berrier Active Motorsports Chevrolet Failed to qualify43 66 Billy Standridge Johnson Standridge Racing Ford 44 52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford 45 88 Gary Bradberry Bradberry Racing Chevrolet Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineupRace results EditFin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 5 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 367 54 running 180 70 6302 3 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 367 208 running 180 62 1553 21 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 367 9 running 170 40 5804 8 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 367 1 running 165 39 0905 25 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 367 1 running 160 28 8706 2 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 367 37 running 155 34 8657 10 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 367 0 running 146 20 6208 13 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 367 0 running 142 27 7009 7 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 367 0 running 138 18 67010 6 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 367 1 running 139 29 58011 30 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 367 0 running 130 22 74012 1 37 John Andretti Kranefuss Haas Racing Ford 367 41 running 132 24 44513 32 77 Bobby Hillin Jr Jasper Motorsports Ford 366 0 running 124 12 95514 22 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 365 0 running 121 16 96515 31 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 363 0 running 118 17 77516 26 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 363 0 running 115 21 40517 15 33 Robert Pressley R Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 361 0 running 112 22 53518 17 41 Ricky Craven R Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 361 0 running 109 17 26019 16 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 360 0 running 106 26 68020 42 32 Ed Berrier Active Motorsports Chevrolet 358 0 running 103 15 46021 41 40 Rich Bickle Team SABCO Pontiac 352 0 running 100 16 37522 28 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 350 0 engine 97 19 85523 38 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 349 0 running 94 19 63524 40 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 347 0 running 91 19 36025 14 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 342 0 running 88 14 35026 39 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 333 0 running 85 18 89027 34 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 333 0 running 82 13 68028 12 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 331 0 running 79 24 87029 11 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 325 0 running 76 13 36030 27 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 322 0 running 73 13 30031 23 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 319 0 running 70 23 11532 35 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson amp Associates Ford 313 0 handling 67 18 02533 36 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 313 0 running 64 23 96034 33 19 Loy Allen Jr TriStar Motorsports Ford 309 0 running 61 9 92535 9 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 308 1 running 63 24 41536 4 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 292 0 crash 55 17 25537 19 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 289 0 running 52 9 69138 20 31 Greg Sacks A G Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 264 0 crash 49 9 54539 29 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 264 0 engine 46 9 54540 18 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 263 0 crash 43 14 54541 24 94 Bill Elliott Elliott Hardy Racing Ford 251 1 crash 45 10 54542 37 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 147 13 crash 42 14 545Failed to qualify43 66 Billy Standridge Johnson Standridge Racing Ford44 52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford45 88 Gary Bradberry Bradberry Racing ChevroletOfficial race resultsReferences Edit Iacobelli Pete September 4 1995 Gordon edges out Earnhardt Morning Sentinel p 12 Retrieved January 21 2023 via Newspapers com Woody Larry September 4 1995 Gordon has positive spin on his mishap The Tennessean p 21 Retrieved January 21 2023 via Newspapers com Southern 500 The Charlotte Observer September 1 1995 p 31 Retrieved January 21 2023 via Newspapers com Higgins Tom September 2 1995 John Andretti wins 1st pole The Anniston Star p 21 Retrieved January 21 2023 via Newspapers com Previous race 1995 Goody s 500 Bristol NASCAR Winston Cup Series1995 season Next race 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 Richmond Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500 amp oldid 1134970100, 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