1995 Hanes 500

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1995 Hanes 500
Race details
Race 8 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1995 Hanes 500 program cover
DateApril 23, 1995
Official name 46th Annual Hanes 500
Location Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.526 miles (0.847 km)
Distance 356 laps, 187.256 mi (301.359 km)
Scheduled distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Average speed 72.145 miles per hour (116.106 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 20.294
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Laps 175
Winner
No. 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1995 Hanes 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 39th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 23, 1995, in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race was shortened from its scheduled 500 laps to 356 laps due to impending darkness. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace was able to dominate the majority of the race when the race was called for darkness with delays of the race coming from a rain delay. The win was Wallace's 40th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. [1] [2] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Ted Musgrave and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively.

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Background

The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held Martinsville Speedway track map.png
The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held

Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. It was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
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 Brett Bodine Racing 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 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 Davy Jones (R) Jasper Motorsports Ford US Airways, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
78 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford Equipment Supply Company
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

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 21, 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, April 22, at 12:15 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-32 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.

Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.294 and an average speed of 93.308 miles per hour (150.165 km/h) in the first round. [4]

Seven drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 20.29493.308
233 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 20.30993.239
340 Greg Sacks Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 20.30993.239
417 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 20.31393.221
56 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20.31993.194
643 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20.33693.116
742 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 20.34593.074
810 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 20.37692.933
927 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 20.38092.915
1028 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 20.38792.883
1111 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 20.39192.864
1224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.40092.824
1325 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.42892.696
1494 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 20.43392.674
152 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 20.46492.533
165 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.46792.520
174 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 20.47192.502
1821 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20.47892.470
1998 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 20.49592.393
203 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.50792.339
2115 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 20.40592.801
221 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 20.41392.764
2371 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 20.42992.692
249 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 20.51292.317
2541 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.53792.204
2629 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 20.54292.182
2726 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 20.54492.173
2881 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 20.54592.168
2931 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 20.54692.164
3087 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 20.54992.150
3190 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 20.55592.124
3216 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 20.56092.101
Provisionals
3312 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford -*-*
3437 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford -*-*
3530 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac -*-*
367 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford -*-*
Failed to qualify
3775 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford -*-*
3823 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford -*-*
3922 Randy LaJoie (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac -*-*
4032 Chuck Bown Active Motorsports Chevrolet -*-*
4178 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford -*-*
428 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford -*-*
4377 Davy Jones (R) Jasper Motorsports Ford -*-*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
1152 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 356175running185$61,945
23216 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 3561running175$46,295
31224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3569running170$37,895
4417 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 356146running165$42,695
556 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 3560running155$33,195
61325 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3560running150$27,295
71028 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 3560running146$26,595
8643 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 3560running142$15,985
9742 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 3550running138$20,285
10118 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 3550running134$27,135
111111 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 3550running130$22,420
121494 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 3550running127$8,935
13174 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 3550running124$21,715
143087 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 3550running121$8,615
153530 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 3550running118$18,215
161998 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 3550running115$12,415
17233 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 35525running117$20,115
182541 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3550running109$12,120
192629 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 3540running106$10,965
20927 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 3540running103$16,515
212881 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 3530running100$7,165
22340 Greg Sacks Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 3530running97$16,565
232371 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 3530running94$7,015
242115 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 3530running91$15,865
252931 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 3520running88$6,865
26249 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 3510running85$6,765
273190 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 3510accident82$15,015
283312 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 3500running79$9,815
29203 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3310running76$27,515
30810 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 3130transmission73$19,465
311821 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 3090running70$14,565
323437 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 3060running67$6,465
332726 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 2710running64$14,465
34221 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 2360running61$15,365
35367 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 550engine58$21,065
36165 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40accident55$21,265
Failed to qualify
3775 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford
3823 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford
3922 Randy LaJoie (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac
4032 Chuck Bown Active Motorsports Chevrolet
4178 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford
428 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford
4377 Davy Jones (R) Jasper Motorsports Ford
Official race results

References

  1. Macenka, Joe (April 24, 1995). "Musgrave punches it". Wausau Daily Herald. p. 11. Retrieved October 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Macenka, Joe (April 24, 1995). "Wallace wins, fuses short at Hanes 500". The Herald. p. 29. Retrieved October 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "Hanes 500". The Charlotte Observer . April 21, 1995. p. 32. Retrieved October 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. Higgins, Tom (April 22, 1995). "Bobby Labonte fastest in Martinsville". The Daily Item. p. 17. Retrieved October 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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