1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)

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1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400
Race details
Race 24 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1995 Miller 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
DateSeptember 9, 1995
Official name 38th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400
Location Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.75 miles (1.21 km)
Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled distance 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 104.459 miles per hour (168.110 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 22.033
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Laps 254
Winner
No. 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South
Television in the United States
Network TBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Chad Little, Dick Berggren
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 24th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 9, 1995, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate the majority of the race to take his 41st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season. [1] [2] To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at. Richmond International Speedway.png
The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at.

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

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 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
21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Ward Burton 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 Greg Sacks A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet Hardee's
32 Ed Berrier Active Motorsports Chevrolet ATS Wood Recycling
33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford Little Caesars, Kmart
40 Shane Hall 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
49 Eric Smith Smith Racing Ford 49 Express Pit Stop
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
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, September 8, at 5:30 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, September 9, at 4:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-34 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.

Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 22.033 and an average speed of 122.543 miles per hour (197.214 km/h) in the first round. [4]

Six drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
13 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.033122.543
224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.049122.455
325 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.057122.410
433 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 22.071122.332
56 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 22.076122.305
671 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 22.081122.277
72 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 22.093122.211
84 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 22.108122.128
943 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 22.124122.039
1016 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 22.129122.012
1111 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 22.139121.957
1210 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 22.142121.940
1381 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 22.142121.940
1412 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 22.146121.918
1517 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 22.152121.885
161 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 22.154121.874
1718 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 22.177121.748
1887 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 22.184121.709
1930 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 22.187121.693
208 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 22.203121.605
Failed to lock in Round 1
2142 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 22.218121.523
2294 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 22.219121.518
235 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.241121.397
2422 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 22.273121.223
2526 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 22.276121.207
2615 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 22.277121.201
2728 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 22.287121.147
2877 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 22.295121.103
2975 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 22.320120.968
307 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 22.347120.822
3137 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 22.349120.811
3227 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 22.358120.762
3331 Greg Sacks A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 22.370120.697
3421 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22.382120.633
Provisionals
359 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford -*-*
3641 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet -*-*
3723 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford -*-*
3898 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford -*-*
Failed to qualify
3932 Ed Berrier Active Motorsports Chevrolet -*-*
4078 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford -*-*
4140 Shane Hall Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac -*-*
4229 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet -*-*
4390 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford -*-*
4449 Eric Smith Smith Racing Ford -*-*
Official first round qualifying results

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
172 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 400254running185$64,515
2235 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4002running175$49,065
313 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40073running170$54,005
42728 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 4000running160$40,605
5943 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 4005running160$26,805
6224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40063running155$38,255
73137 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 3991running151$24,755
81210 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 3990running142$25,455
9325 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3990running138$21,755
101016 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 3990running134$25,205
112422 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 3980running130$20,605
12161 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 3980running127$20,305
13208 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 3970running124$20,155
142294 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 3972running126$14,955
1556 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 3970running118$25,955
161111 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 3970running115$23,780
171718 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 3970running112$23,680
182615 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 3970running109$19,430
19307 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 3970running106$25,205
201381 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 3970running103$12,330
21359 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 3960running100$14,230
221517 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 3960running97$19,105
233898 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 3960running94$13,930
242975 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 3960running91$18,805
252142 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 3950running88$18,855
261887 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 3950running85$13,530
273421 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 3950running82$18,405
281930 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 3940running79$18,280
293641 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3940running76$14,255
30433 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 3940running73$18,205
313723 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 3920running70$10,155
322526 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 3910running67$15,130
3384 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 3370rear end64$24,125
341412 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 3320rear end61$10,105
35671 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 3150running58$10,105
362877 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 3130engine55$10,105
373331 Greg Sacks A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 1880crash52$10,105
383227 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 660crash49$18,105
Failed to qualify
3932 Ed Berrier Active Motorsports Chevrolet
4078 Jay Hedgecock Triad Motorsports Ford
4140 Shane Hall Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac
4229 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet
4390 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford
4449 Eric Smith Smith Racing Ford
Official race results

References

  1. Kurz Jr., Hank (September 10, 1995). "Fast-pitting Wallace triumphs". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 16. Retrieved November 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Higgins, Tom (September 10, 1995). "Wallace races away with Richmond win". The State. p. 47. Retrieved November 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "Miller Genuine Draft 400". The Charlotte Observer . September 8, 1995. p. 22. Retrieved November 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. Kurz Jr., Hank (September 9, 1995). "Earnhardt, Gordon finish 1-2 in Miller 400 qualifying". The Times and Democrat. p. 15. Retrieved November 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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