1995 TranSouth Financial 400

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1995 TranSouth Financial 400
Race details
Race 5 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1995 TranSouth Financial 400 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt and Mark Martin.
DateMarch 26, 1995
Official name 39th Annual TranSouth Financial 400
Location Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.366 miles (2.198 km)
Distance 293 laps, 400.238 mi (644.12 km)
Scheduled distance 293 laps, 400.238 mi (644.12 km)
Average speed 111.392 miles per hour (179.268 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 28.786
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 156
Winner
No. 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan-McClure Motorsports
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 TranSouth Financial 400 was the fifth stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 39th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 26, 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 293 laps to complete. In a wreck-filled race, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin would manage to make a late-race pass for the lead with 12 to go to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. [1] [2] To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Roush Racing driver Ted Musgrave would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Darlington raceway.svg
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

#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
19 Phil Parsons TriStar Motorsports Ford Ultra Custom Wheels
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 Steve Kinser King Racing Ford Quaker State
27 Loy Allen Jr. 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
47 Billy Standridge Standridge Motorsports Ford World Championship Wrestling
52 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford NAPA Auto Parts
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Terramite
75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
77 Davy Jones (R) Jasper Motorsports Ford US Airways, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
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

Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 28.786 and an average speed of 170.833 miles per hour (274.929 km/h) in the first round. [3]

Three drivers would fail to qualify: Kenny Wallace, Brad Teague, and Phil Parsons.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
124 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.786170.833
25 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.952169.854
325 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.967169.766
410 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 29.001169.567
54 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 29.025169.426
617 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 29.190168.469
731 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 29.218168.307
82 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 29.228168.250
933 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 29.242168.169
1087 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 29.275167.980
1118 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 29.278167.962
126 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29.298167.848
1312 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 29.331167.659
1441 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.333167.647
1537 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 29.380167.379
1621 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.401167.260
1794 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 29.414167.186
1816 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 29.430167.095
1915 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 29.436167.061
208 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 29.444167.015
Failed to lock in Round 1
2111 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 29.187168.486
229 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 29.188168.480
233 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.204168.388
2429 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 29.207168.371
2543 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 29.372167.425
2628 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 29.387167.339
277 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 29.434167.072
2830 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 29.467166.885
2923 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 29.518166.597
3040 Greg Sacks Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 29.525166.557
3175 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 29.542166.461
3226 Steve Kinser King Racing Ford 29.567166.321
3322 Randy LaJoie (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 29.584166.225
3477 Davy Jones (R) Jasper Motorsports Ford 29.614166.057
3598 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 29.632165.956
3647 Billy Standridge Standridge Motorsports Ford 29.635165.939
3732 Chuck Bown Active Motorsports Chevrolet 29.651165.849
3842 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 29.690165.632
Provisionals
391 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford -*-*
4071 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet -*-*
4190 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford -*-*
4227 Loy Allen Jr. Junior Johnson & Associates Ford -*-*
Failed to qualify
4381 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford -*-*
4452 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford -*-*
4519 Phil Parsons TriStar Motorsports Ford -*-*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
154 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 29343running180$86,185
2233 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29337running175$54,355
31816 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 29321running170$43,565
43175 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 2930running160$36,570
51312 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 2930running155$22,950
62429 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 2934running155$18,600
72830 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 2931running151$22,720
81621 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2931running147$21,990
92543 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 2930running138$16,385
101537 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 2920running134$13,980
11325 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2910running130$20,500
122111 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 2900running127$24,820
13277 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 2888running129$25,610
143647 Billy Standridge Standridge Motorsports Ford 2870running121$10,805
154190 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 2870running118$15,000
163322 Randy LaJoie (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 2850running115$20,630
171794 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 2720running112$10,275
184227 Loy Allen Jr. Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 2490running109$18,140
19208 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 2422running111$18,595
203477 Davy Jones (R) Jasper Motorsports Ford 2410running103$15,065
21617 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 2390running100$18,095
223040 Greg Sacks Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 2360running97$17,875
2382 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 2350running94$24,630
244071 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 2280running91$9,310
25731 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 2270running88$9,390
26391 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 2160crash85$17,275
271118 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 2160crash82$17,110
281915 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 2160crash79$16,950
29229 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 2160running76$8,890
30933 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 2120running73$16,805
313598 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 20318running75$11,745
32124 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200156crash77$20,875
331087 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 1970running64$8,650
3425 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1930running61$23,565
353842 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 1900crash58$13,580
362923 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 1832running60$8,545
37126 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1570running52$22,531
382628 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 1330transmission49$22,809
393732 Chuck Bown Active Motorsports Chevrolet 1130oil leak46$8,409
403226 Steve Kinser King Racing Ford 950engine43$13,409
41410 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 740crash40$21,409
421441 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 470rocker arm37$8,409
Failed to qualify
4381 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford
4452 Brad Teague Jimmy Means Racing Ford
4519 Phil Parsons TriStar Motorsports Ford
Official race results

References

  1. Higgins, Tom (March 27, 1995). "15 yellow flags - but only one injury". Muncie Evening Press. p. 20. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Iacobelli, Pete (March 27, 1995). "Sterling Marlin holds off Earnhardt to win TransSouth 400". The Advocate-Messenger. p. 9. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. Brinster, Dick (March 25, 1995). "Gordon's Chevrolet on TranSouth pole". The Messenger. p. 8. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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