1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)
24th race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Motor car race
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.
Background
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
(R) denotes rookie driver.
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
Race results
Fin
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
Winnings
1
7
2
Rusty Wallace
Penske Racing South
Ford
400
254
running
185
$64,515
2
23
5
Terry Labonte
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
2
running
175
$49,065
3
1
3
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
400
73
running
170
$54,005
4
27
28
Dale Jarrett
Robert Yates Racing
Ford
400
0
running
160
$40,605
5
9
43
Bobby Hamilton
Petty Enterprises
Pontiac
400
5
running
160
$26,805
6
2
24
Jeff Gordon
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
63
running
155
$38,255
7
31
37
John Andretti
Kranefuss-Haas Racing
Ford
399
1
running
151
$24,755
8
12
10
Ricky Rudd
Rudd Performance Motorsports
Ford
399
0
running
142
$25,455
9
3
25
Ken Schrader
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
399
0
running
138
$21,755
10
10
16
Ted Musgrave
Roush Racing
Ford
399
0
running
134
$25,205
11
24
22
Ward Burton
Bill Davis Racing
Pontiac
398
0
running
130
$20,605
12
16
1
Rick Mast
Precision Products Racing
Ford
398
0
running
127
$20,305
13
20
8
Jeff Burton
Stavola Brothers Racing
Ford
397
0
running
124
$20,155
14
22
94
Bill Elliott
Elliott-Hardy Racing
Ford
397
2
running
126
$14,955
15
5
6
Mark Martin
Roush Racing
Ford
397
0
running
118
$25,955
16
11
11
Brett Bodine
Junior Johnson & Associates
Ford
397
0
running
115
$23,780
17
17
18
Bobby Labonte
Joe Gibbs Racing
Chevrolet
397
0
running
112
$23,680
18
26
15
Dick Trickle
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
397
0
running
109
$19,430
19
30
7
Geoff Bodine
Geoff Bodine Racing
Ford
397
0
running
106
$25,205
20
13
81
Kenny Wallace
FILMAR Racing
Ford
397
0
running
103
$12,330
21
35
9
Lake Speed
Melling Racing
Ford
396
0
running
100
$14,230
22
15
17
Darrell Waltrip
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports
Chevrolet
396
0
running
97
$19,105
23
38
98
Jeremy Mayfield
Cale Yarborough Motorsports
Ford
396
0
running
94
$13,930
24
29
75
Todd Bodine
Butch Mock Motorsports
Ford
396
0
running
91
$18,805
25
21
42
Kyle Petty
Team SABCO
Pontiac
395
0
running
88
$18,855
26
18
87
Joe Nemechek
NEMCO Motorsports
Chevrolet
395
0
running
85
$13,530
27
34
21
Morgan Shepherd
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
395
0
running
82
$18,405
28
19
30
Michael Waltrip
Bahari Racing
Pontiac
394
0
running
79
$18,280
29
36
41
Ricky Craven (R)
Larry Hedrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
394
0
running
76
$14,255
30
4
33
Robert Pressley (R)
Leo Jackson Motorsports
Chevrolet
394
0
running
73
$18,205
31
37
23
Jimmy Spencer
Travis Carter Enterprises
Ford
392
0
running
70
$10,155
32
25
26
Hut Stricklin
King Racing
Ford
391
0
running
67
$15,130
33
8
4
Sterling Marlin
Morgan–McClure Motorsports
Chevrolet
337
0
rear end
64
$24,125
34
14
12
Derrike Cope
Bobby Allison Motorsports
Ford
332
0
rear end
61
$10,105
35
6
71
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Chevrolet
315
0
running
58
$10,105
36
28
77
Bobby Hillin Jr.
Jasper Motorsports
Ford
313
0
engine
55
$10,105
37
33
31
Greg Sacks
A.G. Dillard Motorsports
Chevrolet
188
0
crash
52
$10,105
38
32
27
Elton Sawyer
Junior Johnson & Associates
Ford
66
0
crash
49
$18,105
Failed to qualify
39
32
Ed Berrier
Active Motorsports
Chevrolet
40
78
Jay Hedgecock
Triad Motorsports
Ford
41
40
Shane Hall
Dick Brooks Racing
Pontiac
42
29
Steve Grissom
Diamond Ridge Motorsports
Chevrolet
43
90
Mike Wallace
Donlavey Racing
Ford
44
49
Eric Smith
Smith Racing
Ford
Official race results
References
^ Kurz Jr., Hank (September 10, 1995). "Fast-pitting Wallace triumphs" . Messenger-Inquirer . p. 16. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Higgins, Tom (September 10, 1995). "Wallace races away with Richmond win" . The State . p. 47. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Miller Genuine Draft 400" . The Charlotte Observer . September 8, 1995. p. 22. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
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