1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 23 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 1995 Southern 400 program cover | |||
| Date | September 3, 1995 | ||
| Official name | Mountain Dew Southern 500 | ||
| Location | Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km) | ||
| Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 83.8 °F (28.8 °C); wind speeds up to 12.5 miles per hour (20.1 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 121.231 miles per hour (195.102 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 208 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN, ESPN2 | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons | ||
The 1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500, the 46th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 3, 1995 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested at 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the twenty-third race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.
John Andretti would earn his first pole position while Ed Berrier would make his NASCAR debut in this event.[2]
Top 10 results[]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford |
| 4 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac |
| 5 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac |
| 6 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford |
| 7 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford |
| 8 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford |
| 10 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet |
Race statistics[]
- Time of race: 4:08:07
- Average Speed: 121.231 miles per hour (195.102 km/h)
- Pole Speed: 167.379
- Cautions: 12 for 94 laps
- Margin of Victory: 0.66 sec
- Lead changes: 21
- Percent of race run under caution: 20.2%
- Average green flag run: 22.5 laps
References[]
- ^ Weather information at the Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ a b Race information at Race Database
Categories:
- 1995 in sports in South Carolina
- 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
- September 1995 sports events in the United States
- NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway