1995 NASCAR Busch Series

1995 NASCAR Busch Series
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The 1995 NASCAR Busch Series was held February 18 and ended November 5. Johnny Benson of BACE Motorsports won the championship.

This was the first season to utilize V8 engines after having used V6 engines since the series began in 1982.

Teams and drivers[]

Complete schedule[]

Team	Manufacturer	No.	Race driver	Crew chief	Rounds
Akins-Sutton Motorsports	Ford	38	Elton Sawyer	Danny Marshburn	Full
American Equipment Racing	Chevrolet	95	(R)	Butch Enders	8
			Ward Burton		12
			Ed Berrier		3
			Butch Leitzinger		1
BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet	74	Johnny Benson	Steve Bird	Full
	Chevrolet	25	Kirk Shelmerdine (R)	Billy Thurston	7
			Johnny Rumley		19
	Chevrolet	51	Jim Bown	Dick Bown	22
		5			1
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	3	Jeff Green	Tony Eury Sr	Full
Doug Taylor Motorsports	Chevrolet	40	Patty Moise		Full
	Ford	18	L. W. Miller (R)	Mark Connolly	8
			Randy Porter		10
			Dennis Setzer		1
			Tom Peck		4
			Ed Berrier		1
			Chuck Bown		1
	Chevrolet	63	Curtis Markham (R)	Jeff Hensley	Full
	Ford	6	Tommy Houston	Scott Houston	Full
	Chevrolet 25 Oldsmobile1	99	Phil Parsons	David Ifft	Full
	Chevrolet	57	Jason Keller	Steve Addington	Full
Labonte Motorsports	Chevrolet	44	David Green	Charles Smith	Full
	Ford	35	Doug Heveron	Kenneth Campbell	25
			Jimmy Hensley		1
	Chevrolet	71	Kevin Lepage	Danny Smith	Full
Mark Rypien Motorsports	Ford	23	Chad Little	Gary Cogswell	Full
	Chevrolet	92	Larry Pearson	Ryan Pemberton	Full
	Ford	20	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Vic Kangas	8
			Jimmy Spencer		13
			Joe Bessey		2
			Dennis Setzer		1
	Chevrolet	08	Bobby Dotter	Lonnie Rush	25
			Dennis Setzer		1
	Chevrolet	72	Tracy Leslie		24
			Todd Bodine		2
Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	43	Rodney Combs	Bob Johnson	Full
RaDiUs Motorsports	Ford	55	Tim Fedewa	Bryan Smith	Full
Reiser Enterprises	Chevrolet	17	Robbie Reiser	Joe Shear Jr.	Full
	Chevrolet	1	Hermie Sadler	Bobby King	Full
	Chevrolet	64		Allen Cretsinger	15
			Randy LaJoie		10
			Bobby Dotter		1
ST Motorsports	Chevrolet	47	Jeff Fuller (R)	Steve Plattenberger	Full
Team 34	Chevrolet	34	Mike McLaughlin	Clyde McLeod	Full

Limited schedule[]

Team	Manufacturer	No.	Race driver	Crew chief	Rounds
	Ford	59	Dennis Setzer	Ricky Pearson	14
Bahari Racing	Pontiac	30	Michael Waltrip	Ronnie Silver	6
Barrett Racing	Chevrolet	91	Stanton Barrett		2
Bobby Jones Racing	Ford	50	Jeremy Mayfield		8
			Tommy Ellis		2
			Derrike Cope		3
Boley Racing	Ford	26			1
Bradshaw Racing Assoc.	Chevrolet	83		Rick Tori	1
Buckshot Racing	Ford 11 Chevrolet 1	00	Buckshot Jones (R)		12
	Chevrolet	53	(R)		7
	Ford	36	Shawna Robinson	Allen Russell	4
			Andy Belmont		5
			Bill Venturini		3
		46	Andy Belmont		2
	Ford	32	Dale Jarrett	John Ervin	12
	Chevrolet	97	Joe Bessey	Bob Hayden	5
			Ed Berrier		2
	Chevrolet	16			2
					2
			Mark Day		1
Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Chevrolet	29	Steve Grissom	Tommy Morgan	15
Douglas Motorsports	Pontiac	70	Johnny Chapman		3
			Patty Moise		1
	Chevrolet	61			5
	Chevrolet	88	Pete Orr		4
FILMAR Racing	Ford	8	Kenny Wallace	Gil Martin	15
	Ford	39	Tim Bender	Bob Bender	4
Franks Racing	Chevrolet	4			2
Fred Turner Racing	Chevrolet	22	Sterling Marlin		1
	Ford	81	Todd Bodine	Tim LaWarre	1
					1
	Chevrolet	03	David Bonnett (R)		8
Henderson Motorsports	Ford	75	Rick Wilson	Chris Carrier	14
	Chevrolet	5	Brad Teague		2
Ingram Racing	Chevrolet	11	Jamie Aube		1
					1
	Chevrolet	68	Chris Diamond	Darryl Diamond	6
Ken Schrader Racing	Chevrolet	52	Ken Schrader	Tim Kohuth	9
Key Motorsports	Chevrolet	05		Curtis Key	1
	Ford		Chuck Bown		3
Kilby Racing	Chevrolet	49			2
Labonte Motorsports	Chevrolet	11	Darrell Waltrip		1
		14	Terry Labonte	Bob Labonte	19
	Ford	77			1
	Chevrolet	98			3
			Tracy Leslie		1
	Chevrolet	80	Ashton Lewis Jr.		2
	Ford	97			1
MacDonald Motorsports	Chevrolet	01	Randy MacDonald		2
	Chevrolet	53			2
	Chevrolet	70			5
NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	87	Joe Nemechek	Mike Boerschinger	6
	Ford	90	Mike Wallace	Barry Owen	20
		9			4
Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	4	Jeff Purvis	Marc Reno	9
	Ford	48	Randy Porter		3
RaDiUs Motorsports	Ford	66	Glenn Allen Jr.		1
			Johnny Chapman		2
	Chevrolet	2	Kevin Ray		2
Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	12	Mike Dillon	Dean Johnson	5
	Chevrolet	2	Ricky Craven	Scott Maxim	9
			Michael Ritch		1
Roush Racing	Ford	60	Mark Martin	Bobby Leslie	15
		9	Ted Musgrave		1
Team SABCO Fred Turner Racing	Pontiac	42	Bobby Hamilton	Clyde Mendenhall	5
			Dennis Setzer		3
Sacks Motorsports	Pontiac	33	Greg Sacks		5
Shepherd Racing	Ford	21	Morgan Shepherd	Dick Schlitz	8
	Chevrolet	85	Shane Hall		3
	Ford	37	Hut Stricklin		2
	Ford 7 Chevrolet 1	15	Jerry Nadeau		8
Tobias Racing	Ford	58	Toby Tobias Jr.		2
Virtue Racing	Ford	54	Rich Bickle	Fred Wanke	12
	Chevrolet	88			2
		97			1
Ware Racing Enterprises	Chevrolet	98	Rick Ware		1
Whitaker Racing	Chevrolet	7	Stevie Reeves	Jim Harmon	20
Williams Racing	Ford	56	Ed Berrier		2
			(R)	Darrell Bryant	4
		58			2
Zock Motorsports	Ford	82	Derrike Cope	Red Farmer	3

Races[]

Goody's 300[]

The Goody's 300 was held February 18 at Daytona International Speedway. Michael Waltrip won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 23-Chad Little
2. 30-Michael Waltrip
3. 14-Terry Labonte
4. 8-Kenny Wallace
5. 54-Rich Bickle
6. 51-Jim Bown
7. 3-Jeff Green
8. 60-Mark Martin
9. 4-Jeff Purvis
10. 74-Johnny Benson

• This was Little's first career Busch Series victory.

Goodwrench 200[]

The Goodwrench 200 was held February 25 at North Carolina Speedway. David Green won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 23-Chad Little
2. 60-Mark Martin
3. 14-Terry Labonte
4. 74-Johnny Benson
5. 21-Morgan Shepherd
6. 99-Phil Parsons
7. 82-Derrike Cope
8. 90-Mike Wallace
9. 97-Joe Bessey
10. 3-Jeff Green

Hardee's 250[]

The Hardee's 250 was held March 4 at Richmond International Raceway. Chad Little won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 8-Kenny Wallace
2. 14-Terry Labonte
3. 74-Johnny Benson
4. 34-Mike McLaughlin
5. 57-Jason Keller
6. 7-Stevie Reeves
7. 6-Tommy Houston
8. 08-Bobby Dotter
9. 99-Phil Parsons
10. 48-Randy Porter

Busch Light 300[]

The Busch Light 300 was held March 11 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 74-Johnny Benson
2. 52-Ken Schrader
3. 51-Jim Bown
4. 55-Tim Fedewa
5. 1-Hermie Sadler
6. 43-Rodney Combs
7. 92-Larry Pearson
8. 82-Derrike Cope
9. 75-Rick Wilson
10. 38-Elton Sawyer

Opryland USA 320[]

The Opryland USA 320 was held March 17 at Nashville Speedway USA. Darrell Waltrip won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 44-David Green
2. 23-Chad Little
3. 14-Terry Labonte
4. 8-Kenny Wallace
5. 92-Larry Pearson
6. 74-Johnny Benson
7. 34-Mike McLaughlin
8. 11-Darrell Waltrip
9. 17-Robbie Reiser
10. 3-Jeff Green

Mark III Vans 200[]

The Mark III Vans 200 was held March 25 at Darlington Raceway. Tim Fedewa won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 92-Larry Pearson
2. 74-Johnny Benson
3. 60-Mark Martin
4. 23-Chad Little
5. 99-Phil Parsons
6. 29-Steve Grissom
7. 87-Joe Nemechek
8. 20-Bobby Hillin Jr.
9. 71-Kevin Lepage
10. 57-Jason Keller

Goody's 250[]

The Goody's 250 was held April 1 at Bristol Motor Speedway. David Green won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 29-Steve Grissom
2. 60-Mark Martin
3. 23-Chad Little
4. 8-Kenny Wallace
5. 14-Terry Labonte
6. 74-Johnny Benson
7. 5-Brad Teague
8. 90-Mike Wallace
9. 63-Curtis Markham
10. 57-Jason Keller

Sundrop 400[]

The Sundrop 400 was held April 15 at Hickory Motor Speedway. David Green won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 74-Johnny Benson
2. 1-Hermie Sadler
3. 34-Mike McLaughlin
4. 57-Jason Keller
5. 08-Bobby Dotter
6. 59-Dennis Setzer
7. 47-Jeff Fuller
8. 63-Curtis Markham
9. 51-Jim Bown
10. 11-

• This was Benson's last career NASCAR Busch Series victory.

NE Chevy Dealers 250[]

The NE Chevy Dealers 250 was held May 13 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Mike McLaughlin won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 23-Chad Little
2. 38-Elton Sawyer
3. 90-Mike Wallace
4. 34-Mike McLaughlin
5. 74-Johnny Benson
6. 59-Dennis Setzer
7. 25-Johnny Rumley
8. 72-Tracy Leslie
9. 76-
10. 92-Larry Pearson

Meridian Advantage 200[]

The Meridian Advantage 200 was held May 21 at Nazareth Speedway. David Green won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 55-Tim Fedewa
2. 35-Doug Heveron
3. 74-Johnny Benson
4. 3-Jeff Green
5. 44-David Green
6. 08-Bobby Dotter
7. 57-Jason Keller
8. 38-Elton Sawyer
9. 47-Jeff Fuller
10. 20-Joe Bessey

• This was Fedewa's first career Busch Series victory.

Red Dog 300[]

The Red Dog 300 was held May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Rich Bickle won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 23-Chad Little
2. 3-Jeff Green
3. 72-Tracy Leslie
4. 60-Mark Martin
5. 52-Ken Schrader
6. 57-Jason Keller
7. 14-Terry Labonte
8. 54-Rich Bickle
9. 4-Jeff Purvis
10. 71-Kevin Lepage

GM Goodwrench/Delco 200[]

The GM Goodwrench/Delco 200 was held June 3 at Dover International Speedway. Tracy Leslie won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 34-Mike McLaughlin
2. 90-Mike Wallace
3. 2-Ricky Craven
4. 57-Jason Keller
5. 32-Dale Jarrett
6. 25-Johnny Rumley
7. 99-Phil Parsons
8. 1-Hermie Sadler
9. 23-Chad Little
10. 20-Jimmy Spencer

Carolina Pride / Red Dog 250[]

The Carolina Pride / Red Dog 250 was held June 10 at Myrtle Beach Speedway. Jeff Green won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 92-Larry Pearson
2. 57-Jason Keller
3. 59-Dennis Setzer
4. 3-Jeff Green
5. 08-Bobby Dotter
6. 43-Rodney Combs
7. 63-Curtis Markham
8. 34-Mike McLaughlin
9. 74-Johnny Benson
10. 38-Elton Sawyer

Lysol 200[]

The Lysol 200 was held June 25 at Watkins Glen International. Terry Labonte won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 14-Terry Labonte
2. 23-Chad Little
3. 2-Ricky Craven
4. 34-Mike McLaughlin
5. 3-Jeff Green
6. 29-Steve Grissom
7. 74-Johnny Benson
8. 63-Curtis Markham
9. 1-Hermie Sadler
10. 29-Phil Parsons

Sears Auto Center 250[]

The Sears Auto Center 250 was held July 2 at The Milwaukee Mile. Dennis Setzer won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 32-Dale Jarrett
2. 92-Larry Pearson
3. 3-Jeff Green
4. 59-Dennis Setzer
5. 34-Mike McLaughlin
6. 57-Jason Keller
7. 63-Curtis Markham
8. 23-Chad Little
9. 90-Mike Wallace
10. 54-Rich Bickle

Humminbird Fishfinder 500K[]

The Humminbird Fishfinder 500K was held July 22 at Talladega Superspeedway. Jeff Purvis won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 23-Chad Little
2. 20-Jimmy Spencer
3. 8-Kenny Wallace
4. 87-Joe Nemechek
5. 74-Johnny Benson
6. 90-Mike Wallace
7. 40-Patty Moise
8. 75-Rick Wilson
9. 52-Ken Schrader
10. 38-Elton Sawyer

Ford Credit 300[]

The Ford Credit 300 was held July 29 at South Boston Speedway. Curtis Markham won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 23-Chad Little
2. 34-Mike McLaughlin
3. 44-David Green
4. 92-Larry Pearson
5. 95-Ward Burton
6. 64-Bobby Dotter
7. 38-Elton Sawyer
8. 46-Elliott Sadler
9. 00-Buckshot Jones
10. 71-Kevin Lepage

Kroger 200[]

The Kroger 200 was held August 4 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Elton Sawyer won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 57-Jason Keller
2. 38-Elton Sawyer
3. 34-Mike McLaughlin
4. 72-Tracy Leslie
5. 6-Tommy Houston
6. 1-Hermie Sadler
7. 08-Bobby Dotter
8. 95-Ward Burton
9. 3-Jeff Green
10. 47-Jeff Fuller

• Chris Diamond spun around in turn two and knocked the lights at the exact place where Gary St. Amant did the previous day in the SuperTruck Series.

Detroit Gasket 200[]

The Detroit Gasket 200 was held August 19 at Michigan International Speedway. Dale Jarrett won the pole. Jarrett had led the most laps in the race and won, but was disqualified for a rules violation, giving the win to Mark Martin.^[1]

Top ten results

1. 60-Mark Martin
2. 14-Terry Labonte
3. 64-Randy LaJoie
4. 2-Ricky Craven
5. 74-Johnny Benson
6. 99-Phil Parsons
7. 20-Jimmy Spencer
8. 2-Ward Burton
9. 52-Ken Schrader
10. 34-Mike McLaughlin

• This race was Tommy Ellis' last career start.

Food City 250[]

The Food City 250 was held August 25 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Stevie Reeves won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 29-Steve Grissom
2. 3-Jeff Green
3. 55-Tim Fedewa
4. 23-Chad Little
5. 14-Terry Labonte
6. 44-David Green
7. 6-Tommy Houston
8. 71-Kevin Lepage
9. 20-Jimmy Spencer
10. 47-Jeff Fuller

Gatorade 200[]

The Gatorade 200 was held September 2 at Darlington Raceway. Larry Pearson won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 60-Mark Martin
2. 74-Johnny Benson
3. 95-Ward Burton
4. 99-Phil Parsons
5. 87-Joe Nemechek
6. 90-Mike Wallace
7. 57-Jason Keller
8. 38-Elton Sawyer
9. 3-Jeff Green
10. 34-Mike McLaughlin

Autolite 250[]

The Autolite 250 was held September 8 at Richmond International Raceway. Randy LaJoie won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 32-Dale Jarrett
2. 60-Mark Martin
3. 74-Johnny Benson
4. 29-Steve Grissom
5. 14-Terry Labonte
6. 20-Jimmy Spencer
7. 44-David Green
8. 8-Kenny Wallace
9. 64-Randy LaJoie
10. 38-Elton Sawyer

MBNA 200[]

The MBNA 200 was held September 16 at Dover International Speedway. Jason Keller won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 25-Johnny Rumley
2. 1-Hermie Sadler
3. 99-Phil Parsons
4. 29-Steve Grissom
5. 90-Mike Wallace
6. 35-Doug Heveron
7. 34-Mike McLaughlin
8. 3-Jeff Green
9. 74-Johnny Benson
10. 43-Rodney Combs

All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300[]

The All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 was held October 7 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Bobby Dotter won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 60-Mark Martin
2. 32-Dale Jarrett
3. 4-Jeff Purvis
4. 47-Jeff Fuller
5. 34-Mike McLaughlin
6. 21-Morgan Shepherd
7. 92-Larry Pearson
8. 14-Terry Labonte
9. 05-Chuck Bown
10. 8-Kenny Wallace

AC-Delco 200[]

The AC-Delco 200 was held October 21 at North Carolina Speedway. Johnny Benson won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 72-Todd Bodine
2. 90-Mike Wallace
3. 74-Johnny Benson
4. 95-Ward Burton
5. 44-David Green
6. 29-Steve Grissom
7. 54-Rich Bickle
8. 60-Mark Martin
9. 64-Randy LaJoie
10. 71-Kevin Lepage

Jiffy Lube Miami 300[]

The inaugural Jiffy Lube Miami 300 was held November 5 at the Miami-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex. Joe Nemechek won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 32-Dale Jarrett
2. 55-Tim Fedewa
3. 57-Jason Keller
4. 30-Michael Waltrip
5. 60-Mark Martin
6. 99-Phil Parsons
7. 87-Joe Nemechek
8. 47-Jeff Fuller
9. 74-Johnny Benson
10. 63-Curtis Markham

• Final Busch Grand National Series win for Dale Jarrett.

Final points standings[]

1. Johnny Benson - 3688
2. Chad Little - 3284
3. Mike McLaughlin - 3273
4. Jason Keller - 3211
5. Jeff Green - 3182
6. Larry Pearson - 3029
7. Tim Fedewa - 3022
8. Phil Parsons - 2985
9. Elton Sawyer - 2952
10. Jeff Fuller - 2845
11. Rodney Combs - 2782
12. David Green - 2714
13. Hermie Sadler - 2694
14. Bobby Dotter - 2636
15. Curtis Markham - 2584
16. Tracy Leslie - 2530
17. Terry Labonte - 2490
18. Kevin Lepage - 2355
19. Doug Heveron - 2326
20. Mike Wallace - 2295
21. Tommy Houston - 2069
22. Mark Martin - 2037
23. Dennis Setzer - 2036
24. Jim Bown - 2026
25. Patty Moise - 1901
26. Steve Grissom - 1816
27. Kenny Wallace - 1814
28. Johnny Rumley - 1708
29. Stevie Reeves - 1454
30. Robbie Reiser - 1444
31. Ward Burton - 1389
32. Dale Jarrett - 1376
33. Rich Bickle - 1220
34. Jimmy Spencer - 1177
35. Rick Wilson - 1173
36. - 1030
37. Randy LaJoie - 1029
38. Jeff Purvis - 999
39. Randy Porter - 994
40. Ken Schrader - 984
41. Buckshot Jones - 833
42. Joe Nemechek - 783
43. Ricky Craven - 761
44. Joe Bessey - 733
45. Morgan Shepherd - 715
46. Bobby Hillin Jr. - 616
47. Ed Berrier - 596
48. Michael Waltrip - 595
49. Kirk Shelmerdine - 562
50. Jeremy Mayfield - 535

Rookie of the Year[]

Jeff Fuller, driving for the first-year ST Motorsports was named the 1995 Busch Series Rookie of the Year, finishing in the top-ten six times. His closest runner-up was Curtis Markham, who finished 15th in the final standings. Buckshot Jones and David Bonnett were the only two contenders that season, both of whom ran limited schedules that season.

See also[]

• 1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races
• 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
• 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series

References[]

External links[]

• Busch Series standings and statistics for 1995