1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)

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.

1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400
Race details
Race 24 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1995 Miller 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1995 Miller 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date September 9, 1995
Official name 38th Annual Miller Genuine Draft 400
Location Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (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

Background

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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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
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

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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

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.033 122.543
2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.049 122.455
3 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.057 122.410
4 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 22.071 122.332
5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 22.076 122.305
6 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 22.081 122.277
7 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 22.093 122.211
8 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 22.108 122.128
9 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 22.124 122.039
10 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 22.129 122.012
11 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 22.139 121.957
12 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 22.142 121.940
13 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 22.142 121.940
14 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 22.146 121.918
15 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 22.152 121.885
16 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 22.154 121.874
17 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 22.177 121.748
18 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 22.184 121.709
19 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 22.187 121.693
20 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 22.203 121.605
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 22.218 121.523
22 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 22.219 121.518
23 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.241 121.397
24 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 22.273 121.223
25 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 22.276 121.207
26 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 22.277 121.201
27 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 22.287 121.147
28 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 22.295 121.103
29 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 22.320 120.968
30 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 22.347 120.822
31 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 22.349 120.811
32 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 22.358 120.762
33 31 Greg Sacks A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 22.370 120.697
34 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22.382 120.633
Provisionals
35 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford -* -*
36 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
37 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford -* -*
38 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford -* -*
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 first round qualifying results

Race results

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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

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  1. ^ Kurz Jr., Hank (September 10, 1995). "Fast-pitting Wallace triumphs". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 16. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Higgins, Tom (September 10, 1995). "Wallace races away with Richmond win". The State. p. 47. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Miller Genuine Draft 400". The Charlotte Observer. September 8, 1995. p. 22. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  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.  
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