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.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 24 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
.jpeg) 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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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
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
editQualifying 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
editRace results
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
