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1995 Pepsi 400
Race details
Race 15 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
	The 1995 Pepsi 400 program cover, featuring Jimmy Spencer and Ernie Irvan.
Date	July 1, 1995
Official name	37th Annual Pepsi 400
Location	Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility; 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance	160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance	160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed	166.976 miles per hour (268.722 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Dale Earnhardt;
Time	47.033
Most laps led
Driver	Sterling Marlin; Jeff Gordon
Laps	72
Winner
No. 24	Jeff Gordon
Television in the United States
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 1995 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 1, 1995, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In a one-lap dash to the finish, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to defend the field to take his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.^[1]^[2] To fill out the top three, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.^[3] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.^[4]

Entry list

(R) denotes rookie driver.

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
0	Delma Cowart	H. L. Waters Racing	Ford	Masters Inn Economy
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
19	Loy Allen Jr.	TriStar Motorsports	Ford	HealthSource RI
21	Morgan Shepherd	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	Citgo
22	Jimmy Hensley	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	Ward Burton	A.G. Dillard Motorsports	Chevrolet	Hardee's
32	Chuck Bown	Active Motorsports	Chevrolet	FINA
33	Robert Pressley (R)	Leo Jackson Motorsports	Chevrolet	Skoal Bandit
37	John Andretti	Kranefuss-Haas Racing	Ford	Little Caesars, Kmart
40	Andy Hillenburg	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
44	Jeff Purvis	Phoenix Racing	Ford	Jackaroo Barby-Q-Sauce
65	Steve Seligman	O'Neil Racing	Chevrolet	X-1R
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
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

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 16, at 3:30 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, June 17, at 11:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-38 would be decided on time,^[5] 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.

Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 47.033 and an average speed of 191.355 miles per hour (307.956 km/h).^[6]

Three drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	47.033	191.355
2	4	Sterling Marlin	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	47.190	190.718
3	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	47.212	190.630
4	18	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	47.240	190.517
5	33	Robert Pressley (R)	Leo Jackson Motorsports	Chevrolet	47.242	190.508
6	75	Todd Bodine	Butch Mock Motorsports	Ford	47.339	190.118
7	28	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	47.349	190.078
8	30	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Pontiac	47.414	189.817
9	17	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip Motorsports	Chevrolet	47.425	189.773
10	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	47.440	189.713
11	9	Lake Speed	Melling Racing	Ford	47.448	189.681
12	15	Dick Trickle	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	47.452	189.665
13	21	Morgan Shepherd	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	47.455	189.653
14	10	Ricky Rudd	Rudd Performance Motorsports	Ford	47.483	189.542
15	23	Jimmy Spencer	Travis Carter Enterprises	Ford	47.495	189.494
16	42	Kyle Petty	Team SABCO	Pontiac	47.496	189.490
17	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	47.515	189.414
18	19	Loy Allen Jr.	TriStar Motorsports	Ford	47.530	189.354
19	44	Jeff Purvis	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	47.567	189.207
20	27	Greg Sacks	Junior Johnson & Associates	Ford	47.606	189.052
Failed to lock in Round 1
21	16	Ted Musgrave	Roush Racing	Ford	47.615	189.016
22	2	Rusty Wallace	Penske Racing South	Ford	47.660	188.838
23	90	Mike Wallace	Donlavey Racing	Ford	47.684	188.743
24	11	Brett Bodine	Junior Johnson & Associates	Ford	47.699	188.683
25	7	Geoff Bodine	Geoff Bodine Racing	Ford	47.713	188.628
26	25	Ken Schrader	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	47.726	188.576
27	71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet	47.759	188.446
28	1	Rick Mast	Precision Products Racing	Ford	47.775	188.383
29	32	Chuck Bown	Active Motorsports	Chevrolet	47.840	188.127
30	26	Hut Stricklin	King Racing	Ford	47.869	188.013
31	22	Jimmy Hensley	Bill Davis Racing	Pontiac	47.896	187.907
32	8	Jeff Burton	Stavola Brothers Racing	Ford	47.906	187.868
33	5	Terry Labonte	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	47.998	187.508
34	29	Steve Grissom	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Chevrolet	48,000	187.500
35	98	Jeremy Mayfield	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	Ford	48.007	187.473
36	37	John Andretti	Kranefuss-Haas Racing	Ford	48.041	187.340
37	12	Derrike Cope	Bobby Allison Motorsports	Ford	48.089	187.153
38	77	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Jasper Motorsports	Ford	48.127	187.005
Provisionals
39	43	Bobby Hamilton	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	48.331	186.216
40	41	Ricky Craven (R)	Larry Hedrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	48.160	186.877
41	31	Ward Burton	A.G. Dillard Motorsports	Chevrolet	48.242	186.559
42	40	Andy Hillenburg	Dick Brooks Racing	Pontiac	48.162	186.869
Champion's Provisional
43	94	Bill Elliott	Elliott-Hardy Racing	Ford	48.296	186.351
Failed to qualify
44	65	Steve Seligman	O'Neil Racing	Chevrolet	49.114	183.247
45	81	Kenny Wallace	FILMAR Racing	Ford	49.172	183.031
46	0	Delma Cowart	H. L. Waters Racing	Ford	49.679	181.163
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts	Winnings
1	3	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	160	72	running	185	$96,580
2	2	4	Sterling Marlin	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	160	72	running	180	$63,450
3	1	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	160	11	running	170	$66,200
4	10	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	160	0	running	160	$43,225
5	21	16	Ted Musgrave	Roush Racing	Ford	160	0	running	155	$39,075
6	26	25	Ken Schrader	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	160	0	running	150	$36,075
7	16	42	Kyle Petty	Team SABCO	Pontiac	160	0	running	146	$29,375
8	14	10	Ricky Rudd	Rudd Performance Motorsports	Ford	160	5	running	147	$31,775
9	15	23	Jimmy Spencer	Travis Carter Enterprises	Ford	160	0	running	138	$22,275
10	43	94	Bill Elliott	Elliott-Hardy Racing	Ford	160	0	running	134	$26,125
11	5	33	Robert Pressley (R)	Leo Jackson Motorsports	Chevrolet	160	0	running	130	$26,615
12	12	15	Dick Trickle	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	160	0	running	127	$24,920
13	37	12	Derrike Cope	Bobby Allison Motorsports	Ford	160	0	running	124	$19,530
14	25	7	Geoff Bodine	Geoff Bodine Racing	Ford	160	0	running	121	$29,890
15	8	30	Michael Waltrip	Bahari Racing	Pontiac	160	0	running	118	$24,950
16	30	26	Hut Stricklin	King Racing	Ford	160	0	running	115	$19,860
17	20	27	Greg Sacks	Junior Johnson & Associates	Ford	160	0	running	112	$22,620
18	32	8	Jeff Burton	Stavola Brothers Racing	Ford	160	0	running	109	$23,105
19	33	5	Terry Labonte	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	160	0	running	106	$28,965
20	24	11	Brett Bodine	Junior Johnson & Associates	Ford	159	0	running	103	$28,650
21	11	9	Lake Speed	Melling Racing	Ford	159	0	running	100	$17,280
22	40	41	Ricky Craven (R)	Larry Hedrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	159	0	running	97	$17,560
23	6	75	Todd Bodine	Butch Mock Motorsports	Ford	159	0	running	94	$21,790
24	13	21	Morgan Shepherd	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	159	0	running	91	$21,570
25	27	71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet	159	0	running	88	$16,550
26	28	1	Rick Mast	Precision Products Racing	Ford	159	0	running	85	$21,090
27	22	2	Rusty Wallace	Penske Racing South	Ford	159	0	running	82	$28,035
28	38	77	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Jasper Motorsports	Ford	159	0	running	79	$12,715
29	29	32	Chuck Bown	Active Motorsports	Chevrolet	159	0	running	76	$13,120
30	31	22	Jimmy Hensley	Bill Davis Racing	Pontiac	159	0	running	73	$20,525
31	18	19	Loy Allen Jr.	TriStar Motorsports	Ford	159	0	running	70	$12,470
32	35	98	Jeremy Mayfield	Cale Yarborough Motorsports	Ford	158	0	running	67	$15,440
33	36	37	John Andretti	Kranefuss-Haas Racing	Ford	158	0	running	64	$14,910
34	9	17	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip Motorsports	Chevrolet	158	0	running	61	$17,380
35	41	31	Ward Burton	A.G. Dillard Motorsports	Chevrolet	157	0	running	58	$12,350
36	42	40	Andy Hillenburg	Dick Brooks Racing	Pontiac	157	0	running	55	$17,320
37	23	90	Mike Wallace	Donlavey Racing	Ford	155	0	running	52	$12,291
38	17	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	155	0	running	49	$13,145
39	19	44	Jeff Purvis	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	128	0	crash	46	$12,245
40	39	43	Bobby Hamilton	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	118	0	overheating	43	$12,245
41	4	18	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	48	0	piston	40	$25,245
42	7	28	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	38	0	engine	37	$27,645
43	34	29	Steve Grissom	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Chevrolet	34	0	crash	34	$12,245
Failed to qualify
44		65	Steve Seligman	O'Neil Racing	Chevrolet
45		81	Kenny Wallace	FILMAR Racing	Ford
46		0	Delma Cowart	H. L. Waters Racing	Ford
Official race results

References

^ Newberry, Paul (July 2, 1995). "Gordon wins battle of 'Big Three' in Pepsi 400". Indiana Gazette. p. 22. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Long, Gary (July 2, 1995). "Wonder Boy Gordon catches on in a hurry". The Miami Herald. p. 52. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NASCAR.COM : Tracks". 2010-08-11. Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
^ "Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing". 2010-08-30. Archived from the original on 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
^ Laye, Leonard (June 29, 1995). "Odds don't favor sweep at Daytona". The Charlotte Observer. p. 20. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Coble, Don (June 30, 1995). "Earnhardt charges back to take Daytona pole". Press and Sun-Bulletin. p. 23. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

Previous race: 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)	NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1995 season	Next race: 1995 Slick 50 300

[1] Newberry, Paul (July 2, 1995). "Gordon wins battle of 'Big Three' in Pepsi 400". Indiana Gazette. p. 22. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Long, Gary (July 2, 1995). "Wonder Boy Gordon catches on in a hurry". The Miami Herald. p. 52. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "NASCAR.COM : Tracks". 2010-08-11. Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2021-10-17.

[4] "Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing". 2010-08-30. Archived from the original on 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2021-10-17.

[5] Laye, Leonard (June 29, 1995). "Odds don't favor sweep at Daytona". The Charlotte Observer. p. 20. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Coble, Don (June 30, 1995). "Earnhardt charges back to take Daytona pole". Press and Sun-Bulletin. p. 23. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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