1995 DieHard 500

The 1995 DieHard 500 was the 18th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 23, 1995, in Lincoln, Alabama, at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66-mile (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. At race's end, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his fourth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

1995 DieHard 500
Race details
Race 18 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1995 DieHard 500 program cover.
The 1995 DieHard 500 program cover.
Date July 23, 1995
Official name 27th Annual DieHard 500
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed 173.188 miles per hour (278.719 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Time 49.307
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 97
Winner
No. 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Ned Jarrett, Richard Petty
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

On lap 139 of the race, a 13-car pileup started when Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon tapped the left rear of teammate Ken Schrader, sending Schrader airborne. Schrader proceeded to flip numerous times end over end. In the carnage, 12 other cars suffered damage. Schrader suffered a bruised right eye in the wreck.[3]

Background

The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) tri-oval.

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 Randy LaJoie 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 Southwest Technical Group
75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Factory Stores of America
77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford US Airways, Jasper Engines & Transmissions
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
97 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports Ford Neutrogena, Lever 2000
98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford RCA

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 21, at 4:00 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, July 22, at 11:45 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,[4] 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.

Sterling Marlin, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 49.307 and an average speed of 194.212 miles per hour (312.554 km/h) in the first round.[5]

Three drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 49.307 194.212
2 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 49.412 193.799
3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.427 193.740
4 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.448 193.658
5 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.450 193.650
6 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 49.482 193.525
7 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 49.494 193.478
8 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 49.506 193.433
9 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 49.518 193.384
10 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 49.564 193.205
11 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 49.570 193.181
12 44 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 49.570 193.181
13 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 49.582 193.135
14 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 49.602 193.057
15 19 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford 49.630 192.948
16 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 49.665 192.812
17 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 49.681 192.750
18 40 Randy LaJoie Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 49.705 192.657
19 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 49.746 192.498
20 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 49.782 192.359
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 49.834 192.158
22 97 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports Ford 49.845 192.116
23 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 49.850 192.096
24 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 49.860 192.058
25 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 49.870 192.019
26 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 49.894 191.927
27 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 49.907 191.877
28 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 49.976 191.612
29 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.006 191.497
30 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 50.081 191.210
31 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 50.094 191.161
32 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 50.116 191.077
33 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 50.135 191.004
34 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 50.141 190.981
35 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 50.170 190.871
36 32 Chuck Bown Active Motorsports Chevrolet 50.183 190.822
37 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 50.185 190.814
38 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.191 190.791
Provisionals
39 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac -* -*
40 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford -* -*
41 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac -* -*
42 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
Champion's Provisional
43 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford -* -*
Failed to qualify
44 22 Jimmy Hensley Bill Davis Racing Pontiac -* -*
45 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford -* -*
46 65 Steve Seligman O'Neil Racing Chevrolet -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 1 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 188 57 running 180 $219,425
2 13 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 188 0 running 170 $65,895
3 5 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 20 running 170 $57,105
4 24 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 188 1 running 165 $40,805
5 43 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 188 4 running 160 $32,325
6 41 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 188 0 running 150 $34,100
7 11 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 188 2 running 151 $31,875
8 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 97 running 152 $42,375
9 7 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 188 4 running 143 $24,695
10 23 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 187 0 running 134 $22,925
11 33 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 187 0 running 130 $23,755
12 35 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 187 0 running 127 $18,375
13 21 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 187 0 running 124 $18,055
14 28 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 187 0 running 121 $21,885
15 40 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 187 0 running 118 $18,610
16 30 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 187 0 running 115 $13,575
17 16 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 187 0 running 112 $22,110
18 22 97 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports Ford 186 0 running 109 $14,105
19 25 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 186 0 running 106 $16,725
20 42 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 186 0 running 103 $18,135
21 39 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 186 0 running 100 $16,105
22 37 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 186 0 running 97 $20,875
23 32 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 186 0 running 94 $12,470
24 19 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 185 0 running 91 $26,815
25 31 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 185 0 running 88 $15,585
26 29 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 185 0 running 85 $16,060
27 10 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 183 0 running 82 $20,390
28 34 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 181 0 running 79 $24,820
29 14 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 162 0 crash 76 $19,750
30 26 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 158 0 crash 73 $26,880
31 2 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 144 2 crash 75 $25,090
32 4 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 138 0 crash 67 $20,120
33 38 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 138 0 crash 64 $26,240
34 9 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 138 0 crash 61 $11,395
35 20 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 138 0 crash 58 $11,365
36 27 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 126 1 engine 60 $16,320
37 36 32 Chuck Bown Active Motorsports Chevrolet 107 0 crash 52 $11,306
38 17 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 103 0 engine 49 $16,175
39 15 19 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford 97 0 engine 46 $11,175
40 18 40 Randy LaJoie Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 96 0 transmission 43 $16,175
41 6 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 68 0 piston 40 $24,175
42 12 44 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 50 0 engine 37 $11,175
43 8 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 45 0 engine 34 $16,675
Failed to qualify
44 22 Jimmy Hensley Bill Davis Racing Pontiac
45 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford
46 65 Steve Seligman O'Neil Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

References

  1. Berger, Ken (July 24, 1995). "Marlin conquers Talladega, claims pole-sitter bonus". The Park City Daily News. p. 9. Retrieved November 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. Estes, Cary (July 24, 1995). "Marlin the big fish at Talladega". Citizens' Voice. p. 47. Retrieved November 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Higgins, Tom (July 24, 1995). "Schrader took wild ride, but Gordon left shaken". The Charlotte Observer. p. 25. Retrieved November 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. "DieHard 500". The Charlotte Observer. July 21, 1995. p. 24. Retrieved November 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. Berger, Ken (July 22, 1995). "Marlin is fastest before storm hits". The Morning Call. p. 47. Retrieved November 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com. open access
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