1995 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400

The 1995 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 was the 21st stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 20, 1995, in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Gambling on a fuel strategy, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would decide to run the final 55 laps on one tank of fuel. He would then capture the lead with 15 to go, taking his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Terry Labonte and Jeff Gordon, both drivers for Hendrick Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.

1995 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400
Race details
Race 21 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1995 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
The 1995 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
Date August 20, 1995
Official name 26th Annual GM Goodwrench Dealer 400
Location Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2 mi (3.2 km)
Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed 157.739 miles per hour (253.856 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 39.045
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 68
Winner
No. 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NASCAR on ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Michigan International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

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
02 Tim Steele H. S. Die Racing Team Ford Teletron
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 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 Greg Sacks Active Motorsports Chevrolet Active Trucking
33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet Skoal Bandit
37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford Little Caesars, Kmart
40 Rich Bickle 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
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Tork Automotive
72 Tracy Leslie Parker Racing Chevrolet Detroit Gasket
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
88 Gary Bradberry Bradberry Racing Chevrolet Bradberry Racing
90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford McDonald's
95 Loy Allen Jr. Sadler Brothers Racing Ford Shoney's Inn
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, August 18, 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, August 19, at 10:30 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,[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.

Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 39.045 and an average speed of 184.403 miles per hour (296.768 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Four drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 39.045 184.403
2 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 39.117 184.063
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 39.211 183.622
4 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 39.258 183.402
5 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 39.378 182.843
6 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 39.383 182.820
7 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 39.404 182.723
8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39.460 182.463
9 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 39.474 182.399
10 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 39.485 182.348
11 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 39.552 182.039
12 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 39.565 181.979
13 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39.574 181.938
14 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 39.592 181.855
15 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 39.697 181.374
16 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39.709 181.319
17 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 39.753 181.118
18 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 39.757 181.100
19 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 39.765 181.064
20 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 39.812 180.850
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39.778 181.005
22 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 39.802 180.895
23 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 39.823 180.800
24 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 39.844 180.705
25 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 39.847 180.691
26 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 39.852 180.668
27 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 39.869 180.591
28 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 39.896 180.469
29 88 Gary Bradberry Bradberry Racing Chevrolet 39.909 180.410
30 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 39.931 180.311
31 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 39.940 180.270
32 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 39.952 180.216
33 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 39.956 180.198
34 32 Greg Sacks Active Motorsports Chevrolet 39.963 180.167
35 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39.969 180.140
36 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 40.008 179.964
37 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 40.010 179.955
38 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 40.061 179.726
Provisionals
39 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 40.313 178.602
40 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 40.242 178.918
41 22 Jimmy Hensley Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 40.600 177.340
42 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 40.295 178.682
Failed to qualify
43 40 Rich Bickle Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 40.081 179.636
44 72 Tracy Leslie Parker Racing Chevrolet 40.313 178.602
45 02 Tim Steele H. S. Die Racing Team Ford 40.611 177.292
46 95 Loy Allen Jr. Sadler Brothers Racing Ford 41.013 175.554
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 1 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 200 17 running 180 $97,445
2 13 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 170 $52,695
3 21 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 68 running 175 $46,420
4 14 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 160 $38,170
5 24 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 200 3 running 160 $37,690
6 15 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 150 $29,590
7 16 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 146 $23,490
8 11 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 200 0 running 142 $21,140
9 6 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 199 28 running 143 $20,290
10 38 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 199 0 running 134 $24,940
11 25 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 199 0 running 130 $23,640
12 9 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 199 0 running 127 $18,140
13 7 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 199 0 running 124 $22,640
14 36 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 198 0 running 121 $17,140
15 32 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 118 $22,690
16 28 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 197 1 running 120 $20,990
17 22 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 197 0 running 112 $15,640
18 33 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 running 109 $20,840
19 40 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 197 0 running 106 $20,040
20 27 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 197 0 running 103 $12,690
21 20 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 197 0 running 100 $19,215
22 41 22 Jimmy Hensley Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 196 0 brakes 97 $19,415
23 12 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 196 0 running 94 $19,215
24 10 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 196 0 running 91 $10,915
25 42 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 194 0 running 88 $13,865
26 35 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 194 0 running 85 $18,565
27 19 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 179 0 engine 82 $25,115
28 31 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 166 0 running 79 $18,465
29 30 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 162 0 running 76 $12,865
30 2 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 160 46 valve 78 $23,615
31 37 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 138 0 crash 70 $15,165
32 18 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 108 0 engine 67 $10,115
33 17 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 101 36 camshaft 69 $35,465
34 26 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 98 0 piston 61 $10,015
35 8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 87 0 timing belt 58 $29,965
36 5 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 75 0 engine 55 $22,940
37 4 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 73 1 engine 57 $10,040
38 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 52 0 timing chain 49 $24,015
39 23 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 40 0 ignition 46 $9,840
40 34 32 Greg Sacks Active Motorsports Chevrolet 34 0 rear end 43 $9,840
41 29 88 Gary Bradberry Bradberry Racing Chevrolet 26 0 rear end 40 $9,840
42 39 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 21 0 lifter 37 $14,840
Failed to qualify
43 40 Rich Bickle Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac
44 72 Tracy Leslie Parker Racing Chevrolet
45 02 Tim Steele H. S. Die Racing Team Ford
46 95 Loy Allen Jr. Sadler Brothers Racing Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Higgins, Tom (August 21, 1995). "Labonte makes it two straight at Michigan". St. Lucie News Tribune. p. 32. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Atkins, Harry (August 21, 1995). "Running on empty". The Paducah Sun. p. 11. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "GM Goodwrench Dealer 400". The Charlotte Observer. August 18, 1995. p. 28. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ McCollister, Tom (August 19, 1995). "Bobby Labonte edges Rudd to take pole at Michigan". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 56. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
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