1995 UAW-GM Quality 500

The 1995 UAW-GM Quality 500 was the 28th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 8, 1995, in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to chase down Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt for the lead, passing Earnhardt with three to go to take his 18th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Earnhardt and Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would finish second and third, respectively.

1995 UAW-GM Quality 500
Race details
Race 28 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1995 UAW-GM Quality 500 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
The 1995 UAW-GM Quality 500 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date October 8, 1995
Official name 36th Annual UAW-GM Quality 500
Location Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Scheduled Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Average speed 145.358 miles per hour (233.931 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Rudd Performance Motorsports
Time 29.904
Most laps led
Driver Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports
Laps 107
Winner
No. 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network TBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Ernie Irvan, Dick Berggren
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

In the overall driver's championship points standings, Dale Earnhardt would manage to close the gap between points leader Jeff Gordon by 97 points, decreasing Gordon's lead to 205 points.[3]

Background

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The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.

Entry list

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  • (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 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 Jimmy Hensley A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet Hardee's
32 Greg Sacks 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 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
44 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet Jackaroo Barby-Q-Sauce
66 Billy Standridge Johnson Standridge Racing Ford Duragloss
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
93 Gary Bradberry Bradberry Racing Chevrolet Bradberry Racing
94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford McDonald's
97 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports Ford Bayer
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, October 6, at 12:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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, October 7, at 10:00 AM EST.[4] As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-38 would be decided on time, 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.

Ricky Rudd, driving for Rudd Performance Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.904 and an average speed of 180.578 miles per hour (290.612 km/h) in the first round.[5]

Five drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 29.904 180.578
2 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.025 179.850
3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.061 179.635
4 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 30.096 179.426
5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 30.111 179.336
6 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.112 179.330
7 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 30.135 179.194
8 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.143 179.146
9 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 30.147 179.122
10 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 30.182 178.915
11 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 30.185 178.897
12 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 30.199 178.814
13 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 30.200 178.808
14 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 30.219 178.696
15 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 30.234 178.607
16 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 30.238 178.583
17 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 30.247 178.530
18 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 30.250 178.512
19 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 30.277 178.353
20 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 30.285 178.306
21 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 30.291 178.271
22 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 30.296 178.241
23 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 30.316 178.124
24 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 30.320 178.100
25 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 30.352 177.912
Failed to lock in Round 1
26 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 30.234 178.607
27 19 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford 30.244 178.548
28 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 30.268 178.406
29 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.272 178.383
30 93 Gary Bradberry Bradberry Racing Chevrolet 30.310 178.159
31 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 30.377 177.766
32 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 30.394 177.667
33 32 Greg Sacks Active Motorsports Chevrolet 30.399 177.637
34 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 30.438 177.410
35 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 30.469 177.229
36 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 30.516 176.956
37 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 30.519 176.939
38 31 Jimmy Hensley A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 30.522 176.922
Provisionals
39 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford -* -*
40 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford -* -*
41 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford -* -*
42 40 Rich Bickle Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac -* -*
Champion's Provisional
43 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -*
Failed to qualify
44 97 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports Ford -* -*
45 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford -* -*
46 44 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet -* -*
47 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford -* -*
48 66 Billy Standridge Johnson Standridge Racing Ford -* -*
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 5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 334 5 running 180 $105,650
2 43 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 2 running 175 $86,800
3 8 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 52 running 170 $73,750
4 1 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 334 107 running 170 $90,200
5 31 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 334 0 running 155 $51,400
6 14 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 334 90 running 155 $51,000
7 10 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 334 42 running 151 $48,000
8 24 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 334 3 running 147 $33,000
9 20 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 334 0 running 138 $34,200
10 9 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 334 0 running 134 $26,000
11 39 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 334 0 running 130 $20,100
12 36 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 334 0 running 127 $17,000
13 16 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 334 0 running 124 $15,500
14 6 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 334 5 running 126 $19,900
15 18 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 333 0 running 118 $19,200
16 34 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 333 0 running 115 $22,600
17 4 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 333 4 running 117 $18,900
18 21 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 333 0 running 109 $11,900
19 17 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 333 0 running 106 $15,400
20 28 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 332 0 running 103 $11,750
21 26 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 332 0 running 100 $10,150
22 15 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 332 0 running 97 $9,345
23 40 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 332 0 running 94 $6,065
24 23 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 331 1 running 96 $5,525
25 2 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 331 0 running 88 $14,990
26 7 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 329 0 running 85 $14,165
27 22 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 329 0 running 82 $18,150
28 41 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 328 0 running 79 $13,030
29 11 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 326 0 running 76 $8,120
30 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 321 23 running 78 $25,915
31 13 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 219 0 crash 70 $12,820
32 12 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 210 0 crash 67 $12,640
33 33 32 Greg Sacks Active Motorsports Chevrolet 168 0 engine 64 $4,565
34 32 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 163 0 crash 61 $12,540
35 29 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 140 0 crash 58 $12,015
36 35 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 138 0 crash 55 $9,500
37 27 19 Loy Allen Jr. TriStar Motorsports Ford 136 0 crash 52 $4,490
38 42 40 Rich Bickle Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 126 0 water pump 49 $9,455
39 38 31 Jimmy Hensley A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 107 0 oil pump 46 $4,455
40 25 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 51 0 engine 43 $4,455
41 37 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 piston 40 $4,455
42 19 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 22 0 crash 37 $9,955
43 30 93 Gary Bradberry Bradberry Racing Chevrolet 6 0 crash 34 $4,455
Failed to qualify
44 97 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports Ford
45 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford
46 44 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Chevrolet
47 0 Delma Cowart H. L. Waters Racing Ford
48 66 Billy Standridge Johnson Standridge Racing Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Cain, Holly (October 9, 1995). "Martin pulls off rare weekend sweep". The Tampa Tribune. p. 23. Retrieved November 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Harris, Mike (October 9, 1995). "Martin wins Quality 500; Earnhardt alive in Winston Cup race". Standard-Speaker. p. 19. Retrieved November 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Hobbs, Chris (October 9, 1995). "Gordon feels bite in his points lead". The Charlotte Observer. p. 21. Retrieved November 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "UAW-GM Quality 500". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1995. p. 28. Retrieved November 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ Harris, Mike (October 7, 1995). "Rudd bests field in UAW-GM qualifying". The Times and Democrat. p. 15. Retrieved November 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
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