1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Pocono)
# 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Pocono)

The 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 was the 17th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 16, 1995, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Depending on fuel mileage, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would manage to stretch his last fuel run for 41 laps to take his fourth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Rudd Performance Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

### Entry list

* (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 |
| 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 |
| 14 | Randy MacDonald | Hagan Racing | Pontiac | Big V Drug Stores |
| 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 |
| 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 | Prodigy |
| 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 |
| 82 | Terry Byers | Byers Racing | Ford | Byers Racing |
| 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, July 7, 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 8, 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, 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.

Bill Elliott, driving for Elliott-Hardy Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 55.386 and an average speed of 162.496 miles per hour (261.512 km/h).

Two drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 55.386 | 162.496 |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 55.558 | 161.993 |
| 3 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 55.749 | 161.438 |
| 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.795 | 161.305 |
| 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 55.806 | 161.273 |
| 6 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.824 | 161.221 |
| 7 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 55.825 | 161.218 |
| 8 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 55.877 | 161.068 |
| 9 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.884 | 161.048 |
| 10 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 55.894 | 161.019 |
| 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.917 | 160.953 |
| 12 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.946 | 160.869 |
| 13 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 55.981 | 160.769 |
| 14 | 31 | Ward Burton | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.983 | 160.763 |
| 15 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 56.041 | 160.597 |
| 16 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 56.105 | 160.414 |
| 17 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 56.174 | 160.216 |
| 18 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford | 56.196 | 160.154 |
| 19 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 56.208 | 160.120 |
| 20 | 22 | Jimmy Hensley | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 56.219 | 160.088 |
| 21 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 56.248 | 160.006 |
| 22 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 56.281 | 159.912 |
| 23 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 56.296 | 159.869 |
| 24 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.305 | 159.844 |
| 25 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 56.317 | 159.810 |
| 26 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.325 | 159.787 |
| 27 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 56.449 | 159.436 |
| 28 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.466 | 159.388 |
| 29 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 56.475 | 159.363 |
| 30 | 40 | Rich Bickle | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | 56.481 | 159.346 |
| 31 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 56.573 | 159.086 |
| 32 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 56.631 | 158.924 |
| 33 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 56.639 | 158.901 |
| 34 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | 56.741 | 158.615 |
| 35 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 56.834 | 158.356 |
| 36 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 56.976 | 157.961 |
| 37 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 56.992 | 157.917 |
| 38 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 57.062 | 157.723 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 39 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 40 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 41 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 42 | 14 | Randy MacDonald | Hagan Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 43 | 82 | Terry Byers | Byers Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 15 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 200 | 26 | running | 180 | $72,970 |
| 2 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 18 | running | 175 | $48,520 |
| 3 | 13 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 165 | $41,010 |
| 4 | 7 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | 165 | $32,135 |
| 5 | 1 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 200 | 15 | running | 160 | $32,780 |
| 6 | 27 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | 155 | $29,180 |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 41 | running | 151 | $38,760 |
| 8 | 38 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 142 | $19,080 |
| 9 | 9 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 138 | $12,080 |
| 10 | 25 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 134 | $23,780 |
| 11 | 14 | 31 | Ward Burton | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 130 | $15,530 |
| 12 | 33 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 127 | $10,980 |
| 13 | 10 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 124 | $19,980 |
| 14 | 24 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 121 | $25,380 |
| 15 | 16 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 118 | $24,480 |
| 16 | 22 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 200 | 74 | running | 125 | $30,480 |
| 17 | 31 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 200 | 2 | running | 117 | $19,280 |
| 18 | 6 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 109 | $23,080 |
| 19 | 8 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 106 | $13,930 |
| 20 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 103 | $31,555 |
| 21 | 21 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 100 | $18,380 |
| 22 | 29 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 97 | $13,180 |
| 23 | 40 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 94 | $17,980 |
| 24 | 3 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 91 | $17,830 |
| 25 | 39 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 2 | running | 93 | $13,880 |
| 26 | 35 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 85 | $12,530 |
| 27 | 23 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 198 | 2 | running | 87 | $17,355 |
| 28 | 17 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 79 | $17,205 |
| 29 | 41 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 76 | $17,055 |
| 30 | 30 | 40 | Rich Bickle | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | 196 | 0 | running | 73 | $14,005 |
| 31 | 26 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 70 | $11,955 |
| 32 | 20 | 22 | Jimmy Hensley | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 194 | 0 | running | 67 | $16,905 |
| 33 | 37 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 2 | engine | 69 | $11,305 |
| 34 | 28 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | running | 61 | $14,230 |
| 35 | 32 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 1 | running | 63 | $21,655 |
| 36 | 12 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | engine | 55 | $13,580 |
| 37 | 34 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | 149 | 0 | crash | 52 | $8,515 |
| 38 | 36 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 136 | 0 | engine | 49 | $8,390 |
| 39 | 19 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 108 | 0 | engine | 46 | $8,390 |
| 40 | 4 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 93 | 15 | engine | 48 | $14,390 |
| 41 | 18 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford | 38 | 0 | engine | 40 | $13,390 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 42 | | 14 | Randy MacDonald | Hagan Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 43 | | 82 | Terry Byers | Byers Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||
