1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)
# 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)

The 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 14th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 18, 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. On the final restart with 16 to go, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would manage to make a charge to the front and race to his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

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

* (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 |
| 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 | Randy LaJoie (R) | 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 | Jimmy Horton | 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 | Active Trucking |
| 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit |
| 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | Little Caesars, Kmart |
| 40 | Greg Sacks | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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, Batman Forever |
| 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, 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.

Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 38.583 and an average speed of 186.611 miles per hour (300.321 km/h).

Two drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 38.583 | 186.611 |
| 2 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 38.887 | 185.152 |
| 3 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.000 | 184.615 |
| 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 39.023 | 184.507 |
| 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 39.041 | 184.422 |
| 6 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 39.050 | 184.379 |
| 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 39.059 | 184.337 |
| 8 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 39.062 | 184.322 |
| 9 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 39.124 | 184.030 |
| 10 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 39.132 | 183.993 |
| 11 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.152 | 183.899 |
| 12 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 39.173 | 183.800 |
| 13 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 39.173 | 183.800 |
| 14 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 39.190 | 183.720 |
| 15 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.193 | 183.706 |
| 16 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.233 | 183.519 |
| 17 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford | 39.303 | 183.192 |
| 18 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 39.315 | 183.136 |
| 19 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 39.326 | 183.085 |
| 20 | 31 | Ward Burton | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.338 | 183.029 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 39.165 | 183.838 |
| 22 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.222 | 183.570 |
| 23 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 39.334 | 183.048 |
| 24 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 39.361 | 182.922 |
| 25 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 39.363 | 182.913 |
| 26 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 39.363 | 182.913 |
| 27 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 39.364 | 182.908 |
| 28 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 39.379 | 182.839 |
| 29 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 39.395 | 182.764 |
| 30 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.441 | 182.551 |
| 31 | 22 | Randy LaJoie (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 39.457 | 182.477 |
| 32 | 32 | Chuck Bown | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.475 | 182.394 |
| 33 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | 39.486 | 182.343 |
| 34 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 39.573 | 181.942 |
| 35 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 39.578 | 181.919 |
| 36 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 39.599 | 181.823 |
| 37 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.608 | 181.781 |
| 38 | 44 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 39.624 | 181.708 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 39 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 40 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 41 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 42 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 43 | 88 | Gary Bradberry | Bradberry Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 44 | 40 | Greg Sacks | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 19 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 58 | running | 180 | $84,080 |
| 2 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 80 | running | 180 | $72,530 |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 200 | 7 | running | 170 | $44,780 |
| 4 | 21 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | 165 | $31,375 |
| 5 | 39 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 5 | running | 160 | $36,075 |
| 6 | 29 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 200 | 8 | running | 155 | $33,500 |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 146 | $37,350 |
| 8 | 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 142 | $31,200 |
| 9 | 15 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 138 | $30,800 |
| 10 | 6 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 134 | $17,400 |
| 11 | 10 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 130 | $18,950 |
| 12 | 24 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 127 | $23,375 |
| 13 | 14 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 124 | $13,625 |
| 14 | 34 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 121 | $17,375 |
| 15 | 42 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 118 | $18,375 |
| 16 | 8 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 198 | 5 | running | 120 | $21,400 |
| 17 | 22 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 112 | $21,975 |
| 18 | 20 | 31 | Ward Burton | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 109 | $15,640 |
| 19 | 36 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 106 | $15,325 |
| 20 | 37 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 103 | $16,760 |
| 21 | 35 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | flagged | 100 | $25,890 |
| 22 | 9 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 97 | $14,575 |
| 23 | 23 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 94 | $24,065 |
| 24 | 32 | 32 | Chuck Bown | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 91 | $10,955 |
| 25 | 12 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 183 | 0 | running | 88 | $14,345 |
| 26 | 16 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 176 | 3 | crash | 90 | $18,885 |
| 27 | 40 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | running | 82 | $18,725 |
| 28 | 11 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | engine | 79 | $10,565 |
| 29 | 27 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 175 | 0 | engine | 76 | $18,455 |
| 30 | 13 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 175 | 0 | running | 73 | $13,390 |
| 31 | 26 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 143 | 0 | running | 70 | $17,760 |
| 32 | 28 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 138 | 0 | crash | 67 | $10,190 |
| 33 | 30 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 64 | $10,085 |
| 34 | 18 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | running | 61 | $15,015 |
| 35 | 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 127 | 2 | crash | 63 | $29,945 |
| 36 | 33 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | 78 | 0 | engine | 55 | $9,900 |
| 37 | 17 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford | 70 | 0 | crash | 52 | $14,865 |
| 38 | 2 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 70 | 31 | crash | 54 | $24,780 |
| 39 | 38 | 44 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | engine | 46 | $9,780 |
| 40 | 25 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 50 | 0 | crash | 43 | $22,780 |
| 41 | 31 | 22 | Randy LaJoie (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 18 | 0 | valve | 40 | $14,780 |
| 42 | 41 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 17 | 0 | engine | 37 | $14,780 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 43 | | 88 | Gary Bradberry | Bradberry Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 44 | | 40 | Greg Sacks | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||
