1995 TranSouth Financial 400
# 1995 TranSouth Financial 400

The 1995 TranSouth Financial 400 was the fifth stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 39th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 26, 1995, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 293 laps to complete. In a wreck-filled race, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin would manage to make a late-race pass for the lead with 12 to go to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Roush Racing driver Ted Musgrave would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

### 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 | Brett Bodine Racing | 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 | Phil Parsons | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | Ultra Custom Wheels |
| 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 | Steve Kinser | King Racing | Ford | Quaker State |
| 27 | Loy Allen Jr. | 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 |
| 47 | Billy Standridge | Standridge Motorsports | Ford | World Championship Wrestling |
| 52 | Brad Teague | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Terramite |
| 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | Factory Stores of America |
| 77 | Davy Jones (R) | 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 |
| 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, March 24, at 2:30 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, March 25, at 10:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 20-38 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.

Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 28.786 and an average speed of 170.833 miles per hour (274.929 km/h) in the first round.

Three drivers would fail to qualify: Kenny Wallace, Brad Teague, and Phil Parsons.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.786 | 170.833 |
| 2 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.952 | 169.854 |
| 3 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.967 | 169.766 |
| 4 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 29.001 | 169.567 |
| 5 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.025 | 169.426 |
| 6 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.190 | 168.469 |
| 7 | 31 | Ward Burton | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.218 | 168.307 |
| 8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 29.228 | 168.250 |
| 9 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.242 | 168.169 |
| 10 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.275 | 167.980 |
| 11 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 29.278 | 167.962 |
| 12 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 29.298 | 167.848 |
| 13 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 29.331 | 167.659 |
| 14 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.333 | 167.647 |
| 15 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.380 | 167.379 |
| 16 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 29.401 | 167.260 |
| 17 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 29.414 | 167.186 |
| 18 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 29.430 | 167.095 |
| 19 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 29.436 | 167.061 |
| 20 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 29.444 | 167.015 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | 29.187 | 168.486 |
| 22 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 29.188 | 168.480 |
| 23 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.204 | 168.388 |
| 24 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.207 | 168.371 |
| 25 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 29.372 | 167.425 |
| 26 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 29.387 | 167.339 |
| 27 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 29.434 | 167.072 |
| 28 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 29.467 | 166.885 |
| 29 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 29.518 | 166.597 |
| 30 | 40 | Greg Sacks | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | 29.525 | 166.557 |
| 31 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 29.542 | 166.461 |
| 32 | 26 | Steve Kinser | King Racing | Ford | 29.567 | 166.321 |
| 33 | 22 | Randy LaJoie (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 29.584 | 166.225 |
| 34 | 77 | Davy Jones (R) | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 29.614 | 166.057 |
| 35 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 29.632 | 165.956 |
| 36 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Standridge Motorsports | Ford | 29.635 | 165.939 |
| 37 | 32 | Chuck Bown | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.651 | 165.849 |
| 38 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 29.690 | 165.632 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 39 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 40 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 41 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 42 | 27 | Loy Allen Jr. | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 43 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 44 | 52 | Brad Teague | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 45 | 19 | Phil Parsons | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 43 | running | 180 | $86,185 |
| 2 | 23 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 37 | running | 175 | $54,355 |
| 3 | 18 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 293 | 21 | running | 170 | $43,565 |
| 4 | 31 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 293 | 0 | running | 160 | $36,570 |
| 5 | 13 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 293 | 0 | running | 155 | $22,950 |
| 6 | 24 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 4 | running | 155 | $18,600 |
| 7 | 28 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 293 | 1 | running | 151 | $22,720 |
| 8 | 16 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 293 | 1 | running | 147 | $21,990 |
| 9 | 25 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 293 | 0 | running | 138 | $16,385 |
| 10 | 15 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 292 | 0 | running | 134 | $13,980 |
| 11 | 3 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 291 | 0 | running | 130 | $20,500 |
| 12 | 21 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | 290 | 0 | running | 127 | $24,820 |
| 13 | 27 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 288 | 8 | running | 129 | $25,610 |
| 14 | 36 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Standridge Motorsports | Ford | 287 | 0 | running | 121 | $10,805 |
| 15 | 41 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 287 | 0 | running | 118 | $15,000 |
| 16 | 33 | 22 | Randy LaJoie (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 285 | 0 | running | 115 | $20,630 |
| 17 | 17 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 272 | 0 | running | 112 | $10,275 |
| 18 | 42 | 27 | Loy Allen Jr. | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 249 | 0 | running | 109 | $18,140 |
| 19 | 20 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 242 | 2 | running | 111 | $18,595 |
| 20 | 34 | 77 | Davy Jones (R) | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 241 | 0 | running | 103 | $15,065 |
| 21 | 6 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 239 | 0 | running | 100 | $18,095 |
| 22 | 30 | 40 | Greg Sacks | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | 236 | 0 | running | 97 | $17,875 |
| 23 | 8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | 94 | $24,630 |
| 24 | 40 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 228 | 0 | running | 91 | $9,310 |
| 25 | 7 | 31 | Ward Burton | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 227 | 0 | running | 88 | $9,390 |
| 26 | 39 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 216 | 0 | crash | 85 | $17,275 |
| 27 | 11 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 216 | 0 | crash | 82 | $17,110 |
| 28 | 19 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 216 | 0 | crash | 79 | $16,950 |
| 29 | 22 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 216 | 0 | running | 76 | $8,890 |
| 30 | 9 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 212 | 0 | running | 73 | $16,805 |
| 31 | 35 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 203 | 18 | running | 75 | $11,745 |
| 32 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 156 | crash | 77 | $20,875 |
| 33 | 10 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 64 | $8,650 |
| 34 | 2 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 61 | $23,565 |
| 35 | 38 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 190 | 0 | crash | 58 | $13,580 |
| 36 | 29 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 183 | 2 | running | 60 | $8,545 |
| 37 | 12 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 157 | 0 | running | 52 | $22,531 |
| 38 | 26 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | transmission | 49 | $22,809 |
| 39 | 37 | 32 | Chuck Bown | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | oil leak | 46 | $8,409 |
| 40 | 32 | 26 | Steve Kinser | King Racing | Ford | 95 | 0 | engine | 43 | $13,409 |
| 41 | 4 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 74 | 0 | crash | 40 | $21,409 |
| 42 | 14 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | rocker arm | 37 | $8,409 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 43 | | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 44 | | 52 | Brad Teague | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 45 | | 19 | Phil Parsons | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||
