1995 Hanes 500
# 1995 Hanes 500

The 1995 Hanes 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 39th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 23, 1995, in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race was shortened from its scheduled 500 laps to 356 laps due to impending darkness. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace was able to dominate the majority of the race when the race was called for darkness with delays of the race coming from a rain delay. The win was Wallace's 40th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Ted Musgrave and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

### 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Olive Garden |
| 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | Factory Stores of America |
| 77 | Davy Jones (R) | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | US Airways, Jasper Engines & Transmissions |
| 78 | Jay Hedgecock | Triad Motorsports | Ford | Equipment Supply Company |
| 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, April 21, at 3:00 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, April 22, at 12:15 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-32 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.

Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.294 and an average speed of 93.308 miles per hour (150.165 km/h) in the first round.

Seven drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 20.294 | 93.308 |
| 2 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.309 | 93.239 |
| 3 | 40 | Greg Sacks | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | 20.309 | 93.239 |
| 4 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.313 | 93.221 |
| 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 20.319 | 93.194 |
| 6 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 20.336 | 93.116 |
| 7 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 20.345 | 93.074 |
| 8 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 20.376 | 92.933 |
| 9 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 20.380 | 92.915 |
| 10 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 20.387 | 92.883 |
| 11 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | 20.391 | 92.864 |
| 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.400 | 92.824 |
| 13 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.428 | 92.696 |
| 14 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 20.433 | 92.674 |
| 15 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 20.464 | 92.533 |
| 16 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.467 | 92.520 |
| 17 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.471 | 92.502 |
| 18 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 20.478 | 92.470 |
| 19 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 20.495 | 92.393 |
| 20 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 20.507 | 92.339 |
| 21 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 20.405 | 92.801 |
| 22 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 20.413 | 92.764 |
| 23 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 20.429 | 92.692 |
| 24 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 20.512 | 92.317 |
| 25 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.537 | 92.204 |
| 26 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.542 | 92.182 |
| 27 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford | 20.544 | 92.173 |
| 28 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | 20.545 | 92.168 |
| 29 | 31 | Ward Burton | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.546 | 92.164 |
| 30 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.549 | 92.150 |
| 31 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 20.555 | 92.124 |
| 32 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 20.560 | 92.101 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 33 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 34 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 35 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 36 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 37 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 38 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | -* | -* |
| 39 | 22 | Randy LaJoie (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 40 | 32 | Chuck Bown | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 41 | 78 | Jay Hedgecock | Triad Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 42 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 43 | 77 | Davy Jones (R) | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 15 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 356 | 175 | running | 185 | $61,945 |
| 2 | 32 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 356 | 1 | running | 175 | $46,295 |
| 3 | 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 356 | 9 | running | 170 | $37,895 |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 356 | 146 | running | 165 | $42,695 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 356 | 0 | running | 155 | $33,195 |
| 6 | 13 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 356 | 0 | running | 150 | $27,295 |
| 7 | 10 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 356 | 0 | running | 146 | $26,595 |
| 8 | 6 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 356 | 0 | running | 142 | $15,985 |
| 9 | 7 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 355 | 0 | running | 138 | $20,285 |
| 10 | 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 355 | 0 | running | 134 | $27,135 |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | 355 | 0 | running | 130 | $22,420 |
| 12 | 14 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 355 | 0 | running | 127 | $8,935 |
| 13 | 17 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 355 | 0 | running | 124 | $21,715 |
| 14 | 30 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 355 | 0 | running | 121 | $8,615 |
| 15 | 35 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 355 | 0 | running | 118 | $18,215 |
| 16 | 19 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 355 | 0 | running | 115 | $12,415 |
| 17 | 2 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 355 | 25 | running | 117 | $20,115 |
| 18 | 25 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 355 | 0 | running | 109 | $12,120 |
| 19 | 26 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | 106 | $10,965 |
| 20 | 9 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 354 | 0 | running | 103 | $16,515 |
| 21 | 28 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | 353 | 0 | running | 100 | $7,165 |
| 22 | 3 | 40 | Greg Sacks | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | 353 | 0 | running | 97 | $16,565 |
| 23 | 23 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 353 | 0 | running | 94 | $7,015 |
| 24 | 21 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 353 | 0 | running | 91 | $15,865 |
| 25 | 29 | 31 | Ward Burton | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 352 | 0 | running | 88 | $6,865 |
| 26 | 24 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 351 | 0 | running | 85 | $6,765 |
| 27 | 31 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 351 | 0 | accident | 82 | $15,015 |
| 28 | 33 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 350 | 0 | running | 79 | $9,815 |
| 29 | 20 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 331 | 0 | running | 76 | $27,515 |
| 30 | 8 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 313 | 0 | transmission | 73 | $19,465 |
| 31 | 18 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 309 | 0 | running | 70 | $14,565 |
| 32 | 34 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 306 | 0 | running | 67 | $6,465 |
| 33 | 27 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford | 271 | 0 | running | 64 | $14,465 |
| 34 | 22 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 236 | 0 | running | 61 | $15,365 |
| 35 | 36 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 55 | 0 | engine | 58 | $21,065 |
| 36 | 16 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | accident | 55 | $21,265 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 37 | | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 38 | | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | | | | | |
| 39 | | 22 | Randy LaJoie (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 40 | | 32 | Chuck Bown | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 41 | | 78 | Jay Hedgecock | Triad Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 42 | | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 43 | | 77 | Davy Jones (R) | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||
