# 1995 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400

The 1995 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 was the 21st stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 20, 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. Gambling on a fuel strategy, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would decide to run the final 55 laps on one tank of fuel. He would then capture the lead with 15 to go, taking his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Terry Labonte and Jeff Gordon, both drivers for Hendrick Motorsports, 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 |
| 02 | Tim Steele | H. S. Die Racing Team | Ford | Teletron |
| 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 | 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 |
| 32 | Greg Sacks | 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 | 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 | Tork Automotive |
| 72 | Tracy Leslie | Parker Racing | Chevrolet | Detroit Gasket |
| 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 |
| 95 | Loy Allen Jr. | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | Shoney's Inn |
| 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | RCA |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 18, 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, August 19, at 10:30 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.
Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 39.045 and an average speed of 184.403 miles per hour (296.768 km/h) in the first round.
Four drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 39.045 | 184.403 |
| 2 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 39.117 | 184.063 |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 39.211 | 183.622 |
| 4 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 39.258 | 183.402 |
| 5 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 39.378 | 182.843 |
| 6 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 39.383 | 182.820 |
| 7 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 39.404 | 182.723 |
| 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 39.460 | 182.463 |
| 9 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 39.474 | 182.399 |
| 10 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | 39.485 | 182.348 |
| 11 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 39.552 | 182.039 |
| 12 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 39.565 | 181.979 |
| 13 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.574 | 181.938 |
| 14 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.592 | 181.855 |
| 15 | 31 | Ward Burton | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.697 | 181.374 |
| 16 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.709 | 181.319 |
| 17 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 39.753 | 181.118 |
| 18 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.757 | 181.100 |
| 19 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 39.765 | 181.064 |
| 20 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 39.812 | 180.850 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.778 | 181.005 |
| 22 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 39.802 | 180.895 |
| 23 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 39.823 | 180.800 |
| 24 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 39.844 | 180.705 |
| 25 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 39.847 | 180.691 |
| 26 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 39.852 | 180.668 |
| 27 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 39.869 | 180.591 |
| 28 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 39.896 | 180.469 |
| 29 | 88 | Gary Bradberry | Bradberry Racing | Chevrolet | 39.909 | 180.410 |
| 30 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.931 | 180.311 |
| 31 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 39.940 | 180.270 |
| 32 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.952 | 180.216 |
| 33 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.956 | 180.198 |
| 34 | 32 | Greg Sacks | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.963 | 180.167 |
| 35 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.969 | 180.140 |
| 36 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 40.008 | 179.964 |
| 37 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 40.010 | 179.955 |
| 38 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford | 40.061 | 179.726 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 39 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 40.313 | 178.602 |
| 40 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 40.242 | 178.918 |
| 41 | 22 | Jimmy Hensley | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 40.600 | 177.340 |
| 42 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 40.295 | 178.682 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 43 | 40 | Rich Bickle | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | 40.081 | 179.636 |
| 44 | 72 | Tracy Leslie | Parker Racing | Chevrolet | 40.313 | 178.602 |
| 45 | 02 | Tim Steele | H. S. Die Racing Team | Ford | 40.611 | 177.292 |
| 46 | 95 | Loy Allen Jr. | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | 41.013 | 175.554 |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 17 | running | 180 | $97,445 |
| 2 | 13 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 170 | $52,695 |
| 3 | 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 68 | running | 175 | $46,420 |
| 4 | 14 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 160 | $38,170 |
| 5 | 24 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 200 | 3 | running | 160 | $37,690 |
| 6 | 15 | 31 | Ward Burton | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 150 | $29,590 |
| 7 | 16 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 146 | $23,490 |
| 8 | 11 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 142 | $21,140 |
| 9 | 6 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 199 | 28 | running | 143 | $20,290 |
| 10 | 38 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 134 | $24,940 |
| 11 | 25 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 130 | $23,640 |
| 12 | 9 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 127 | $18,140 |
| 13 | 7 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 124 | $22,640 |
| 14 | 36 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 121 | $17,140 |
| 15 | 32 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 118 | $22,690 |
| 16 | 28 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 197 | 1 | running | 120 | $20,990 |
| 17 | 22 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 112 | $15,640 |
| 18 | 33 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 109 | $20,840 |
| 19 | 40 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 106 | $20,040 |
| 20 | 27 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 103 | $12,690 |
| 21 | 20 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 100 | $19,215 |
| 22 | 41 | 22 | Jimmy Hensley | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 196 | 0 | brakes | 97 | $19,415 |
| 23 | 12 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 94 | $19,215 |
| 24 | 10 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 91 | $10,915 |
| 25 | 42 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 88 | $13,865 |
| 26 | 35 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 85 | $18,565 |
| 27 | 19 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 179 | 0 | engine | 82 | $25,115 |
| 28 | 31 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 166 | 0 | running | 79 | $18,465 |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | running | 76 | $12,865 |
| 30 | 2 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 160 | 46 | valve | 78 | $23,615 |
| 31 | 37 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 138 | 0 | crash | 70 | $15,165 |
| 32 | 18 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | engine | 67 | $10,115 |
| 33 | 17 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 101 | 36 | camshaft | 69 | $35,465 |
| 34 | 26 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 98 | 0 | piston | 61 | $10,015 |
| 35 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | timing belt | 58 | $29,965 |
| 36 | 5 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 75 | 0 | engine | 55 | $22,940 |
| 37 | 4 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 73 | 1 | engine | 57 | $10,040 |
| 38 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 52 | 0 | timing chain | 49 | $24,015 |
| 39 | 23 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 40 | 0 | ignition | 46 | $9,840 |
| 40 | 34 | 32 | Greg Sacks | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | rear end | 43 | $9,840 |
| 41 | 29 | 88 | Gary Bradberry | Bradberry Racing | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | rear end | 40 | $9,840 |
| 42 | 39 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 21 | 0 | lifter | 37 | $14,840 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 43 | | 40 | Rich Bickle | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 44 | | 72 | Tracy Leslie | Parker Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 45 | | 02 | Tim Steele | H. S. Die Racing Team | Ford | | | | | |
| 46 | | 95 | Loy Allen Jr. | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||