# 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)

The 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 was the 24th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 9, 1995, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would manage to dominate the majority of the race to take his 41st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

### 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 | Ward Burton | 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 | Greg Sacks | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hardee's |
| 32 | Ed Berrier | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | ATS Wood Recycling |
| 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit |
| 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | Little Caesars, Kmart |
| 40 | Shane Hall | 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 |
| 49 | Eric Smith | Smith Racing | Ford | 49 Express Pit Stop |
| 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 |
| 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, September 8, at 5:30 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, September 9, at 4:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-34 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.
Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 22.033 and an average speed of 122.543 miles per hour (197.214 km/h) in the first round.
Six drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 22.033 | 122.543 |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.049 | 122.455 |
| 3 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.057 | 122.410 |
| 4 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.071 | 122.332 |
| 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 22.076 | 122.305 |
| 6 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 22.081 | 122.277 |
| 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 22.093 | 122.211 |
| 8 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.108 | 122.128 |
| 9 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 22.124 | 122.039 |
| 10 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 22.129 | 122.012 |
| 11 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 22.139 | 121.957 |
| 12 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 22.142 | 121.940 |
| 13 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | 22.142 | 121.940 |
| 14 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 22.146 | 121.918 |
| 15 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.152 | 121.885 |
| 16 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 22.154 | 121.874 |
| 17 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 22.177 | 121.748 |
| 18 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.184 | 121.709 |
| 19 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 22.187 | 121.693 |
| 20 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 22.203 | 121.605 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 22.218 | 121.523 |
| 22 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 22.219 | 121.518 |
| 23 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.241 | 121.397 |
| 24 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 22.273 | 121.223 |
| 25 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford | 22.276 | 121.207 |
| 26 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 22.277 | 121.201 |
| 27 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 22.287 | 121.147 |
| 28 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 22.295 | 121.103 |
| 29 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 22.320 | 120.968 |
| 30 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 22.347 | 120.822 |
| 31 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 22.349 | 120.811 |
| 32 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 22.358 | 120.762 |
| 33 | 31 | Greg Sacks | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.370 | 120.697 |
| 34 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 22.382 | 120.633 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 35 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 36 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 37 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | -* | -* |
| 38 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 39 | 32 | Ed Berrier | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 40 | 78 | Jay Hedgecock | Triad Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 41 | 40 | Shane Hall | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 42 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 43 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 44 | 49 | Eric Smith | Smith Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 400 | 254 | running | 185 | $64,515 |
| 2 | 23 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 2 | running | 175 | $49,065 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 73 | running | 170 | $54,005 |
| 4 | 27 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 160 | $40,605 |
| 5 | 9 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 400 | 5 | running | 160 | $26,805 |
| 6 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 63 | running | 155 | $38,255 |
| 7 | 31 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 399 | 1 | running | 151 | $24,755 |
| 8 | 12 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 142 | $25,455 |
| 9 | 3 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | running | 138 | $21,755 |
| 10 | 10 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 134 | $25,205 |
| 11 | 24 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 398 | 0 | running | 130 | $20,605 |
| 12 | 16 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 127 | $20,305 |
| 13 | 20 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 124 | $20,155 |
| 14 | 22 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 397 | 2 | running | 126 | $14,955 |
| 15 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 118 | $25,955 |
| 16 | 11 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 115 | $23,780 |
| 17 | 17 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 112 | $23,680 |
| 18 | 26 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 109 | $19,430 |
| 19 | 30 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 106 | $25,205 |
| 20 | 13 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 103 | $12,330 |
| 21 | 35 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 100 | $14,230 |
| 22 | 15 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | running | 97 | $19,105 |
| 23 | 38 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 94 | $13,930 |
| 24 | 29 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 91 | $18,805 |
| 25 | 21 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 395 | 0 | running | 88 | $18,855 |
| 26 | 18 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | 85 | $13,530 |
| 27 | 34 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 395 | 0 | running | 82 | $18,405 |
| 28 | 19 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 394 | 0 | running | 79 | $18,280 |
| 29 | 36 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 76 | $14,255 |
| 30 | 4 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 73 | $18,205 |
| 31 | 37 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 70 | $10,155 |
| 32 | 25 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford | 391 | 0 | running | 67 | $15,130 |
| 33 | 8 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 337 | 0 | rear end | 64 | $24,125 |
| 34 | 14 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 332 | 0 | rear end | 61 | $10,105 |
| 35 | 6 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 315 | 0 | running | 58 | $10,105 |
| 36 | 28 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 313 | 0 | engine | 55 | $10,105 |
| 37 | 33 | 31 | Greg Sacks | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | crash | 52 | $10,105 |
| 38 | 32 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 66 | 0 | crash | 49 | $18,105 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 39 | | 32 | Ed Berrier | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 40 | | 78 | Jay Hedgecock | Triad Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 41 | | 40 | Shane Hall | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 42 | | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 43 | | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 44 | | 49 | Eric Smith | Smith Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||