# 1995 Save Mart Supermarkets 300

The 1995 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 was the tenth stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, the third race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston West Series, and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 7, 1995, at the Grand Prix layout of Sears Point Raceway, a 2.52 miles (4.06 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 74 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to make a late-race pass on the leader with two laps to go to take his 65th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Sears Point Raceway is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Watkins Glen International. The standard road course at Sears Point Raceway is a 12-turn course that is 2.52 miles (4.06 km) long; the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypassed turns 5 and 6, shortening the course to 1.95 miles (3.14 km). The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout. In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn, 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 miles (3.20 km).

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00W | Scott Gaylord | Oliver Racing | Ford | Oliver Gravity Separators |
| 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 |
| 07 | Doug George | Olson Technology Racing | Ford | Olson Technology |
| 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | Raybestos |
| 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | Spam |
| 09 | Terry Fisher | Fisher Racing | Pontiac | Fisher Racing |
| 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 |
| 19 | Ernie Cope | Lew Miller Racing | Chevrolet | Mane 'n Tail |
| 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | Citgo |
| 22 | Randy LaJoie (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | MBNA |
| 22W | St. James Davis | St. James Racing | Pontiac | St. James Racing |
| 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 |
| 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit |
| 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | Little Caesars, Kmart |
| 38 | Butch Gilliland | Stroppe Motorsports | Ford | Ultra Wheels |
| 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 |
| 45 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Strauser Racing | Chevrolet | Star Race Computers |
| 64 | Garrett Evans | White Racing | Chevrolet | White Racing |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Olive Garden |
| 72 | Dan Obrist | Obrist Racing | Chevrolet | Fight Team USA |
| 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | Factory Stores of America |
| 77 | Davy Jones (R) | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | US Airways, Jasper Engines & Transmissions |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Burger King |
| 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | Heilig-Meyers |
| 90W | Joe Heath | Heath Racing | Ford | Coors |
| 91 | Ken Pedersen | Kenny Shaw Racing | Ford | Coors |
| 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, May 5, at 6:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 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, May 6, at 1:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-37 would be decided on time, and four spots would be determined by NASCAR Winston Cup Series provisionals, while two more additional provisionals would be given to teams in the Winston West Series.
Ricky Rudd, driving for Rudd Performance Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:38.467 and an average speed of 92.132 miles per hour (148.272 km/h) in the first round.
Eight drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 1:38.467 | 92.132 |
| 2 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:38.697 | 91.918 |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 1:38.918 | 91.712 |
| 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:39.052 | 91.588 |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:39.168 | 91.481 |
| 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 1:39.208 | 91.444 |
| 7 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:39.221 | 91.432 |
| 8 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 1:39.408 | 91.260 |
| 9 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 1:39.499 | 91.177 |
| 10 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 1:39.581 | 91.102 |
| 11 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 1:39.713 | 90.981 |
| 12 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 1:39.723 | 90.972 |
| 13 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 1:39.838 | 90.867 |
| 14 | 31 | Ward Burton | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:39.847 | 90.859 |
| 15 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 1:40.455 | 90.309 |
| 16 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford | 1:40.537 | 90.235 |
| 17 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:40.562 | 90.213 |
| 18 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:40.700 | 90.089 |
| 19 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 1:40.737 | 90.056 |
| 20 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:40.768 | 90.029 |
| 21 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 1:40.769 | 90.028 |
| 22 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 1:40.785 | 90.013 |
| 23 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:40.804 | 89.996 |
| 24 | 77 | Davy Jones (R) | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 1:40.904 | 89.907 |
| 25 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:40.980 | 89.840 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 26 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 1:39.850 | 90.856 |
| 27 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:40.442 | 90.321 |
| 28 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:40.545 | 90.228 |
| 29 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:40.621 | 90.160 |
| 30 | 22 | Randy LaJoie (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 1:40.642 | 90.141 |
| 31 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 1:40.933 | 89.881 |
| 32 | 45 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Strauser Racing | Chevrolet | 1:41.010 | 89.813 |
| 33 | 38 | Butch Gilliland | Stroppe Motorsports | Ford | 1:41.085 | 89.746 |
| 34 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 1:41.104 | 89.729 |
| 35 | 91 | Ken Pedersen | Kenny Shaw Racing | Ford | 1:41.178 | 89.664 |
| 36 | 09 | Terry Fisher | Fisher Racing | Pontiac | 1:41.249 | 89.601 |
| 37 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 1:41.270 | 89.582 |
| Winston Cup provisionals |||||||
| 38 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 39 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 40 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | -* | -* |
| 41 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| Winston West provisionals |||||||
| 42 | 07 | Doug George | Olson Technology Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 43 | 72 | Dan Obrist | Obrist Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 44 | 40 | Greg Sacks | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 45 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 46 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | -* | -* |
| 47 | 00W | Scott Gaylord | Oliver Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 48 | 64 | Garrett Evans | White Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 49 | 22W | St. James Davis | St. James Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 50 | 19 | Ernie Cope | Lew Miller Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 51 | 90W | Joe Heath | Heath Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 2 | running | 180 | $74,860 |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 74 | 66 | running | 180 | $68,915 |
| 3 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 165 | $41,625 |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 74 | 4 | running | 165 | $39,870 |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 155 | $35,020 |
| 6 | 12 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 150 | $26,420 |
| 7 | 20 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 146 | $27,670 |
| 8 | 26 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 142 | $24,470 |
| 9 | 7 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 2 | running | 143 | $28,920 |
| 10 | 13 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | running | 134 | $17,215 |
| 11 | 25 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 130 | $12,405 |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 127 | $16,305 |
| 13 | 38 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 124 | $23,050 |
| 14 | 21 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | running | 121 | $15,405 |
| 15 | 27 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 118 | $19,905 |
| 16 | 39 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 115 | $19,455 |
| 17 | 34 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 112 | 14,280 |
| 18 | 23 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 109 | $19,130 |
| 19 | 19 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 106 | $10,505 |
| 20 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 103 | $25,680 |
| 21 | 14 | 31 | Ward Burton | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 100 | $10,380 |
| 22 | 11 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 97 | 24,955 |
| 23 | 9 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 94 | 24,730 |
| 24 | 40 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 91 | $18,760 |
| 25 | 41 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 88 | $14,650 |
| 26 | 28 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 85 | $13,530 |
| 27 | 37 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | running | 82 | $10,205 |
| 28 | 8 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | running | 79 | $18,330 |
| 29 | 31 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 74 | 0 | running | 76 | $23,120 |
| 30 | 29 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | running | 73 | $18,690 |
| 31 | 42 | 07 | Doug George | Olson Technology Racing | Ford | 73 | 0 | running | 70 | $10,005 |
| 32 | 30 | 22 | Randy LaJoie (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 70 | 0 | running | 67 | $17,955 |
| 33 | 16 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford | 68 | 0 | running | 64 | $17,920 |
| 34 | 10 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 65 | 0 | rear end | 61 | $12,405 |
| 35 | 17 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | running | 58 | $14,880 |
| 36 | 24 | 77 | Davy Jones (R) | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 60 | 0 | crash | 55 | $9,865 |
| 37 | 18 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 | running | 52 | $9,760 |
| 38 | 36 | 09 | Terry Fisher | Fisher Racing | Pontiac | 57 | 0 | running | 49 | $9,760 |
| 39 | 32 | 45 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Strauser Racing | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | suspension | 46 | $9,760 |
| 40 | 22 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 32 | 0 | running | 43 | $9,760 |
| 41 | 35 | 91 | Ken Pedersen | Kenny Shaw Racing | Ford | 25 | 0 | handling | 40 | $9,760 |
| 42 | 33 | 38 | Butch Gilliland | Stroppe Motorsports | Ford | 19 | 0 | engine | 37 | $9,760 |
| 43 | 43 | 72 | Dan Obrist | Obrist Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | ignition | 34 | $9,760 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 44 | | 40 | Greg Sacks | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 45 | | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 46 | | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | | | | | |
| 47 | | 00W | Scott Gaylord | Oliver Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 48 | | 64 | Garrett Evans | White Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 49 | | 22W | St. James Davis | St. James Racing | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 50 | | 19 | Ernie Cope | Lew Miller Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 51 | | 90W | Joe Heath | Heath Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||