# 1995 Goody's 500 (Bristol)

The 1995 Goody's 500 was the 22nd stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 26, 1995, in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. On the final lap of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt were battling for the lead. On the final turn of the race, Earnhardt would bump Labonte, sending him into a slide. Labonte would try to get the car straightened up, but would turn the other direction straight into the wall, crossing the finish line while hitting the wall. Earnhardt was not able to pass Labonte while Labonte was wrecking his car. The win therefore went to Labonte; although he had a wrecked car as he crossed the finish line first. The win was Labonte's 17th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season. To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Dale Earnhardt and Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

### 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 | Jimmy Hensley | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | FINA |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 95 | Joe Ruttman | 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 25, at 5:30 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, August 26, 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 26-34 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.
Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 15.339 and an average speed of 125.093 miles per hour (201.318 km/h) in the first round.
Seven drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 15.339 | 125.093 |
| 2 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.392 | 124.662 |
| 3 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 15.438 | 124.291 |
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.472 | 124.018 |
| 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 15.476 | 123.986 |
| 6 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.478 | 123.970 |
| 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 15.496 | 123.826 |
| 8 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 15.513 | 123.690 |
| 9 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 15.517 | 123.658 |
| 10 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 15.524 | 123.602 |
| 11 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford | 15.527 | 123.578 |
| 12 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.530 | 123.554 |
| 13 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 15.532 | 123.539 |
| 14 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.537 | 123.499 |
| 15 | 40 | Rich Bickle (R) | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | 15.542 | 123.459 |
| 16 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 15.578 | 123.174 |
| 17 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 15.588 | 123.095 |
| 18 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 15.593 | 123.055 |
| 19 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.594 | 123.047 |
| 20 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.594 | 123.047 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 31 | Greg Sacks | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.536 | 123.507 |
| 22 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 15.595 | 123.039 |
| 23 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.596 | 123.032 |
| 24 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 15.608 | 122.937 |
| 25 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.621 | 122.835 |
| 26 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 15.621 | 122.835 |
| 27 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 15.627 | 122.787 |
| 28 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 15.630 | 122.764 |
| 29 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 15.639 | 122.693 |
| 30 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 15.651 | 122.599 |
| 31 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 15.659 | 122.537 |
| 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 15.660 | 122.529 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 33 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | -* | -* |
| 34 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 35 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | -* | -* |
| 36 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 37 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 38 | 95 | Joe Ruttman | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 39 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 40 | 32 | Jimmy Hensley | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 41 | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 42 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | -* | -* |
| 43 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | -* | -* |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 69 | running | 180 | $66,940 |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 81 | running | 175 | $66,890 |
| 3 | 16 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 99 | running | 175 | $39,390 |
| 4 | 20 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 2 | running | 165 | $32,780 |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 57 | running | 160 | $41,775 |
| 6 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 86 | running | 155 | $27,865 |
| 7 | 19 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 146 | $26,140 |
| 8 | 27 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 142 | $14,840 |
| 9 | 18 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 138 | $22,515 |
| 10 | 10 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 499 | 33 | running | 139 | $20,565 |
| 11 | 28 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 130 | $25,015 |
| 12 | 13 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 127 | $26,415 |
| 13 | 9 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 124 | $21,065 |
| 14 | 25 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 121 | $20,815 |
| 15 | 3 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 497 | 0 | running | 118 | $21,960 |
| 16 | 12 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 115 | $15,260 |
| 17 | 29 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 495 | 0 | running | 112 | $20,110 |
| 18 | 26 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 494 | 0 | running | 109 | $14,860 |
| 19 | 34 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 476 | 0 | running | 106 | $14,750 |
| 20 | 31 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 466 | 0 | running | 103 | $16,360 |
| 21 | 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 454 | 0 | running | 100 | $26,110 |
| 22 | 23 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 454 | 0 | running | 97 | $14,360 |
| 23 | 22 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 453 | 0 | running | 94 | $14,210 |
| 24 | 14 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 438 | 0 | running | 91 | $20,035 |
| 25 | 21 | 31 | Greg Sacks | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 422 | 0 | running | 88 | $14,590 |
| 26 | 24 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 412 | 0 | crash | 85 | $18,760 |
| 27 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 404 | 0 | crash | 82 | $13,637 |
| 28 | 33 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 404 | 0 | running | 79 | $23,585 |
| 29 | 36 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 391 | 17 | crash | 81 | $14,560 |
| 30 | 30 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 382 | 55 | running | 78 | $13,010 |
| 31 | 15 | 40 | Rich Bickle (R) | Dick Brooks Racing | Pontiac | 368 | 0 | crash | 70 | $15,510 |
| 32 | 6 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 306 | 1 | crash | 72 | $11,010 |
| 33 | 11 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford | 253 | 0 | crash | 64 | $15,510 |
| 34 | 17 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 250 | 0 | crash | 61 | $15,510 |
| 35 | 35 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 233 | 0 | crash | 58 | $15,510 |
| 36 | 8 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 138 | 0 | crash | 55 | $23,510 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 37 | | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 38 | | 95 | Joe Ruttman | Sadler Brothers Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 39 | | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 40 | | 32 | Jimmy Hensley | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 41 | | 77 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 42 | | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 43 | | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||