# 1995 Coca-Cola 600

The 1995 Coca-Cola 600 was the 11th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 28, 1995, before an audience of 175,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would manage to dominate the late stages of the race with the help of changing his racing line according to Labonte. The victory was Labonte's first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte and Bahari Racing driver Michael Waltrip would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.

### 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 |
| 14 | Jimmy Hensley | Hagan Racing | Ford | International Brotherhood of Teamsters |
| 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 | Loy Allen Jr. | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | HealthSource RI |
| 20 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Moroso Racing | Ford | FINA |
| 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 | FINA |
| 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 |
| 44 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | Jackaroo Barby-Q-Sauce |
| 67 | Johnny Chapman | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | RaDiUs Motorsports |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Olive Garden |
| 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | Factory Stores of America |
| 77 | Davy Jones | 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, Batman Forever |
| 97 | Chad Little | Mark Rypien Motorsports | Ford | Harris Teeter |
| 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | RCA |

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, May 24, at 7:00 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 Thursday, May 25, at 6:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 26-38 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; up to four provisionals were given. 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.
Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.370 and an average speed of 183.861 miles per hour (295.896 km/h) in the first round.
Six drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.370 | 183.861 |
| 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 29.550 | 182.741 |
| 3 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.624 | 182.285 |
| 4 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 29.680 | 181.941 |
| 5 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 29.732 | 181.622 |
| 6 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.749 | 181.519 |
| 7 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.765 | 181.421 |
| 8 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 29.845 | 180.935 |
| 9 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.857 | 180.862 |
| 10 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 29.860 | 180.844 |
| 11 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 29.870 | 180.783 |
| 12 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford | 29.874 | 180.759 |
| 13 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.909 | 180.548 |
| 14 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 29.910 | 180.542 |
| 15 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 29.933 | 180.403 |
| 16 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 29.933 | 180.403 |
| 17 | 97 | Chad Little | Mark Rypien Motorsports | Ford | 29.933 | 180.403 |
| 18 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 29.953 | 180.282 |
| 19 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 29.962 | 180.228 |
| 20 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 29.964 | 180.216 |
| Failed to lock in Round 1 |||||||
| 21 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.968 | 180.192 |
| 22 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 29.979 | 180.126 |
| 23 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 29.983 | 180.102 |
| 24 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 29.984 | 180.096 |
| 25 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.986 | 180.084 |
| 26 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 30.009 | 179.946 |
| 27 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.048 | 179.712 |
| 28 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 30.095 | 179.432 |
| 29 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 30.114 | 179.319 |
| 30 | 31 | Ward Burton | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.115 | 179.313 |
| 31 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 30.120 | 179.283 |
| 32 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 30.143 | 179.146 |
| 33 | 32 | Chuck Bown | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.149 | 179.110 |
| 34 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.160 | 179.045 |
| 35 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 30.226 | 178.654 |
| 36 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.241 | 178.566 |
| 37 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | 30.263 | 178.436 |
| 38 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 30.269 | 178.400 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 39 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.303 | 178.200 |
| 40 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 30.333 | 178.024 |
| 41 | 22 | Randy LaJoie (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 30.324 | 178.077 |
| 42 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 30.349 | 177.930 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 43 | 40 | Greg Sacks | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 30.278 | 178.347 |
| 44 | 20 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Moroso Racing | Ford | 30.360 | 177.866 |
| 45 | 14 | Jimmy Hensley | Hagan Racing | Ford | 30.379 | 177.754 |
| 46 | 77 | Davy Jones | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 30.623 | 176.338 |
| 47 | 44 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 30.885 | 174.842 |
| 48 | 67 | Johnny Chapman | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | 31.310 | 172.469 |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 85 | running | 180 | $163,850 |
| 2 | 13 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 1 | running | 175 | $93,050 |
| 3 | 5 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 400 | 9 | running | 170 | $70,650 |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 399 | 31 | running | 165 | $62,700 |
| 5 | 18 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 399 | 3 | running | 160 | $49,000 |
| 6 | 34 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 38 | running | 155 | $52,500 |
| 7 | 12 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 146 | $30,000 |
| 8 | 16 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 398 | 0 | running | 142 | $27,500 |
| 9 | 23 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 398 | 0 | running | 138 | $25,400 |
| 10 | 3 | 41 | Ricky Craven (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 134 | $30,400 |
| 11 | 10 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 397 | 7 | running | 135 | $28,300 |
| 12 | 29 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 127 | $20,800 |
| 13 | 39 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | running | 124 | $21,500 |
| 14 | 15 | 1 | Rick Mast | Precision Products Racing | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 121 | $23,300 |
| 15 | 27 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 118 | $23,300 |
| 16 | 11 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 115 | $20,550 |
| 17 | 36 | 37 | John Andretti | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 112 | $14,600 |
| 18 | 21 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | running | 109 | $18,750 |
| 19 | 26 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 106 | $13,000 |
| 20 | 9 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | running | 103 | $11,350 |
| 21 | 33 | 32 | Chuck Bown | Active Motorsports | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 100 | $8,800 |
| 22 | 42 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 394 | 0 | running | 97 | $11,650 |
| 23 | 41 | 22 | Randy LaJoie (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 393 | 0 | running | 94 | $16,725 |
| 24 | 25 | 33 | Robert Pressley (R) | Leo Jackson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 393 | 0 | running | 91 | $15,820 |
| 25 | 8 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 88 | $16,300 |
| 26 | 28 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 391 | 0 | running | 85 | $22,000 |
| 27 | 38 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 390 | 0 | engine | 82 | $10,250 |
| 28 | 32 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 390 | 4 | running | 84 | $21,310 |
| 29 | 40 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Team SABCO | Pontiac | 380 | 0 | running | 76 | $14,480 |
| 30 | 6 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 358 | 169 | engine | 83 | $40,300 |
| 31 | 37 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | 333 | 0 | rear end | 70 | $6,750 |
| 32 | 22 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 317 | 0 | engine | 67 | $21,050 |
| 33 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 283 | 37 | suspension | 69 | $64,950 |
| 34 | 24 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 258 | 10 | handling | 66 | $22,500 |
| 35 | 4 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 230 | 0 | accident | 58 | $21,950 |
| 36 | 31 | 19 | Loy Allen Jr. | TriStar Motorsports | Ford | 225 | 0 | accident | 55 | $6,405 |
| 37 | 35 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | engine | 52 | $6,360 |
| 38 | 14 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 146 | 6 | engine | 54 | $11,920 |
| 39 | 19 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | accident | 46 | $6,320 |
| 40 | 20 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Stavola Brothers Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | camshaft | 43 | $11,320 |
| 41 | 30 | 31 | Ward Burton | A.G. Dillard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | accident | 40 | $6,320 |
| 42 | 17 | 97 | Chad Little | Mark Rypien Motorsports | Ford | 9 | 0 | engine | 37 | $6,320 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 43 | | 40 | Greg Sacks | Team SABCO | Pontiac | | | | | |
| 44 | | 20 | Bobby Hillin Jr. | Moroso Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 45 | | 14 | Jimmy Hensley | Hagan Racing | Ford | | | | | |
| 46 | | 77 | Davy Jones | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| 47 | | 44 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 48 | | 67 | Johnny Chapman | RaDiUs Motorsports | Ford | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||