1995 Pepsi 400
15th race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1995 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 1, 1995, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In a one-lap dash to the finish, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to defend the field to take his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.
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Race details | |||
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Race 15 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | July 1, 1995 | ||
Official name | 37th Annual Pepsi 400 | ||
Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
Average speed | 166.976 miles per hour (268.722 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
Time | 47.033 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver |
Sterling Marlin Jeff Gordon |
Morgan-McClure Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 72 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
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