The 1995 Slick 50 300 was the 16th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 9, 1995, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fifth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Wood Brothers Racing driver Morgan Shepherd and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.

1995 Slick 50 300
Race details
Race 16 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1995 Slick 50 300 program cover, featuring Ricky Rudd.
The 1995 Slick 50 300 program cover, featuring Ricky Rudd.
Date July 9, 1995
Official name 3rd Annual Slick 50 300
Location Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.058 mi (1.704 km)
Distance 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km)
Scheduled Distance 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km)
Average speed 107.029 miles per hour (172.246 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Roush Racing
Time 29.568
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 126
Winner
No. 28 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of New Hampshire International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

Entry list

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  • (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 Jimmy Hensley 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 Active Trucking
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
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
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

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 7, at 4:00 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, July 8, at 11:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. For this specific race, positions 21-38 would be decided on time,[3] 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 29.568 and an average speed of 128.815 miles per hour (207.308 km/h).[4]

Eric Smith was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29.568 128.815
2 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 29.707 128.212
3 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 29.745 128.048
4 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 29.828 127.692
5 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 29.851 127.594
6 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 29.851 127.594
7 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 29.882 127.461
8 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 29.893 127.414
9 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 29.898 127.393
10 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.899 127.389
11 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.928 127.265
12 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 29.981 127.040
13 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.982 127.036
14 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 29.984 127.028
15 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 29.996 126.977
16 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 29.997 126.973
17 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 30.002 126.952
18 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.006 126.935
19 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.039 126.795
20 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 30.043 126.778
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.907 127.355
22 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 30.044 126.774
23 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 30.047 126.761
24 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 30.054 126.732
25 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 30.057 126.719
26 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 30.077 126.635
27 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 30.090 126.580
28 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 30.103 126.526
29 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 30.122 126.446
30 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 30.144 126.354
31 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 30.149 126.333
32 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 30.178 126.211
33 40 Rich Bickle Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 30.178 126.211
34 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 30.198 126.128
35 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 30.267 125.840
36 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 30.286 125.761
37 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 30.297 125.715
38 22 Jimmy Hensley Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 30.383 125.360
Provisionals
39 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford -* -*
40 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford -* -*
41 32 Chuck Bown Active Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
Failed to qualify
42 49 Eric Smith Smith Racing Ford -* -*
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 21 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 126 running 185 $160,300
2 11 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 300 0 running 170 $61,500
3 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 300 124 running 170 $54,650
4 13 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 3 running 165 $37,925
5 7 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 300 0 running 155 $35,125
6 20 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 300 1 running 155 $30,925
7 23 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 300 0 running 146 $26,125
8 17 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 300 0 running 142 $24,525
9 31 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 running 138 $27,925
10 10 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 running 134 $28,025
11 6 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 300 0 running 130 $24,025
12 40 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 300 0 running 127 $20,825
13 2 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 running 124 $27,125
14 9 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 300 18 running 126 $23,425
15 5 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 299 2 running 123 $28,425
16 26 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 299 0 running 115 $17,775
17 32 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 299 0 running 112 $22,575
18 4 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 299 0 running 109 $17,375
19 3 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 299 0 running 106 $15,175
20 37 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 299 0 running 103 $15,325
21 39 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 299 0 running 100 $26,450
22 18 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 298 24 running 102 $43,350
23 25 27 Elton Sawyer Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 298 0 running 94 $21,250
24 36 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 298 0 running 91 $16,650
25 30 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 298 0 running 88 $21,650
26 15 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 297 0 running 85 $16,250
27 16 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 297 0 running 82 $17,825
28 34 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 297 0 running 79 $15,925
29 24 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 297 0 running 76 $15,725
30 14 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 296 0 running 73 $26,925
31 19 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 296 0 running 70 $15,925
32 35 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 294 0 running 67 $15,325
33 29 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 292 2 brakes 69 $14,725
34 12 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 283 0 running 61 $17,125
35 22 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 265 0 crash 58 $27,625
36 28 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 199 0 vibration 55 $16,925
37 8 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 194 0 engine 52 $26,825
38 33 40 Rich Bickle Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 189 0 engine 49 $26,575
39 27 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 162 0 crash 46 $11,575
40 41 32 Chuck Bown Active Motorsports Chevrolet 98 0 engine 43 $11,575
41 38 22 Jimmy Hensley Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 34 0 crash 40 $16,575
Failed to qualify
42 49 Eric Smith Smith Racing Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Brinster, Dick (July 10, 1995). "Gordon, crew 'awesome' in Slick win". The Stuart News. p. 26. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Vega, Michael (July 10, 1995). "He's the chief reason". The Boston Globe. p. 42. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Slick 50 300". The Charlotte Observer. July 7, 1995. p. 24. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Higgins, Tom (July 8, 1995). "Martin breaks track record". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 14. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
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