1995 UAW-GM Teamwork 500

The 1995 UAW-GM Teamwork 500 was the 13th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 14th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 11, 1995, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. On the final restart with six to go, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would take of an ill-fated teammate, the dominant driver of the day; Jeff Gordon, to take his 16th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Ted Musgrave and Hendrick Motorsports driver Ken Schrader would finish second and third, respectively.

1995 UAW-GM Teamwork 500
Race details
Race 13 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1995 Pocono 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace.
The 1995 Pocono 500 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace.
Date June 11, 1995
Official name 14th Annual UAW-GM Teamwork 500
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 137.72 miles per hour (221.64 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 55.088
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 124
Winner
No. 5 Terry Labonte 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 Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

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 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 Jimmy Horton 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 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
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
78 Pancho Carter Triad Motorsports Ford Equipment Supply Company
79 Doug French Waters Racing Chevrolet Aljo Custom Embroidary
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, June 9, at 3:00 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, June 10, at 9:00 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; which was usually four. 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.

Ken Schrader, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 55.088 and an average speed of 163.375 miles per hour (262.927 km/h) in the first round.[4]

Doug French was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 55.088 163.375
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 55.130 163.250
3 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 55.230 162.955
4 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 55.281 162.805
5 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 55.390 162.484
6 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 55.472 162.244
7 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 55.487 162.200
8 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 55.558 161.993
9 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 55.677 161.647
10 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 55.687 161.618
11 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 55.710 161.551
12 40 Greg Sacks Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 55.729 161.496
13 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 55.770 161.377
14 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 55.787 161.328
15 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 55.788 161.325
16 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 55.800 161.290
17 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 55.800 161.290
18 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 55.827 161.212
19 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 55.842 161.169
20 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 55.848 161.152
Failed to lock in Round 1
21 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 55.856 161.129
22 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 55.860 161.117
23 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 55.909 160.976
24 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 55.930 160.915
25 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 55.944 160.875
26 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 56.123 160.362
27 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 56.281 159.912
28 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 56.297 159.866
29 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 56.437 159.470
30 27 Jimmy Horton Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 56.443 159.453
31 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 56.460 159.405
32 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 56.555 159.137
33 78 Pancho Carter Triad Motorsports Ford 56.559 159.126
34 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 56.568 159.101
35 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 56.583 159.058
36 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 56.600 159.011
37 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 56.649 158.873
38 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 56.856 158.295
Provisionals
39 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
40 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford -* -*
41 22 Randy LaJoie (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac -* -*
42 32 Chuck Bown Active Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
Failed to qualify
43 79 Doug French Waters Racing Chevrolet -* -*
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 27 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 7 running 180 $71,175
2 21 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 200 6 running 175 $50,525
3 1 25 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 18 running 170 $45,550
4 15 4 Sterling Marlin Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 200 18 running 165 $32,250
5 17 26 Hut Stricklin King Racing Ford 200 13 running 160 $30,900
6 25 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Hardy Racing Ford 200 0 running 150 $18,955
7 9 21 Morgan Shepherd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 4 running 151 $22,555
8 24 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 142 $32,455
9 23 30 Michael Waltrip Bahari Racing Pontiac 200 1 running 143 $21,255
10 19 11 Brett Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 200 0 running 134 $27,255
11 2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 0 running 130 $25,105
12 16 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 127 $10,855
13 4 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 200 0 running 124 $23,655
14 6 7 Geoff Bodine Geoff Bodine Racing Ford 200 3 running 126 $25,055
15 3 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 200 4 running 123 $15,555
16 5 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 124 running 125 $38,655
17 8 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 199 0 running 112 $25,255
18 39 29 Steve Grissom Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 109 $14,055
19 22 31 Ward Burton A.G. Dillard Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 106 $13,805
20 11 12 Derrike Cope Bobby Allison Motorsports Ford 199 0 running 103 $15,230
21 31 1 Rick Mast Precision Products Racing Ford 199 0 running 100 $18,100
22 26 15 Dick Trickle Bud Moore Engineering Ford 199 0 running 97 $17,900
23 20 77 Bobby Hillin Jr. Jasper Motorsports Ford 199 0 running 94 $9,200
24 28 75 Todd Bodine Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 198 0 running 91 $17,650
25 35 98 Jeremy Mayfield Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 198 0 running 88 $12,675
26 36 41 Ricky Craven (R) Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 85 $13,325
27 10 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 198 2 running 87 $21,975
28 40 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 197 0 running 79 $12,125
29 42 32 Chuck Bown Active Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 76 $8,875
30 29 37 John Andretti Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford 195 0 running 73 $11,925
31 32 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 195 0 running 70 $11,775
32 38 90 Mike Wallace Donlavey Racing Ford 194 0 running 67 $13,725
33 12 40 Greg Sacks Dick Brooks Racing Pontiac 194 0 running 64 $11,625
34 30 27 Jimmy Horton Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 192 0 running 61 $16,550
35 33 78 Pancho Carter Triad Motorsports Ford 180 0 crash 58 $8,475
36 37 8 Jeff Burton Stavola Brothers Racing Ford 171 0 engine 55 $15,900
37 34 33 Robert Pressley (R) Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevrolet 131 0 clutch 52 $13,835
38 14 28 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 126 0 running 49 $22,610
39 18 42 Kyle Petty Team SABCO Pontiac 118 0 engine 46 $13,210
40 41 22 Randy LaJoie (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 87 0 engine 43 $13,210
41 13 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 62 0 engine 40 $9,110
42 7 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Chevrolet 2 0 engine 37 $13,210
Failed to qualify
43 79 Doug French Waters Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Brinster, Dick (June 12, 1995). "Labonte hadn't 'foggiest' notion of what to expect". Press Enterprise. p. 20. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Reinardy, Scott (June 12, 1995). "Gordon's late lead goes up in smoke". The Tribune. p. 11. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "UAW-GM Teamwork 500". The Charlotte Observer. June 9, 1995. p. 17. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Brinster, Dick (June 10, 1995). "Schrader wins Teamwork pole". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 19. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
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