1995 Coca-Cola 600
The 1995 Coca-Cola 600, the 36th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 28, 1995 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested for 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 11th race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, earning his first career win.
Race details | |||
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Race 11 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | May 28, 1995 | ||
Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
Course | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures averaging around 66.1 °F (18.9 °C); wind speeds up to 10.2 miles per hour (16.4 km/h)[1] | ||
Average speed | 151.952 mph (244.543 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Ken Schrader | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 169 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Ken Squier, Richard Petty, & Ernie Irvan |
On the day of the race, 0.01 inches of precipitation were recorded around the speedway.[2]
Background
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States, 13 miles north of Charlotte. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the Winston Select, 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).
Top 10 results
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
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1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet |
2 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
3 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Bahari Racing | Pontiac |
4 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet |
5 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford |
6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
7 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | King Racing | Ford |
8 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford |
9 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac |
10 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
Race statistics
- Time of race: 3:56:55
- Average Speed: 151.952 miles per hour (244.543 km/h)
- Pole Speed: 183.861
- Cautions: 7 for 33 laps
- Margin of Victory: 6.28 sec
- Lead changes: 32
- Percent of race run under caution: 8.2%
- Average green flag run: 45.9 laps
References
- Weather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- "Charlotte NASCAR Climatology" (PDF). SERCC. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- Race statistics at Race Database