1995 Marlboro 500
The 1995 Marlboro 500 was the thirteenth round of the 1995 PPG Indy Car World Series season. The race was held on July 30, 1995 at the 2.00 mi Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. The race is historically significant for Firestone's first IndyCar win since 1974. Patrick Racing driver Scott Pruett took his first win in American open-wheel competition after a late-race battle with defending series champion Al Unser Jr., winning by just over half a second. Adrian Fernández came in third place, one lap behind Pruett and Unser. Parker Johnstone earned his first pole position and fastest lap in the series but suffered brake problems that forced him to retire; rookie André Ribeiro led the first ever laps of his career, ultimately earning a point for leading the most laps during the race. Danny Sullivan's IndyCar career would come to an end at leader's lap 194 as he would be involved in a crash where he would suffer a broken pelvis and other injuries.
Race details | |
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Race 13 of 17 in the 1995 CART season | |
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Date | July 30, 1995 |
Official name | 1995 Marlboro 500 |
Location | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan, United States |
Course | Permanent racing facility 2.000 mi / 3.219 km |
Distance | 250 laps 500.000 mi / 804.672 km |
Weather | Cloudless and sunny with temperatures up to 88.9 °F (31.6 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 10.2 miles per hour (16.4 km/h)[1] |
Pole position | |
Driver | ![]() |
Time | 31.242 230.458 mph (370.886 km/h) |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | ![]() |
Time | 31.080 231.66 mph (372.82 km/h) (on lap 115 of 250) |
Podium | |
First | ![]() |
Second | ![]() |
Third | ![]() |
This was the first time the series competed on the newly-resurfaced circuit, which made the track smoother and easier to drive on. Nevertheless, the race still saw massive attrition knock out many of the front-runners over the grueling 500-mile distance. Many cars suffered problems with failing wheel bearings and blistering tires. By the halfway point in the race, it was essentially a two-horse race between Pruett and Unser while the rest of the field simply struggled to make it to the end. Points leader Jacques Villeneuve, despite spending extensive time on pit lane trying to diagnose an engine problem, managed to finish tenth and keep his substantial lead in the points standings.
Qualifying
July 30, 1995 - Qualifying Speeds | |||||
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Rank | Driver | Time | Leader | Speed (mph) | Team |
1 | ![]() |
31.242 | — | 230.458 | Comptech Racing |
2 | ![]() |
31.506 | +0.264 | 228.526 | Forsythe Racing |
3 | ![]() |
31.522 | +0.280 | 228.413 | Newman-Haas Racing |
4 | ![]() |
31.546 | +0.304 | 228.239 | Team Green |
5 | ![]() |
31.582 | +0.340 | 227.982 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
6 | ![]() |
31.601 | +0.359 | 227.839 | PacWest Racing |
7 | ![]() |
31.767 | +0.525 | 226.652 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
8 | ![]() |
31.782 | +0.540 | 226.540 | Newman-Haas Racing |
9 | ![]() |
31.896 | +0.654 | 225.732 | PacWest Racing |
10 | ![]() |
31.898 | +0.656 | 225.722 | Tasman Motorsports |
11 | ![]() |
31.918 | +0.676 | 225.579 | Galles Racing |
12 | ![]() |
32.023 | +0.781 | 224.841 | Patrick Racing |
13 | ![]() |
32.100 | +0.858 | 224.296 | Team Penske |
14 | ![]() |
32.104 | +0.862 | 224.266 | Rahal-Hogan Racing |
15 | ![]() |
32.173 | +0.931 | 223.787 | Hall Racing |
16 | ![]() |
32.180 | +0.938 | 223.734 | Rahal-Hogan Racing |
17 | ![]() |
32.198 | +0.956 | 223.618 | Team Penske |
18 | ![]() |
32.208 | +0.966 | 223.546 | A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
19 | ![]() |
32.218 | +0.976 | 223.480 | Dick Simon Racing |
20 | ![]() |
32.610 | +1.368 | 220.783 | Payton-Coyne Racing |
21 | ![]() |
32.692 | +1.720 | 220.238 | Bettenhausen Racing |
22 | ![]() |
32.750 | +1.508 | 219.847 | Dick Simon Racing |
23 | ![]() |
32.846 | +1.604 | 219.201 | Dick Simon Racing |
24 | ![]() |
32.998 | +1.756 | 218.197 | Payton-Coyne Racing |
25 | ![]() |
33.049 | +1.807 | 224.649 | Walker Racing |
26 | ![]() |
33.990 | +2.748 | 218.245 | Arciero-Wells Racing |
Source:[2] |
- Robby Gordon crashed during practice and was not cleared to participate in the rest of the weekend.
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 20 | ![]() |
Patrick Racing | Lola T9500 | Ford-Cosworth XB | 250 | 3:07:52 | 12 | 20 |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
Team Penske | Penske PC-24 | Mercedes Benz | 250 | +0.56 secs | 13 | 16 |
3 | 10 | ![]() |
Galles Racing | Lola T9500 | Mercedes Benz | 249 | +1 Lap | 11 | 14 |
4 | 33 | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | Reynard 95I | Ford-Cosworth XB | 247 | +3 Laps | 2 | 12 |
5 | 2 | ![]() |
Team Penske | Penske PC-24 | Mercedes Benz | 245 | +5 Laps | 17 | 10 |
6 | 16 | ![]() |
Bettenhausen Racing | Penske PC-23 | Mercedes Benz | 244 | +6 Laps | 21 | 8 |
7 | 12 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 95I | Ford-Cosworth XB | 241 | +9 Laps | 5 | 6 |
8 | 9 | ![]() |
Rahal-Hogan Racing | Lola T9500 | Mercedes Benz | 240 | +10 Laps | 16 | 5 |
9 | 15 | ![]() |
Walker Racing | Reynard 95I | Ford-Cosworth XB | 239 | +11 Laps | 25 | 4 |
10 | 27 | ![]() |
Team Green | Reynard 95I | Ford-Cosworth XB | 235 | +15 Laps | 4 | 3 |
11 | 18 | ![]() |
PacWest Racing | Reynard 95I | Ford-Cosworth XB | 232 | +18 Laps | 6 | 2 |
12 | 8 | ![]() |
Hall Racing | Reynard 95I | Mercedes Benz | 226 | +24 Laps | 15 | 1 |
13 | 34 | ![]() |
Payton-Coyne Racing | Lola T9400 | Ford-Cosworth XB | 225 | Contact | 24 | — |
14 | 19 | ![]() |
Payton-Coyne Racing | Lola T9400 | Ford-Cosworth XB | 223 | +27 Laps | 20 | — |
15 | 4 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 95I | Ford-Cosworth XB | 193 | Contact | 7 | — |
16 | 17 | ![]() |
PacWest Racing | Reynard 95I | Ford-Cosworth XB | 189 | Contact | 9 | — |
17 | 90 | ![]() |
Dick Simon Racing | Lola T9500 | Ford-Cosworth XB | 188 | Contact | 22 | — |
18 | 7 | ![]() |
Dick Simon Racing | Lola T9500 | Ford-Cosworth XB | 175 | Engine | 23 | — |
19 | 14 | ![]() |
A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Lola T9500 | Ford-Cosworth XB | 163 | Transmission | 18 | — |
20 | 25 | ![]() |
Arciero-Wells Racing | Reynard 94I | Ford-Cosworth XB | 139 | Contact | 26 | — |
21 | 31 | ![]() |
Tasman Motorsports | Reynard 95I | Honda | 130 | Electrical | 10 | 11 |
22 | 49 | ![]() |
Comptech Racing | Reynard 95I | Honda | 100 | Brakes | 1 | 12 |
23 | 3 | ![]() |
Newman-Haas Racing | Lola T9500 | Ford-Cosworth XB | 91 | Engine | 8 | — |
24 | 11 | ![]() |
Rahal-Hogan Racing | Lola T9500 | Mercedes Benz | 57 | Engine | 14 | — |
25 | 6 | ![]() |
Newman-Haas Racing | Lola T9500 | Ford-Cosworth XB | 40 | Electrical | 3 | — |
26 | 22 | ![]() |
Dick Simon Racing | Lola T9500 | Ford-Cosworth XB | 5 | Contact | 19 | — |
27 | 5 | ![]() |
Walker Racing | Reynard 95I | Ford-Cosworth XB | 0 | Withdrawn, not medically cleared |
27 | — |
Source:[3][4] |
- Notes
- 1– Includes one bonus point for leading the most laps.[5]
- 2– Includes one bonus point for being the fastest qualifier.[5]
R = Series rookie
W = Former Marlboro 500 winner
Race Statistics
- Lead changes: 18 among 8 drivers
- Average Speed: 159.676 mph
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Standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.
References
- Weather information for the 1995 Marlboro 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- "1995 Marlboro 500". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- "1995 Marlboro 500 race results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- http://www.champcarstats.com/races/199513.htm
- Championship Auto Racing Teams (March 2001). "CART FedEx Championship Series - 2001 Rule Book". Archived from the original on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2017-05-22.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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