Official NASCAR Race Results
Jeff Gordon won the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
09-03-1995 | Mountain Dew Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont Refinishes | 180 | 367 | 54 | Running | 70,630 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Goodwrench Service | 180 | 367 | 208 | Running | 62,155 |
| 3 | 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Genuine Draft | 170 | 367 | 9 | Running | 40,580 |
| 4 | 8 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 165 | 367 | 1 | Running | 39,090 |
| 5 | 25 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | Pontiac | Pennzoil | 160 | 367 | 1 | Running | 28,870 |
| 6 | 2 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 155 | 367 | 37 | Running | 34,865 |
| 7 | 10 | 26 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Quaker State | 146 | 367 | 0 | Running | 20,620 |
| 8 | 13 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 142 | 367 | 0 | Running | 27,700 |
| 9 | 7 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Spam / Melling | 138 | 367 | 0 | Running | 18,670 |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Kodak Film | 139 | 367 | 1 | Running | 29,580 |
| 11 | 30 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Citgo | 130 | 367 | 0 | Running | 22,740 |
| 12 | 1 | 37 | John Andretti | Ford | Kmart / Little Caesars | 132 | 367 | 41 | Running | 24,445 |
| 13 | 32 | 77 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Ford | Jasper / USAir | 124 | 366 | 0 | Running | 12,955 |
| 14 | 22 | 43 | Bobby Hamilton | Pontiac | STP | 121 | 365 | 0 | Running | 16,965 |
| 15 | 31 | 12 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Straight Arrow | 118 | 363 | 0 | Running | 17,775 |
| 16 | 26 | 8 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Raybestos Brakes | 115 | 363 | 0 | Running | 21,405 |
| 17 | 15 | 33 | Robert Pressley | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 112 | 361 | 0 | Running | 22,535 |
| 18 | 17 | 41 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 109 | 361 | 0 | Running | 17,260 |
| 19 | 16 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 106 | 360 | 0 | Running | 26,680 |
| 20 | 42 | 32 | Ed Berrier | Chevrolet | ATS Wood Recycling | 103 | 358 | 0 | Running | 15,460 |
| 21 | 41 | 40 | Rich Bickle | Pontiac | Kendall | 100 | 352 | 0 | Running | 16,375 |
| 22 | 28 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | The Family Channel | 97 | 350 | 0 | Engine | 19,855 |
| 23 | 38 | 25 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 94 | 349 | 0 | Running | 19,635 |
| 24 | 40 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Coors Light | 91 | 347 | 0 | Running | 19,360 |
| 25 | 14 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Burger King | 88 | 342 | 0 | Running | 14,350 |
| 26 | 39 | 1 | Rick Mast | Ford | Skoal | 85 | 333 | 0 | Running | 18,890 |
| 27 | 34 | 29 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | Meineke | 82 | 333 | 0 | Running | 13,680 |
| 28 | 12 | 28 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 79 | 331 | 0 | Running | 24,870 |
| 29 | 11 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Smokin' Joe's | 76 | 325 | 0 | Running | 13,360 |
| 30 | 27 | 98 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | RCA | 73 | 322 | 0 | Running | 13,300 |
| 31 | 23 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Lowe's | 70 | 319 | 0 | Running | 23,115 |
| 32 | 35 | 27 | Elton Sawyer | Ford | Hooters | 67 | 313 | 0 | Handling | 18,025 |
| 33 | 36 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 64 | 313 | 0 | Running | 23,960 |
| 34 | 33 | 19 | Loy Allen, Jr. | Ford | Healthsource | 61 | 309 | 0 | Running | 9,925 |
| 35 | 9 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | Exide Batteries | 63 | 308 | 1 | Running | 24,415 |
| 36 | 4 | 15 | Dick Trickle | Ford | Ford Quality Care | 55 | 292 | 0 | Crash | 17,255 |
| 37 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Terramite | 52 | 289 | 0 | Running | 9,691 |
| 38 | 20 | 31 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 49 | 264 | 0 | Crash | 9,545 |
| 39 | 29 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Ford | Heilig-Meyers | 46 | 264 | 0 | Engine | 9,545 |
| 40 | 18 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Western Auto | 43 | 263 | 0 | Crash | 14,545 |
| 41 | 24 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 45 | 251 | 1 | Crash | 10,545 |
| 42 | 37 | 75 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Factory Stores | 42 | 147 | 13 | Crash | 14,545 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-03-1995
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: Mountain Dew Southern 500
- Race #: 23
- Cars: 42
- Winner: Jeff Gordon
- Start Position: 5th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 121.231 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $929,766
- Cautions: 12
- Caution Laps: 94
- Lead Changes: 21
- Pole: 167.379 mph
