1995 Coca-Cola 600
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
| Date | May 28, 1995 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| 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 | Eli Gold, Ken Squier, Buddy Baker, & Geoff Bodine | ||
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 Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested at 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.
Background
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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