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1995 Food City 500

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Official name
  
Food City 500

Date
  
April 2, 1995 (1995-April-02)

Location
  
Bristol International Raceway, Bristol, Tennessee

Course
  
Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.857 km)

Distance
  
500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)

Weather
  
Temperatures reaching up to 57.9 °F (14.4 °C); wind speeds up to 17.2 miles per hour (27.7 km/h)

The 1995 Food City 500 was an NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on April 2, 1995 at Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 mile (0.857 km) speedway, it was the 6th race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.

Race Statistics

  • Time of race: 2:53:47
  • Average Speed: 92.011 miles per hour (148.077 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 124.605 miles per hour (200.532 km/h)
  • Cautions: 7 for 65 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 5.74 sec
  • Lead changes: 12
  • Percent of race run under caution: 13%
  • Average green flag run: 54.4 laps

    • References

    1995 Food City 500 Wikipedia
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