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1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500

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Date
  
September 3, 1995 (1995-September-03)

Official name
  
Mountain Dew Southern 500

Location
  
Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina

Course
  
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km)

Distance
  
367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km)

Weather
  
Temperatures reaching up to 83.8 °F (28.8 °C); wind speeds up to 12.5 miles per hour (20.1 km/h)

The 1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500, the 46th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 3, 1995 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested at 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the twenty-third race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.

John Andretti would earn his first pole position while Ed Berrier would make his NASCAR debut in this event.

Race statistics

  • Time of race: 4:08:07
  • Average Speed: 121.231 miles per hour (195.102 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 167.379
  • Cautions: 12 for 94 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 0.66 sec
  • Lead changes: 21
  • Percent of race run under caution: 20.2%
  • Average green flag run: 22.5 laps

    • References

    1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Wikipedia
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