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 facility1.366 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

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