1995 Pepsi 400
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1995 Pepsi 400 program cover, featuring Jimmy Spencer and Ernie Irvan. | |||
| Date | July 1, 1995 | ||
| Official name | 37th Annual Pepsi 400 | ||
| Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Average speed | 166.976 miles per hour (268.722 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 47.033 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver |
Sterling Marlin Jeff Gordon |
Morgan-McClure Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 72 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1995 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 1, 1995, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In a one-lap dash to the finish, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to defend the field to take his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.
Entry list
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[3] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[4]
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
