1995 Slick 50 300
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 16 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1995 Slick 50 300 program cover, featuring Ricky Rudd. | |||
| Date | July 9, 1995 | ||
| Official name | 3rd Annual Slick 50 300 | ||
| Location | Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire International Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.058 miles (1.704 km) | ||
| Distance | 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km) | ||
| Average speed | 107.029 miles per hour (172.246 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Racing | ||
| Time | 29.568 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 126 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 28 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNN | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1995 Slick 50 300 was the 16th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 9, 1995, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fifth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Wood Brothers Racing driver Morgan Shepherd and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.
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New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
