1995 Daytona 500 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	1995 Daytona 500
Name of Track:	Daytona International Speedway
Date:	February 19th

Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) tri-oval race track facility with a seating capacity of 168,000 spectators.

It hosts races of motor vehicles of various kinds, including go-karts, dirt bikes, motorcycles, sports cars, modified pickup trucks, and stock cars. The facility also includes a 3.56 mile (5.7 km) road course and a 180-acre infield, including the 29 acre Lake Lloyd.

NASCAR Begins At Daytona

NASCAR was founded by William France Sr. at Daytona Beach, Florida in 1947. The original premiere event in the series was held at the Daytona Beach Road Course. France began planning a new track for the premiere event in his fledgling series in 1953. On August 16, 1954 he signed a contract with city officials to create this new track that would become famous as the Daytona International Speedway. Ground was broken on November 25, 1957 The soil underneath the banked corners was dug from the infield of the track, and the large hole in the infield was filled with water and is now known as Lake Lloyd. The speedway opened on February 22, 1959 to a crowd of 41,000 people.

Daytona 500

The NASCAR Championship's most important race, the Daytona 500, is held annually at Daytona International Speedway. It is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) stock car race. The list of Daytona 500 winners is very long dating back to the inaugural race in 1959, and includes "The King" Richard Petty, and Dale Earnhardt.

More Daytona Races

NASCAR, the premier stock car organization in the United States, holds some of its most important races on this track. These include competitions in its Craftsman Truck Series (where pickup trucks are raced), Busch Series (the stock car junior league), and Nextel Cup series. The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is also held at Daytona.

The racing season begins at Daytona starting with the testing sessions. The year's racing begins with the 24 Hours of Daytona race in the Grand American Sports Car series. Then the racing begins for the Nextel Cup with the Budweiser Shootout and the Gatorade Duel. The Craftsman Truck Series begins with the GM Flex Fuel 250. The Busch Series begins with the Hershey's Kissables 300, and then it is back to the Nextel Cup in "The Great American Race," the Daytona 500. The Nextel Cup also features the Pepsi 400 in July at Daytona.

Daytona International Speedway Under The Lights

Lights were installed in 1998 so that the Pepsi 400 could be held at night. However, the race was delayed until October that year due to thick smoke from wildfires that summer. The Pepsi 400 has been held under lights ever since.

It also contains an attraction called Daytona USA The winning car from the Daytona 500 is placed in front of the attraction building each year.

Courtesy of Wikipedia.

1995 Daytona 500 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for 1995 Daytona 500, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Status	Sponsor
1	Sterling Marlin	4	3	$300,460	200	running	Kodak Film
2	Dale Earnhardt	3	2	$212,250	200	running	Goodwrench Service
3	Mark Martin	6	6	$153,700	200	running	Valvoline
4	Ted Musgrave	16	12	$111,200	200	running	The Family Channel
5	Dale Jarrett	28	1	$119,855	200	running	Texaco Havoline
6	Michael Waltrip	30	15	$86,205	200	running	Pennzoil
7	Steve Grissom	29	35	$72,065	200	running	Meineke
8	Terry Labonte	5	11	$78,940	200	running	Kellogg's
9	Ken Schrader	25	9	$70,140	200	running	Budweiser
10	Morgan Shepherd	21	30	$66,690	200	running	Citgo
11	Dick Trickle	15	17	$61,990	200	running	Ford Quality Care
12	Kyle Petty	42	13	$58,865	200	running	Coors Light
13	Ricky Rudd	10	18	$60,620	200	running	Tide
14	Lake Speed	9	16	$46,830	200	running	Spam
15	Ward Burton	31	21	$45,015	200	running	Hardee's
16	Ricky Craven	41	14	$47,795	200	running	Kodiak
17	Loy Allen, Jr.	27	37	$0	200	running	Hooters
18	Bobby Hamilton	43	25	$40,255	200	running	STP
19	Joe Ruttman	80	27	$39,135	200	running	Hover Motorsports
20	Geoffrey Bodine	7	40	$56,175	200	running	Exide Batteries
21	Rick Mast	1	41	$46,270	200	running	Skoal
22	Jeff Gordon	24	4	$67,915	199	running	DuPont Refinishes
23	Bill Elliott	94	10	$42,060	199	running	McDonald's
24	Jeff Burton	8	28	$45,655	199	running	Raybestos Brakes
25	Brett Bodine	11	39	$49,150	199	running	Lowe's
26	Robert Pressley	33	31	$44,765	199	running	Skoal Bandit
27	John Andretti	37	38	$35,690	197	running	Kmart / Little Caesars
28	Ben Hess	66	26	$35,785	196	running	DuraGloss
29	Randy LaJoie	22	24	$43,955	195	running	MBNA America
30	Bobby Labonte	18	20	$43,300	185	crash	Interstate Batteries
31	Derrike Cope	12	22	$35,145	184	running	Straight Arrow
32	Darrell Waltrip	17	5	$60,090	180	running	Western Auto
33	Davy Jones	77	33	$34,290	166	running	Jasper / USAir
34	Rusty Wallace	2	7	$54,205	158	crash	Miller Genuine Draft
35	Jeremy Mayfield	98	29	$34,050	155	engine	RCA
36	Dave Marcis	71	19	$31,045	129	engine	Olive Garden
37	Todd Bodine	75	8	$49,015	105	engine	Factory Stores
38	Jeff Purvis	44	34	$33,205	57	crash	Jackaroo
39	Mike Wallace	90	36	$32,955	57	crash	Heilig-Meyers
40	Steve Kinser	26	42	$40,455	27	crash	Quaker State
41	Phil Parsons	19	32	$33,055	27	crash	Ultra Custom Wheels
42	Joe Nemechek	87	23	$34,180	8	crash	Burger King