1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series - Miller Genuine Draft 500

Miller Genuine Draft 500

The Miller Genuine Draft 500 was held June 4 at Dover International Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 42-Kyle Petty
  2. 18-Bobby Labonte
  3. 16-Ted Musgrave
  4. 26-Hut Stricklin
  5. 3-Dale Earnhardt
  6. 24-Jeff Gordon, 1 Lap down
  7. 4-Sterling Marlin, 1 Lap down
  8. 30-Michael Waltrip, 1 Lap down
  9. 2-Rusty Wallace, 1 Lap down
  10. 87-Joe Nemechek, 1 Lap down

Failed to qualify: 79-Doug French, 19-Loy Allen Jr.

  • This was the first race at Dover after the track surface had been changed from asphalt to concrete.
  • This race was marred by "The Big One," a 20 car crash on Lap 2 coming out of Turn 4. Usually, these occur only during restrictor plate races, but they have been known to occur at Dover.
  • This was Kyle Petty's eighth and most recent NASCAR Winston Cup win. He started 37th and avoided the early carnage to lead 271 of the 500 laps (54.2%).

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