1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series - Winston Select 500

Winston Select 500

The Winston Select 500 was held April 30 at Talladega Superspeedway. The #5 of Terry Labonte won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 6-Mark Martin
  2. 24-Jeff Gordon
  3. 21-Morgan Shepherd
  4. 17-Darrell Waltrip
  5. 18-Bobby Labonte
  6. 94-Bill Elliott
  7. 7-Geoff Bodine
  8. 75-Todd Bodine
  9. 23-Jimmy Spencer
  10. 19-Loy Allen Jr.

Failed to qualify: 53-Ritchie Petty, 47-Billy Standridge, 87-Joe Nemechek, 65-Steve Seligman, 0-Delma Cowart

  • This was Loy Allen Jr.'s only Top 10 finish in NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing.
  • Dale Earnhardt was leading the race on the white flag, but was passed by Mark Martin on turn 1 and spun around by Morgan Shepherd exiting turn 2. The GM Goodwrench car lifted over a foot but roof flaps prevented the car getting airborne. Earnhardt managed to save the car and drove it to a 21st place finish.
  • Scenes from the early laps of this race were featured in the introduction in the 1996 PC game NASCAR Racing 2. The unsponsored car in the lead was Loy Allen Jr., who finished 10th after leading several laps and driving what was arguably the best race of his Cup career.

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