1995 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400

{{Short description|21st race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=NASWINSTON|Location=Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway|Distance_mi=400|Pole_Time=39.045|Scheduled_km=643.737|Distance_km=643.737|Scheduled_laps=200|Distance_laps=200|Course_km=3.2|Scheduled_mi=400|Course_mi=2|Avg={{convert|157.739|mph|km/h}}|Year=1995|Date=August 20|Race_Name=GM Goodwrench Dealer 400|Official_name=26th Annual GM Goodwrench Dealer 400|Caption=The 1995 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Race_No=21|Season_No=31|Car=18|Most_laps=68|Pole_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|Pole_Driver=Bobby Labonte|First_Driver=Bobby Labonte|Most_Driver=Jeff Gordon|Most_Team=Hendrick Motorsports|First_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing|Network=NASCAR on ESPN|Announcers=Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons|Image=1995_GM_Goodwrench_Dealer_400.jpeg}}

The 1995 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 was the 21st stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 20, 1995, in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Gambling on a fuel strategy, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would decide to run the final 55 laps on one tank of fuel. He would then capture the lead with 15 to go, taking his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third and final victory of the season.{{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Tom |date=August 21, 1995 |title=Labonte makes it two straight at Michigan |pages=32 |work=St. Lucie News Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112778737/labonte-makes-it-two-straight-at/ |access-date=November 9, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Atkins |first=Harry |date=August 21, 1995 |title=Running on empty |pages=11 |work=The Paducah Sun |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112778852/running-on-empty/ |access-date=November 9, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} To fill out the top three, Terry Labonte and Jeff Gordon, both drivers for Hendrick Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

File:Michigan_International_Speedway_track_map.png, the venue where the race was held.]]

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

= Entry list =

(R) denotes rookie driver.

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!Sponsor

|Rick Mast

|Precision Products Racing

1995 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400

Background

= Entry list =

Qualifying

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Race results

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