1995 Pepsi 400

{{Short description|15th race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=NASWINSTON|Official_name=37th Annual Pepsi 400|Caption=The 1995 Pepsi 400 program cover, featuring Jimmy Spencer and Ernie Irvan.|Date=July 1|Avg={{convert|166.976|mph|km/h}}|Season_No=31|Race_No=15|Scheduled_laps=160|Course_km=4.0|Distance_laps=160|Distance_km=643.737|Course_mi=2.5|Scheduled_km=643.737|Scheduled_mi=400|Race_Name=Pepsi 400|Location=Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway|Announcers=Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Network=ESPN|First_Team=Hendrick Motorsports|First_Driver=Jeff Gordon|Pole_Team=Richard Childress Racing|Most_Team=Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports|Pole_Driver=Dale Earnhardt|Most_Driver=Sterling Marlin
Jeff Gordon|Most_laps=72|Car=24|Year=1995|Distance_mi=400|Pole_Time=47.033|Image=1995_Pepsi_400.jpeg}}

The 1995 Pepsi 400 was the 15th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 1, 1995, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. In a one-lap dash to the finish, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to defend the field to take his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth victory of the season.{{Cite news |last=Newberry |first=Paul |date=July 2, 1995 |title=Gordon wins battle of 'Big Three' in Pepsi 400 |pages=22 |work=Indiana Gazette |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112525757/gordon-wins-battle-of-big-three-in/ |access-date=November 4, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{Cite news |last=Long |first=Gary |date=July 2, 1995 |title=Wonder Boy Gordon catches on in a hurry |pages=52 |work=The Miami Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112526234/wonder-boy-gordon-catches-on-in-a-hurry/ |access-date=November 4, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} To fill out the top three, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Sterling Marlin and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

File:Daytona_International_Speedway.svg, the venue where the race was held.]]

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.{{Cite web |date=2010-08-11 |title=NASCAR.COM : Tracks |url=http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811053515/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ |archive-date=2010-08-11 |access-date=2021-10-17}} The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.{{Cite web |date=2010-08-30 |title=Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing |url=http://www.speedway-guide.com/Daytona-International-Speedway.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830050250/http://www.speedway-guide.com/Daytona-International-Speedway.html |archive-date=2010-08-30 |access-date=2021-10-17}}

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1995 Pepsi 400

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Qualifying

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Race results

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