1995 Brickyard 400
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 19 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
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1995 Brickyard 400 program cover | |||
| Date | August 5, 1995 | ||
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643 km) | ||
| Weather | Warm with temperatures approaching 79 °F (26 °C); wind speeds up to 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 155.206 miles per hour (249.780 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Hardy Racing | |
| Laps | 47 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers |
Bob Jenkins Benny Parsons | ||
The 1995 Brickyard 400, the second running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on Saturday August 5, 1995. It was the 19th race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. The race, contested over 160 laps, was won by Dale Earnhardt driving for Richard Childress. Rusty Wallace driving for Roger Penske finished second and Dale Jarrett driving for Robert Yates finished third.
The popular event returned for a second year, after the tremendous success of the first running. The weekend was expanded by the addition of practice on Wednesday afternoon. Defending race winner Jeff Gordon won the pole position, his first of three Brickyard poles. Rain washed out the second round of qualifying, and threatened to wash out race day as well. After a lengthy delay, the race got started in the late afternoon, and ran well into the evening. Due to the rain delay, the race was not televised live, one of the last NASCAR races not broadcast live.