| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 1995 Daytona 500 program cover | |||
| Date | February 19, 1995 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.02336 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching as high as 66.9 °F (19.4 °C); wind speeds approaching 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 141.710 miles per hour (228.060 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Robert Yates Racing | ||
| Qualifying race winners | |||
| Duel 1 Winner | Sterling Marlin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | |
| Duel 2 Winner | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Sterling Marlin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | |
| Laps | 105 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier, Richard Petty and Ned Jarrett | ||
| Nielsen Ratings |
7.8/20 (11.4 million viewers) | ||
The 1995 Daytona 500, the 37th running of the event, was held on February 19 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Dale Jarrett won his first career Winston Cup pole. Sterling Marlin won the race for the second straight year, his second Daytona 500 win, after leading 105 laps, including the final 20.
- ^ "Weather of the 1995 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2013-06-25.