| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 23 of 31 in the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500 program cover, featuring Bobby Labonte, Sterling Marlin, Bill Elliott, and Mark Martin. | |||
| Date | September 3, 1995 | ||
| Official name | 46th Annual Mountain Dew Southern 500 | ||
| Location | Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.221 km) | ||
| Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.799 km) | ||
| Average speed | 121.231 miles per hour (195.102 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | ||
| Time | 29.380 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 208 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500 was the 23rd stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 46th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 3, 1995, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 367 laps to complete. On the final restart with nine to go, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to pull away from the field to take his eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third, respectively.
- ^ Iacobelli, Pete (September 4, 1995). "Gordon edges out Earnhardt". Morning Sentinel. p. 12. Retrieved January 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Woody, Larry (September 4, 1995). "Gordon has positive spin on his mishap". The Tennessean. p. 21. Retrieved January 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
