The twenty-sixth annual Winchester 400 motor race (run yearly since 1970) was held under All-Pro Series sanction on October 1, 1995, at the Winchester Speedway, Indiana (USA).
Leading the final 98 laps of the event, Mike Cope of Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida, entered his name in the Winchester 400 history books, as he became the first competitor to collect three consecutive "400" wins since Bob Senneker won five-straight from 1974-1978.
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Ron Barfield, Jr. qualified on the pole position, but it was Hal Goodson who jumped out to the early lead. Barfield, Jr. went to the lead for the first time on lap eight and would show the way around the high-banked, half-mile until stopping for tires on lap 82. That handed the lead to Robert Burroughs who led the first laps of his "400" career.
Cope led for the first time on lap 92 with Scot Walters, Freddie Query, Dave Jackson, and Ron Young all having a turn at the front of the field. Cope completed the winning pass of Barfield, Jr. on lap 302. Goodson came home second just 0.15 seconds behind Cope with Barfield Jr. settling for third. Home state driver Brian Ross was a career-best fourth, six laps off the pace with Walters rounding out the top-five. Cope collected $12,925 for his third "400" win.
| Results of the 26th Annual Winchester 400 | ||||||||
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| Pos | Start | Car # | Driver/Hometown | Sponsor/Make | Laps | Winnings (in US$) |
Status | |
| 1 | 3 | 44 | Mike Cope / Weeki Wachee Springs, FL | Penrose Meat Snacks/Labonte / Chevrolet | 400 | $12,925 | running | |
| 2 | 2 | 16 | Hal Goodson / Darlington, SC | Downtown Radio Service / Ford | 400 | $8,975 | running | |
| 3 | 1 | 97 | Ron Barfield, Jr. / Florence, SC | Michael Motorsports/Subway / Ford | 400 | $6,250 | running | |
| 4 | 14 | 21 | Brian Ross / Plymouth, IN | Griffin Motorsports/Liberty Sound / Chevrolet | 394 | $4,000 | running | |
| 5 | 12 | 7 | Scot Walters / Owensboro, KY | Papa John’s Pizza / Chevrolet | 394 | $4,225 | running | |
| 6 | 7 | 45 | Dave Jackson / Loveland, OH | Equipment Specialists/Redbank Transport / Chevrolet | 392 | $3,000 | running | |
| 7 | 29 | 33 | Conrad Burr / Concord, NC | Burr Construction / Chevrolet | 388 | $3,000 | running | |
| 8 | 5 | 6 | Freddie Query / Mooresville, NC | Terminal Trucking/Rogers Motorsports / Ford | 387 | $3,025 | running | |
| 9 | 21 | 2 | Steve Allison / Hueytown, AL | HealthSouth/WZYP Radio/Damon’s / Ford | 386 | $2,350 | running | |
| 10 | 15 | 4 | Ron Young / Conyers, GA | Wegner Engines/Young Racing / Chevrolet | 383 | $2,375 | running | |
| 11 | 9 | 06 | Royce Mason / Fort Wayne, IN | C & P Machine/Midwestern Drywall / Chevrolet | 382 | $1,450 | running | |
| 12 | 22 | 63 | Jim Crabtree, Jr. / Muncie, IN | Johnny Morris / Chevrolet | 382 | $1,350 | running | |
| 13 | 16 | 67 | Vern Slagh / Zeeland, MI | First Bank of America / Chevrolet | 371 | $1,250 | accident | |
| 14 | 24 | 15 | Todd Robinson / New Albany, IN | Sammy O’s Tavern/Kahl’s Body Shop / Oldsmobile | 338 | $1,200 | accident | |
| 15 | 25 | 04 | Buddy Ball / Louisville, KY | Stinnett Chevrolet/Allison Engines / Chevrolet | 302 | $1,150 | running | |
| 16 | 27 | 22 | Brad Payne / Owensboro, KY | ARP Bodies/Payne Automotive / Ford | 294 | $1,600 | electrical | |
| 17 | 28 | 26 | Keith White / Higginsville, MO | Bayer Agriculture Division / Chevrolet | 289 | $1,750 | accident | |
| 18 | 6 | 14 | Rick Crawford / Mobile, AL | Circle Bar Motel & RV Park / Ford | 250 | $1,500 | engine | |
| 19 | 11 | 10 | Rick Tomasik / Indianapolis, IN | Hendricks County Auto Parts / Chevrolet | 243 | $975 | handling | |
| 20 | 17 | 92 | Jimmy Britts | P & P Framing/Conoco Lub. / Chevrolet | 218 | $1,550 | engine | |
| 21 | 30 | 3 | Jack Gritter / Grand Rapids, MI | Metro Motors/J.P. Cards / Pontiac | 206 | $925 | engine | |
| 22 | 4 | 27 | Ray Skillman / Indianapolis, IN | Kendall Oil/Imperial Vans/Dupont / Oldsmobile | 198 | $900 | accident | |
| 23 | 8 | 80 | Toby Porter / Greenville, SC | Greased Lightning / Chevrolet | 187 | $1,475 | engine | |
| 24 | 18 | 23 | Scott Sutherland / Jefferson, GA | Wattyl Paints/Rick’s Auto Parts / Chevrolet | 183 | $1,350 | overheating | |
| 25 | 26 | 17 | George Ingole / Lakeland, FL | Ingole Racing / Chevrolet | 128 | $1,325 | engine | |
| 26 | 20 | 86 | Tim Steele / Marne, MI | H.S. Die/Cim-Linc / Chevrolet | 113 | $750 | accident | |
| 27 | 10 | 29 | Rick Turner / Yorktown, IN | D.A.R.E./Higgins Supervac / Oldsmobile | 107 | $750 | accident | |
| 28 | 19 | 53 | Robert Burroughs / Laurel, MS | Burroughs Motorsports / Chevrolet | 104 | $750 | rear end | |
| 29 | 13 | 28 | Billy Bigley, Jr. / Naples, FL | Royal Purple/Bilstein/Fel-Pro / Chevrolet | 90 | $1,750 | engine | |
| 30 | 23 | 90 | Keith Gardner / Louisville, KY | Gardner Racing / Chevrolet | 15 | $750 | handling | |
| Preceded by 1994 Winchester 400 |
1995 Winchester 400 Winner: Mike Cope |
Succeeded by 1996 Winchester 400 |