1995 NASCAR Busch Series

1995 NASCAR Busch Series
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The 1995 NASCAR Busch Series season was held February 18 and ended November 5. Johnny Benson of BACE Motorsports won the championship.

Teams and drivers

Complete schedule

Team	Manufacturer	No.	Race driver	Crew chief	Rounds
Akins-Sutton Motorsports	Ford	38	Elton Sawyer	Danny Marshburn	Full
American Equipment Racing	Chevrolet	95	John Tanner (R)	Butch Enders	8
			Ward Burton		12
			Ed Berrier		3
			Butch Leitzinger		1
BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet	74	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Steve Bird	Full
Beverly Racing	Chevrolet	25	Kirk Shelmerdine (R)	Billy Thurston	7
			Johnny Rumley		19
Bown Racing	Chevrolet	51	Jim Bown	Dick Bown	22
		5			1
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	3	Jeff Green	Don Hawk	Full
Doug Taylor Motorsports	Chevrolet	40	Patty Moise	Doug Taylor	Full
Group III Racing	Ford	18	L. W. Miller (R)	Mark Connolly	8
			Randy Porter		10
			Dennis Setzer		1
			Tom Peck		4
			Ed Berrier		1
			Chuck Bown		1
Hensley Motorsports	Chevrolet	63	Curtis Markham (R)	Jeff Hensley	Full
Houston Racing	Ford	6	Tommy Houston	Scott Houston	Full
J&J Racing	Chevrolet 25 Oldsmobile1	99	Phil Parsons	David Ifft	Full
KEL Racing	Chevrolet	57	Jason Keller	Steve Addington	Full
Labonte Motorsports	Chevrolet	44	David Green	Charles Smith	Full
Laughlin Racing	Ford	35	Doug Heveron	Kenneth Campbell	25
			Jimmy Hensley		1
Lepage Racing	Chevrolet	71	Kevin Lepage	Danny Smith	Full
Mark Rypien Motorsports	Ford	23	Chad Little	Gary Cogswell	Full
Martin Motorsports	Chevrolet	92	Larry Pearson	Ryan Pemberton	Full
Moroso Racing	Ford	20	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Vic Kangas	8
			Jimmy Spencer		13
			Joe Bessey		2
			Dennis Setzer		1
M.P.H. Racing	Chevrolet	08	Bobby Dotter	Lonnie Rush	25
			Dennis Setzer		1
Parker Racing	Chevrolet	72	Tracy Leslie		24
			Todd Bodine		2
Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	43	Rodney Combs	Bob Johnson	Full
RaDiUs Motorsports	Ford	55	Tim Fedewa	Bryan Smith	Full
Reiser Enterprises	Chevrolet	17	Robbie Reiser	Joe Shear, Jr.	Full
Sadler Racing	Chevrolet	1	Hermie Sadler	Bobby King	Full
Shoemaker Racing	Chevrolet	64	Dirk Stephens	Allen Cretsinger	15
			Randy LaJoie		10
			Bobby Dotter		1
ST Motorsports	Chevrolet	47	Jeff Fuller (R)	Steve Plattenberger	Full
Team 34	Chevrolet	34	Mike McLaughlin	Clyde McLeod	Full

Limited schedule

Team	Manufacturer	No.	Race driver	Crew chief	Rounds
Alliance Racing	Ford	59	Dennis Setzer	Ricky Pearson	14
Bahari Racing	Pontiac	30	Michael Waltrip	Ronnie Silver	6
Barrett Racing	Chevrolet	91	Stanton Barrett		2
Bobby Jones Racing	Ford	50	Jeremy Mayfield		8
			Tommy Ellis		2
			Derrike Cope		3
Boley Racing	Ford	26	Steve Boley		1
Bradshaw Racing Assoc.	Chevrolet	83	Gary Green	Rick Tori	1
Buckshot Racing	Ford 11 Chevrolet 1	00	Buckshot Jones (R)		12
Clark Racing	Chevrolet	53	Greg Clark (R)		7
CPR Motorsports	Ford	36	Shawna Robinson	Allen Russell	4
			Andy Belmont		5
			Bill Venturini		3
		46	Andy Belmont		2
DAJ Racing	Ford	32	Dale Jarrett	John Ervin	12
Davison Motorsports	Chevrolet	97	Joe Bessey	Bob Hayden	5
			Ed Berrier		2
Day Enterprises	Chevrolet	16	Darryl Sage		2
			Jerry Foyt		2
			Mark Day		1
Diamond Ridge Motorsports	Chevrolet	29	Steve Grissom	Tommy Morgan	15
Douglas Motorsports	Pontiac	70	Johnny Chapman		3
			Patty Moise		1
Edwards Motorsports	Chevrolet	61	Danny Edwards, Jr.		5
Emerald Performance Group	Chevrolet	88	Pete Orr		4
FILMAR Racing	Ford	8	Kenny Wallace	Gil Martin	15
Foxco Racing	Ford	39	Tim Bender	Bob Bender	4
Franks Racing	Chevrolet	4	Junior Franks		2
Fred Turner Racing	Chevrolet	22	Sterling Marlin		1
Group III Racing	Ford	81	Todd Bodine	Tim LaWarre	1
			Doug Taylor		1
Hank Parker Racing	Chevrolet	03	David Bonnett (R)		8
Henderson Motorsports	Ford	75	Rick Wilson	Chris Carrier	14
	Chevrolet	5	Brad Teague		2
Ingram Racing	Chevrolet	11	Jamie Aube		1
			Pete Silva		1
J&L Racing	Chevrolet	68	Chris Diamond	Darryl Diamond	6
Ken Schrader Racing	Chevrolet	52	Ken Schrader	Tim Kohuth	9
Key Motorsports	Chevrolet	05	Steve Boley	Curtis Key	1
	Ford		Chuck Bown		3
Kilby Racing	Chevrolet	49	Scott Kilby		2
Labonte Motorsports	Chevrolet	11	Darrell Waltrip		1
		14	Terry Labonte	Bob Labonte	19
Langdon Racing	Ford	77	Victor Sifton		1
Laugeni Racing	Chevrolet	98	Brian Donley		3
			Tracy Leslie		1
Lewis Motorsports	Chevrolet	80	Ashton Lewis, Jr.		2
LJR Racing Enterprises	Ford	97	Russ Galindo		1
MacDonald Motorsports	Chevrolet	01	Randy MacDonald		2
Marc Madison Racing	Chevrolet	53	Marc Madison		2
Murphy Motorsports	Chevrolet	70	Dale Fischlein		5
NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	87	Joe Nemechek	Mike Boerschinger	6
Owen Racing	Ford	90	Mike Wallace	Barry Owen	20
		9	Kevin Simmons		4
Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	4	Jeff Purvis	Marc Reno	9
Porter Racing	Ford	48	Randy Porter		3
RaDiUs Motorsports	Ford	66	Glenn Allen, Jr.		1
			Johnny Chapman		2
Ray Motorsports	Chevrolet	2	Kevin Ray		2
Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	12	Mike Dillon	Dean Johnson	5
Ricky Craven Motorsports	Chevrolet	2	Ricky Craven	Scott Maxim	9
Ritch Racing			Michael Ritch		1
Roush Racing	Ford	60	Mark Martin	Bobby Leslie	15
		9	Ted Musgrave		1
Team SABCO Fred Turner Racing	Pontiac	42	Bobby Hamilton	Clyde Mendenhall	5
			Dennis Setzer		3
Sacks Motorsports	Pontiac	33	Greg Sacks		5
Shepherd Racing	Ford	21	Morgan Shepherd	Dick Schlitz	8
Stegall Motorsports	Chevrolet	85	Shane Hall		3
Stricklin-Arquette Racing	Ford	37	Hut Stricklin		2
T&G Racing	Ford 7 Chevrolet 1	15	Jerry Nadeau		8
Tobias Racing	Ford	58	Toby Tobias, Jr.		2
Virtue Racing	Ford	54	Rich Bickle	Fred Wanke	12
Ward Motorsports	Chevrolet	88	Marty Ward		2
		97			1
Ware Racing Enterprises	Chevrolet	98	Rick Ware		1
Whitaker Racing	Chevrolet	7	Stevie Reeves	Jim Harmon	20
Williams Racing	Ford	56	Ed Berrier		2
			Dale Williams (R)	Darrell Bryant	4
		58			2
Zock Motorsports	Ford	82	Derrike Cope	Red Farmer	3

Goody's 300

The Goody's 300 was held February 18 at Daytona International Speedway. Michael Waltrip won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 23-Chad Little
2. 30-Michael Waltrip
3. 14-Terry Labonte
4. 8-Kenny Wallace
5. 54-Rich Bickle
6. 51-Jim Bown
7. 3-Jeff Green
8. 60-Mark Martin
9. 4-Jeff Purvis
10. 74-Johnny Benson

• This was Little's first career Busch Series victory.

Goodwrench 200

The Goodwrench 200 was held February 25 at North Carolina Speedway. David Green won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 23-Chad Little
2. 60-Mark Martin
3. 14-Terry Labonte
4. 74-Johnny Benson
5. 21-Morgan Shepherd
6. 99-Phil Parsons
7. 82-Derrike Cope
8. 90-Mike Wallace
9. 97-Joe Bessey
10. 3-Jeff Green

Hardee's 250

The Hardee's 250 was held March 4 at Richmond International Raceway. Chad Little won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 8-Kenny Wallace
2. 14-Terry Labonte
3. 74-Johnny Benson
4. 34-Mike McLaughlin
5. 57-Jason Keller
6. 7-Stevie Reeves
7. 6-Tommy Houston
8. 08-Bobby Dotter
9. 99-Phil Parsons
10. 48-Randy Porter

Busch Light 300

The Busch Light 300 was held March 11 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 74-Johnny Benson
2. 52-Ken Schrader
3. 51-Jim Bown
4. 55-Tim Fedewa
5. 1-Hermie Sadler
6. 43-Rodney Combs
7. 92-Larry Pearson
8. 82-Derrike Cope
9. 75-Rick Wilson
10. 38-Elton Sawyer

Opryland USA 320

The Opryland USA 320 was held March 17 at Nashville Speedway USA. Darrell Waltrip won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 44-David Green
2. 23-Chad Little
3. 14-Terry Labonte
4. 8-Kenny Wallace
5. 92-Larry Pearson
6. 74-Johnny Benson
7. 34-Mike McLaughlin
8. 11-Darrell Waltrip
9. 17-Robbie Reiser
10. 3-Jeff Green

Mark III Vans 200

The Mark III Vans 200 was held March 25 at Darlington Raceway. Tim Fedewa won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 92-Larry Pearson
2. 74-Johnny Benson
3. 60-Mark Martin
4. 23-Chad Little
5. 99-Phil Parsons
6. 29-Steve Grissom
7. 87-Joe Nemechek
8. 20-Bobby Hillin, Jr.
9. 71-Kevin Lepage
10. 57-Jason Keller

Goody's 250

The Goody's 250 was held April 1 at Bristol Motor Speedway. David Green won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 29-Steve Grissom
2. 60-Mark Martin
3. 23-Chad Little
4. 8-Kenny Wallace
5. 14-Terry Labonte
6. 74-Johnny Benson
7. 5-Brad Teague
8. 90-Mike Wallace
9. 63-Curtis Markham
10. 57-Jason Keller

Sundrop 400

The Sundrop 400 was held April 15 at Hickory Motor Speedway. David Green won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 74-Johnny Benson
2. 1-Hermie Sadler
3. 34-Mike McLaughlin
4. 57-Jason Keller
5. 08-Bobby Dotter
6. 59-Dennis Setzer
7. 47-Jeff Fuller
8. 63-Curtis Markham
9. 51-Jim Bown
10. 11-Pete Silva

• This was Benson's last career NASCAR Busch Series victory.

NE Chevy Dealers 250

The NE Chevy Dealers 250 was held May 13 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Mike McLaughlin won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 23-Chad Little
2. 38-Elton Sawyer
3. 90-Mike Wallace
4. 34-Mike McLaughlin
5. 74-Johnny Benson
6. 59-Dennis Setzer
7. 25-Johnny Rumley
8. 72-Tracy Leslie
9. 76-Tom Bolles
10. 92-Larry Pearson

Meridian Advantage 200

The Meridian Advantage 200 was held May 21 at Nazareth Speedway. David Green won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 55-Tim Fedewa
2. 35-Doug Heveron
3. 74-Johnny Benson
4. 3-Jeff Green
5. 44-David Green
6. 08-Bobby Dotter
7. 57-Jason Keller
8. 38-Elton Sawyer
9. 47-Jeff Fuller
10. 20-Joe Bessey

• This was Fedewa's first career Busch Series victory.

Red Dog 300

The Red Dog 300 was held May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Rich Bickle won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 23-Chad Little
2. 3-Jeff Green
3. 72-Tracy Leslie
4. 60-Mark Martin
5. 52-Ken Schrader
6. 57-Jason Keller
7. 14-Terry Labonte
8. 54-Rich Bickle
9. 4-Jeff Purvis
10. 71-Kevin Lepage

GM Goodwrench/Delco 200

The GM Goodwrench/Delco 200 was held June 3 at Dover International Speedway. Tracy Leslie won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 34-Mike McLaughlin
2. 90-Mike Wallace
3. 2-Ricky Craven
4. 57-Jason Keller
5. 32-Dale Jarrett
6. 25-Johnny Rumley
7. 99-Phil Parsons
8. 1-Hermie Sadler
9. 23-Chad Little
10. 20-Jimmy Spencer

Carolina Pride / Red Dog 250

The Carolina Pride / Red Dog 250 was held June 10 at Myrtle Beach Speedway. Jeff Green won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 92-Larry Pearson
2. 57-Jason Keller
3. 59-Dennis Setzer
4. 3-Jeff Green
5. 08-Bobby Dotter
6. 43-Rodney Combs
7. 63-Curtis Markham
8. 34-Mike McLaughlin
9. 74-Johnny Benson
10. 38-Elton Sawyer

Lysol 200

The Lysol 200 was held June 25 at Watkins Glen International Raceway. Terry Labonte won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 14-Terry Labonte
2. 23-Chad Little
3. 2-Ricky Craven
4. 34-Mike McLaughlin
5. 3-Jeff Green
6. 29-Steve Grissom
7. 74-Johnny Benson
8. 63-Curtis Markham
9. 1-Hermie Sadler
10. 29-Phil Parsons

Sears Auto Center 250

The Sears Auto Center 250 was held July 2 at The Milwaukee Mile. Dennis Setzer won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 32-Dale Jarrett
2. 92-Larry Pearson
3. 3-Jeff Green
4. 59-Dennis Setzer
5. 34-Mike McLaughlin
6. 57-Jason Keller
7. 63-Curtis Markham
8. 23-Chad Little
9. 90-Mike Wallace
10. 54-Rich Bickle

Humminbird Fishfinder 500K

The Humminbird Fishfinder 500K was held July 22 at Talladega Superspeedway. Jeff Purvis won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 23-Chad Little
2. 20-Jimmy Spencer
3. 8-Kenny Wallace
4. 87-Joe Nemechek
5. 74-Johnny Benson
6. 90-Mike Wallace
7. 40-Patty Moise
8. 75-Rick Wilson
9. 52-Ken Schrader
10. 38-Elton Sawyer

Ford Credit 300

The Ford Credit 300 was held July 29 at South Boston Speedway. Curtis Markham won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 23-Chad Little
2. 34-Mike McLaughlin
3. 44-David Green
4. 92-Larry Pearson
5. 95-Ward Burton
6. 64-Bobby Dotter
7. 38-Elton Sawyer
8. 46-Elliott Sadler
9. 00-Buckshot Jones
10. 71-Kevin Lepage

Kroger 200

The Kroger 200 was held August 4 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Elton Sawyer won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 57-Jason Keller
2. 38-Elton Sawyer
3. 34-Mike McLaughlin
4. 72-Tracy Leslie
5. 6-Tommy Houston
6. 1-Hermie Sadler
7. 08-Bobby Dotter
8. 95-Ward Burton
9. 3-Jeff Green
10. 47-Jeff Fuller

• Chris Diamond spun around in turn two and knocked the lights, at the exact place where Gary St. Amant did the previous day in the SuperTruck Series.

Detroit Gasket 200

The Detroit Gasket 200 was held August 19 at Michigan International Speedway. Dale Jarrett won the pole. Jarrett had led the most laps in the race and won, but was disqualified for a rules violation, giving the win to Mark Martin.

Top ten results

1. 60-Mark Martin
2. 14-Terry Labonte
3. 64-Randy LaJoie
4. 2-Ricky Craven
5. 74-Johnny Benson
6. 99-Phil Parsons
7. 20-Jimmy Spencer
8. 2-Ward Burton
9. 52-Ken Schrader
10. 34-Mike McLaughlin

• This race was Tommy Ellis' last career start.

Food City 250

The Food City 250 was held August 25 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Stevie Reeves won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 29-Steve Grissom
2. 3-Jeff Green
3. 55-Tim Fedewa
4. 23-Chad Little
5. 14-Terry Labonte
6. 44-David Green
7. 6-Tommy Houston
8. 71-Kevin Lepage
9. 20-Jimmy Spencer
10. 47-Jeff Fuller

Gatorade 200

The Gatorade 200 was held September 2 at Darlington Raceway. Larry Pearson won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 60-Mark Martin
2. 74-Johnny Benson
3. 95-Ward Burton
4. 99-Phil Parsons
5. 87-Joe Nemechek
6. 90-Mike Wallace
7. 57-Jason Keller
8. 38-Elton Sawyer
9. 3-Jeff Green
10. 34-Mike McLaughlin

Autolite 250

The Autolite 250 was held September 8 at Richmond International Raceway. Randy LaJoie won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 32-Dale Jarrett
2. 60-Mark Martin
3. 74-Johnny Benson
4. 29-Steve Grissom
5. 14-Terry Labonte
6. 20-Jimmy Spencer
7. 44-David Green
8. 8-Kenny Wallace
9. 64-Randy LaJoie
10. 38-Elton Sawyer

MBNA 200

The MBNA 200 was held September 16 at Dover International Speedway. Jason Keller won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 25-Johnny Rumley
2. 1-Hermie Sadler
3. 99-Phil Parsons
4. 29-Steve Grissom
5. 90-Mike Wallace
6. 35-Doug Heveron
7. 34-Mike McLaughlin
8. 3-Jeff Green
9. 74-Johnny Benson
10. 43-Rodney Combs

All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300

The All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 was held October 7 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Bobby Dotter won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 60-Mark Martin
2. 32-Dale Jarrett
3. 4-Jeff Purvis
4. 47-Jeff Fuller
5. 34-Mike McLaughlin
6. 21-Morgan Shepherd
7. 92-Larry Pearson
8. 14-Terry Labonte
9. 05-Chuck Bown
10. 8-Kenny Wallace

AC-Delco 200

The AC-Delco 200 was held October 21 at North Carolina Speedway. Johnny Benson won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 72-Todd Bodine
2. 90-Mike Wallace
3. 74-Johnny Benson
4. 95-Ward Burton
5. 44-David Green
6. 29-Steve Grissom
7. 54-Rich Bickle
8. 60-Mark Martin
9. 64-Randy LaJoie
10. 71-Kevin Lepage

Jiffy Lube Miami 300

The inaugural Jiffy Lube Miami 300 was held November 5 at the Miami-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex. Joe Nemechek won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 32-Dale Jarrett
2. 55-Tim Fedewa
3. 57-Jason Keller
4. 30-Michael Waltrip
5. 60-Mark Martin
6. 99-Phil Parsons
7. 87-Joe Nemechek
8. 47-Jeff Fuller
9. 74-Johnny Benson
10. 63-Curtis Markham

Final points standings

1. Johnny Benson - 3688
2. Chad Little - 3284
3. Mike McLaughlin - 3273
4. Jason Keller - 3211
5. Jeff Green - 3182
6. Larry Pearson - 3029
7. Tim Fedewa - 3022
8. Phil Parsons - 2985
9. Elton Sawyer - 2952
10. Jeff Fuller - 2845
11. Rodney Combs - 2782
12. David Green - 2714
13. Hermie Sadler - 2694
14. Bobby Dotter - 2636
15. Curtis Markham - 2584
16. Tracy Leslie - 2530
17. Terry Labonte - 2490
18. Kevin Lepage - 2355
19. Doug Heveron - 2326
20. Mike Wallace - 2295
21. Tommy Houston - 2069
22. Mark Martin - 2037
23. Dennis Setzer - 2036
24. Jim Bown - 2026
25. Patty Moise - 1901
26. Steve Grissom - 1816
27. Kenny Wallace - 1814
28. Johnny Rumley - 1708
29. Stevie Reeves - 1454
30. Robbie Reiser - 1444
31. Ward Burton - 1389
32. Dale Jarrett - 1376
33. Rich Bickle - 1220
34. Jimmy Spencer - 1177
35. Rick Wilson - 1173
36. Dirk Stephens - 1030
37. Randy LaJoie - 1029
38. Jeff Purvis - 999
39. Randy Porter - 994
40. Ken Schrader - 984
41. Buckshot Jones - 833
42. Joe Nemechek - 783
43. Ricky Craven - 761
44. Joe Bessey - 733
45. Morgan Shepherd - 715
46. Bobby Hillin, Jr. - 616
47. Ed Berrier - 596
48. Michael Waltrip - 595
49. Kirk Shelmerdine - 562
50. Jeremy Mayfield - 535

Rookie of the Year

Jeff Fuller, driving for the first-year ST Motorsports was named the 1995 Busch Series Rookie of the Year, finishing in the top-ten six times. His closest runner-up was Curtis Markham, who finished 15th in the final standings. Buckshot Jones and David Bonnett were the only two contenders that season, both of whom ran limited schedules that season.

See also

• 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
• 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman

External links

• Busch Series standings and statistics for 1995