Ford Credit 125
| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 20 in the 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman season | |||
| Date | April 22, 1995 | ||
| Location | Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, California | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.805 km) | ||
| Distance | 125 laps, 62.5 mi (100.58 km) | ||
| Average speed | 71.090 mph (114.408 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 19.813 sec | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | |
| Laps | 106 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 16 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers | Paul Page and Jack Arute | ||
The Ford Credit 125 was a NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman (now Camping World Truck Series) race held at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, California on April 22, 1995. The fourth of 20 races in the series' inaugural season, it was the first race of the series to air on network television, and was also the shortest race, at 62.5 miles (100.6 km), in series history; it was won by Ron Hornaday, Jr.
Report
Pole position for the race was won by Mike Skinner, who was the fastest in qualifying for the third time in the series' four races to that point.[3] P. J. Jones qualified second, while Bill Sedgwick, Dave Rezendes and Jack Sprague filled out the top five qualifying spots.[1] Thirty-five trucks attempted to qualify for the thirty-truck starting grid; Steve McEachern, Jerry Glanville, Mike Hurlbert, Bob Jones and T. J. Clark failed to qualify for the event.[1]
The race distance of 62.5 miles (100.6 km) was the shortest in the series' history.[4] The race was won by Ron Hornaday, Jr., driving the No. 16 Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt, Inc.; Hornaday led 106 of the race's 125 laps,[4] and won by 1.3 seconds over Bill Sedgwick.[5] Mike Bliss, polesitter Mike Skinner and Butch Miller completed the top five finishers, while Jack Sprague, Bob Keselowski, Joe Ruttman, Scott Lagasse and Sammy Swindell rounded out the top ten.[2] Nine trucks finished on the lead lap; four caution flags slowed the event for 18 laps.[1] All but one of the 30 trucks that started the race finished the event, the No. 2 of Dave Ashley dropping out of the race after 77 laps with engine failure.[1] The event, aired on ABC, was the first SuperTruck Series event to be aired on network television.[6]
Results
| Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 16 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 125 | 180 | |
| 2 | 3 | 75 | Bill Sedgwick | Spears Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 170 | |
| 3 | 17 | 08 | Mike Bliss | Ultra Motorsports | Ford | 125 | 165 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 160 | |
| 5 | 23 | 98 | Butch Miller | Liberty Racing | Ford | 125 | 155 | |
| 6 | 5 | 31 | Jack Sprague | Griffin Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 150 | |
| 7 | 9 | 29 | Bob Keselowski | K-Automotive Motorsports | Dodge | 125 | 146 | |
| 8 | 10 | 84 | Joe Ruttman | Irvan-Simo Racing | Ford | 125 | 142 | |
| 9 | 24 | 24 | Scott Lagasse | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 125 | 138 | |
| 10 | 7 | 38 | Sammy Swindell | Akins-Sutton Motorsports | Ford | 124 | 134 | |
| 11 | 21 | 37 | Bob Strait | Strait Racing | Ford | 124 | 130 | |
| 12 | 11 | 6 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 127 | |
| 13 | 13 | 21 | Tobey Butler | Venable Racing | Ford | 124 | 124 | |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | P. J. Jones | Vestar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 124 | 121 | |
| 15 | 26 | 14 | John Kinder | Stroppe Motorsports | Ford | 124 | 118 | |
| 16 | 8 | 25 | Roger Mears | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 123 | 115 | |
| 17 | 30 | 51 | Kerry Teague | Rosenblum Racing | Chevrolet | 123 | 112 | |
| 18 | 20 | 10 | Stan Fox | Decuir Motorsports | Chevrolet | 123 | 109 | |
| 19 | 4 | 7 | Dave Rezendes | Geoff Bodine Racing | Ford | 123 | 106 | |
| 20 | 16 | 74 | Gary Collins | Gary Collins Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 103 | |
| 21 | 12 | 83 | Steve Portenga | L&M Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 100 | |
| 22 | 19 | 58 | Wayne Jacks | Wayne Jacks Racing | Chevrolet | 121 | 97 | |
| 23 | 29 | 88 | Jerry Churchill | Churchill Racing | Ford | 121 | 94 | |
| 24 | 24 | 57 | Bob Walker | Raul Flores Racing | Chevrolet | 121 | 91 | |
| 25 | 15 | 89 | Troy Beebe | Redding Motorsports | Chevrolet | 119 | 88 | |
| 26 | 22 | 87 | John Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 119 | 85 | |
| 27 | 28 | 20 | Walker Evans | Walker Evans Racing | Dodge | 114 | 82 | |
| 28 | 14 | 99 | Pancho Carter | Enerjetix Motorsports | Chevrolet | 111 | 79 | |
| 29 | 18 | 06 | Butch Gilliland | Ultra Motorsports | Ford | 111 | 76 | |
| 30 | 24 | 2 | Dave Ashley | Ultra Motorsports | Ford | 77 | 73 | |
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "1995 Ford Credit 125". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- 1 2 3 "1995 Official Race Results : Ford Credit 125". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ↑ "NHL Closing In on '98 Olympics?". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. April 22, 1995. p. C13. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- 1 2 Marx, Bill (July 29, 2010). "NASCAR Number: This week's daily double". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ↑ "Also...". The Ledger. Lakeland, FL. April 23, 1995. p. 5D. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ↑ "Truck Series Returns To Network TV". Motor Racing Network. March 29, 2007. Retrieved 2013-08-25.