1995 Marlboro 500

The 1995 Marlboro 500 was the thirteenth round of the 1995 PPG Indy Car World Series season. The race was held on July 30, 1995 at the 2.00 mi Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. The race is historically significant for Firestone's first IndyCar win since 1974. Patrick Racing driver Scott Pruett took his first win in American open-wheel competition after a late-race battle with defending series champion Al Unser Jr., winning by just over half a second. Adrian Fernández came in third place, one lap behind Pruett and Unser. Parker Johnstone earned his first pole position and fastest lap in the series but suffered brake problems that forced him to retire; rookie André Ribeiro led the first ever laps of his career, ultimately earning a point for leading the most laps during the race. Danny Sullivan's IndyCar career would come to an end at leader's lap 194 as he would be involved in a crash where he would suffer a broken pelvis and other injuries.

1995 Marlboro 500
Race details
Race 13 of 17 in the 1995 CART season
DateJuly 30, 1995
Official name1995 Marlboro 500
LocationMichigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan, United States
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.000 mi / 3.219 km
Distance250 laps
500.000 mi / 804.672 km
WeatherCloudless and sunny with temperatures up to 88.9 °F (31.6 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 10.2 miles per hour (16.4 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing)
Time31.242
230.458 mph (370.886 km/h)
Fastest lap
Driver Parker Johnstone (Comptech Racing)
Time31.080 231.66 mph (372.82 km/h)
(on lap 115 of 250)
Podium
First Scott Pruett (Patrick Racing)
Second Al Unser Jr. (Team Penske)
Third Adrian Fernández (Galles Racing)

This was the first time the series competed on the newly-resurfaced circuit, which made the track smoother and easier to drive on. Nevertheless, the race still saw massive attrition knock out many of the front-runners over the grueling 500-mile distance. Many cars suffered problems with failing wheel bearings and blistering tires. By the halfway point in the race, it was essentially a two-horse race between Pruett and Unser while the rest of the field simply struggled to make it to the end. Points leader Jacques Villeneuve, despite spending extensive time on pit lane trying to diagnose an engine problem, managed to finish tenth and keep his substantial lead in the points standings.

Qualifying
July 30, 1995 - Qualifying Speeds
RankDriverTimeLeaderSpeed (mph)Team
1 Parker Johnstone 31.242 — 230.458 Comptech Racing
2 Teo Fabi 31.506 +0.264 228.526 Forsythe Racing
3 Michael Andretti  W  31.522 +0.280 228.413 Newman-Haas Racing
4 Jacques Villeneuve 31.546 +0.304 228.239 Team Green
5 Jimmy Vasser 31.582 +0.340 227.982 Chip Ganassi Racing
6 Maurício Gugelmin 31.601 +0.359 227.839 PacWest Racing
7 Bryan Herta 31.767 +0.525 226.652 Chip Ganassi Racing
8 Paul Tracy 31.782 +0.540 226.540 Newman-Haas Racing
9 Danny Sullivan  W  31.896 +0.654 225.732 PacWest Racing
10 André Ribeiro  R  31.898 +0.656 225.722 Tasman Motorsports
11 Adrian Fernández 31.918 +0.676 225.579 Galles Racing
12 Scott Pruett 32.023 +0.781 224.841 Patrick Racing
13 Al Unser Jr. W  32.100 +0.858 224.296 Team Penske
14 Raul Boesel 32.104 +0.862 224.266 Rahal-Hogan Racing
15 Gil de Ferran  R  32.173 +0.931 223.787 Hall Racing
16 Bobby Rahal 32.180 +0.938 223.734 Rahal-Hogan Racing
17 Emerson Fittipaldi W  32.198 +0.956 223.618 Team Penske
18 Eddie Cheever 32.208 +0.966 223.546 A.J. Foyt Enterprises
19 Carlos Guerrero  R  32.218 +0.976 223.480 Dick Simon Racing
20 Buddy Lazier 32.610 +1.368 220.783 Payton-Coyne Racing
21 Stefan Johansson 32.692 +1.720 220.238 Bettenhausen Racing
22 Lyn St. James 32.750 +1.508 219.847 Dick Simon Racing
23 Eliseo Salazar  R  32.846 +1.604 219.201 Dick Simon Racing
24 Alessandro Zampedri 32.998 +1.756 218.197 Payton-Coyne Racing
25 Christian Fittipaldi  R  33.049 +1.807 224.649 Walker Racing
26 Hiro Matsushita 33.990 +2.748 218.245 Arciero-Wells Racing
Source:[2]
  • Robby Gordon crashed during practice and was not cleared to participate in the rest of the weekend.

Race
PosNoDriverTeamChassisEngineLapsTime/retiredGridPoints
1 20 Scott Pruett Patrick Racing Lola T9500 Ford-Cosworth XB 250 3:07:52 12 20
2 1 Al Unser Jr.  W  Team Penske Penske PC-24 Mercedes Benz 250 +0.56 secs 13 16
3 10 Adrian Fernández Galles Racing Lola T9500 Mercedes Benz 249 +1 Lap 11 14
4 33 Teo Fabi Forsythe Racing Reynard 95I Ford-Cosworth XB 247 +3 Laps 2 12
5 2 Emerson Fittipaldi  W  Team Penske Penske PC-24 Mercedes Benz 245 +5 Laps 17 10
6 16 Stefan Johansson Bettenhausen Racing Penske PC-23 Mercedes Benz 244 +6 Laps 21 8
7 12 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 95I Ford-Cosworth XB 241 +9 Laps 5 6
8 9 Bobby Rahal Rahal-Hogan Racing Lola T9500 Mercedes Benz 240 +10 Laps 16 5
9 15 Christian Fittipaldi  R  Walker Racing Reynard 95I Ford-Cosworth XB 239 +11 Laps 25 4
10 27 Jacques Villeneuve Team Green Reynard 95I Ford-Cosworth XB 235 +15 Laps 4 3
11 18 Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Reynard 95I Ford-Cosworth XB 232 +18 Laps 6 2
12 8 Gil de Ferran  R  Hall Racing Reynard 95I Mercedes Benz 226 +24 Laps 15 1
13 34 Alessandro Zampedri Payton-Coyne Racing Lola T9400 Ford-Cosworth XB 225 Contact 24 —
14 19 Buddy Lazier Payton-Coyne Racing Lola T9400 Ford-Cosworth XB 223 +27 Laps 20 —
15 4 Bryan Herta Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 95I Ford-Cosworth XB 193 Contact 7 —
16 17 Danny Sullivan  W  PacWest Racing Reynard 95I Ford-Cosworth XB 189 Contact 9 —
17 90 Lyn St. James Dick Simon Racing Lola T9500 Ford-Cosworth XB 188 Contact 22 —
18 7 Eliseo Salazar  R  Dick Simon Racing Lola T9500 Ford-Cosworth XB 175 Engine 23 —
19 14 Eddie Cheever A.J. Foyt Enterprises Lola T9500 Ford-Cosworth XB 163 Transmission 18 —
20 25 Hiro Matsushita Arciero-Wells Racing Reynard 94I Ford-Cosworth XB 139 Contact 26 —
21 31 André Ribeiro  R  Tasman Motorsports Reynard 95I Honda 130 Electrical 10 11
22 49 Parker Johnstone Comptech Racing Reynard 95I Honda 100 Brakes 1 12
23 3 Paul Tracy Newman-Haas Racing Lola T9500 Ford-Cosworth XB 91 Engine 8 —
24 11 Raul Boesel Rahal-Hogan Racing Lola T9500 Mercedes Benz 57 Engine 14 —
25 6 Michael Andretti  W  Newman-Haas Racing Lola T9500 Ford-Cosworth XB 40 Electrical 3 —
26 22 Carlos Guerrero  R  Dick Simon Racing Lola T9500 Ford-Cosworth XB 5 Contact 19 —
27 5 Robby Gordon Walker Racing Reynard 95I Ford-Cosworth XB 0 Withdrawn,
not medically cleared		 27 —
Source:[3][4]
Notes
  • 1– Includes one bonus point for leading the most laps.[5]
  • 2– Includes one bonus point for being the fastest qualifier.[5]

 R  = Series rookie
 W  = Former Marlboro 500 winner

Race Statistics
  • Lead changes: 18 among 8 drivers
  • Average Speed: 159.676 mph

Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.

References
  1. Weather information for the 1995 Marlboro 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. "1995 Marlboro 500". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  3. "1995 Marlboro 500 race results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  4. http://www.champcarstats.com/races/199513.htm
  5. Championship Auto Racing Teams (March 2001). "CART FedEx Championship Series - 2001 Rule Book". Archived from the original on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2017-05-22.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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