Ford Credit 125

The Ford Credit 125 was a NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman 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.

1995 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 (1995-04-22)
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

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 a national broadcast network.[6]

Results
Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1616Ron Hornaday Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet125180
2375Bill SedgwickSpears MotorsportsChevrolet125170
31708Mike BlissUltra MotorsportsFord125165
413Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet125160
52398Butch MillerLiberty RacingFord125155
6531Jack SpragueGriffin RacingChevrolet125150
7929Bob KeselowskiK-Automotive MotorsportsDodge125146
81084Joe RuttmanIrvan-Simo RacingFord125142
92424Scott LagasseHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet125138
10738Sammy SwindellAkins-Sutton MotorsportsFord124134
112137Bob StraitStrait RacingFord124130
12116Rick CarelliChesrown RacingChevrolet124127
131321Tobey ButlerVenable RacingFord124124
1421P. J. JonesVestar MotorsportsChevrolet124121
152614John KinderStroppe MotorsportsFord124118
16825Roger MearsHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet123115
173051Kerry TeagueRosenblum RacingChevrolet123112
182010Stan FoxDecuir MotorsportsChevrolet123109
1947Dave RezendesGeoff Bodine RacingFord123106
201674Gary CollinsGary Collins RacingChevrolet122103
211283Steve PortengaL&M RacingChevrolet122100
221958Wayne JacksWayne Jacks RacingChevrolet12197
232988Jerry ChurchillChurchill RacingFord12194
242457Bob WalkerRaul Flores RacingChevrolet12191
251589Troy BeebeRedding MotorsportsChevrolet11988
262287John NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet11985
272820Walker EvansWalker Evans RacingDodge11482
281499Pancho CarterEnerjetix MotorsportsChevrolet11179
291806Butch GillilandUltra MotorsportsFord11176
30242Dave AshleyUltra MotorsportsFord7773
Source:[2]

References
  1. "1995 Ford Credit 125". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  2. "1995 Official Race Results : Ford Credit 125". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  3. "NHL Closing In on '98 Olympics?". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. April 22, 1995. p. C13. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  4. 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.
  5. "Also..." The Ledger. Lakeland, FL. April 23, 1995. p. 5D. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  6. "Truck Series Returns To Network TV". Motor Racing Network. March 29, 2007. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
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