5-Terry Labonte 3-Dale Earnhardt 2-Rusty Wallace 25-Ken Schrader 4-Sterling Marlin 12-Derrike Cope 17-Darrell Waltrip 6-Mark Martin, 1 lap down 43-Bobby Hamilton, 1 lap down 37-John Andretti, 1 lap down Failed to qualify: 32-Jimmy Hensley, 81-Kenny Wallace, 47-Billy Standridge, 78-Jay Hedgecock, 29-Steve Grissom, 52-Gary Bradberry, 66-Ben Hess, 49-Eric Smith, 77-Davy Jones Steve Grissom entered this race 5th in points after back-to-back top 10s, but failed to qualify based on points from 1994. Purolator 500 The Purolator 500 was held March 12 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the pole. Top ten results 24-Jeff Gordon 18-Bobby Labonte 5-Terry Labonte 3-Dale Earnhardt 28-Dale Jarrett, 1 lap down 21-Morgan Shepherd, 1 lap down 4-Sterling Marlin, 1 lap down 10-Ricky Rudd, 1 lap down 6-Mark Martin, 2 laps down 2-Rusty Wallace, 2 laps down Failed to qualify: 31-Ward Burton, 52-Gary Bradberry, 27-Loy Allen Jr., 67-Ken Bouchard, 76-Johnny Chapman, 66-Ben Hess, 81-Kenny Wallace, 78-Pancho Carter Before the field even took the green, Mike Wallace got turned into the inside wall on the frontstretch, damaging his car before he even got a chance to race on green. It led to him completing only 33 laps, finishing 40th due to engine failure from the crash. Jeremy Mayfield, Michael Waltrip and Jeff Purvis were involved in a vicious crash on the backstretch on lap 144. Mayfield got turned head-on into the wall off of turn 2 so hard, the rear tires came off the ground. When he came off the wall, the car was running straight down the backstretch but he had no brakes or steering, and he veered up towards the wall again right in front of Waltrip and Purvis and got t-boned extremely hard. TranSouth Financial 400 The TranSouth Financial 400 was held March 26 at Darlington Raceway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. Top ten results 4-Sterling Marlin 3-Dale Earnhardt 16-Ted Musgrave 75-Todd Bodine 12-Derrike Cope 29-Steve Grissom 30-Michael Waltrip 21-Morgan Shepherd 43-Bobby Hamilton 37-John Andretti, 1 lap down Failed to qualify: 81-Kenny Wallace, 52-Brad Teague, 19-Phil Parsons This was the first race at Darlington after the Lady in Black was freshly paved for the first time in decades. Speeds were high and the cars gripped extremely well in the corners, leading to many drivers driving over their heads. There were many accidents as a result. Jeff Gordon, who led most laps by far, was involved in a crash on lap 201. This was Sterling Marlin's