The 1995 NAPA 500 was a Winston Cup Series (now Nextel Cup) event held at Atlanta Motor Speedway on November 12, 1995. It was the season finale. Dale Earnhardt did everything possible to win the championship, leading the most laps and holding off Sterling Marlin by 3.75 seconds. But Jeff Gordon's 32nd place finish, no matter how bad, was still good enough to give Gordon his first career championship. Stats