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{{Short description|Auto race held at Talladega, United States}} |
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| Race title = GEICO 500 |
| Race title = GEICO 500 |
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| Logo = |
| Logo = File:Geico-500-TSS-New-Logo.webp |
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| Track map = [[File:Talladega Superspeedway. |
| Track map = [[File:Talladega Superspeedway.svg|200px]] |
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| Series long = [[NASCAR Cup Series]] |
| Series long = [[NASCAR Cup Series]] |
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| Venue = [[Talladega Superspeedway]] |
| Venue = [[Talladega Superspeedway]] |
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| Distance = {{convert|500.08|mi|km|2}} |
| Distance = {{convert|500.08|mi|km|2}} |
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| Laps = 188 |
| Laps = 188<br>'''Stages 1/2:''' 60 each<br>'''Final stage:''' 68 |
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| Previous names = '''Alabama 500''' (1970)<br />'''Winston 500''' (1971–1993, 1997)<br />'''Winston Select 500''' (1994–1996)<br />'''DieHard 500''' (1998–2000)<br />'''Talladega 500''' (2001)<br />'''Aaron's 499''' (2002–2014) |
| Previous names = '''Alabama 500''' (1970)<br />'''Winston 500''' (1971–1993, 1997)<br />'''Winston Select 500''' (1994–1996)<br />'''DieHard 500''' (1998–2000)<br />'''Talladega 500''' (2001)<br />'''Aaron's 499''' (2002–2014) |
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| Most wins driver = |
| Most wins driver = [[Jeff Gordon]]<br>[[Brad Keselowski]] (4) |
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[[Jeff Gordon]] (4) |
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| Most wins team = [[Hendrick Motorsports]] (8) |
| Most wins team = [[Hendrick Motorsports]] (8) |
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| Most wins manufacturer = [[Chevrolet]] ( |
| Most wins manufacturer = [[Chevrolet]] (22) |
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| Surface = Asphalt |
| Surface = Asphalt |
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| Length mi = 2.66 |
| Length mi = 2.66 |
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The '''GEICO 500''' is a [[NASCAR Cup Series]] [[stock car racing|stock car race]] held at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]] in [[Lincoln, Alabama]]. The race is usually held in April or May. The [[1997 Winston 500|1997 event]] stands as the fastest [[NASCAR]] race to date ever run with an average speed of {{convert|188.354|mph}} |
The '''GEICO 500''' is a [[NASCAR Cup Series]] [[stock car racing|stock car race]] held at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]] in [[Lincoln, Alabama]]. The race is usually held in April or May. The [[1997 Winston 500|1997 event]] stands as the fastest [[NASCAR]] race to date ever run with an average speed of {{convert|188.354|mph}} and was the first race at Talladega Superspeedway that was not interrupted by a caution period. |
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The race was known as the second leg of the sport's [[Grand Slam (NASCAR)|Grand Slam]] from 1970 |
The race was known as the second leg of the sport's [[Grand Slam (NASCAR)|Grand Slam]] from 1970 until the result of [[Ferko v. National Ass'n for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc.|Ferko lawsuit]] in 2004. Still considered to be the fifth “Crown Jewel” race, along with the [[Brickyard 400]] and the three originals, the race has consistently been the second Crown Jewel event of the season, with the exceptions being [[2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2014]], when the [[Southern 500]] was scheduled in April, and [[2020 NASCAR Cup Series|2020]], when the GEICO 500 was postponed until June, after the [[2020 Coca-Cola 600|Coca-Cola 600]]. The GEICO 500, as the Winston 500, was also previously part of the Winston Million. [[Tyler Reddick]] is the defending winner of the race, having won it in 2024. |
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== Notable races == |
== Notable races == |
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*'''1972:''' [[David Pearson (NASCAR driver)|David Pearson]] escaped a crash between [[Bobby Isaac]] and [[Jimmy Crawford (racing driver)|Jimmy Crawford]] coming to the white flag; he grabbed his first Talladega win and second career win in a [[Wood Brothers Racing|Wood Brothers]] Mercury. |
*'''1972:''' [[David Pearson (NASCAR driver)|David Pearson]] escaped a crash between [[Bobby Isaac]] and [[Jimmy Crawford (racing driver)|Jimmy Crawford]] coming to the white flag; he grabbed his first Talladega win and second career win in a [[Wood Brothers Racing|Wood Brothers]] Mercury. |
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*'''1973:''' A massive accident eliminated some 20 cars, leaving [[David Pearson (NASCAR driver)|David Pearson]] to ride home almost uncontested. [[Jim Vandiver]] made up three laps to finish eighth. |
*'''1973:''' A massive accident eliminated some 20 cars, leaving [[David Pearson (NASCAR driver)|David Pearson]] to ride home almost uncontested. [[Jim Vandiver]] made up three laps to finish eighth. |
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*'''1974:''' Pearson grabbed his third straight Winston 500 (and fourth straight for [[Wood Brothers Racing]]), while a crash on pit road |
*'''1974:''' Pearson grabbed his third straight Winston 500 (and fourth straight for [[Wood Brothers Racing]]), while a crash on pit road leads to grave injury to Don Miller of the [[Penske Racing]] team. The lead changed 53 times. |
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*'''1975:''' The race was filled with several accidents, featured the first win for [[Buddy Baker]] since 1973 and the first Winston Cup Grand National win for team owner [[Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)|Bud Moore]] since 1971. Tragedy struck on Lap 149 when race leader Richard Petty pitted with a burning wheel bearing; his brother-in-law Randy Owens was killed when he fitted a hose to a pressurized water tank and the tank exploded. The lead changed 51 times, Five |
*'''1975:''' The race was filled with several accidents, featured the first win for [[Buddy Baker]] since 1973 and the first Winston Cup Grand National win for team owner [[Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)|Bud Moore]] since 1971. Tragedy struck on Lap 149 when race leader Richard Petty pitted with a burning wheel bearing; his brother-in-law Randy Owens was killed when he fitted a hose to a pressurized water tank and the tank exploded. The lead changed 51 times, Five-time [[F1]] Champion [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] was the honorary starter. |
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*'''1976:''' Baker became the first driver to win a 500-mile race in under three hours. He drove Bud Moore's Ford to the win in 2 hours 56 minutes. |
*'''1976:''' Baker became the first driver to win a 500-mile race in under three hours. He drove Bud Moore's Ford to the win in 2 hours 56 minutes. |
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*'''1977:''' The race produced 63 official lead changes and a four-car scramble on the final lap. |
*'''1977:''' The race produced 63 official lead changes and a four-car scramble on the final lap. [[Darrell Waltrip]] had the lead and on the last lap swung low to break the draft; [[Cale Yarborough]] blew past [[Donnie Allison]] and swung high on Waltrip; Waltrip sideswiped Cale and [[Benny Parsons]] dove low and raced Cale all the way to the stripe. |
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*'''1978:''' Rain postponed the race to [[Mothers Day]] Sunday. |
*'''1978:''' Rain postponed the race to [[Mothers Day]] Sunday. [[Cale Yarborough]] drafted past [[Buddy Baker]] for the win. |
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*'''1980:''' Baker stormed past sophomore [[Dale Earnhardt]] coming to the white flag for his final Talladega win. |
*'''1980:''' Baker stormed past sophomore [[Dale Earnhardt]] coming to the white flag for his final Talladega win. |
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*'''1981:''' [[Bobby Allison]] fought off a late challenge from Baker, [[Darrell Waltrip]], and [[Ricky Rudd]]; the race lead changed six times in the final six laps. |
*'''1981:''' [[Bobby Allison]] fought off a late challenge from Baker, [[Darrell Waltrip]], and [[Ricky Rudd]]; the race lead changed six times in the final six laps. |
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*'''1982:''' [[Benny Parsons]] posted the first 200 MPH qualifying lap in NASCAR history. The race lead changed 51 times as [[Darrell Waltrip]] and [[Terry Labonte]] drafted past Parsons on the final lap. |
*'''1982:''' [[Benny Parsons]] posted the first 200 MPH qualifying lap in NASCAR history. The race lead changed 51 times as [[Darrell Waltrip]] and [[Terry Labonte]] drafted past Parsons on the final lap. This race was also notable for the only race for a con artist using the name [[L.W. Wright]]; who finished poorly in a Music City Racing effort, then after several checks for a NASCAR license and car bounced (and a failure to qualify for the next race at [[Nashville Speedway]]), disappeared. |
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*'''1984:''' The race has exceeded 40 official lead changes 18 times. In 1984 a motorsports record of 75 lead changes was set, but this record was broken in 2010 as the lead changed 88 times; this record was tied in 2011. The race was won by [[Cale Yarborough]] on a last-lap pass of [[Harry Gant]]. |
*'''1984:''' The race has exceeded 40 official lead changes 18 times. In 1984 a motorsports record of 75 lead changes was set, but this record was broken in 2010 as the lead changed 88 times; this record was tied in 2011. The race was won by [[Cale Yarborough]] on a last-lap pass of [[Harry Gant]]. |
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*'''1985:''' [[Bill Elliott]] came from nearly two laps down and ran down the field under green to take the win from [[Kyle Petty]]. |
*'''1985:''' [[Bill Elliott]] came from nearly two laps down and ran down the field under green to take the win from [[Kyle Petty]]. |
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*'''1987:''' On lap 22, [[Bobby Allison]] (driving the Stavola Brothers No. 22 Buick) cut a tire and his car went airborne into the catch fencing in front of the main grandstand. Some 100 feet of the fence was sheared off and Allison's car rebounded back to the track. The race was red-flagged, and track crews spent some two hours repairing the safety fence. Despite the wreckage, no drivers or spectators were seriously injured. As a direct result, the next superspeedway race (the 1987 [[Coke Zero 400|Firecracker 400]] at Daytona), saw the cars using smaller carburetors in an effort to curtail speeds. Starting in 1988, all races at Daytona and Talladega saw mandated carburetor [[restrictor plate]]s, which |
*'''1987:''' On lap 22, [[Bobby Allison]] (driving the Stavola Brothers No. 22 Buick) cut a tire and his car went airborne into the catch fencing in front of the main grandstand. Some 100 feet of the fence was sheared off and Allison's car rebounded back to the track. The race was red-flagged, and track crews spent some two hours repairing the safety fence. Despite the wreckage, no drivers or spectators were seriously injured. As a direct result, the next superspeedway race (the 1987 [[Coke Zero 400|Firecracker 400]] at Daytona), saw the cars using smaller carburetors in an effort to curtail speeds. Starting in 1988, all races at Daytona and Talladega saw mandated carburetor [[restrictor plate]]s, which were used until the introduction of a new aerodynamics package following the [[2019 Daytona 500]]. Overshadowed by the frightening scene was that this race would be the first victory for Bobby Allison's son [[Davey Allison|Davey]]. |
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*'''1988:''' [[Phil Parsons]]' single Cup series victory which was shadowed by an incident involving [[A. J. Foyt]] and [[Alan Kulwicki]] that left Foyt suspended from NASCAR for six months. He was also fined $5,000. NASCAR's vice president of competition Les Richter reviewed the incident and lifted the suspension. However, Foyt's fine was increased to $7,500.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1988-05-02|title=A.J. Foyt Black-Flagged Three Times, Then Suspended by NASCAR Officials|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-02-sp-1490-story.html|access-date=2021-06-24|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204459/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-02-sp-1490-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Seth and Sutton Sharp|title=On This Date: A.J. Foyt's Six Month Suspension|url=http://www.keepit35.com/on-this-date-foyts-six-month-suspension/|access-date=2021-06-24|language=en|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204701/http://www.keepit35.com/on-this-date-foyts-six-month-suspension/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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*'''1988:''' [[Phil Parsons]]' single Cup series victory which was shadowed by an incident involving [[AJ Foyt]] and [[Alan Kulwicki]] that left Foyt indefinitely banned from NASCAR. |
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*'''1990:''' [[Dale Earnhardt]] grabbed his first Talladega win since 1984, holding off a wildcard bid by [[Greg Sacks]]. |
*'''1990:''' [[Dale Earnhardt]] grabbed his first Talladega win since 1984, holding off a wildcard bid by [[Greg Sacks]]. |
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*'''1991:''' The race was delayed until Monday due to Sunday rains. A massive battle for the lead erupted into a 20-car crash near halfway when pole-sitter [[Ernie Irvan]] got into [[Kyle Petty]] and [[Mark Martin]]; Petty suffered a shattered leg when he was hit in the door by [[Chad Little]]. The race was red-flagged for nearly an hour. [[Harry Gant]] won the race on a controversial drafting push by teammate [[Rick Mast]] who was a lap down. |
*'''1991:''' The race was delayed until Monday due to Sunday rains. A massive battle for the lead erupted into a 20-car crash near halfway when pole-sitter [[Ernie Irvan]] got into [[Kyle Petty]] and [[Mark Martin]]; Petty suffered a shattered leg when he was hit in the door by [[Chad Little]]. The race was red-flagged for nearly an hour. [[Harry Gant]] won the race on a controversial drafting push by teammate [[Rick Mast]] who was a lap down. |
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*'''1993:''' The last lap saw a ferocious scramble where [[Ernie Irvan]] stormed past [[Dale Earnhardt]] on the final lap. [[Rusty Wallace]] roared to third then |
*'''1993:''' The last lap saw a ferocious scramble where [[Ernie Irvan]] stormed past [[Dale Earnhardt]] on the final lap. [[Rusty Wallace]] roared to third then came down on Earnhardt making contact in the tri-oval sending Wallace flipping violently several times across the finish line similar to his Daytona crash in the same year. The win was Irvan's final win for [[Morgan-McClure Motorsports]]. |
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*'''1994:''' [[Dale Earnhardt]] won this race, and dedicated it to Three |
*'''1994:''' [[Dale Earnhardt]] won this race, and dedicated it to Three-time [[Formula One]] World Champion [[Ayrton Senna]], who [[Death of Ayrton Senna|died earlier that day]] in a crash at the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix]] in [[Imola]], [[Italy]]. There were two consecutive Big Ones just past the midway point: the first one happened on lap 103 in a race for third place when [[Todd Bodine]] came down on [[Greg Sacks]] and spun into [[Jeff Gordon]]. The three cars spun, with Sacks escaping, and collected eight other cars. [[Mark Martin]] had taken the worst hit, as his car was collected, shot across the infield, struck the inside wall, and plowed through a guardrail, a chain-link fence, and lastly caught by another guardrail protecting the infield road course, coming to a rest feet from a spectator area. After the field bunched up for the restart, another crash occurred in the tri-oval, when [[Terry Labonte]], running 14th, was tapped from behind, starting a chain-reaction crash collecting at least 14 other cars in turn 1. |
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*'''1996:''' [[Sterling Marlin]] rallied from the back of the pack three separate times to take the win. The race saw two airborne crashes; [[Bill Elliott]] flew down the backstretch in the air |
*'''1996:''' [[Sterling Marlin]] rallied from the back of the pack three separate times to take the win. The race saw two airborne crashes; [[Bill Elliott]] flew down the backstretch in the air<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-07-04|title=1996 Winston Select 500 - Bill Elliott Crash|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcRY3gXpv5E|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326064656/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcRY3gXpv5E|archive-date=March 26, 2016|access-date=2022-01-13|website=YouTube}}</ref> and suffered a leg injury that sidelined him for several races. Later [[Mark Martin]] was turned into the wall by [[Jeff Gordon]] and bounced into traffic; [[Ricky Craven]] tumbled up the Turn One banking and hit the fencing before bouncing down to the ground.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-04-07|title=1996 Winston Select 500 Crash at Talladega|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWWWNcMWs2w|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401132902/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWWWNcMWs2w|archive-date=April 1, 2016|access-date=2022-01-13|website=YouTube}}</ref> |
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*'''1997:''' [[Mark Martin]] won the fastest NASCAR race ever run at Talladega Superspeedway, and the fastest NASCAR race in history when he averaged 188.354 mph in 2 and half hours. |
*'''1997:''' [[Mark Martin]] won the fastest NASCAR race ever run at Talladega Superspeedway, and the fastest NASCAR race in history when he averaged 188.354 mph in 2 and half hours. |
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*'''2000:''' [[Jeff Gordon]] scored his 50th career win after starting the race from 36th place, the farthest starting spot ever at Talladega. |
*'''2000:''' [[Jeff Gordon]] scored his 50th career win after starting the race from 36th place, the farthest starting spot ever at Talladega. |
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*'''2001:''' [[Bobby Hamilton]] won the race after passing [[Tony Stewart]] coming to the white flag. It would be Hamilton's final victory before his death in 2007. It was the second caution-free Talladega race ever, and the first restrictor-plate race since Dale Earnhardt's death. |
*'''2001:''' [[Bobby Hamilton]] won the race after passing [[Tony Stewart]] coming to the white flag. It would be Hamilton's final victory before his death in 2007. It was the second caution-free Talladega race ever, and the first restrictor-plate race since Dale Earnhardt's death. |
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*'''2002:''' [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] dominated the race, leading for 133 laps, and took home his second consecutive Talladega win, and teammate [[Michael Waltrip]] finished second, the third time the DEI Chevrolets had finished 1-2 after the Daytona races of the previous year. The race was marred by a 24 car crash on the back straightaway on lap 164, in the same location where a large crash had occurred the day before in the Busch race that had involved 30 cars. It was the largest crash ever recorded in NASCAR Cup Series competition until the following year. |
*'''2002:''' [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] dominated the race, leading for 133 laps, and took home his second consecutive Talladega win, and teammate [[Michael Waltrip]] finished second, the third time the DEI Chevrolets had finished 1-2 after the Daytona races of the previous year. The race was marred by a 24 car crash on the back straightaway on lap 164, in the same location where a large crash had occurred the day before in the Busch race that had involved 30 cars. It was the largest crash ever recorded in NASCAR Cup Series competition until the following year. This was also the first Talladega spring Cup race under the "Aaron's 499" name. |
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*'''2003:''' On lap 4, the largest crash ever recorded in the NASCAR Cup Series happened when [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]] (who had suffered a very violent |
*'''2003:''' On lap 4, the largest crash ever recorded in the NASCAR Cup Series happened when [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]] (who had suffered a very violent blow over crash at Daytona that February) blew a tire and hit the turn 1 wall, causing a cloud of smoke that collected 27 cars in all. These included [[Mike Wallace (racing driver)|Mike]] and [[Rusty Wallace]], [[Steve Park]], [[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]], [[Bobby Labonte]], [[Johnny Benson]], eventual race winner [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]], [[Tony Stewart]], [[Ricky Rudd]], [[Jeff Burton]], points leader [[Matt Kenseth]] and more. After multiple trips down pit road to repair damage to his car, Earnhardt Jr. made several rallies to the front, overtaking Kenseth with three laps to go to win his fourth consecutive Talladega race. |
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**The finish was not without controversy: after the 2001 spring race (thanks in part to protestations from [[Jimmy Spencer]] over [[Mike McLaughlin (racing driver)|Mike McLaughlin]]'s blocking in the |
**The finish was not without controversy: after the 2001 spring race (thanks in part to protestations from [[Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)|Jimmy Spencer]] over [[Mike McLaughlin (racing driver)|Mike McLaughlin]]'s blocking in the Busch Series race in 2001), NASCAR ruled that the yellow lines on the bottom of the track at Talladega and Daytona were an out-of-bounds line (with any car that drops below to gain a position to be immediately black-flagged unless they gave the position back or were forced below it). As the cars reached the backstretch, Kenseth made a lane change, going to the outside to block [[Jimmie Johnson]]. Earnhardt Jr. was on the inside and was drafting with [[Elliott Sadler]] when Kenseth started making a move low to attempt to block Earnhardt; Earnhardt's left wheels went well below the line entering the apron of turn three as he passed Kenseth. NASCAR ruled that Earnhardt was forced below the line as the nose of his car had already passed the nose of Kenseth's car by the time Kenseth made the block, making it a clean pass, this even though Earnhardt was nowhere close to clearing Kenseth when he hit the turn 3 apron – what the rule was ostensibly intended to prevent. Some sanctioning bodies, such as the [[Indy Racing League]], would have called Kenseth out for violating the blocking rule – a driver may not make two-lane changes on a straight, which is a penalty; the ethic against blocking, however, holds no weight in NASCAR given the gendered nature of the cars. The yellow line rule remained a controversial rule in the sport, with subsequent controversies in the 2008 and 2020 autumn races. |
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**Following Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 2003 win, [[Hendrick Motorsports]] won four straight – three by Jeff Gordon and one by [[Jimmie Johnson]]. |
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*'''2004:''' Jeff Gordon's win was marked by a spinout by [[Brian Vickers]] with 4⅓ laps to go. In the wake of a dangerous incident between [[Casey Mears]] and [[Dale Jarrett]] the previous September at New Hampshire, the [[ |
*'''2004:''' Jeff Gordon's win was marked by a spinout by [[Brian Vickers]] with 4⅓ laps to go. In the wake of a dangerous incident between [[Casey Mears]] and [[Dale Jarrett]] the previous September at New Hampshire, the [[beneficiary rule]] was adopted, prohibiting [[racing back to the caution]]. One ruling of the beneficiary rule was that if a race went past a specified point (Lap 183 in this case; five laps remaining) and had a caution, they would not throw out the red flag and stop the cars to ensure a green-flag finish. [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] was side by side with Gordon and attempted a pass on Gordon for the lead at the time of caution. Television replays (which override previous scoring loops when less than five laps remain) declared Gordon was still ahead. The race finished under yellow and while Gordon did his victory burnout, enraged fans littered the track with garbage to protest the finish (it was believed that Vickers' crash and the subsequent cleanup would not have taken very long to clean up). This reaction, following a similar fan bombardment of the track at [[Daytona International Speedway]] after the 2002 [[Pepsi 400]] ended under yellow, would result in the [[Green-white-checker finish|green-white-checkered rule]] being instituted in the NASCAR Cup Series and Nationwide Series less than two months later. |
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*'''2008:''' Kyle Busch won at Talladega over [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]. Until 2023, this was his most recent win at Talladega in the [[NASCAR Cup Series|Cup Series]]. |
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*'''2009:''' A final battle to the finish between [[Brad Keselowski]] and [[Carl Edwards]] ended in near-disaster, when Edwards' car made contact Keselowski while approaching the finish line and was hooked onto the trioval apron. The car spun into the air and was hammered by [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]], sending Edwards flipping into the catch fence as Keselowski and [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] crossed the finish line. The debris from the wreck injured eight spectators, all non-life-threatening. Immediately after the car came to rest, Edwards walked away unharmed after jogging past the finish line as an absurd homage to the finale of the 2006 racing comedy ''[[Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby]]''. Keselowski went on to win the race in only his fifth NASCAR Cup Series start, undoubtedly one of the biggest upsets of the decade. There were two Big Ones during the race: one in turn 3 on lap 7 involving 14 cars, and one on the back straightaway on Lap 180 involving eleven cars. There were 56 lead changes among 25 drivers. |
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*'''2010:''' The race was called "the Greatest Talladega Race Ever" by [[Darrell Waltrip]]. Throughout the race, there was a record 88 lead changes, breaking the previous record of 75 in the 1984 Winston 500, with 87 of those in regulation. A record 29 different drivers held the lead at one point or another during the race, breaking the record set in the 2008 [[AMP Energy 500]]. Among the strongest cars throughout the day were [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]], [[Denny Hamlin]], [[David Reutimann]], [[Jeff Burton]] (who led the most laps), [[Kyle Busch]], [[A. J. Allmendinger]], and [[Michael Waltrip]]. The new [[Green-white-checker finish]] rule was implemented for the first time to the maximum of three attempts (the first attempt because [[Jeff Gordon]], [[Jeff Burton]] and [[Scott Speed]] wrecked in the tri-oval on lap 182; the second attempt began when [[Joey Logano]] turned [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]] loose in turn 3 and Newman ran into the wall, collecting [[Bobby Labonte]], [[Elliott Sadler]], [[Brian Vickers]], [[Kasey Kahne]], [[Marcos Ambrose]], [[Sam Hornish |
*'''2009:''' A final battle to the finish between [[Brad Keselowski]] and [[Carl Edwards]] ended in near-disaster when Edwards' car made contact with Keselowski while approaching the finish line and was hooked onto the trioval apron. The car spun into the air and was hammered by [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]], sending Edwards flipping into the catch fence as Keselowski and [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] crossed the finish line. The debris from the wreck injured eight spectators, all non-life-threatening. Immediately after the car came to rest, Edwards walked away unharmed after jogging past the finish line as an absurd homage to the finale of the 2006 racing comedy ''[[Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby]]''. Keselowski went on to win the race in only his fifth NASCAR Cup Series starts, undoubtedly one of the biggest upsets of the decade. There were two Big Ones during the race: one in turn 3 on lap 7 involving 14 cars, and one on the back straightaway on Lap 180 involving eleven cars. There were 56 lead changes among 25 drivers. |
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*'''2010:''' The race was called "the Greatest Talladega Race Ever" by [[Darrell Waltrip]]. Throughout the race, there was a record 88 lead changes, breaking the previous record of 75 in the 1984 Winston 500, with 87 of those in regulation. A record 29 different drivers held the lead at one point or another during the race, breaking the record set in the 2008 [[AMP Energy 500]]. Among the strongest cars throughout the day were [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]], [[Denny Hamlin]], [[David Reutimann]], [[Jeff Burton]] (who led the most laps), [[Kyle Busch]], [[A. J. Allmendinger]], and [[Michael Waltrip]]. The new [[Green-white-checker finish|green-white-checkered finish]] rule was implemented for the first time to the maximum of three attempts (the first attempt because [[Jeff Gordon]], [[Jeff Burton]], and [[Scott Speed]] wrecked in the tri-oval on lap 182; the second attempt began when [[Joey Logano]] turned [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]] loose in turn 3 and Newman ran into the wall, collecting [[Bobby Labonte]], [[Elliott Sadler]], [[Brian Vickers]], [[Kasey Kahne]], [[Marcos Ambrose]], [[Sam Hornish Jr.]], and [[Brad Keselowski]]; the third attempt happened when [[Jimmie Johnson]] was clipped by [[Greg Biffle]] and collided with the inside wall on the back straightaway). [[Jamie McMurray]] was the leader at each GWC restart and on the final lap, McMurray and [[Kevin Harvick]] pulled away. Coming through the tri-oval, Harvick pushed McMurray up the track and moved low; unlike [[Carl Edwards]] the previous year, McMurray gave Harvick room, which allowed Harvick to overtake him and win the race by a wheel, with an official margin of victory set at .012 seconds. This marked Harvick's first win since the [[2007 Daytona 500]] amid contract talks for the 2010 season. Harvick's contract was renewed shortly afterward. |
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*'''2011:''' The race saw a [[Hendrick Motorsports]] sweep of the top four starting positions, with [[Jeff Gordon]] winning the inside pole and [[Jimmie Johnson]] taking the outside pole. During the race, Gordon and Johnson drafted respectively with [[Mark Martin]] and [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]], who filled out the second row on the grid. |
*'''2011:''' The race saw a [[Hendrick Motorsports]] sweep of the top four starting positions, with [[Jeff Gordon]] winning the inside pole and [[Jimmie Johnson]] taking the outside pole. During the race, Gordon and Johnson drafted respectively with [[Mark Martin]] and [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]], who filled out the second row on the grid. |
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**The race set the record for most lead changes in regulation (tying the all-time record for most lead changes overall, but the 88th lead change took place on lap 188, the last lap of regulation, unlike the previous year, when Harvick's last-lap pass on McMurray took place on Lap 200, the final lap of the third green-white-checkered finish), and also tied the [[2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400]] for the closest NASCAR Cup Series finish in the electronic timing era (1993–present) at 0.002 seconds. Coming into the tri-oval, Gordon was being pushed by Martin and |
**The race set the record for most lead changes in regulation (tying the all-time record for most lead changes overall, but the 88th lead change took place on lap 188, the last lap of regulation, unlike the previous year, when Harvick's last-lap pass on McMurray took place on Lap 200, the final lap of the third green-white-checkered finish), and also tied the [[2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400]] for the closest NASCAR Cup Series finish in the electronic timing era (1993–present) at 0.002 seconds. Coming into the tri-oval, Gordon was being pushed by Martin and dueling with [[Clint Bowyer]], who was being pushed by [[Kevin Harvick]]. Entering the tri-oval, Johnson, pushed by Earnhardt Jr., squeezed low to Gordon's inside. A brush between Earnhardt Jr., and Martin killed Martin's momentum, and Johnson was able to edge ahead of Bowyer and Gordon to win. |
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*'''2012:''' |
*'''2012:''' This was the first Talladega race after NASCAR mandated a smaller spoiler and also radiator changes to induce a greater risk of overheating. The changes were made to break up tandem drafting; the lead changed only 34 times and drivers such as [[Jeff Gordon]] protested after the race that the rules package made them race "too conservative." The race saw two crashes in the last 60 laps: one on lap 142 involving five cars in turn 3 caused by some cars running out of gas, and another in turn 1 during a late restart on lap 186 (after [[Kurt Busch]]'s spin in the tri-oval). In the final laps, a tandem draft of [[Brad Keselowski]] and [[Kyle Busch]] stormed into the lead; Keselowski shook off Busch's bumper and blasted away to win by two car lengths, the first time in several years that the race win had not been decided by the last-lap. |
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*'''2013:''' A green-white- |
*'''2013:''' A green-white-checkered finish set up a frantic final lap as [[Front Row Motorsports]] drivers [[David Ragan]] and [[David Gilliland]] stormed from midpack to a 1-2 finish, Ragan's second Cup Series win and his first with FRM. Teammate [[David Gilliland]] finished second, giving FRM a 1-2 finish and its first NASCAR win. [[Matt Kenseth]] led 142 of 192 laps, the most laps led at a Talladega race since [[Jeff Gordon]] led 139 laps in 2005, but was shuffled back on the final lap. The race was interrupted by a 3-hour-36-minute-long red flag for a rainstorm around lap 126, which pushed the end of the race into basically complete darkness. There were two Big Ones during the race: the first one, in turn one on lap 43 involving 16 cars, instigated by [[Kyle Busch]] touching [[Kasey Kahne]] from behind, and another one at the end of the back straightaway on lap 182 involving 13 cars which saw [[Kurt Busch]] flip over and land on top of [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]]. It was David Ragan's second win in the NASCAR Cup Series (after winning the [[2011 Coke Zero 400]] at Daytona driving for [[Roush Fenway Racing]]). This race is sometimes referred to as "The 7 hours of Talladega", as the field first received the green flag at 1:07 pm EST/12:07 CDT and finished at around 8:15 pm EST/7:15 CDT, causing NASCAR to do just a single attempt at a green-white-checkered finish due to darkness. It was also NASCAR's first major test/workout for their new Air Titan track-drying technique, which did double duty, also working the Nationwide race the day before. Nationwide race winner Regan Smith was in contention toward the end but was shuffled back and finished sixth. |
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*'''2014:''' [[Denny Hamlin]] clawed to his first win of the season and first points-paying restrictor |
*'''2014:''' [[Denny Hamlin]] clawed to his first win of the season and the first points-paying restrictor-plate race win. The race ended under yellow when [[Justin Allgaier]], who'd rallied to challenge for the win in the final 30 laps, crashed with [[Alex Bowman]] coming to the white flag. [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] led 26 laps but lost the lead draft in the final 20 laps and finished 26th. [[Danica Patrick]] led six laps early but faded to 22nd. The story of the race was [[Brad Keselowski]]; after spinning in the first turn following a shunt with Patrick, he lost six laps early in the race with radiator problems; in the second half of the race he was fighting to get a lap back; he spun out with 50 to go and the crash involved some eleven other cars; [[Jeff Gordon]] and [[Matt Kenseth]] were very critical of Keselowski's actions. A crash with twelve to go eliminated Keselowski's teammate [[Joey Logano]]. This was also the final Talladega spring Cup race under the "Aaron's 499" name. |
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*'''2015:''' The race started at 1:20 p.m., The lead changed 27 times between 15 drivers, A multi-car wreck happened on lap 47, as 15 cars were involved, that brought out an 11-minute 15 |
*'''2015:''' The race started at 1:20 p.m., The lead changed 27 times between 15 drivers, A multi-car wreck happened on lap 47, as 15 cars were involved, that brought out an 11-minute 15-second red flag, [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] won his first race of the season. This was also the first Talladega spring race under the "GEICO 500" name. |
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*'''2016:''' The race was started 20 minutes early due to the threat of rain in the area. After a 50 lap opening green |
*'''2016:''' The race was started 20 minutes early due to the threat of rain in the area. After a 50 lap opening green-flag run, the race itself was marred by eight crashes, including four Big Ones. Of the 40 cars in the field, only seven cars finished without damage. These included a wreck on lap 96 that saw [[Chris Buescher]] flip over three times on the back straightaway, a 17 car wreck in turn 1 on lap 162, and a 12 car wreck on lap 180 saw [[Matt Kenseth]] flip over on the back straightaway and strike the inside wall, before turning back upright. [[Brad Keselowski]] won his second race of the year as an eight-car wreck unfolded in the tri-oval. The lead changed 37 times between 17 drivers. |
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*'''2017:''' The race was also notable because of the big one striking late and [[A. J. Allmendinger]] going over on his roof with [[Chase Elliott]] almost going over, and [[Danica Patrick]] hitting hard on the backstretch |
*'''2017:''' The race was also notable because of the big one striking late and [[A. J. Allmendinger]] going over on his roof with [[Chase Elliott]] almost going over, and [[Danica Patrick]] hitting hard on the backstretch as she did in the spring 2016 race. The race was won by Ricky Stenhouse Jr, which was his first NASCAR Cup Series win. |
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*'''2019:''' This race was the first at Talladega without restrictor plates since 1987, as NASCAR used a tapered spacer to restrict the engines instead. [[Chase Elliott]] won the race after a final lap crash resulted in [[Kyle Larson]] going airborne on the backstretch and flipping several times. |
*'''2019:''' This race was the first at Talladega without restrictor plates since 1987, as NASCAR used a tapered spacer to restrict the engines instead. [[Chase Elliott]] won the race after a final lap crash resulted in [[Kyle Larson]] going airborne on the backstretch and flipping several times. |
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*'''2020:''' [[Ryan Blaney]] won in a [[photo finish]] in the most competitive running (57 official lead changes) since 2011. The race had been delayed to Monday by rain and interrupted 60 laps in by more rain. A more serious metaphorical cloud came over the Speedway when a garage door rope tied into a noose was found in the stall of [[Bubba Wallace]] the night previous. Support for Wallace came rapidly from the entire racing community. An [[FBI]] investigation was performed, declaring Wallace was not the target of a hate crime. Wallace in the [[Richard Petty Motorsports]] 43 led one lap and was running fourth with three to go but had to pit for fuel and finished 14th. |
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*'''2021:''' [[Joey Logano]] got airborne and flipped over in Turn 3 on the last lap of Stage 1. Despite also being involved in the wreck, [[Brad Keselowski]] continued on and would end up winning the race. This would be his last win until 2024 at [[Darlington Raceway]]. |
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*'''2023:''' [[Kyle Busch]] got his 1st win at Talladega in 15 years when [[Bubba Wallace]] and Ryan Blaney triggered [[The Big One (motorsport)|The Big One]] headed into Turn 1 on the final lap. |
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==Past winners== |
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| [[Pete Hamilton]] |
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| [[1970 Alabama 500|Report]] |
| [[1970 Alabama 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1970 Alabama 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1970_Alabama_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=June 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609023323/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1970_Alabama_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1971]] |
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| [[Donnie Allison]] |
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| [[Purolator Filters|Purolator]] |
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| [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] |
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| [[1971 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1971 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1971 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1971_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103183232/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1971_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1972]] |
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| [[Wood Brothers Racing]] |
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| [[Purolator Filters|Purolator]] |
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| [[1972 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1972 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1972 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1972_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103175953/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1972_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1973]] |
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| [[Wood Brothers Racing]] |
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| [[Purolator Filters|Purolator]] |
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| [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
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| [[1973 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1973 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1973 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1973_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=March 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319003316/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1973_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1974]] |
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| [[Wood Brothers Racing]] |
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| [[Purolator Filters|Purolator]] |
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| [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] |
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|align="center"| 170* |
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| [[1974 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1974 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1974 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1974_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=April 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418170324/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1974_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1975]] |
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| [[Bud Moore Engineering]] |
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| Sunny King |
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| [[Ford]] |
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| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
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| [[1975 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1975 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1975 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1975_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=June 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609235238/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1975_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1976]] |
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| [[Bud Moore Engineering]] |
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| [[Kenneth T. Norris Jr.|Norris Industries]] |
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| [[Ford]] |
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| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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| [[1976 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1976 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1976 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1976_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=September 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922175748/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1976_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1977]] |
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| [[Darrell Waltrip]] |
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| [[DiGard Motorsports]] |
| [[DiGard Motorsports]] |
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| [[Gatorade]] |
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| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
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| [[1977 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1977 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1977 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1977_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331194454/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1977_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1978]] |
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| [[Cale Yarborough]] |
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| [[Junior Johnson & Associates]] |
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| [[Citibank|1st National City Travelers Checks]] |
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| [[Oldsmobile]] |
| [[Oldsmobile]] |
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| [[1978 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1978 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1978 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1978_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103200046/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1978_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1979]] |
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| [[Bud Moore Engineering]] |
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| Hodgdon/Moore |
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| [[Ford]] |
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| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
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| [[1979 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1979 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1979 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1979_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=September 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927042434/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1979_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1980]] |
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| [[Ranier-Lundy]] |
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| [[NAPA Auto Parts]]/Regal Ride Shocks |
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| [[Oldsmobile]] |
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| [[1980 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1980 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1980-_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=November 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124113336/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1980-_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1981]] |
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| [[Ranier-Lundy]] |
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| The 5 Racers |
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| [[1981 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1981 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1981_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103183409/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1981_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1982]] |
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| [[Junior Johnson & Associates]] |
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| [[1982 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1982 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1982_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=May 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526041542/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1982_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1983]] |
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| [[Petty Enterprises]] |
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| [[STP (motor oil company)|STP]] |
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| [[Pontiac]] |
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| [[1983 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1983 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1983_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103192526/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1983_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1984]] |
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| [[Ranier-Lundy]] |
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| [[Chevrolet]] |
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| [[1984 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1984 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1984 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1984_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103183500/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1984_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1985]] |
| [[1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1985]] |
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| [[Bill Elliott]] |
| [[Bill Elliott]] |
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| [[Melling Racing]] |
| [[Melling Racing]] |
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| [[Coors Brewing Company|Coors]] |
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| [[Ford]] |
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| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
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|align="center"|186.288 |
|align="center"|186.288 |
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| [[1985 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1985 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1985 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1985_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204044628/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1985_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1986]] |
| [[1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1986]] |
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| [[Bobby Allison]] |
| [[Bobby Allison]] |
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| [[Stavola Brothers Racing]] |
| [[Stavola Brothers Racing]] |
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| [[Miller Brewing Company|Miller American]] |
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| [[Buick]] |
| [[Buick]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|157.698 |
|align="center"|157.698 |
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| [[1986 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1986 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1986 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1986_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103190601/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1986_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1987]] |
| [[1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1987]] |
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| [[Davey Allison]] |
| [[Davey Allison]] |
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| [[Ranier-Lundy]] |
| [[Ranier-Lundy]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Havoline]] |
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| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|align="center"|178* |
|align="center"|178* |
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|align="center"|473.48 (761.992) |
|align="center"|473.48 (761.992) |
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|align="center"|154.228 |
|align="center"|154.228 |
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| [[1987 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1987 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1987 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1987_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103185407/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1987_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1988]] |
| [[1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1988]] |
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| [[Phil Parsons]] |
| [[Phil Parsons]] |
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| [[Leo Jackson Racing]] |
| [[Leo Jackson Racing]] |
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| [[Crown Central Petroleum|Crown Petroleum]] |
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| [[Oldsmobile]] |
| [[Oldsmobile]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|156.547 |
|align="center"|156.547 |
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| [[1988 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1988 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1988 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1988_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103183344/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1988_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
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| [[1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1989]] |
| [[1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1989]] |
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| [[Davey Allison]] |
| [[Davey Allison]] |
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| [[Yates Racing|Robert Yates Racing]] |
| [[Yates Racing|Robert Yates Racing]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Havoline]] |
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| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
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|align="center"|155.869 |
|align="center"|155.869 |
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| [[1989 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1989 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1989 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1989_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104002841/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1989_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1990]] |
| [[1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1990]] |
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| [[Dale Earnhardt]] |
| [[Dale Earnhardt]] |
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| [[Richard Childress Racing]] |
| [[Richard Childress Racing]] |
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| [[GM Goodwrench]] |
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| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|159.571 |
|align="center"|159.571 |
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| [[1990 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1990 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1990 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1990_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103183015/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1990_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1991]] |
| [[1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1991]] |
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| [[Harry Gant]] |
| [[Harry Gant]] |
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| [[Leo Jackson Racing]] |
| [[Leo Jackson Racing]] |
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| [[Skoal (tobacco)|Skoal Bandit]] |
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| [[Oldsmobile]] |
| [[Oldsmobile]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|165.62 |
|align="center"|165.62 |
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| [[1991 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1991 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1991 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1991_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103214524/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1991_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
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| [[1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1992]] |
| [[1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1992]] |
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| [[Davey Allison]] |
| [[Davey Allison]] |
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| [[Yates Racing|Robert Yates Racing]] |
| [[Yates Racing|Robert Yates Racing]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Havoline]] |
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| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
|||
|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
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|align="center"|167.609 |
|align="center"|167.609 |
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| [[1992 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1992 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1992 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1992_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103194026/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1992_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
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| [[1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1993]] |
| [[1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1993]] |
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|align="center"|4 |
|align="center"|4 |
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| [[Ernie Irvan]] |
| [[Ernie Irvan]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Morgan–McClure Motorsports]] |
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| [[Kodak]] |
|||
| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
||
|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|155.412 |
|align="center"|155.412 |
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| [[1993 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1993 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1993 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1993_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=September 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930161148/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1993_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1994]] |
| [[1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1994]] |
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| [[Dale Earnhardt]] |
| [[Dale Earnhardt]] |
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| [[Richard Childress Racing]] |
| [[Richard Childress Racing]] |
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| [[GM Goodwrench]] |
|||
| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
||
|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|157.478 |
|align="center"|157.478 |
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| [[1994 Winston Select 500|Report]] |
| [[1994 Winston Select 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1994 Winston Select 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1994_Winston_Select_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103185205/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1994_Winston_Select_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1995]] |
| [[1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1995]] |
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Line 392: | Line 446: | ||
| [[Mark Martin]] |
| [[Mark Martin]] |
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| [[Roush Fenway Racing|Roush Racing]] |
| [[Roush Fenway Racing|Roush Racing]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Valvoline]] |
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| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
|||
|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
||
|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
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|align="center"|178.902 |
|align="center"|178.902 |
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| [[1995 Winston Select 500|Report]] |
| [[1995 Winston Select 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1995 Winston Select 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1995_Winston_Select_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103181648/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1995_Winston_Select_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1996]] |
| [[1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1996]] |
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|align="center"|4 |
|align="center"|4 |
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| [[Sterling Marlin]] |
| [[Sterling Marlin]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Morgan–McClure Motorsports]] |
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| [[Kodak]] |
|||
| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
||
|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|149.999 |
|align="center"|149.999 |
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| [[1996 Winston Select 500|Report]] |
| [[1996 Winston Select 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1996 Winston Select 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1996_Winston_Select_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103185021/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1996_Winston_Select_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1997]] |
| [[1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1997]] |
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| [[Mark Martin]] |
| [[Mark Martin]] |
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| [[Roush Fenway Racing|Roush Racing]] |
| [[Roush Fenway Racing|Roush Racing]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Valvoline]] |
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| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
|||
|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
||
|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
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|align="center"|188.354 |
|align="center"|188.354 |
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| [[1997 Winston 500|Report]] |
| [[1997 Winston 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1997 Winston 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1997_Winston_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103183358/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1997_Winston_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1998]] |
| [[1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1998]] |
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| [[Bobby Labonte]] |
| [[Bobby Labonte]] |
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| [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] |
| [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Interstate Batteries]] |
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| [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] |
|||
|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
||
|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
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|align="center"|144.428 |
|align="center"|144.428 |
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| [[1998 DieHard 500|Report]] |
| [[1998 DieHard 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1998 DieHard 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1998_DieHard_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=December 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203212424/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1998_DieHard_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1999]] |
| [[1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1999]] |
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| [[Dale Earnhardt]] |
| [[Dale Earnhardt]] |
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| [[Richard Childress Racing]] |
| [[Richard Childress Racing]] |
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| [[GM Goodwrench|GM Goodwrench Plus]] |
|||
| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
||
|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|163.395 |
|align="center"|163.395 |
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| [[1999 DieHard 500|Report]] |
| [[1999 DieHard 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=1999 DieHard 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1999_DieHard_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103214714/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1999_DieHard_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2000]] |
| [[2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2000]] |
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| [[Jeff Gordon]] |
| [[Jeff Gordon]] |
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| [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
| [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
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| [[DuPont]] |
|||
| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
||
|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|161.157 |
|align="center"|161.157 |
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| [[2000 DieHard 500|Report]] |
| [[2000 DieHard 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2000 DieHard 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2000_DieHard_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103194415/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2000_DieHard_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
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| [[2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2001]]* |
| [[2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2001]]* |
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| [[Bobby Hamilton]] |
| [[Bobby Hamilton]] |
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| [[Andy Petree Racing]] |
| [[Andy Petree Racing]] |
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| [[Square D]] |
|||
| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
||
|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|184.003 |
|align="center"|184.003 |
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| [[2001 Talladega 500|Report]] |
| [[2001 Talladega 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2001 Talladega 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2001_Talladega_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=August 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825214511/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2001_Talladega_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
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| [[2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2002]] |
| [[2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2002]] |
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| [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] |
| [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] |
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| [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] |
| [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] |
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| [[Budweiser]] |
|||
| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
||
|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|159.022 |
|align="center"|159.022 |
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| [[2002 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
| [[2002 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 Aaron's 499|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2002_Aaron%27s_499/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103183234/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2002_Aaron%27s_499/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2003]] |
| [[2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2003]] |
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Line 488: | Line 558: | ||
| [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] |
| [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] |
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| [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] |
| [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] |
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| [[Budweiser]] |
|||
| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
||
|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|144.625 |
|align="center"|144.625 |
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| [[2003 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
| [[2003 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2003 Aaron's 499|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2003_Aaron%27s_499/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103185140/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2003_Aaron%27s_499/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
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| [[2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2004]] |
| [[2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2004]] |
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| [[Jeff Gordon]] |
| [[Jeff Gordon]] |
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| [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
| [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
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| [[DuPont]]/[[Pepsi]] |
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| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
||
|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|129.396 |
|align="center"|129.396 |
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| [[2004 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
| [[2004 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2004 Aaron's 499|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2004_Aaron%27s_499/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=March 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321194217/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2004_Aaron%27s_499/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2005]] |
| [[2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2005]] |
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Line 512: | Line 586: | ||
| [[Jeff Gordon]] |
| [[Jeff Gordon]] |
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| [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
| [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
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| [[DuPont]]/[[Pepsi]]/[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]] |
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| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
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|align="center"|194* |
|align="center"|194* |
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|align="center"|146.904 |
|align="center"|146.904 |
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| [[2005 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
| [[2005 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2005 Aaron's 499|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2005_Aaron%27s_499/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103181641/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2005_Aaron%27s_499/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|- |
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| [[2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2006]] |
| [[2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2006]] |
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| [[Jimmie Johnson]] |
| [[Jimmie Johnson]] |
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| [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
| [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
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| [[Lowe's]] |
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| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|142.891 |
|align="center"|142.891 |
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| [[2006 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
| [[2006 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2006 Aaron's 499|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2006_Aaron%27s_499/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103183358/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2006_Aaron%27s_499/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2007]] |
| [[2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2007]] |
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| [[Jeff Gordon]] |
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| [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
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| [[DuPont]] |
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| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
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|align="center"|192* |
|align="center"|192* |
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|align="center"| 154,167 |
|align="center"| 154,167 |
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| [[2007 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
| [[2007 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2007 Aaron's 499|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2007_Aaron%27s_499/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=October 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004005405/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2007_Aaron%27s_499/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2008]] |
| [[2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2008]] |
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| [[Kyle Busch]] |
| [[Kyle Busch]] |
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| [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] |
| [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] |
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| [[M&M's]] |
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| [[Toyota]] |
| [[Toyota]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|157.409 |
|align="center"|157.409 |
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| [[2008 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
| [[2008 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 Aaron's 499|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2008_Aaron%27s_499/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103181822/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2008_Aaron%27s_499/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2009]] |
| [[2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2009]] |
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| [[Brad Keselowski]] |
| [[Brad Keselowski]] |
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| [[Phoenix Racing (NASCAR team)|Phoenix Racing]] |
| [[Phoenix Racing (NASCAR team)|Phoenix Racing]] |
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| [[Miccosukee Resort & Gaming]] |
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| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|147.565 |
|align="center"|147.565 |
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| [[2009 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
| [[2009 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2009 Aaron's 499|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2009_Aaron%27s_499/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=April 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420194851/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2009_Aaron%27s_499/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2010]]* |
| [[2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2010]]* |
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| [[Kevin Harvick]] |
| [[Kevin Harvick]] |
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| [[Richard Childress Racing]] |
| [[Richard Childress Racing]] |
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| [[Shell plc|Shell]]/[[Pennzoil]] |
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| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
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|align="center"|200* |
|align="center"|200* |
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|align="center"|150.59 |
|align="center"|150.59 |
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| [[2010 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
| [[2010 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2010 Aaron's 499|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2010_Aaron%27s_499/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=October 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028052729/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2010_Aaron%27s_499/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2011]]* |
| [[2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2011]]* |
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| [[Jimmie Johnson]] |
| [[Jimmie Johnson]] |
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| [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
| [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
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| [[Lowe's]] |
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| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|156.261 |
|align="center"|156.261 |
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| [[2011 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
| [[2011 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Aaron's 499|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2011_Aarons_499/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=March 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325232538/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2011_Aarons_499/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2012]] |
| [[2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2012]] |
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| [[Brad Keselowski]] |
| [[Brad Keselowski]] |
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| [[Penske Racing]] |
| [[Penske Racing]] |
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| [[Miller Lite]] |
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| [[Dodge]] |
| [[Dodge]] |
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|align="center"|194* |
|align="center"|194* |
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|align="center"|160.192 |
|align="center"|160.192 |
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| [[2012 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
| [[2012 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Aaron's 499|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2012_Aarons_499/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=June 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609005210/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2012_Aarons_499/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2013]] |
| [[2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2013]] |
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| [[David Ragan]] |
| [[David Ragan]] |
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| [[Front Row Motorsports]] |
| [[Front Row Motorsports]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Rich Products|Farm Rich]] |
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| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|align="center"|192* |
|align="center"|192* |
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|align="center"|510.72 (821.924) |
|align="center"|510.72 (821.924) |
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|align="center"|148.729 |
|align="center"|148.729 |
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| [[2013 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
| [[2013 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Aaron's 499|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2013_Aarons_499/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103183306/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2013_Aarons_499/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2014]] |
| [[2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2014]] |
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| [[Denny Hamlin]] |
| [[Denny Hamlin]] |
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| [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] |
| [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] |
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| [[FedEx Express]] |
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| [[Toyota]] |
| [[Toyota]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|152.103 |
|align="center"|152.103 |
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| [[2014 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
| [[2014 Aaron's 499|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2014 Aaron's 499|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2014_Aarons_499/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103185301/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2014_Aarons_499/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2015]] |
| [[2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2015]] |
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| [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] |
| [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] |
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| [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
| [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
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| [[Nationwide Insurance]] |
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| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|159.487 |
|align="center"|159.487 |
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| [[2015 GEICO 500|Report]] |
| [[2015 GEICO 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2015 GEICO 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2015_GEICO_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103204154/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2015_GEICO_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2016]] |
| [[2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2016]] |
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| [[Brad Keselowski]] |
| [[Brad Keselowski]] |
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| [[Team Penske]] |
| [[Team Penske]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Miller Lite]] |
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| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
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|align="center"|140.046 |
|align="center"|140.046 |
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| [[2016 GEICO 500|Report]] |
| [[2016 GEICO 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 GEICO 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2016_GEICO_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204200107/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2016_GEICO_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|2017]] |
| [[2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|2017]] |
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| [[Ricky Stenhouse Jr.]] |
| [[Ricky Stenhouse Jr.]] |
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| [[Roush Fenway Racing]] |
| [[Roush Fenway Racing]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Fifth Third Bank]] |
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| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|align="center"|191* |
|align="center"|191* |
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|align="center"|508.06 (817.643) |
|align="center"|508.06 (817.643) |
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|align="center"|145.669 |
|align="center"|145.669 |
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| [[2017 GEICO 500|Report]] |
| [[2017 GEICO 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 GEICO 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2017_GEICO_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=November 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121152722/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2017_GEICO_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|2018]] |
| [[2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|2018]] |
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| [[Joey Logano]] |
| [[Joey Logano]] |
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| [[Team Penske]] |
| [[Team Penske]] |
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| [[Shell plc|Shell]]/[[Pennzoil]]/[[Autotrader.com|AutoTrader]] |
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| [[Ford]] |
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| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
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|align="center"|152.489 |
|align="center"|152.489 |
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| [[2018 GEICO 500|Report]] |
| [[2018 GEICO 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2018 GEICO 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2018_GEICO_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=November 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121152650/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2018_GEICO_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|2019]] |
| [[2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|2019]] |
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| [[Chase Elliott]] |
| [[Chase Elliott]] |
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| [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
| [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
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| [[Mountain Dew]]/[[Little Caesars]] |
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| [[Chevrolet]] |
| [[Chevrolet]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|161.331 |
|align="center"|161.331 |
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| [[2019 GEICO 500|Report]] |
| [[2019 GEICO 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2019 GEICO 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2019_GEICO_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103185337/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2019_GEICO_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2020 NASCAR Cup Series|2020]] |
| [[2020 NASCAR Cup Series|2020]] |
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| June |
| June 22* |
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|align="center"| |
|align="center"|12 |
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| [[Ryan Blaney]] |
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| [[Team Penske]] |
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| [[Menards]]/[[Osram Sylvania|TruWave Technology by Sylvania]] |
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| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|align="center"| |
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|align="center"| |
|align="center"|191* |
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|align="center"| |
|align="center"|508.06 (817.643) |
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|align="center"| |
|align="center"|3:27:28 |
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|align="center"|146.933 |
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| [[2020 GEICO 500|Report]] |
| [[2020 GEICO 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2020 GEICO 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2020_GEICO_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=September 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930170613/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2020_GEICO_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2021 NASCAR Cup Series|2021]] |
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| April 25 |
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|align="center"|2 |
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| [[Brad Keselowski]] |
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| [[Team Penske]] |
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| MoneyLion |
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| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|align="center"|191* |
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|align="center"|508.06 (817.643) |
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|align="center"|3:26:30 |
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|align="center"|147.62 |
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| [[2021 GEICO 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2021 GEICO 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2021_GEICO_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=November 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119193404/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2021_GEICO_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2022 NASCAR Cup Series|2022]] |
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| April 24 |
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|align="center"|1 |
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| [[Ross Chastain]] |
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| [[Trackhouse Racing]] |
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| [[Loyal Order of Moose|Moose Fraternity]] |
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| [[Chevrolet]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
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|align="center"|3:21:52 |
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|align="center"|148.637 |
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| [[2022 GEICO 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2022 GEICO 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2022_GEICO_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=June 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628085645/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2022_GEICO_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2023 NASCAR Cup Series|2023]] |
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| April 23 |
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|align="center"|8 |
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| [[Kyle Busch]] |
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| [[Richard Childress Racing]] |
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| McLaren Custom Grills |
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| [[Chevrolet]] |
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|align="center"|196* |
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|align="center"|521.36 (838.88) |
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|align="center"|3:33:25 |
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|align="center"|146.575 |
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| [[2023 GEICO 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2023 GEICO 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2023_GEICO_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=November 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124113326/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2023_GEICO_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[2024 NASCAR Cup Series|2024]] |
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| April 21 |
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|align="center"|45 |
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| [[Tyler Reddick]] |
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| [[23XI Racing]] |
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| [[Jordan Brand]] |
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| [[Toyota]] |
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|align="center"|188 |
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|align="center"|500.08 (804.8) |
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|align="center"|3:13:29 |
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|align="center"|155.977 |
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| [[2024 GEICO 500|Report]] |
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|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=2024 GEICO 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2024_GEICO_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 21, 2024|archive-date=April 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421223443/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2024_GEICO_500/W/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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*'''1974:''' Race shortened due to the [[1973 oil crisis|energy crisis]]. |
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===Notes=== |
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*'''1974:''' Race shortened due to [[1973 oil crisis|energy crisis]]. |
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*'''1987:''' Race shortened due to darkness – caused by a red flag that lasted for two and a half hours to repair the [[catch fence]] after [[Bobby Allison]]'s lap 22 crash. |
*'''1987:''' Race shortened due to darkness – caused by a red flag that lasted for two and a half hours to repair the [[catch fence]] after [[Bobby Allison]]'s lap 22 crash. |
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*'''1991 |
*'''1991 & 2006:''' Race moved from Sunday to Monday due to rain. |
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*'''1997:''' Race was scheduled for Sunday April 27, but was moved back two weeks due to rain. Qualifying was held as scheduled, but rain washed out any chance to hold the race on Sunday or Monday. To complicate matters, the series was racing at [[Toyota/Save Mart 350|Sonoma]] the following weekend, and the travel burden for the teams would be too much to overcome if the race were to be held Tuesday as would be the normal policy (next available day). Series officials decided to have the teams pack up and depart for Sonoma, and rescheduled the Winston 500 for the weekend after that (Saturday May 10). It was Mother's Day weekend, a date traditionally left open by NASCAR at the time. The teams arrived |
*'''1997:''' Race was scheduled for Sunday, April 27, but was moved back two weeks due to rain. Qualifying was held as scheduled, but rain washed out any chance to hold the race on Sunday or Monday. To complicate matters, the series was racing at [[Toyota/Save Mart 350|Sonoma]] the following weekend, and the travel burden for the teams would be too much to overcome if the race were to be held Tuesday as would be the normal policy (next available day). Series officials decided to have the teams pack up and depart for Sonoma, and rescheduled the Winston 500 for the weekend after that (Saturday, May 10). It was Mother's Day weekend, a date traditionally left open by NASCAR at the time. The teams arrived in sunny skies, and [[Mark Martin]] won the first-ever caution-free Talladega plate race. |
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*'''2001:''' The first restrictor |
*'''2001:''' The first restrictor-plate race after [[Dale Earnhardt|Dale Earnhardt's]] [[Death of Dale Earnhardt|death]] was the second-ever caution-free race in Talladega history. It was [[Bobby Hamilton]]'s last win in Cup before his death in 2007 to cancer. |
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*'''2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, |
*'''2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2020, 2021, & 2023:''' Race extended due to a [[green–white–checker finish|NASCAR Overtime finish]]. 2010 took three attempts for the first time. 2013 was restricted to a single attempt due to impending darkness after a weather delay of 3 hours and 36 minutes. |
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*'''2010:''' Set record for most lead changes in regulation (87) and overall lead changes (88).<ref>{{cite news|last=Coble|first=Don|title=Patience pays off as Kevin Harvick uses late pass to win Aaron's 499 by 3 feet|url=https://eu.jacksonville.com/story/sports/motorsports/2010/04/26/patience-pays-kevin-harvick-uses-late-pass-win-aarons-499-3-feet/15948501007/|work=[[The Florida Times-Union]]|date=April 26, 2010|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=May 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503023400/https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/motorsports/2010/04/26/patience-pays-kevin-harvick-uses-late-pass-win-aarons-499-3-feet/15948501007/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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*'''2010:''' Set record for most lead changes in regulation (87) and overall lead changes (88). |
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*'''2011:''' Set record for most lead changes in regulation (88), and tied for closest margin of victory in the Sprint Cup Series (0.002 sec.) |
*'''2011:''' Set record for most lead changes in regulation (88), and tied for closest margin of victory in the Sprint Cup Series (0.002 sec.)<ref>{{cite web|last=Hinton|first=Ed|title=Feel the thrill? How could you not|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/racing/nascar/cup/columns/story?columnist=hinton_ed&id=6374899|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=April 17, 2011|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=November 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124113315/https://www.espn.co.uk/racing/nascar/cup/columns/story?columnist=hinton_ed&id=6374899|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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*'''2020:''' Race postponed from April 26 to June 21 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and then postponed from June 21 to June 22 due to rain.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wakerlin|first=Jeff|title=Five to Watch: 2020 GEICO 500 at Talladega|url=https://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/gallery/five-to-watch-2020-geico-500-at-talladega/#/0|publisher=Talladega Superspeedway|date=June 20, 2020|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=November 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124113315/https://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/gallery/five-to-watch-2020-geico-500-at-talladega/#/0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Haislop|first=Todd|title=NASCAR at Talladega: Rain, severe weather postpone the Geico 500 to Monday|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nascar/news/nascar-talladega-live-updates-results-highlights/697yzbps9d4m19mhq3dcbgpo8|work=[[The Sporting News]]|date=June 22, 2020|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=November 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124113314/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nascar/news/nascar-talladega-live-updates-results-highlights/697yzbps9d4m19mhq3dcbgpo8|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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*'''2020:''' Race indefinitely postponed due to the [[2019–20 coronavirus pandemic]]. Race was rescheduled for June 21. |
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*'''1996:''' [[Benny Parsons]] did not attend the race because of an illness. |
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*'''1997:''' [[Dave Despain]] substituted for Joe Moore on Motor Racing Network's radio broadcast because of scheduling commitments after the race was postponed by rain to Mother's Day weekend. |
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* {{Racing-Reference track|Talladega_Superspeedway|Talladega Superspeedway}} |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090223185252/http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1232064927 NASCAR Commentators Crews and Networks] |
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*[http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2010/04/another-increase-for-nascar.html Ratings/Viewership For the Aaron's 499 Since '98] |
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Revision as of 16:26, 26 May 2024
NASCAR Cup Series | |
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Venue | Talladega Superspeedway |
Location | Talladega, Alabama, United States |
Corporate sponsor | GEICO |
First race | 1970 |
Distance | 500.08 miles (804.80 km) |
Laps | 188 Stages 1/2: 60 each Final stage: 68 |
Previous names | Alabama 500 (1970) Winston 500 (1971–1993, 1997) Winston Select 500 (1994–1996) DieHard 500 (1998–2000) Talladega 500 (2001) Aaron's 499 (2002–2014) |
Most wins (driver) | Jeff Gordon Brad Keselowski (4) |
Most wins (team) | Hendrick Motorsports (8) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (22) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 2.66 mi (4.28 km) |
Turns | 4 |
The GEICO 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. The race is usually held in April or May. The 1997 event stands as the fastest NASCAR race to date ever run with an average speed of 188.354 miles per hour (303.126 km/h) and was the first race at Talladega Superspeedway that was not interrupted by a caution period.
The race was known as the second leg of the sport's Grand Slam from 1970 until the result of Ferko lawsuit in 2004. Still considered to be the fifth “Crown Jewel” race, along with the Brickyard 400 and the three originals, the race has consistently been the second Crown Jewel event of the season, with the exceptions being 2014, when the Southern 500 was scheduled in April, and 2020, when the GEICO 500 was postponed until June, after the Coca-Cola 600. The GEICO 500, as the Winston 500, was also previously part of the Winston Million. Tyler Reddick is the defending winner of the race, having won it in 2024.
Notable races
- 1971: The first Talladega race under Winston sponsorship. Donnie Allison edged Bobby Allison and Buddy Baker for the win; this was Bobby's first race with Holman-Moody since 1967.
- 1972: David Pearson escaped a crash between Bobby Isaac and Jimmy Crawford coming to the white flag; he grabbed his first Talladega win and second career win in a Wood Brothers Mercury.
- 1973: A massive accident eliminated some 20 cars, leaving David Pearson to ride home almost uncontested. Jim Vandiver made up three laps to finish eighth.
- 1974: Pearson grabbed his third straight Winston 500 (and fourth straight for Wood Brothers Racing), while a crash on pit road leads to grave injury to Don Miller of the Penske Racing team. The lead changed 53 times.
- 1975: The race was filled with several accidents, featured the first win for Buddy Baker since 1973 and the first Winston Cup Grand National win for team owner Bud Moore since 1971. Tragedy struck on Lap 149 when race leader Richard Petty pitted with a burning wheel bearing; his brother-in-law Randy Owens was killed when he fitted a hose to a pressurized water tank and the tank exploded. The lead changed 51 times, Five-time F1 Champion Juan Manuel Fangio was the honorary starter.
- 1976: Baker became the first driver to win a 500-mile race in under three hours. He drove Bud Moore's Ford to the win in 2 hours 56 minutes.
- 1977: The race produced 63 official lead changes and a four-car scramble on the final lap. Darrell Waltrip had the lead and on the last lap swung low to break the draft; Cale Yarborough blew past Donnie Allison and swung high on Waltrip; Waltrip sideswiped Cale and Benny Parsons dove low and raced Cale all the way to the stripe.
- 1978: Rain postponed the race to Mothers Day Sunday. Cale Yarborough drafted past Buddy Baker for the win.
- 1980: Baker stormed past sophomore Dale Earnhardt coming to the white flag for his final Talladega win.
- 1981: Bobby Allison fought off a late challenge from Baker, Darrell Waltrip, and Ricky Rudd; the race lead changed six times in the final six laps.
- 1982: Benny Parsons posted the first 200 MPH qualifying lap in NASCAR history. The race lead changed 51 times as Darrell Waltrip and Terry Labonte drafted past Parsons on the final lap. This race was also notable for the only race for a con artist using the name L.W. Wright; who finished poorly in a Music City Racing effort, then after several checks for a NASCAR license and car bounced (and a failure to qualify for the next race at Nashville Speedway), disappeared.
- 1984: The race has exceeded 40 official lead changes 18 times. In 1984 a motorsports record of 75 lead changes was set, but this record was broken in 2010 as the lead changed 88 times; this record was tied in 2011. The race was won by Cale Yarborough on a last-lap pass of Harry Gant.
- 1985: Bill Elliott came from nearly two laps down and ran down the field under green to take the win from Kyle Petty.
- 1987: On lap 22, Bobby Allison (driving the Stavola Brothers No. 22 Buick) cut a tire and his car went airborne into the catch fencing in front of the main grandstand. Some 100 feet of the fence was sheared off and Allison's car rebounded back to the track. The race was red-flagged, and track crews spent some two hours repairing the safety fence. Despite the wreckage, no drivers or spectators were seriously injured. As a direct result, the next superspeedway race (the 1987 Firecracker 400 at Daytona), saw the cars using smaller carburetors in an effort to curtail speeds. Starting in 1988, all races at Daytona and Talladega saw mandated carburetor restrictor plates, which were used until the introduction of a new aerodynamics package following the 2019 Daytona 500. Overshadowed by the frightening scene was that this race would be the first victory for Bobby Allison's son Davey.
- 1988: Phil Parsons' single Cup series victory which was shadowed by an incident involving A. J. Foyt and Alan Kulwicki that left Foyt suspended from NASCAR for six months. He was also fined $5,000. NASCAR's vice president of competition Les Richter reviewed the incident and lifted the suspension. However, Foyt's fine was increased to $7,500.[1][2]
- 1990: Dale Earnhardt grabbed his first Talladega win since 1984, holding off a wildcard bid by Greg Sacks.
- 1991: The race was delayed until Monday due to Sunday rains. A massive battle for the lead erupted into a 20-car crash near halfway when pole-sitter Ernie Irvan got into Kyle Petty and Mark Martin; Petty suffered a shattered leg when he was hit in the door by Chad Little. The race was red-flagged for nearly an hour. Harry Gant won the race on a controversial drafting push by teammate Rick Mast who was a lap down.
- 1993: The last lap saw a ferocious scramble where Ernie Irvan stormed past Dale Earnhardt on the final lap. Rusty Wallace roared to third then came down on Earnhardt making contact in the tri-oval sending Wallace flipping violently several times across the finish line similar to his Daytona crash in the same year. The win was Irvan's final win for Morgan-McClure Motorsports.
- 1994: Dale Earnhardt won this race, and dedicated it to Three-time Formula One World Champion Ayrton Senna, who died earlier that day in a crash at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix in Imola, Italy. There were two consecutive Big Ones just past the midway point: the first one happened on lap 103 in a race for third place when Todd Bodine came down on Greg Sacks and spun into Jeff Gordon. The three cars spun, with Sacks escaping, and collected eight other cars. Mark Martin had taken the worst hit, as his car was collected, shot across the infield, struck the inside wall, and plowed through a guardrail, a chain-link fence, and lastly caught by another guardrail protecting the infield road course, coming to a rest feet from a spectator area. After the field bunched up for the restart, another crash occurred in the tri-oval, when Terry Labonte, running 14th, was tapped from behind, starting a chain-reaction crash collecting at least 14 other cars in turn 1.
- 1996: Sterling Marlin rallied from the back of the pack three separate times to take the win. The race saw two airborne crashes; Bill Elliott flew down the backstretch in the air[3] and suffered a leg injury that sidelined him for several races. Later Mark Martin was turned into the wall by Jeff Gordon and bounced into traffic; Ricky Craven tumbled up the Turn One banking and hit the fencing before bouncing down to the ground.[4]
- 1997: Mark Martin won the fastest NASCAR race ever run at Talladega Superspeedway, and the fastest NASCAR race in history when he averaged 188.354 mph in 2 and half hours.
- 2000: Jeff Gordon scored his 50th career win after starting the race from 36th place, the farthest starting spot ever at Talladega.
- 2001: Bobby Hamilton won the race after passing Tony Stewart coming to the white flag. It would be Hamilton's final victory before his death in 2007. It was the second caution-free Talladega race ever, and the first restrictor-plate race since Dale Earnhardt's death.
- 2002: Dale Earnhardt Jr. dominated the race, leading for 133 laps, and took home his second consecutive Talladega win, and teammate Michael Waltrip finished second, the third time the DEI Chevrolets had finished 1-2 after the Daytona races of the previous year. The race was marred by a 24 car crash on the back straightaway on lap 164, in the same location where a large crash had occurred the day before in the Busch race that had involved 30 cars. It was the largest crash ever recorded in NASCAR Cup Series competition until the following year. This was also the first Talladega spring Cup race under the "Aaron's 499" name.
- 2003: On lap 4, the largest crash ever recorded in the NASCAR Cup Series happened when Ryan Newman (who had suffered a very violent blow over crash at Daytona that February) blew a tire and hit the turn 1 wall, causing a cloud of smoke that collected 27 cars in all. These included Mike and Rusty Wallace, Steve Park, Mike Skinner, Bobby Labonte, Johnny Benson, eventual race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Ricky Rudd, Jeff Burton, points leader Matt Kenseth and more. After multiple trips down pit road to repair damage to his car, Earnhardt Jr. made several rallies to the front, overtaking Kenseth with three laps to go to win his fourth consecutive Talladega race.
- The finish was not without controversy: after the 2001 spring race (thanks in part to protestations from Jimmy Spencer over Mike McLaughlin's blocking in the Busch Series race in 2001), NASCAR ruled that the yellow lines on the bottom of the track at Talladega and Daytona were an out-of-bounds line (with any car that drops below to gain a position to be immediately black-flagged unless they gave the position back or were forced below it). As the cars reached the backstretch, Kenseth made a lane change, going to the outside to block Jimmie Johnson. Earnhardt Jr. was on the inside and was drafting with Elliott Sadler when Kenseth started making a move low to attempt to block Earnhardt; Earnhardt's left wheels went well below the line entering the apron of turn three as he passed Kenseth. NASCAR ruled that Earnhardt was forced below the line as the nose of his car had already passed the nose of Kenseth's car by the time Kenseth made the block, making it a clean pass, this even though Earnhardt was nowhere close to clearing Kenseth when he hit the turn 3 apron – what the rule was ostensibly intended to prevent. Some sanctioning bodies, such as the Indy Racing League, would have called Kenseth out for violating the blocking rule – a driver may not make two-lane changes on a straight, which is a penalty; the ethic against blocking, however, holds no weight in NASCAR given the gendered nature of the cars. The yellow line rule remained a controversial rule in the sport, with subsequent controversies in the 2008 and 2020 autumn races.
- Following Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 2003 win, Hendrick Motorsports won four straight – three by Jeff Gordon and one by Jimmie Johnson.
- 2004: Jeff Gordon's win was marked by a spinout by Brian Vickers with 4⅓ laps to go. In the wake of a dangerous incident between Casey Mears and Dale Jarrett the previous September at New Hampshire, the beneficiary rule was adopted, prohibiting racing back to the caution. One ruling of the beneficiary rule was that if a race went past a specified point (Lap 183 in this case; five laps remaining) and had a caution, they would not throw out the red flag and stop the cars to ensure a green-flag finish. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was side by side with Gordon and attempted a pass on Gordon for the lead at the time of caution. Television replays (which override previous scoring loops when less than five laps remain) declared Gordon was still ahead. The race finished under yellow and while Gordon did his victory burnout, enraged fans littered the track with garbage to protest the finish (it was believed that Vickers' crash and the subsequent cleanup would not have taken very long to clean up). This reaction, following a similar fan bombardment of the track at Daytona International Speedway after the 2002 Pepsi 400 ended under yellow, would result in the green-white-checkered rule being instituted in the NASCAR Cup Series and Nationwide Series less than two months later.
- 2008: Kyle Busch won at Talladega over Juan Pablo Montoya. Until 2023, this was his most recent win at Talladega in the Cup Series.
- 2009: A final battle to the finish between Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards ended in near-disaster when Edwards' car made contact with Keselowski while approaching the finish line and was hooked onto the trioval apron. The car spun into the air and was hammered by Ryan Newman, sending Edwards flipping into the catch fence as Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr. crossed the finish line. The debris from the wreck injured eight spectators, all non-life-threatening. Immediately after the car came to rest, Edwards walked away unharmed after jogging past the finish line as an absurd homage to the finale of the 2006 racing comedy Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Keselowski went on to win the race in only his fifth NASCAR Cup Series starts, undoubtedly one of the biggest upsets of the decade. There were two Big Ones during the race: one in turn 3 on lap 7 involving 14 cars, and one on the back straightaway on Lap 180 involving eleven cars. There were 56 lead changes among 25 drivers.
- 2010: The race was called "the Greatest Talladega Race Ever" by Darrell Waltrip. Throughout the race, there was a record 88 lead changes, breaking the previous record of 75 in the 1984 Winston 500, with 87 of those in regulation. A record 29 different drivers held the lead at one point or another during the race, breaking the record set in the 2008 AMP Energy 500. Among the strongest cars throughout the day were Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, David Reutimann, Jeff Burton (who led the most laps), Kyle Busch, A. J. Allmendinger, and Michael Waltrip. The new green-white-checkered finish rule was implemented for the first time to the maximum of three attempts (the first attempt because Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton, and Scott Speed wrecked in the tri-oval on lap 182; the second attempt began when Joey Logano turned Ryan Newman loose in turn 3 and Newman ran into the wall, collecting Bobby Labonte, Elliott Sadler, Brian Vickers, Kasey Kahne, Marcos Ambrose, Sam Hornish Jr., and Brad Keselowski; the third attempt happened when Jimmie Johnson was clipped by Greg Biffle and collided with the inside wall on the back straightaway). Jamie McMurray was the leader at each GWC restart and on the final lap, McMurray and Kevin Harvick pulled away. Coming through the tri-oval, Harvick pushed McMurray up the track and moved low; unlike Carl Edwards the previous year, McMurray gave Harvick room, which allowed Harvick to overtake him and win the race by a wheel, with an official margin of victory set at .012 seconds. This marked Harvick's first win since the 2007 Daytona 500 amid contract talks for the 2010 season. Harvick's contract was renewed shortly afterward.
- 2011: The race saw a Hendrick Motorsports sweep of the top four starting positions, with Jeff Gordon winning the inside pole and Jimmie Johnson taking the outside pole. During the race, Gordon and Johnson drafted respectively with Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who filled out the second row on the grid.
- The race set the record for most lead changes in regulation (tying the all-time record for most lead changes overall, but the 88th lead change took place on lap 188, the last lap of regulation, unlike the previous year, when Harvick's last-lap pass on McMurray took place on Lap 200, the final lap of the third green-white-checkered finish), and also tied the 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 for the closest NASCAR Cup Series finish in the electronic timing era (1993–present) at 0.002 seconds. Coming into the tri-oval, Gordon was being pushed by Martin and dueling with Clint Bowyer, who was being pushed by Kevin Harvick. Entering the tri-oval, Johnson, pushed by Earnhardt Jr., squeezed low to Gordon's inside. A brush between Earnhardt Jr., and Martin killed Martin's momentum, and Johnson was able to edge ahead of Bowyer and Gordon to win.
- 2012: This was the first Talladega race after NASCAR mandated a smaller spoiler and also radiator changes to induce a greater risk of overheating. The changes were made to break up tandem drafting; the lead changed only 34 times and drivers such as Jeff Gordon protested after the race that the rules package made them race "too conservative." The race saw two crashes in the last 60 laps: one on lap 142 involving five cars in turn 3 caused by some cars running out of gas, and another in turn 1 during a late restart on lap 186 (after Kurt Busch's spin in the tri-oval). In the final laps, a tandem draft of Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch stormed into the lead; Keselowski shook off Busch's bumper and blasted away to win by two car lengths, the first time in several years that the race win had not been decided by the last-lap.
- 2013: A green-white-checkered finish set up a frantic final lap as Front Row Motorsports drivers David Ragan and David Gilliland stormed from midpack to a 1-2 finish, Ragan's second Cup Series win and his first with FRM. Teammate David Gilliland finished second, giving FRM a 1-2 finish and its first NASCAR win. Matt Kenseth led 142 of 192 laps, the most laps led at a Talladega race since Jeff Gordon led 139 laps in 2005, but was shuffled back on the final lap. The race was interrupted by a 3-hour-36-minute-long red flag for a rainstorm around lap 126, which pushed the end of the race into basically complete darkness. There were two Big Ones during the race: the first one, in turn one on lap 43 involving 16 cars, instigated by Kyle Busch touching Kasey Kahne from behind, and another one at the end of the back straightaway on lap 182 involving 13 cars which saw Kurt Busch flip over and land on top of Ryan Newman. It was David Ragan's second win in the NASCAR Cup Series (after winning the 2011 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona driving for Roush Fenway Racing). This race is sometimes referred to as "The 7 hours of Talladega", as the field first received the green flag at 1:07 pm EST/12:07 CDT and finished at around 8:15 pm EST/7:15 CDT, causing NASCAR to do just a single attempt at a green-white-checkered finish due to darkness. It was also NASCAR's first major test/workout for their new Air Titan track-drying technique, which did double duty, also working the Nationwide race the day before. Nationwide race winner Regan Smith was in contention toward the end but was shuffled back and finished sixth.
- 2014: Denny Hamlin clawed to his first win of the season and the first points-paying restrictor-plate race win. The race ended under yellow when Justin Allgaier, who'd rallied to challenge for the win in the final 30 laps, crashed with Alex Bowman coming to the white flag. Dale Earnhardt Jr. led 26 laps but lost the lead draft in the final 20 laps and finished 26th. Danica Patrick led six laps early but faded to 22nd. The story of the race was Brad Keselowski; after spinning in the first turn following a shunt with Patrick, he lost six laps early in the race with radiator problems; in the second half of the race he was fighting to get a lap back; he spun out with 50 to go and the crash involved some eleven other cars; Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth were very critical of Keselowski's actions. A crash with twelve to go eliminated Keselowski's teammate Joey Logano. This was also the final Talladega spring Cup race under the "Aaron's 499" name.
- 2015: The race started at 1:20 p.m., The lead changed 27 times between 15 drivers, A multi-car wreck happened on lap 47, as 15 cars were involved, that brought out an 11-minute 15-second red flag, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his first race of the season. This was also the first Talladega spring race under the "GEICO 500" name.
- 2016: The race was started 20 minutes early due to the threat of rain in the area. After a 50 lap opening green-flag run, the race itself was marred by eight crashes, including four Big Ones. Of the 40 cars in the field, only seven cars finished without damage. These included a wreck on lap 96 that saw Chris Buescher flip over three times on the back straightaway, a 17 car wreck in turn 1 on lap 162, and a 12 car wreck on lap 180 saw Matt Kenseth flip over on the back straightaway and strike the inside wall, before turning back upright. Brad Keselowski won his second race of the year as an eight-car wreck unfolded in the tri-oval. The lead changed 37 times between 17 drivers.
- 2017: The race was also notable because of the big one striking late and A. J. Allmendinger going over on his roof with Chase Elliott almost going over, and Danica Patrick hitting hard on the backstretch as she did in the spring 2016 race. The race was won by Ricky Stenhouse Jr, which was his first NASCAR Cup Series win.
- 2019: This race was the first at Talladega without restrictor plates since 1987, as NASCAR used a tapered spacer to restrict the engines instead. Chase Elliott won the race after a final lap crash resulted in Kyle Larson going airborne on the backstretch and flipping several times.
- 2020: Ryan Blaney won in a photo finish in the most competitive running (57 official lead changes) since 2011. The race had been delayed to Monday by rain and interrupted 60 laps in by more rain. A more serious metaphorical cloud came over the Speedway when a garage door rope tied into a noose was found in the stall of Bubba Wallace the night previous. Support for Wallace came rapidly from the entire racing community. An FBI investigation was performed, declaring Wallace was not the target of a hate crime. Wallace in the Richard Petty Motorsports 43 led one lap and was running fourth with three to go but had to pit for fuel and finished 14th.
- 2021: Joey Logano got airborne and flipped over in Turn 3 on the last lap of Stage 1. Despite also being involved in the wreck, Brad Keselowski continued on and would end up winning the race. This would be his last win until 2024 at Darlington Raceway.
- 2023: Kyle Busch got his 1st win at Talladega in 15 years when Bubba Wallace and Ryan Blaney triggered The Big One headed into Turn 1 on the final lap.
Past winners
- 1974: Race shortened due to the energy crisis.
- 1987: Race shortened due to darkness – caused by a red flag that lasted for two and a half hours to repair the catch fence after Bobby Allison's lap 22 crash.
- 1991 & 2006: Race moved from Sunday to Monday due to rain.
- 1997: Race was scheduled for Sunday, April 27, but was moved back two weeks due to rain. Qualifying was held as scheduled, but rain washed out any chance to hold the race on Sunday or Monday. To complicate matters, the series was racing at Sonoma the following weekend, and the travel burden for the teams would be too much to overcome if the race were to be held Tuesday as would be the normal policy (next available day). Series officials decided to have the teams pack up and depart for Sonoma, and rescheduled the Winston 500 for the weekend after that (Saturday, May 10). It was Mother's Day weekend, a date traditionally left open by NASCAR at the time. The teams arrived in sunny skies, and Mark Martin won the first-ever caution-free Talladega plate race.
- 2001: The first restrictor-plate race after Dale Earnhardt's death was the second-ever caution-free race in Talladega history. It was Bobby Hamilton's last win in Cup before his death in 2007 to cancer.
- 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2020, 2021, & 2023: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish. 2010 took three attempts for the first time. 2013 was restricted to a single attempt due to impending darkness after a weather delay of 3 hours and 36 minutes.
- 2010: Set record for most lead changes in regulation (87) and overall lead changes (88).[60]
- 2011: Set record for most lead changes in regulation (88), and tied for closest margin of victory in the Sprint Cup Series (0.002 sec.)[61]
- 2020: Race postponed from April 26 to June 21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and then postponed from June 21 to June 22 due to rain.[62][63]
Multiple winners (drivers)
Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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4 | Jeff Gordon | 2000, 2004–2005, 2007 |
Brad Keselowski | 2009, 2012, 2016, 2021 | |
3 | David Pearson | 1972–1974 |
Buddy Baker | 1975–1976, 1980 | |
Bobby Allison | 1979, 1981, 1986 | |
Davey Allison | 1987, 1989, 1992 | |
Dale Earnhardt | 1990, 1994, 1999 | |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2002–2003, 2015 | |
2 | Darrell Waltrip | 1977, 1982 |
Cale Yarborough | 1978, 1984 | |
Mark Martin | 1995, 1997 | |
Jimmie Johnson | 2006, 2011 | |
Kyle Busch | 2008, 2023 |
Multiple winners (teams)
Wins | Driver | Years Won |
---|---|---|
8 | Hendrick Motorsports | 2000, 2004–2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
5 | Team Penske | 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020–2021 |
Richard Childress Racing | 1990, 1994, 1999, 2010, 2023 | |
4 | Wood Brothers Racing | 1971–1974 |
Ranier-Lundy | 1980–1981, 1984, 1987 | |
3 | Bud Moore Engineering | 1975–1976, 1979 |
Joe Gibbs Racing | 1998, 2008, 2014 | |
Roush Fenway Racing | 1995, 1997, 2017 | |
2 | Petty Enterprises | 1970, 1983 |
Junior Johnson & Associates | 1978, 1982 | |
Leo Jackson Racing | 1988, 1991 | |
Robert Yates Racing | 1989, 1992 | |
Morgan-McClure Motorsports | 1993, 1996 | |
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 2002–2003 |
Manufacturer wins
Wins | Manufacturer | Years Won |
---|---|---|
22 | Chevrolet | 1977, 1984, 1990, 1993–1994, 1996, 1999, 2000–2007, 2009–2011, 2015, 2019, 2022–2023 |
15 | Ford | 1975–1976, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2013, 2016–2018, 2020–2021 |
4 | Mercury | 1971–1974 |
Oldsmobile | 1978, 1980, 1988, 1991 | |
3 | Buick | 1981–1982, 1986 |
Toyota | 2008, 2014, 2024 | |
2 | Pontiac | 1983, 1998 |
1 | Dodge | 2012 |
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External links
- Talladega Superspeedway race results at Racing-Reference