| First wins : |
|---|
| Year |
Day |
Date |
Driver |
Car Make |
Winner's Prize
(USD) |
Distance
(laps/miles) |
Average Speed
(mph) |
Race Time |
|---|
| Firecracker 250 |
| 1959 |
Saturday |
July 4 |
Florida Fireball Roberts |
Pontiac |
$7,050 |
100 / 250 |
140.581 |
2:46:42 |
| 1960 |
Monday |
July 4 |
Illinois Jack Smith |
Pontiac |
$11,500 |
100 / 250 |
146.842 |
1:42:09 |
| 1961 |
Tuesday |
July 4 |
South Carolina David Pearson |
Pontiac |
$8,450 |
100 / 250 |
154.294 |
1:37:13 |
| 1962 |
Wednesday |
July 4 |
Florida Fireball Roberts |
Pontiac |
$9,850 |
100 / 250 |
153.688 |
1:37:36 |
| Firecracker 400 |
| 1963 |
Thursday |
July 4 |
Florida Fireball Roberts |
Ford |
$12,100 |
160 / 400 |
150.927 |
2:39:01 |
| 1964 |
Saturday |
July 4 |
Texas A. J. Foyt |
Dodge |
$13,000 |
160 / 400 |
151.451 |
2:38:28 |
| 1965 |
Sunday |
July 4 |
Texas A. J. Foyt |
Ford |
$8,500 |
160 / 400 |
150.046 |
2:39:57 |
| 1966 |
Monday |
July 4 |
Georgia (U.S. state) Sam McQuagg |
Dodge |
$13,600 |
160 / 400 |
153.813 |
2:36:02 |
| 1967 |
Tuesday |
July 4 |
South Carolina Cale Yarborough |
Ford |
$15,725 |
160 / 400 |
143.583 |
2:47:09 |
| 1968 |
Thursday |
July 4 |
South Carolina Cale Yarborough |
Mercury |
$15,400 |
160 / 400 |
167.247 |
2:23:30 |
| 1969 |
Friday |
July 4 |
Florida LeeRoy Yarbrough |
Ford |
$22,175 |
160 / 400 |
160.875 |
2:29:11 |
| 1970 |
Saturday |
July 4 |
Florida Donnie Allison |
Ford |
$21,025 |
160 / 400 |
162.235 |
2:27:56 |
| 1971 |
Sunday |
July 4 |
North Carolina Bobby Isaac |
Dodge |
$16,450 |
160 / 400 |
161.947 |
2:28:12 |
| 1972 |
Tuesday |
July 4 |
South Carolina David Pearson |
Mercury |
$15,650 |
160 / 400 |
160.821 |
2:29:14 |
| 1973 |
Wednesday |
July 4 |
South Carolina David Pearson |
Mercury |
$16,100 |
160 / 400 |
158.468 |
2:31:27 |
| 1974 |
Thursday |
July 4 |
South Carolina David Pearson |
Mercury |
$17,350 |
160 / 400 |
138.310 |
2:53:32 |
| 1975 |
Friday |
July 4 |
North Carolina Richard Petty |
Dodge |
$19,935 |
160 / 400 |
158.381 |
2:31:32 |
| 1976 |
Sunday |
July 4 |
South Carolina Cale Yarborough |
Buick |
$22,215 |
160 / 400 |
160.966 |
2:29:06 |
| 1977 |
Monday |
July 4 |
North Carolina Richard Petty |
Dodge |
$23,075 |
160 / 400 |
142.716 |
2:48:10 |
| 1978 |
Tuesday |
July 4 |
South Carolina David Pearson |
Mercury |
$18,450 |
160 / 400 |
154.340 |
2:35:30 |
| 1979 |
Wednesday |
July 4 |
Alabama Neil Bonnett |
Mercury |
$21,705 |
160 / 400 |
172.890 |
2:18:49 |
| 1980 |
Friday |
July 4 |
Florida Bobby Allison |
Mercury |
$24,805 |
160 / 400 |
173.473 |
2:18:21 |
| 1981 |
Saturday |
July 4 |
South Carolina Cale Yarborough |
Buick |
$24,625 |
160 / 400 |
142.588 |
2:48:32 |
| 1982 |
Sunday |
July 4 |
Florida Bobby Allison |
Buick |
$42,100 |
160 / 400 |
163.099 |
2:27:09 |
| 1983 |
Monday |
July 4 |
South Carolina Buddy Baker |
Ford |
$32,950 |
160 / 400 |
167.442 |
2:23:20 |
| 1984 |
Wednesday |
July 4 |
North Carolina Richard Petty |
Pontiac |
$43,755 |
160 / 400 |
171.204 |
2:19:59 |
| Pepsi Firecracker 400 |
| 1985 |
Thursday |
July 4 |
New York Greg Sacks |
Chevrolet |
$45,350 |
160 / 400 |
158.730 |
2:31:12 |
| Firecracker 400 |
| 1986 |
Friday |
July 4 |
Ohio Tim Richmond |
Chevrolet |
$58,655 |
160 / 400 |
131.916 |
3:01:56 |
| 1987 |
Saturday |
July 4 |
Florida Bobby Allison |
Buick |
$57,375 |
160 / 400 |
161.074 |
2:29:00 |
| 1988 |
Saturday |
July 2 |
Georgia (U.S. state) Bill Elliott |
Ford |
$63,500 |
160 / 400 |
163.302 |
2:26:58 |
| Pepsi 400 |
| 1989 |
Saturday |
July 1 |
Florida Davey Allison |
Ford |
$65,000 |
160 / 400 |
132.207 |
3:01:32 |
| 1990 |
Saturday |
July 7 |
North Carolina Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
$72,850 |
160 / 400 |
160.894 |
2:29:10 |
| 1991 |
Saturday |
July 6 |
Georgia (U.S. state) Bill Elliott |
Ford |
$75,000 |
160 / 400 |
159.116 |
2:30:50 |
| 1992 |
Saturday |
July 4 |
California Ernie Irvan |
Chevrolet |
$86,300 |
160 / 400 |
170.457 |
2:20:47 |
| 1993 |
Saturday |
July 3 |
North Carolina Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
$75,940 |
160 / 400 |
151.755 |
2:38:09 |
| 1994 |
Saturday |
July 2 |
Pennsylvania Jimmy Spencer |
Ford |
$75,880 |
160 / 400 |
155.558 |
2:34:17 |
| 1995 |
Saturday |
July 1 |
California Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
$96,580 |
160 / 400 |
166.976 |
2:23:44 |
| 1996 |
Saturday |
July 6 |
Tennessee Sterling Marlin |
Chevrolet |
$106,565 |
117 / 292.5† |
161.602 |
1:48:36 |
| 1997 |
Saturday |
July 5 |
Pennsylvania John Andretti |
Ford |
$109,525 |
160 / 400 |
157.791 |
2:32:06 |
| 1998 |
Saturday |
October 17† |
California Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
$184,325 |
160 / 400 |
144.549 |
2:46:02 |
| 1999 |
Saturday |
July 3 |
North Carolina Dale Jarrett |
Ford |
$164,965 |
160 / 400 |
169.213 |
2:21:50 |
| 2000 |
Saturday |
July 1 |
Virginia Jeff Burton |
Ford |
$152,450 |
160 / 400 |
148.576 |
2:41:32 |
| 2001 |
Saturday |
July 7 |
North Carolina Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
Chevrolet |
$185,873 |
160 / 400 |
157.601 |
2:32:17 |
| 2002 |
Saturday |
July 6 |
Kentucky Michael Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
$172,975 |
160 / 400 |
135.952 |
2:56:32 |
| 2003 |
Saturday |
July 5 |
Washington Greg Biffle |
Ford |
$187,975 |
160 / 400 |
166.109 |
2:24:29 |
| 2004 |
Saturday |
July 3 |
California Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
$346,703 |
160 / 400 |
145.117 |
2:45:23 |
| 2005 |
Saturday |
July 2/3 |
Indiana Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
$368,261 |
160 / 400 |
131.016 |
3:03:11 |
| 2006 |
Saturday |
July 1 |
Indiana Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
$369,586 |
160 / 400 |
153.143 |
2:36:43 |
| 2007 |
Saturday |
July 7 |
Missouri Jamie McMurray |
Ford |
$302,500 |
160 / 400 |
138.983 |
2:52:41 |
| Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola |
| 2008 |
Saturday |
July 5 |
Nevada Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
$315,950 |
162 / 405* |
138.554 |
2:55:23 |
| 2009 |
Saturday |
July 4 |
Indiana Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
$349,873 |
160 / 400 |
142.461 |
2:48:28 |
| 2010 |
Saturday |
July 3/4 |
California Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
$344,751 |
166 / 415* |
130.814 |
3:03:28 |
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