Year |
Date |
Driver |
Car Make |
Winner's Prize (USD) |
Distance (laps/miles) |
Average Speed (mph) |
Race Time |
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Unnamed/Unknown |
1949 |
September 25 |
Alabama Red Byron |
'49 Oldsmobile |
$1,500 |
200 / 100 |
n/a |
n/a |
1950 |
May 21 |
Virginia Curtis Turner |
'50 Oldsmobile |
$1,000 |
150 / 75 |
n/a |
n/a |
1951 |
May 6 |
Virginia Curtis Turner |
'50 Oldsmobile |
$1,000 |
200 / 100 |
n/a |
n/a |
1952 |
April 6 |
California Dick Rathmann |
'51 Hudson |
$1,000 |
200 / 100 |
42.862 |
2:19:59 |
1953 |
May 17 |
North Carolina Lee Petty |
'53 Dodge |
$1,000 |
200 / 100 |
n/a |
n/a |
1954 |
May 16 |
North Carolina Jim Paschal |
'53 Oldsmobile |
$1,000 |
200 / 100 |
46.153 |
2:10:04 |
1955 |
May 15 |
Alabama Tim Flock |
'55 Chrysler |
$1,000 |
200 / 100 |
52.554 |
1:54:10 |
Virginia 500 |
1956 |
May 20 |
South Carolina Buck Baker |
'56 Dodge |
$3,100 |
500 / 250 |
60.824 |
4:06:07 |
1957 |
May 19 |
South Carolina Buck Baker |
'57 Chevrolet |
$3,170 |
441 / 220.5 |
57.318 |
3:50:49 |
1958 |
April 20 |
North Carolina Bob Welborn |
'57 Chevrolet |
$3,640 |
500 / 250 |
66.007 |
4:05:27 |
1959 |
May 3 |
North Carolina Lee Petty |
'57 Oldsmobile |
$3,630 |
500 / 250 |
59.512 |
4:12:03 |
1960 |
April 10 |
North Carolina Richard Petty |
'60 Plymouth |
$3,340 |
500 / 250 |
63.943 |
3:54:35 |
1961 |
April 9 |
Illinois Fred Lorenzen |
'61 Ford |
$1,150 |
149 / 74.5 |
68.366 |
1:05:23 |
1961 |
April 30 |
North Carolina Junior Johnson |
'61 Pontiac |
$2,315 |
500 / 250 |
66.278 |
3:46:19 |
1962 |
April 22 |
North Carolina Richard Petty |
'62 Plymouth |
$3,400 |
500 / 250 |
66.425 |
3:45:49 |
1963 |
April 21 |
North Carolina Richard Petty |
'63 Plymouth |
$3,375 |
500 / 250 |
64.823 |
3:51:24 |
1964 |
April 26 |
Illinois Fred Lorenzen |
'64 Ford |
$4,175 |
500 / 250 |
70.098 |
3:33:59 |
1965 |
April 25 |
Illinois Fred Lorenzen |
'65 Ford |
$4,350 |
500 / 250 |
66.765 |
3:44:40 |
1966 |
April 24 |
North Carolina Jim Paschal |
'66 Plymouth |
$4,550 |
500 /250 |
69.156 |
3:36:54 |
1967 |
April 23 |
North Carolina Richard Petty |
'67 Plymouth |
$4,450 |
500 / 250 |
67.446 |
3:42:24 |
1968 |
April 28 |
South Carolina Cale Yarborough |
'68 Mercury |
$5,476 |
500 / 250 |
66.686 |
3:44:56 |
1969 |
April 27 |
North Carolina Richard Petty |
'69 Ford |
$10,275 |
500 / 250 |
64.405 |
3:52:54 |
1970 |
May 31 |
North Carolina Bobby Isaac |
'69 Dodge |
$10,795 |
377 / 197.925 |
68.584 |
2:53:20 |
1971 |
April 25 |
North Carolina Richard Petty |
'71 Plymouth |
$5,075 |
500 / 262.5 |
77.707 |
3:22:41 |
1972 |
April 30 |
North Carolina Richard Petty |
'72 Plymouth |
$8,250 |
500 / 262.5 |
72.657 |
3:37:00 |
1973 |
April 29 |
South Carolina David Pearson |
'71 Mercury |
$11,250 |
500 / 262.5 |
70.251 |
3:44:26 |
1974 |
April 28 |
South Carolina Cale Yarborough |
'74 Chevrolet |
$20,000 |
500 / 262.5 |
70.427 |
3:22:41 |
1975 |
April 27 |
North Carolina Richard Petty |
'74 Dodge |
$20,000 |
500 / 262.5 |
69.282 |
3:47:15 |
1976 |
April 25 |
Kentucky Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
$22,500 |
500 / 262.5 |
71.759 |
3:39:43 |
1977 |
April 24 |
South Carolina Cale Yarborough |
Chevrolet |
$21,600 |
384 / 201.6 |
77.405 |
2:36:26 |
1978 |
April 23 |
Kentucky Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
$22,700 |
500 / 262.5 |
77.971 |
3:22:00 |
1979 |
April 22 |
North Carolina Richard Petty |
Chevrolet |
$23,400 |
500 / 262.5 |
76.562 |
3:25:43 |
1980 |
April 27 |
Kentucky Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
$26,850 |
500 / 262.5 |
69.049 |
3:48:06 |
1981 |
April 26 |
North Carolina Morgan Shepherd |
Pontiac |
$24,525 |
500 / 262.5 |
75.019 |
3:30:10 |
Virginia National Bank 500 |
1982 |
April 25 |
North Carolina Harry Gant |
Buick |
$26,795 |
500 / 262.5 |
75.073 |
3:30:01 |
1983 |
April 24 |
Kentucky Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
$35,225 |
500 / 262.5 |
66.46 |
3:57:14 |
Sovran Bank 500 |
1984 |
April 29 |
New York Geoffrey Bodine |
Chevrolet |
$29,880 |
500 / 263 |
73.264 |
3:35:23 |
1985 |
April 28 |
North Carolina Harry Gant |
Chevrolet |
$38,525 |
500 / 263 |
73.022 |
3:16:06 |
1986 |
April 27 |
Virginia Ricky Rudd |
Ford |
$40,850 |
500 / 263 |
76.882 |
3:25:15 |
1987 |
April 26 |
North Carolina Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
$50,850 |
500 / 263 |
72.808 |
3:36:44 |
Pannill Sweatshirts 500 |
1988 |
April 24 |
North Carolina Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
$53,550 |
500 / 263 |
74.74 |
3:31:08 |
1989 |
April 23 |
Kentucky Darrell Waltrip |
Chevrolet |
$53,600 |
500 / 263 |
79.025 |
3:19:41 |
Hanes Activewear 500 |
1990 |
April 29 |
New York Geoffrey Bodine |
Ford |
$95,950 |
500 / 263 |
77.423 |
3:23:49 |
Hanes 500 |
1991 |
April 28 |
North Carolina Dale Earnhardt |
Chevrolet |
$63,600 |
500 / 263 |
75.139 |
3:26:41 |
1992 |
April 26 |
Arkansas Mark Martin |
Ford |
$59,300 |
500 / 263 |
78.086 |
3:22:05 |
1993 |
April 25 |
Missouri Rusty Wallace |
Pontiac |
$45,175 |
500 / 263 |
79.078 |
3:18:33 |
1994 |
April 24 |
Missouri Rusty Wallace |
Ford |
$173,675 |
500 / 263 |
76.7 |
3:25:43 |
1995 |
April 23 |
Missouri Rusty Wallace |
Ford |
$61,945 |
356 / 187.256 |
72.145 |
2:35:44 |
Goddy's Headache Powder 500 |
1996 |
April 21 |
Missouri Rusty Wallace |
Ford |
$59,245 |
500 / 263 |
81.41 |
3:13:50 |
1997 |
April 20 |
California Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
$99,225 |
500 / 263 |
70.347 |
3:44:19 |
1998 |
April 20 |
Tennessee Bobby Hamilton |
Chevrolet |
$227,025 |
500 / 263 |
70.709 |
3:43:10 |
Goddy's Body Pain 500 |
1999 |
April 18 |
Pennsylvania John Andretti |
Pontiac |
$113,275 |
500 / 263 |
75.653 |
3:28:35 |
2000 |
April 9 |
Arkansas Mark Martin |
Ford |
$104,650 |
500 / 263 |
71.161 |
3:41:45 |
Virginia 500 |
2001 |
April 8 |
North Carolina Dale Jarrett |
Ford |
$170,027 |
500 / 263 |
70.799 |
3:42:53 |
2002 |
April 14 |
Texas Bobby Labonte |
Pontiac |
$168,078 |
500 / 263 |
73.951 |
3:33:23 |
2003 |
April 13 |
California Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
$219,143 |
500 / 263 |
75.557 |
3:28:51 |
Advance Auto Parts 500 |
2004 |
April 18 |
Missouri Rusty Wallace |
Dodge |
$170,998 |
500 / 263 |
68.169 |
3:51:29 |
2005 |
April 10 |
California Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
$186,051 |
500 / 263 |
72.099 |
3:38:52 |
DirecTV 500 |
2006 |
April 2 |
Indiana Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
$220,786 |
500 / 263 |
72.741 |
3:36:56 |
Goody's Cool Orange 500 |
2007 |
April 1 |
California Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
$198,736 |
500 / 263 |
70.258 |
3:44:36 |
2008 |
March 30 |
Virginia Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
$207,391 |
500 / 263 |
73.163 |
3:35:41 |
Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 |
2009 |
March 29 |
California Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
$213,626 |
500 / 263 |
75.938 |
3:27:48 |
2010 |
March 29 |
Virginia Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
$179,225 |
508 / 267.208 |
73.180 |
3:39:05 |