Wonderful Pistachios 400
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| Venue | Richmond International Raceway |
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| First race | 1958 |
| Distance | 300 miles (482.803 km) |
| Laps | 400 |
| Previous names |
Richmond 200 (1958–1959) Richmond 100 (1960) Richmond 250 (1961) Capital City 300 (1962–1968) Capital City 250 (1969) Capital City 500 (1970–1975) Capital City 400 (1976–1980) Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 (1981–1985) Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 (1986–1987) Miller High Life 400 (1988–1989) Miller Genuine Draft 400 (1990–1995]) Miller 400 (1996) Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 (1997–1999) Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 (2000) Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 with the Looney Tunes (2001–2002) Chevy Rock and Roll 400 (2003–2009) Air Guard 400 (2010) |
The Wonderful Pistachios 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Since 2004, the race has served as the last race in NASCAR's "regular season". After this race, the top twelve drivers in the standings (originally ten) advance to the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup. The race is sponsored by Roll Global through its Wonderful Pistachios brand, a division of Roll Global subsidiary Paramount Nuts.
From 2000–2009, the race was sponsored in some form by Chevrolet. For 2001 and 2002, the race sponsorship was in conjunction with Warner Bros., with Looney Tunes characters featured in several cars' paint jobs. For the 2003-2009 races the race was known as the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 and various cars were painted to promote various rock music acts. The 2010 race saw the sponsorship move from Chevrolet to the Air National Guard, a branch of the United States Air Force.
Because of its proximity to (and its occasionally being run on) Patriot Day, the Pledge of Allegiance is included as part of the opening ceremony.
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[edit] Past winners
| Year | Date | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
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| 1958 | September 14 | Speedy Thompson | Speedy Thompson | Chevrolet | 200 | 100 (160.934) | 1:43:40 | 57.878 |
| 1959 | September 13 | Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson | T-Bird | 200 | 100 (160.934) | 1:39:22 | 60.362 |
| 1960 | October 23 | Speedy Thompson | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 100 (160.934) | 1:34:08 | 63.739 |
| 1961 | September 10 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 250 | 125 (201.168) | 2:01:36 | 61.677 |
| 1962 | September 9 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 300 | 150 (241.401) | 2:18:30 | 64.981 |
| 1963 | September 8 | Ned Jarrett | Charles Robinson | Ford | 300 | 150 (241.401) | 2:15:04 | 66.339 |
| 1964 | September 14 | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | Dodge | 300 | 150 (241.401) | 2:25:16 | 61.955 |
| 1965 | September 18 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens | Dodge | 300 | 150 (241.401) | 2:27:35 | 60.983 |
| 1966 | September 11 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens | Dodge | 300 | 150 (241.401) | 2:23:07 | 62.886 |
| 1967 | September 10 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 300 | 150 (241.401) | 2:36:10 | 57.631 |
| 1968 | September 8 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 300 | 187.5 (301.752) | 2:11:20 | 85.659 |
| 1969 | September 7 | Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi | Dodge | 462 | 250.404 (402.986) | 3:16:32 | 76.388 |
| 1970 | September 13 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 271 (436.132) | 3:19:34 | 81.476 |
| 1971 | November 14 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 271 (436.132) | 3:23:11 | 80.025 |
| 1972 | September 10 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 271 (436.132) | 3:34:14 | 75.899 |
| 1973 | September 9 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 271 (436.132) | 4:13:17 | 63.215 |
| 1974 | September 8 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 271 (436.132) | 4:12:22 | 64.43 |
| 1975 | October 12 | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 271 (436.132) | 3:18:34 | 81.886 |
| 1976 | September 12 | Cale Yarborough | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 400 | 216.8 (348.905) | 2:46:47 | 77.993 |
| 1977 | September 11 | Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy | Dodge | 400 | 216.8 (348.905) | 2:41:18 | 80.644 |
| 1978 | September 10 | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 216.8 (348.905) | 2:43:19 | 79.568 |
| 1979 | September 9 | Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 400 | 216.8 (348.905) | 2:41:23 | 80.604 |
| 1980 | September 7 | Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 400 | 216.8 (348.905) | 2:43:10 | 79.722 |
| 1981 | September 13 | Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 400 | 216.8 (348.905) | 3:05:50 | 69.998 |
| 1982 | September 12 | Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 216.8 (348.905) | 2:37:06 | 82.8 |
| 1983 | September 11 | Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | Buick | 400 | 216.8 (348.905) | 2:43:08 | 79.381 |
| 1984 | September 9 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 400 | 216.8 (348.905) | 2:53:57 | 74.78 |
| 1985 | September 8 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 400 | 216.8 (348.905) | 2:58:54 | 72.508 |
| 1986 | September 7 | Tim Richmond | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 216.8 (348.905) | 3:05:24 | 70.161 |
| 1987 | September 13 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 216.8 (348.905) | 3:03:56 | 67.074 |
| 1988* | September 11 | Davey Allison | Harry Ranier | Ford | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 3:07:57 | 95.77 |
| 1989 | September 10 | Rusty Wallace | Blue Max Racing | Pontiac | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 3:23:40 | 88.38 |
| 1990 | September 9 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 3:08:21 | 95.567 |
| 1991* | September 7 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Racing | Oldsmobile | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 2:57:35 | 101.361 |
| 1992 | September 12 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Pontiac | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 2:51:59 | 104.661 |
| 1993 | September 11 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Pontiac | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 3:00:09 | 99.917 |
| 1994 | September 10 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 2:52:59 | 104.156 |
| 1995 | September 9 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Ford | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 2:52:19 | 104.459 |
| 1996 | September 7 | Ernie Irvan | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 2:50:40 | 105.469 |
| 1997 | September 6 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 2:45:04 | 109.047 |
| 1998 | September 12 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 3:15:41 | 91.985 |
| 1999 | September 11 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 2:53:04 | 104.006 |
| 2000 | September 9 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 3:00:14 | 99.871 |
| 2001 | September 8 | Ricky Rudd | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 3:09:11 | 95.146 |
| 2002 | September 7 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 3:09:54 | 94.787 |
| 2003 | September 6 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | Dodge | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 3:09:35 | 94.945 |
| 2004 | September 11 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 3:01:55 | 98.946 |
| 2005 | September 10 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 3:02:37 | 98.567 |
| 2006 | September 9 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 2:57:37 | 101.342 |
| 2007 | September 8 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 3:16:03 | 91.813 |
| 2008 | September 7* | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 3:14:13 | 92.68 |
| 2009 | September 12 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 3:06:20 | 96.601 |
| 2010 | September 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 2:52:55 | 104.096 |
| 2011 | September 10 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 300 (482.803) | 3:20:12 | 89.91 |
- 1988: Track reconfigured to 0.75 miles.
- 1991: Race moved to a Saturday night event.
- 2008: Race postponed from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon due to Hurricane Hanna.
[edit] Television broadcasters
[edit] Notes
- The 2008 race, scheduled for ABC, was rained out and shown on ESPN
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- NASCAR Commentators Crews and Networks
- Sour Sixteen: NASCAR Has 16th Ratings Decline Of Season Entering Chase
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