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NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

Stock car races in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series were held at the Nashville International Raceway in Nashville, Tennessee from 1958 to 1984.

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NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
VenueNashville International Raceway
LocationNashville, Tennessee
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length0.959 km (0.596 mi)

Stock car races in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series were held at the Nashville International Raceway in Nashville, Tennessee from 1958 to 1984.

First race

Pepsi 420
VenueNashville International Raceway
LocationNashville, Tennessee
Corporate sponsorPepsi
First race1958
Last race1984
Distance250.32 miles (402.9 km)
Laps420
Previous namesNashville 200 (1958)
Nashville 300 (1959)
Nashville 400 (1960, 1963–1969)
Nashville 500 (1961–1962)
Nashville 420 (1970–1978)
Busch Nashville 420 (1979–1983)
Pepsi 420 (1984)

The Pepsi 420 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held at Fairgrounds Speedway from 1958 to 1984.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1958 August 10 72 Joe Weatherly Holman-Moody Ford 200 100 (160.934) 1:41:14 59.269 Report 1
1959 August 9 77 Joe Lee Johnson Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 300 150 (241.401) 2:22:05 63.343 Report 2
1960 August 7 73 Johnny Beauchamp Dale Swanson Chevrolet 333* 166.5 (267.955) 2:55:22 56.966 Report 3
1961 August 6 44 Jim Paschal Julian Petty Pontiac 403* 201.5 (324.282) 3:34:09 56.455 Report 4
1962 August 5 42 Jim Paschal Petty Enterprises Plymouth 500 250 (402.336) 3:52:41 64.489 Report 5
1963 August 4 42 Jim Paschal Petty Enterprises Plymouth 350* 175 (281.635) 2:54:38 60.126 Report 6
1964 August 2 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 400 200 (321.868) 2:43:55 73.208 Report 7
1965 July 31 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 400 200 (321.868) 2:45:47 72.383 Report 8
1966 July 30 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 400 200 (321.868) 2:47:11 71.77 Report 9
1967 July 29 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 400 200 (321.868) 2:49:20 70.866 Report 10
1968 July 27 17 David Pearson Holman-Moody Ford 301* 150.5 (242.206) 2:03:44 72.98 Report 11
1969 July 26 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Ford 400 200 (321.868) 2:32:24 78.74 Report 12
1970 July 25 71 Bobby Isaac Nord Krauskopf Dodge 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:50:47 87.943 Report 13
1971 July 24 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:47:30 89.667 Report 14
1972 August 27 12 Bobby Allison Richard Howard Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:42:14 92.578 Report 15
1973 August 25 71 Buddy Baker Nord Krauskopf Dodge 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:48:12 89.31 Report 16
1974 July 20 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 3:10:40 76.368 Report 17
1975 July 20 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:47:16 89.792 Report 18
1976 July 17 72 Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:52:49 86.908 Report 19
1977 July 16 88 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 3:10:09 78.999 Report 20
1978 July 15 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:48:54 88.924 Report 21
1979 July 14 88 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:42:51 92.227 Report 22
1980 July 12 2 Dale Earnhardt Rod Osterlund Racing Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:40:05 93.821 Report 23
1981 July 11 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:48:47 90.052 Report 24
1982 July 10 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:53:35 86.524 Report 25
1983 July 16 15 Dale Earnhardt Bud Moore Engineering Ford 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:55:12 85.726 Report 26
1984 July 14 5 Geoffrey Bodine All-Star Racing Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 3:05:38 80.908 Report 27
  • 1960, 1961, & 1968: Race shortened due to rain.
  • 1963: Race shortened due to impending darkness.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Manufacturer Years won
6 Richard Petty 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971
4 Darrell Waltrip 1975, 1979, 1981, 1982
3 Jim Paschal 1961, 1962, 1963
Cale Yarborough 1974, 1977, 1978
2 Dale Earnhardt 1980, 1983

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# Wins Manufacturer Years won
10 Chevrolet 1959, 1960, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984
7 Plymouth 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971
4 Ford 1958, 1968, 1969, 1983
2 Dodge 1970, 1973
Buick 1981, 1982

Second race

Coors 420
VenueNashville International Raceway, Nashville, Tennessee
Corporate sponsorCoors
First race1959
Last race1984
Distance250.32 miles (402.9 km)
Laps420
Previous namesMusic City 200 (1959, 1964–1965)
Music City USA 420 (197328–1978, 1980)
Sun-Drop Music City USA 420 (1979)
Melling Tool 420 (1981)
Cracker Barrel Country Store 420 (1982)
Marty Robbins 420 (1983)
Coors 420 (1984)

The Coors 420 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held at Nashville International Raceway. It was held annually from 1959 to 1984.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed

(mph)

Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1959 May 24 4 Rex White Rex White Chevrolet 200 100 (160.934) 1:24:30 71.006 Report 29
1960

– 1963

Not held
1964 June 14 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 200 100 (160.934) 1:18:26 76.498 Report 30
1965 June 3 29 Dick Hutcherson Holman-Moody Ford 200 100 (160.934) 1:24:03 71.386 Report 31
1966

– 1972

Not held
1973 May 12 11 Cale Yarborough Richard Howard Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:34:48 98.419 Report 32
1974 May 11 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 400* 238.4 (383.667) 3:06:31 82.24 Report 33
1975 May 10 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:39:45 94.107 Report 34
1976 May 8 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:57:43 84.512 Report 35
1977 May 7 72 Benny Parsons L. G. DeWitt Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:51:40 87.49 Report 36
1978 June 3 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:51:34 87.541 Report 37
1979 May 12 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:49:25 88.652 Report 38
1980 May 10 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:47:52 89.471 Report 39
1981 May 9 15 Benny Parsons Bud Moore Engineering Ford 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:47:02 89.756 Report 40
1982 May 8 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:59:52 83.502 Report 41
1983 May 7 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 3:32:23 70.717 Report 42
1984 May 12 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:55:15 85.702 Report 43

*1974: Race shortened due to energy crisis.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years won
4 Cale Yarborough 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979
Darrell Waltrip 1975, 1982, 1983, 1984
3 Richard Petty 1964, 1974, 1980
2 Benny Parsons 1977, 1981

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# Wins Manufacturer Years won
8 Chevrolet 1959, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984
2 Oldsmobile 1978, 1979
Ford 1965, 1981
References

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