Subway 400

The Subway 400 was the second race of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series season until 2004, held a week after the Daytona 500. This 400-mile (644 km) annual race was sponsored by Subway[1] and was held at North Carolina Speedway (The Rock) since 1966. From 1966 to 1995, the race distance was 500 miles (805-km) which was shortened to 400 miles starting from the 1996 season.

Subway 400
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
VenueNorth Carolina Speedway
LocationRockingham, North Carolina, United States
Corporate sponsorSubway
First race1966
Last race2004
Distance399.681 miles (643.224 km)
Laps393
Previous namesPeach Blossom 500 (1966)
Carolina 500 (1967–1981, 1985)
Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 (1982–1984)
Goodwrench 500 (1986–1995)
Goodwrench Service 400 (1996–1997)
GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400 (1998)
Dura Lube/Big K 400 (1999)
Dura Lube/Kmart 400 (2000)
Dura Lube 400 (2001)
Subway 400 (2002–2004)
Most wins (driver)Richard Petty (7)
Most wins (team)Petty Enterprises (7)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ford (9)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.017 mi (1.637 km)
Turns4

Until the 2004 Nextel Cup season, two annual races were held at Rockingham. After the 2003 season, the fall race (the Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400) — which was held in November — was moved to California Speedway, to be held on the lucrative Labor Day weekend. This displaced the Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, which moved to November 2004 before being removed from the schedule completely (replaced by a second date at Texas Motor Speedway). The changes were part of the trend of less races being held in the southeast and a broader distribution across the United States. Though the spring date was not directly transferred to California, NASCAR moved up the first California race to the traditional spring Rockingham date the week after Daytona. This resulted in some criticism because teams had to travel cross-country for the second race as most spend two weeks in Daytona and are based in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. The draw for Rockingham was that teams got to stay close to home right after Daytona before traveling for the next race.

The 2004 Subway 400 had one of the closest finishes in NASCAR history. Nextel Cup rookie, Kasey Kahne, in just his second series start, lost the race to Matt Kenseth by inches at the line. The exciting finish proved to be NASCAR's last stand at Rockingham, as the race (and the track, for that matter), were removed from the schedule permanently after that due to the Ferko lawsuit.

Past winners edit

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
ReportRef
LapsMiles (km)
1966March 1399Paul GoldsmithRay NichelsPlymouth500500 (804.672)4:59:55100.027Report[2]
1967June 1843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth500500 (804.672)4:46:35104.682Report[3]
1968June 1627Donnie AllisonBanjo MatthewsFord500500 (804.672)5:02:0099.338Report[4]
1969March 917David PearsonHolman-MoodyFord500500 (804.672)4:52:22102.569Report[5]
1970March 843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth492500.364 (805.257)4:18:32116.117Report[6]
1971March 1443Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth492500.364 (805.257)4:12:55118.696Report[7]
1972March 1271Bobby IsaacNord KrauskopfDodge492500.364 (805.257)4:23:50113.895Report[8]
1973March 1821David PearsonWood Brothers RacingMercury492500.364 (805.257)4:13:01118.649Report[9]
1974March 343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge443*450.531 (725.059)3:42:50121.622Report[10]
1975March 211Cale YarboroughJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet492500.364 (805.257)4:15:18117.588Report[11]
1976February 2943Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge492500.364 (805.257)4:24:08113.665Report[12]
1977March 1343Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge492500.364 (805.257)5:06:4697.86Report[13]
1978March 521David PearsonWood Brothers RacingMercury492500.364 (805.257)4:17:17116.681Report[14]
1979March 415Bobby AllisonBud Moore EngineeringFord492500.364 (805.257)4:06:30122.727Report[15]
1980March 911Cale YarboroughJunior Johnson & AssociatesOldsmobile492500.364 (805.257)4:36:06108.735Report[16]
1981March 111Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesBuick492500.364 (805.257)4:21:59114.594Report[17]
1982March 2827Cale YarboroughM.C. Anderson RacingBuick492500.364 (805.257)4:03:27108.992Report[18]
1983March 6/13*43Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac492500.364 (805.257)4:25:30113.055Report[19]
1984March 422Bobby AllisonDiGard MotorsportsBuick492500.364 (805.257)4:03:55122.931Report[20]
1985March 312Neil BonnettJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet492500.364 (805.257)4:21:10114.953Report[21]
1986March 244Terry LabonteBilly HaganOldsmobile492500.364 (805.257)4:09:10120.488Report[22]
1987March 13Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet492500.364 (805.257)4:15:23117.556Report[23]
1988March 675Neil BonnettRahMoc EnterprisesPontiac492500.364 (805.257)4:09:51120.159Report[24]
1989March 527Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac492500.364 (805.257)4:20:47115.122Report[25]
1990March 442Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac492500.364 (805.257)4:04:21122.864Report[26]
1991March 342Kyle PettySABCO RacingPontiac492500.364 (805.257)4:01:57124.083Report[27]
1992March 111Bill ElliottJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord492500.364 (805.257)3:58:02126.125Report[28]
1993February 282Rusty WallacePenske RacingPontiac492500.364 (805.257)4:01:10124.486Report[29]
1994February 272Rusty WallacePenske RacingFord492500.364 (805.257)3:59:43125.239Report[30]
1995February 2624Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet492500.364 (805.257)3:59:15125.305Report[31]
1996February 253Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet393399.681 (643.224)3:30:26113.959Report[32]
1997February 2324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet393399.681 (643.224)3:17:35121.371Report[33]
1998February 2224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet393399.681 (643.224)3:24:51117.065Report[34]
1999February 216Mark MartinRoush RacingFord393399.681 (643.224)3:18:36120.75Report[35]
2000February 2718Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac393399.681 (643.224)3:07:32127.875Report[36]
2001February 25/26*1Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet393399.681 (643.224)3:34:21111.877Report[37]
2002February 2417Matt KensethRoush RacingFord393399.681 (643.224)3:27:40115.478Report[38]
2003February 2388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord393399.681 (643.224)3:23:29117.852Report[39]
2004February 2217Matt KensethRoush RacingFord393399.681 (643.224)3:34:05112.016Report[40]
  • 1974: Race shortened due to energy crisis.
  • 1983: Race started on March 6; finished a week later on March 13 due to rain.
  • 2001: Race started on Sunday but was finished on Monday due to rain.[41]

Multiple winners (drivers) edit

# WinsDriverYears Won
7Richard Petty1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1983
3David Pearson1969, 1973, 1978
Cale Yarborough1975, 1980, 1982
Rusty Wallace1989, 1993, 1994
Jeff Gordon1995, 1997, 1998
2Bobby Allison1979, 1984
Neil Bonnett1985, 1988
Kyle Petty1990, 1991
Dale Earnhardt1987, 1996
Matt Kenseth2002, 2004

Multiple winners (manufacturers) edit

# WinsManufacturerYears Won
9Ford1968, 1969, 1979, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004
8Chevrolet1975, 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001
7Pontiac1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000
4Plymouth1966, 1967, 1970, 1971
Dodge1972, 1974, 1976, 1977
3Buick1981, 1982, 1984
2Mercury1973, 1978
Oldsmobile1980, 1986

Notable Races edit

See also edit

References edit

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