Budweiser NASCAR 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
VenueTexas World Speedway
LocationCollege Station, Texas, United States
Corporate sponsorBudweiser
First race1969
Last race1981
Distance500 miles (800 km) (1969, 1971–1973)
400 miles (640 km) (1979–1981)
Laps250 (1969, 1971–1973)
200 (1979–1981)
Previous namesFall race:
Texas 500 (1969, 1971–1972)
June race:
Lone Star 500 (1972)
Alamo 500 (1973)
Texas 400 (1979)
NASCAR 400 (1980)
Budweiser NASCAR 400 (1981)
Most wins (driver)Richard Petty (3)
Most wins (team)Petty Enterprises (3)
Most wins (manufacturer)Dodge (3)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Turns4

Stock car racing events in the then-NASCAR Winston Cup Series were held at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas from 1969 to 1973 and again from 1979 to 1981. The track was replaced on the schedule in 1982 with the Pocono 500 at Pocono International Raceway. The final race in June 1981 was known as the Budweiser NASCAR 400.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1969 December 7 71 Bobby Isaac Nord Krauskopf Dodge 250 500 (804.672) 3:27:56 144.277 Report [1]
1970 Not held
1971 December 12 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 250 500 (804.672) 3:28:20 144 Report [2]
1972 June 25 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 250 500 (804.672) 3:28:04 144.185 Report [3]
November 12 71 Buddy Baker Nord Krauskopf Dodge 250 500 (804.672) 3:24:00 147.059 Report [4]
1973 June 10 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 250 500 (804.672) 3:26:44 142.114 Report [5]
1974
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1978 		Not held
1979 June 3 88 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet 200 400 (643.737) 2:33:39 156.216 Report [6]
1980 June 1 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 200 400 (643.737) 2:30:54 159.046 Report [7]
1981 June 7 15 Benny Parsons Bud Moore Engineering Ford 200 400 (643.737) 3:01:10 132.475 Report [8]

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Manufacturer Years Won Ref
3 Richard Petty 1971, June 1972, 1973 [3][5]

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Manufacturer Years Won Ref
3 Dodge 1969, November 1972, 1973 [3]
2 Chevrolet 1979, 1980 [6][7]
Plymouth 1971, June 1972 [3]
1 Ford 1981 [8]

References

  1. ^ "1969 Texas 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "1971 Texas 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "1972 Lone Star 500". Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "1972 Texas 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "1973 Alamo 500". Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "1979 Texas 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "1980 NASCAR 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

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