Coors 420
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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 (1973[1]–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 [2]
1960
–
1963 		Not held
1964 June 14 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 200 100 (160.934) 1:18:26 76.498 Report [3]
1965 June 3 29 Dick Hutcherson Holman-Moody Ford 200 100 (160.934) 1:24:03 71.386 Report [4]
1966
–
1972 		Not held
1973 May 12 11 Cale Yarborough Richard Howard Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:34:48 98.419 Report [5]
1974 May 11 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 400* 238.4 (383.667) 3:06:31 82.24 Report [6]
1975 May 10 17 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:39:45 94.107 Report [7]
1976 May 8 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:57:43 84.512 Report [8]
1977 May 7 72 Benny Parsons L. G. DeWitt Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:51:40 87.49 Report [9]
1978 June 3 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:51:34 87.541 Report [10]
1979 May 12 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:49:25 88.652 Report [11]
1980 May 10 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:47:52 89.471 Report [12]
1981 May 9 15 Benny Parsons Bud Moore Engineering Ford 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:47:02 89.756 Report [13]
1982 May 8 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:59:52 83.502 Report [14]
1983 May 7 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 3:32:23 70.717 Report [15]
1984 May 12 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:55:15 85.702 Report [16]

*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

  1. ^ "Advertisement for the Music City USA 420". The Tennessean. 11 May 1973. p. 24. Retrieved 5 June 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1959 Music City 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "1964 Music City 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "1965 Music City 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "1973 Music City 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "1974 Music City USA 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "1975 Music City USA 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "1976 Music City USA 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "1977 Music City USA 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "1978 Music City USA 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "1979 Sun-Drop Music City USA 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "1980 Music City USA 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "1981 Melling Tool 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  14. ^ "1982 Cracker Barrel Country Store 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "1983 Marty Robbins 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  16. ^ "1984 Coors 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.

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