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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

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.

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

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1966 March 13 99 Paul Goldsmith Ray Nichels Plymouth 500 500 (804.672) 4:59:55 100.027 Report [2]
1967 June 18 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 500 500 (804.672) 4:46:35 104.682 Report [3]
1968 June 16 27 Donnie Allison Banjo Matthews Ford 500 500 (804.672) 5:02:00 99.338 Report [4]
1969 March 9 17 David Pearson Holman-Moody Ford 500 500 (804.672) 4:52:22 102.569 Report [5]
1970 March 8 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:18:32 116.117 Report [6]
1971 March 14 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:12:55 118.696 Report [7]
1972 March 12 71 Bobby Isaac Nord Krauskopf Dodge 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:23:50 113.895 Report [8]
1973 March 18 21 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:13:01 118.649 Report [9]
1974 March 3 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 443* 450.531 (725.059) 3:42:50 121.622 Report [10]
1975 March 2 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:15:18 117.588 Report [11]
1976 February 29 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:24:08 113.665 Report [12]
1977 March 13 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 492 500.364 (805.257) 5:06:46 97.86 Report [13]
1978 March 5 21 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:17:17 116.681 Report [14]
1979 March 4 15 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering Ford 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:06:30 122.727 Report [15]
1980 March 9 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:36:06 108.735 Report [16]
1981 March 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:21:59 114.594 Report [17]
1982 March 28 27 Cale Yarborough M.C. Anderson Racing Buick 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:03:27 108.992 Report [18]
1983 March 6/13* 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:25:30 113.055 Report [19]
1984 March 4 22 Bobby Allison DiGard Motorsports Buick 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:03:55 122.931 Report [20]
1985 March 3 12 Neil Bonnett Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:21:10 114.953 Report [21]
1986 March 2 44 Terry Labonte Billy Hagan Oldsmobile 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:09:10 120.488 Report [22]
1987 March 1 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:15:23 117.556 Report [23]
1988 March 6 75 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:09:51 120.159 Report [24]
1989 March 5 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:20:47 115.122 Report [25]
1990 March 4 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:04:21 122.864 Report [26]
1991 March 3 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:01:57 124.083 Report [27]
1992 March 1 11 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 492 500.364 (805.257) 3:58:02 126.125 Report [28]
1993 February 28 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Pontiac 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:01:10 124.486 Report [29]
1994 February 27 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 492 500.364 (805.257) 3:59:43 125.239 Report [30]
1995 February 26 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 492 500.364 (805.257) 3:59:15 125.305 Report [31]
1996 February 25 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:30:26 113.959 Report [32]
1997 February 23 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:17:35 121.371 Report [33]
1998 February 22 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:24:51 117.065 Report [34]
1999 February 21 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:18:36 120.75 Report [35]
2000 February 27 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:07:32 127.875 Report [36]
2001 February 25/26* 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:34:21 111.877 Report [37]
2002 February 24 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:27:40 115.478 Report [38]
2003 February 23 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:23:29 117.852 Report [39]
2004 February 22 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:34:05 112.016 Report [40]

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years Won
7 Richard Petty 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1983
3 David Pearson 1969, 1973, 1978
Cale Yarborough 1975, 1980, 1982
Rusty Wallace 1989, 1993, 1994
Jeff Gordon 1995, 1997, 1998
2 Bobby Allison 1979, 1984
Neil Bonnett 1985, 1988
Kyle Petty 1990, 1991
Dale Earnhardt 1987, 1996
Matt Kenseth 2002, 2004

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
9 Ford 1968, 1969, 1979, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004
8 Chevrolet 1975, 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001
7 Pontiac 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000
4 Plymouth 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971
Dodge 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977
3 Buick 1981, 1982, 1984
2 Mercury 1973, 1978
Oldsmobile 1980, 1986

Notable Races

See also

References

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