Sharpie 500

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**Sharpie 500**

Venue	Bristol Motor Speedway
Corporate sponsor	Newell Rubbermaid
First race	1961
Distance	267 miles (429 km)
Number of laps	500
Previous names	Volunteer 500 (1961-1975) Volunteer 400 (1976-1977) Volunteer 500 (1978-1979) Busch Volunteer 500 (1980) Busch 500 (1981-1990) Bud 500 (1991-1993) Goody's 500 (1994-1995) Goody's Headache Powder 500 (1996-1999) goracing.com 500 (2000)

The Sharpie 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. It is one of two NASCAR Nextel Cup races held at Bristol, the other being the Food City 500, but it is by far the more popular of the two. Since 1977, the race has been held in late-August on a Saturday night, and is considered among the most difficult ticket to obtain in sports, with waiting lists for this event one of the longest in sport.

There will be a television issue in 2007 for this race. As ESPN will be taking back the race, and a conflict with the Little League World Series is taking place, the race could be moved earlier or later, or moved to ABC or ESPN2 - as NASCAR announced the date will not change. No decision has been made as of this time. Alternatively, the LLWS could be moved to ESPN2.

[edit] Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Car Make	Winner's Prize (USD)	Distance (miles)	Average Speed (mph)
Volunteer 500
1961	July 29, 1961	Jack Smith	'61 Pontiac	$3,025	250	68.373
1962	April 29, 1962	Bobby Johns	'62 Pontiac	$4,405	250	73.397
1963	July 28, 1963	Fred Lorenzen	'63 Ford	$4,540	250	74.844
1964	July 26, 1964	Fred Lorenzen	'64 Ford	$4,185	250	78.044
1965	July 25, 1965	Ned Jarrett	'65 Ford	$4,315	250	61.826
1966	July 24, 1966	Paul Goldsmith	'66 Plymouth	$5,400	250	77.963
1967	July 23, 1967	Richard Petty	'67 Plymouth	$6,050	250	78.705
1968	July 21, 1968	David Pearson	'68 Ford	$5,175	250	76.31
1969	July 20, 1969	David Pearson	'69 Ford	$5,525	267	79.737
1970	July 19, 1970	Bobby Allison	'69 Dodge	$4,850	267	84.88
1971	July 11, 1971	Charlie Glotzbach	'71 Chevrolet	$5,675	267	101.074
1972	July 9, 1972	Bobby Allison	'72 Chevrolet	$8,400	267	92.735
1973	July 8, 1973	Benny Parsons	'73 Chevrolet	$6,800	267	91.342
1974	July 14, 1974	Cale Yarborough	'74 Chevrolet	$7,725	267	75.43
1975	November 2, 1975	Richard Petty	'74 Dodge	$7,560	267	97.016
Volunteer 400
1976	August 29, 1976	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	$10,025	213	99.175
1977	August 28, 1977	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	$12,100	213	79.726
Volunteer 500
1978	August 26, 1978 ^[1]	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile	$15,910	267	88.628
1979	August 25, 1979	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	$13,510	267	91.493
Busch Volunteer 500
1980	August 23, 1980	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	$16,550	267	86.973
Busch 500
1981	August 22, 1981	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	$18,800	267	84.723
1982	August 28, 1982	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	$22,925	267	94.318
1983	August 27, 1983	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	$30,400	223 ^[2]	89.43
1984	August 25, 1984	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	$28,480	267	85.365
1985	August 24, 1985	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	$34,675	267	81.388
1986	August 23, 1986	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	$41,725	267	86.934
1987	August 22, 1987	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	$47,175	267	90.373
1988	August 27, 1988	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	$48,500	267	78.775
1989	August 26, 1989	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	$52,450	267	85.554
1990	August 25, 1990	Ernie Irvan	Chevrolet	$49,600	267	91.782
Bud 500
1991	August 24, 1991	Alan Kulwicki	Ford	$61,400	267	82.028
1992	August 29, 1992	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	$73,050	267	91.198
1993	August 28, 1993	Mark Martin	Ford	$80,125	267	88.172
Goody's 500
1994	August 27, 1994	Rusty Wallace	Ford	$53,015	267	91.363
1995	August 26, 1995	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	$66,940	267	81.979
Goody's Headache Powder 500
1996	August 24, 1996	Rusty Wallace	Ford	$77,090	267	91.267
1997	August 23, 1997	Dale Jarrett	Ford	$101,550	267	80.013
1998	August 22, 1998	Mark Martin	Ford	$85,315	267	86.949
1999	August 28, 1999	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	$89,880	267	91.276
goracing.com 500
2000	August 26, 2000	Rusty Wallace	Ford	$107,540	267	85.394
Sharpie 500
2001	August 25, 2001	Tony Stewart	Pontiac	$189,415	267	85.106
2002	August 24, 2002	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	$245,543	267	77.097
2003	August 23, 2003	Kurt Busch	Ford	$237,565	267	77.421
2004	August 28, 2004	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	$322,443	267	88.538
2005	August 27, 2005	Matt Kenseth	Ford	$360,536	267	84.678
2006	August 26, 2006	Matt Kenseth	Ford	$336,516	267	90.025