Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400

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**Crown Royal presents the Jim Stewart 400**

Venue	Richmond International Raceway
Corporate sponsor	Crown Royal
First race	1953
Distance	300 miles (483 km)
Number of laps	400
Previous names	Richmond 200 (1953, 1955-1956, 1958-1961) Richmond 250 (1957, 1962-1968) Richmond 500 (1969-1975) Richmond 400 (1976-1983) Miller High Life 400 (1984-1987) Pontiac 400 (1988-1995) Pontiac Excitement 400 (1996-2003) Chevy American Revolution 400 (2004-2005) Crown Royal 400 (2006)

Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. It is named after Jim Stewart from Houma, Louisiana, the winner of an essay contest sponsored by Crown Royal during the festivities leading up to the 2007 Daytona 500. The promotion was so popular, it is being repeated in 2008.

The race is currently held as a Saturday night event in early May. For several years, it was held as a daytime event the weekend after the Daytona 500 in February. Lights were installed at the facility in 1991, but the spring race remained during the day. Consistent cold weather, and even a snow delay in 1989, prompted track officials to move the race later in the spring. The race was moved around to May or June, and permanently moved from Sunday afternoons to Saturday nights. After a few years, the race eventually fixed as a May race date by 1999.

For the first time in the track's history, the track's races will air on network television. The Crown Royal presents the Jim Stewart 400 will air on the Fox broadcast network.