Winston Western 500

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Winston Western 500

Venue	Riverside International Raceway
Corporate sponsor	Winston
First race	1958
Distance	311.8 miles (502 km)
Number of laps	119
Previous names	Crown America 500 (1958) Riverside 500 (1963) Motor Trend 500 (1964-1971)

The Winston Western 500 was an annual NASCAR Winston Cup race held at Riverside International Raceway in January, and then in later years, November. From 1965 to 1981, the race was held in January at the beginning of the season, and from 1981 to 1987 it was held in November. Two races with the name "Winston Western 500" were held in 1981 to accommodate the race's date change. The race distance was 500 miles until 1977 when it was shortened to 311 miles (500 kilometers). The other race held at Riverside, the Budweiser 400, was held in June.

Contents 1 Race winners 1.1 Winston Western 500 1.2 Motor Trend 500 1.3 Riverside 500 1.4 Unnamed race 1.5 Crown America 500 2 References

[edit] Race winners

[edit] Winston Western 500

• 1987 - Rusty Wallace
• 1986 - Tim Richmond
• 1985 - Ricky Rudd
• 1984 - Geoff Bodine
• 1983 - Bill Elliott
• 1982 - Tim Richmond
• 1981 (November) - Bobby Allison
• 1981 (January) - Bobby Allison
• 1980 - Darrell Waltrip
• 1979 - Darrell Waltrip
• 1978 - Cale Yarborough
• 1977 - David Pearson
• 1976 - David Pearson
• 1975 - Bobby Allison
• 1974 - Cale Yarborough
• 1973 - Mark Donohue
• 1972 - Richard Petty

[edit] Motor Trend 500

• 1971 - Ray Elder
• 1970 - A.J. Foyt
• 1969 - Richard Petty
• 1968 - Dan Gurney
• 1967 - Parnelli Jones
• 1966 - Dan Gurney
• 1965 - Dan Gurney
• 1964 - Dan Gurney

[edit] Riverside 500

• 1963 - Dan Gurney

[edit] Unnamed race

• 1961 - Lloyd Dane

[edit] Crown America 500

• 1958 - Eddie Gray

[edit] References

• Racing-Reference.info