Wonderful Pistachios 400

Wonderful Pistachios 400
Venue Richmond International Raceway
First race 1958
Distance 300 miles (482.803 km)
Laps 400
Previous names

Richmond 200 (1958–1959)

Richmond 100 (1960)

Richmond 250 (1961)

Capital City 300 (1962–1968)

Capital City 250 (1969)

Capital City 500 (1970–1975)

Capital City 400 (1976–1980)

Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 (1981–1985)

Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 (1986–1987)

Miller High Life 400 (1988–1989)

Miller Genuine Draft 400 (1990–1995])

Miller 400 (1996)

Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 (1997–1999)

Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 (2000)

Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 with the Looney Tunes (2001–2002)

Chevy Rock and Roll 400 (2003–2009)

Air Guard 400 (2010)

The Wonderful Pistachios 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Since 2004, the race has served as the last race in NASCAR's "regular season". After this race, the top twelve drivers in the standings (originally ten) advance to the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup. The race is sponsored by the Wonderful Pistachios.

From 2001–2009, the race was sponsored in some form by Chevrolet. From 2001–2002, the race was in partnership with the Looney Tunes. Various Chevrolet and Pontiac teams would run paint schemes that featured different Looney Tunes. From 2003–2009, the race became rock and roll themed, with some Chevrolet teams donning paint schemes to promote various rock artists.

Because of its proximity to (and its occasionally being run on) Patriot Day, the Pledge of Allegiance is included as part of the opening ceremony.

Contents

Past winners

Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
1958 September 14 Speedy Thompson Speedy Thompson Chevrolet 200 100 (160.934) 1:43:40 57.878
1959 September 13 Cotton Owens W.H. Watson T-Bird 200 100 (160.934) 1:39:22 60.362
1960 October 23 Speedy Thompson Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 100 (160.934) 1:34:08 63.739
1961 September 10 Joe Weatherly Bud Moore Engineering Pontiac 250 125 (201.168) 2:01:36 61.677
1962 September 9 Joe Weatherly Bud Moore Engineering Pontiac 300 150 (241.401) 2:18:30 64.981
1963 September 8 Ned Jarrett Charles Robinson Ford 300 150 (241.401) 2:15:04 66.339
1964 September 14 Cotton Owens Cotton Owens Dodge 300 150 (241.401) 2:25:16 61.955
1965 September 18 David Pearson Cotton Owens Dodge 300 150 (241.401) 2:27:35 60.983
1966 September 11 David Pearson Cotton Owens Dodge 300 150 (241.401) 2:23:07 62.886
1967 September 10 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 300 150 (241.401) 2:36:10 57.631
1968 September 8 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 300 187.5 (301.752) 2:11:20 85.659
1969 September 7 Bobby Allison Mario Rossi Dodge 462 250.404 (402.986) 3:16:32 76.388
1970 September 13 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 500 271 (436.132) 3:19:34 81.476
1971 November 14 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 500 271 (436.132) 3:23:11 80.025
1972 September 10 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 500 271 (436.132) 3:34:14 75.899
1973 September 9 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 500 271 (436.132) 4:13:17 63.215
1974 September 8 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 500 271 (436.132) 4:12:22 64.43
1975 October 12 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet 500 271 (436.132) 3:18:34 81.886
1976 September 12 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson Chevrolet 400 216.8 (348.905) 2:46:47 77.993
1977 September 11 Neil Bonnett Jim Stacy Dodge 400 216.8 (348.905) 2:41:18 80.644
1978 September 10 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet 400 216.8 (348.905) 2:43:19 79.568
1979 September 9 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering Ford 400 216.8 (348.905) 2:41:23 80.604
1980 September 7 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering Ford 400 216.8 (348.905) 2:43:10 79.722
1981 September 13 Benny Parsons Bud Moore Engineering Ford 400 216.8 (348.905) 3:05:50 69.998
1982 September 12 Bobby Allison DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet 400 216.8 (348.905) 2:37:06 82.8
1983 September 11 Bobby Allison DiGard Motorsports Buick 400 216.8 (348.905) 2:43:08 79.381
1984 September 9 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson Chevrolet 400 216.8 (348.905) 2:53:57 74.78
1985 September 8 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson Chevrolet 400 216.8 (348.905) 2:58:54 72.508
1986 September 7 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 216.8 (348.905) 3:05:24 70.161
1987 September 13 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 216.8 (348.905) 3:03:56 67.074
1988* September 11 Davey Allison Harry Ranier Ford 400 300 (482.803) 3:07:57 95.77
1989 September 10 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 400 300 (482.803) 3:23:40 88.38
1990 September 9 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 300 (482.803) 3:08:21 95.567
1991* September 7 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Racing Oldsmobile 400 300 (482.803) 2:57:35 101.361
1992 September 12 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Pontiac 400 300 (482.803) 2:51:59 104.661
1993 September 11 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Pontiac 400 300 (482.803) 3:00:09 99.917
1994 September 10 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 300 (482.803) 2:52:59 104.156
1995 September 9 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 400 300 (482.803) 2:52:19 104.459
1996 September 7 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 300 (482.803) 2:50:40 105.469
1997 September 6 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 300 (482.803) 2:45:04 109.047
1998 September 12 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 400 300 (482.803) 3:15:41 91.985
1999 September 11 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 400 300 (482.803) 2:53:04 104.006
2000 September 9 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 300 (482.803) 3:00:14 99.871
2001 September 8 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 300 (482.803) 3:09:11 95.146
2002 September 7 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 400 300 (482.803) 3:09:54 94.787
2003 September 6 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 400 300 (482.803) 3:09:35 94.945
2004 September 11 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 400 300 (482.803) 3:01:55 98.946
2005 September 10 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 400 300 (482.803) 3:02:37 98.567
2006 September 9 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 300 (482.803) 2:57:37 101.342
2007 September 8 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 300 (482.803) 3:16:03 91.813
2008 September 7* Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 300 (482.803) 3:14:13 92.68
2009 September 12 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 300 (482.803) 3:06:20 96.601
2010 September 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 300 (482.803) 2:52:55 104.096
2011 September 10 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 300 (482.803) 3:20:12 89.91

Television broadcasters

Year Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2011 ABC Allen Bestwick Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
2010 ABC Marty Reid Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
2009 ABC Jerry Punch Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
2008 ESPN Jerry Punch Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
2007 ABC Jerry Punch Rusty Wallace and Andy Petree
2006 TNT Bill Weber Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
2005 TNT Bill Weber Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
2004 TNT Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
2003 TNT Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
2002 TNT Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
2001 TNT Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
2000 ESPN Bob Jenkins Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett
1998 ESPN Bob Jenkins Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett
1997 ESPN Bob Jenkins Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett
1996 ESPN Bob Jenkins Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett
1995 TBS Ken Squier Richard Petty
1994 TBS Ken Squier Richard Petty
1993 TBS Ken Squier Neil Bonnett
1992 TBS Ken Squier Neil Bonnett
1991 TBS Ken Squier Neil Bonnett
1990 TBS Ken Squier Johnny Hayes and Chris Economaki
1989 TBS Ken Squier Johnny Hayes and Phil Parsons
1988 TBS Ken Squier Johnny Hayes
1987 SETN
1986 SETN
1985 SETN Mike Joy Benny Parsons
1984
1983 ESPN
1982 ESPN

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