Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway - Race Winners
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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Southern 500 - Race Winners
NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series
Date | Winner | Start Pos | Car Man | Avg Speed (mph) | Laps Run |
5/9/2009 | Mark Martin | 12 | Chevrolet | 119.68 | 501 |
9/4/1988 | Bill Elliott | 1 | Ford | 128.29 | 501 |
9/6/1987 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | Chevrolet | 115.52 | 276 |
8/31/1986 | Tim Richmond | 1 | Chevrolet | 121.06 | 501 |
9/1/1985 | Bill Elliott | 1 | Ford | 121.25 | 501 |
9/2/1984 | Harry Gant | 1 | Chevrolet | 128.27 | 501 |
9/5/1983 | Bobby Allison | 14 | Buick | 123.34 | 501 |
9/6/1982 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | Buick | 115.22 | 501 |
9/7/1981 | Neil Bonnett | 3 | Ford | 126.41 | 501 |
9/1/1980 | Terry Labonte | 10 | Chevrolet | 115.21 | 501 |
9/3/1979 | David Pearson | 5 | Chevrolet | 126.25 | 501 |
9/4/1978 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | Oldsmobile | 116.82 | 501 |
9/5/1977 | David Pearson | 5 | Mercury | 106.79 | 501 |
9/5/1976 | David Pearson | 1 | Mercury | 120.53 | 501 |
9/1/1975 | Bobby Allison | 3 | 75 Matador | 116.82 | 501 |
9/2/1974 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | 74 Chevrolet | 111.07 | 501 |
9/3/1973 | Cale Yarborough | 8 | 73 Chevrolet | 134.03 | 501 |
9/4/1972 | Bobby Allison | 1 | 72 Chevrolet | 128.12 | 501 |
9/6/1971 | Bobby Allison | 1 | 69 Mercury | 131.39 | 501 |
9/7/1970 | Buddy Baker | 2 | 69 Dodge | 128.81 | 501 |
9/1/1969 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 4 | 69 Ford | 105.61 | 316 |
9/2/1968 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 68 Mercury | 126.13 | 501 |
9/4/1967 | Richard Petty | 1 | 67 Plymouth | 130.42 | 501 |
9/5/1966 | Darel Dieringer | 3 | 66 Mercury | 114.83 | 501 |
9/6/1965 | Ned Jarrett | 10 | 65 Ford | 115.87 | 501 |
9/7/1964 | Buck Baker | 6 | 64 Dodge | 117.75 | 501 |
9/2/1963 | Fireball Roberts | 9 | 63 Ford | 129.78 | 501 |
9/3/1962 | Larry Frank | 10 | 62 Ford | 117.96 | 501 |
9/4/1961 | Nelson Stacy | 3 | 61 Ford | 117.78 | 501 |
9/5/1960 | Buck Baker | 2 | 60 Pontiac | 105.9 | 501 |
9/7/1959 | Jim Reed | 14 | 57 Chevrolet | 111.83 | 501 |
9/1/1958 | Fireball Roberts | 2 | 57 Chevrolet | 102.58 | 501 |
9/2/1957 | Speedy Thompson | 7 | 57 Chevrolet | 100.09 | 501 |
9/3/1956 | Curtis Turner | 11 | 56 Ford | 95.167 | 501 |
9/5/1955 | Herb Thomas | 8 | 55 Chevrolet | 92.281 | 503 |
9/6/1954 | Herb Thomas | 23 | 54 Hudson | 95.026 | 501 |
9/7/1953 | Buck Baker | 7 | 53 Oldsmobile | 92.881 | 501 |
9/1/1952 | Fonty Flock | 1 | 52 Oldsmobile | 74.512 | 500 |
9/3/1951 | Herb Thomas | 2 | 51 Hudson | 76.906 | 500 |
9/4/1950 | Johnny Mantz | 43 | 50 Plymouth | 75.25 | 500 |