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Pepsi 420

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Pepsi 420
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
VenueFairgrounds Speedway
LocationNashville, Tennessee
Corporate sponsorPepsi
First race1958
Last race1984
Distance250.32 miles (402.9 km)
Laps420
Previous namesNashville 200 (1958)
Nashville 300 (1959)
Nashville 400 (1960, 1963–1969)
Nashville 500 (1961–1962)
Nashville 420 (1970–1978)
Busch Nashville 420 (1979–1983)
Pepsi 420 (1984)

The Pepsi 420 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held at Fairgrounds Speedway from 1958 to 1984.

Past winners

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Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1958 August 10 72 Joe Weatherly Holman-Moody Ford 200 100 (160.934) 1:41:14 59.269 Report [1]
1959 August 9 77 Joe Lee Johnson Joe Lee Johnson Chevrolet 300 150 (241.401) 2:22:05 63.343 Report [2]
1960 August 7 73 Johnny Beauchamp Dale Swanson Chevrolet 333* 166.5 (267.955) 2:55:22 56.966 Report [3]
1961 August 6 44 Jim Paschal Julian Petty Pontiac 403* 201.5 (324.282) 3:34:09 56.455 Report [4]
1962 August 5 42 Jim Paschal Petty Enterprises Plymouth 500 250 (402.336) 3:52:41 64.489 Report [5]
1963 August 4 42 Jim Paschal Petty Enterprises Plymouth 350* 175 (281.635) 2:54:38 60.126 Report [6]
1964 August 2 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 400 200 (321.868) 2:43:55 73.208 Report [7]
1965 July 31 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 400 200 (321.868) 2:45:47 72.383 Report [8]
1966 July 30 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 400 200 (321.868) 2:47:11 71.77 Report [9]
1967 July 29 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 400 200 (321.868) 2:49:20 70.866 Report [10]
1968 July 27 17 David Pearson Holman-Moody Ford 301* 150.5 (242.206) 2:03:44 72.98 Report [11]
1969 July 26 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Ford 400 200 (321.868) 2:32:24 78.74 Report [12]
1970 July 25 71 Bobby Isaac Nord Krauskopf Dodge 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:50:47 87.943 Report [13]
1971 July 24 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:47:30 89.667 Report [14]
1972 August 27 12 Bobby Allison Richard Howard Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:42:14 92.578 Report [15]
1973 August 25 71 Buddy Baker Nord Krauskopf Dodge 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:48:12 89.31 Report [16]
1974 July 20 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 3:10:40 76.368 Report [17]
1975 July 20 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:47:16 89.792 Report [18]
1976 July 17 72 Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:52:49 86.908 Report [19]
1977 July 16 88 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 3:10:09 78.999 Report [20]
1978 July 15 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:48:54 88.924 Report [21]
1979 July 14 88 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:42:51 92.227 Report [22]
1980 July 12 2 Dale Earnhardt Rod Osterlund Racing Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:40:05 93.821 Report [23]
1981 July 11 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:48:47 90.052 Report [24]
1982 July 10 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:53:35 86.524 Report [25]
1983 July 16 15 Dale Earnhardt Bud Moore Engineering Ford 420 250.32 (402.85) 2:55:12 85.726 Report [26]
1984 July 14 5 Geoffrey Bodine All-Star Racing Chevrolet 420 250.32 (402.85) 3:05:38 80.908 Report [27]
  • 1960, 1961, & 1968: Race shortened due to rain.
  • 1963: Race shortened due to impending darkness.

Multiple winners (drivers)

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# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
6 Richard Petty 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971
4 Darrell Waltrip 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982
3 Jim Paschal 1961, 1962, 1963
Cale Yarborough 1974, 1975, 1978
2 Dale Earnhardt 1980, 1983

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

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# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
10 Chevrolet 1959, 1960, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984
7 Plymouth 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971
4 Ford 1958, 1968, 1969, 1983
2 Dodge 1970, 1973
Buick 1981, 1982

References

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  1. ^ "1958 Nashville 200". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "1959 Nashville 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "1960 Nashville 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "1961 Nashville 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "1962 Nashville 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "1963 Nashville 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "1964 Nashville 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "1965 Nashville 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "1966 Nashville 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  10. ^ "1967 Nashville 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  11. ^ "1968 Nashville 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "1969 Nashville 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  13. ^ "1970 Nashville 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  14. ^ "1971 Nashville 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  15. ^ "1972 Nashville 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  16. ^ "1973 Nashville 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  17. ^ "1974 Nashville 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  18. ^ "1975 Nashville 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  19. ^ "1976 Nashville 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  20. ^ "1977 Nashville 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  21. ^ "1978 Nashville 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  22. ^ "1979 Busch Nashville 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  23. ^ "1980 Busch Nashville 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  24. ^ "1981 Busch Nashville 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  25. ^ "1982 Busch Nashville 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  26. ^ "1983 Busch Nashville 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  27. ^ "1984 Pepsi 420". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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