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Budweiser 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
VenueRiverside International Raceway
Corporate sponsorBudweiser
First race1963
Last race1988
Distance249 miles (400 km)
Laps95
Previous namesGolden State 400 (1963, 1971–1972)
Falstaff 400 (1970)
Tuborg 400 (1973–1975)
Riverside 400 (1976)
NAPA 400 (1977–1978)
NAPA Riverside 400 (1979)
Warner W. Hodgdon 400 (1980–1981)
Budweiser 400 (1982–1988)

The Budweiser 400 was an annual summer NASCAR Winston Cup race held from 1970 to 1988 at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California, United States. A 400-mile race was also run at the track in November 1963. The race distance was 400 miles until 1976 when it was shortened to 249 miles (400 kilometers). The other race at Riverside, the Winston Western 500, was held in January from 1965 to 1981 and November from 1981 to 1987.

Past winners

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Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1963 Nov 3 16 Darel Dieringer Bill Stroppe Mercury 148 399.6 (643.093) 4:21:37 91.465 Report [1]
1964
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1969 		Not held
1970 June 14 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 153 400.86 (645.121) 3:57:51 101.12 Report [2]
1971 June 20 12 Bobby Allison Holman-Moody Dodge 153 400.86 (645.121) 4:17:05 93.427 Report [3]
1972 June 18 96 Ray Elder Fred Elder Dodge 153 400.86 (645.121) 4:03:32 98.761 Report [4]
1973 June 17 12 Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Chevrolet 153 400.86 (645.121) 4:00:00 100.215 Report [5]
1974 June 9 11 Cale Yarborough Richard Howard Chevrolet 138* 361.56 (581.874) 3:31:40 102.489 Report [6]
1975 June 8 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 153 400.86 (645.121) 3:58:04 101.028 Report [7]
1976 June 13 21 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 95 248.9 (400.565) 2:20:31 106.279 Report [8]
1977 June 12 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 95 248.9 (400.565) 2:22:12 105.021 Report [9]
1978 June 11 72 Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt Chevrolet 95 248.9 (400.565) 2:23:10 104.311 Report [10]
1979 June 10 15 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering Ford 95 248.9 (400.565) 2:23:58 103.732 Report [11]
1980 June 8 88 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet 95 248.9 (400.565) 2:26:38 101.846 Report [12]
1981 June 14 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick 95 248.9 (400.565) 2:39:30 93.597 Report [13]
1982 June 13 2 Tim Richmond Jim Stacy Buick 95 248.9 (400.565) 2:23:51 103.816 Report [14]
1983 June 5 3 Ricky Rudd Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 95 248.9 (400.565) 2:49:35 88.063 Report [15]
1984 June 3 44 Terry Labonte Billy Hagan Chevrolet 95 248.9 (400.565) 2:25:07 102.91 Report [16]
1985 June 2 44 Terry Labonte Billy Hagan Chevrolet 95 248.9 (400.565) 2:23:13 104.276 Report [17]
1986 June 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 95 248.9 (400.565) 2:22:07 105.083 Report [18]
1987 June 21 25 Tim Richmond Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 248.9 (400.565) 2:26:09 102.183 Report [19]
1988 June 12 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 95 248.9 (400.565) 2:43:03 88.341 Report [20]
  • 1974: The race was shortened by 10% in response to the fuel crisis.

Multiple winners (drivers)

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# Wins Driver Years Won
3 Richard Petty 1970, 1975, 1977
Bobby Allison 1971, 1973, 1979
Darrell Waltrip 1980, 1981, 1986
2 Terry Labonte 1984, 1985
Tim Richmond 1982, 1987

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

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# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
9 Chevrolet 1973, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
4 Dodge 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977
2 Mercury 1963, 1976
Buick 1981, 1982

References

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  1. ^ "1963 Golden State 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "1970 Falstaff 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "1971 Golden State 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "1972 Golden State 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "1973 Tuborg 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "1974 Tuborg 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "1975 Tuborg 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "1976 Riverside 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "1977 NAPA 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "1978 NAPA 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "1979 NAPA Riverside 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "1980 Warner W. Hodgdon 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "1981 Warner W. Hodgdon 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  14. ^ "1982 Budweiser 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "1983 Budweiser 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  16. ^ "1984 Budweiser 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  17. ^ "1985 Budweiser 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  18. ^ "1986 Budweiser 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  19. ^ "1987 Budweiser 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  20. ^ "1988 Budweiser 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
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