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Friends tell your stories, if a lot of folks add their “400” related history, be it 5, 10, 15, or 40 years ago, or just 2 years ago, we will have a rich thread packed with a history worth reading. Don’t be shy or selfish and take those memories to the grave. If you love the former racing heroes, and remember a special moment, then please share it.
Also I am asking for Liberty to let the history overflow, if you have a local Daytona short track story, or photos of some old local .Florida short track stars, then post them and tell their stories. It’s all good.
Below are some pasted notes from Wikipedia, I have deleted some points to condense matters.
You can get all from this link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coke_Zero_400
^^^^^^
History
In 1959, the race was originally scheduled to be a USAC Championship (Indy) Car event. However, after a crash-filled event in April, open wheel racing on the oval was permanently canceled. NASCAR quickly stepped in and replaced the schedule with a stock car race….
At its creation in 1959, the race was 100 laps, for 250 miles, and owing to the scheduling on the July 4th, was nicknamed the Firecracker 250. In 1963 the race was expanded from 100 laps to 160 laps, for a distance of 400 miles, and became known as the Firecracker 400.
…From 1959 to 1987, the race was always scheduled for July 4, regardless of the day of the week. Beginning in 1988, the race was moved to the first Saturday of July (that date nearest July 4).
On July 4, 1987, in the wake of Bobby Allison's massive crash at Talladega, the cars were fitted with 390 CFM carburetors. The change helped slow the cars down several mph. On the final lap, Ken Schrader flipped upside-down in the tri-oval as the field crossed the finish line. It would be the final race at Daytona without restrictor plates.
Night race
For most of its history, the race normally started in the morning (10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. eastern) to avoid hot summer temperatures and the frequent mid-afternoon thunderstorms in Florida.
In July 1997, Daytona International Speedway announced a massive lighting project to be done by MUSCO lighting, the same company who installed lights at Charlotte. Plans called for the 1998 Pepsi 400 to be held under the lights in primetime. At the time, it was the longest track with a night race, and the first restrictor plate race held at night.
On July 4, 1998, however, the race had to be postponed. Wildfires in Florida consumed the surrounding areas, and the track was converted into a firefighters' staging area. Track officials rescheduled the race for October that year.
[edit] Television
In the 1970s and 1980s, the race was shown tape delayed on ABC's Wide World of Sports on the Saturday following the race. …
First wins
The Coke Zero 400 has been known to produce a number of drivers' first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories. Drivers include A. J. Foyt, Sam McQuagg, Greg Sacks, Jimmy Spencer, John Andretti and Greg Biffle. McQuagg and Sacks, in fact, never won another race in their respective careers.
Past winners
1959, 62, 63 Fireball Roberts
1960 Jack Smith
1961, 72, 73, 74, 78 David Pearson
1964, 65 A. J. Foyt
1966 Sam McQuagg
1967, 68, 76, 81 Cale Yarborough
1969 LeeRoy Yarbrough
1970 Donnie Allison
1971 Bobby Isaac
1975, 77, 84 Richard Petty
1979 Neil Bonnett
1980, 82, 87 Bobby Allison
1983 Buddy Baker
1985 Greg Sacks
1986 Tim Richmond
1988, 91 Bill Elliott
1989 Davey Allison
1990, 93 Dale Earnhardt
1992 Ernie Irvan
1994 Jimmy Spencer
1995, October 17†1998 , 2004 Jeff Gordon
1996 Sterling Marlin
1997 John Andretti
1999 Dale Jarrett
2000 Jeff Burton
2001 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
2002 Michael Waltrip
2003 Greg Biffle
2005, 06, 09 Tony Stewart
2007 Jamie McMurray
2008 Kyle Busch
2010 Kevin Harvick
• 1998: Scheduled for July 4; postponed to October 17 due to Florida wildfires.
Race summaries
• 1963: The Firecracker race was lengthened from 250 miles to 400 in 1963, and one of Fireball Roberts' final wins came in this race. In a highly competitive race (39 official lead changes) Junior Johnson won the pole and battled Roberts until falling out with a burned piston while leading with 50 laps to go. Fred Lorenzen took over and the two Fords battled until Roberts passed Lorenzen on the final lap.
• 1964: The hemi-head Dodges dominated the big tracks in 1964, and in the Firecracker that July Richard Petty led all but one of the first 103 laps, but then blew up. That season's Indianapolis champion, A.J. Foyt, was entered in a Ray Nichels Dodge and after Petty fell out Foyt fought it out with teammate Bobby Isaac; the lead bounced around 17 times between the two before Foyt won on the final lap. The weekend was marred, however, as Fred Lorenzen was injured in a bad crash during practice, and word came down that Fireball Roberts had died of injuries sustained in a savage fire in the World 600 six weeks earlier.
• 1971: Restrictor plates debuted in NASCAR in August 1970 and had become a constant source of controversy in 1971 over differing plate sizes for different engines. Team owner Nord Krauskopf withdrew the #71 Dodges of Bobby Isaac after the Motor State 400 in June, but for July was persuaded by crew chief Harry Hyde to enter with a wedge-head engine, which was allowed a larger plate than hemi-head engines. Isaac started the Firecracker 21st but raced to the front quickly. His Dodge and that of Buddy Baker raced the Plymouths of Richard Petty and Pete Hamilton all day; these four cars led 145 of 160 laps and Isaac led a four-car sweep of the top spots, this despite nearly being black flagged for a broken hood pin that began bending his hood toward his windshield. The lead changed 35 times among eight drivers.
• 1974: The most audacious finish in NASCAR history. David Pearson had become a superspeedway power in the Wood Brothers Mercury starting in April 1972 and by the 1974 Firecracker had won 20 times in the #21. The '74 Firecracker began as a multicar battle between Pearson, the Allison brothers (Bobby and Donnie), A.J. Foyt, Buddy Baker, Cale Yarborough, and Richard Petty. The lead changed 45 times (a race record broken in 2010) among nine drivers. Bobby Allison debuted in Roger Penske's AMC Matador and led 50 laps; a broken intake valve dropped him out of contention in the final 20 laps. Pearson, Petty, Baker, and Cale were now alone for the win and the finish shook into a Pearson-Petty showdown with Baker and Cale left half a straightaway back racing for third. Petty was in the draft of Pearson, waiting for the last moment to storm past with no chance of a counterattack by Pearson. Knowing this, Pearson took the white flag and immediately hit his brakes, forcing a surprised Petty to swerve right and take the lead; Petty took a seven car-length lead, but Pearson got back on the gas and caught Petty's draft; he shot forward and in Four swung underneath Petty, who swerved to cut him off but left room for Pearson to clear. Pearson took the win and it left Petty angry enough that he confronted Pearson in the press box after the race. Amid all this, Baker and Cale hit the stripe for third at an exact instant, the first tie in modern NASCAR history.
• 1977: Petty won the Firecracker in 1975, and in 1977 he rebounded from a disappointing 1976 season to win four races in the season's first half. This race saw the entry of female racers Janet Guthrie, Christine Beckers, and Lella Lombardi; none, however, were around at the end as an early Bobby Allison/Cale Yarborough fight gave way to a runaway by Petty. "I wish people would stop complaining about the Chevrolets," runner-up Darrell Waltrip said afterward. "A Dodge (Neil Bonnett) won the pole and Petty blew my doors off."
• 1980: The lead changed 41 times among nine drivers as sophomore sensation Dale Earnhardt tried to run down the Bud Moore Mercury of Bobby Allison; Earnhardt, though, got into a race with David Pearson and this allowed Allison to breeze to the win.
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• 1981: Cale Yarborough passed Harry Gant on the final lap for the win.
• 1982: "Geoff Bodine tried to kick my Pontiac for a field goal," said Richard Petty of a late-race melee that eliminated him, Harry Gant, and several others chasing Bobby Allison. Allison edged Bill Elliott for the win and a Daytona season sweep.
• 1984: Petty ground past Cale Yarborough racing to the race-ending yellow in front of President Reagan for his 200th NASCAR win.
• 1985: Greg Sacks authored the race's biggest upset when he overpowered Bill Elliott for the win.
• 1986: Tim Richmond won his only Daytona race as a late-race wreck knocked out Buddy Baker and Dale Earnhardt.
• 1987: The race was run with smaller carburators following Bobby Allison's Talladega crash; Allison got back on the lead lap in the final laps, then in a five-lap finish bolted past Dave Marcis, Harry Gant, and Ken Schrader to the win, to the surprise of many (including the race's broadcaster ABC Sports) who thought he was still a lap down. On the final lap Schrader blew a tire and flipped into Gant, nearly climbing the fencing; NASCAR went from smaller carburators to restrictor plates after 1987.[4]
• 1988: In the first restrictor plate Firecracker 400 since 1973, Bill Elliott edged upstart Rick Wilson in a five-car scramble.[5]
• 1989: Mark Martin came back from a mid-race spin, but ran out of gas in the final laps. Davey Allison edged Morgan Shepherd, who misread the flags and thought the final lap was two to go.
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• 1990: Dale Earnhardt won his first Winston Cup race at Daytona after a plethora of wins in Busch Clash's, IROC, and Gatorade 125s over the years. A 20-plus car melee erupted at the end of the opening lap as Greg Sacks made contact with Derrike Cope as they were racing for seventh with Richard Petty; the two cars spun into Petty and most of the field behind them plowed into the mess. Earnhardt dominated the race against a depleted field the rest of the way.
• 1994: Jimmy Spencer authored one of the biggest upsets in the event's history as he ran down Ernie Irvan and beat him by a wheel for his first Winston Cup win and the first for car owner Junior Johnson since 1992. Spencer went low down the backstrech on the final lap to take the lead into turn 3, and led only 1 lap (the final lap) in the entire race.
• 1997: John Andretti dominated en route to his first Winston Cup win and the only win for Cale Yarborough as a car owner.
• it detonated a huge melee.[7]
• 2001: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won his first race since Dale Earnhardt Sr. was killed. It was also the first race at Daytona since then. Him and Michael Waltrip finished in reverse order of the Daytona 500
• 2007: Perhaps the greatest finish in the race's history came in a ferocious scramble over the event's final seven laps, the final laps run at Daytona before the debut of the Car of Tomorrow. Jeff Gordon had the lead on the restart; teammate Kyle Busch jumped from seventh spot with six to go but Jamie McMurray, rallying from a penalty for passing below the line earlier, jumped in front of him and stormed past Gordon at the stripe; Busch then jumped to the low side and tho two were locked in a ferocious side draft with the rest of the field stacked behind them; McMurray stormed into a clear lead with three to go but Busch caught back up and stormed ahead with two to go, but the two sidedrafted all the way to the stripe and McMurray squeezed ahead by inches, his first Winston Cup win since 2002.[8]
• 2009: On the final lap, going into the tri-oval, Kyle Busch was hooked head on into the wall by Tony Stewart. Busch's car was then hit by the car Kasey Kahne at an estimated 180 mph, sending the rear of the car airborne. After crossing the start finish line, Busch suffered a third hit from teammate Joey Logano. Busch walked away from the car uninjured but contends to this day that Stewart, a former teammate of Busch, intentionally wrecked him.
• 2010: The 400 was delayed nearly two hours by rain and saw numerous crashes, including a 20-car melee in which Mark Martin had to be helped out of his burning car on pit road. Kyle Busch was leading when he lapped Juan Montoya on the backstretch and Montoya hooked Busch head-on into the wall, a virtual carbon copy of the last-lap wreck from the year before. Kevin Harvick took the win as RCR Chevrolets raced together in the top three for much of the race's final quarter. The lead changed 47 times, a new race record. It was the final race at Daytona on the pavement laid down in 1978; the day before a pothole opened in the section of Turn Two that had seen a much larger pothole during the 500; the section was fixed in time for racing activity to proceed without delay.
Statistics
Most victories
• 5 victories
o David Pearson (1961, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978)
• 4 victories
o Cale Yarborough (1967, 1968, 1976, 1981)
• 3 victories
o Fireball Roberts (1959, 1962, 1963)
o Richard Petty (1975, 1977, 1984)
o Bobby Allison (1980, 1982, 1987)
o Jeff Gordon (1995, 1998, 2004)
o Tony Stewart (2005, 2006, 2009)
• 2 victories
o A. J. Foyt (1964, 1965)
o Bill Elliott (1988, 1991)
o Dale Earnhardt (1990, 1993)
Consecutive victories
• 3 consecutive victories
o David Pearson (1972—1973—1974)
• 2 consecutive victories
o Fireball Roberts (1962—1963)
o A. J. Foyt (1964—1965)
o Cale Yarborough (1967—1968)
o Tony Stewart (2005—2006)
Friends tell your stories, if a lot of folks add their “400” related history, be it 5, 10, 15, or 40 years ago, or just 2 years ago, we will have a rich thread packed with a history worth reading. Don’t be shy or selfish and take those memories to the grave. If you love the former racing heroes, and remember a special moment, then please share it.
Also I am asking for Liberty to let the history overflow, if you have a local Daytona short track story, or photos of some old local .Florida short track stars, then post them and tell their stories. It’s all good.
Below are some pasted notes from Wikipedia, I have deleted some points to condense matters.
You can get all from this link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coke_Zero_400
^^^^^^
History
In 1959, the race was originally scheduled to be a USAC Championship (Indy) Car event. However, after a crash-filled event in April, open wheel racing on the oval was permanently canceled. NASCAR quickly stepped in and replaced the schedule with a stock car race….
At its creation in 1959, the race was 100 laps, for 250 miles, and owing to the scheduling on the July 4th, was nicknamed the Firecracker 250. In 1963 the race was expanded from 100 laps to 160 laps, for a distance of 400 miles, and became known as the Firecracker 400.
…From 1959 to 1987, the race was always scheduled for July 4, regardless of the day of the week. Beginning in 1988, the race was moved to the first Saturday of July (that date nearest July 4).
On July 4, 1987, in the wake of Bobby Allison's massive crash at Talladega, the cars were fitted with 390 CFM carburetors. The change helped slow the cars down several mph. On the final lap, Ken Schrader flipped upside-down in the tri-oval as the field crossed the finish line. It would be the final race at Daytona without restrictor plates.
Night race
For most of its history, the race normally started in the morning (10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. eastern) to avoid hot summer temperatures and the frequent mid-afternoon thunderstorms in Florida.
In July 1997, Daytona International Speedway announced a massive lighting project to be done by MUSCO lighting, the same company who installed lights at Charlotte. Plans called for the 1998 Pepsi 400 to be held under the lights in primetime. At the time, it was the longest track with a night race, and the first restrictor plate race held at night.
On July 4, 1998, however, the race had to be postponed. Wildfires in Florida consumed the surrounding areas, and the track was converted into a firefighters' staging area. Track officials rescheduled the race for October that year.
[edit] Television
In the 1970s and 1980s, the race was shown tape delayed on ABC's Wide World of Sports on the Saturday following the race. …
First wins
The Coke Zero 400 has been known to produce a number of drivers' first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories. Drivers include A. J. Foyt, Sam McQuagg, Greg Sacks, Jimmy Spencer, John Andretti and Greg Biffle. McQuagg and Sacks, in fact, never won another race in their respective careers.
Past winners
1959, 62, 63 Fireball Roberts
1960 Jack Smith
1961, 72, 73, 74, 78 David Pearson
1964, 65 A. J. Foyt
1966 Sam McQuagg
1967, 68, 76, 81 Cale Yarborough
1969 LeeRoy Yarbrough
1970 Donnie Allison
1971 Bobby Isaac
1975, 77, 84 Richard Petty
1979 Neil Bonnett
1980, 82, 87 Bobby Allison
1983 Buddy Baker
1985 Greg Sacks
1986 Tim Richmond
1988, 91 Bill Elliott
1989 Davey Allison
1990, 93 Dale Earnhardt
1992 Ernie Irvan
1994 Jimmy Spencer
1995, October 17†1998 , 2004 Jeff Gordon
1996 Sterling Marlin
1997 John Andretti
1999 Dale Jarrett
2000 Jeff Burton
2001 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
2002 Michael Waltrip
2003 Greg Biffle
2005, 06, 09 Tony Stewart
2007 Jamie McMurray
2008 Kyle Busch
2010 Kevin Harvick
• 1998: Scheduled for July 4; postponed to October 17 due to Florida wildfires.
Race summaries
• 1963: The Firecracker race was lengthened from 250 miles to 400 in 1963, and one of Fireball Roberts' final wins came in this race. In a highly competitive race (39 official lead changes) Junior Johnson won the pole and battled Roberts until falling out with a burned piston while leading with 50 laps to go. Fred Lorenzen took over and the two Fords battled until Roberts passed Lorenzen on the final lap.
• 1964: The hemi-head Dodges dominated the big tracks in 1964, and in the Firecracker that July Richard Petty led all but one of the first 103 laps, but then blew up. That season's Indianapolis champion, A.J. Foyt, was entered in a Ray Nichels Dodge and after Petty fell out Foyt fought it out with teammate Bobby Isaac; the lead bounced around 17 times between the two before Foyt won on the final lap. The weekend was marred, however, as Fred Lorenzen was injured in a bad crash during practice, and word came down that Fireball Roberts had died of injuries sustained in a savage fire in the World 600 six weeks earlier.
• 1971: Restrictor plates debuted in NASCAR in August 1970 and had become a constant source of controversy in 1971 over differing plate sizes for different engines. Team owner Nord Krauskopf withdrew the #71 Dodges of Bobby Isaac after the Motor State 400 in June, but for July was persuaded by crew chief Harry Hyde to enter with a wedge-head engine, which was allowed a larger plate than hemi-head engines. Isaac started the Firecracker 21st but raced to the front quickly. His Dodge and that of Buddy Baker raced the Plymouths of Richard Petty and Pete Hamilton all day; these four cars led 145 of 160 laps and Isaac led a four-car sweep of the top spots, this despite nearly being black flagged for a broken hood pin that began bending his hood toward his windshield. The lead changed 35 times among eight drivers.
• 1974: The most audacious finish in NASCAR history. David Pearson had become a superspeedway power in the Wood Brothers Mercury starting in April 1972 and by the 1974 Firecracker had won 20 times in the #21. The '74 Firecracker began as a multicar battle between Pearson, the Allison brothers (Bobby and Donnie), A.J. Foyt, Buddy Baker, Cale Yarborough, and Richard Petty. The lead changed 45 times (a race record broken in 2010) among nine drivers. Bobby Allison debuted in Roger Penske's AMC Matador and led 50 laps; a broken intake valve dropped him out of contention in the final 20 laps. Pearson, Petty, Baker, and Cale were now alone for the win and the finish shook into a Pearson-Petty showdown with Baker and Cale left half a straightaway back racing for third. Petty was in the draft of Pearson, waiting for the last moment to storm past with no chance of a counterattack by Pearson. Knowing this, Pearson took the white flag and immediately hit his brakes, forcing a surprised Petty to swerve right and take the lead; Petty took a seven car-length lead, but Pearson got back on the gas and caught Petty's draft; he shot forward and in Four swung underneath Petty, who swerved to cut him off but left room for Pearson to clear. Pearson took the win and it left Petty angry enough that he confronted Pearson in the press box after the race. Amid all this, Baker and Cale hit the stripe for third at an exact instant, the first tie in modern NASCAR history.
• 1977: Petty won the Firecracker in 1975, and in 1977 he rebounded from a disappointing 1976 season to win four races in the season's first half. This race saw the entry of female racers Janet Guthrie, Christine Beckers, and Lella Lombardi; none, however, were around at the end as an early Bobby Allison/Cale Yarborough fight gave way to a runaway by Petty. "I wish people would stop complaining about the Chevrolets," runner-up Darrell Waltrip said afterward. "A Dodge (Neil Bonnett) won the pole and Petty blew my doors off."
• 1980: The lead changed 41 times among nine drivers as sophomore sensation Dale Earnhardt tried to run down the Bud Moore Mercury of Bobby Allison; Earnhardt, though, got into a race with David Pearson and this allowed Allison to breeze to the win.
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• 1981: Cale Yarborough passed Harry Gant on the final lap for the win.
• 1982: "Geoff Bodine tried to kick my Pontiac for a field goal," said Richard Petty of a late-race melee that eliminated him, Harry Gant, and several others chasing Bobby Allison. Allison edged Bill Elliott for the win and a Daytona season sweep.
• 1984: Petty ground past Cale Yarborough racing to the race-ending yellow in front of President Reagan for his 200th NASCAR win.
• 1985: Greg Sacks authored the race's biggest upset when he overpowered Bill Elliott for the win.
• 1986: Tim Richmond won his only Daytona race as a late-race wreck knocked out Buddy Baker and Dale Earnhardt.
• 1987: The race was run with smaller carburators following Bobby Allison's Talladega crash; Allison got back on the lead lap in the final laps, then in a five-lap finish bolted past Dave Marcis, Harry Gant, and Ken Schrader to the win, to the surprise of many (including the race's broadcaster ABC Sports) who thought he was still a lap down. On the final lap Schrader blew a tire and flipped into Gant, nearly climbing the fencing; NASCAR went from smaller carburators to restrictor plates after 1987.[4]
• 1988: In the first restrictor plate Firecracker 400 since 1973, Bill Elliott edged upstart Rick Wilson in a five-car scramble.[5]
• 1989: Mark Martin came back from a mid-race spin, but ran out of gas in the final laps. Davey Allison edged Morgan Shepherd, who misread the flags and thought the final lap was two to go.
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• 1990: Dale Earnhardt won his first Winston Cup race at Daytona after a plethora of wins in Busch Clash's, IROC, and Gatorade 125s over the years. A 20-plus car melee erupted at the end of the opening lap as Greg Sacks made contact with Derrike Cope as they were racing for seventh with Richard Petty; the two cars spun into Petty and most of the field behind them plowed into the mess. Earnhardt dominated the race against a depleted field the rest of the way.
• 1994: Jimmy Spencer authored one of the biggest upsets in the event's history as he ran down Ernie Irvan and beat him by a wheel for his first Winston Cup win and the first for car owner Junior Johnson since 1992. Spencer went low down the backstrech on the final lap to take the lead into turn 3, and led only 1 lap (the final lap) in the entire race.
• 1997: John Andretti dominated en route to his first Winston Cup win and the only win for Cale Yarborough as a car owner.
• it detonated a huge melee.[7]
• 2001: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won his first race since Dale Earnhardt Sr. was killed. It was also the first race at Daytona since then. Him and Michael Waltrip finished in reverse order of the Daytona 500
• 2007: Perhaps the greatest finish in the race's history came in a ferocious scramble over the event's final seven laps, the final laps run at Daytona before the debut of the Car of Tomorrow. Jeff Gordon had the lead on the restart; teammate Kyle Busch jumped from seventh spot with six to go but Jamie McMurray, rallying from a penalty for passing below the line earlier, jumped in front of him and stormed past Gordon at the stripe; Busch then jumped to the low side and tho two were locked in a ferocious side draft with the rest of the field stacked behind them; McMurray stormed into a clear lead with three to go but Busch caught back up and stormed ahead with two to go, but the two sidedrafted all the way to the stripe and McMurray squeezed ahead by inches, his first Winston Cup win since 2002.[8]
• 2009: On the final lap, going into the tri-oval, Kyle Busch was hooked head on into the wall by Tony Stewart. Busch's car was then hit by the car Kasey Kahne at an estimated 180 mph, sending the rear of the car airborne. After crossing the start finish line, Busch suffered a third hit from teammate Joey Logano. Busch walked away from the car uninjured but contends to this day that Stewart, a former teammate of Busch, intentionally wrecked him.
• 2010: The 400 was delayed nearly two hours by rain and saw numerous crashes, including a 20-car melee in which Mark Martin had to be helped out of his burning car on pit road. Kyle Busch was leading when he lapped Juan Montoya on the backstretch and Montoya hooked Busch head-on into the wall, a virtual carbon copy of the last-lap wreck from the year before. Kevin Harvick took the win as RCR Chevrolets raced together in the top three for much of the race's final quarter. The lead changed 47 times, a new race record. It was the final race at Daytona on the pavement laid down in 1978; the day before a pothole opened in the section of Turn Two that had seen a much larger pothole during the 500; the section was fixed in time for racing activity to proceed without delay.
Statistics
Most victories
• 5 victories
o David Pearson (1961, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978)
• 4 victories
o Cale Yarborough (1967, 1968, 1976, 1981)
• 3 victories
o Fireball Roberts (1959, 1962, 1963)
o Richard Petty (1975, 1977, 1984)
o Bobby Allison (1980, 1982, 1987)
o Jeff Gordon (1995, 1998, 2004)
o Tony Stewart (2005, 2006, 2009)
• 2 victories
o A. J. Foyt (1964, 1965)
o Bill Elliott (1988, 1991)
o Dale Earnhardt (1990, 1993)
Consecutive victories
• 3 consecutive victories
o David Pearson (1972—1973—1974)
• 2 consecutive victories
o Fireball Roberts (1962—1963)
o A. J. Foyt (1964—1965)
o Cale Yarborough (1967—1968)
o Tony Stewart (2005—2006)
