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title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> <a href="/wiki/Winston_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Winston Cup Series">Winston Cup Series</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Riverside_International_Raceway" title="Riverside International Raceway">Riverside International Raceway</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Moreno_Valley,_California" title="Moreno Valley, California">Moreno Valley, California</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Corporate <a href="/wiki/Sponsor_(commercial)" title="Sponsor (commercial)">sponsor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Winston_(cigarette)" title="Winston (cigarette)">Winston</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First race</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_Crown_America_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1958 Crown America 500 (page does not exist)">1958 Crown America 500</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last race</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1987_Winston_Western_500" title="1987 Winston Western 500">1987 Winston Western 500</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Distance</th><td class="infobox-data">311.8 miles (502 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Laps</th><td class="infobox-data">119</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Previous names</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Crown America 500</b> (1958)<br /><b>Unnamed</b> (1961)<br /><b>Riverside 500</b> (1963)<br /><b>Motor Trend 500</b> (1964–1971)<br /><b>Winston Western 500</b> (1972–1987)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most wins (driver)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Gurney" title="Dan Gurney">Dan Gurney</a> (5)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most wins (manufacturer)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> (11)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Winston Western 500</b> was an annual <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> <a href="/wiki/Winston_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Winston Cup">Winston Cup</a> race held at <a href="/wiki/Riverside_International_Raceway" title="Riverside International Raceway">Riverside International Raceway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Riverside,_California" title="Riverside, California">Riverside, California</a>, United States, in January, and then in later years, November. From 1963 to 1981, the race was held in January and was the season opening race. NASCAR elected to start its season with the <a href="/wiki/Daytona_500" title="Daytona 500">Daytona 500</a> beginning in 1982, so a second Winston Western 500 was run in November to accommodate the change; the change resulted in Riverside hosting three Winston Cup races in 1981. The race ran in November from 1981 to 1987, serving as the Winston Cup Series' final race of the year from 1981 to 1986. The race distance was 500 miles until 1977 when it was shortened to 311 miles (500 kilometers). The other race held at Riverside, the <a href="/wiki/Budweiser_400" title="Budweiser 400">Budweiser 400</a>, was held in June. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Past_winners">Past winners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winston_Western_500&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Past winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Date </th> <th rowspan="2"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th rowspan="2">Driver </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th rowspan="2">Manufacturer </th> <th colspan="2">Race Distance </th> <th rowspan="2">Race Time </th> <th rowspan="2">Average Speed<br />(mph) </th> <th rowspan="2">Report </th> <th rowspan="2">Ref </th></tr> <tr> <th>Laps </th> <th>Miles (km) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1958_in_NASCAR" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 in NASCAR">1958</a> </td> <td>June 1 </td> <td align="center">98 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gray_(NASCAR)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eddie Gray (NASCAR)">Eddie Gray</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vel_Miletich&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vel Miletich (page does not exist)">Vel Miletich</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td align="center">190 </td> <td align="center">499.89 (804.494) </td> <td align="center">6:17:00 </td> <td align="center">79.481 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_Crown_America_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1958 Crown America 500 (page does not exist)">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1959<br />–<br />1960 </td> <td colspan="11" align="center"><i>Not held</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1961_in_NASCAR" class="mw-redirect" title="1961 in NASCAR">1961</a> </td> <td>May 21 </td> <td align="center">44 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Dane" title="Lloyd Dane">Lloyd Dane</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Dane" title="Lloyd Dane">Lloyd Dane</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td align="center">39 </td> <td align="center">100.62 (161.932) </td> <td align="center">1:13:10 </td> <td align="center">82.512 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_Race_22_(NASCAR)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1961 Race 22 (NASCAR) (page does not exist)">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1962_in_NASCAR" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 in NASCAR">1962</a> </td> <td colspan="11" align="center"><i>Not held</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1963_in_NASCAR" class="mw-redirect" title="1963 in NASCAR">1963</a> </td> <td>January 20 </td> <td align="center">28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Gurney" title="Dan Gurney">Dan Gurney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Holman-Moody" title="Holman-Moody">Holman-Moody</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td align="center">185 </td> <td align="center">499.5 (803.867) </td> <td align="center">5:53:20 </td> <td align="center">84.965 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_Riverside_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1963 Riverside 500 (page does not exist)">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1964_in_NASCAR" class="mw-redirect" title="1964 in NASCAR">1964</a> </td> <td>January 19 </td> <td align="center">121 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Gurney" title="Dan Gurney">Dan Gurney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td align="center">185 </td> <td align="center">499.5 (803.867) </td> <td align="center">5:28:47 </td> <td align="center">91.245 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_Motor_Trend_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1964 Motor Trend 500 (page does not exist)">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1965_in_NASCAR" class="mw-redirect" title="1965 in NASCAR">1965</a> </td> <td>January 17 </td> <td align="center">121 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Gurney" title="Dan Gurney">Dan Gurney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td align="center">185 </td> <td align="center">499.5 (803.867) </td> <td align="center">5:41:42 </td> <td align="center">87.708 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1965_Motor_Trend_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1965 Motor Trend 500 (page does not exist)">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_in_NASCAR" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 in NASCAR">1966</a> </td> <td>January 23 </td> <td align="center">121 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Gurney" title="Dan Gurney">Dan Gurney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td align="center">185 </td> <td align="center">499.5 (803.867) </td> <td align="center">5:05:58 </td> <td align="center">97.952 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_Motor_Trend_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966 Motor Trend 500 (page does not exist)">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1967_in_NASCAR" class="mw-redirect" title="1967 in NASCAR">1967</a> </td> <td>January 22 </td> <td align="center">115 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parnelli_Jones" title="Parnelli Jones">Parnelli Jones</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Stroppe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bill Stroppe (page does not exist)">Bill Stroppe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td align="center">185 </td> <td align="center">499.5 (803.867) </td> <td align="center">5:29:03 </td> <td align="center">91.08 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_Motor_Trend_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1967 Motor Trend 500 (page does not exist)">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1968_in_NASCAR" class="mw-redirect" title="1968 in NASCAR">1968</a> </td> <td>January 21 </td> <td align="center">121 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Gurney" title="Dan Gurney">Dan Gurney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td align="center">186 </td> <td align="center">502.2 (808.212) </td> <td align="center">4:57:55 </td> <td align="center">100.598 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Motor_Trend_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1968 Motor Trend 500 (page does not exist)">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1969_in_NASCAR" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 in NASCAR">1969</a> </td> <td>February 1 </td> <td align="center">43 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">Richard Petty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Petty_Enterprises" title="Petty Enterprises">Petty Enterprises</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td align="center">186 </td> <td align="center">502.2 (808.212) </td> <td align="center">4:45:37 </td> <td align="center">105.498 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1969_Motor_Trend_500" title="1969 Motor Trend 500">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_in_NASCAR" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 in NASCAR">1970</a> </td> <td>January 18 </td> <td align="center">11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._J._Foyt" title="A. J. Foyt">A. J. Foyt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Bowsher" title="Jack Bowsher">Jack Bowsher</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td align="center">193 </td> <td align="center">505.66 (813.78) </td> <td align="center">5:11:19 </td> <td align="center">97.45 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_Motor_Trend_500" title="1970 Motor Trend 500">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1971_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1971</a> </td> <td>January 10 </td> <td align="center">96 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Elder" title="Ray Elder">Ray Elder</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Elder" title="Fred Elder">Fred Elder</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dodge" title="Dodge">Dodge</a> </td> <td align="center">191 </td> <td align="center">500.42 (805.347) </td> <td align="center">4:57:55 </td> <td align="center">100.783 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1971_Motor_Trend_500" title="1971 Motor Trend 500">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1972</a> </td> <td>January 23 </td> <td align="center">43 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">Richard Petty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Petty_Enterprises" title="Petty Enterprises">Petty Enterprises</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_(automobile)" title="Plymouth (automobile)">Plymouth</a> </td> <td align="center">149* </td> <td align="center">390.38 (628.255) </td> <td align="center">3:45:11 </td> <td align="center">104.016 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Winston_Western_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1972 Winston Western 500 (page does not exist)">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1973_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1973</a> </td> <td>January 21 </td> <td align="center">16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Donohue" title="Mark Donohue">Mark Donohue</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penske_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Penske Racing">Penske Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/AMC_Matador" title="AMC Matador">Matador</a> </td> <td align="center">191 </td> <td align="center">500.42 (805.347) </td> <td align="center">4:48:33 </td> <td align="center">104.055 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1973_Winston_Western_500" title="1973 Winston Western 500">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1974_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1974</a> </td> <td>January 26 </td> <td align="center">11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cale_Yarborough" title="Cale Yarborough">Cale Yarborough</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_Howard_(NASCAR_owner)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard Howard (NASCAR owner) (page does not exist)">Richard Howard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td align="center">191 </td> <td align="center">500.42 (805.347) </td> <td align="center">4:56:52 </td> <td align="center">101.14 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_Winston_Western_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 Winston Western 500 (page does not exist)">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1975_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1975</a> </td> <td>January 19 </td> <td align="center">16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Allison" title="Bobby Allison">Bobby Allison</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penske_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Penske Racing">Penske Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/AMC_Matador" title="AMC Matador">Matador</a> </td> <td align="center">191 </td> <td align="center">500.42 (805.347) </td> <td align="center">5:04:25 </td> <td align="center">98.627 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1975_Winston_Western_500" title="1975 Winston Western 500">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1976</a> </td> <td>January 18 </td> <td align="center">21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Pearson_(NASCAR_driver)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Pearson (NASCAR driver)">David Pearson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercury_(automobile)" title="Mercury (automobile)">Mercury</a> </td> <td align="center">191 </td> <td align="center">500.42 (805.347) </td> <td align="center">5:02:44 </td> <td align="center">99.18 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Winston_Western_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1976 Winston Western 500 (page does not exist)">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1977</a> </td> <td>January 16 </td> <td align="center">21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Pearson_(NASCAR_driver)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Pearson (NASCAR driver)">David Pearson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercury_(automobile)" title="Mercury (automobile)">Mercury</a> </td> <td align="center">119 </td> <td align="center">311.78 (501.761) </td> <td align="center">2:54:46 </td> <td align="center">107.038 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Winston_Western_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977 Winston Western 500 (page does not exist)">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1978</a> </td> <td>January 22 </td> <td align="center">11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cale_Yarborough" title="Cale Yarborough">Cale Yarborough</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Junior_Johnson_%26_Associates" title="Junior Johnson & Associates">Junior Johnson & Associates</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oldsmobile" title="Oldsmobile">Oldsmobile</a> </td> <td align="center">119 </td> <td align="center">311.78 (501.761) </td> <td align="center">3:02:55 </td> <td align="center">102.269 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Winston_Western_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978 Winston Western 500 (page does not exist)">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1979</a> </td> <td>January 14 </td> <td align="center">88 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/DiGard_Motorsports" title="DiGard Motorsports">DiGard Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td align="center">119 </td> <td align="center">311.78 (501.761) </td> <td align="center">2:53:30 </td> <td align="center">107.82 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Winston_Western_500" title="1979 Winston Western 500">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1980</a> </td> <td>January 13/19* </td> <td align="center">88 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/DiGard_Motorsports" title="DiGard Motorsports">DiGard Motorsports</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td align="center">119 </td> <td align="center">311.78 (501.761) </td> <td align="center">3:16:58 </td> <td align="center">94.974 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Winston_Western_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1980 Winston Western 500 (page does not exist)">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1981_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1981</a> </td> <td>January 11 </td> <td align="center">28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Allison" title="Bobby Allison">Bobby Allison</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ranier-Lundy" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranier-Lundy">Ranier-Lundy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td align="center">119 </td> <td align="center">311.78 (501.761) </td> <td align="center">3:16:18 </td> <td align="center">95.263 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Winston_Western_500_(January)" title="1981 Winston Western 500 (January)">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 22 </td> <td align="center">28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Allison" title="Bobby Allison">Bobby Allison</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ranier-Lundy" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranier-Lundy">Ranier-Lundy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buick" title="Buick">Buick</a> </td> <td align="center">119 </td> <td align="center">311.78 (501.761) </td> <td align="center">3:16:19 </td> <td align="center">95.288 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Winston_Western_500_(November)" title="1981 Winston Western 500 (November)">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1982</a> </td> <td>November 21 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Richmond" title="Tim Richmond">Tim Richmond</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Stacy" title="Jim Stacy">Jim Stacy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buick" title="Buick">Buick</a> </td> <td align="center">119 </td> <td align="center">311.78 (501.761) </td> <td align="center">3:07:24 </td> <td align="center">99.823 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_Winston_Western_500" title="1982 Winston Western 500">Report</a> </td> <td align="center"><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1983</a> </td> <td>November 20 </td> <td align="center">9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill 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class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>1964:</b> Two-time defending champion <a href="/wiki/Joe_Weatherly" title="Joe Weatherly">Joe Weatherly</a> was killed instantly when he struck the turn 6 wall on lap 86. Weatherly was 41 years old.</li> <li><b>1972:</b> Race shortened due to fog.</li> <li><b>1980:</b> Race started on January 13; finished on January 19 because of rain.</li> <li><b>1984:</b> Race delayed several hours due to rain during the day - NASCAR was able to get the race in with darkness threatening. The race ended close to sunset (5 PM PT).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Multiple_winners_(drivers)"><span id="Multiple_winners_.28drivers.29"></span>Multiple winners (drivers)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winston_Western_500&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Multiple winners (drivers)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th># Wins </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Years Won </th></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Gurney" title="Dan Gurney">Dan Gurney</a> </td> <td>1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Allison" title="Bobby Allison">Bobby Allison</a> </td> <td>1975, 1981 (Jan), 1981 (Nov) </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">2 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">Richard Petty</a> </td> <td>1969, 1972 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Pearson_(racing_driver)" title="David Pearson (racing driver)">David Pearson</a> </td> <td>1976, 1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cale_Yarborough" title="Cale Yarborough">Cale Yarborough</a> </td> <td>1974, 1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a> </td> <td>1979, 1980 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Richmond" title="Tim Richmond">Tim Richmond</a> </td> <td>1982, 1986 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Multiple_winners_(manufacturers)"><span id="Multiple_winners_.28manufacturers.29"></span>Multiple winners (manufacturers)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winston_Western_500&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Multiple winners (manufacturers)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th># Wins </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Years Won </th></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td> <td>1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1983, 1985 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>1961, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3">2 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/AMC_Matador" title="AMC Matador">Matador</a> </td> <td>1973, 1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercury_(automobile)" title="Mercury (automobile)">Mercury</a> </td> <td>1976, 1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Buick" title="Buick">Buick</a> </td> <td>1981, 1982 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Winston_Western_500&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit 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