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Irwin Tools 500 Wiki Information
The Sharpie 500
is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. It is one of two Sprint Cup races held at Bristol, the other being the Food City 500, but it is by far the more popular of the two. Since 1978, the race has been held in late-August on a Saturday night, and is considered among the most difficult tickets to obtain in sports, with waiting lists for this event one of the longest in sports. The race has aired on ESPN since 2007. The spring race, the Food City 500, is a network television event on Fox.
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IRWIN TOOLS 500 TICKETS
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Past winners
NOTE:
Unless otherwise noted, the race winner has come from the USA.''
Year
| Date
| Driver
| Car Make
| Winner's Prize (USD)
| Distance (miles)
| Average Speed (mph)
| Laps
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'''Volunteer 500
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1961
| July 29, 1961
| Jack Smith
| '61 Pontiac
| $3,025
| 250
| 68.373
| 500
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1962
| April 29, 1962
| Bobby Johns
| '62 Pontiac
| $4,405
| 250
| 73.397
| 500
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1963
| July 28, 1963
| Fred Lorenzen
| '63 Ford
| $4,540
| 250
| 74.844
| 500
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1964
| July 26, 1964
| Fred Lorenzen
| '64 Ford
| $4,185
| 250
| 78.044
| 500
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1965
| July 25, 1965
| Ned Jarrett
| '65 Ford
| $4,315
| 250
| 61.826
| 500
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1966
| July 24, 1966
| Paul Goldsmith
| '66 Plymouth
| $5,400
| 250
| 77.963
| 500
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1967
| July 23, 1967
| Richard Petty
| '67 Plymouth
| $6,050
| 250
| 78.705
| 500
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1968
| July 21, 1968
| David Pearson
| '68 Ford
| $5,175
| 250
| 76.31
| 500
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1969
| July 20, 1969
| David Pearson
| '69 Ford
| $5,525
| 267
| 79.737
| 500
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1970
| July 19, 1970
| Bobby Allison
| '69 Dodge
| $4,850
| 267
| 84.88
| 500
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1971
| July 11, 1971
| Charlie Glotzbach
| '71 Chevrolet
| $5,675
| 267
| 101.074
| 500
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1972
| July 9, 1972
| Bobby Allison
| '72 Chevrolet
| $8,400
| 267
| 92.735
| 500
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1973
| July 8, 1973
| Benny Parsons
| '73 Chevrolet
| $6,800
| 267
| 91.342
| 500
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1974
| July 14, 1974
| Cale Yarborough
| '74 Chevrolet
| $7,725
| 267
| 75.43
| 500
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1975
| November 2, 1975
| Richard Petty
| '74 Dodge
| $7,560
| 267
| 97.016
| 500
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'''Volunteer 400
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1976
| August 29, 1976
| Cale Yarborough
| Chevrolet
| $10,025
| 213
| 99.175
| 400
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1977
| August 28, 1977
| Cale Yarborough
| Chevrolet
| $12,100
| 213
| 79.726
| 400
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Volunteer 500
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1978
| August 26, 1978 [1]
| Cale Yarborough
| Oldsmobile
| $15,910
| 267
| 88.628
| 500
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1979
| August 25, 1979
| Darrell Waltrip
| Chevrolet
| $13,510
| 267
| 91.493
| 500
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Busch Volunteer 500
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1980
| August 23, 1980
| Cale Yarborough
| Chevrolet
| $16,550
| 267
| 86.973
| 500
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Busch 500
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1981
| August 22, 1981
| Darrell Waltrip
| Buick
| $18,800
| 267
| 84.723
| 500
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1982
| August 28, 1982
| Darrell Waltrip
| Buick
| $22,925
| 267
| 94.318
| 500
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1983
| August 27, 1983
| Darrell Waltrip
| Buick
| $30,400
| 223 [2]
| 89.43
| 418
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1984
| August 25, 1984
| Terry Labonte
| Chevrolet
| $28,480
| 267
| 85.365
| 500
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1985
| August 24, 1985
| Dale Earnhardt
| Chevrolet
| $34,675
| 267
| 81.388
| 500
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1986
| August 23, 1986
| Darrell Waltrip
| Chevrolet
| $41,725
| 267
| 86.934
| 500
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1987
| August 22, 1987
| Dale Earnhardt
| Chevrolet
| $47,175
| 267
| 90.373
| 500
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1988
| August 27, 1988
| Dale Earnhardt
| Chevrolet
| $48,500
| 267
| 78.775
| 500
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1989
| August 26, 1989
| Darrell Waltrip
| Chevrolet
| $52,450
| 267
| 85.554
| 500
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1990
| August 25, 1990
| Ernie Irvan
| Chevrolet
| $49,600
| 267
| 91.782
| 500
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Bud 500
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1991
| August 24, 1991
| Alan Kulwicki
| Ford
| $61,400
| 267
| 82.028
| 500
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1992
| August 29, 1992
| Darrell Waltrip
| Chevrolet
| $73,050
| 267
| 91.198
| 500
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1993
| August 28, 1993
| Mark Martin
| Ford
| $80,125
| 267
| 500
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Goody's 500
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1994
| August 27, 1994
| Rusty Wallace
| Ford
| $53,015
| 267
| 91.363
| 500
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1995
| August 26, 1995
| Terry Labonte
| Chevrolet
| $66,940
| 267
| 81.979
| 500
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Goody's Headache Powder 500
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1996
| August 24, 1996
| Rusty Wallace
| Ford
| $77,090
| 267
| 91.267
| 500
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1997
| August 23, 1997
| Dale Jarrett
| Ford
| $101,550
| 267
| 80.013
| 500
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1998
| August 22, 1998
| Mark Martin
| Ford
| $85,315
| 267
| 86.949
| 500
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1999
| August 28, 1999
| Dale Earnhardt
| Chevrolet
| $89,880
| 267
| 91.276
| 500
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goracing.com 500
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2000
| August 26, 2000
| Rusty Wallace
| Ford
| $107,540
| 267
| 85.394
| 500
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Sharpie 500
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2001
| August 25, 2001
| Tony Stewart
| Pontiac
| $189,415
| 267
| 85.106
| 500
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2002
| August 24, 2002
| Jeff Gordon
| Chevrolet
| $245,543
| 267
| 77.097
| 500
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2003
| August 23, 2003
| Kurt Busch
| Ford
| $237,565
| 267
| 77.421
| 500
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2004
| August 28, 2004
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
| Chevrolet
| $322,443
| 267
| 88.538
| 500
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2005
| August 27, 2005
| Matt Kenseth
| Ford
| $360,536
| 267
| 84.678
| 500
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2006
| August 26, 2006
| Matt Kenseth
| Ford
| $336,516
| 267
| 90.025
| 500
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2007
| August 25, 2007
| Carl Edwards
| Ford
| $297,050
| 267
| 89.006
| 500
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2008
| August 23, 2008
| Carl Edwards
| Ford
| $344,625
| 267
| 91.581
| 500
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2009
| August 22, 2009
| Kyle Busch
| Toyota
| $341,073
| 267
| 80.240
| 500
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Manufacturer wins
Rank
| Manufacturer
| Wins
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1
| Chevrolet
| 20
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2
| Ford
| 17
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3
| Pontiac
| 3
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3
| Buick
| 3
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4
| Plymouth
| 2
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4
| Dodge
| 2
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5
| Oldsmobile
| 1
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5
| Toyota
| 1
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