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ToyotaCare 250 Wiki Information
The Crown Royal Presents the Your Name Here 400
is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Since 2007, race title sponsor Crown Royal names the race after the winner of an essay contest during Daytona Speedweeks. The winner of the first essay contest was Jim Stewart from Houma, Louisiana, with subsequent contests won by Dan Lowry of Columbiana, Ohio and Russ Friedman of Huntington, N.Y. [1]
The race is currently held as a Saturday night event in early May. For several years, it was held as a daytime event the weekend after the Daytona 500 in February. Lights were installed at the facility in 1991, but the spring race remained during the day. Consistent cold weather, and even a snow delay in 1989, prompted track officials to move the race later in the spring. The race was moved around to May or June, and permanently moved from Sunday afternoons to Saturday nights. After a few years, the race eventually fixed as a May race date by 1999.
In 2007, for the first time in the track's history, the track's races aired on network television. The Crown Royal 400 aired on FOX. During the 1980s and early 1990s, TBS covered the race. ESPN took over later in the decade. From 2001-2006, the race was shown on FX.
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Past winners
Crown Royal Presents the Your Name Here 400
- 2009 (Crown Royal Presents the Russell Friedman 400) Kyle Busch (Won on his 24th birthday) (Contest winner: Russ Friedman)
- 2008 (Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400) Clint Bowyer (410 laps due to green-white-checker finish)
- 2007 (Crown Royal Presents the Jim Stewart 400) Jimmie Johnson (race moved to Sunday afternoon due to rain, first COT win at Richmond)
Crown Royal 400
Chevy American Revolution 400
- 2005 Kasey Kahne
- 2004 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Pontiac Excitement 400
- 2003 Joe Nemechek (393 laps due to rain)
- 2002 Tony Stewart (race was started on Saturday night but was finished on Sunday afternoon due to rain.)
- 2001 Tony Stewart
- 2000 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
- 1999 Dale Jarrett
- 1998 Terry Labonte (race moved to a Saturday night event)
- 1997 Rusty Wallace
- 1996 Jeff Gordon
Pontiac 400
- 1995 Terry Labonte
- 1994 Ernie Irvan
- 1993 Davey Allison
- 1992 Bill Elliott
- 1991 Dale Earnhardt
- 1990 Mark Martin
- 1989 Rusty Wallace (race rescheduled one month later due to snow)
- 1988 Neil Bonnett (last race on old layout)
Miller High Life 400
- 1987 Dale Earnhardt
- 1986 Kyle Petty
- *This race is largely remembered for its controversey. Dale Earnhardt spun out Darrell Waltrip at the end, and both cars crashed. Petty slipped by to win.
- 1985 Dale Earnhardt
- 1984 Ricky Rudd
Richmond 400
- 1983 Bobby Allison
- 1982 Dave Marcis (250 laps due to rain)
- 1981 Darrell Waltrip
- 1980 Darrell Waltrip
- 1979 Cale Yarborough
- 1978 Benny Parsons
- 1977 Cale Yarborough (245 laps due to rain)
- 1976 Dave Marcis
Richmond 500
- 1975 Richard Petty
- 1974 Bobby Allison
- 1973 Richard Petty
- 1972 Richard Petty
- 1971 Richard Petty
- 1970 James Hylton
- 1969 David Pearson
Richmond 250
- 1968 David Pearson
- 1967 Richard Petty
- 1966 David Pearson
- 1965 Junior Johnson
- 1964 David Pearson
- 1963 Joe Weatherly
- 1962 Rex White (180 laps due to darkness)
Richmond 200
- 1961 Richard Petty
- 1960 Lee Petty
Richmond 100
Richmond 200
- 1957 Paul Goldsmith
- 1956 Buck Baker
- 1955 Tim Flock
- 1953 Lee Petty
References
- Fan crowned the winner of 'Earl Southworth contest for Richmond race 2/28/2008. Retrieved 2/29/2008.
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