Budweiser 400

Budweiser 400

Venue	Riverside International Raceway
Sponsor	Budweiser
First race	1963
Last race	1988
Distance	249 miles (400 km)
Laps	95
Previous names	Golden 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, USA. 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

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Report
					Laps	Miles (km)
1963	Nov 3	Darel Dieringer	Bill Stroppe	Mercury	148	399.6 (643.093)	4:21:37	91.465	Report
1964 – 1969	Not held
1970	June 14	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	153	400.86 (645.121)	3:57:51	101.12	Report
1971	June 20	Bobby Allison	Holman-Moody	Dodge	153	400.86 (645.121)	4:17:05	93.427	Report
1972	June 18	Ray Elder	Fred Elder	Dodge	153	400.86 (645.121)	4:03:32	98.761	Report
1973	June 17	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	153	400.86 (645.121)	4:00:00	100.215	Report
1974	June 9	Cale Yarborough	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	138*	361.56 (581.874)	3:31:40	102.489	Report
1975	June 8	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	153	400.86 (645.121)	3:58:04	101.028	Report
1976	June 13	David Pearson	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:20:31	106.279	Report
1977	June 12	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:22:12	105.021	Report
1978	June 11	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:23:10	104.311	Report
1979	June 10	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:23:58	103.732	Report
1980	June 8	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports	Chevrolet	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:26:38	101.846	Report
1981	June 14	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates	Buick	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:39:30	93.597	Report
1982	June 13	Tim Richmond	Jim Stacy	Buick	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:23:51	103.816	Report
1983	June 5	Ricky Rudd	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:49:35	88.063	Report
1984	June 3	Terry Labonte	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:25:07	102.91	Report
1985	June 2	Terry Labonte	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:23:13	104.276	Report
1986	June 1	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:22:07	105.083	Report
1987	June 21	Tim Richmond	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:26:09	102.183	Report
1988	June 12	Rusty Wallace	Blue Max Racing	Pontiac	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:43:03	88.341	Report

• 1974: The Race was shortened by 10% in response to the fuel crisis.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# 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)

# 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

Television broadcasters

Year	Network	Lap-by-lap	Color commentator(s)
1988	ESPN	Bob Jenkins	Ned Jarrett
1987		Larry Nuber	Dick Berggren Richard Petty
1986	TNN	Steve Evans	Brock Yates
1985
1983	ESPN	Bob Jenkins	Larry Nuber
1976	CBS	Ken Squier	Richard Petty

External links

• Riverside race results at Racing-Reference.info
• NASCAR Commentators Crews and Networks