Budweiser 400

The Budweiser 400 was an annual summer NASCAR Winston Cup race held from 1970 to 1988 at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California, United States. 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.

Budweiser 400

NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Venue	Riverside International Raceway
Corporate 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)

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Report	Ref
						Laps	Miles (km)
1963	Nov 3	16	Darel Dieringer	Bill Stroppe	Mercury	148	399.6 (643.093)	4:21:37	91.465	Report	[1]
1964 – 1969	Not held
1970	June 14	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	153	400.86 (645.121)	3:57:51	101.12	Report	[2]
1971	June 20	12	Bobby Allison	Holman-Moody	Dodge	153	400.86 (645.121)	4:17:05	93.427	Report	[3]
1972	June 18	96	Ray Elder	Fred Elder	Dodge	153	400.86 (645.121)	4:03:32	98.761	Report	[4]
1973	June 17	12	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	153	400.86 (645.121)	4:00:00	100.215	Report	[5]
1974	June 9	11	Cale Yarborough	Richard Howard	Chevrolet	138*	361.56 (581.874)	3:31:40	102.489	Report	[6]
1975	June 8	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	153	400.86 (645.121)	3:58:04	101.028	Report	[7]
1976	June 13	21	David Pearson	Wood Brothers Racing	Mercury	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:20:31	106.279	Report	[8]
1977	June 12	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:22:12	105.021	Report	[9]
1978	June 11	72	Benny Parsons	L.G. DeWitt	Chevrolet	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:23:10	104.311	Report	[10]
1979	June 10	15	Bobby Allison	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:23:58	103.732	Report	[11]
1980	June 8	88	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports	Chevrolet	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:26:38	101.846	Report	[12]
1981	June 14	11	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates	Buick	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:39:30	93.597	Report	[13]
1982	June 13	2	Tim Richmond	Jim Stacy	Buick	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:23:51	103.816	Report	[14]
1983	June 5	3	Ricky Rudd	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:49:35	88.063	Report	[15]
1984	June 3	44	Terry Labonte	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:25:07	102.91	Report	[16]
1985	June 2	44	Terry Labonte	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:23:13	104.276	Report	[17]
1986	June 1	11	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:22:07	105.083	Report	[18]
1987	June 21	25	Tim Richmond	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:26:09	102.183	Report	[19]
1988	June 12	27	Rusty Wallace	Blue Max Racing	Pontiac	95	248.9 (400.565)	2:43:03	88.341	Report	[20]

• 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

References

1. "1963 Golden State 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
2. "1970 Falstaff 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
3. "1971 Golden State 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
4. "1972 Golden State 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
5. "1973 Tuborg 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
6. "1974 Tuborg 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
7. "1975 Tuborg 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
8. "1976 Riverside 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
9. "1977 NAPA 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
10. "1978 NAPA 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
11. "1979 NAPA Riverside 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
12. "1980 Warner W. Hodgdon 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
13. "1981 Warner W. Hodgdon 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
14. "1982 Budweiser 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
15. "1983 Budweiser 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
16. "1984 Budweiser 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
17. "1985 Budweiser 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
18. "1986 Budweiser 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
19. "1987 Budweiser 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
20. "1988 Budweiser 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2021.

External links

• Riverside International Raceway race results at Racing-Reference