The Goodyear 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series race held annually at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.
While a 100-mile race was held in 1952, the spring Darlington race didn't become a mainstay on the Cup schedule until 1957, when the race became known as the Rebel 300. In 1966, the race became 400 miles long, and in 1973, the race became 500 miles long. In 1994, the race was shortened back to just 400 miles. However, after 2004, the spring Darlington race was taken off the schedule due to low attendance. In 2020, NASCAR announced that two 400-mile Darlington races would be held in May. Because of the success of the races, NASCAR announced that Goodyear would sponsor the spring Darlington race, and throwback weekend would officially be moved to May Darlington weekend.
Past Winners[]
| Year | Date | Car. No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race distance | Race time | Average speed (mph) |
Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||
| 1952 | May 10 | 120 | Dick Rathmann | Walt Chapman | Hudson | 80 | 100 (160.934) | 1:11:35 | 83.318 | Report |
| 1953 – 1956 |
Not held | |||||||||
| 1957 | May 12* | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pete DePaolo | Ford | 219 | 301.125 (484.613) | 2:47:23 | 107.941 | Report |
| 1958 | May 10 | 26 | Curtis Turner | Holman-Moody | Ford | 219 | 301.125 (484.613) | 2:44:08 | 109.624 | Report |
| 1959 | May 9 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Frank Strickland | Chevrolet | 219 | 301.125 (484.613) | 2:36:00 | 115.817 | Report |
| 1960 | May 14 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | Holman-Moody | Ford | 219 | 301.125 (484.613) | 2:56:01 | 102.64 | Report |
| 1961 | May 6 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Ford | 219 | 301.125 (484.613) | 2:31:10 | 119.52 | Report |
| 1962 | May 12 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Holman-Moody | Ford | 219 | 301.125 (484.613) | 2:33:17 | 117.429 | Report |
| 1963 | May 11 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 2 x 110 | 2 X 151.25 (243.413) | Report | ||
| 1964 | May 9 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Ford | 219 | 301.125 (484.613) | 2:18:51 | 130.013 | Report |
| 1965 | May 8 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 219 | 301.125 (484.613) | 2:41:32 | 111.849 | Report |
| 1966 | April 30 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 291 | 400.125 (643.938) | 3:01:53 | 131.993 | Report |
| 1967 | May 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 291 | 400.125 (643.938) | 3:10:56 | 125.738 | Report |
| 1968 | May 11 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Ford | 291 | 400.125 (643.938) | 3:00:54 | 132.699 | Report |
| 1969 | May 10 | 98 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Mercury | 291 | 400.125 (643.938) | 3:02:28 | 131.572 | Report |
| 1970 | May 9 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Ford | 291 | 400.125 (643.938) | 3:05:07 | 129.688 | Report |
| 1971 | May 2 | 11 | Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 293 | 400.238 (644.12) | 3:03:46 | 130.678 | Report |
| 1972 | April 16 | 21 | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 293 | 400.238 (644.12) | 3:13:00 | 124.406 | Report |
| 1973 | April 15 | 21 | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 4:04:14 | 122.655 | Report |
| 1974 | April 7 | 21 | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 330 | 450.78 (725.460) | 3:50:06 | 117.543 | Report |
| 1975 | April 13 | 16 | Bobby Allison | Penske Racing | Matador | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 4:15:41 | 117.597 | Report |
| 1976 | April 11 | 21 | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 4:04:36 | 122.973 | Report |
| 1977 | April 3 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 3:53:18 | 128.817 | Report |
| 1978 | April 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | L.G. DeWitt | Chevrolet | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 3:55:50 | 127.544 | Report |
| 1979 | April 8 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | DiGard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 4:06:59 | 121.721 | Report |
| 1980 | April 13 | 1 | David Pearson | Ellington Racing | Chevrolet | 189* | 258.174 (415.49) | 2:23:49 | 112.397 | Report |
| 1981 | April 12 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Buick | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 3:57:24 | 126.703 | Report |
| 1982 | April 4 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 4:03:27 | 123.554 | Report |
| 1983 | April 10 | 33 | Harry Gant | Hal Needham | Buick | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 3:50:05 | 130.406 | Report |
| 1984 | April 15 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | Chevrolet | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 4:18:16 | 119.925 | Report |
| 1985 | April 14 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Racing | Ford | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 3:58:08 | 126.295 | Report |
| 1986 | April 13 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 3:53:11 | 128.994 | Report |
| 1987 | March 29 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 4:05:28 | 122.54 | Report |
| 1988 | March 27 | 83 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 3:49:07 | 131.284 | Report |
| 1989 | April 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Leo Jackson Racing | Oldsmobile | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 4:20:29 | 115.475 | Report |
| 1990 | April 1 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 4:02:26 | 124.073 | Report |
| 1991 | April 7 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 3:41:50 | 135.594 | Report |
| 1992 | March 29 | 11 | Bill Elliott | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 3:35:50 | 139.364 | Report |
| 1993 | March 28 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 367 | 501.322 (806.799) | 3:33:29 | 139.958 | Report |
| 1994 | March 27 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 293 | 400.238 (644.12) | 3:01:20 | 132.432 | Report |
| 1995 | March 26 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 400.238 (644.12) | 3:35:35 | 111.392 | Report |
| 1996 | March 24 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 400.238 (644.12) | 3:12:26 | 124.792 | Report |
| 1997 | March 23 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 293 | 400.238 (644.12) | 3:18:12 | 121.162 | Report |
| 1998 | March 22 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 293 | 400.238 (644.12) | 3:07:40 | 127.962 | Report |
| 1999 | March 21 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 164* | 224.024 (360.531) | 1:50:49 | 121.294 | Report |
| 2000 | March 19 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 293 | 400.238 (644.12) | 3:07:30 | 128.076 | Report |
| 2001 | March 18 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 293 | 400.238 (644.12) | 3:09:45 | 126.557 | Report |
| 2002 | March 17 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 293 | 400.238 (644.12) | 3:10:29 | 126.07 | Report |
| 2003 | March 16 | 32 | Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Pontiac | 293 | 400.238 (644.12) | 3:10:16 | 126.214 | Report |
| 2004 | March 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 293 | 400.238 (644.12) | 3:30:39 | 114.001 | Report |
| 2005 – 2019 |
Not held | |||||||||
| 2020 | May 17 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 293 | 400.238 (644.12) | 3:27:21 | 115.815 | Report |
| May 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 208* | 248.128 (457.162) | 2:42:23 | 104.984 | Report | |
| 2021 | May 9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 293 | 400.238 (644.12) | 3:14:21 | 123.562 | Report |
| 2022 | May 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 293 | 400.238 (644.12) | 3:21:32 | 119.158 | Report |