NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |
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Venue | Ontario Motor Speedway |
Corporate sponsor | Los Angeles Times |
First race | 1971 |
Last race | 1980 |
Distance | 500 miles (805 km) |
Laps | 200 |
Previous names | Miller High Life 500 (1971–1972) Los Angeles Times 500 (1974–1980) |
The Los Angeles Times 500 was an annual NASCAR Winston Cup race held at Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, United States, in February from 1971 to 1972 and in November from 1974 to 1980.
Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | Report | Ref | |
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Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||||
1971 | February 28 | 21 | A. J. Foyt | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:43:36 | 134.168 | Report | [1] |
1972 | March 5 | 21 | A. J. Foyt | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:56:04 | 127.082 | Report | [2] |
1973 | March 4 | Not held | |||||||||
1974 | November 24 | 12 | Bobby Allison | Penske Racing | AMC | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:42:17 | 134.963 | Report | [3] |
1975 | November 23 | 15 | Buddy Baker | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:33:12 | 140.712 | Report | [4] |
1976 | November 21 | 21 | David Pearson | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:38:49 | 137.101 | Report | [5] |
1977 | November 20 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Jim Stacy | Dodge | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:53:50 | 128.296 | Report | [6] |
1978 | November 19 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:37:44 | 137.783 | Report | [7] |
1979 | November 18 | 27 | Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:45:52 | 132.822 | Report | [8] |
1980 | November 15 | 27 | Benny Parsons | M.C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 500 (804.672) | 3:51:46 | 129.441 | Report | [9] |
# Wins | Driver | Years Won | Ref(s) |
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2 | A. J. Foyt | 1971, 1972 | [1] [2] |
Bobby Allison | 1974, 1978 | [3] [7] | |
Benny Parsons | 1979, 1980 | [8] [9] |
# Wins | Team | Years Won | Ref(s) |
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3 | Wood Brothers Racing | 1971, 1972, 1976 | [1] [2] [5] |
2 | Bud Moore Engineering | 1975, 1978 | [4] [7] |
M.C. Anderson Racing | 1979, 1980 | [8] [9] |
# Wins | Manufacturer | Years Won | Ref(s) |
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3 | Mercury | 1971, 1972, 1976 | [1] [2] [5] |
2 | Ford | 1975, 1978 | [4] [7] |
Chevrolet | 1979, 1980 | [8] [9] | |
1 | AMC | 1974 | [3] |
Dodge | 1977 | [6] |
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