NASCAR Cup Series at Texas World Speedway

Last updated
Budweiser NASCAR 400
Texas World Speedway-Superspeedway.svg
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Venue Texas World Speedway
Location College Station, Texas, United States
Corporate sponsor Budweiser
First race1969
Last race1981
Distance500 miles (800 km) (1969, 1971–1973)
400 miles (640 km) (1979–1981)
Laps250 (1969, 1971–1973)
200 (1979–1981)
Previous namesFall race:
Texas 500 (1969, 1971–1972)
June race:
Lone Star 500 (1972)
Alamo 500 (1973)
Texas 400 (1979)
NASCAR 400 (1980)
Budweiser NASCAR 400 (1981)
Most wins (driver) Richard Petty (3)
Most wins (team) Petty Enterprises (3)
Most wins (manufacturer) Dodge (3)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Turns4

Stock car racing events in the then-NASCAR Winston Cup Series were held at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas from 1969 to 1973 and again from 1979 to 1981. The track was replaced on the schedule in 1982 with the Pocono 500 at Pocono International Raceway. The final race in June 1981 was known as the Budweiser NASCAR 400.

Contents

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)		ReportRef
LapsMiles (km)
1969 December 771 Bobby Isaac Nord Krauskopf Dodge 250500 (804.672)3:27:56144.277 Report [1]
1970Not held
1971 December 1243 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 250500 (804.672)3:28:20144 Report [2]
1972 June 2543 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 250500 (804.672)3:28:04144.185 Report [3]
November 1271 Buddy Baker Nord Krauskopf Dodge 250500 (804.672)3:24:00147.059 Report [4]
1973 June 1043 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 250500 (804.672)3:26:44142.114 Report [5]
1974
–
1978		Not held
1979 June 388 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet 200400 (643.737)2:33:39156.216 Report [6]
1980 June 111 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 200400 (643.737)2:30:54159.046 Report [7]
1981 June 715 Benny Parsons Bud Moore Engineering Ford 200400 (643.737)3:01:10132.475 Report [8]

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsManufacturerYears wonRef
3 Richard Petty 1971, June 1972, 1973 [3] [5]

Manufacturer wins

# WinsManufacturerYears wonRef
3 Dodge 1969, November 1972, 1973 [3]
2 Chevrolet 1979, 1980 [6] [7]
Plymouth 1971, June 1972 [3]
1 Ford 1981 [8]

References

  1. ↑ "1969 Texas 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ "1971 Texas 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "1972 Lone Star 500" . Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ "1972 Texas 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "1973 Alamo 500" . Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "1979 Texas 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  7. 1 2 "1980 NASCAR 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  8. 1 2 "1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.


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