- Crown Royal Presents the Your Name Here 400
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Crown Royal Presents The Your Name Here 400 
Venue Richmond International Raceway Sponsor Crown Royal First race 1953 Distance 300 miles (482.803 km) Laps 400 Previous names Richmond 200 (1953, 1955-1957, 1960-1961)
Richmond 100 (1959)
Richmond 250 (1962-1968)
Richmond 500 (1969-1975)
Richmond 400 (1976-1983)
Miller High Life 400 (1984-1987)
Pontiac Excitement 400 (1988-2003)
Chevy American Revolution 400 (2004-2005)
Crown Royal 400 (2006)
Crown Royal presents the Your Name Here 400 (2007-2011)The Crown Royal Presents the Your Name Here 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Since 2007, race title sponsor Crown Royal names the race after the winner of an essay contest during Daytona Speedweeks. The winner of the first essay contest was Jim Stewart from Houma, Louisiana, with subsequent contests won by Dan Lowry of Columbiana, Ohio and Russ Friedman of Huntington, N.Y.,[1] with the 2010 race being named for Army veteran Heath Calhoun of Clarksville, Tennessee. Since 2010 only military service members have been eligible to win the contest.[2]
The race is currently held as a Saturday night event in late April. For several years, it was held as a daytime event the weekend after the Daytona 500 in February. Lights were installed at the facility in 1991, but the spring race remained during the day. Consistent cold weather, and even a snow delay in 1989, prompted track officials to move the race later in the spring. The race was moved around to May or June, and permanently moved from Sunday afternoons to Saturday nights. After a few years, the race eventually fixed as a May race date by 1999.
Contents
Past winners
Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)Laps Miles (km) 1953 April 19 Lee Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 200 100 (160.934) 2:11:48 45.535 1955 May 22 Tim Flock Carl Kiekhaefer Chrysler 200 100 (160.934) 1:50:30 54.298 1956 April 29 Buck Baker Carl Kiekhaefer Dodge 200 100 (160.934) 1:46:42 56.232 1957 May 5 Paul Goldsmith Pete DePaolo Ford 200 100 (160.934) 1:36:05 62.445 1959 June 21 Tim Pistone Carl Rupert T-Bird 200 100 (160.934) 1:45:29 56.881 1960 June 5 Lee Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 200 100 (160.934) 1:36:23 62.251 1961 April 23 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 200 100 (160.934) 1:36:04 62.456 1962 April 1 Rex White Rex White Chevrolet 180* 90 (144.84) 1:45:08 51.363 1963 April 7 Joe Weatherly Bud Moore Engineering Pontiac 250 125 (201.168) 2:06:16 58.624 1964 March 10 David Pearson Cotton Owens Dodge 250 125 (201.168) 2:07:51 60.233 1965 March 7 Junior Johnson Junior Johnson Ford 250 125 (201.168) 2:02:07 61.416 1966 May 15 David Pearson Cotton Owens Dodge 250 125 (201.168) 1:52:43 66.539 1967 April 30 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 250 125 (201.168) 1:53:40 65.982 1968 March 24 David Pearson Holman-Moody Ford 250 125 (201.168) 1:55:55 65.217 1969 April 13 David Pearson Holman-Moody Ford 500 250 (402.336) 3:23:23 73.752 1970 March 1 James Hylton James Hylton Ford 500 271 (436.132) 3:18:11 82.044 1971 March 7 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 500 271 (436.132) 3:23:20 79.836 1972 Feb 27 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 500 271 (436.132) 3:32:12 76.258 1973 Feb 25 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 500 271 (436.132) 3:37:29 74.764 1974 Feb 24 Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Chevrolet 450* 243.9 (392.519) 3:02:02 80.095 1975 Feb 23 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 500 271 (436.132) 3:37:03 74.913 1976 March 7 Dave Marcis Nord Krauskopf Dodge 400 216.8 (348.905) 2:58:44 72.792 1977 Feb 27 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson Chevrolet 245* 132.79 (213.704) 1:49:01 73.084 1978 Feb 26 Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt Chevrolet 400 216.8 (348.905) 2:41:59 80.304 1979 March 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson Oldsmobile 400 216.8 (348.905) 2:35:34 83.608 1980 Feb 24 Darrell Waltrip DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet 400 216.8 (348.905) 3:12:08 67.703 1981 Feb 22 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson Buick 400 216.8 (348.905) 2:49:53 76.57 1982 Feb 21 Dave Marcis Dave Marcis Chevrolet 250* 135.5 (218.066) 1:51:30 72.914 1983 Feb 27 Bobby Allison DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet 400 216.8 (348.905) 2:43:45 79.584 1984 Feb 26 Ricky Rudd Bud Moore Engineering Ford 400 216.8 (348.905) 2:09:31 76.736 1985 Feb 24 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 216.8 (348.905) 3:11:27 67.945 1986* Feb 23 Kyle Petty Wood Brothers Racing Ford 400 216.8 (348.905) 3:02:54 71.078 1987 March 8 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 216.8 (348.905) 2:39:34 81.52 1988* Feb 21 Neil Bonnett RahMoc Enterprises Pontiac 400 216.8 (348.905) 3:15:54 66.401 1989 March 26* Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 400 300 (482.803) 3:20:51 89.619 1990 Feb 25 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 400 300 (482.803) 3:15:18 92.158 1991 Feb 24 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 300 (482.803) 2:50:47 105.937 1992 March 8 Bill Elliott Junior Johnson Ford 400 300 (482.803) 2:52:27 104.378 1993 March 7 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 300 (482.803) 2:47:07 107.709 1994 March 6 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 300 (482.803) 3:03:03 98.334 1995 March 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 300 (482.803) 2:49:08 106.425 1996 March 3 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 300 (482.803) 2:55:11 102.75 1997 March 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 400 300 (482.803) 2:45:54 108.499 1998* June 6 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 300 (482.803) 3:05:29 97.044 1999 May 15 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 300 (482.803) 2:59:49 100.102 2000 May 6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 400 300 (482.803) 3:01:08 99.374 2001 May 5 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 400 300 (482.803) 3:07:45 95.872 2002 May 4/5* Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 400 300 (482.803) 3:27:19 86.824 2003 May 3 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 393* 294.75 (474.354) 3:23:47 86.783 2004 May 15 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 400 300 (482.803) 3:03:12 98.253 2005 May 14 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 400 300 (482.803) 2:59:26 100.316 2006 May 6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 400 300 (482.803) 3:05:27 97.061 2007 May 6* Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 300 (482.803) 3:17:53 91.27 2008 May 3 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 410* 307.5 (494.873) 3:12:37 95.786 2009 May 2 Kyle Busch* Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 300 (482.803) 3:18:37 90.627 2010 May 1 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 300 (482.803) 3:00:47 99.567 2011 April 30 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 300 (482.803) 3:08:55 95.28 Crown Royal Your Name Here 400 (2007–present) Sweepstakes Winners
Year Winner 2007 Jim Stewart 2008 Dan Lowry 2009 Russ Friedman 2010 Heath Calhoun 2011 Matthew & Daniel Hansen - 1962: Race shortened due to darkness.
- 1974: Race shortened due to energy crisis.
- 1977, 1982, & 2003: Race shortened due to rain.
- 1986: This race is largely remembered for its controversy. Dale Earnhardt spun out Darrell Waltrip at the end, and both cars crashed. Petty slipped by to win.
- 1988: Last race on old layout.
- 1989: Race rescheduled one month later due to snow.
- 1998: Race moved to Saturday night event.
- 2002: Race started on Saturday night but was finished on Sunday afternoon due to rain.
- 2007: Race postponed from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon due to rain.
- 2008: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish.
- 2009: Kyle Busch won on his 24th birthday.
Television broadcasters
The Crown Royal 400 aired on Fox. During the 1980s and early 1990s, TBS covered the race. ESPN took over later in the decade. From 2001-2006, the race was shown on FX. In 2007, for the first time in the track's history, the track's races aired on network television.
Notes
- In 2007, for the first time in the track's history, the track's races aired on network television.
- The 2009 race started on Speed in some areas because of Major League Baseball overrun.
External links
References
- ^ Fan crowned the winner of 'Earl Southworth contest for Richmond race 2/28/2008. Retrieved 2/29/2008.
- ^ "Crown Royal Honors America's Bravest for 2nd Year With Naming Rights to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race" 10/28/2010. Retrieved 4/30/2011.
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