Budweiser 400

Budweiser 400

Venue	Riverside International Raceway
Sponsor	Budweiser
First race	1970
Distance	249 miles (400 km)
Laps	95
Previous names	Falstaff 400 (1970) Golden State 400 (1971-1972) Tuborg 400 (1973-1975) Riverside 400 (1976) NAPA 400 (1977-1979) Warner W. Hodgdon 400 (1980-1981)

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

Race winners

Budweiser 400

• 1988 - Rusty Wallace
• 1987 - Tim Richmond
• 1986 - Darrell Waltrip
• 1985 - Terry Labonte
• 1984 - Terry Labonte
• 1983 - Ricky Rudd
• 1982 - Tim Richmond

Warner W. Hodgdon 400

• 1981 - Darrell Waltrip
• 1980 - Darrell Waltrip

NAPA 400

• 1979 - Bobby Allison
• 1978 - Benny Parsons
• 1977 - Richard Petty

Riverside 400

• 1976 - David Pearson

Tuborg 400

• 1975 - Richard Petty
• 1974 - Cale Yarborough
• 1973 - Bobby Allison

Golden State 400

• 1972 - Ray Elder
• 1971 - Bobby Allison

Falstaff 400

• 1970 - Richard Petty

Television broadcasters

Year	Network	Lap-by-lap	Color commentator(s)
1988	ESPN	Bob Jenkins	Ned Jarrett
1987	ESPN
1986	TNN	Steve Evans	Brock Yates
1985	TNN	Steve Evans	Brock Yates
1984
1983	ESPN	Bob Jenkins	Larry Nuber
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976	CBS	Ken Squier	Richard Petty

External links

• Riverside race results at Racing-Reference.info
• NASCAR Commentators Crews and Networks