- Budweiser 400
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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)
Riverside 400 (1976)
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
NAPA 400
Riverside 400
- 1976 - David Pearson
Tuborg 400
- 1975 - Richard Petty
- 1974 - Cale Yarborough
- 1973 - Bobby Allison
Golden State 400
Falstaff 400
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
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