STP 500
Venue: | Martinsville Speedway |
Main sponsor: | |
First race: | 1949 |
Distance: | 263 miles (423.24 km) |
Number of laps: | 500 |
Former names: |
Unnamed (1949–1955)
Virginia 500 (1956-1981, 2001-2003) Virginia National Bank 500 (1982-1983) Sovran Bank 500 (1984–1987) Pannill Sweatshirts 500 (1988–1989) Hanes Activewear 500 (1990) Hanes 500 (1991-1995) Goody's Headache Powder 500 (1996-1998) Goody's Body Pain 500 (1999-2000) Advance Auto Parts 500 (2004-2005) DirecTV 500 (2006) Goody's Cool Orange 500 (2007-2008) Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 (2009-2010) Goody's Fast Relief 500 (2011-2012) STP Gas Booster 500 (2013) STP 500 (2014) |
The STP 500 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup race held at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville , Virginia , a track owned by the International Speedway Corporation .
For the first time the race was held in the NASCAR Strictly Stock season 1949 , the first ever NASCAR season. The name of the race has changed many times over the years. In 2007 the Goody's Cool Orange 500 was only the second race with the new Car of Tomorrow .
winner
- 1949: Red Byron
- 1950: Curtis Turner
- 1951: Curtis Turner
- 1952: Dick Rathmann
- 1953: Lee Petty
- 1954: Jim Paschal
- 1955: Tim Flock
- 1956: Buck Baker
- 1957: Buck Baker
- 1958: Bob Welborn
- 1959: Lee Petty
- 1960: Richard Petty
- 1961: Junior Johnson
- 1962: Richard Petty
- 1963: Richard Petty
- 1964: Fred Lorenzen
- 1965: Fred Lorenzen
- 1966: Jim Paschal
- 1967: Richard Petty
- 1968: Cale Yarborough
- 1969: Richard Petty
- 1970: Bobby Isaac (race shortened - only 376 laps)
- 1971: Richard Petty
- 1972: Richard Petty
- 1973: David Pearson
- 1974: Cale Yarborough
- 1975: Richard Petty
- 1976: Darrell Waltrip
- 1977: Cale Yarborough (race shortened due to rain - only 384 laps)
- 1978: Darrell Waltrip
- 1979: Richard Petty
- 1980: Darrell Waltrip
- 1981: Morgan Shepherd
- 1982: Harry Gant
- 1983: Darrell Waltrip
- 1984: Geoff Bodine
- 1985: Harry Gant
- 1986: Ricky Rudd
- 1987: Dale Earnhardt
- 1988: Dale Earnhardt
- 1989: Darrell Waltrip
- 1990: Geoff Bodine
- 1991: Dale Earnhardt
- 1992: Mark Martin
- 1993: Rusty Wallace
- 1994: Rusty Wallace
- 1995: Rusty Wallace (race shortened due to rain - only 356 laps)
- 1996: Rusty Wallace
- 1997: Jeff Gordon
- 1998: Bobby Hamilton
- 1999: John Andretti
- 2000: Mark Martin
- 2001: Dale Jarrett
- 2002: Bobby Labonte
- 2003: Jeff Gordon
- 2004: Rusty Wallace
- 2005: Jeff Gordon
- 2006: Tony Stewart
- 2007: Jimmie Johnson (First COT race in Martinsville)
- 2008: Denny Hamlin
- 2009: Jimmie Johnson
- 2010: Denny Hamlin
- 2011: Kevin Harvick
- 2012: Ryan Newman
- 2013: Jimmie Johnson
- 2014: Kurt Busch
- 2015: Denny Hamlin
- 2016: Kyle Busch
- 2017: Brad Keselowski
- 2018: Clint Bowyer
- 2019: Brad Keselowski