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Budweiser NASCAR 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Venue	Texas World Speedway
Location	College Station, Texas, United States
Corporate sponsor	Budweiser
First race	1969
Last race	1981
Distance	500 miles (800 km) (1969, 1971–1973) 400 miles (640 km) (1979–1981)
Laps	250 (1969, 1971–1973) 200 (1979–1981)
Previous names	Fall 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
Surface	Asphalt
Length	2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Turns	4

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.

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Report	Ref
Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Miles (km)	Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Report	Ref
1969	December 7	71	Bobby Isaac	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	250	500 (804.672)	3:27:56	144.277	Report
1970	Not held
1971	December 12	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	250	500 (804.672)	3:28:20	144	Report
1972	June 25	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	250	500 (804.672)	3:28:04	144.185	Report
1972	November 12	71	Buddy Baker	Nord Krauskopf	Dodge	250	500 (804.672)	3:24:00	147.059	Report
1973	June 10	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	250	500 (804.672)	3:26:44	142.114	Report
1974 – 1978	Not held
1979	June 3	88	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	400 (643.737)	2:33:39	156.216	Report
1980	June 1	11	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet	200	400 (643.737)	2:30:54	159.046	Report
1981	June 7	15	Benny Parsons	Bud Moore Engineering	Ford	200	400 (643.737)	3:01:10	132.475	Report

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Manufacturer	Years Won	Ref
3	Richard Petty	1971, June 1972, 1973

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Manufacturer	Years Won
3	Dodge	1969, November 1972, 1973
2	Chevrolet	1979, 1980
2	Plymouth	1971, June 1972
1	Ford	1981

References

"1969 Texas 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
"1971 Texas 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "1972 Lone Star 500". Retrieved November 8, 2021.
"1972 Texas 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "1973 Alamo 500". Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "1979 Texas 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "1980 NASCAR 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

External links

Texas World Speedway race results at Racing-Reference

Races in the NASCAR Cup Series

Current (2025)

Championship

Playoffs	Darlington 2 Gateway Bristol 2 Loudon Kansas 2 Charlotte Roval Las Vegas 2 Talladega 2 Martinsville 2 Phoenix 2

Exhibition

Former

Championship	Bristol Dirt Charlotte 2 Chicagoland Daytona RC Dover 2 Fontana Fontana 2 Indy RC Kentucky Loudon 2 Michigan 2 Nashville Fairgrounds 1 Nashville Fairgrounds 2 North Wilkesboro 1 North Wilkesboro 2 Ontario Pocono 2 Richmond 2 Riverside 1 Riverside 2 Rockingham 1 Rockingham 2 Road America Soldier Field Texas 2 Texas World 1 Texas World 2 Trenton
Exhibition	Calder Park Motegi Suzuka

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