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The Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event that took place in November at the North Carolina Motor Speedway from 1965 to 2003. It was the first NASCAR Cup Series victory for three drivers including Mark Martin in 1989, Ward Burton in 1995, and Johnny Benson in 2002. It was the final race win for Bill Elliott in 2003.

Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
VenueNorth Carolina Speedway
LocationRockingham, North Carolina, United States
Corporate sponsorPop Secret
First race1965
Last race2003
Distance399.681 miles (643.224 km)
Laps393
Previous namesAmerican 500 (1965–1981)
Walter W. Hodgdon American 500 (1982–1984)
Nationwise 500 (1985–1986)
AC Delco 500 (1987–1994)
AC Delco 400 (1995–1998)
Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 (1999–2003)
Most wins (driver)Richard Petty
Cale Yarborough (4)
Most wins (team)Junior Johnson & Associates (8)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ford (12)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.017 mi (1.637 km)
Turns4

This race, typically run as the penultimate race of the NASCAR season, was dropped from the schedule after the 2003 season. The Pop Secret sponsorship was moved over to the newly acquired Labor Day date at Auto Club Speedway, while the late season date was originally taken over by the Southern 500 at Darlington and later the fall race at Texas, which was moved to Spring in 2024 after the track dropped its original spring race in 2021.

Past winners

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Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1965 October 31 41 Curtis Turner Wood Brothers Racing Ford 500 500 (804.672) 4:54:17 101.942 Report [1]
1966 October 30 28 Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody Ford 500 500 (804.672) 4:47:30 104.348 Report [2]
1967 October 29 11 Bobby Allison Holman-Moody Ford 500 500 (804.672) 5:04:49 98.42 Report [3]
1968 October 27 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 500 500 (804.672) 4:45:33 105.06 Report [4]
1969 October 26 98 LeeRoy Yarbrough Junior Johnson & Associates Ford 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:28:12 111.938 Report [5]
1970 November 15 21 Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:14:24 117.811 Report [6]
1971 October 24 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:24:43 113.405 Report [7]
1972 October 22 12 Bobby Allison Richard Howard Chevrolet 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:13:49 118.275 Report [8]
1973 October 21 21 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:14:57 117.749 Report [9]
1974 October 20 21 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:13:21 118.493 Report [10]
1975 October 19 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:09:54 120.129 Report [11]
1976 October 24 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:15:01 117.718 Report [12]
1977 October 23 1 Donnie Allison Ellington Racing Chevrolet 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:24:18 113.584 Report [13]
1978 October 22 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:15:58 117.288 Report [14]
1979 October 21 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Chevrolet 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:37:04 108.356 Report [15]
1980 October 19 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:22:59 114.159 Report [16]
1981 November 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:39:32 107.399 Report [17]
1982 October 31 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:20:47 115.122 Report [18]
1983 October 30 44 Terry Labonte Billy Hagan Chevrolet 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:11:36 119.324 Report [19]
1984 October 21 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:26:35 112.617 Report [20]
1985 October 20 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:13:40 118.344 Report [21]
1986 October 19 12 Neil Bonnett Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet 492 500.364 (805.257) 3:57:33 126.381 Report [22]
1987 October 25 9 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:13:52 118.258 Report [23]
1988 October 23 27 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:29:07 111.557 Report [24]
1989 October 22 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:23:10 114.079 Report [25]
1990 October 21 7 Alan Kulwicki AK Racing Ford 492 500.364 (805.257) 3:57:25 126.452 Report [26]
1991 October 20 28 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford 492 500.364 (805.257) 3:55:51 127.292 Report [27]
1992 October 25 42 Kyle Petty SABCO Racing Pontiac 492 500.364 (805.257) 3:49:37 130.748 Report [28]
1993 October 24 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Pontiac 492 500.364 (805.257) 4:23:16 114.036 Report [29]
1994 October 23 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 492 500.364 (805.257) 3:57:30 126.408 Report [30]
1995 October 22 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:28:56 114.778 Report [31]
1996 October 20 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance
Motorsports 		Ford 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:16:03 122.32 Report [32]
1997 October 27 43 Bobby Hamilton Petty Enterprises Pontiac 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:17:00 121.73 Report [33]
1998 November 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:06:44 128.423 Report [34]
1999 October 24 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:02:55 131.103 Report [35]
2000 October 22 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:37:11 110.418 Report [36]
2001 November 4 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:05:59 128.941 Report [37]
2002 November 3 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:06:35 128.526 Report [38]
2003 November 9 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 393 399.681 (643.224) 3:34:44 111.677 Report [39]

Multiple winners (drivers)

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Alan Kulwicki's 1990 winner trophy
# Wins Driver Years Won
4 Richard Petty 1968, 1971, 1976, 1979
Cale Yarborough 1970, 1975, 1978, 1980
3 Darrell Waltrip 1981–1982, 1985
Bill Elliott 1984, 1987, 2003
2 Bobby Allison 1967, 1972
David Pearson 1973–1974
Rusty Wallace 1988, 1993

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

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# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
12 Ford 1965–1967, 1969, 1984, 1987, 1989–1991, 1996, 1999–2000
11 Chevrolet 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979–1980, 1983, 1985–1986, 1994, 1998, 2001
6 Pontiac 1988, 1992–1993, 1995, 1997, 2002
3 Mercury 1970, 1973–1974
2 Plymouth 1968, 1971
Buick 1981–1982
Dodge 1976, 2003

Notable races

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  • 1965: Curtis Turner posted his final Grand National win, driving the Wood Brothers Racing #41 following his reinstatement to NASCAR.
  • 1967: Bobby Allison posted his first Rockingham win. Formula One legend Jim Clark made his only NASCAR start in this race.
  • 1968: Richard Petty outlasted Cale Yarborough and Bobby Isaac for his only win of the season on a track bigger than a short track.
  • 1972: Bobby Allison battled Richard Petty, David Pearson, and Buddy Baker, ultimately leading 217 laps for his tenth win of 1972 and final win with the Richard Howard team led by Junior Johnson.
  • 1973: Pearson posted his eleventh win of the 1973 season while Benny Parsons won the season championship despite severe damage in an early crash.
  • 1976: Richard Petty defeated Lennie Pond for the win, despite several green-flag pitstops — Petty won despite 125 total seconds in the pits to Pond's 54 seconds.
  • 1977: Donnie Allison outclassed the field for his second win of the season.
  • 1979: Darrell Waltrip, entering the race with the Winston Cup point lead, finished a distant sixth as Petty grabbed the win and the point lead.
  • 1980: Multiple crashes thinned the field as Cale Yarborough took the win in a close points race with sophomore Dale Earnhardt. The race lead changed 35 times.
  • 1981: Darrell Waltrip and Bobby Allison, locked in a bitter point battle, finished 1–2; the lead changed 33 times in total and five times over the final 32 laps between Waltrip and Allison.
  • 1982: Allison spun out of the pits on his final pitstop and Waltrip seized the win.
  • 1983: Terry Labonte broke out of a duel with Tim Richmond for the win, his first in three years.
  • 1984: Bill Elliott edged Harry Gant in a photo finish after Gant seized the lead with two to go.
  • 1992: In the final race Richard Petty would compete in at the Petty's native North Carolina; son Kyle, in the hunt for the 1992 championship, dominated the race, leading all but 8 laps en route to the younger Petty collecting his 2nd victory of the season; which was the only time Kyle Petty won more than one race in a season.
  • 1994: In addition to winning the race, Dale Earnhardt clinched his 7th title at the Rock.
  • 1995: Ward Burton won his first race at the Rock after a late season change to Bill Davis Racing.
  • 2001: Joe Nemechek gave Andy Petree Racing their last win in NASCAR by leading the most laps.
  • 2002: Johnny Benson finally clinched the win at the Rock for his first win over a hard-charging Mark Martin.
  • 2003: Bill Elliott's victory in this race was the last win of his career.

References

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  1. ^ "1965 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "1966 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "1967 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "1968 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "1969 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "1970 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "1971 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "1972 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "1973 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  10. ^ "1974 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  11. ^ "1975 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  12. ^ "1976 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  13. ^ "1977 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  14. ^ "1978 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  15. ^ "1979 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  16. ^ "1980 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  17. ^ "1981 American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  18. ^ "1982 Walter W. Hodgdon American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  19. ^ "1983 Walter W. Hodgdon American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  20. ^ "1984 Walter W. Hodgdon American 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  21. ^ "1985 Nationwise 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  22. ^ "1986 Nationwise 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  23. ^ "1987 AC Delco 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  24. ^ "1988 AC Delco 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  25. ^ "1989 AC Delco 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  26. ^ "1990 AC Delco 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  27. ^ "1991 AC Delco 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  28. ^ "1992 AC Delco 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  29. ^ "1993 AC Delco 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  30. ^ "1994 AC Delco 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  31. ^ "1995 AC Delco 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  32. ^ "1996 AC Delco 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  33. ^ "1997 ACDelco 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  34. ^ "1998 AC Delco 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  35. ^ "1999 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  36. ^ "2000 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  37. ^ "2001 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  38. ^ "2002 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  39. ^ "2003 Pop-Secret Microwave Popcorn 400". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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