The Winchester 400 is a 400-lap short-track super late model stock car race held each fall at the Winchester Speedway, a half-mile long paved oval motor racetrack in Winchester, Indiana, United States. Held annually since 1970, the Winchester 400 started off as an American Speed Association event. Later it became part of the NASCAR Southeast Series from 1992 to 1998.[1] It returned to the ASA National Tour from 2000 to 2002. The event is sanctioned by the ARCA/CRA Super Series since 2003, and in 2023 it will be co-sanctioned by the new ASA STARS National Tour.
Billed as the "World's Fastest 1/2 mile", Winchester's 37 degree banking are some of the steepest in motorsports and the reason for the high speeds. The track has permanent seating for approximately 4000 spectators. The race has served as a launching point for the careers of several young drivers including former winners Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Mike Eddy, and Ted Musgrave.
History
edit| Year | Date | Winner | Make | Pole | Make | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | October 4 | Dave Sorg | Mercury | Ron North | Oldsmobile | |
| 1971 | October 3 | Denny Miles | Chevrolet | Les Snow | Plymouth | |
| 1972 | October 1 | Dave Sorg | Chevrolet | Larry Moore | Chevrolet | |
| 1973 | September 30 | Vern Schrock | Pontiac | Ed VanderLaan | Chevrolet | |
| 1974 | September 29 | Bob Senneker | Chevrolet | Vern Schrock | Chevrolet | |
| 1975 | September 28 | Bob Senneker | Chevrolet | Larry Moore | Chevrolet | |
| 1976 | October 4 | Bob Senneker | Chevrolet | Bob Senneker | Chevrolet | |
| 1977 | October 2 | Bob Senneker | Chevrolet | Bob Senneker | Chevrolet | |
| 1978 | October 1 | Bob Senneker | Chevrolet | Bob Sensiba | Chevrolet | |
| 1979 | October 7 | Don Gregory | Oldsmobile | Randy Sweet | Chevrolet | |
| 1980 | October 5 | Terry Senneker | Chevrolet | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | |
| 1981 | October 4 | Mike Eddy | Chevrolet | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | |
| 1982 | October 3 | Rusty Wallace | Chevrolet | Bob Strait | Pontiac | |
| 1983 | October 2 | Mike Eddy | Pontiac | Dick Trickle | Pontiac | |
| 1984 | September 30 | Bob Senneker | Pontiac | Dick Trickle | Pontiac | |
| 1985 | September 29 | Mark Martin | Ford | Mark Martin | Ford | |
| 1986 | October 5 | Mark Martin | Ford | Mark Martin | Pontiac | |
| 1987 | October 4 | Butch Miller | Chevrolet | Butch Miller | Chevrolet | |
| 1988 | October 2 | Ted Musgrave | Chevrolet | Butch Miller | Chevrolet | |
| 1989 | October 1 | Butch Miller | Chevrolet | Kenny Wallace | Pontiac | |
| 1990 | September 30 | Bob Senneker | Chevrolet | Dave Jackson | Chevrolet | |
| 1991 | October 6 | Glenn Allen Jr. | Chevrolet | Mike Eddy | Pontiac | |
| 1992 | October 4 | Tim Steele | Chevrolet | Mike Garvey | Ford | |
| 1993 | October 3 | Mike Cope | Oldsmobile | Hal Goodson | Ford | |
| 1994 | October 2 | Mike Cope | Oldsmobile | Toby Porter | Oldsmobile | |
| 1995 | October 1 | Mike Cope | Chevrolet | Ron Barfield Jr. | Ford | |
| 1996 | September 29 | Scot Walters | Chevrolet | Wayne Anderson | Chevrolet | |
| 1997 | September 28 | Hank Parker Jr. | Chevrolet | Nipper Alsup | Chevrolet | |
| 1998 | September 27 | Derrick Gilchrist | Chevrolet | Jeff Fultz | Chevrolet | |
| 1999 | September 26 | Brian Ross | Chevrolet | Matt Hagans | Ford | |
| 2000 | October 1 | Gary St. Amant | Chevrolet | Larry Foyt | Pontiac | |
| 2001 | September 23 | Joey Clanton | Chevrolet | David Stremme | Ford | |
| 2002 | October 6 | Gary St. Amant | Chevrolet | David Stremme | Chevrolet | |
| 2003 | October 5 | Bobby Parsley | Chevrolet | Dave Jackson | Chevrolet | |
| 2004 | not held | |||||
| 2005 | ||||||
| 2006 | October 15 | Scott Hantz | Chevrolet | Danny Jackson | ||
| 2007 | October 14 | Ryan Lawler | Ford | Ryan Lawler | Ford | |
| 2008 | October 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | Chris Gabehart | ||
| 2009 | October 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Chris Gabehart | ||
| 2010 | October 17 | Chase Elliott | Ford | Johnny VanDoorn | ||
| 2011 | October 15 | Boris Jurkovic | Toyota | Derrick Griffin | Toyota | |
| 2012 | October 14 | Ross Kenseth | Ford | Rick Turner | Ford | |
| 2013 | October 13 | Erik Jones | Toyota | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | |
| 2014 | October 12 | Erik Jones | Toyota | Erik Jones | Toyota | |
| 2015 | October 11 | Erik Jones | Toyota | Terry Fisher Jr. | Chevrolet | |
| 2016 | October 9 | Travis Braden | Chevrolet | Brandon Oakley | Toyota | |
| 2017 | October 8 | Noah Gragson | Toyota | Cole Rouse | Toyota | |
| 2018 | October 14 | Jeff Choquette | Chevrolet | Chandler Smith | Toyota | |
| 2019 | October 13 | Stephen Nasse | Chevrolet | Travis Braden | Toyota | |
| 2020 | October 11 | Carson Hocevar | Chevrolet | Cayden Lapcevich | Ford | |
| 2021 | October 12 | Sammy Smith | Toyota | Corey Heim | Toyota | |
| 2022 | October 16 | Stephen Nasse | Toyota | Casey Roderick | Toyota | |
| 2023 | October 15 | Gio Ruggiero | Toyota | Cole Butcher | Toyota | |
Reference (for 1970 - 2013 winners):[2]
References
edit- ^ Creed, A. (2013, October 11). The Winchester 400: A Brief History. In philly.com. Retrieved September 13, 2014, from http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sbnation/SBNation_20131011_The_Winchester_400___A_Brief_History.html
- ^ "Previous Winchester 400 Winners | race22.com". Race22.com. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
External links
edit- Winchester Speedway official website
- CRA Super Series official website
- Winchester Speedway at Racing Reference
- Winchester 400 at The Third Turn