Subway 400

{{short description|Auto race held at Rockingham, North Carolina}}

{{one source|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox motor race

| Race title = Subway 400

| Logo =

| Track map = 200px

| Series long = NASCAR Nextel Cup Series

| Venue = North Carolina Speedway

| Location = Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

| Sponsor = Subway

| First race = 1966

| Last race = 2004

| Distance = {{convert|399.681|mi|km}}

| Laps = 393

| Previous names = Peach Blossom 500 (1966)
Carolina 500 (1967–1981, 1985)
Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 (1982–1984)
Goodwrench 500 (1986–1995)
Goodwrench Service 400 (1996–1997)
GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400 (1998)
Dura Lube/Big K 400 (1999)
Dura Lube/Kmart 400 (2000)
Dura Lube 400 (2001)
Subway 400 (2002–2004)

| Most wins driver = Richard Petty (7)

| Most wins team = Petty Enterprises (7)

| Most wins manufacturer = Ford (9)

| Surface = Asphalt

| Length mi = 1.017

| Turns = 4

}}

The Subway 400 was the second race of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series season until 2004, held a week after the Daytona 500. This 400-mile (644 km) annual race was sponsored by Subway{{Cite web|title=Subway 400 Tickets - Subway 400 Nascar Tickets|url=https://www.vividseats.com/nascar-racing/subway-400-tickets.html|access-date=2020-12-25|website=Vivid Seats|language=en-US}} and was held at North Carolina Speedway (The Rock) since 1966. From 1966 to 1995, the race distance was 500 miles (805-km) which was shortened to 400 miles starting from the 1996 season.

Until the 2004 Nextel Cup season, two annual races were held at Rockingham. After the 2003 season, the fall race (the Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400) — which was held in November — was moved to California Speedway, to be held on the lucrative Labor Day weekend. This displaced the Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, which moved to November 2004 before being removed from the schedule completely (replaced by a second date at Texas Motor Speedway). The changes were part of the trend of less races being held in the southeast and a broader distribution across the United States. Though the spring date was not directly transferred to California, NASCAR moved up the first California race to the traditional spring Rockingham date the week after Daytona. This resulted in some criticism because teams had to travel cross-country for the second race as most spend two weeks in Daytona and are based in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. The draw for Rockingham was that teams got to stay close to home right after Daytona before traveling for the next race.

The 2004 Subway 400 had one of the closest finishes in NASCAR history. Nextel Cup rookie, Kasey Kahne, in just his second series start, lost the race to Matt Kenseth by inches at the line. The exciting finish proved to be NASCAR's last stand at Rockingham, as the race (and the track, for that matter), were removed from the schedule permanently after that due to the Ferko lawsuit. While the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series returned to the track in 2025 (Trucks had previously returned in 2012 and 2013), the Cup Series did not.

Past winners

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class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
rowspan="2"|Year

! rowspan="2"|Date

! rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2"|Driver

! rowspan="2"|Team

! rowspan="2"|Manufacturer

! colspan="2"|Race Distance

! rowspan="2"|Race Time

! rowspan="2"|Average Speed
(mph)

! rowspan="2"|Report

! rowspan="2"|Ref

Laps

! Miles (km)

1966

| March 13

|align="center"|99

| Paul Goldsmith

| Ray Nichels

| Plymouth

|align="center"|500

|align="center"|500 (804.672)

|align="center"|4:59:55

|align="center"|100.027

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1966 Peach Blossom 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1966_Peach_Blossom_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1967

| June 18

|align="center"|43

| Richard Petty

| Petty Enterprises

| Plymouth

|align="center"|500

|align="center"|500 (804.672)

|align="center"|4:46:35

|align="center"|104.682

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1967 Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1967_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1968

| June 16

|align="center"|27

| Donnie Allison

| Banjo Matthews

| Ford

|align="center"|500

|align="center"|500 (804.672)

|align="center"|5:02:00

|align="center"|99.338

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1968 Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1968_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1969

| March 9

|align="center"|17

| David Pearson

| Holman-Moody

| Ford

|align="center"|500

|align="center"|500 (804.672)

|align="center"|4:52:22

|align="center"|102.569

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1969 Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1969_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1970

| March 8

|align="center"|43

| Richard Petty

| Petty Enterprises

| Plymouth

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:18:32

|align="center"|116.117

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1970 Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1970_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1971

| March 14

|align="center"|43

| Richard Petty

| Petty Enterprises

| Plymouth

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:12:55

|align="center"|118.696

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1971 Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1971_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1972

| March 12

|align="center"|71

| Bobby Isaac

| Nord Krauskopf

| Dodge

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:23:50

|align="center"| 113.895

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1972 Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1972_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1973

| March 18

|align="center"|21

| David Pearson

| Wood Brothers Racing

| Mercury

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:13:01

|align="center"| 118.649

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1973 Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1973_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1974

| March 3

|align="center"|43

| Richard Petty

| Petty Enterprises

| Dodge

|align="center"|443*

|align="center"|450.531 (725.059)

|align="center"| 3:42:50

|align="center"|121.622

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1974 Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1974_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1975

| March 2

|align="center"|11

| Cale Yarborough

| Junior Johnson & Associates

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:15:18

|align="center"|117.588

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1975 Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1975_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1976

| February 29

|align="center"|43

| Richard Petty

| Petty Enterprises

| Dodge

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:24:08

|align="center"| 113.665

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1976 Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1976_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1977

| March 13

|align="center"|43

| Richard Petty

| Petty Enterprises

| Dodge

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|5:06:46

|align="center"|97.86

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1977 Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1977_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1978

| March 5

|align="center"|21

| David Pearson

| Wood Brothers Racing

| Mercury

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:17:17

|align="center"|116.681

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1978 Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1978_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1979

| March 4

|align="center"|15

| Bobby Allison

| Bud Moore Engineering

| Ford

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"| 4:06:30

|align="center"|122.727

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1979 Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1979_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1980

| March 9

|align="center"|11

| Cale Yarborough

| Junior Johnson & Associates

| Oldsmobile

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:36:06

|align="center"|108.735

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1980 Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1980_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1981

| March 1

|align="center"|11

| Darrell Waltrip

| Junior Johnson & Associates

| Buick

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:21:59

|align="center"|114.594

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1981 Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1981_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1982

| March 28

|align="center"|27

| Cale Yarborough

| M.C. Anderson Racing

| Buick

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:03:27

|align="center"|108.992

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1982 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1982_Warner_W._Hodgdon_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1983

| March 6/13*

|align="center"|43

| Richard Petty

| Petty Enterprises

| Pontiac

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:25:30

|align="center"|113.055

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1983 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1983_Warner_W._Hodgdon_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1984

| March 4

|align="center"|22

| Bobby Allison

| DiGard Motorsports

| Buick

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:03:55

|align="center"|122.931

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1984_Warner_W._Hodgdon_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1985

| March 3

|align="center"|12

| Neil Bonnett

| Junior Johnson & Associates

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:21:10

|align="center"|114.953

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1985 Carolina 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1985_Carolina_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1986

| March 2

|align="center"|44

| Terry Labonte

| Billy Hagan

| Oldsmobile

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:09:10

|align="center"|120.488

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1986 Goodwrench 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1986_Goodwrench_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1987

| March 1

|align="center"|3

| Dale Earnhardt

| Richard Childress Racing

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:15:23

|align="center"|117.556

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1987 Goodwrench 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1987_Goodwrench_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1988

| March 6

|align="center"|75

| Neil Bonnett

| RahMoc Enterprises

| Pontiac

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:09:51

|align="center"|120.159

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1988 Goodwrench 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1988_Goodwrench_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1989

| March 5

|align="center"|27

| Rusty Wallace

| Blue Max Racing

| Pontiac

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"| 4:20:47

|align="center"|115.122

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1989 Goodwrench 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1989_Goodwrench_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1990

| March 4

|align="center"|42

| Kyle Petty

| SABCO Racing

| Pontiac

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:04:21

|align="center"|122.864

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1990 GM Goodwrench 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1990_GM_Goodwrench_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1991

| March 3

|align="center"|42

| Kyle Petty

| SABCO Racing

| Pontiac

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|4:01:57

|align="center"|124.083

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1991 Goodwrench 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1991_GM_Goodwrench_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1992

| March 1

|align="center"|11

| Bill Elliott

| Junior Johnson & Associates

| Ford

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|3:58:02

|align="center"| 126.125

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1992 GM Goodwrench 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1992_GM_Goodwrench_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1993

| February 28

|align="center"|2

| Rusty Wallace

| Penske Racing

| Pontiac

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"| 4:01:10

|align="center"|124.486

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1993 GM Goodwrench 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1993_GM_Goodwrench_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1994

| February 27

|align="center"|2

| Rusty Wallace

| Penske Racing

| Ford

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"|3:59:43

|align="center"|125.239

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1994 Goodwrench 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1994_Goodwrench_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1995

| February 26

|align="center"|24

| Jeff Gordon

| Hendrick Motorsports

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|492

|align="center"|500.364 (805.257)

|align="center"| 3:59:15

|align="center"|125.305

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1995 Goodwrench 500|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1995_Goodwrench_500/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1996

| February 25

|align="center"|3

| Dale Earnhardt

| Richard Childress Racing

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|393

|align="center"|399.681 (643.224)

|align="center"|3:30:26

|align="center"|113.959

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1996 Goodwrench Service 400|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1996_Goodwrench_Service_400/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1997

| February 23

|align="center"|24

| Jeff Gordon

| Hendrick Motorsports

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|393

|align="center"|399.681 (643.224)

|align="center"|3:17:35

|align="center"|121.371

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1997 Goodwrench Service 400|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1997_Goodwrench_Service_400/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1998

| February 22

|align="center"|24

| Jeff Gordon

| Hendrick Motorsports

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|393

|align="center"|399.681 (643.224)

|align="center"|3:24:51

|align="center"|117.065

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1998 GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1998_GM_Goodwrench_Service_Plus_400/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

1999

| February 21

|align="center"|6

| Mark Martin

| Roush Racing

| Ford

|align="center"|393

|align="center"|399.681 (643.224)

|align="center"|3:18:36

|align="center"|120.75

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=1999 Dura Lube / Big K 400|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1999_Dura_Lube_Big_K_400/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

2000

| February 27

|align="center"|18

| Bobby Labonte

| Joe Gibbs Racing

| Pontiac

|align="center"|393

|align="center"|399.681 (643.224)

|align="center"|3:07:32

|align="center"|127.875

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=2000 Dura Lube / KMart 400|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2000_Dura_Lube_Kmart_400/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

2001

| February 25/26*

|align="center"|1

| Steve Park

| Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

| Chevrolet

|align="center"|393

|align="center"|399.681 (643.224)

|align="center"|3:34:21

|align="center"|111.877

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=2001 Dura Lube 400|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2001_Dura_Lube_400/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

2002

| February 24

|align="center"|17

| Matt Kenseth

| Roush Racing

| Ford

|align="center"|393

|align="center"|399.681 (643.224)

|align="center"|3:27:40

|align="center"|115.478

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=2002 Subway 400|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2002_Subway_400/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

2003

| February 23

|align="center"|88

| Dale Jarrett

| Robert Yates Racing

| Ford

|align="center"|393

|align="center"|399.681 (643.224)

|align="center"|3:23:29

|align="center"|117.852

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=2003 Subway 400|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2003_Subway_400/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

2004

| February 22

|align="center"|17

| Matt Kenseth

| Roush Racing

| Ford

|align="center"|393

|align="center"|399.681 (643.224)

|align="center"|3:34:05

|align="center"|112.016

| Report

|align="center"|{{cite web|title=2004 Subway 400|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2004_Subway_400/W|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

  • 1974: Race shortened due to energy crisis.
  • 1983: Race started on March 6; finished a week later on March 13 due to rain.
  • 2001: Race started on Sunday but was finished on Monday due to rain.{{cite web|last=Drehs|first=Wayne|title=Race to resume Monday morning|url=https://www.espn.com/rpm/wc/2001/0225/1109516.html|publisher=ESPN|date=February 25, 2001|access-date=November 24, 2023}}

=Multiple winners (drivers)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
# Wins

! Driver

! Years Won

7

| Richard Petty

| 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1983

rowspan="4" | 3

| David Pearson

| 1969, 1973, 1978

Cale Yarborough

| 1975, 1980, 1982

Rusty Wallace

| 1989, 1993, 1994

Jeff Gordon

| 1995, 1997, 1998

rowspan="5" | 2

| Bobby Allison

| 1979, 1984

Neil Bonnett

| 1985, 1988

Kyle Petty

| 1990, 1991

Dale Earnhardt

| 1987, 1996

Matt Kenseth

| 2002, 2004

=Multiple winners (manufacturers)=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
# Wins

! Manufacturer

! Years Won

9

| Ford

| 1968, 1969, 1979, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004

8

| Chevrolet

| 1975, 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001

7

| Pontiac

| 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2000

rowspan="2" | 4

| Plymouth

| 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971

Dodge

| 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977

3

| Buick

| 1981, 1982, 1984

rowspan="2" | 2

| Mercury

| 1973, 1978

Oldsmobile

| 1980, 1986

Notable Races

See also

References

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