Mountain Dew Southern 500

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Mountain Dew Southern 500

Held over 367 laps on 1.366-mile oval at Darlington International Raceway in Darlington, S.C.

Previously known as Southern 500 (1950-88); Heinz 500 (1989-91); and Pepsi Southern 500 (1998-2000). It was the Mountain Dew Southern 500 from 1992-97, and since 2001. Winners who started from pole position are in bold type.

Multiple winners: Jeff Gordon and Cale Yarborough (5); Bobby Allison (4); Buck Baker, Dale Earnhardt, Bill Elliott, David Pearson and Herb Thomas (3); Harry Gant and Fireball Roberts (2).

Year
1950 Johnny Mantz
1951 Herb Thomas
1952 Fonty Flock
1953 Buck Baker
1954 Herb Thomas
1955 Herb Thomas
1956 Curtis Turner
1957 Speedy Thompson
1958 Fireball Roberts
1959 Jim Reed
1960 Buck Baker
1961 Nelson Stacy
1962 Larry Frank
1963 Fireball Roberts
1964 Buck Baker
1965 Ned Jarrett
1966 Darel Dieringer
1967 Richard Petty
1968 Cale Yarborough
1969 Lee Roy Yarbrough
1970 Buddy Baker
1971 Bobby Allison
1972 Bobby Allison
1973 Cale Yarborough
1974 Cale Yarborough
1975 Bobby Allison
1976 David Pearson
1977 David Pearson
1978 Cale Yarborough
1979 David Pearson
1980 Terry Labonte
1981 Neil Bonnett
1982 Cale Yarborough
1983 Bobby Allison
1984 Harry Gant
1985 Bill Elliott
1986 Tim Richmond
1987 Dale Earnhardt
1988 Bill Elliott
1989 Dale Earnhardt
1990 Dale Earnhardt
1991 Harry Gant
1992 Darrell Waltrip
1993 Mark Martin
1994 Bill Elliott
1995 Jeff Gordon
1996Jeff Gordon
1997Jeff Gordon
1998Jeff Gordon
1999Jeff Burton
2000Bobby Labonte
2001Ward Burton
2002Jeff Gordon
2003 Terry Labonte
2004 Jimmie Johnson

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