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Riverside International Raceway - Cup Series Race Winners

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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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Riverside International Raceway - Cup Series Race Winners

Riverside International Raceway also known as the Riverside International Motor Raceway in early years, was an auto racing complex in Moreno Valley, California, within Riverside County. The complex throughout its history featured multiple layouts, including various road course layouts, oval layouts, and a dragstrip. From its opening in 1957 until its closure in 1989, the facility hosted numerous major racing events, including Formula One, NASCAR, and IMSA GT Championship events. The track since its closure has been demolished, with a majority of the former track site now occupied by a shopping district highlighted by the Moreno Valley Mall. Riverside International Raceway (RIR) had multiple layouts In its final iteration, the main layout was measured at 3.3 mi (5.3 km) with nine turns. Its NASCAR layout, which bypassed the main layout's seventh turn with a straightaway, was measured at 2.62 mi (4.22 km).

Riverside International Raceway - Information

Riverside International Raceway
22255 Eucalyptus Avenue
Moreno Valley, California 92388

NA
Year Open:
Track Shape: Road Cours
Track Length: 2.62 miles miles
Front Stretch Length: NA
Back Stretch Length: NA
Turn Banking: NA
Straight Banking: NA

NASCAR Cup Series Races Held at Riverside International Raceway

Date Race Name Winner Start Pos Car Man Avg Speed (mph) Laps Run
6/12/1988 Budweiser 400 Rusty Wallace 2 Pontiac 88.341 249
11/8/1987 Winston Western 500 Rusty Wallace 3 Pontiac 98.035 312
6/21/1987 Budweiser 400 Tim Richmond 5 Chevrolet 102.18 249
11/16/1986 Winston Western 500 Tim Richmond 1 Chevrolet 101.24 312
6/1/1986 Budweiser 400 Darrell Waltrip 1 Chevrolet 105.08 249
11/17/1985 Winston Western 500 Ricky Rudd 4 Ford 105.06 312
6/2/1985 Budweiser 400 Terry Labonte 2 Chevrolet 104.27 249
11/18/1984 Winston Western 500 Geoffrey Bodine 12 Chevrolet 98.448 312
6/3/1984 Budweiser 400 Terry Labonte 1 Chevrolet 102.91 249
11/20/1983 Winston Western 500 Bill Elliott 10 Ford 95.859 312
6/5/1983 Budweiser 400 Ricky Rudd 4 Chevrolet 88.063 249
11/21/1982 Winston Western 500 Tim Richmond 4 Buick 99.823 312
6/13/1982 Budweiser 400 Tim Richmond 4 Buick 103.81 249
11/22/1981 Winston Western 500 (November) Bobby Allison 5 Buick 95.288 312
6/14/1981 Warner W. Hodgdon 400 Darrell Waltrip 1 Buick 93.597 249
1/11/1981 Winston Western 500 (January) Bobby Allison 2 Chevrolet 95.263 312
6/8/1980 Warner W. Hodgdon 400 Darrell Waltrip 2 Chevrolet 101.84 249
1/13/1980 Winston Western 500 Darrell Waltrip 1 Chevrolet 94.974 312
6/10/1979 NAPA Riverside 400 Bobby Allison 4 Ford 103.73 249
1/14/1979 Winston Western 500 Darrell Waltrip 4 Chevrolet 107.82 312
6/11/1978 NAPA 400 Benny Parsons 4 Chevrolet 104.31 249
1/22/1978 Winston Western 500 Cale Yarborough 4 Oldsmobile 102.26 312
1/16/1977 Winston Western 500 David Pearson 2 Mercury 107.03 312
6/12/1977 NAPA 400 Richard Petty 1 Dodge 105.02 249
6/13/1976 Riverside 400 David Pearson 1 Mercury 106.27 249
1/18/1976 Winston Western 500 David Pearson 2 Mercury 99.18 500
6/8/1975 Tuborg 400 Richard Petty 2 74 Dodge 101.02 401
1/19/1975 Winston Western 500 Bobby Allison 1 75 Matador 98.627 500
6/9/1974 Tuborg 400 Cale Yarborough 3 74 Chevrolet 102.48 362
1/26/1974 Winston Western 500 Cale Yarborough 2 74 Chevrolet 101.14 500
6/17/1973 Tuborg 400 Bobby Allison 2 73 Chevrolet 100.21 401
1/21/1973 Winston Western 500 Mark Donohue 4 73 Matador 104.05 500
6/18/1972 Golden State 400 Ray Elder 7 71 Dodge 98.761 401
1/23/1972 Winston Western 500 Richard Petty 2 72 Plymouth 104.01 390
1/10/1971 Motor Trend 500 Ray Elder 3 70 Dodge 100.78 500
6/20/1971 Winston Golden State 400 Bobby Allison 1 70 Dodge 93.427 401
6/14/1970 Falstaff 400 Richard Petty 2 70 Plymouth 101.12 401
1/18/1970 Motor Trend 500 A.J. Foyt 3 70 Ford 97.45 506
2/1/1969 Motor Trend 500 Richard Petty 4 69 Ford 105.49 502
1/21/1968 Motor Trend 500 Dan Gurney 1 68 Ford 100.59 502
1/22/1967 Motor Trend 500 Parnelli Jones 6 67 Ford 91.08 500
1/23/1966 Motor Trend 500 Dan Gurney 2 66 Ford 97.952 500
1/17/1965 Motor Trend 500 Dan Gurney 11 65 Ford 87.708 500
1/19/1964 Motor Trend 500 Dan Gurney 4 64 Ford 91.245 500
11/3/1963 Golden State 400 Darel Dieringer 3 63 Mercury 91.465 400
1/20/1963 Riverside 500 Dan Gurney 11 63 Ford 84.965 500
5/21/1961 22 Lloyd Dane 2 61 Chevrolet 82.512 101
6/1/1958 Crown America 500 Eddie Gray 6 57 Ford 79.481 500