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The Irwin Tools Night Race is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. It is one of two Sprint Cup races held at Bristol, the other being the Food City 500, but it is by far the more popular of the two. Since 1978, the race has been held in late-August on a Saturday night, and is considered among the most difficult tickets to obtain in sports, with waiting lists for this event one of the longest in sports. The race aired on ESPN 2007-2009, in 2010 it will be broadcast on ABC. For 2010 the race will be sponsored by tool maker Irwin Industrial Tools and will be called the Irwin Tools Night Race.

Past winners

NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, the race winner has come from the United States USA.

Year Date Driver Car Make Winner's Prize
(USD)		 Distance
(laps)		 Average Speed
(mph)		 Race Time
Volunteer 500
1961 July 29 Illinois Jack Smith '61 Pontiac $3,025 500 68.373 3:39:23
1962 April 29 Florida Bobby Johns '62 Pontiac $4,405 500 73.397 3:24:22
1963 July 28 Illinois Fred Lorenzen '63 Ford $4,540 500 74.844 3:20:25
1964 July 26 Illinois Fred Lorenzen '64 Ford $4,185 500 78.044 3:12:12
1965 July 25 North Carolina Ned Jarrett '65 Ford $4,315 500 61.826 4:02:37
1966 July 24 West Virginia Paul Goldsmith '66 Plymouth $5,400 500 77.963 3:12:24
1967 July 23 North Carolina Richard Petty '67 Plymouth $6,050 500 78.705 3:10:35
1968 July 21 South Carolina David Pearson '68 Ford $5,175 500 76.31 3:16:34
1969 July 20 South Carolina David Pearson '69 Ford $5,525 500 79.737 3:08:07
1970 July 19 Florida Bobby Allison '69 Dodge $4,850 500 84.88 3:08:23
1971 July 11 Indiana Charlie Glotzbach
Raymond Hassler1		 '71 Chevrolet $5,675 500 101.074 2:38:12
1972 July 9 Florida Bobby Allison '72 Chevrolet $8,400 500 92.735 2:30:28
1973 July 8 North Carolina Benny Parsons '73 Chevrolet $6,800 500 91.342 2:53:04
1974 July 14 South Carolina Cale Yarborough '74 Chevrolet $7,725 500 75.43 3:31:59
1975 November 2 North Carolina Richard Petty '74 Dodge $7,560 500 97.016 2:44:49
Volunteer 400
1976 August 29 South Carolina Cale Yarborough Chevrolet $10,025 400 99.175 2:08:59
1977 August 28 South Carolina Cale Yarborough Chevrolet $12,100 400 79.726 2:40:27
Volunteer 500
1978 August 26 [1] South Carolina Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile $15,910 500 88.628 3:25:00
1979 August 25 Kentucky Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet $13,510 500 91.493 2:54:46
Busch Volunteer 500
1980 August 23 South Carolina Cale Yarborough Chevrolet $16,550 500 86.973 3:03:51
Busch 500
1981 August 22 Kentucky Darrell Waltrip Buick $18,800 500 84.723 3:08:44
1982 August 28 Kentucky Darrell Waltrip Buick $22,925 500 94.318 2:49:32
1983 August 27 Kentucky Darrell Waltrip Buick $30,400 418 [2] 89.43 2:29:50
1984 August 25 Texas Terry Labonte Chevrolet $28,480 500 85.365 3:07:19
1985 August 24 North Carolina Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet $34,675 500 81.388 3:27:44
1986 August 23 Kentucky Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet $41,725 500 86.934 3:03:55
1987 August 22 North Carolina Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet $47,175 500 90.373 2:56:56
1988 August 27 North Carolina Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet $48,500 500 78.775 3:22:59
1989 August 26 Kentucky Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet $52,450 500 85.554 3:04:14
1990 August 25 California Ernie Irvan Chevrolet $49,600 500 91.782 2:54:13
Bud 500
1991 August 24 Wisconsin Alan Kulwicki Ford $61,400 500 82.028 3:14:56
1992 August 29 Kentucky Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet $73,050 500 91.198 2:55:20
1993 August 28 Arkansas Mark Martin Ford $80,125 500 88.172 3:01:21
Goody's 500
1994 August 27 Missouri Rusty Wallace Ford $53,015 500 91.363 2:55:01
1995 August 26 Texas Terry Labonte Chevrolet $66,940 500 81.979 3:15:03
Goody's Headache Powder 500
1996 August 24 Missouri Rusty Wallace Ford $77,090 500 91.267 2:55:12
1997 August 23 North Carolina Dale Jarrett Ford $101,550 500 80.013 3:19:51
1998 August 22 Arkansas Mark Martin Ford $85,315 500 86.949 3:03:54
1999 August 28 North Carolina Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet $89,880 500 91.276 2:55:11
goracing.com 500
2000 August 26 Missouri Rusty Wallace Ford $107,540 500 85.394 3:07:15
Sharpie 500
2001 August 25 Indiana Tony Stewart Pontiac $189,415 500 85.106 3:07:53
2002 August 24 California Jeff Gordon Chevrolet $245,543 500 77.097 3:27:24
2003 August 23 Nevada Kurt Busch Ford $237,565 500 77.421 3:26:32
2004 August 28 North Carolina Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevrolet $322,443 500 88.538 3:00:36
2005 August 27 Wisconsin Matt Kenseth Ford $360,536 500 84.678 3:08:50
2006 August 26 Wisconsin Matt Kenseth Ford $336,516 500 90.025 2:57:37
2007 August 25 Missouri Carl Edwards Ford $297,050 500 89.006 2:59:39
2008 August 23 Missouri Carl Edwards Ford $344,625 500 91.581 2:54:36
2009 August 22 Nevada Kyle Busch Toyota $341,073 500 80.240 3:08:31
Irwin Tools Night Race
2010 August 21 $ 500

1Hassler replaced Glotzbach after his own car had dropped out earlier; Glotzbach is credited with the win, but Glotzbach was the relief driver.

  1. ^ Race changed to become a Saturday night event in 1978.
  2. ^ Race shortened to 418 laps / 223 miles (359 km) due to rain.

Manufacturer wins

Rank Manufacturer Wins
1 Chevrolet 20
2 Ford 17
3 Pontiac 3
3 Buick 3
4 Plymouth 2
4 Dodge 2
5 Oldsmobile 1
5 Toyota 1


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