Subway 400
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| Venue | North Carolina Speedway |
| Corporate Sponsor | Subway |
| First Race | 1966 |
| Distance | 400 miles (644 km) |
| Number of Laps | 393 |
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The Subway 400 is the second race of the NASCAR Nextel Cup season, held a week after the Daytona 500. This 400 mile (644 km) annual race is sponsored by Subway and has been held at North Carolina Speedway (The Rock) since 1966. From 1966 to 1995, a 500 mile (805 km) race was held; the race was initially known as the Carolina 500 (1966-1985), and then as the Goodwrench 500 (1986-1995). In 1996, the race was shortened to its current distance of 400 miles; the 400 mile race has been called the Goodwrench Service 400 (1996-1997), the KMart/Dura Lube 400 (1998-2001), and the Subway 400 (2002-present).
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 has displaced the Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, which has been moved to November. This is part of the trend of less races being held in the southeast and a broader distribution across the United States.
The 2004 Subway 400 had one of the greatest 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. Sadly, this great image will be the last one ever seen at Rockingham. In 2005, the North Carolina Speedway will no longer be a part of NASCAR.
See also: List of current NASCAR races, NASCAR Realignment
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Past Winners
Subway 400
- 2004: Matt Kenseth
- 2003: Dale Jarrett
- 2002: Matt Kenseth
KMart/Dura Lube 400
- 2001: Steve Park
- 2000: Bobby Labonte
- 1999: Mark Martin
- 1998: Jeff Gordon
Goodwrench Service 400
- 1997: Jeff Gordon
- 1996: Dale Earnhardt
Goodwrench 500
- 1995: Jeff Gordon
- 1994: Rusty Wallace
- 1993: Rusty Wallace
- 1992: Bill Elliott
- 1991: Kyle Petty
- 1990: Kyle Petty
- 1989: Rusty Wallace
- 1988: Neil Bonnett
- 1987: Dale Earnhardt
- 1986: Terry Labonte
Carolina 500
- 1985: Neil Bonnett
- 1984: Bobby Allison
- 1983: Richard Petty
- 1982: Cale Yarborough
- 1981: Darrell Waltrip
- 1980: Cale Yarborough
- 1979: Bobby Allison
- 1978: David Pearson
- 1977: Richard Petty
- 1976: Richard Petty
- 1975: Cale Yarborough
- 1974: Richard Petty
- 1973: David Pearson
- 1972: Bobby Isaac
- 1971: Richard Petty
- 1970: Richard Petty
- 1969: David Pearson
- 1968: Donnie Allison
- 1967: Richard Petty
- 1966: Paul Goldsmith
| Preceded by: Daytona 500 | Current NASCAR Races | Followed by: UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 |