Mountain Dew Southern 500
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| Venue | Darlington Raceway |
| Corporate Sponsor | Mountain Dew |
| First Race | 1950 |
| Distance | 500 miles (805 km) |
| Number of Laps | 366 |
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The Mountain Dew Southern 500 is a 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup race. Prior to 2004, this annual event was held on the Labor Day weekend at Darlington Raceway. For the 2004 season, the Pop Secret 500 was moved from North Carolina Speedway to California Speedway and given the lucrative Labor Day weekend date. The Mountain Dew Southern 500 will be run in November 2004 for the final time. In May 2005, Darlington's Spring race, the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, will merge with the Southern 500, and will be run on a Saturday night on Mother's Day weekend. The race was originally known as the Southern 500 when it was first held in 1950, and was the first 500 mile NASCAR race. Other names for this race include the Heinz 500 (1989-1991) and the Pepsi Southern 500 (1998-2000).
See also: List of current NASCAR races
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Past Winners
Mountain Dew Southern 500
- 2004: Jimmie Johnson
- 2003: Terry Labonte
- 2002: Jeff Gordon
- 2001: Ward Burton
Pepsi Southern 500
- 2000: Bobby Labonte
- 1999: Jeff Burton
- 1998: Jeff Gordon
Mountain Dew Southern 500
- 1997: Jeff Gordon
- 1996: Jeff Gordon
- 1995: Jeff Gordon
- 1994: Bill Elliott
- 1993: Mark Martin
- 1992: Darrell Waltrip
Heinz 500
- 1991: Harry Gant
- 1990: Dale Earnhardt
- 1989: Dale Earnhardt
Southern 500
- 1988: Bill Elliott
- 1987: Dale Earnhardt
- 1986: Tim Richmond
- 1985: Bill Elliott
- 1984: Harry Gant
- 1983: Bobby Allison
- 1982: Cale Yarborough
- 1981: Neil Bonnett
- 1980: Terry Labonte
- 1979: David Pearson
- 1978: Cale Yarborough
- 1977: David Pearson
- 1976: David Pearson
- 1975: Bobby Allison
- 1974: Cale Yarborough
- 1973: Cale Yarborough
- 1972: Bobby Allison
- 1971: Bobby Allison
- 1970: Buddy Baker
- 1969: LeeRoy Yarbrough
- 1968: Cale Yarborough
- 1967: Richard Petty
- 1966: Darel Dieringer
- 1965: Ned Jarrett
- 1964: Buck Baker
- 1963: Fireball Roberts
- 1962: Larry Frank
- 1961: Nelson Stacy
- 1960: Buck Baker
- 1959: Jim Reed
- 1958: Fireball Roberts
- 1957: Speedy Thompson
- 1956: Curtis Turner
- 1955: Herb Thomas
- 1954: Herb Thomas
- 1953: Buck Baker
- 1952: Fonty Flock
- 1951: Herb Thomas
- 1950: Johnny Mantz
| Preceded by: Checker Auto Parts 500 | Current NASCAR Races | Followed by: Ford 400 |