NASCAR Cup Series at Rockingham Speedway

NASCARWinston Cup Series
Venue	Rockingham Speedway
Location	Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.017 mi (1.637 km)
Turns	4

NASCAR Cup Series at Rockingham Speedway were annually held atRockingham Speedway inRockingham, North Carolina held during numerous seasons and times of year between 1965 and 2004.

TheSubway 400 was the second race of theNASCARWinston Cup Series season until 2004, held a week after theDaytona 500. This 400-mile (644 km) annual race was sponsored bySubway^[1] and was held atNorth Carolina Speedway (The Rock) since 1966. From 1966 to 1995, the race distance was 500 miles (805-km) which was shortened to 400 miles starting from the1996 season.

Until the 2004 Nextel Cup season, two annual races were held atRockingham. After the 2003 season, the fall race (thePop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400) — which was held in November — was moved toCalifornia Speedway, to be held on the lucrativeLabor Day weekend. This displaced theMountain Dew Southern 500 atDarlington Raceway, which moved to November 2004 before being removed from the schedule completely (replaced by a second date atTexas Motor Speedway). The changes were part of the trend of less races being held in the southeast and a broader distribution across theUnited States. Though the spring date was not directly transferred to California, NASCAR moved up the first California race to the traditional spring Rockingham date the week after Daytona. This resulted in some criticism because teams had to travel cross-country for the second race as most spend two weeks in Daytona and are based in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. The draw for Rockingham was that teams got to stay close to home right after Daytona before traveling for the next race.

• 1974: Race shortened due toenergy crisis.
• 1983: Race started on March 6; finished a week later on March 13 due to rain.
• 2001: Race started on Sunday but was finished on Monday due to rain.^[41]

Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400

Venue	Rockinham Speedway
Location	Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Corporatesponsor	Pop Secret
First race	1965
Last race	2003
Distance	399.681 miles (643.224 km)
Laps	393
Previous names	American 500 (1965–1981) Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 (1982–1984) Nationwise 500 (1985–1986) AC Delco 500 (1987–1994) AC Delco 400 (1995–1998) Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 (1999–2003)
Most wins (driver)	Richard Petty Cale Yarborough (4)
Most wins (team)	Junior Johnson & Associates (8)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ford (12)

ThePop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was aNASCARWinston Cup Series event that took place in November at theNorth Carolina Motor Speedway from 1965 to 2003. It was the first NASCAR Cup Series victory for three drivers includingMark Martin in 1989,Ward Burton in 1995, andJohnny Benson in 2002. It was the final race win forBill Elliott in 2003.

This race, typically run as the penultimate race of the NASCAR season, was dropped from the schedule after the 2003 season. The Pop Secret sponsorship was moved over to thenewly acquired Labor Day date atAuto Club Speedway, while the late season date was originally taken over by theSouthern 500 atDarlington and later thefall race atTexas.

• Rockingham Speedway race results at Racing-Reference

• Former NASCAR races
• NASCAR races at Rockingham Speedway
• 1965 establishments in North Carolina
• 2003 disestablishments in North Carolina
• Recurring sporting events established in 1965
• Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2004
• Defunct sports competitions in the United States

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