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Mountain Dew Southern 500
Held over 367 laps on 1.366-mile oval at Darlington International Raceway in Darlington, S.C.
Previously known as Southern 500 (1950-88); Heinz 500 (1989-91); and Pepsi Southern 500 (1998-2000). It was the Mountain Dew Southern 500 from 1992-97, and since 2001. Winners who started from pole position are in bold type.
Multiple winners: Jeff Gordon and Cale Yarborough (5); Bobby Allison (4); Buck Baker, Dale Earnhardt, Bill Elliott, David Pearson and Herb Thomas (3); Harry Gant and Fireball Roberts (2).
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 1950 | Johnny Mantz |
| 1951 | Herb Thomas |
| 1952 | Fonty Flock |
| 1953 | Buck Baker |
| 1954 | Herb Thomas |
| 1955 | Herb Thomas |
| 1956 | Curtis Turner |
| 1957 | Speedy Thompson |
| 1958 | Fireball Roberts |
| 1959 | Jim Reed |
| 1960 | Buck Baker |
| 1961 | Nelson Stacy |
| 1962 | Larry Frank |
| 1963 | Fireball Roberts |
| 1964 | Buck Baker |
| 1965 | Ned Jarrett |
| 1966 | Darel Dieringer |
| 1967 | Richard Petty |
| 1968 | Cale Yarborough |
| 1969 | Lee Roy Yarbrough |
| 1970 | Buddy Baker |
| 1971 | Bobby Allison |
| 1972 | Bobby Allison |
| 1973 | Cale Yarborough |
| 1974 | Cale Yarborough |
| 1975 | Bobby Allison |
| 1976 | David Pearson |
| 1977 | David Pearson |
| 1978 | Cale Yarborough |
| 1979 | David Pearson |
| 1980 | Terry Labonte |
| 1981 | Neil Bonnett |
| 1982 | Cale Yarborough |
| 1983 | Bobby Allison |
| 1984 | Harry Gant |
| 1985 | Bill Elliott |
| 1986 | Tim Richmond |
| 1987 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1988 | Bill Elliott |
| 1989 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1990 | Dale Earnhardt |
| 1991 | Harry Gant |
| 1992 | Darrell Waltrip |
| 1993 | Mark Martin |
| 1994 | Bill Elliott |
| 1995 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1996 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1997 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1998 | Jeff Gordon |
| 1999 | Jeff Burton |
| 2000 | Bobby Labonte |
| 2001 | Ward Burton |
| 2002 | Jeff Gordon |
| 2003 | Terry Labonte |
| 2004 | Jimmie Johnson |
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