Rockingham Speedway

Discover the history of Rockingham Speedway, including NASCAR race winners for the Cup, Xfinity, and Truck Series, detailed track facts, and a full gallery of past race images.

Rockingham Speedway NASCAR Race History

CUP Race Winning Drivers

CUP RACES AT ROCKINGHAM SPEEDWAY
DATE RACE WINNER # MAKE ST TEAM CREW CHIEF LAPS TIME
02-2004 Subway 400 Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 23 RFK Racing -- 393 --
11-2003 Pop-Secret Microwave… Bill Elliott 9 Dodge 5 Evernham Motorsports -- 393 --
02-2003 Subway 400 Dale Jarrett 88 Ford 9 Yates Racing -- 393 --
11-2002 Pop Secret Microwave… Johnny Benson Jr 10 Pontiac 26 MB2 Motorsports -- 393 --
02-2002 Subway 400 Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 25 RFK Racing -- 393 --
11-2001 Pop Secret Microwave… Joe Nemechek 33 Chevrolet 13 Andy Petree Racing -- 393 --
02-2001 Dura Lube 400 Steve Park 1 Chevrolet 2 Dale Earnhardt Inc -- 393 --
10-2000 Pop Secret Microwave… Dale Jarrett 88 Ford 21 Yates Racing -- 393 --
02-2000 Dura Lube / Kmart 40… Bobby Labonte 18 Pontiac 3 Joe Gibbs Racing -- 393 --
10-1999 Pop Secret Microwave… Jeff Burton 99 Ford 6 RFK Racing -- 393 --
02-1999 Dura Lube / Big K 40… Mark Martin 6 Ford 5 RFK Racing -- 393 --
11-1998 AC Delco 400 Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 9 Hendrick Motorsports -- 393 --
02-1998 GM Goodwrench Servic… Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 4 Hendrick Motorsports -- 393 --
10-1997 ACDelco 400 Bobby Hamilton 43 Pontiac 28 Richard Petty Motorsports -- 393 --
02-1997 Goodwrench Service 4… Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 4 Hendrick Motorsports -- 393 --
10-1996 AC-Delco 400 Ricky Rudd 10 Ford 2 Rudd Performance Motorsports -- 393 --
02-1996 Goodwrench Service 4… Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 18 Richard Childress Racing -- 393 --
10-1995 AC-Delco 400 Ward Burton 22 Pontiac 3 Bill Davis Racing -- 393 --
02-1995 Goodwrench 500 Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 1 Hendrick Motorsports -- 492 --
10-1994 AC-Delco 500 Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 20 Richard Childress Racing -- 492 --
02-1994 Goodwrench 500 Rusty Wallace 2 Ford 15 Team Penske -- 492 --
10-1993 AC Delco 500 Rusty Wallace 2 Pontiac 18 Team Penske -- 492 --
02-1993 GM Goodwrench 500 Rusty Wallace 2 Pontiac 10 Team Penske -- 492 --
10-1992 AC Delco 500 Kyle Petty 42 Pontiac 1 Chip Ganassi Racing -- 492 --
03-1992 GM Goodwrench 500 Bill Elliott 11 Ford 2 Junior Johnson & Associates -- 492 --
10-1991 AC Delco 500 Davey Allison 28 Ford 10 Yates Racing -- 492 --
03-1991 GM Goodwrench 500 Kyle Petty 42 Pontiac 1 Chip Ganassi Racing -- 492 --
10-1990 AC Delco 500 Alan Kulwicki 7 Ford 3 AK Racing -- 492 --
03-1990 GM Goodwrench 500 Kyle Petty 42 Pontiac 1 Chip Ganassi Racing -- 492 --
10-1989 AC Delco 500 Mark Martin 6 Ford 7 RFK Racing -- 492 --
03-1989 Goodwrench 500 Rusty Wallace 27 Pontiac 1 Raymond Beadle -- 492 --
10-1988 AC Delco 500 Rusty Wallace 27 Pontiac 3 Raymond Beadle -- 492 --
03-1988 Goodwrench 500 Neil Bonnett 75 Pontiac 30 RahMoc Enterprises -- 492 --
10-1987 AC Delco 500 Bill Elliott 9 Ford 3 Melling Racing -- 492 --
03-1987 Goodwrench 500 Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 14 Richard Childress Racing -- 492 --
10-1986 Nationwise 500 Neil Bonnett 12 Chevrolet 6 Junior Johnson & Associates -- 492 --
03-1986 Goodwrench 500 Terry Labonte 44 Oldsmobile 1 Hagan Enterprises -- 492 --
10-1985 Nationwise 500 Darrell Waltrip 11 Chevrolet 20 Junior Johnson & Associates -- 492 --
03-1985 Carolina 500 Neil Bonnett 12 Chevrolet 4 Junior Johnson & Associates -- 492 --
10-1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Am… Bill Elliott 9 Ford 2 Melling Racing -- 492 --
03-1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Ca… Bobby Allison 22 Buick 15 DiGard Motorsports -- 492 --
10-1983 Warner W. Hodgdon Am… Terry Labonte 44 Chevrolet 3 Hagan Enterprises -- 492 --
03-1983 Warner W. Hodgdon Ca… Richard Petty 43 Pontiac 12 Richard Petty Motorsports -- 492 --
10-1982 Warner W. Hodgdon Am… Darrell Waltrip 11 Buick 4 Junior Johnson & Associates -- 492 --
03-1982 Warner W. Hodgdon Ca… Cale Yarborough 27 Buick 11 MC Anderson -- 492 --
11-1981 American 500 Darrell Waltrip 11 Buick 1 Junior Johnson & Associates -- 492 --
03-1981 Carolina 500 Darrell Waltrip 11 Buick 4 Junior Johnson & Associates -- 492 --
10-1980 American 500 Cale Yarborough 11 Chevrolet 2 Junior Johnson & Associates -- 492 --
03-1980 Carolina 500 Cale Yarborough 11 Oldsmobile 21 Junior Johnson & Associates -- 492 --
10-1979 American 500 Richard Petty 43 Chevrolet 7 Richard Petty Motorsports -- 492 --
03-1979 Carolina 500 Bobby Allison 15 Ford 1 Bud Moore Engineering -- 492 --
10-1978 American 500 Cale Yarborough 11 Oldsmobile 1 Junior Johnson & Associates -- 492 --
03-1978 Carolina 500 David Pearson 21 Mercury 9 Wood Brothers Racing -- 492 --
10-1977 American 500 Donnie Allison 1 Chevrolet 1 -- -- 492 --
03-1977 Carolina 500 Richard Petty 43 Dodge 2 Richard Petty Motorsports -- 492 --
10-1976 American 500 Richard Petty 43 Dodge 4 Richard Petty Motorsports -- 492 --
02-1976 Carolina 500 Richard Petty 43 Dodge 3 Richard Petty Motorsports -- 492 --
10-1975 American 500 Cale Yarborough 11 Chevrolet 4 Junior Johnson & Associates -- 492 --
03-1975 Carolina 500 Cale Yarborough 11 Chevrolet 7 Junior Johnson & Associates -- 492 --
10-1974 American 500 David Pearson 21 Mercury 3 Wood Brothers Racing -- 492 --
03-1974 Carolina 500 Richard Petty 43 Dodge 2 Richard Petty Motorsports -- 492 --
10-1973 American 500 David Pearson 21 Mercury 2 Wood Brothers Racing -- 492 --
03-1973 Carolina 500 David Pearson 21 Mercury 1 Wood Brothers Racing -- 492 --
10-1972 American 500 Bobby Allison 12 Chevrolet 5 Richard Howard -- 492 --
03-1972 Carolina 500 Bobby Isaac 71 Dodge 1 Nord Krauskopf -- 492 --
10-1971 American 500 Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 5 Richard Petty Motorsports -- 492 --
03-1971 Carolina 500 Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 2 Richard Petty Motorsports -- 492 --
11-1970 American 500 Cale Yarborough 21 Mercury 2 Wood Brothers Racing -- 492 --
03-1970 Carolina 500 Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 8 Richard Petty Motorsports -- 492 --
10-1969 American 500 LeeRoy Yarbrough 98 Ford 9 Junior Johnson & Associates -- 492 --
03-1969 Carolina 500 David Pearson 17 Ford 1 Holman-Moody -- 500 --
10-1968 American 500 Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 4 Richard Petty Motorsports -- 500 --
06-1968 Carolina 500 Donnie Allison 27 Ford 7 Banjo Matthews -- 500 --
10-1967 American 500 Bobby Allison 11 Ford 3 Holman-Moody -- 500 --
06-1967 Carolina 500 Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 2 Richard Petty Motorsports -- 500 --
10-1966 American 500 Fred Lorenzen 28 Ford 1 Holman-Moody -- 500 --
03-1966 Peach Blossom 500 Paul Goldsmith 99 Plymouth 1 Ray Nichels -- 500 --
10-1965 American 500 Curtis Turner 41 Ford 4 Wood Brothers Racing -- 500 --

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XFINITY Race Winning Drivers

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XFINITY RACES AT ROCKINGHAM SPEEDWAY (My Xfinity data includes comprehensive coverage starting from the 1982 season.)
DATE RACE WINNER # MAKE ST TEAM CREW CHIEF LAPS TIME
02-2004 Goodys Headache Powd… Jamie McMurray 30 Dodge 7th Todd Braun -- 197 01:46:54
11-2003 Target House 200 Jamie McMurray 1 Dodge 8th Phoenix Racing -- 197 01:40:19
02-2003 Rockingham 200 Jamie McMurray 1 Dodge 2nd Phoenix Racing -- 197 01:58:04
11-2002 Sams Club 200 Jamie McMurray 27 Chevrolet 3rd Clarence Brewer Jason Ratcliff 197 01:41:18
02-2002 1-866RBCTerm.com 200 Jason Keller 57 Ford 10th -- Steve Addington 197 01:44:09
11-2001 Sams Club 200 Kenny Wallace 48 Chevrolet 2nd Innovative Motorsports Gere Kennon 197 01:36:56
02-2001 Alltel 200 Todd Bodine 00 Chevrolet 3rd Billy Jones -- 197 01:47:17
10-2000 Sams Club 200 Jeff Green 10 Chevrolet 4th ppc Racing Harold Holly 197 01:46:15
02-2000 Alltel 200 Mark Martin 60 Ford 1st RFK Racing -- 197 01:37:28
10-1999 Kmart 200 Mark Martin 60 Ford 1st RFK Racing -- 197 01:45:36
02-1999 Alltel 200 Jeff Burton 9 Ford 30th RFK Racing -- 197 01:56:02
10-1998 AC Delco 200 Elliott Sadler 66 Chevrolet 19th Gary Bechtel -- 197 01:43:31
02-1998 GM Goodwrench Servic… Matt Kenseth 17 Chevrolet 27th Reiser Enterprises Robbie Reiser 197 01:40:00
10-1997 AC-Delco 200 Mark Martin 60 Ford 8th RFK Racing -- 197 01:59:42
02-1997 Goodwrench Service 2… Mark Martin 60 Ford 1st RFK Racing -- 197 01:43:24
10-1996 AC-Delco 200 Mark Martin 60 Ford 5th RFK Racing -- 197 01:36:38
02-1996 Goodwrench Service 2… Mark Martin 60 Ford 1st RFK Racing -- 197 01:53:26
10-1995 AC-Delco 200 Todd Bodine 72 Chevrolet 14th Ron Parker -- 197 02:01:48
02-1995 Goodwrench 200 Chad Little 23 Ford 2nd ppc Racing -- 197 01:39:30
10-1994 AC-Delco 200 Mark Martin 60 Ford 4th RFK Racing -- 197 01:49:15
02-1994 Goodwrench 200 Terry Labonte 14 Chevrolet 8th Labonte Motorsports -- 197 01:53:14
10-1993 AC-Delco 200 Mark Martin 60 Ford 2nd RFK Racing -- 197 01:42:37
02-1993 Goodwrench 200 Mark Martin 60 Ford 17th RFK Racing -- 197 01:46:21
10-1992 AC-Delco 200 Mark Martin 60 Ford 4th RFK Racing -- 197 01:41:30
02-1992 Goodwrench 200 Ward Burton 27 Buick 10th Alan G Dillard Motorsports Rick Ren 197 02:11:10
10-1991 AC-Delco 200 Ernie Irvan 10 Chevrolet 1st Ernie Irvan Racing -- 197 01:55:13
03-1991 Goodwrench 200 Dale Jarrett 32 Pontiac 9th -- -- 197 01:48:31
10-1990 AC-Delco 200 Steve Grissom 31 Oldsmobile 32nd Grissom Racing Enterprises -- 197 01:53:31
03-1990 Goodwrench 200 Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 11th Dale Earnhardt Inc Tony Eury 197 01:52:24
10-1989 AC-Delco 200 Harry Gant 7 Buick 4th Whitaker Racing -- 197 01:47:32
03-1989 Goodwrench 200 Rob Moroso 25 Oldsmobile 1st Dick Moroso -- 197 01:45:51
10-1988 AC-Delco 200 Harry Gant 7 Buick 1st Whitaker Racing -- 197 01:50:09
03-1988 Goodwrench 200 Mark Martin 06 Ford 6th Bill Davis Racing -- 197 01:54:05
10-1987 AC-Delco 200 Morgan Shepherd 97 Buick 19th Shepherd Racing Ventures -- 197 01:52:29
10-1986 Sandhills 200 Morgan Shepherd 77 Buick 10th Whitaker Racing -- 197 01:39:08
03-1986 Protecta-Liner 200 Dale Earnhardt 8 Pontiac 7th Dale Earnhardt Inc Tony Eury 197 01:50:08
10-1985 Sandhills 200 Brett Bodine 5 Pontiac 1st Hendrick Motorsports -- 197 01:56:00
03-1985 Komfort Koach 200 Dale Earnhardt 8 Pontiac 2nd Dale Earnhardt Inc Tony Eury 197 01:53:38
10-1984 Komfort Koach 200 Geoffrey Bodine 15 Pontiac 1st Hendrick Motorsports -- 197 02:06:51
03-1984 Komfort Koach 200 Sam Ard 00 Oldsmobile 1st -- Gere Kennon 197 01:43:34
03-1983 Coca-Cola 200 Dale Earnhardt 15 Pontiac 1st Robert Gee -- 148 01:36:57
06-1982 Coca-Cola 200 David Pearson 21 Pontiac 1st David Pearson -- 197 02:01:19

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Rockingham Speedway
2152 North US Highway 1 Rockingham, NC, 28379 910-387-7440

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Rockingham Facts
  • Backstretch Banking: 8-degrees
  • Frontstretch Banking: 8-degrees
  • Turns 1 & 2 Banking: 22-degrees
  • Turns 3 & 4 Banking: 25-degrees
Rockingham Trivia

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Rockingham History

Rockingham Speedway and Entertainment Complex (formerly known as North Carolina Speedway from 1998 to 2007 and North Carolina Motor Speedway from 1965 to 1996) is a 1.017-mile (1.637 km) D-shaped oval track in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1965, including the NASCAR Cup Series from 1965 to 2004, and currently the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Truck Series. It has a 32,000-seat capacity as of 2012. Rockingham Speedway is currently owned by Rockingham Properties, LLC, and is led by Rockingham Properties majority owner Dan Lovenheim.

Rockingham Speedway opened in 1965 under the control of attorney Elsie Webb. Initially opening as a flat 1-mile (1.6 km) oval, in 1969, the track's dimensions were changed to make the bankings steeper. After Webb's death in 1972, NASCAR team owner L. G. DeWitt took over control of the facility. Renovations on the speedway remained slow for decades. Despite a push to make renovations and seating additions after Roger Penske bought the facility in 1997, due to a lack of amenities, poor attendance, and NASCAR's expansion towards bigger markets, NASCAR left the facility in 2004 in the wake of the Ferko lawsuit. With the exception of a brief period of racing under the ownership of Andy Hillenburg, the facility was left desolate for most of the 2010s. In 2018, a group of investors led by Dan Lovenheim bought and renovated the facility into a multi-use complex, with NASCAR returning in 2025 under Lovenheim's leadership.

Rockingham Speedway in its current form is measured at 1.017 miles (1.637 km), with 22° of banking in the track's first two turns, 25° of banking in the track's last two turns, and 8° of banking on the track's straights. A 1.5-mile (2.4 km) road course layout consisting of an infield road course combined with parts of the oval was added to the facility in 1977.

As of 2025, Rockingham Speedway hosts one annual NASCAR weekend a year, including the second-tier Xfinity Series and the third-tier Truck Series. From 1982 to 2004, Rockingham Speedway held the second-tier Xfinity Series annually as a support event for the Cup Series. From 2012 to 2013, the facility held the third-tier Truck Series as part of an attempted revival by then-owner Andy Hillenburg; however, it was dropped after 2013 due to "the track failing to meet its financial obligations".

From 1965 to 2004, the facility hosted at least one top-tier NASCAR Cup Series weekend annually. With the exception of 1965 and 2004, Rockingham Speedway ran two Cup Series weekends: the spring Subway 400 and the fall Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400. The former was first held in 1966 as a 500 mi (800 km) race, and ran annually until 2004 when it was dropped from the schedule due to the Ferko lawsuit settlement. The latter was first held in 1965, and ran annually until 2003 when it was dropped from the schedule due to low attendance.