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CUP Race Winning Drivers
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XFINITY Race Winning Drivers
DATE | RACE | WINNER | # | MAKE | ST | TEAM | CREW CHIEF | LAPS | TIME |
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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 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.