Federated Auto Parts 400

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The Federated Auto Parts 400 is an annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia, being the second of two races at the track with the first one being the Toyota Owners 400 in the spring. As of 2018 the race is one of the ten races in the Cup Series playoffs, run as the second race in the Round of 16. Previously, Richmond was home to the final race before the playoffs began and had been since NASCAR implemented them for the 2004 season; after the latest round of schedule realignment that distinction now belongs to the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Starting in 1991, the race was moved from Sunday afternoon to Saturday night. It became the second night race on the NASCAR schedule, following Bristol which takes place a few weeks earlier.
From 2000–2009, the race was sponsored in some form by Chevrolet. For 2001 and 2002, the race sponsorship was in conjunction with Warner Bros., with Looney Tunes characters featured in several cars' paint jobs. For the 2003–2009 races the race was known as the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 and various cars were painted to promote various rock music acts. The 2010 race saw the sponsorship move from Chevrolet to the Air National Guard, a branch of the United States Air Force. The race was sponsored by Roll Global through its Wonderful Pistachios brand, a division of Roll Global subsidiary Paramount Nuts in 2011. On May 2, 2012, Federated Auto Parts and Richmond International Raceway announced that Federated Auto Parts will be the race's sponsor starting in 2012.
Because of its proximity to (and its occasionally being run on) Patriot Day, the Pledge of Allegiance is included as part of the opening ceremony.
==Past winners==
Year 	Date 	No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Race Distance	Race Distance 	Race Time	Average Speed(mph)	Report
Year 	Date 	No.	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Laps 	Miles (km) 	Race Time	Average Speed(mph)	Report
1958 	September 14 	46 	Speedy Thompson	Speedy Thompson 	Chevrolet 	200 	100 (160.934) 	1:43:40 	57.878 	Report
1959 	September 13 	6 	Cotton Owens 	W.H. Watson 	T-Bird 	200 	100 (160.934) 	1:39:22 	60.362 	Report
1960 	October 23 	21 	Speedy Thompson	Wood Brothers Racing 	Ford 	200 	100 (160.934) 	1:34:08 	63.739 	Report
1961 	September 10 	8 	Joe Weatherly 	Bud Moore Engineering 	Pontiac 	200 	100 (160.934) 	2:01:36 	61.677 	Report
1962 	September 9 	8 	Joe Weatherly 	Bud Moore Engineering 	Pontiac 	300 	150 (241.401) 	2:18:30 	64.981 	Report
1963 	September 8 	11 	Ned Jarrett 	Charles Robinson 	Ford 	300 	150 (241.401) 	2:15:04 	66.339 	Report
1964 	September 14 	5 	Cotton Owens 	Cotton Owens 	Dodge 	300 	150 (241.401) 	2:25:16 	61.955 	Report
1965 	September 18 	6 	David Pearson 	Cotton Owens 	Dodge 	300 	150 (241.401) 	2:27:35 	60.983 	Report
1966 	September 11 	6 	David Pearson 	Cotton Owens 	Dodge 	300 	150 (241.401) 	2:23:07 	62.886 	Report
1967 	September 10 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	300 	150 (241.401) 	2:36:10 	57.631 	Report
1968 	September 8 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	300 	187.5 (301.752) 	2:11:20 	85.659 	Report
1969 	September 7 	22 	Bobby Allison 	Mario Rossi 	Dodge 	462* 	250.404 (402.986)	3:16:32 	76.388 	Report
1970 	September 13 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	500 	271 (436.132) 	3:19:34 	81.476 	Report
1971 	November 14 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	500 	271 (436.132) 	3:23:11 	80.025 	Report
1972 	September 10 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	500 	271 (436.132) 	3:34:14 	75.899 	Report
1973 	September 9 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Dodge 	500 	271 (436.132) 	4:13:17 	63.215 	Report
1974 	September 8 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Dodge 	500 	271 (436.132) 	4:12:22 	64.43 	Report
1975 	October 12 	88 	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	271 (436.132) 	3:18:34 	81.886 	Report
1976 	September 12 	11 	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet 	400 	216.8 (348.905) 	2:46:47 	77.993 	Report
1977 	September 11 	5 	Neil Bonnett 	Jim Stacy 	Dodge 	400 	216.8 (348.905) 	2:41:18 	80.644 	Report
1978 	September 10 	88 	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	400 	216.8 (348.905) 	2:43:19 	79.568 	Report
1979 	September 9 	15 	Bobby Allison 	Bud Moore Engineering 	Ford 	400 	216.8 (348.905) 	2:41:23 	80.604 	Report
1980 	September 7 	15 	Bobby Allison 	Bud Moore Engineering 	Ford 	400 	216.8 (348.905) 	2:43:10 	79.722 	Report
1981 	September 13 	15 	Benny Parsons 	Bud Moore Engineering 	Ford 	400 	216.8 (348.905) 	3:05:50 	69.998 	Report
1982 	September 12 	88 	Bobby Allison 	DiGard Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	400 	216.8 (348.905) 	2:37:06 	82.8 	Report
1983 	September 11 	22 	Bobby Allison 	DiGard Motorsports 	Buick 	400 	216.8 (348.905) 	2:43:08 	79.381 	Report
1984 	September 9 	11 	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet 	400 	216.8 (348.905) 	2:53:57 	74.78 	Report
1985 	September 8 	11 	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet 	400 	216.8 (348.905) 	2:58:54 	72.508 	Report
1986 	September 7 	25 	Tim Richmond 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	400 	216.8 (348.905) 	3:05:24 	70.161 	Report
1987 	September 13 	3 	Dale Earnhardt 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	400 	216.8 (348.905) 	3:03:56 	67.074 	Report
1988*	September 11 	28 	Davey Allison 	Ranier-Lundy 	Ford 	400 	300 (482.803) 	3:07:57 	95.77 	Report
1989 	September 10 	27 	Rusty Wallace 	Blue Max Racing 	Pontiac 	400 	300 (482.803) 	3:23:40 	88.38 	Report
1990 	September 9 	3 	Dale Earnhardt 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	400 	300 (482.803) 	3:08:21 	95.567 	Report
1991*	September 7 	33 	Harry Gant 	Leo Jackson Racing 	Oldsmobile 	400 	300 (482.803) 	2:57:35 	101.361 	Report
1992 	September 12 	2 	Rusty Wallace 	Penske Racing 	Pontiac 	400 	300 (482.803) 	2:51:59 	104.661 	Report
1993 	September 11 	2 	Rusty Wallace 	Penske Racing 	Pontiac 	400 	300 (482.803) 	3:00:09 	99.917 	Report
1994 	September 10 	5 	Terry Labonte 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	400 	300 (482.803) 	2:52:59 	104.156 	Report
1995 	September 9 	2 	Rusty Wallace 	Penske Racing 	Ford 	400 	300 (482.803) 	2:52:19 	104.459 	Report
1996 	September 7 	28 	Ernie Irvan 	Robert Yates Racing 	Ford 	400 	300 (482.803) 	2:50:40 	105.469 	Report
1997 	September 6 	88 	Dale Jarrett 	Robert Yates Racing 	Ford 	400 	300 (482.803) 	2:45:04 	109.047 	Report
1998 	September 12 	99 	Jeff Burton 	Roush Racing 	Ford 	400 	300 (482.803) 	3:15:41 	91.985 	Report
1999 	September 11 	20 	Tony Stewart 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Pontiac 	400 	300 (482.803) 	2:53:04 	104.006 	Report
2000 	September 9 	24 	Jeff Gordon 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	400 	300 (482.803) 	3:00:14 	99.871 	Report
2001 	September 8 	28 	Ricky Rudd 	Robert Yates Racing 	Ford 	400 	300 (482.803) 	3:09:11 	95.146 	Report
2002 	September 7 	17 	Matt Kenseth 	Roush Racing 	Ford 	400 	300 (482.803) 	3:09:54 	94.787 	Report
2003 	September 6 	12 	Ryan Newman 	Penske Racing 	Dodge 	393* 	294.75 (474.356) 	3:09:35 	94.945 	Report
2004 	September 11 	19 	Jeremy Mayfield	Evernham Motorsports 	Dodge 	400 	300 (482.803) 	3:01:55 	98.946 	Report
2005 	September 10 	97 	Kurt Busch 	Roush Racing 	Ford 	400 	300 (482.803) 	3:02:37 	98.567 	Report
2006 	September 9 	29 	Kevin Harvick 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	400 	300 (482.803) 	2:57:37 	101.342 	Report
2007 	September 8 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	400 	300 (482.803) 	3:16:03 	91.813 	Report
2008 	September 7* 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	400 	300 (482.803) 	3:14:13 	92.68 	Report
2009 	September 12 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	400 	300 (482.803) 	3:06:20 	96.601 	Report
2010 	September 11 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	400 	300 (482.803) 	2:52:55 	104.096 	Report
2011 	September 10 	29 	Kevin Harvick 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	400 	300 (482.803) 	3:20:12 	89.91 	Report
2012 	September 8/9*	15 	Clint Bowyer 	Michael Waltrip Racing 	Toyota 	400 	300 (482.803) 	2:59:58 	100.019 	Report
2013 	September 7 	99 	Carl Edwards 	Roush Fenway Racing 	Ford 	400 	300 (482.803) 	2:51:23 	105.028 	Report
2014 	September 6 	2 	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske 	Ford 	400 	300 (482.803) 	2:51:55 	104.702 	Report
2015 	September 12 	20 	Matt Kenseth 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	400 	300 (482.803) 	2:59:22 	100.353 	Report
2016 	September 10 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	407* 	305.25 (491.252) 	3:31:33 	85.778 	Report
2017 	September 9 	42 	Kyle Larson 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Chevrolet 	404* 	303 (487.631) 	3:02:52 	99.417 	Report
===Notes===
*1969: Race shortened from 500 laps due to rain.
*1988: Track reconfigured to 0.75 miles.
*1991: Race moved to a Saturday night event.
*2003: Race shortened from 400 laps due to rain.
*2008: Race postponed from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon due to Hurricane Hanna.
*2012: Race started late due to rain; race finished on Sunday approximately 1:30am.
*2016 and 2017: Race extended due to an overtime finish.
===Track length notes===
*1958–1967: 0.5 mile course
*1968: 0.625 mile course
*1969–1987: 0.542 mile course
*1988–present: 0.75 mile course
===Multiple winners (drivers)===
# Wins	Driver 	Years Won
7 	Richard Petty 	1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
5 	Bobby Allison 	1969, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983
4 	Darrell Waltrip	1975, 1978, 1984, 1985
4 	Rusty Wallace 	1989, 1992, 1993, 1995
3 	Denny Hamlin 	2009, 2010, 2016
2 	Speedy Thompson	1958, 1960
2 	Joe Weatherly 	1961, 1962
2 	Cotton Owens 	1959, 1964
2 	David Pearson 	1965, 1966
2 	Dale Earnhardt 	1987, 1990
2 	Jimmie Johnson 	2007, 2008
2 	Kevin Harvick 	2006, 2011
2 	Matt Kenseth 	2002, 2015
===Multiple winners (teams)===
# Wins	Team 	Years Won
7 	Petty Enterprises 	1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
5 	Bud Moore Engineering 	1961, 1962, 1979, 1980, 1981
5 	Hendrick Motorsports 	1986, 1994, 2000, 2007, 2008
5 	Team Penske 	1992, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2014
5 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	1999, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016
4 	DiGard Motorsports 	1975, 1978, 1982, 1983
4 	Richard Childress Racing 	1987, 1990, 2006, 2011
4 	Roush Fenway Racing 	1998, 2002, 2005, 2013
3 	Cotton Owens 	1964, 1965, 1966
3 	Junior Johnson & Associates	1976, 1984, 1985
3 	Robert Yates Racing 	1996, 1997, 2001
===Manufacturer wins===
# Wins	Manufacturer	Years Won
17 	Chevrolet 	1958, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2017
15 	Ford 	1960, 1963, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2013, 2014
9 	Dodge 	1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1977, 2003, 2004
6 	Pontiac 	1961, 1962, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1999
5 	Plymouth 	1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972
5 	Toyota 	2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016
1 	T-Bird 	1959
1 	Buick 	1983
1 	Oldsmobile 	1991
==Notable moments==
==Television broadcasters==
Year	Network	Lap-by-lap 	Color commentator(s)
1982	ESPN 	 	
1983	ESPN 	 	
1985	SETN 	Mike Joy 	Benny Parsons
1986	SETN 	Eli Gold 	Benny Parsons
1987	SETN 	 	
1988	TBS 	Ken Squier 	Johnny Hayes
1989	TBS 	Ken Squier 	Johnny HayesPhil Parsons
1990	TBS 	Ken Squier 	Johnny HayesChris Economaki
1991	TBS 	Ken Squier 	Neil Bonnett
1992	TBS 	Ken Squier 	Neil Bonnett
1993	TBS 	Ken Squier 	Neil Bonnett
1994	TBS 	Ken Squier 	Chuck Bown
1995	TBS 	Ken Squier 	Richard Petty
1996	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Benny ParsonsNed Jarrett
1997	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Benny ParsonsNed Jarrett
1998	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Benny ParsonsNed Jarrett
1999	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Benny ParsonsNed Jarrett
2000	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Benny ParsonsNed Jarrett
2001	TNT 	Allen Bestwick	Benny ParsonsWally Dallenbach
2002	TNT 	Allen Bestwick	Benny ParsonsWally Dallenbach
2003	TNT 	Allen Bestwick	Benny ParsonsWally Dallenbach
2004	TNT 	Allen Bestwick	Benny ParsonsWally Dallenbach
2005	TNT 	Bill Weber 	Benny ParsonsWally Dallenbach
2006	TNT 	Bill Weber 	Benny ParsonsWally Dallenbach
2007	ABC 	Jerry Punch 	Rusty WallaceAndy Petree
2008	ESPN 	Jerry Punch 	Dale JarrettAndy Petree
2009	ABC 	Jerry Punch 	Dale JarrettAndy Petree
2010	ABC 	Marty Reid 	Dale JarrettAndy Petree
2011	ABC 	Allen Bestwick	Dale JarrettAndy Petree
2012	ABC 	Allen Bestwick	Dale JarrettAndy Petree
2013	ABC 	Allen Bestwick	Dale JarrettAndy Petree
2014	ABC 	Allen Bestwick	Dale JarrettAndy Petree
2015	NBCSN 	Rick Allen 	Jeff BurtonSteve Letarte
2016	NBCSN 	Rick Allen 	Jeff BurtonSteve Letarte
2017	NBCSN 	Rick Allen 	Jeff BurtonSteve Letarte
2018	NBCSN 	Rick Allen 	Jeff BurtonSteve LetarteDale Earnhardt Jr.
===Notes===
*The Super Chargers chose to tape delay the 1984 race for fourteen days and commentators Jan Gabriel and Darrell Waltrip. Darrell Waltrip did the commentary fourteen days after the race.
*The 2008 race, scheduled for ABC, was rained out and shown on ESPN due to scheduling conflicts with the 2008 Indycar Series Championship race from Chicagoland Speedway.
==References==
==External links==
*NASCAR Commentators Crews and Networks
*Sour Sixteen: NASCAR Has 16th Ratings Decline Of Season Entering Chase