STP 500

The STP 500 is an annual 500-lap Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the 0.526 mile (0.846 km) Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. It had no name from 1950 to 1955, before taking the name Virginia 500 in 1956. It is the first of two races at the track, the other one being the First Data 500 in the NASCAR playoffs.
Longtime sponsor GlaxoSmithKline returned as race sponsor for the 2007 spring race with their new orange-flavored brand with the race title being Goody's Cool Orange 500; the Goody's 500 was originally the name of the fall race, which since 2008 has also been sponsored by the British pharmaceutical conglomerate, as the TUMS QuikPak 500.
The race on April 1, 2007, was the second race for NASCAR's car design, the Car of Tomorrow. This event is currently the sixth race of the season, the first race where current points standings (instead of the previous year, as in the first five races) determine exemptions. Clint Bowyer is the most recent winner of the race, having won it in 2018.
Unlike other races, the trophy award is in the form of a grandfather clock, which has been a tradition since 1964.
==Notable races==
*1953: Herb Thomas was originally declared the winner, but a recheck showed that he had been credited with an extra lap.
*1971: Controversy dogged Richard Petty's win as he lost his gas cap (dry-break fuel couplers were not mandated until 1974) during the race but was not black flagged; there had been incidents of drivers flagged to get gas caps under green.
*1973: David Pearson won his first short track race since 1971, driving the Wood Brothers Mercury.
*1976: Darrell Waltrip took the win, the first for the DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet.
*1979: Richard Petty posted his first win in a Chevrolet and first short track win since 1975.
*1981: Morgan Shepherd stunned the field with his first career Winston Cup win.
*1982: After nearly a dozen second-place finishes, Harry Gant pulled down his first win.
*1984: Geoff Bodine edged Ron Bouchard for the win, the first for Bodine and the first for Hendrick Motorsports; it was also the first for crew chief Harry Hyde since 1977.
*1986: Ricky Rudd won a race where wrecks and blown engines put the entire field behind him at least one lap down.
*1989: Darrell Waltrip won, the final win for Chevrolet's bubble-glassed Monte Carlo racecar; the Monte Carlo was replaced by the Lumina.
*1990: Geoff Bodine posted his first win with Junior Johnson.
*1997: Jeff Gordon edged Bobby Hamilton for the win, ending a four-race win streak in the Virginia 500 by Rusty Wallace.
*1998: Bobby Hamilton drove the Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet to the win; he engaged in several bouts of multilap drag-racing with John Andretti, driving the Petty Enterprises Pontiac that Hamilton had driven the previous three seasons.
*1999: John Andretti lost a lap after being tagged by Ward Burton; he made up the lap and ran down Jeff Burton; in the final ten laps he and Burton raced nose to nose for several laps before Andretti rallied to the win, his first for Petty Enterprises, the 200th short track win for the team, and the first for the team since 1997.
*2002: Bobby Labonte posted his first career short track win.
*2004: Rusty Wallace posted his final Nextel Cup win.
*2010: Denny Hamlin stormed four-abreast through traffic on a late restart to steal the win.
*2012: Ryan Newman stormed to the checkered flag because of the wreck that happened before. Clint Bowyer hit both Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon during the first attempt. Newman held off A. J. Allmendinger on the second attempt to win the Goody's Fast Relief 500.
*2014: Kurt Busch posted his first win with Stewart-Haas Racing after passing Jimmie Johnson with eleven laps to go. The win was Busch's first in two seasons following his firing from Penske Racing and numerous confrontations with media. The race lead changed 33 times, a track record, breaking the 31 set in Kevin Harvick's 2011 win.
==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
1950 	May 21 	41 	Curtis Turner 	John Eanes 	Oldsmobile 	150 	75 (120.7) 	 	 	Report
1951 	May 6 	41 	Curtis Turner 	John Eanes 	Oldsmobile 	200 	100 (160.934) 	 	 	Report
1952 	April 6 	120	Dick Rathmann 	Walt Chapman 	Hudson 	200 	100 (160.934) 	2:19:59 	42.862 	Report
1953 	May 17 	42 	Lee Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Dodge 	200 	100 (160.934) 	 	 	Report
1954 	May 16 	87 	Jim Paschal 	Bob Griffin 	Oldsmobile 	200 	100 (160.934) 	2:10:04 	46.130 	Report
1955 	May 15 	300	Tim Flock 	Carl Kiekhaefer 	Chrysler 	200 	100 (160.934) 	1:54:10 	52.555 	Report
1956 	May 20 	502	Buck Baker 	Carl Kiekhaefer 	Dodge 	500 	250 (402.336) 	4:06:07 	60.947 	Report
1957 	May 19 	87 	Buck Baker 	Hugh Babb 	Chevrolet 	441* 	220.5 (354.86) 	3:50:49 	57.318 	Report
1958 	April 20 	4 	Bob Welborn 	Julian Petty 	Chevrolet 	500 	250 (402.336) 	4:05:27 	66.007 	Report
1959 	May 3 	42 	Lee Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Oldsmobile 	500 	250 (402.336) 	4:12:03 	59.512 	Report
1960 	April 10 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:54:35 	63.943 	Report
1961*	April 9 	28 	Fred Lorenzen 	Holman-Moody 	Ford 	149* 	74.5 (119.896) 	1:05:23 	68.366 	Report
1961*	April 30 	27 	Junior Johnson 	Rex Lovette 	Pontiac 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:46:19 	66.278 	Report
1962 	April 22 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:45:49 	66.425 	Report
1963 	April 21 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:51:24 	64.823 	Report
1964 	April 26 	28 	Fred Lorenzen 	Holman-Moody 	Ford 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:33:59 	70.098 	Report
1965 	April 25 	28 	Fred Lorenzen 	Holman-Moody 	Ford 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:44:40 	66.765 	Report
1966 	April 24 	14 	Jim Paschal 	Frieden Enterprises 	Plymouth 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:36:54 	69.156 	Report
1967 	April 23 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:42:24 	67.446 	Report
1968 	April 28 	21 	Cale Yarborough	Wood Brothers Racing 	Mercury 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:44:56 	66.686 	Report
1969 	April 27 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Ford 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:52:54 	64.405 	Report
1970 	May 31 	71 	Bobby Isaac 	Nord Krauskopf 	Dodge 	377* 	197.925 (318.529)	2:53:20 	68.584 	Report
1971 	April 25 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:22:41 	77.707 	Report
1972 	April 30 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:37:00 	72.657 	Report
1973 	April 29 	21 	David Pearson 	Wood Brothers Racing 	Mercury 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:44:26 	70.251 	Report
1974 	April 28 	11 	Cale Yarborough	Richard Howard 	Chevrolet 	450* 	236.25 (380.207) 	3:22:41 	70.427 	Report
1975 	April 27 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Dodge 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:47:15 	69.282 	Report
1976 	April 25 	88 	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:39:43 	71.759 	Report
1977 	April 24 	11 	Cale Yarborough	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet 	384* 	201.6 (324.443) 	2:36:26 	77.405 	Report
1978 	April 23 	88 	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:22:00 	77.971 	Report
1979 	April 22 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Chevrolet 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:25:43 	76.562 	Report
1980 	April 27 	88 	Darrell Waltrip	DiGard Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:48:06 	69.049 	Report
1981 	April 26 	5 	Morgan Shepherd	Cliff Stewart 	Pontiac 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:30:10 	75.019 	Report
1982 	April 25 	33 	Harry Gant 	Mach 1 Racing 	Buick 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:30:01 	75.073 	Report
1983 	April 24 	11 	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:57:14 	66.46 	Report
1984 	April 29 	5 	Geoffrey Bodine	All-Star Racing 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:35:23 	73.264 	Report
1985 	April 28 	33 	Harry Gant 	Mach 1 Racing 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:16:06 	73.022 	Report
1986 	April 27 	15 	Ricky Rudd 	Bud Moore Engineering 	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:25:15 	76.882 	Report
1987 	April 26 	3 	Dale Earnhardt 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:36:44 	72.808 	Report
1988 	April 24 	3 	Dale Earnhardt 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:31:08 	74.74 	Report
1989 	April 23 	17 	Darrell Waltrip	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:19:41 	79.025 	Report
1990 	April 29 	11 	Geoffrey Bodine	Junior Johnson & Associates	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:23:49 	77.423 	Report
1991 	April 28 	3 	Dale Earnhardt 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:26:41 	75.139 	Report
1992 	April 26 	6 	Mark Martin 	Roush Racing 	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:22:05 	78.086 	Report
1993 	April 25 	2 	Rusty Wallace 	Penske Racing 	Pontiac 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:18:33 	79.078 	Report
1994 	April 24 	2 	Rusty Wallace 	Penske Racing 	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:25:43 	76.7 	Report
1995 	April 23 	2 	Rusty Wallace 	Penske Racing 	Ford 	356* 	187.256 (301.359)	2:35:44 	72.145 	Report
1996 	April 21 	2 	Rusty Wallace 	Penske Racing 	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:13:50 	81.41 	Report
1997 	April 20 	24 	Jeff Gordon 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:44:19 	70.347 	Report
1998 	April 20 	4 	Bobby Hamilton 	Morgan-McClure Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:43:10 	70.709 	Report
1999 	April 18 	43 	John Andretti 	Petty Enterprises 	Pontiac 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:28:35 	75.653 	Report
2000 	April 9 	6 	Mark Martin 	Roush Racing 	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:41:45 	71.161 	Report
2001 	April 8 	88 	Dale Jarrett 	Robert Yates Racing 	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:42:53 	70.799 	Report
2002 	April 14 	18 	Bobby Labonte 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Pontiac 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:33:23 	73.951 	Report
2003 	April 13 	24 	Jeff Gordon 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:28:51 	75.557 	Report
2004 	April 18 	2 	Rusty Wallace 	Penske Racing 	Dodge 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:51:29 	68.169 	Report
2005 	April 10 	24 	Jeff Gordon 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:38:52 	72.099 	Report
2006 	April 2 	20 	Tony Stewart 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:36:56 	72.741 	Report
2007 	April 1 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:44:36 	70.258 	Report
2008 	March 30 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:35:41 	73.163 	Report
2009 	March 29 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:27:48 	75.938 	Report
2010 	March 29*	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	508* 	267.208 (430.029)	3:39:05 	73.180 	Report
2011 	April 3 	29 	Kevin Harvick 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:32:41 	74.195 	Report
2012 	April 1 	39 	Ryan Newman 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Chevrolet 	515* 	270.89 (435.955) 	3:26:12 	78.823 	Report
2013 	April 7 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:38:58 	72.066 	Report
2014 	March 30 	41 	Kurt Busch 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:38:38 	72.176 	Report
2015 	March 29 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:49:13 	68.843 	Report
2016 	April 3 	18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:17:02 	80.088 	Report
2017 	April 2 	2 	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske 	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:44:59 	70.139 	Report
2018 	March 26*	14 	Clint Bowyer 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:13:14 	81.663 	Report
===Notes===
*1957: Race shortened due to crash.
*1961 (first): Race abandoned as a result of rain. Under current rules, it would not be declared official as less than 50% of the race distance was completed.
*1961 (second): A replacement race for the original 1961 race.
*1970, 1977, and 1995: Race shortened due to rain.
*1974: Race shortened due to 1973-74 energy crisis.
*1998 and 2010: Race postponed from Sunday to Monday due to rain.
*2010 and 2012: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish. 2012 took two attempts.
*2018: Race postponed from Sunday to Monday due to snow.
===Track length notes===
*1950–1969: 0.5 mile course
*1970–1983: 0.525 mile course
*1984–present: 0.526 mile course
===Multiple winners (drivers)===
Wins	Driver 	Years won
9 	Richard Petty 	1960, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979
5 	Darrell Waltrip	1976, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1989
5 	Rusty Wallace 	1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004
3 	Cale Yarborough	1968, 1974, 1977
3 	Dale Earnhardt 	1987, 1988, 1991
3 	Jeff Gordon 	1997, 2003, 2005
3 	Jimmie Johnson 	2007, 2009, 2013
3 	Denny Hamlin 	2008, 2010, 2015
2 	Curtis Turner 	1950, 1951
2 	Buck Baker 	1956, 1957
2 	Lee Petty 	1953, 1959
2 	Fred Lorenzen 	1964, 1965
2 	Jim Paschal 	1954, 1966
2 	Harry Gant 	1982, 1985
2 	Geoffrey Bodine	1984, 1990
2 	Mark Martin 	1992, 2000
===Multiple winners (teams)===
Wins	Team 	Years won
12 	Petty Enterprises 	1953, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1999
8 	Hendrick Motorsports 	1984, 1989, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013
6 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016
6 	Team Penske 	1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2017
4 	Richard Childress Racing 	1987, 1988, 1991, 2011
3 	Holman-Moody 	19611, 1964, 1965
3 	DiGard Motorsports 	1976, 1978, 1980
3 	Junior Johnson & Associates	1977, 1983, 1990
3 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	2012, 2014, 2018
2 	John Eanes 	1950, 1951
2 	Carl Kiekhaefer 	1955, 1956
2 	Wood Brothers Racing 	1968, 1973
2 	Mach 1 Racing 	1982, 1985
2 	Roush Racing 	1992, 2000
===Manufacturer wins===
Wins	Manufacturer	Years won
26 	Chevrolet 	1957, 1958, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
13 	Ford 	1964, 1965, 1969, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2017, 2018
7 	Plymouth 	1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972
5 	Pontiac 	1961, 1981, 1993, 1999, 2002
5 	Dodge 	1953, 1956, 1970, 1975, 2004
4 	Oldsmobile 	1950, 1951, 1954, 1959
4 	Toyota 	2008, 2010, 2015, 2016
2 	Mercury 	1968, 1973
1 	Hudson 	1952
1 	Chrysler 	1955
1 	Buick 	1982
==Television broadcasters==
Year	Network	Lap-by-lap 	Color commentator(s) 	Pit reporter(s)
1979	MRN TV 	 	 	
1980	MRN TV 	 	 	
1981	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins	Eli Gold 	Dick Berggren
1982	 	 	 	
1983	 	 	 	
1984	 	 	 	
1985	SETN 	Mike Joy 	Benny Parsons 	
1986	SETN 	Mike Joy 	Benny Parsons 	
1987	SETN 	Eli Gold 	Jerry Punch 	
1988	SETN 	Mike Joy 	Eli Gold 	
1989	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins	Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons 	Jerry Punch and Dick Berggren
1990	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins	Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons 	Jerry Punch and John Kernan
1991	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins	Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons 	Jerry Punch and John Kernan
1992	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins	Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons 	Jerry Punch and John Kernan
1993	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins	Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons 	Jerry Punch and John Kernan
1994	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins	Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons 	Jerry Punch and John Kernan
1995	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins	Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons 	Jerry Punch and John Kernan
1996	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins	Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons 	Jerry Punch and John Kernan
1997	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins	Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons 	Jerry Punch, Bill Weber and John Kernan
1998	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins	Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons 	Jerry Punch, Bill Weber and John Kernan
1999	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins	Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons 	Jerry Punch, Bill Weber and John Kernan
2000	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins	Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons 	Jerry Punch, Bill Weber and John Kernan
2001	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds	Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Dick Berggren and Jeanne Zelasko
2002	FX 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds	Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Dick Berggren and Jeanne Zelasko
2003	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds	Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Dick Berggren and Jeanne Zelasko
2004	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds	Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Dick Berggren and Jeanne Zelasko
2005	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds	Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Dick Berggren and Jeanne Zelasko
2006	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds	Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Dick Berggren and Jeanne Zelasko
2007	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds	Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Dick Berggren and Krista Voda
2008	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds	Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Dick Berggren and Krista Voda
2009	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds	Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Dick Berggren and Krista Voda
2010	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds	Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Dick Berggren and Krista Voda
2011	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds	Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Dick Berggren and Krista Voda
2012	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds	Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Dick Berggren and Krista Voda
2013	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds	Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum and Krista Voda
2014	Fox 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds	Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum and Krista Voda
2015	FS1 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds	Matt Yocum, Jamie Little and Chris Neville
2016	FS1 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon 	Matt Yocum, Jamie Little and Vince Welch
2017	FS1 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon 	Matt Yocum, Jamie Little and Chris Neville
2018	FS1 	Mike Joy 	Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon 	Matt Yocum, Jamie Little and Vince Welch
==References==
==External links==
*NASCAR Commentators Crews and Networks
*Ratings For NASCAR's Spring Martinsville Race Since 1999
*Crittenden Automotive Library: Sovran Bank 500